@generalleia24.bsky.social
Gen X, book nerd, bigger Star Wars nerd, love my kids, love my dogs, ready to join the Resistance. Again.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
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I don’t know how many times we have to say this, but the U.S. government is not a business and shouldn’t be run like one. It’s a service—for the people.
May 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I don’t know how many times we have to say this, but the U.S. government is not a business and shouldn’t be run like one. It’s a service—for the people.
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AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
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Trump just broke into your retirement and stole 5% of it in 8 hours.
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump just broke into your retirement and stole 5% of it in 8 hours.
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
April 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How many train wrecks do we have to survive before we pull our heads out of our collective asses and let women run this country?
They called it from day one.
They called it from day one.
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RIP Val Kilmer.
Of all of his terrific roles in movies, my favorite will always be "Real Genius" with him playing the brilliant, but exploited science grad student Chris Knight who has no fucks left to give.
Of all of his terrific roles in movies, my favorite will always be "Real Genius" with him playing the brilliant, but exploited science grad student Chris Knight who has no fucks left to give.
April 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
RIP Val Kilmer.
Of all of his terrific roles in movies, my favorite will always be "Real Genius" with him playing the brilliant, but exploited science grad student Chris Knight who has no fucks left to give.
Of all of his terrific roles in movies, my favorite will always be "Real Genius" with him playing the brilliant, but exploited science grad student Chris Knight who has no fucks left to give.
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Ignore the third term talk - it’s meant to distract you, and it’s working.
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
March 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ignore the third term talk - it’s meant to distract you, and it’s working.
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
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I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now
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Republicans have wanted to remove Social Security since its inception. That is a long time. It has come up in every Republican administration. W Bush pushed for privatization.
So over all this time we've been used to this threat, and became a little acclimated to it.
But now they plan to do it.
So over all this time we've been used to this threat, and became a little acclimated to it.
But now they plan to do it.
March 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Republicans have wanted to remove Social Security since its inception. That is a long time. It has come up in every Republican administration. W Bush pushed for privatization.
So over all this time we've been used to this threat, and became a little acclimated to it.
But now they plan to do it.
So over all this time we've been used to this threat, and became a little acclimated to it.
But now they plan to do it.
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@aoc.bsky.social: "Every time you see Tom Homan, every time you see Kristi Noem... understand that they are taking attention, focus, dollars, and real resources away from actual drug enforcement, trafficking enforcement, and actually going after and trying to investigate really harmful activity."
March 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
@aoc.bsky.social: "Every time you see Tom Homan, every time you see Kristi Noem... understand that they are taking attention, focus, dollars, and real resources away from actual drug enforcement, trafficking enforcement, and actually going after and trying to investigate really harmful activity."
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“The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.” newrepublic.com/article/1914...
The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters
The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.” newrepublic.com/article/1914...
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
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Sen. Hassan’s tearful statement to RFK Jr. was the most powerful moment yet. As she spoke of her 36-year-old son with cerebral palsy and the guilt she once felt, she made clear: science isn’t the enemy—it’s how we move forward.
The truth saves lives.
youtu.be/w_zG1FibBN4?...
The truth saves lives.
youtu.be/w_zG1FibBN4?...
January 30, 2025
YouTube video by Jennifer
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sen. Hassan’s tearful statement to RFK Jr. was the most powerful moment yet. As she spoke of her 36-year-old son with cerebral palsy and the guilt she once felt, she made clear: science isn’t the enemy—it’s how we move forward.
The truth saves lives.
youtu.be/w_zG1FibBN4?...
The truth saves lives.
youtu.be/w_zG1FibBN4?...
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They’re testing. It wasn’t a “glitch” that turned off Medicaid portals. They’re seeing which things they can delete without a fight.
Vets benefits? Abuse shelters? Aid to children? Cancer research?
They don’t care who gets hurt. Just what they can get away with.
Keep. Fighting. Back.
Vets benefits? Abuse shelters? Aid to children? Cancer research?
They don’t care who gets hurt. Just what they can get away with.
Keep. Fighting. Back.
January 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They’re testing. It wasn’t a “glitch” that turned off Medicaid portals. They’re seeing which things they can delete without a fight.
Vets benefits? Abuse shelters? Aid to children? Cancer research?
They don’t care who gets hurt. Just what they can get away with.
Keep. Fighting. Back.
Vets benefits? Abuse shelters? Aid to children? Cancer research?
They don’t care who gets hurt. Just what they can get away with.
Keep. Fighting. Back.