Gila Iguana
@gilaiguana.bsky.social
Retired Grandmother in Chicago
74 yrs old.
74 yrs old.
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New rule: no criticizing the way others choose to resist unless you have a better, actionable idea and kind, constructive feedback. New ideas are good! Performative contrarianism is useless.
July 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New rule: no criticizing the way others choose to resist unless you have a better, actionable idea and kind, constructive feedback. New ideas are good! Performative contrarianism is useless.
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I am still in shock. I still can't QUITE believe this miracle!
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
June 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am still in shock. I still can't QUITE believe this miracle!
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
And it is thanks to you! My readers have more oomph and pizzazzzz than any readers on Earth.
So that's Champagne I'm shooting out the water pistols.
(KIDDING. It's water, but the great photographer, Elinor Carucci got the shot!!)
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We are living in precarious times.
June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are living in precarious times.
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GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
June 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control
GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”
GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”
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There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
June 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
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They promised 90 trade deals in 90 days.
Today is day 80 and there’s still ZERO.
The art of no deal.
Today is day 80 and there’s still ZERO.
The art of no deal.
June 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
They promised 90 trade deals in 90 days.
Today is day 80 and there’s still ZERO.
The art of no deal.
Today is day 80 and there’s still ZERO.
The art of no deal.
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This sentence, typed in her dissent, should scare the living fuck out of everyone in this country.
"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."
– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."
– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
June 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This sentence, typed in her dissent, should scare the living fuck out of everyone in this country.
"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."
– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
"This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law."
– Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
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The Trump DOJ’s lawsuit against every federal district court judge in Maryland flew under the radar. It’s absolutely bonkers.
June 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Trump DOJ’s lawsuit against every federal district court judge in Maryland flew under the radar. It’s absolutely bonkers.
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The Right really is in disarray because they cannot seem to figure out if they should push “Zohran Mamdani is going to bring Sharia Law” or “Zohran Mamdani treats his wife with too much equality” as a smear campaign, so they are doing both.
June 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Right really is in disarray because they cannot seem to figure out if they should push “Zohran Mamdani is going to bring Sharia Law” or “Zohran Mamdani treats his wife with too much equality” as a smear campaign, so they are doing both.
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In case anyone thought Trump cared about the Jewish people, and not just his cronies.
June 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
In case anyone thought Trump cared about the Jewish people, and not just his cronies.
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If Christian Nationalist parents are allowed to have their kids opt-out of any books that dare mention anyone gay, then all the other parents should be allowed to let their kids opt-out from the Ten Commandments.
June 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If Christian Nationalist parents are allowed to have their kids opt-out of any books that dare mention anyone gay, then all the other parents should be allowed to let their kids opt-out from the Ten Commandments.
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Thou shalt not let people be murdered at home for their political beliefs and just “move on.”
Thou shalt not let children be murdered at school for trying to learn and just “move on.”
Thou shalt never stop fighting to make these horrors end.
Thou shalt not let children be murdered at school for trying to learn and just “move on.”
Thou shalt never stop fighting to make these horrors end.
June 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thou shalt not let people be murdered at home for their political beliefs and just “move on.”
Thou shalt not let children be murdered at school for trying to learn and just “move on.”
Thou shalt never stop fighting to make these horrors end.
Thou shalt not let children be murdered at school for trying to learn and just “move on.”
Thou shalt never stop fighting to make these horrors end.
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The United States tried presidents who were smart, decent, and capable of empathy, but decided it wasn’t for them. It just didn’t reflect them.
June 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The United States tried presidents who were smart, decent, and capable of empathy, but decided it wasn’t for them. It just didn’t reflect them.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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A while back, our Good Trouble assignment on the @dailybeanspod.com was to flood the National Parks feedback inbox.
It worked.
Keep causing #GoodTrouble
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
It worked.
Keep causing #GoodTrouble
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
‘GO **** YOURSELVES’: National park visitors slam feds in leaked park comments
Attempts to root out 'negative' national parks history have backfired.
www.sfgate.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A while back, our Good Trouble assignment on the @dailybeanspod.com was to flood the National Parks feedback inbox.
It worked.
Keep causing #GoodTrouble
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
It worked.
Keep causing #GoodTrouble
www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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@robertgarcia.bsky.social: "We've gotta be talking about Donald Trump's corruption every single day. It is beyond what anyone has ever done. He has essentially turned the White House into an ATM for himself and his family."
June 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: "We've gotta be talking about Donald Trump's corruption every single day. It is beyond what anyone has ever done. He has essentially turned the White House into an ATM for himself and his family."
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Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.
After Minnesota shootings, young lawmakers ask: Is politics worth it?
In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani, moments ago, talking about how he’s going to fix NYC.
This guy sounds presidential.
This guy sounds presidential.
June 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani, moments ago, talking about how he’s going to fix NYC.
This guy sounds presidential.
This guy sounds presidential.
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I just did the math, and yes, this checks out.
June 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I just did the math, and yes, this checks out.
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RFK Jr. is already responsible for the deaths of children. Now he is trying to kill hundreds of thousand more with cutting of funding for Gavi.
#Medsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Medsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr will be ‘personally responsible’ for children’s deaths by halting vaccine alliance funding, experts say
US health secretary says US will decline to renew funding for Gavi, a partnership that works to provide vaccines for poorest countries
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
RFK Jr. is already responsible for the deaths of children. Now he is trying to kill hundreds of thousand more with cutting of funding for Gavi.
#Medsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Medsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...