Arbigi
@grassrose.net
Meta refugee; mostly lurking;
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ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
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The Republicans who run one of Texas’ biggest counties have recruited the national GOP’s top map-drawer, as well as a leading Washington D.C.-based voter suppression group, to ram through a new gerrymander that aims to expand their majority. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/top...
Top GOP Map-Drawer and Right-Wing Law Firm Team Up to Target Minority Voters in Texas
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Republicans who run one of Texas’ biggest counties have recruited the national GOP’s top map-drawer, as well as a leading Washington D.C.-based voter suppression group, to ram through a new gerrymander that aims to expand their majority. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/top...
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Brad Schimel, MAGA Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin:
* supports 1849 abortion ban
* as AG, left 6,000 rape kits untested
* said he was “honored” to be named in Planned Parenthood v Brad Schimel
* said female Justices were “too driven by emotion” in abortion case
… bad for Wisconsin women.
* supports 1849 abortion ban
* as AG, left 6,000 rape kits untested
* said he was “honored” to be named in Planned Parenthood v Brad Schimel
* said female Justices were “too driven by emotion” in abortion case
… bad for Wisconsin women.
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Brad Schimel, MAGA Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin:
* supports 1849 abortion ban
* as AG, left 6,000 rape kits untested
* said he was “honored” to be named in Planned Parenthood v Brad Schimel
* said female Justices were “too driven by emotion” in abortion case
… bad for Wisconsin women.
* supports 1849 abortion ban
* as AG, left 6,000 rape kits untested
* said he was “honored” to be named in Planned Parenthood v Brad Schimel
* said female Justices were “too driven by emotion” in abortion case
… bad for Wisconsin women.
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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if they want to go back to the 1950s, we’re bringing the cuisine back to the 1950s too. you put me in the kitchen, I will spend 100% of my time in there finding how much horseradish and shrimp I can put in Jello before God personally comes down here to stop me.
January 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
if they want to go back to the 1950s, we’re bringing the cuisine back to the 1950s too. you put me in the kitchen, I will spend 100% of my time in there finding how much horseradish and shrimp I can put in Jello before God personally comes down here to stop me.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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Attention Press, Attention Journalism, Attention News Media:
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
January 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Attention Press, Attention Journalism, Attention News Media:
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
RFK Jr's views are not "controversial."
They are WRONG.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. He's wrong.
The word you're looking for is WRONG.
RFK Jr is wrong. He's wrong about everything.
1/
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If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
Some very good counsel. This resonates with me.
My newsletter tomorrow is called “Following Jesus Under Caesar’s Shadow.”
With the inauguration occurring this coming week, I want to invite us to ponder ways we can take hold of Jesus’ teachings and each other ever more in the years ahead.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile?
With the inauguration occurring this coming week, I want to invite us to ponder ways we can take hold of Jesus’ teachings and each other ever more in the years ahead.
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile?
Rev. Benjamin Cremer
I have spent the majority of my life in Evangelical Christian spaces. I have experienced a lot of church hurt. I now write to explore topics that often are at the intersection of politics and Christia...
benjamin-cremer.kit.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Some very good counsel. This resonates with me.
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Right wing authoritarians want to deport a bishop for quoting Jesus.
And if you think that's bad, you should see what the right wing authoritarians did to Jesus.
And if you think that's bad, you should see what the right wing authoritarians did to Jesus.
January 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Right wing authoritarians want to deport a bishop for quoting Jesus.
And if you think that's bad, you should see what the right wing authoritarians did to Jesus.
And if you think that's bad, you should see what the right wing authoritarians did to Jesus.
Some folks stepping up...
ground.news/article/airb...
ground.news/article/airb...
Ground News - Airbnb Offers Free Temporary Housing to LA Wildfire Victims
Airbnb.org is offering free temporary housing for residents displaced by the ongoing wildfires in Southern California, partnering with 211 LA to assist those in
ground.news
January 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Some folks stepping up...
ground.news/article/airb...
ground.news/article/airb...
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I'm not sure how I feel about letting evil groups once again appropriating the name for a concept I support... They've already tried to take "patriot" (20-year veteran here) and "flag." I consider myself a Christian, and define it as someone who TRIES to follow Christ.
I have backed away from that one; but more and more I think it needs to be said that "Christians" and "Christ followers" are often 2 very different groups.
January 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm not sure how I feel about letting evil groups once again appropriating the name for a concept I support... They've already tried to take "patriot" (20-year veteran here) and "flag." I consider myself a Christian, and define it as someone who TRIES to follow Christ.
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LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
January 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)
Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)
Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)
Bé Ù (Silver Lake)
Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)
Oy Bar (Studio City)
Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)
Dudley Market (Venice)
LaSorted's (Silver Lake)
"I have an empty old vet hospital in marina del Rey. I am happy to house any animals that need to be evacuated. If you know anyone who needs to leave and doesn’t have a place for their pets please have them email me at drannieawc@gmail.com and I can open up the old hospital for temporary housing.
January 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"I have an empty old vet hospital in marina del Rey. I am happy to house any animals that need to be evacuated. If you know anyone who needs to leave and doesn’t have a place for their pets please have them email me at drannieawc@gmail.com and I can open up the old hospital for temporary housing.
State Farm aggressively cancels policies in areas deeply impacted by climate change. Beachfront properties on the east coast, for example. #ClimateChange #StateFarm
California insurer 'canceled hundreds of wildfire policies' in Pacific Palisades months before deadly blazes
#News
#News
State Farm 'canceled hundreds of wildfire policies' months before deadly blazes
State Farm reportedly canceled hundreds of homeowners insurance policies in the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles County just months before deadly wildfires ravaged the community
www.irishstar.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
State Farm aggressively cancels policies in areas deeply impacted by climate change. Beachfront properties on the east coast, for example. #ClimateChange #StateFarm