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Pro-democracy. Michigan 1st District. Admit hesitant to share my identity—that’s the country we live in now.
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Always have an exit plan. What’s next? You can always postpone it, but there always comes a time when it’s time to move on. HT @annieduke.com #ExpectedValue
May 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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I think I just watched that on Disney Channel…
May 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A movie #47 will watch tonight and announce policy on tomorrow…

🎬 Nomadland
🧾 Require all retirees to live in vans and get jobs at Amazon warehouses—calls it “freedom living.”
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover
March 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Inspired by @hcrichardson.bsky.social Newsletter today.

We See What’s Happening—And We Will Not Forget

@slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov @petebuttigieg.bsky.social and Rep. Bergmam
Dear Senator Slotkin, I am writing not just with concern, but with clear-eyed recognition of what is unfolding in our country. This administration is not just failing to uphold democracy—it is actively dismantling it. We see the deliberate abandonment of Ukraine and the shameless alignment with Putin’s interests. We see the gutting of federal agencies—not for efficiency, but to pave the way for oligarchic control. We see the relentless firehose of propaganda, designed not to convince but to exhaust, to make truth unknowable and governance meaningless. This is not governance. This is a slow coup. And we see who stands silent. Regardless of party, this should be appalling. Any inaction, any tacit support, any excuse that treats this as “politics as usual” will be remembered as complicity in tyranny. The people of this country are watching, and we remember our rights—the very ones laid out in the Declaration of Independence—to rise up when a government becomes destructive to democracy. You must act. Speak out. Resist. Make it clear that you stand for democracy, not against it. If you do not, the people will act in your absence. History will record this moment. What will it say about you? Sincerely,
March 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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If we make it, I’ll add this to my reading list.
March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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“I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the univer
March 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Who says AI isn’t useful? I
asked for a letter to my congressman on the subject of yesterday’s performance. It took it personal. Snap.
Dear Congressman Bergman, The public humiliation of President Zelensky in the Oval Office was a national disgrace and a betrayal of an ally fighting for survival against a dictator. No American president has ever berated a foreign leader like that—let alone one resisting a war of conquest. This wasn’t diplomacy. It was appeasement of Putin and an embarrassment to the United States. You may dismiss this, as you have every other moment that demanded moral clarity, but history won’t. Zelensky will be remembered as a leader who stood against tyranny. You will be remembered as one who stood with those who enabled it.
March 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Letter to my Democratic Senators: The Disgrace in the Oval Office Today

@peters.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov
The public humiliation of President Zelensky in the Oval Office was a disgraceful betrayal of an ally and a gift to Putin. No American president has ever berated a foreign leader like that—let alone one fighting for survival against a dictator we once opposed. Trump and Vance acted like mafia enforcers, not statesmen. They demanded submission, threatened to abandon Ukraine, and openly aligned with Putin. This isn’t diplomacy—it’s capitulation. I urge you to speak out forcefully against this embarrassment and defend America’s commitment to democracy. Silence in this moment is complicity. The world is watching.
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Less doge more dog.
A happy beagle on a log on a trail in the woods, forever free and loved. RIP ❤️
February 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Share a character who didn't deserve their fate.
John Wick, a man in black, holding up a beagle puppy to his face
February 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Dear @biggretchenwhitmer.bsky.social
I can’t believe it’s come to me sending my governor a letter requesting information on options of my state to defend Canada.

What the F world is this?
Governor, I write to you today out of deep concern over an increasingly alarming development: the open discussion by members of the Republican Party—and their allies in the Trump administration—about annexing Canada as the 51st state. While it may sound absurd on its face, history has taught us that we must take authoritarian ambitions seriously, especially when they are spoken aloud. As the Governor of Michigan, a state that shares the longest U.S.-Canada border and deep economic, cultural, and historical ties with our northern neighbors, you are in a unique position to push back against this dangerous rhetoric. I am asking: 1. What powers does Michigan, as a state, have to resist or counteract any federal attempts to undermine Canada’s sovereignty? 2. If this escalates beyond rhetoric—if the U.S. government moves toward hostile action—what options does Michigan have to stand with Canada? 3. Can Michigan issue a formal statement reaffirming our respect for Canadian sovereignty and our commitment to maintaining our peaceful and mutually beneficial relationship? 4. Are there diplomatic channels Michigan can engage with Canadian leadership to reinforce our opposition to any such reckless federal action? 5. What steps can Michigan take to protect its residents from the economic and security consequences of this radical shift in U.S. foreign policy? This is no longer just fringe speculation—it is an explicit and troubling signal of an imperialist mindset taking root in Washington. It is critical that Michigan make its position clear before this escalates further. Sincerely,
February 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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One film a day for 20 days. No reviews, just posters or meme. #FilmsForTheTimes 🎬📽️ 3/20
Poster from They Live (1988)
February 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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My congressman has already said he supports the president over the constitution (basically), but still felt the need to remind him of our values. 🇺🇸
President Trump recently declared, “he who saves his Country does not violate the law.” But our nation was built on the principle that no one is above the law. James Madison, in Federalist No. 47, warned us against this very mindset: "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." Our Constitution is not a suggestion. It is the foundation of our Republic, ensuring that no president—no matter his justifications—can unilaterally override the rule of law. When a leader claims that laws do not apply to him, history tells us where that road leads. Do you stand by Madison’s warning, or do you accept Trump’s assertion that power alone justifies its own use? I urge you to publicly reject any efforts to erode our system of checks and balances. The people of Michigan’s First District are watching.
February 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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If they declare martial law, this is the proper response. Leave your desk, work site, school and show up demanding leadership step down. South Koreans just modeled this for us.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Protests to martial law in South Korea
February 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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One film a day for 20 days. No reviews, just posters or meme. #FilmsForTheTimes 🎬📽️ 2/20
Where the Buffalo Roams (1980) “It’s the American Way”
February 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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One film a day for 20 days. No reviews, just a poster or meme from the film. Use alt text. #FilmsForTheTimes 🎬📽️ 1/20
Scene from Children of Men (2006). Quote: "Too late. The world went to shit."
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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It's hard to fathom that I live in a time where this needs to be said to leaders in DC.

Dear XXX, If Palestinians do not wish to leave, what is the plan? Forced displacement? Mass killing?
Letter to my representives opposing the US occupation of Gaza and forced removal and killing of Palestinians.
February 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Questionable calls for team Fluff, just saying. #goClark #luckydogrefuge
Clark’s photo before Puppy Bowl. He’s a cute dog!
February 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Watching American Coup: Wilmington 1898 on @pbs.org The only successful coup in U.S. history—so far at least! Feels like the right time to understand what happens when democracy falls and institutions fail to protect us. #HistoryMatters HT @marydrummer.com
Photo of white nationalist after overthrowing duly elected black men in the Wilmington Coup: 1898
February 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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What’s a book you recommend for the moment before us? #HistoryWarnsUs #ReadtoSee
They Thought They Were Free - Milton Mayer If I-and my countrymen —ever succumbed to that concatenation of conditions, no Constitution, no laws, no police, and certainly no army would be able to protect us from harm. For there is no harm that anyone else can do to a man that he cannot do to himself, no good that he cannot do if he will. And what was said long ago is true: Nations are made not of oak and rock but of men, and, as the men are, so will the nations be.
February 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Done doomscrolling for today. Here’s my beagle (since passed) with reminder. To get outside.
Nora the beagle running towards the camera with fall colors in the background
February 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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MLK on a Bike.
February 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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So many great books!
#BookChallenge
#Runnerups
#BookSky💙📚
Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
December 15, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Choose 20 books that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days. No reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge 20/20
Vivian Maier: Street Photographer by Vivian Maier (Edited by John Maloof)
December 15, 2024 at 10:34 AM