Liesl Dawn
@liesldawnb.bsky.social
Texas Democrat. Vegan. BLM. Love is love. Religion free. Liberty for ALL. Dog and cat and pig person.
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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Lump in throat...
October 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Lump in throat...
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Reminder that no one called for flags to be flown at half mast after the assassinations of Melissa and Mark Hortman, their dog & two other political targets by a right wing nutjob. Also that today's victim felt your loved ones were expendable to preserve his 2nd Amendment rights
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September 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reminder that no one called for flags to be flown at half mast after the assassinations of Melissa and Mark Hortman, their dog & two other political targets by a right wing nutjob. Also that today's victim felt your loved ones were expendable to preserve his 2nd Amendment rights
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So in a few days, there will be absolutely nothing holding back the next mass shooter in this state of mine. I can’t wrap my head around this madness. But my anger far surpasses my disbelief.
Starting in September, Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers will make it even harder in Texas to prevent school shootings, suicides, and murders by domestic abusers www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people
Despite recent massacres in the state, GOP leaders ban a proven tool to help stop them.
www.motherjones.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So in a few days, there will be absolutely nothing holding back the next mass shooter in this state of mine. I can’t wrap my head around this madness. But my anger far surpasses my disbelief.
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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Trump knows his agenda is wildly unpopular, so instead of selling it, he’s doing what he does best: cheat. His plan? Push red states to redraw their congressional maps to wipe out Democratic seats and lock in a GOP House majority. First up: Texas with a special legislative session set for next week.
Trump Is Trying To Rig The 2026 Midterms In Plain Sight
A mid-decade gerrymander in Texas is a big part of his plans
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Trump knows his agenda is wildly unpopular, so instead of selling it, he’s doing what he does best: cheat. His plan? Push red states to redraw their congressional maps to wipe out Democratic seats and lock in a GOP House majority. First up: Texas with a special legislative session set for next week.
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In 1933, before the ovens, Germany opened a facility at Dachau.
It was called a "protective custody center".
People were held without trial, were separated from their families and were kept behind barbed wire.
The government insisted it wasn’t that bad.
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It was called a "protective custody center".
People were held without trial, were separated from their families and were kept behind barbed wire.
The government insisted it wasn’t that bad.
1/3
July 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
In 1933, before the ovens, Germany opened a facility at Dachau.
It was called a "protective custody center".
People were held without trial, were separated from their families and were kept behind barbed wire.
The government insisted it wasn’t that bad.
1/3
It was called a "protective custody center".
People were held without trial, were separated from their families and were kept behind barbed wire.
The government insisted it wasn’t that bad.
1/3
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The proposed NOAA budget for 2026 contains the literal line:
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The proposed NOAA budget for 2026 contains the literal line:
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
As Kelsea Ballerini asks in her song (Blindsided), “Were you blindsided, or were you just blind?”
A Trump voter feels “blindsided, betrayed” after his wife was arrested by ICE during her green card interview.
July 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As Kelsea Ballerini asks in her song (Blindsided), “Were you blindsided, or were you just blind?”
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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If you haven’t heard of Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove… you have now.
When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
June 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you haven’t heard of Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove… you have now.
When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
When she stepped out from the back without missing a beat, I knew it was on🔥
@kamlager-dove.house.gov
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Those on the high court often exercise caution in their choice of words. That is why it was striking when she used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
Justice Sotomayor’s Message to Lawyers: Stand Up, Fight and Win
In an era when judges are often assessed by their commitment to democracy, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stands as a stalwart in the pro-democracy camp.
www.democracydocket.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Those on the high court often exercise caution in their choice of words. That is why it was striking when she used an audience of lawyers to deliver a stern message to the legal profession: stand up for democracy, take on the hard fights and do whatever you can to win.
Facism has fully arrived for all of us. kfor.com/news/local/w...
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Facism has fully arrived for all of us. kfor.com/news/local/w...
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Where is our humanity?
April 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Where is our humanity?
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
If you didn't believe that the sequel to his first presidency could be "that bad", I hope it's becoming clear that in fact it's the very worst.
So.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.
I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
February 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you didn't believe that the sequel to his first presidency could be "that bad", I hope it's becoming clear that in fact it's the very worst.
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A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher.
Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm
The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus that causes COVID-19.
www.newsweek.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered by a Chinese researcher.
Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
Good thing we are completely prepared this time. www.newsweek.com/new-coronavi...
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I think we might know where all the missing Dem ballots went
This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers
2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon
But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof
Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub....
This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers
2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon
But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof
Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub....
February 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I think we might know where all the missing Dem ballots went
This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers
2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon
But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof
Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub....
This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers
2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon
But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof
Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub....
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Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
January 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
And here begins the police immunity and the permission to hunt and kill at will.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Justice Department temporarily freezes civil-rights litigation, police overhauls: reports
The Justice Department froze civil-rights litigation to allow the incoming Trump administration to review the agencies priorities, reports said.
www.usatoday.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
And here begins the police immunity and the permission to hunt and kill at will.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Feeling proud to be an American right now? How is this real life?
www.who.int/news/item/21...
www.who.int/news/item/21...
WHO comments on United States’ announcement of intent to withdraw
The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the organization.
www.who.int
January 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Feeling proud to be an American right now? How is this real life?
www.who.int/news/item/21...
www.who.int/news/item/21...
I can't and won't "agree to disagree" with anyone who sees this and finds it acceptable on any level.
January 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I can't and won't "agree to disagree" with anyone who sees this and finds it acceptable on any level.