Lisa Estus
@lisaestus.bsky.social
(she/her) Writer of fiction, poetry, essays. Reader 📚. Feminist. Queer, trans ally 🌈🏳️⚧️. Childless Cat Lady 🐈⬛. Moving to a Blue State. Gen X. Strength training 💪🏼. Profligate abuser of exclamation points. Pro-Democracy. Pro-reason. Pro-critical thinking.
“Meanwhile, tens of thousands gathered in central Budapest in a show of strength against the long-serving prime minister, and in support of a new political force that aims to bring an end to Orbán’s rule…. “
apnews.com/article/hung... Hungary's Orbán, facing opposition surge, …
apnews.com/article/hung... Hungary's Orbán, facing opposition surge, …
Hungary's Orbán, facing opposition surge, promises crackdown in speech laden with conspiracy theory
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is vowing to rid his country of foreign-funded groups, calling them a “shadow army” serving the European Union and a “liberal American empire.”
apnews.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“Meanwhile, tens of thousands gathered in central Budapest in a show of strength against the long-serving prime minister, and in support of a new political force that aims to bring an end to Orbán’s rule…. “
apnews.com/article/hung... Hungary's Orbán, facing opposition surge, …
apnews.com/article/hung... Hungary's Orbán, facing opposition surge, …
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This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
March 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
We are spinning in a boundless universe on a teeny tiny blue rocky globe with no neighbors we know of, we humans of the Earth. We are all we have.
March 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are spinning in a boundless universe on a teeny tiny blue rocky globe with no neighbors we know of, we humans of the Earth. We are all we have.
Temporary Restraining Order GRANTED against Trump's EO that attempted to illegally punish Perkins Coie law firm as a revenge move for representing people Trump deems enemies.
BREAKING: At the conclusion of today's hearing, Judge Beryl Howell issues a temporary restraining order from the bench, blocking enforcement of Sections 1, 3, and 5 of Trump's executive order against the law firm of Perkins Coie. Sections 2 & 4 were not included in the TRO request, she noted.
March 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Temporary Restraining Order GRANTED against Trump's EO that attempted to illegally punish Perkins Coie law firm as a revenge move for representing people Trump deems enemies.
Been reading Masha Gessen’s THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE about Putin’s rise. Putin detests and fears democracy; hearing opinions challenging his own amounts to humiliation/narcissistic mortification—for which he then seeks to exact disproportionate revenge.
March 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Been reading Masha Gessen’s THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE about Putin’s rise. Putin detests and fears democracy; hearing opinions challenging his own amounts to humiliation/narcissistic mortification—for which he then seeks to exact disproportionate revenge.
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Democrats won a key special election yesterday and massively over performed in another, potentially indicating a shift in voter sentiment amid the chaos of the Trump administration.
Special Elections: Key Democratic Victory in Minnesota; Massive Overperformance in Iowa
Democratic dominance continues at the state level since the election
meidasnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Democrats won a key special election yesterday and massively over performed in another, potentially indicating a shift in voter sentiment amid the chaos of the Trump administration.
A victory!
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A victory!
You can still support Ukraine, even if the Trump administration isn't.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
You can still support Ukraine, even if the Trump administration isn't.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
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The U.S. doesn’t act globally out of altruism. It donates, supports, supplies, leads strategic alliances like NATO because it furthers U.S. interests (security, prosperity, maintaining influence and respect). What do you suppose will happen to US after we undermine NATO and threaten our allies?
March 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The U.S. doesn’t act globally out of altruism. It donates, supports, supplies, leads strategic alliances like NATO because it furthers U.S. interests (security, prosperity, maintaining influence and respect). What do you suppose will happen to US after we undermine NATO and threaten our allies?
Why is a constituent prevented from speaking at a TOWN HALL? Isn’t listening to constituents the point? bsky.app/profile/shan...
During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.
February 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Why is a constituent prevented from speaking at a TOWN HALL? Isn’t listening to constituents the point? bsky.app/profile/shan...
Great news!! bsky.app/profile/covi...
Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
February 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great news!! bsky.app/profile/covi...
Everyone needs to see this: youtube.com/watch?v=bEta...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Everyone needs to see this: youtube.com/watch?v=bEta...
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February 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.
wapo.st
February 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Have some legal troubles? Run for office! wapo.st/3QeFFq8
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USAID:
- started by JFK; helped America win the Cold War
- helped topple apartheid in South Africa
- investigated Starlink for ties to Putin
MUSK:
- owns Starlink
- is a white South African
- talks with Putin regularly, since 2002
THAT is why Musk is attacking USAID - REVENGE
- started by JFK; helped America win the Cold War
- helped topple apartheid in South Africa
- investigated Starlink for ties to Putin
MUSK:
- owns Starlink
- is a white South African
- talks with Putin regularly, since 2002
THAT is why Musk is attacking USAID - REVENGE
February 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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@repsmcbridescrew.bsky.social Sarah McBride is a brave forerunner! She should have been warmly welcomed by all her congressional colleagues. I look forward to great things from her.
February 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
@repsmcbridescrew.bsky.social Sarah McBride is a brave forerunner! She should have been warmly welcomed by all her congressional colleagues. I look forward to great things from her.
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There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.
There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.
February 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
SHARE THE NEWS
There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.
There will be an economic blackout Feb 28 nationwide. This means don't buy ANYTHING unless it's from a small business. Do not use Target, Walmart, or Amazon. Get the word out! We want THEM to see that WE have the power. We will start with 1 day, then 3, then specific companies.
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Major breaking trans news: The ACLU has launched a lawsuit on behalf of 7 transgender people affected by Trump’s passport ban.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
February 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Major breaking trans news: The ACLU has launched a lawsuit on behalf of 7 transgender people affected by Trump’s passport ban.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
Major breaking trans news: The ACLU has launched a lawsuit on behalf of 7 transgender people affected by Trump’s passport ban.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
Incredible filing. The Trump admin is now swarmed with lawsuits over discriminatory and illegal executive orders.
February 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Who is this brown shirt blocking members of Congress from entering the Dept of Education?
February 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Who is this brown shirt blocking members of Congress from entering the Dept of Education?
Jimmy Carter’s remarkable life reminds me that love builds the world. Truly no greater power than love. Love builds. Love heals. Love never fails.
January 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Jimmy Carter’s remarkable life reminds me that love builds the world. Truly no greater power than love. Love builds. Love heals. Love never fails.