Liz Toporas
@liztoporas.bsky.social
Licensed mental health therapist, keeping St. Rita close by, and cats rule of course! “It’s the SCOTUS stupid.”
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Please keep this in mind during these challenging times.
October 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Please keep this in mind during these challenging times.
October 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m America.Greek ancestors came through Ellis Island and settled in NY opening small businesses a hundred years ago and one is still active today. Parents were teachers and social workers and so are my sisters and I.
August 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I’m America.Greek ancestors came through Ellis Island and settled in NY opening small businesses a hundred years ago and one is still active today. Parents were teachers and social workers and so are my sisters and I.
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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It’s the weekend!
Take a break from your timeline for a smile 🎶
🔊 sound up!
🎥bird perfection
Take a break from your timeline for a smile 🎶
🔊 sound up!
🎥bird perfection
July 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s the weekend!
Take a break from your timeline for a smile 🎶
🔊 sound up!
🎥bird perfection
Take a break from your timeline for a smile 🎶
🔊 sound up!
🎥bird perfection
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the court limiting nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.“
REPOST if you stand with Justice Sotomayor against the “orange goul” tRamp !
REPOST if you stand with Justice Sotomayor against the “orange goul” tRamp !
June 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the court limiting nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.“
REPOST if you stand with Justice Sotomayor against the “orange goul” tRamp !
REPOST if you stand with Justice Sotomayor against the “orange goul” tRamp !
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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor
June 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival. Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." —Justice Sotomayor
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A short video about Juneteenth:
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A short video about Juneteenth:
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Surviving Ohio State is out; Jim Jordan is not happy about it.
June 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Surviving Ohio State is out; Jim Jordan is not happy about it.
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June 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Fafo people who are saying, “we didnt vote for this.” Yep. You did.
www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...
www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...
Trump’s Plan To Deport 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Impossible
As part of his overall immigration plans, Trump plans to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Here is why the plan won't work and what Biden proposes instead.
www.forbes.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fafo people who are saying, “we didnt vote for this.” Yep. You did.
www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...
www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...
Let the fracking begin 🤬https://wellsvillesun.com/blog/2025/06/05/congressman-langworthy-introduces-energy-choice-act/
Congressman Langworthy Introduces the "Energy Choice Act" - THE WELLSVILLE SUN
H.R.3699 intends to end Blue-State Wars on American Energy From the Office of Congressman Langworthy, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) ...
wellsvillesun.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let the fracking begin 🤬https://wellsvillesun.com/blog/2025/06/05/congressman-langworthy-introduces-energy-choice-act/
Critical history here! And the 2008 movie, Milk, is worth your time.
June 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Critical history here! And the 2008 movie, Milk, is worth your time.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Godspeed.
April 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Godspeed.
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Fees, Fees, Fees, - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@schumer.senate.gov
I am one of your constituents. Please go on Fox with other dems and educate Americans on what the administration is doing every day.
I am one of your constituents. Please go on Fox with other dems and educate Americans on what the administration is doing every day.
The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny
🚨In this video, we expose how Fox News conditioned millions to accept authoritarianism. Through fear and repetition, it eroded trust in democracy and normalized lawlessness.
youtu.be/9fonZx8ai1g
🚨In this video, we expose how Fox News conditioned millions to accept authoritarianism. Through fear and repetition, it eroded trust in democracy and normalized lawlessness.
youtu.be/9fonZx8ai1g
The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny
YouTube video by The Intellectualist
youtu.be
March 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
@schumer.senate.gov
I am one of your constituents. Please go on Fox with other dems and educate Americans on what the administration is doing every day.
I am one of your constituents. Please go on Fox with other dems and educate Americans on what the administration is doing every day.
Congressional democrats need to be talking about this on Fox News morning, noon, and night this week for the low information folks! Then the senate.
This House plan to keep the government open includes major cuts to healthcare, environmental programs, and more. This is not the "clean CR" they've been trying to sell to the American people.
thehill.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Congressional democrats need to be talking about this on Fox News morning, noon, and night this week for the low information folks! Then the senate.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I felt rage yesterday at Marge TG spewing hate for federal workers and their fake jobs. And yet today I felt even more rage at the treatment of President Zelenskyy by everyone in that press conference. What a disgrace. Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I felt rage yesterday at Marge TG spewing hate for federal workers and their fake jobs. And yet today I felt even more rage at the treatment of President Zelenskyy by everyone in that press conference. What a disgrace. Slava Ukraini.
I think this type of purging happened all over the country.
a side issue that struck me while reporting on Indiana banning student IDs for voting: how freaking strict Indiana is in tossing ballots when you make an error!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
Indiana Republicans Move to Ban Student IDs for Voting - Bolts
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, would make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I think this type of purging happened all over the country.
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The Trump admin claims “energy emergency” to bypass environmental laws, fast-tracking 688 fossil fuel projects, incl. pipelines & power plants. Activists warn this endangers wetlands, worsens climate & faces legal battles.
tinyurl.com/525n2pea #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice
tinyurl.com/525n2pea #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice
Team Trump invents fake "emergency" to sidestep environmental laws
Officials could rubber-stamp 688 permit applications—including more than 100 pipelines and gas-fired plants.
tinyurl.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The Trump admin claims “energy emergency” to bypass environmental laws, fast-tracking 688 fossil fuel projects, incl. pipelines & power plants. Activists warn this endangers wetlands, worsens climate & faces legal battles.
tinyurl.com/525n2pea #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice
tinyurl.com/525n2pea #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice
Day 31: King. Yep. Checks out.
Day 1: Dictator
Day 2: Mob Boss
Day 3: Cult Leader
Day 4:
Day 2: Mob Boss
Day 3: Cult Leader
Day 4:
February 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Day 31: King. Yep. Checks out.
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You know this is 100% going to happen…
February 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
You know this is 100% going to happen…