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If you are interested in a good read, I reposted to Substack a Facebook post that details an overview of my time in escaping a cult.
I feel, especially now, that it’s time to be open and vocal about this experience (the photo referenced will be posted below): open.substack.com/pub/lljsky/p...
I feel, especially now, that it’s time to be open and vocal about this experience (the photo referenced will be posted below): open.substack.com/pub/lljsky/p...
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DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 289
Today was a mixed bag, for sure, but the good things were really good, and the ones that have actions going forward I have a really good feeling about. Sadly, you probably don’t know about most of these.
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Today was a mixed bag, for sure, but the good things were really good, and the ones that have actions going forward I have a really good feeling about. Sadly, you probably don’t know about most of these.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 289
Today was a mixed bag, for sure, but the good things were really good, and the ones that have actions going forward I have a really good feeling about. Sadly, you probably don’t know about most of these.
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Today was a mixed bag, for sure, but the good things were really good, and the ones that have actions going forward I have a really good feeling about. Sadly, you probably don’t know about most of these.
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Young folks may think im crazy for putting this out there. But you may need to consider share house options. It's a concept that started in Japan. Where several working adults would put down and split the costs of a shared home. It gives added equity. And eases the burden of payments.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Young folks may think im crazy for putting this out there. But you may need to consider share house options. It's a concept that started in Japan. Where several working adults would put down and split the costs of a shared home. It gives added equity. And eases the burden of payments.
@eleanor.lockhart.contact Hey, Ellie! I’m a quiet observer this evening and am taking the ‘let a few news cycles pass and experts review and chime in’ approach to the news this evening on the Senate vote and what follows after.
Just wanted to thank you for your level-headedness and insight.
Just wanted to thank you for your level-headedness and insight.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
@eleanor.lockhart.contact Hey, Ellie! I’m a quiet observer this evening and am taking the ‘let a few news cycles pass and experts review and chime in’ approach to the news this evening on the Senate vote and what follows after.
Just wanted to thank you for your level-headedness and insight.
Just wanted to thank you for your level-headedness and insight.
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And maybe that's the whole point of my thread here. I hope the Senate exceeds my expectations tonight. But if they don't, don't blame a party. Blame the institution, and those members who have put the interests of Senators over the interests of the American people. And demand better.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And maybe that's the whole point of my thread here. I hope the Senate exceeds my expectations tonight. But if they don't, don't blame a party. Blame the institution, and those members who have put the interests of Senators over the interests of the American people. And demand better.
@padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Hold the line. Do not cave. No deal. Fight. Hold the Republican party accountable; we do not cave to terrorists.
I’m calling upon both of my Senators to call for @schumer.senate.gov resignation and to hold him accountable. Thank you.
Hold the line. Do not cave. No deal. Fight. Hold the Republican party accountable; we do not cave to terrorists.
I’m calling upon both of my Senators to call for @schumer.senate.gov resignation and to hold him accountable. Thank you.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
@padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Hold the line. Do not cave. No deal. Fight. Hold the Republican party accountable; we do not cave to terrorists.
I’m calling upon both of my Senators to call for @schumer.senate.gov resignation and to hold him accountable. Thank you.
Hold the line. Do not cave. No deal. Fight. Hold the Republican party accountable; we do not cave to terrorists.
I’m calling upon both of my Senators to call for @schumer.senate.gov resignation and to hold him accountable. Thank you.
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"Momentum in the Senate had been trending toward a bipartisan deal to reopen the govt until Tues elections, when Dems swept just about every office up for grabs."
I told y'all they were gonna cave on a sketch floor vote before thousands of y'all called your Dem senators and we won the elections.
I told y'all they were gonna cave on a sketch floor vote before thousands of y'all called your Dem senators and we won the elections.
Democrats Not Ready To Cave As Government Shutdown Drags On
The funding impasse on Capitol Hill has contributed to flight delays, interrupted food benefits for millions, and things are getting worse.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Momentum in the Senate had been trending toward a bipartisan deal to reopen the govt until Tues elections, when Dems swept just about every office up for grabs."
I told y'all they were gonna cave on a sketch floor vote before thousands of y'all called your Dem senators and we won the elections.
I told y'all they were gonna cave on a sketch floor vote before thousands of y'all called your Dem senators and we won the elections.
My congresswoman @dorismatsui.bsky.social ✊💙🩷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #Sacramento #California #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible
October 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My congresswoman @dorismatsui.bsky.social ✊💙🩷🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #Sacramento #California #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible
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capacity and recruit pool both matter a lot
We are going to see a lot of ppl claiming, understandably, that the BBB has now provided Trump w a massive ICE army.
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
The overarching point to this thread and the threads of mine nested in it (sorry abt that) is this:
This is a poorly-designed proposal made by ppl w no interest in even cosplaying as serious policy makers.
Fascism on the cheap by the indifferent.
That does NOT mean be complacent!
The point is:
This is a poorly-designed proposal made by ppl w no interest in even cosplaying as serious policy makers.
Fascism on the cheap by the indifferent.
That does NOT mean be complacent!
The point is:
July 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
capacity and recruit pool both matter a lot
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We are going to see a lot of ppl claiming, understandably, that the BBB has now provided Trump w a massive ICE army.
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
The overarching point to this thread and the threads of mine nested in it (sorry abt that) is this:
This is a poorly-designed proposal made by ppl w no interest in even cosplaying as serious policy makers.
Fascism on the cheap by the indifferent.
That does NOT mean be complacent!
The point is:
This is a poorly-designed proposal made by ppl w no interest in even cosplaying as serious policy makers.
Fascism on the cheap by the indifferent.
That does NOT mean be complacent!
The point is:
This seems important:
At a time when even the Feds struggle to fill their slots, even w better terms than the local police (who can’t fill their slots), the OBBB plan offers … the same terms as before.
The terms that have resulted in on-going staffing challenges.
At a time when even the Feds struggle to fill their slots, even w better terms than the local police (who can’t fill their slots), the OBBB plan offers … the same terms as before.
The terms that have resulted in on-going staffing challenges.
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We are going to see a lot of ppl claiming, understandably, that the BBB has now provided Trump w a massive ICE army.
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
That is incorrect.
It has provided him with the funds to TRY.
A 2017 DHS-OIG report said ICE would need to interview 500,000 ppl to get 10,000 new hires.
Not easy!
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“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Republicans did it.
Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.
Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
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Genuine thanks to Hakeem Jeffries for taking 9 hours to deprive these evil people of the chance to pass their wretched bill in the middle of the night. Instead they had to do it with the whole world watching. We will continue to watch, and make sure they lose all power as soon as humanly possible.
July 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Genuine thanks to Hakeem Jeffries for taking 9 hours to deprive these evil people of the chance to pass their wretched bill in the middle of the night. Instead they had to do it with the whole world watching. We will continue to watch, and make sure they lose all power as soon as humanly possible.
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It can be difficult to not give in to despair, but revolutions aren't built on "we're fucked."
In general it’s fine to post “we’re fucked” on your own account because you might feel that way and it might be therapeutic to say how bad everything is, but it’s not fine to reply “we’re fucked” to everyone and everything because that might not be what other people need to hear all the time
July 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It can be difficult to not give in to despair, but revolutions aren't built on "we're fucked."
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Just block the doomers, don't engage.
July 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just block the doomers, don't engage.
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Lots of Republicans are going to lose their seats over this budget - federal, state, and local.
It will not cost Trump anything, other than finally some House oversight his last 2 years maybe.
Which is how these things always go with Trump - others always pay for his sins.
It will not cost Trump anything, other than finally some House oversight his last 2 years maybe.
Which is how these things always go with Trump - others always pay for his sins.
June 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Lots of Republicans are going to lose their seats over this budget - federal, state, and local.
It will not cost Trump anything, other than finally some House oversight his last 2 years maybe.
Which is how these things always go with Trump - others always pay for his sins.
It will not cost Trump anything, other than finally some House oversight his last 2 years maybe.
Which is how these things always go with Trump - others always pay for his sins.
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We are all in this together—the fight of our lives—and we will work together for safe passage through this onslaught against the Constitution and the rule of law.
June 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We are all in this together—the fight of our lives—and we will work together for safe passage through this onslaught against the Constitution and the rule of law.
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Folks saying we're cooked and there won't be elections/democracy is over: what do you think the folks sitting in ICE detention think of your doomerism? Do we give up fighting for human rights just bc the fascists don't give up as easily as you want to? It's hard work and worthy work. Dont quit.
June 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Folks saying we're cooked and there won't be elections/democracy is over: what do you think the folks sitting in ICE detention think of your doomerism? Do we give up fighting for human rights just bc the fascists don't give up as easily as you want to? It's hard work and worthy work. Dont quit.
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1. Donald is embarrassed by shoddy military birthday parade.
2. Donald's bill in Congress is wildly unpopular.
3. Donald's ICE kidnappings are wildly unpopular.
4. To distract, Donald bombs Iran.
5. This is wildly unpopular too.
6. So Donald declares ceasefire.
7. Iran/Israel ignore Donald.
2. Donald's bill in Congress is wildly unpopular.
3. Donald's ICE kidnappings are wildly unpopular.
4. To distract, Donald bombs Iran.
5. This is wildly unpopular too.
6. So Donald declares ceasefire.
7. Iran/Israel ignore Donald.
June 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1. Donald is embarrassed by shoddy military birthday parade.
2. Donald's bill in Congress is wildly unpopular.
3. Donald's ICE kidnappings are wildly unpopular.
4. To distract, Donald bombs Iran.
5. This is wildly unpopular too.
6. So Donald declares ceasefire.
7. Iran/Israel ignore Donald.
2. Donald's bill in Congress is wildly unpopular.
3. Donald's ICE kidnappings are wildly unpopular.
4. To distract, Donald bombs Iran.
5. This is wildly unpopular too.
6. So Donald declares ceasefire.
7. Iran/Israel ignore Donald.
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Yesterday, Senate Republicans tried to add a provision to Trump's budget that would have removed federal judges’ authority to enforce rulings against the Trump administration.
Senate Democrats blocked them.
Senate Democrats blocked them.
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yesterday, Senate Republicans tried to add a provision to Trump's budget that would have removed federal judges’ authority to enforce rulings against the Trump administration.
Senate Democrats blocked them.
Senate Democrats blocked them.
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NEW: The alarming provision in the GOP tax bill that makes it nearly impossible to sue the Trump admin for breaking laws -- essentially allowing Trump to operate as a king -- is likely getting axed after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it breaks Senate rules. www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-ta...
GOP Provision That Makes Trump A King Breaks Senate Rules, Says Parliamentarian
Language tucked into Republicans' tax bill that makes it too expensive for anyone to sue the Trump administration is likely on its way out.
www.huffpost.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEW: The alarming provision in the GOP tax bill that makes it nearly impossible to sue the Trump admin for breaking laws -- essentially allowing Trump to operate as a king -- is likely getting axed after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it breaks Senate rules. www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-ta...
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I swear, it's like yall never had to face struggle or adversity before. The concepts of endurance, longsuffering are entirely foreign to you. Oh, wait...
Get your shit together. The women's suffrage movement took 80 yrs. Decades longer for other rights. You're whining after 5 mo. Go regulate.
Get your shit together. The women's suffrage movement took 80 yrs. Decades longer for other rights. You're whining after 5 mo. Go regulate.
June 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I swear, it's like yall never had to face struggle or adversity before. The concepts of endurance, longsuffering are entirely foreign to you. Oh, wait...
Get your shit together. The women's suffrage movement took 80 yrs. Decades longer for other rights. You're whining after 5 mo. Go regulate.
Get your shit together. The women's suffrage movement took 80 yrs. Decades longer for other rights. You're whining after 5 mo. Go regulate.
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Doomers, shut your pie holes, get offline, go talk to your therapist. You weak-ass dudes who fold like a chair just months into this: must be nice to be so sheltered from the horrors of this regime you can simply give up the fight when you get 1 piece of bad news.
It’s time we all accept that America is dead. The constitution is dead and the rule of law is dead.
June 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Doomers, shut your pie holes, get offline, go talk to your therapist. You weak-ass dudes who fold like a chair just months into this: must be nice to be so sheltered from the horrors of this regime you can simply give up the fight when you get 1 piece of bad news.
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Trump has overplayed his hand and he's doubling down by escalating his vicious deportation and militarization agenda across the country.
Fight back, Dems! It works! Trump loses on this! (And it's also the right thing to do, you know, morally, if that happens to factor into your politics at all).
Fight back, Dems! It works! Trump loses on this! (And it's also the right thing to do, you know, morally, if that happens to factor into your politics at all).
ENTEN: “.. Polling shows that Trump's lost the political battle over the LA protests, even as immigration had been his best issue.”
@cnn.com
@cnn.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Trump has overplayed his hand and he's doubling down by escalating his vicious deportation and militarization agenda across the country.
Fight back, Dems! It works! Trump loses on this! (And it's also the right thing to do, you know, morally, if that happens to factor into your politics at all).
Fight back, Dems! It works! Trump loses on this! (And it's also the right thing to do, you know, morally, if that happens to factor into your politics at all).
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
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Kings went out of style in the United States of America in 1776.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
June 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Kings went out of style in the United States of America in 1776.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
The people will peacefully make sure that never changes.
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This is the slap back to Stephen Miller’s “arrest everyone” madness. And an admission that Trump is under pressure from multiple industries that rely on migrant workers.
This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.
This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.
BREAKING: The decision suggested that the scale of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign — an issue that is at the heart of his presidency — is hurting industries and constituencies that he does not want to lose.
June 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is the slap back to Stephen Miller’s “arrest everyone” madness. And an admission that Trump is under pressure from multiple industries that rely on migrant workers.
This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.
This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.