Madgem Laments
@madgemlaments.bsky.social
Iowa refugee and modern day serf living in Bizzaro America fighting encroaching MAGA fascism, racism, and hate against women and LBTQIA+. Tired of getting doxed so no real smile (sorry!). #FuckTrump
Pinned
I am naming the next few years Le Merde Epoque aka #TheShits
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Let's goooooooooooo New York
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Let's goooooooooooo New York
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Ok let's say I'm invested in the Mr beast teeth thing, now I'm looking at footage of him doing his Saudi theme park and thinking he just has veneers. That must be it right? And sometimes he forgets to clip them on for a few shots per video? 🤔
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ok let's say I'm invested in the Mr beast teeth thing, now I'm looking at footage of him doing his Saudi theme park and thinking he just has veneers. That must be it right? And sometimes he forgets to clip them on for a few shots per video? 🤔
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“THIS IS A SEWER… A SCAM… Congress has been enriching itself for too dadgum long.”
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“THIS IS A SEWER… A SCAM… Congress has been enriching itself for too dadgum long.”
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out.
Make your reps & senators back this.
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BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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my library's policy.
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
my library's policy.
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
Librarians like to say that book bans interfere with parents' direction of their children's reading. But also, by letting minors be patrons, librarians do not collude with parents' control over their children's reading.
The freedom to read is radically democratic. 📚
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There’s a Russian spy ship off Scotland shining lasers at RAF pilots patrolling our skies and the Kremlin is sending drones into NATO airspace while Trump has betrayed us with a ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine that amounts to surrender.
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
There’s a Russian spy ship off Scotland shining lasers at RAF pilots patrolling our skies and the Kremlin is sending drones into NATO airspace while Trump has betrayed us with a ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine that amounts to surrender.
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
Where are the outraged ‘British patriots’?
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Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
'Absolutely Disgusting': Kyle Rittenhouse Appearance Derails After Angry Locals Raise Hell
"Outrage Erupts: Kyle Rittenhouse's Appearance Sparks Chaos at GOP Rally, Leading to Sudden Shutdown. Details Inside."
atlantablackstar.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Kyle Rittenhouse got run out of PA last week, and I’m sad I missed it. 😂
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
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BREAKING: The DOJ and FBI are withholding a “treasure trove” of information related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to victim attorney Sigrid McCawley.
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: The DOJ and FBI are withholding a “treasure trove” of information related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to victim attorney Sigrid McCawley.
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Border Patrol jokes about injuring migrant
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Border Patrol jokes about injuring migrant
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Executive pay jumped for many recipients of an #Ontario job training grant, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later started an “adult entertainment club.”
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Exec pay rises for Skills Development Fund recipients, including one tied to ‘adult entertainment club’
Executive pay jumped for many recipients of an Ontario job training grant, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Executive pay jumped for many recipients of an #Ontario job training grant, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later started an “adult entertainment club.”
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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I mean, the only rational response to this is LOL
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I mean, the only rational response to this is LOL
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Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Borders Czar Tom Homan just announced he’s ramping up ICE operations in NYC.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Same playbook we’ve been seeing in LA, DC, Chicago & Charlotte. They aren’t hunting criminals, they’re targeting workers and people who are part of the community. Families. Neighbors. The people who keep the city running.
Starbucks can end this today: bargain in good faith, resolve unfair labor practices, and stop the union-busting.
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
Until then, workers are holding the line! #NoCoffeeNoContract
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Chris Murphy: "This is potentially the biggest scandal in presidential history ... I'm sure they are meeting in the White House right now trying to decide how they can get around complying with the law."
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Chris Murphy: "This is potentially the biggest scandal in presidential history ... I'm sure they are meeting in the White House right now trying to decide how they can get around complying with the law."
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The podcast version of the @pablotorrefindsout @motherjonesmag story on sumner county library board member Riley Gaines: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The podcast version of the @pablotorrefindsout @motherjonesmag story on sumner county library board member Riley Gaines: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
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From Frontline episode July 15, 2025
The mobster version of law.
The mobster version of law.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
From Frontline episode July 15, 2025
The mobster version of law.
The mobster version of law.
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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
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Imagine that this young woman is your daughter, sister, wife, or friend!
Now imagine it's a country crying out for help!
What will you do?
Am freaking furious!
Keep Putting Pressure On Your Elected Representatives, Politicians, Journalists, TV stations, Media Groups/Companies/Institutions!
1/7🧵
Now imagine it's a country crying out for help!
What will you do?
Am freaking furious!
Keep Putting Pressure On Your Elected Representatives, Politicians, Journalists, TV stations, Media Groups/Companies/Institutions!
1/7🧵
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Imagine that this young woman is your daughter, sister, wife, or friend!
Now imagine it's a country crying out for help!
What will you do?
Am freaking furious!
Keep Putting Pressure On Your Elected Representatives, Politicians, Journalists, TV stations, Media Groups/Companies/Institutions!
1/7🧵
Now imagine it's a country crying out for help!
What will you do?
Am freaking furious!
Keep Putting Pressure On Your Elected Representatives, Politicians, Journalists, TV stations, Media Groups/Companies/Institutions!
1/7🧵
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CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
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Ending voter registration at citizenship ceremonies tarnishes democracy #TheHill
thehill.com
Ending voter registration at citizenship ceremonies tarnishes democracy
twp.ai
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ending voter registration at citizenship ceremonies tarnishes democracy #TheHill