Margaret Rattenbury
@margaretrattenbury.bsky.social
I am a songwriter experiencing this world with sense and sensibility.
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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BREAKING: Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was literally forced off a PRESS CALL by cops — mid-sentence. Police told her it’s a felony to speak while on the House floor or even in the damn bathroom.
That’s not procedure. That’s authoritarian muscle, in real time.
That’s not procedure. That’s authoritarian muscle, in real time.
August 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
BREAKING: Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was literally forced off a PRESS CALL by cops — mid-sentence. Police told her it’s a felony to speak while on the House floor or even in the damn bathroom.
That’s not procedure. That’s authoritarian muscle, in real time.
That’s not procedure. That’s authoritarian muscle, in real time.
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🔥 “If I’m willing to drive three hours to come here and talk, I’m gonna ask you to get off your phone and listen to what I have to say.”
August 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🔥 “If I’m willing to drive three hours to come here and talk, I’m gonna ask you to get off your phone and listen to what I have to say.”
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"Noem has also been particular about the service on the Coast Guard planes. In one incident, she and her staff grew irritated when a weighted blanket she often uses on trips was not provided to her, an issue that was “escalated” within the service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Kristi Noem is living rent-free in home used by Coast Guard commandant
A DHS spokeswoman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Noem has also been particular about the service on the Coast Guard planes. In one incident, she and her staff grew irritated when a weighted blanket she often uses on trips was not provided to her, an issue that was “escalated” within the service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Look what Trump and Hegseth have already made our military look like. How long can we endure this shame?
August 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Look what Trump and Hegseth have already made our military look like. How long can we endure this shame?
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I see people fearful to talk on social media. Posts are tightening up and people are being "careful." I refuse to do that. That...is obeying in advance. I would literally rather be dead...than submit.
August 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I see people fearful to talk on social media. Posts are tightening up and people are being "careful." I refuse to do that. That...is obeying in advance. I would literally rather be dead...than submit.
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Folks keep talking about the parallels between real life and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
August 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Folks keep talking about the parallels between real life and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
Here’s another one: they seized Washington, DC, and the seat of American power collapsed overnight into authoritarian rule.
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "Wake the fuck up to what's going on in this country... We're going to put everything on the damn line... People haven't given up yet. We're going to do this. We can win this November. We can win next November, and then we can get this country back on track."
August 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "Wake the fuck up to what's going on in this country... We're going to put everything on the damn line... People haven't given up yet. We're going to do this. We can win this November. We can win next November, and then we can get this country back on track."
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You realize, don’t you, that this era will be remembered as the time when the country with the world’s strongest economy and largest military rapidly went insane.
August 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You realize, don’t you, that this era will be remembered as the time when the country with the world’s strongest economy and largest military rapidly went insane.
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📌Consider where we are in our nation's history: European prime ministers and presidents are urgently flying into the United States to oppose the actions of its unstable authoritarian leader.
August 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
📌Consider where we are in our nation's history: European prime ministers and presidents are urgently flying into the United States to oppose the actions of its unstable authoritarian leader.
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campaign poster sneak peek 👀
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
campaign poster sneak peek 👀
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People joined the National Guard to protect their fellow Americans, not to become an occupation force over them.
August 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
People joined the National Guard to protect their fellow Americans, not to become an occupation force over them.
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Why should I worry about who's crossing the border when these assholes are already here?
August 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Why should I worry about who's crossing the border when these assholes are already here?
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It really bothers me that we're not talking about how the GOP cut DC's funding before invading.
August 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It really bothers me that we're not talking about how the GOP cut DC's funding before invading.
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The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.
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EXCLUSIVE: From an undisclosed location, three Black Texas Democrats on the run describe how they're prepared to defy their Republican colleagues to protect democracy.
"To cut our representation, literally in half...it takes away a voice to make sure our communities have the resources we need."
"To cut our representation, literally in half...it takes away a voice to make sure our communities have the resources we need."
August 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
EXCLUSIVE: From an undisclosed location, three Black Texas Democrats on the run describe how they're prepared to defy their Republican colleagues to protect democracy.
"To cut our representation, literally in half...it takes away a voice to make sure our communities have the resources we need."
"To cut our representation, literally in half...it takes away a voice to make sure our communities have the resources we need."
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You know four years ago I was actually fine with there being billionaires
Now I see how dangerous that is for any civilized society
No human is wise enough to avoid damaging people en masse on their way to becoming a billionaire, and the billionaires we have now are just silly and pointless people
Now I see how dangerous that is for any civilized society
No human is wise enough to avoid damaging people en masse on their way to becoming a billionaire, and the billionaires we have now are just silly and pointless people
August 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
You know four years ago I was actually fine with there being billionaires
Now I see how dangerous that is for any civilized society
No human is wise enough to avoid damaging people en masse on their way to becoming a billionaire, and the billionaires we have now are just silly and pointless people
Now I see how dangerous that is for any civilized society
No human is wise enough to avoid damaging people en masse on their way to becoming a billionaire, and the billionaires we have now are just silly and pointless people
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CW: Sexual assault
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
August 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CW: Sexual assault
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women.
This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
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For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
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Governor Pritzker is right. No more blank checks for Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its military. No more blank checks for war crimes against Palestinians.
forward.com/fast-forward...
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JB Pritzker: Blocking arms sales sends Israel ‘the right kind of message’
The Illinois Democrat said he backed the Senate bid to halt Israel arms sales to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over Gaza crisis.
forward.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Governor Pritzker is right. No more blank checks for Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its military. No more blank checks for war crimes against Palestinians.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
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Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky
August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky