Meryl Ater
@merylater.bsky.social
Former special education teacher, mom of 2 incredible young women, happily married to Matt Ater. Reading, travel, being out in nature, and photography are my jam. Here to learn from all the journalists, historians, activists, authors, photographers, etc.
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Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
October 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
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🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2
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Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.
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It looks like Trump's hand picked Supreme Court isn't going to stop him from rescinding money that Congress already agreed to use.
How can Democrats agree to a Republican budget that lets Trump delete the parts of it he doesn't like?
How can Democrats agree to a Republican budget that lets Trump delete the parts of it he doesn't like?
Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in 'pocket rescission'
The Supreme Court on Friday moved to allow the Trump administration to effectively cut $4 billion of foreign aid previously enacted by Congress.
abcnews.go.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It looks like Trump's hand picked Supreme Court isn't going to stop him from rescinding money that Congress already agreed to use.
How can Democrats agree to a Republican budget that lets Trump delete the parts of it he doesn't like?
How can Democrats agree to a Republican budget that lets Trump delete the parts of it he doesn't like?
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The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
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So the press could’ve cared this much when Melissa Hartman, her husband AND THEIR DOG were murdered by a Trump supporter.
They just chose not to.
They just chose not to.
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
So the press could’ve cared this much when Melissa Hartman, her husband AND THEIR DOG were murdered by a Trump supporter.
They just chose not to.
They just chose not to.
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Today is 30 days that US military has occupied Los Angeles.
Fiscal hawks are silent at the absurd waste of taxpayer dollars
"States rights" hawks are silent as California is occupied
NRA is silent as government agents terrorize families
None of them were ever anti-tyranny—but pro white supremacy.
Fiscal hawks are silent at the absurd waste of taxpayer dollars
"States rights" hawks are silent as California is occupied
NRA is silent as government agents terrorize families
None of them were ever anti-tyranny—but pro white supremacy.
July 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Today is 30 days that US military has occupied Los Angeles.
Fiscal hawks are silent at the absurd waste of taxpayer dollars
"States rights" hawks are silent as California is occupied
NRA is silent as government agents terrorize families
None of them were ever anti-tyranny—but pro white supremacy.
Fiscal hawks are silent at the absurd waste of taxpayer dollars
"States rights" hawks are silent as California is occupied
NRA is silent as government agents terrorize families
None of them were ever anti-tyranny—but pro white supremacy.
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@amsickofpollies.bsky.social - thanks for spotting this.
I reformatted it and also have a four-up PDF if anyone wants it.
I reformatted it and also have a four-up PDF if anyone wants it.
July 6, 2025 at 5:20 AM
@amsickofpollies.bsky.social - thanks for spotting this.
I reformatted it and also have a four-up PDF if anyone wants it.
I reformatted it and also have a four-up PDF if anyone wants it.
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We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
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The President—who uses antisemitic slurs—is building concentration camps and an enormous secret police force.
Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!
Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!
July 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The President—who uses antisemitic slurs—is building concentration camps and an enormous secret police force.
Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!
Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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If you don’t punish abuse of power, you embolden it.
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you don’t punish abuse of power, you embolden it.
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WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
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Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
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Remember: whatever happens from here on out the Dems who vote for this GOP budget are complicit. Because they willingly surrendered the power they had to stop it.
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Remember: whatever happens from here on out the Dems who vote for this GOP budget are complicit. Because they willingly surrendered the power they had to stop it.
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
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I don’t really like to comment on political strategy but WTF are Schumer and Newsom, two of the most powerful leaders in the Democratic Party, doing right now?
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I don’t really like to comment on political strategy but WTF are Schumer and Newsom, two of the most powerful leaders in the Democratic Party, doing right now?
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Maybe dem reps could hold their own state of the union on the Capitol steps. Steal the spotlight. Let members like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Max Frost, and the DNC make remarks. Norms don't exist. Buck them.
March 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Maybe dem reps could hold their own state of the union on the Capitol steps. Steal the spotlight. Let members like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Max Frost, and the DNC make remarks. Norms don't exist. Buck them.
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They have uploaded all of our information into an AI. We are now all compromised and the Speaker of the House thinks its awesome. This is literally against the law and he loves it.
Mike Johnson on Elon Musk: "We meet late into the night in his office and we've looked at that. What he's finding with his algorithms crawling through the data of Social Security system is enormous amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse."
March 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They have uploaded all of our information into an AI. We are now all compromised and the Speaker of the House thinks its awesome. This is literally against the law and he loves it.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.