miriammeister
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Aging, retired children’s librarian. Opposed to censorship. In favor of freedom of expression and personal bodily integrity.
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This guy is going to spark something that will scare the living bejeezus out of the wealthy ruling class.
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This guy is going to spark something that will scare the living bejeezus out of the wealthy ruling class.
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America really does have a five‑alarm fire in the White House: a president who openly says the only authority that can stop him is “my own morality. My own mind,” while standing on a record of criminal convictions, financial scams, and armed resource grabs abroad
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
America really does have a five‑alarm fire in the White House: a president who openly says the only authority that can stop him is “my own morality. My own mind,” while standing on a record of criminal convictions, financial scams, and armed resource grabs abroad
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The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?
January 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?
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Garcia: Every American should be outraged by what happened in Minneapolis. The fact that there’s going to be no accountability—or that the DOJ wants to investigate it themselves—is insane. They can’t be trusted to investigate anything.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Garcia: Every American should be outraged by what happened in Minneapolis. The fact that there’s going to be no accountability—or that the DOJ wants to investigate it themselves—is insane. They can’t be trusted to investigate anything.
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As Gabby Giffords met with her constituents 15 years ago, a gunman targeted her and her fellow Arizonans. 8 people lost their lives in this political attack, but Gabby survived.
January 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
As Gabby Giffords met with her constituents 15 years ago, a gunman targeted her and her fellow Arizonans. 8 people lost their lives in this political attack, but Gabby survived.
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Republicans focused on a "shower head" bill today.
A SHOWER HEAD BILL!
“You have to understand, Mr. Speaker, how absolutely inane and bizarre it is to come to the floor at 7 p.m. for the first real bill of this Congress this year and have it be on shower heads,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury said.
A SHOWER HEAD BILL!
“You have to understand, Mr. Speaker, how absolutely inane and bizarre it is to come to the floor at 7 p.m. for the first real bill of this Congress this year and have it be on shower heads,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury said.
January 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Republicans focused on a "shower head" bill today.
A SHOWER HEAD BILL!
“You have to understand, Mr. Speaker, how absolutely inane and bizarre it is to come to the floor at 7 p.m. for the first real bill of this Congress this year and have it be on shower heads,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury said.
A SHOWER HEAD BILL!
“You have to understand, Mr. Speaker, how absolutely inane and bizarre it is to come to the floor at 7 p.m. for the first real bill of this Congress this year and have it be on shower heads,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury said.
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In this time of crisis, history will remember who joined the movement to uphold democracy.
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In this time of crisis, history will remember who joined the movement to uphold democracy.
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NEW: After an ICE officer fatally shot a Minneapolis mother, the Trump administration jumped to portray her as a "left-wing radical" who committed "an attack on the American people.” The rhetoric marks its latest attempt to pin violence on its political foes to intensify its crackdown on dissent.
Trump administration uses ICE shooting to threaten political retaliation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
NEW: After an ICE officer fatally shot a Minneapolis mother, the Trump administration jumped to portray her as a "left-wing radical" who committed "an attack on the American people.” The rhetoric marks its latest attempt to pin violence on its political foes to intensify its crackdown on dissent.
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What's happening with the release of the Epstein files? There's still over a million more that should've been released on 12/19/25.
#BelieveWomen #EpsteinFiles #FDT
#BelieveWomen #EpsteinFiles #FDT
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
What's happening with the release of the Epstein files? There's still over a million more that should've been released on 12/19/25.
#BelieveWomen #EpsteinFiles #FDT
#BelieveWomen #EpsteinFiles #FDT
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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Five years ago, Donald Trump instigated a violent insurrection in the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. The fact that the GOP coddled him, protected him, renominated him, and now support him in office, is a stain that will never be erased.
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Five years ago, Donald Trump instigated a violent insurrection in the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. The fact that the GOP coddled him, protected him, renominated him, and now support him in office, is a stain that will never be erased.
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“If these clowns can’t even get the American public to support a war, do we really think they’ll be able to manage an infinitely more difficult task of nation-building?”
@paulwaldman.bsky.social on what will most likely unfold in days and weeks to come via @atrupar.com's PN:
@paulwaldman.bsky.social on what will most likely unfold in days and weeks to come via @atrupar.com's PN:
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
Nobody is buying it, and we don't even know what they're trying to sell.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
“If these clowns can’t even get the American public to support a war, do we really think they’ll be able to manage an infinitely more difficult task of nation-building?”
@paulwaldman.bsky.social on what will most likely unfold in days and weeks to come via @atrupar.com's PN:
@paulwaldman.bsky.social on what will most likely unfold in days and weeks to come via @atrupar.com's PN:
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I will never understand, not for as long as I live, how January 6th, 2021 wasn’t the end of Donald Trump’s political career.
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I will never understand, not for as long as I live, how January 6th, 2021 wasn’t the end of Donald Trump’s political career.
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Still not distracted, are you?
January 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Still not distracted, are you?
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BREAKING: Multiple oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to be making a coordinated attempt to break the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuela’s energy exports by departing all at once. w/ Anatoly Kurmanaev www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
Sanctioned Oil Tankers Flee Venezuela in Defiance of U.S. Blockade
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
BREAKING: Multiple oil tankers hit by U.S. sanctions appear to be making a coordinated attempt to break the U.S. naval blockade on Venezuela’s energy exports by departing all at once. w/ Anatoly Kurmanaev www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
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as an estonian, i'm honestly relieved to see this, we are usually allergic to even mild public disagreement with washington. our leaders do NOT tweet against the US unless something is Very Wrong
As world leaders have become increasingly concerned about President Trump’s intentions with respect to Greenland, heads of government — such as the Prime Minister of Estonia — are expressing their solidarity with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 AM
as an estonian, i'm honestly relieved to see this, we are usually allergic to even mild public disagreement with washington. our leaders do NOT tweet against the US unless something is Very Wrong
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The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
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The Times reporting today that in May, US intelligence services sent a memo that said they found no link between Maduro and Tren de Aragua/Guerrero Flores, despite the US indictment saying they collaborated
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The Times reporting today that in May, US intelligence services sent a memo that said they found no link between Maduro and Tren de Aragua/Guerrero Flores, despite the US indictment saying they collaborated
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
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If we're going to stop "funding corruption," let's start with the destruction of the East Wing & building a gold clad ballroom. I'm okay with feeding & educating kids. (Also, a lot of that debt comes from the GOP's "big beautiful bill.")
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If we're going to stop "funding corruption," let's start with the destruction of the East Wing & building a gold clad ballroom. I'm okay with feeding & educating kids. (Also, a lot of that debt comes from the GOP's "big beautiful bill.")
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Every time you think you have an understanding of the depth of Trump's pathos, you find out you're wrong--and it goes deeper.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Every time you think you have an understanding of the depth of Trump's pathos, you find out you're wrong--and it goes deeper.
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History is clear: when presidents expand their authority abroad, they rarely give it back at home. Venezuela should force every American to ask what kind of country we want to be.
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
History is clear: when presidents expand their authority abroad, they rarely give it back at home. Venezuela should force every American to ask what kind of country we want to be.