Miss Thistle
@miss-thistle.bsky.social
Optimist. Southerner. History Lover. Passionate Preservationist. Curious Traveler. Practical Progressive.
American hellscape summed up in one day’s headlines.
August 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
American hellscape summed up in one day’s headlines.
Absolutely.
June 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Absolutely.
Don’t feed the monsters.
We see what they’re doing. They’re baiting us, trying to provoke violence to justify a crackdown. Don’t give them the footage they want. Every broken window becomes propaganda in their hands. Stay sharp. Stay united. We’re here to fight for justice, not feed their narrative.
June 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don’t feed the monsters.
Trump to Americans watching their retirement savings evaporate:
Let them play golf!
Let them play golf!
April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump to Americans watching their retirement savings evaporate:
Let them play golf!
Let them play golf!
Ahh, the irony of a Yankee carpetbagger helping the Confederacy rise again.
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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
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March 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ahh, the irony of a Yankee carpetbagger helping the Confederacy rise again.
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Who should have seen this coming? Oh yeah, Alabama and their sycophant Senator. Alabama sucks up more money from the Federal government than they pay in Federal taxes. Pardon me while I bask in the Schadenfreude. Thoughts and prayers, y’all.
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Katie Britt vows to work with RFK Jr. after NIH funding cuts cause concern in Alabama
UAB and UAH are among Alabama institutions that could be affected by cuts.
www.al.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Who should have seen this coming? Oh yeah, Alabama and their sycophant Senator. Alabama sucks up more money from the Federal government than they pay in Federal taxes. Pardon me while I bask in the Schadenfreude. Thoughts and prayers, y’all.
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Now MAGA is taking out the librarians and scientists. It’s all a part of their despicable plan to keep Americans ignorant and sick - and keep themselves rich and in power.
February 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Now MAGA is taking out the librarians and scientists. It’s all a part of their despicable plan to keep Americans ignorant and sick - and keep themselves rich and in power.
The racism runs so deep in these people. They’re implementing Jim Crow 2.0. There will definitely be a special place in hell just for them.
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Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The racism runs so deep in these people. They’re implementing Jim Crow 2.0. There will definitely be a special place in hell just for them.
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The “Wizard of Hogz” is a fraud living in his Orange City. He’s been played expertly by our neighbors. Even smoke and mirrors can’t obscure this outcome.
February 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The “Wizard of Hogz” is a fraud living in his Orange City. He’s been played expertly by our neighbors. Even smoke and mirrors can’t obscure this outcome.
Reposted by Miss Thistle
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
Donald Trump’s bankruptcies:
- Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
- Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Plaza Hotel (1992)
- Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004)
- Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
- United States of America (2025)
- Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
- Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Plaza Hotel (1992)
- Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004)
- Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
- United States of America (2025)
January 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Donald Trump’s bankruptcies:
- Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
- Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Plaza Hotel (1992)
- Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004)
- Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
- United States of America (2025)
- Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
- Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Plaza Hotel (1992)
- Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992)
- Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004)
- Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
- United States of America (2025)
It’s all about chaos, racism, misogyny and destroying the planet for profit.
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s all about chaos, racism, misogyny and destroying the planet for profit.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
For everyone trying to keep up with and fight back against the MAGA blitzkrieg.
apnews.com/article/what... Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
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Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For everyone trying to keep up with and fight back against the MAGA blitzkrieg.
apnews.com/article/what... Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
apnews.com/article/what... Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
America, what have you done?
January 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
America, what have you done?
I love this story from Clinton in East Tennessee. Historic Preservation = Affordable Housing and Small Town Revitalization
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Historic building in Clinton reopened as affordable apartment complex
Renovation plans for the Daugherty Building in Clinton started five years ago. On Thursday, the fruits of the developers labor paid off as leasing is now available at the Daugherty Lofts, Clinton&#…
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January 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I love this story from Clinton in East Tennessee. Historic Preservation = Affordable Housing and Small Town Revitalization
www.wate.com/news/anderso...
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As a Gulf Coast girl, I completely agree!
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
As a Gulf Coast girl, I completely agree!
You know he was thinking about it. And he wouldn’t even touch that bible.
January 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
You know he was thinking about it. And he wouldn’t even touch that bible.
Lest anyone forget:
In 2022, the most recent year for which information is available, California paid $83 billion more to the federal government than it got back. That money flowed to Republican-dominated states, which contributed far less to the federal government than they received in return.
In 2022, the most recent year for which information is available, California paid $83 billion more to the federal government than it got back. That money flowed to Republican-dominated states, which contributed far less to the federal government than they received in return.
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Lest anyone forget:
In 2022, the most recent year for which information is available, California paid $83 billion more to the federal government than it got back. That money flowed to Republican-dominated states, which contributed far less to the federal government than they received in return.
In 2022, the most recent year for which information is available, California paid $83 billion more to the federal government than it got back. That money flowed to Republican-dominated states, which contributed far less to the federal government than they received in return.
It’s a billionaire’s world. We’re just living in it.
December 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
It’s a billionaire’s world. We’re just living in it.
Happy Chaos-days to all who voted for it. President Musk is giving lumps of coal to everyone!
December 20, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Happy Chaos-days to all who voted for it. President Musk is giving lumps of coal to everyone!
The next four years of destructive and dangerous chaos have officially begun. Who’s surprised? Not me.
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Live updates: Potential government shutdown looms as Trump tanks federal funding plan
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans must renegotiate a plan to fund the federal government after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan omnibus bill.
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December 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
The next four years of destructive and dangerous chaos have officially begun. Who’s surprised? Not me.
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