monafran11325
@monafran11325.bsky.social
Wife, mother, grandmother,kitty mom, postcard writer, social justice advocate for all people. Grateful for this space with smart, thoughtful, good people.
STATEMENT ON STARS AND STRIPES
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STATEMENT ON STARS AND STRIPES
The newspaper's congressionally mandated editorial independence must be protected
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January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
STATEMENT ON STARS AND STRIPES
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Primary all of them. Never forget.
House Democratic yes votes on the DHS funding bill:
Cuellar, Golden, Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, Don Davis, Suozzi, Vicente Gonzalez
Cuellar, Golden, Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, Don Davis, Suozzi, Vicente Gonzalez
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Primary all of them. Never forget.
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The U.S. Senate will vote on expanding ICE funding. 7 House Democrats voted for the bill that increases funding for ICE.
Any Dem Congressperson who votes to expand ICE should be primaried.
@schumer.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov
Any Dem Congressperson who votes to expand ICE should be primaried.
@schumer.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The U.S. Senate will vote on expanding ICE funding. 7 House Democrats voted for the bill that increases funding for ICE.
Any Dem Congressperson who votes to expand ICE should be primaried.
@schumer.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov
Any Dem Congressperson who votes to expand ICE should be primaried.
@schumer.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov @commerce.senate.gov
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@rokhanna.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Impeachable offense ?!?!
Do something.
At Least comment.
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Impeachable offense ?!?!
Do something.
At Least comment.
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 AM
@rokhanna.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Impeachable offense ?!?!
Do something.
At Least comment.
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Impeachable offense ?!?!
Do something.
At Least comment.
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So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
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Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
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A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.
ICE Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report
A new investigation by ProPublica finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the cou...
www.democracynow.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A ProPublica investigation finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the country, and often in full view of cameras and witnesses,” says reporter Nicole Foy.
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Debunking of Sascha Riley. Something awful may, indeed, have happened to Sascha Riley - but the story he told is not the Truth.
rachelandthecity.com/spy-craft-101/
rachelandthecity.com/spy-craft-101/
Spy Craft 101
The KGB had a whole department for this technique. Mix truth with lies to discredit everything. Here’s why the viral Sascha Riley tapes should make you very uncomfortable.
rachelandthecity.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Debunking of Sascha Riley. Something awful may, indeed, have happened to Sascha Riley - but the story he told is not the Truth.
rachelandthecity.com/spy-craft-101/
rachelandthecity.com/spy-craft-101/
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A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
People Are Working Hard, But They’re Still Homeless
A new book by Brian Goldstone shows that hard-working people still end up homeless, showing the need for serious changes to housing policy.
www.housingisahumanright.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
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Governor Polis: If you pardon Tina Peters, then Trump will learn that he can flatten federalism if he finds the right leverage.
Governor Polis, Do Not Pardon Tina Peters
An open letter and a plea to retain the integrity of our elections.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Governor Polis: If you pardon Tina Peters, then Trump will learn that he can flatten federalism if he finds the right leverage.
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And in this moment, this beautiful child would be falling into his mother for comfort but she has been taken.
We are raising a generation of children who are being traumatized by the state, and some of them will grow up angry because their parents were ripped away by force.
We are raising a generation of children who are being traumatized by the state, and some of them will grow up angry because their parents were ripped away by force.
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
And in this moment, this beautiful child would be falling into his mother for comfort but she has been taken.
We are raising a generation of children who are being traumatized by the state, and some of them will grow up angry because their parents were ripped away by force.
We are raising a generation of children who are being traumatized by the state, and some of them will grow up angry because their parents were ripped away by force.
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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First time seeing this: so moving!
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It's In Our Power "Classic Soviet 1970s AntiFascist Cartoon" (Это в наших силах)
YouTube video by RE-EDUCATION
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January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
First time seeing this: so moving!
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Remember back in 2023, when both parties agreed on a (bipartisan) immigration reform bill, and trump said;
“ditch it, I need immigration as a problem to run on”
“ditch it, I need immigration as a problem to run on”
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Remember back in 2023, when both parties agreed on a (bipartisan) immigration reform bill, and trump said;
“ditch it, I need immigration as a problem to run on”
“ditch it, I need immigration as a problem to run on”
How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
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How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
What you can do, beyond party politics
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January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
How to Mobilize America Against Fascism
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Democratic Congressman Bill Foster has previously voted three separate times with Republicans to gut the ACA and remove protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Now he is lying to make people think he’s pro healthcare. It is this kind of hypocrisy and cowardice that empowers Republicans.
Senate Republicans just blocked the bipartisan, House-passed bill to extend ACA tax credits for three years. My constituents are facing outrageous premium hikes for 2026. Read their testimonies on how Republican inaction is affecting them.
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Democratic Congressman Bill Foster has previously voted three separate times with Republicans to gut the ACA and remove protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Now he is lying to make people think he’s pro healthcare. It is this kind of hypocrisy and cowardice that empowers Republicans.
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They didn't do a background check to see if she was:
- a domestic violence criminal
- a sexual assault criminal.
Those are the kinds of "agents" out there terrorizing and traumatizing people in this country.
That's why they have no remorse. It's what they love to do.
- a domestic violence criminal
- a sexual assault criminal.
Those are the kinds of "agents" out there terrorizing and traumatizing people in this country.
That's why they have no remorse. It's what they love to do.
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
They didn't do a background check to see if she was:
- a domestic violence criminal
- a sexual assault criminal.
Those are the kinds of "agents" out there terrorizing and traumatizing people in this country.
That's why they have no remorse. It's what they love to do.
- a domestic violence criminal
- a sexual assault criminal.
Those are the kinds of "agents" out there terrorizing and traumatizing people in this country.
That's why they have no remorse. It's what they love to do.
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Re-upping with this, by far the more read thing in my feed lately. By @adambonica.bsky.social
"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
data4democracy.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Re-upping with this, by far the more read thing in my feed lately. By @adambonica.bsky.social
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Why is DOJ investigating Renee Nicole Good’s wife and not the agent that killed her?
Killing her wasn’t enough--now they want to smear her name and her widow’s.
The prosecutors who resigned rather than enable this cruelty have kept their honor--Secretary Noem has none.
Killing her wasn’t enough--now they want to smear her name and her widow’s.
The prosecutors who resigned rather than enable this cruelty have kept their honor--Secretary Noem has none.
January 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Why is DOJ investigating Renee Nicole Good’s wife and not the agent that killed her?
Killing her wasn’t enough--now they want to smear her name and her widow’s.
The prosecutors who resigned rather than enable this cruelty have kept their honor--Secretary Noem has none.
Killing her wasn’t enough--now they want to smear her name and her widow’s.
The prosecutors who resigned rather than enable this cruelty have kept their honor--Secretary Noem has none.
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Listen as this young person tells truth to power. "I am a part of no group. I am an American. I believe in freedom & equality for everyone. I don't care about your immigration status. I care about the content of your heart. I am no blind sheep and I will serve no earthly king."
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Listen as this young person tells truth to power. "I am a part of no group. I am an American. I believe in freedom & equality for everyone. I don't care about your immigration status. I care about the content of your heart. I am no blind sheep and I will serve no earthly king."
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Good evening, @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
No funding for ICE. Period. Do not vote for the continuing resolution with any ICE funding.
No funding for ICE. Period. Do not vote for the continuing resolution with any ICE funding.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Good evening, @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
No funding for ICE. Period. Do not vote for the continuing resolution with any ICE funding.
No funding for ICE. Period. Do not vote for the continuing resolution with any ICE funding.
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This administration excels at finding different ways to harm our children.
Assaulting and kidnapping them joins a long list -- bringing back deadly diseases like measles, slashing education funding, supporting Twitter's CSAM, and, of course, protecting the president's pedophile sex trafficker pals.
Assaulting and kidnapping them joins a long list -- bringing back deadly diseases like measles, slashing education funding, supporting Twitter's CSAM, and, of course, protecting the president's pedophile sex trafficker pals.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This administration excels at finding different ways to harm our children.
Assaulting and kidnapping them joins a long list -- bringing back deadly diseases like measles, slashing education funding, supporting Twitter's CSAM, and, of course, protecting the president's pedophile sex trafficker pals.
Assaulting and kidnapping them joins a long list -- bringing back deadly diseases like measles, slashing education funding, supporting Twitter's CSAM, and, of course, protecting the president's pedophile sex trafficker pals.
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"Mr. President, why did you lie and say Renee Good ran over the ICE agent who shot and killed her? That didn't happen."
#YeahRight
#YeahRight
Dylan Byers reporting CBS Evening News' Tony Dokoupil has an interview with Trump that will air tonight
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"Mr. President, why did you lie and say Renee Good ran over the ICE agent who shot and killed her? That didn't happen."
#YeahRight
#YeahRight