Susanne
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Susanne
@nzboundnomad.bsky.social
Scientist, citizen of the world, traveler, writer, intermittent faster. Love hiking, dogs, cooking, wine, gardening. American living in New Zealand.
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Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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April 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Just a reminder:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
April 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I said this a few months ago, and I'll say it again:

Part of our job as citizens is to make ICE as uncomfortable and frustrated as possible. Not just non-cooperation but actively looking for any way to increase their anxiety.

Make life as difficult as possible for them.

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April 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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A savvy US judge doing the research just blew up Trump's, Vance's, Rubio's, and Bukele's "I have no control over Kilmar Ábrego García's fate either!" lies.
Judge Xinis in Tuesday eve order homes in on key issue:

"Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT."

She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”
April 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Trump is defying a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling against him. The Constitutional Crisis is no longer some abstract idea, it's right here staring us in the face.
April 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I stopped watching Bill Maher's show several years ago after he trashed vaccines. I continue to be quite happy with that decision.
April 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.

DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.

Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.

Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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How to tell if your President is a piece of shit, Chapter 851.
NEW -- President Donald Trump skipped the return of four soldiers who died in a training exercise to Dover Air Force Base Friday and instead spent $4.2 million of taxpayer money to attend a dinner for one of his business interests and to play golf.

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Skips Return Of Dead U.S. Soldiers To Play Golf And Boost His Business Instead
The four Army soldiers died in a training exercise in Lithuania. Trump chose to attend his personal business partners’ dinner Thursday and play golf Friday.
www.huffpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.

People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.

America, we have a problem!
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
April 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote.

If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Instead of Trump serving a third term in office, let's see to it he's serving his first in prison.
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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If Biden or Obama or Clinton or any Democrat seriously floated the idea of running for a third term as president, the GOP would immediately hold congressional hearings and threaten impeachment. It would dominate rightwing media for months.

What will Mr. Schumer's response be? Probably silence.
March 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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If you’re a journalist or lawmaker still planning to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner after WHCA cancelled Amber Ruffin to placate a petty tyrant, you need to dig deep and ask yourself why you’re really still going because it sure as hell isn’t to celebrate the First Amendment.
March 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Prices are soaring, your 401k is in the tank, Social Security phone lines are hours long.

Instead of addressing any of that – this administration is picking a fight with Denmark.
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin.

You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰

#VoteForJudgeSusanCrawford 🗳️ ✅ 👍

This is super important.
March 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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We are deporting innocent men without any due process to a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer, autism awareness, and loving their mothers.
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.

Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.
March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM