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Just a Girl of the 80s
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Just a girl, screaming into the void hoping to help protect our democracy and the rule of law and asking you if you can hear me. Can you hear me? Is this thing on? (tap tap)
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ArtI.S9.C8.3 Foreign Emoluments Clause:
[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
post from Brian Tyler Cohen about Trump accepting a luxury jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar that will be transferred for his personal use. "it is likely the most blantant example of bribery in modern presidential history." Post sharing article from ABC News: "Trump poised to accept luxury jet as gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources" and the poster "Derrick" said "Nothing makes America Great Again like a, President accepting a grift....er...gift of an airplane from Qatar to be used as Air Force One." Post from Ahmed Baba, reposing Jonanthan Karl's post "ABC EXCLUSIVE: President Trump is poised to accept a luxury jet as a gift from Qatar. It's to be used as Air Force One and then transferred to the Trump library by January 2029. Perhaps the biggest foreign gift ever. DOJ insists it's legal, not bribery, not violation of emoluments clause." Post by MWhite: "THE PRESIDENT, WHO HAS NUCLEAR CODES AND TALKS TO HEADS OF STATE CONSTANTLY, CAN'T FLY AROUND ON A JET GIVEN HIM BY THE MOST CORRUPT OIL WIERDOS (SIC) ON EARTH. THERE IS NO OTHER "ANGLE" TO THIS STORY
May 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This was in an episode of Andor, and it seems very timely. I hope it bolsters you during this challenging time when you feel most exhausted and are losing hope.
#starwars
#andor
#resist
#maythe4thbewithyou
"There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. I occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they’ve already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this. The day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try." Nemik's Manifesto. Andor (Star Wars)
May 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Gestures around wildly.

What is happening in this country????

(also, the comments 😂)

(also, doesn't the use of "retaliate" indicate they know they are the aggressors?)
Trump tweets "do not retaliate and you will be rewarded" (smh) Trump's tweet from the White House account "DO NOT RETALIATE AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED" and comments from instagram.
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Why would they need to appeal? I thought Miller and Bondi both said that SCOTUS rule 9-0 in their favor? Curious and curiouser....
image of meeting in Oval Office with Steven Miller saying that the SCOTUS reversed the lower court 9-0 Quote from article summarizing meeting in White House: "Yesterday, seated next to Savadoran President Nayib Bukele during an Oval Office press conference, Trump was questioned by a reporter about whether he would ask Bukele "to help return the man your administration says was mistakenly deported, the man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador?" Trump, who appeared to have no idea about what was going on in the case, deferred to Stephen Miller, his deputy White House chief of staff. "The Supreme Court said the district court order was unlawful and its main components were reversed 9-0 unanimously," Miller told Trump. The term misinformation has become somewhat overused in recent times. But it seems applicable here. Miller egregiously misrepresented what the Supreme Court actually said in its order. Was he lying? Did he fail to read the Court's order and is now publicly operating based on his erroneous understanding? Either way, it was a disgraceful performance." Headline from article with photo of Stephen Miller and the SCOTUS building "Stephen Miller Egregiously Misrepresented a Supreme Court Order While Trump Nodded Along" "No, the Supreme Court did not give Trump free rein in the case of a wrongly deported man."
April 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Everything he says is a confession.
Image of a portrait of Shakespeare with the quote "Thou doth protest too much"
April 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Defund Tesla and SpaceX. They should survive on their own.
screenshot of social media post of Elon Musk saying "Defund NPR. It should survive on its own" and a reaction from Politics in the Wild: "Around 35% of SpaceX's revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR's budget comes from the federal govt." With a caption that says, "Over the last 5 years, Musks companies have directly taken over $10b in subsidies, grants, and contracts from the federal govt, and that number will surely grow under Trump. Is he the biggest welfare queen in American History?"
April 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Incredible turn out in downtown Los Angeles for the #handsoff2025 protest!
April 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Amazing day at the #handsoff2025 Los Angeles protest!
April 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My signs from yesterday
Sign that says "They're Eating the Checks! They're Eating the Balances!" sign that says "Clean Up on Aisle 47"
April 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Disappearing message time was set to 1 week"

This is a violation of multiple federal statutes and regs:
Federal Records Act, Presidential Records Act (for Vance), Freedom of Information Act, Government in the Sunshine Act, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
screenshot of the Houthi PC small group chat on Signal that shows it had 19 members, and that the person was added to the group by Michael Waltz. It also said Disappearing message time was set to 1 week. And MAR added MAR.
March 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Inspiring evening at the Aero Theater listening to @ricksteves.bsky.social explain the power of travel as a political act - we must meet our "enemies" & learn the narratives on both sides of the "wall" - how true that travel can enrich us individually and also collectively, especially now.
Rick Steves on stage at the Aero Theater Rick Steves on stage at the Aero Theater happy attendee outside the Aero Theater Rick Steve's book, Travel as a Political Act
February 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Please @aoc.bsky.social @adamschiff.com @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - watch my video (or read the transcript found below the video). If this is not on your radar, it should be - read to the end for my main points. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Screenshot of video player for video titled "Trump's Proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund and Why Should You Care"
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump's Proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund and Why Should You Care
substack.com/@jessicaeave...
Photo of Jessica Eaves Mathews' video player with video titled "Trump's Proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund and Why Should You Care"
February 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Now Musk can kill four birds with one stone:

(1) Get access to all personal information about every US citizen. Very useful for training his AI system, Grok.

(source: nymag.com/intelligence...)

1/4 (🧵)
image of a tweet by Senator Wyden: "sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it."
February 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
A photo of Captain Piccard of Star Trek with the words: How it feels to wake up every morning in 2025: DAMAGE REPORT
January 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
What is an Executive Order? And how and when are they enforceable?
#executiveorders #checksandbalances #SCOTUS

www.instagram.com/reel/DFRDhs7...
Link to video about what an Executive Order is and how and why it can be enforced.
January 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
And now this too, which I believe is also illegal.
The OPM has ordered the termination of every DEIA employee across all federal agencies.
January 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Looks like I got added to these lists too. @bsky.app - what they heck is this and how do we remove ourselves from these lists?
showing that user was added to several concerning lists
January 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Aww- Happy Birthday, Millie! Love, Jessica and Charlotte!
white and brown dog sitting on grey couch and looking at the camera
November 28, 2024 at 1:57 AM
What a good girl with good pitch!

www.instagram.com/reel/C_TIh78...
Photo of a video with a dog and the words "I take it back. Anything can sing!!!" (click the link to listen to or watch the video)
November 22, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Powerful and heartbreaking.
www.instagram.com/reel/DCMw51C...
Screenshot of Ellecordova's post on Instagram with her version of the song My Country Tis of Thee showing her in a blue, red and white shirt, holding the mic on her headphones and singing.
November 12, 2024 at 2:37 AM