Nat the Rat
@orangegatorade.bsky.social
Proud mom, Christ-follower, Educator and Counselor with a big heart , Advocate, Critical thinker, Boat rocker, Extroverted silly introvert
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “HARRISBURG, PA #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day 9/1 Protest at the State Capitol” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
HARRISBURG, PA #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day 9/1 Protest at the State Capitol · May Day Strong
*HARRISBURG* - On 9/1, starting at 11am, we're back to our roots with a protest at the Harrisburg Capitol steps. All of our events are non-violent, and permitted and approved by the city.
**Labor and...
www.mobilize.us
August 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “HARRISBURG, PA #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day 9/1 Protest at the State Capitol” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Appreciation post for this incredible American showing up in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s own district to say HELL NO to the chaos, cruelty, and coverups. When grandmas are grabbing neon signs and oxygen tanks to speak truth you know the tide is turning.
August 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Appreciation post for this incredible American showing up in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s own district to say HELL NO to the chaos, cruelty, and coverups. When grandmas are grabbing neon signs and oxygen tanks to speak truth you know the tide is turning.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Gettysburg” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
NO KINGS Gettysburg · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
www.mobilize.us
June 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Gettysburg” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
I'm attending Seattle Indivisible's event, “Issue Advocacy: 2025” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Issue Advocacy: 2025 · Pramila for Congress
Join Our Issue Advocacy Meeting!
Be part of a powerful discussion to address today’s most pressing challenges. Collaborate with activists, strategize advocacy campaigns, and plan impactful actions to...
www.mobilize.us
June 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I'm attending Seattle Indivisible's event, “Issue Advocacy: 2025” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
I'm attending Swing Left's event, “Time to Act!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Time to Act! · Pramila for Congress
If you are feeling discouraged or angered by the events of the last few weeks, you are not alone. But what can you do?
Join together with others who feel the same and are ready to TAKE ACTION to defe...
www.mobilize.us
June 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm attending Swing Left's event, “Time to Act!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
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AmeriCorps programs that DOGE had tagged for elimination must be reinstated, along with the volunteers they support, in 24 states that sued to save them
Judge Orders Reinstatement of AmeriCorps Programs in 24 States
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
AmeriCorps programs that DOGE had tagged for elimination must be reinstated, along with the volunteers they support, in 24 states that sued to save them
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
Opinion | Selfishness Is Not a Virtue
Evangelical Christianity has taken a wrong turn.
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
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While President Trump spends millions of taxpayer dollars to throw himself a birthday party, we’re taking to the streets.
Fight the administration’s abuses of power with us on June 14. Find a rally near you.
www.nokings.org#map/?utm_sou...
Fight the administration’s abuses of power with us on June 14. Find a rally near you.
www.nokings.org#map/?utm_sou...
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
While President Trump spends millions of taxpayer dollars to throw himself a birthday party, we’re taking to the streets.
Fight the administration’s abuses of power with us on June 14. Find a rally near you.
www.nokings.org#map/?utm_sou...
Fight the administration’s abuses of power with us on June 14. Find a rally near you.
www.nokings.org#map/?utm_sou...
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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
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"Krebs said he understood why some have kept a low profile and tried not to further anger the president.
But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Former Trump Official Targeted With Government Probe Vows to Fight
Chris Krebs, the top cybersecurity official in Trump’s first term, resigned from his private-sector job
www.wsj.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Krebs said he understood why some have kept a low profile and tried not to further anger the president.
But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
But he said he disagreed with that approach. 'I don’t think this lay-low-and-hope-this-blows-over approach is the right one for the moment we’re in,' he said..."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
Afghani asylum seekers, members of Raleigh church, given a week to leave the U.S.
Apostles Church in Raleigh has welcomed about 25 people who came to the U.S. after the Taliban took over.
www.wral.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
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This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
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“We are not monsters,” the officer told her after she asked if she was safe. “We do what the government tells us.”
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
Tufts University student details poor conditions in ICE detention ahead of Monday hearing | CNN
A federal judge in Vermont will hear arguments Monday on the legality of Rümeysa Öztürk’s detention at a Louisiana facility the Tufts University PhD student described as “unsanitary, unsafe, and inhum...
www.cnn.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“We are not monsters,” the officer told her after she asked if she was safe. “We do what the government tells us.”
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
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3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.
April 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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In Oversight today, my colleagues stuck to their usual script: blaming immigrants for all crime & claiming Dem mayors are too soft. Well, I was curious to know if they’ve ever had an immigrant with a criminal record that they could recall. Tune in!
March 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In Oversight today, my colleagues stuck to their usual script: blaming immigrants for all crime & claiming Dem mayors are too soft. Well, I was curious to know if they’ve ever had an immigrant with a criminal record that they could recall. Tune in!
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For me it was 16.
February 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For me it was 16.
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If you're a Native American, know your rights when encountering immigration officials.
Native Americans and Immigration Enforcement — Know Your Rights - Native American Rights Fund
Native Americans born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens, and ICE cannot detain or deport them for immigration violations. Since 1924, federal law has guaranteed Native American citizenship. A 2025 Executi...
narf.org
February 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If you're a Native American, know your rights when encountering immigration officials.
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February 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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#GOTVBlue2025 Start Now.
Join a team to help Dems win.
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CALL 🌊TO 💙ACTION 🇺🇸
#VoteBlueGetOthers2JoinU
#GOTVBlue2025 Start Now.
Join a team to help Dems win.
#StopTheOligarchy
#Trumpflation
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#Swasticar