Peggy Shields
@peggyshields.bsky.social
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ICE complaining about ACLU’s “Know Your Rights” education means it’s working. Everyone in the USA has due process rights. Keep sharing those ACLU red cards which list Constitutional rights. ICE: get a warrant. A REAL warrant signed by a judge
#Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
January 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
ICE complaining about ACLU’s “Know Your Rights” education means it’s working. Everyone in the USA has due process rights. Keep sharing those ACLU red cards which list Constitutional rights. ICE: get a warrant. A REAL warrant signed by a judge
#Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
This must be why they want to “buy” Greenland.
DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (a tech billionaire & close ally of Elon Musk) and mining for electric vehicle metals in Greenland. (Article from 2021.) 1/ www.reuters.com/business/bil...
January 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This must be why they want to “buy” Greenland.
Too little, too late.
McConnell’s Vote Against Hegseth Was a Shot Across Trump’s Bow - TIME
McConnell’s Vote Against Hegseth Was a Shot Across Trump’s Bow - TIME
January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Too little, too late.
McConnell’s Vote Against Hegseth Was a Shot Across Trump’s Bow - TIME
McConnell’s Vote Against Hegseth Was a Shot Across Trump’s Bow - TIME
The entire Republican Party is responsible for this chaos and the state of our government, especially Mitch McConnel and now “Christian” Mike Johnson
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
Hegseth’s Nomination Faces Test Vote
All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The entire Republican Party is responsible for this chaos and the state of our government, especially Mitch McConnel and now “Christian” Mike Johnson
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
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A peak of 34.4 million people watched Trump’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, down from the nearly 40 million viewers who watched Biden's speech in 2021 and the 38.3 million who watched Trump’s first inaugural speech in 2017. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/b...
A Big Day for Fox News, but TV Ratings Were Down for Trump Speech
A peak of 34.4 million people tuned in live to watch the president’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, according to Nielsen.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A peak of 34.4 million people watched Trump’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, down from the nearly 40 million viewers who watched Biden's speech in 2021 and the 38.3 million who watched Trump’s first inaugural speech in 2017. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/b...
We should do it here also.
Hundreds of subreddits are considering banning all links to Twitter/X in a pretty powerful display of collective action:
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We should do it here also.
Forward thinking lead ship we have right now. Ha!
This is an excellent, in-depth article on what leaving the Paris Climate agreement means for the US by @borenbears.bsky.social
One conclusion: "Several experts say the US will lose out on a trillion dollar plus renewable energy boom, leaving other countries like China to rule the green economy."
One conclusion: "Several experts say the US will lose out on a trillion dollar plus renewable energy boom, leaving other countries like China to rule the green economy."
January 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Forward thinking lead ship we have right now. Ha!
Why does UConn hire egomaniacs? Geno isn’t much better.
UConn's Dan Hurley after berating ref: Show other coaches - ESPN
UConn's Dan Hurley after berating ref: Show other coaches - ESPN
January 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Why does UConn hire egomaniacs? Geno isn’t much better.
UConn's Dan Hurley after berating ref: Show other coaches - ESPN
UConn's Dan Hurley after berating ref: Show other coaches - ESPN
Remember when we all used to wonder how Hitler came to power?
January 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Remember when we all used to wonder how Hitler came to power?
Everyone needs to get and maintain a copy of the Constitution of the US. He will change it and tell you otherwise
January 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Everyone needs to get and maintain a copy of the Constitution of the US. He will change it and tell you otherwise
Believe them when they show you who they are!
I’m the son of Jewish refugees that fled the Nazis. I know exactly what I’m looking at.
Elon just did this…
January 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Believe them when they show you who they are!
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Let the circus begin
TikTok is coming back online in the US - The Verge
TikTok is coming back online in the US - The Verge
January 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Let the circus begin
TikTok is coming back online in the US - The Verge
TikTok is coming back online in the US - The Verge
South Carolina makes Dawn Staley highest-paid women's hoops coach - ESPN
January 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
South Carolina makes Dawn Staley highest-paid women's hoops coach - ESPN
So out of touch in those hallowed halls.
This is going to be the actual legacy of the Roberts Court, dismantling civil rights laws that frustrate their Jim Crow ideology
The prevailing Republican consensus about civil rights laws is that they can't be constitutional anymore because Racism Is Over, Actually
January 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So out of touch in those hallowed halls.
I have 2 cats. I have been sneezing for an hour. I think I may be allergic to cats.
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have 2 cats. I have been sneezing for an hour. I think I may be allergic to cats.
I blame every R who supports this man, for what will happen. Mike Johnson, the devote Christian wants to withhold aid from CA, how Christian of him. They all support the rise of Oligarchs in this country and do nothing. When will the people decide to take this country away from the billionaires?!
January 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I blame every R who supports this man, for what will happen. Mike Johnson, the devote Christian wants to withhold aid from CA, how Christian of him. They all support the rise of Oligarchs in this country and do nothing. When will the people decide to take this country away from the billionaires?!
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BREAKING: President Biden declares that the Equal Rights Amendment should be published
January 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
BREAKING: President Biden declares that the Equal Rights Amendment should be published
Why is it, in most futuristic movies/shows, the environment is always so rudimentary? Crumbling concrete walls, very drab clothing, old style furniture. If it is so far in the future, why so little advancement?
January 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Why is it, in most futuristic movies/shows, the environment is always so rudimentary? Crumbling concrete walls, very drab clothing, old style furniture. If it is so far in the future, why so little advancement?
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CATO has an important report showing that Biden did not cause the immigration crisis.
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis
Biden increased enforcement, but America's hot labor market beat the crackdown
www.alexnowrasteh.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
CATO has an important report showing that Biden did not cause the immigration crisis.
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
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More lies er, free speech on Twitter
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
More lies er, free speech on Twitter
He may not be having a good week 😂
A high-powered lawyer representing Meta in a copyright case said he was dropping the company as a client due to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity.”
Big-Shot Lawyer: I Won’t Represent Meta Any More Thanks to Zuckerberg
A lawyer representing the social media giant in a copyright dispute with famous writers said he could no longer “in good conscience” keep working with the company.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
He may not be having a good week 😂
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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes
More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…
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January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes