PennyPatryn
@penzzkw.bsky.social
Politically aware democrat. Reader. Owned by a shelter dog. Adopt don’t shop! Living on a blue dot island surrounded by a sea of red
Retired early childhood educator
Retired early childhood educator
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Any one of her Republican colleagues could have stopped it as well so I blame them all!
July 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Any one of her Republican colleagues could have stopped it as well so I blame them all!
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The worst people on Earth coming together to make everything worse for everyone
June 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The worst people on Earth coming together to make everything worse for everyone
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NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.
May 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
NY17 Constituent and local social worker Emily Feiner was singled out and forcibly removed during Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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As we celebrate 15 years of the ACA, let's remember that our work isn't done yet.
Democrats will keep fighting to protect the ACA and ensure that healthcare is a right, not a privilege!
One more thing, remind your friends & family that Obamacare and the ACA are the same program
#ACASavesLives
Democrats will keep fighting to protect the ACA and ensure that healthcare is a right, not a privilege!
One more thing, remind your friends & family that Obamacare and the ACA are the same program
#ACASavesLives
March 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As we celebrate 15 years of the ACA, let's remember that our work isn't done yet.
Democrats will keep fighting to protect the ACA and ensure that healthcare is a right, not a privilege!
One more thing, remind your friends & family that Obamacare and the ACA are the same program
#ACASavesLives
Democrats will keep fighting to protect the ACA and ensure that healthcare is a right, not a privilege!
One more thing, remind your friends & family that Obamacare and the ACA are the same program
#ACASavesLives
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Once again, the cartoonists are doing the job of the legacy media.
March 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Once again, the cartoonists are doing the job of the legacy media.
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Ironic how the applause lines don’t match the budget cuts.
March 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Ironic how the applause lines don’t match the budget cuts.
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.
February 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.
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It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.
February 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.
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Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋
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February 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋
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Infuriating! 😡
Don’t Cut My Medicaid!
The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs).
Telehealth appts are needed & necessary!
My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬
And we’re not alone!
Don’t Cut My Medicaid!
The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs).
Telehealth appts are needed & necessary!
My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬
And we’re not alone!
February 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Infuriating! 😡
Don’t Cut My Medicaid!
The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs).
Telehealth appts are needed & necessary!
My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬
And we’re not alone!
Don’t Cut My Medicaid!
The majority of my son’s medical team are in Austin (1.5 hr drive), some in Houston (3 hrs), one in Dallas (5 hrs).
Telehealth appts are needed & necessary!
My son has extreme car anxiety, not to mention wear and tear on our car, gas! 🤬
And we’re not alone!
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
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If I were the richest guy in the world I would simply not do this with your tax dollars.
February 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If I were the richest guy in the world I would simply not do this with your tax dollars.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.