Peggy Ertl
@pertl.bsky.social
Retired massage therapist, mother and caregiver of disabled daughter, fabric & wallpaper designer at https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/whisperinthesoul
Believes in caring for each other and the planet, progressive democrat
Believes in caring for each other and the planet, progressive democrat
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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A video captured of Maria a Street Vendor reunited with her
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A video captured of Maria a Street Vendor reunited with her
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
Autistic 15 yr old son after he was wrongfully detained for 50 days.
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Lindsey Graham is a f’n disgrace! The provision was outrageous and his blocking a bill to correct it is ourrageous!
Lindsey Graham blocks House-passed bill to repeal shutdown deal provision allowing $500,000 lawsuits from senators
Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their p...
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lindsey Graham is a f’n disgrace! The provision was outrageous and his blocking a bill to correct it is ourrageous!
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
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If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.
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"..Has ALREADY KILLED Hundreds of Thousands..."
This is a documented case of public man-made death. Why? Because a government dismantled oversight, purged experts, and ruled by decree, all things our assessment highlights.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"..Has ALREADY KILLED Hundreds of Thousands..."
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself
The bill prohibited the FDA from enforcing regulations aimed at increasing traceability of the supply chain, among other rules.
www.snopes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Government funding bill cuts food safety regulations. See the provisions for yourself www.snopes.com/fact-check/g...
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This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
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NEW: Indiana will NOT redistrict. They don’t have the votes. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Indiana won't redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes in Senate
Indiana Senate will not redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced.
www.wishtv.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
NEW: Indiana will NOT redistrict. They don’t have the votes. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
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PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
PRO PUBLICA: “The Strategy Group’s ad work is the first known example of money flowing from Noem’s agency to businesses controlled by her allies and friends.”
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
These people are all so corrupt it’s actually insane. Looting our country to enrich themselves. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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More hope for Long Covid🌈 from Stellenbosch University;
“identified the most predictive biomarker combinations, enhancing diagnostic reliability and paving the way for personalized medicine approaches.
www.su.ac.za/en/faculties...
“identified the most predictive biomarker combinations, enhancing diagnostic reliability and paving the way for personalized medicine approaches.
www.su.ac.za/en/faculties...
Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle
New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogen...
www.su.ac.za
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
More hope for Long Covid🌈 from Stellenbosch University;
“identified the most predictive biomarker combinations, enhancing diagnostic reliability and paving the way for personalized medicine approaches.
www.su.ac.za/en/faculties...
“identified the most predictive biomarker combinations, enhancing diagnostic reliability and paving the way for personalized medicine approaches.
www.su.ac.za/en/faculties...
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahem. It's the job of the President to appoint DAs - with advice and consent from the Senate.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
The President can ignore that rule - but only once (per district) and only for 120 days.
Do you know who appoints DAs after the 120 day mark has passed?
Pam Bondi doesn't. Because it's the judiciary.
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?