Teresa Stephens
@pollydog.bsky.social
Liberal | Homeschool Mom | Avid Reader | LGBTQ+ Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |Neurodiversity Ally | Native and Xeric Landscape Designer in Central Texas (she/her)
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Teresa Stephens
@pollydog.bsky.social
· Aug 13
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Greg Abbott is asking schools to be reported to the Texas State Dept of Education if they don’t want a Turning Point USA “Club America” at their school…but he also wants to outlaw LGBTQIA+ clubs in Texas. (And he will if the courts don’t stop SB12! Hearing is on the 18th)
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Greg Abbott is asking schools to be reported to the Texas State Dept of Education if they don’t want a Turning Point USA “Club America” at their school…but he also wants to outlaw LGBTQIA+ clubs in Texas. (And he will if the courts don’t stop SB12! Hearing is on the 18th)
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November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Budget cuts in the wealthiest nation in the world shouldn’t cost people the ability to go to the doctor! Share your stories! #ProtectACA #deconstruction #exvangelical #currentevents #news
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Budget cuts in the wealthiest nation in the world shouldn’t cost people the ability to go to the doctor! Share your stories! #ProtectACA #deconstruction #exvangelical #currentevents #news
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Behind the Curtain: Many feared the assassination of Charlie Kirk would tear apart the country.
Instead, it's ripping apart some of MAGA's biggest celebrities, escalating a fight over Israel, antisemitism and the normalization of hate speech on the right.
Instead, it's ripping apart some of MAGA's biggest celebrities, escalating a fight over Israel, antisemitism and the normalization of hate speech on the right.
Behind the Curtain: Inside post-Kirk MAGA's reality
Kirk's death unleashed an escalating MAGA fight.
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Behind the Curtain: Many feared the assassination of Charlie Kirk would tear apart the country.
Instead, it's ripping apart some of MAGA's biggest celebrities, escalating a fight over Israel, antisemitism and the normalization of hate speech on the right.
Instead, it's ripping apart some of MAGA's biggest celebrities, escalating a fight over Israel, antisemitism and the normalization of hate speech on the right.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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Nearly every Pentagon reporter from almost every major media outlet in America turned in their press badges today, after refusing to endorse the Defense Department's new rules that they say would make it impossible to do their jobs independently.
"A dark day": Pentagon confiscates badges of Defense reporters
The Pentagon Press Association said the move raises public accountability concerns and weakening free speech.
www.axios.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Nearly every Pentagon reporter from almost every major media outlet in America turned in their press badges today, after refusing to endorse the Defense Department's new rules that they say would make it impossible to do their jobs independently.
Perhaps there is still some hope for this timeline. Preserving data for the years to come, when this hellscape we are in comes to an end, is a very important step to ensure the continuation of the scientific research that is currently being erased.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas | CNN
A small group of writers and researchers are launching an ambitious effort to preserve key climate data that the Trump administration has taken offline, including the climate.gov website.
www.cnn.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Perhaps there is still some hope for this timeline. Preserving data for the years to come, when this hellscape we are in comes to an end, is a very important step to ensure the continuation of the scientific research that is currently being erased.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c...
Guess what smart people with common sense never say ....
"A lot of people are saying maybe we like a dictator," Trump said today, after suggesting he could deploy the National Guard in Chicago next. "I don't like a dictator. I'm not a dictator. I'm a man with great common sense and a smart person."
Trump: "I'm not a dictator"
Trump defended his unprecedented federal crackdown on the nation's capital.
www.axios.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Guess what smart people with common sense never say ....
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August 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The Trump administration told the Smithsonian Institution it's launching a "comprehensive internal review" of the world's biggest museum and research complex, per a letter the White House released today.
White House launches Smithsonian review aimed at removing "partisan narratives"
It aims to "ensure alignment" with Trump's directives ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S.
www.axios.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The Trump administration told the Smithsonian Institution it's launching a "comprehensive internal review" of the world's biggest museum and research complex, per a letter the White House released today.
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Had a wonderful conversation with Garrett Graff, the author of this article, on the pod. It’s worth your time. youtu.be/Inkc4OT9TKU?...
America’s $200 Billion Dollar Mistake: A Conversation with Garrett Graff
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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August 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Had a wonderful conversation with Garrett Graff, the author of this article, on the pod. It’s worth your time. youtu.be/Inkc4OT9TKU?...
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If you're younger than me, which is probably most of you...
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SHOCKING OPINION... Maybe We Should Have Hope.
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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July 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you're younger than me, which is probably most of you...
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Excellent bait! It's absolutely okay to click and read this article. I highly recommend it.
Sydney Sweeney needs to be canceled, and it's disgusting that the Republican Party supports her.
Read my essay on it here: charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/why-sydney...
Read my essay on it here: charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/why-sydney...
Why Sydney Sweeney Needs to Be Canceled
Her career needs to end.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excellent bait! It's absolutely okay to click and read this article. I highly recommend it.
And so it begins...
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Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history
"In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."
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July 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And so it begins...
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Trump's claim that Democrats created the Epstein files isn't adding up.
July 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump's claim that Democrats created the Epstein files isn't adding up.
What's next, parents opting kids completely out of class if the kid sitting next to their child is LGBTQ?
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with gay book characters www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with gay book characters www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with LGBTQ book characters
At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
What's next, parents opting kids completely out of class if the kid sitting next to their child is LGBTQ?
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with gay book characters www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...
SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with gay book characters www.npr.org/2025/06/27/n...
Hey y'all! Texas actually did a good thing. www.statesman.com/story/news/s...
New Texas consent law will take effect this fall. What to know about the Summer Willis Act
The Summer Willis Act amends the Texas Penal Code to provide a clear and more comprehensive definition of consent.
www.statesman.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hey y'all! Texas actually did a good thing. www.statesman.com/story/news/s...
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They’re assaulting the mothers and fathers of US soldiers.
Roving gangs of masked men grab human beings off the street.
They send them without due process to prisons in countries they’re not even from where they are then sold into slavery.
Make it stop!!!
Roving gangs of masked men grab human beings off the street.
They send them without due process to prisons in countries they’re not even from where they are then sold into slavery.
Make it stop!!!
June 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
They’re assaulting the mothers and fathers of US soldiers.
Roving gangs of masked men grab human beings off the street.
They send them without due process to prisons in countries they’re not even from where they are then sold into slavery.
Make it stop!!!
Roving gangs of masked men grab human beings off the street.
They send them without due process to prisons in countries they’re not even from where they are then sold into slavery.
Make it stop!!!
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“Bombing for peace is like fucking for chastity.”
- a bumper sticker I had in high school
- a bumper sticker I had in high school
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Bombing for peace is like fucking for chastity.”
- a bumper sticker I had in high school
- a bumper sticker I had in high school
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The Trump administration issued layoff notices to over 600 employees at Voice of America, a federally funded outlet known for providing independent news to countries with restricted press freedom.
June 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Trump administration issued layoff notices to over 600 employees at Voice of America, a federally funded outlet known for providing independent news to countries with restricted press freedom.
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Felicificative [FEE-lih-SIF-ih-kuh-tiv]
(adj.)
- Tending to make happy or produce happiness.
From Latin “felix” (happy)
Used in a sentence:
“The smell of fresh brewed coffee and frying bacon is always so felicificative.”
(adj.)
- Tending to make happy or produce happiness.
From Latin “felix” (happy)
Used in a sentence:
“The smell of fresh brewed coffee and frying bacon is always so felicificative.”
June 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Felicificative [FEE-lih-SIF-ih-kuh-tiv]
(adj.)
- Tending to make happy or produce happiness.
From Latin “felix” (happy)
Used in a sentence:
“The smell of fresh brewed coffee and frying bacon is always so felicificative.”
(adj.)
- Tending to make happy or produce happiness.
From Latin “felix” (happy)
Used in a sentence:
“The smell of fresh brewed coffee and frying bacon is always so felicificative.”
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To the LAPD officers who are standing up for the people of LA, thank you. For the LAPD officers attempting to hurt civilians? The opposite.
June 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
To the LAPD officers who are standing up for the people of LA, thank you. For the LAPD officers attempting to hurt civilians? The opposite.