Shawn Maeder
@shawnmaeder.bsky.social
Here for all things Irish; also sociolinguistics, poetry and progressive politics
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Newsom isn't the man.
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Newsom isn't the man.
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We have to get rid of Schumer and Jeffries.
This is about saving our country now.
They have to go.
This is about saving our country now.
They have to go.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM
We have to get rid of Schumer and Jeffries.
This is about saving our country now.
They have to go.
This is about saving our country now.
They have to go.
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“I do not want my tax dollars or Haverford’s resources to be used to support a poorly trained, unprofessional, and cruel secret police force."
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
Haverford Township bars police from cooperating with ICE in noncriminal immigration enforcement
A township commissioner said it is "not our role" to act as a federal immigration authority.
www.inquirer.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“I do not want my tax dollars or Haverford’s resources to be used to support a poorly trained, unprofessional, and cruel secret police force."
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
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I think we have successfully moved the Overton window on top Dems’ leadership failures. I can’t turn around without finding an article criticizing them and talking about how they hide behind polling.
Why does the mainstream Democratic response to authoritarian violence always have to be abstracted like this? defector.com/how-hard-is-...
How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder? | Defector
By now you’ve almost certainly seen the video for yourself, or read about it: an ICE agent shooting a Minneapolis woman, Renee Nicole Good, in the head from point-blank range, killing her as she…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I think we have successfully moved the Overton window on top Dems’ leadership failures. I can’t turn around without finding an article criticizing them and talking about how they hide behind polling.
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This is my friend Jessie. She's amazing and a sweetheart to organize alongside. Saw a lot of comments asking how she is. She was released same day. We hope to have more soon. Media contacts can get in touch with grandrapidsopponentsofwar@gmail.com
Not our first problems with GRPD to be sure....
Not our first problems with GRPD to be sure....
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This is my friend Jessie. She's amazing and a sweetheart to organize alongside. Saw a lot of comments asking how she is. She was released same day. We hope to have more soon. Media contacts can get in touch with grandrapidsopponentsofwar@gmail.com
Not our first problems with GRPD to be sure....
Not our first problems with GRPD to be sure....
Makes me wish I lived in NewYork
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Makes me wish I lived in NewYork
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If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
Pretty sure that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 because there were sick kids.
I remember it very differently, but I must be wrong if the Makin’ Copies guy is spitting facts
October 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Pretty sure that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 because there were sick kids.
What is she on?
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What is she on?
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John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...
October 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...
What is going on here, Chicago? Pritzker?
Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.
October 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What is going on here, Chicago? Pritzker?
What is wrong with this man???
Hakeem Jeffries still refuses to endorse the Democratic Nominee for NYC mayor but has plenty of praise for Eric Adams who, left the party, openly supports Trump, & cut a deal with Trump to disappear the DOJ’s bribery & corruption charges against him. Can’t imagine why the Dem Party has 26% approval🤔
September 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What is wrong with this man???
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Jesus Christ, how are you so unbelievably bad at this?
A deeply unpopular president is recklessly destroying our government, wrecking our democracy, covering up pedophilia and now threatening to use military force against our own citizens but you're tsk-tsking about protecting healthcare?
A deeply unpopular president is recklessly destroying our government, wrecking our democracy, covering up pedophilia and now threatening to use military force against our own citizens but you're tsk-tsking about protecting healthcare?
The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
September 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Jesus Christ, how are you so unbelievably bad at this?
A deeply unpopular president is recklessly destroying our government, wrecking our democracy, covering up pedophilia and now threatening to use military force against our own citizens but you're tsk-tsking about protecting healthcare?
A deeply unpopular president is recklessly destroying our government, wrecking our democracy, covering up pedophilia and now threatening to use military force against our own citizens but you're tsk-tsking about protecting healthcare?
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Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.
July 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.
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as @tupped.bsky.social writes here, the issue is settled in Europe: Trans people's rights have been written into law. It is the UK that is the extreme outlier, and Irish people who are overly saturated in UK media tend to fall into that orbit too.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
April 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
as @tupped.bsky.social writes here, the issue is settled in Europe: Trans people's rights have been written into law. It is the UK that is the extreme outlier, and Irish people who are overly saturated in UK media tend to fall into that orbit too.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
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tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
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On the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the “T” is out of the acronym on the govt website, and the Trevor Project is fighting to keep specialized services for LBGTQ youth on 988.
My interview with one of their directors www.allrisenews.com/p/stonewall-...
My interview with one of their directors www.allrisenews.com/p/stonewall-...
Stonewall after Skrmetti: Transgender people refuse to be erased
The transgender community fights back after Trump cut off a suicide crisis line that helped 70,000 LGBTQ kids every month.
www.allrisenews.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the “T” is out of the acronym on the govt website, and the Trevor Project is fighting to keep specialized services for LBGTQ youth on 988.
My interview with one of their directors www.allrisenews.com/p/stonewall-...
My interview with one of their directors www.allrisenews.com/p/stonewall-...
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“what are we? a bunch of Americans?!” is a great strategy and I’ve been waiting for them to do this for a long time
MPs publicly call out and criticise JK Rowling in Parliament.
I think this might be a first?
That is now in the Hansard record for all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBm...
I think this might be a first?
That is now in the Hansard record for all time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBm...
June 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“what are we? a bunch of Americans?!” is a great strategy and I’ve been waiting for them to do this for a long time
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Keep telling you Jeffries isn't made for this moment. How can this be his answer? Just useless.
Asked if he supports the war powers resolution (would require Trump to seek authorization from Congress for war with Iran), Hakeem Jeffries says: "I haven't taken a look at it."
June 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Keep telling you Jeffries isn't made for this moment. How can this be his answer? Just useless.
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Dodgers: This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.
June 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Dodgers: This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.
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HAPPENING NOW: New Yorkers are protesting against ICE’s illegal arrest of NYC comptroller Brad Lander.
June 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
HAPPENING NOW: New Yorkers are protesting against ICE’s illegal arrest of NYC comptroller Brad Lander.
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This. Is. MASSIVE! 🔥🙌🎉
June 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This. Is. MASSIVE! 🔥🙌🎉