Sheila Branagan
@sheilabranagan.bsky.social
Daughter of a WW2 British special-ops agent, grand-daughter of a WW2 British General. Pro-democracy American who is heart-broken to watch this fascist take-over of our country.
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Bernie heads to Johnson’s backyard
June 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Bernie heads to Johnson’s backyard
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the takeaway from this is that, for all practical purposes, stephen miller is the acting president of the united states. trump is just play-acting as the boss, as he did on the Apprentice. (gift link)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Stephen Miller’s Fingerprints Are on Everything in Trump’s Second Term
The president ’s deputy chief of staff has played an outsize role in immigration—and amassed more power than almost anyone else at the White House.
www.wsj.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the takeaway from this is that, for all practical purposes, stephen miller is the acting president of the united states. trump is just play-acting as the boss, as he did on the Apprentice. (gift link)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.
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Not long ago, MAGA would have said you're supposed to shoot masked guys in keffiyehs who attack you on the street and try to abduct you.
Hell, they even screamed "terrorist scarf" and threatened to boycott when Rachel Ray wore a keffiyeh-inspired wrap in a Dunkin' Donuts ad!
Hell, they even screamed "terrorist scarf" and threatened to boycott when Rachel Ray wore a keffiyeh-inspired wrap in a Dunkin' Donuts ad!
June 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Not long ago, MAGA would have said you're supposed to shoot masked guys in keffiyehs who attack you on the street and try to abduct you.
Hell, they even screamed "terrorist scarf" and threatened to boycott when Rachel Ray wore a keffiyeh-inspired wrap in a Dunkin' Donuts ad!
Hell, they even screamed "terrorist scarf" and threatened to boycott when Rachel Ray wore a keffiyeh-inspired wrap in a Dunkin' Donuts ad!
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How bad is it? How far into a dark fascism have we fallen? Read this.
If you're not American, I don't know why you would travel to the US at this point. Read this.
And if you are an American, you'd be foolish to think they don't want to do this to us too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
If you're not American, I don't know why you would travel to the US at this point. Read this.
And if you are an American, you'd be foolish to think they don't want to do this to us too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
How bad is it? How far into a dark fascism have we fallen? Read this.
If you're not American, I don't know why you would travel to the US at this point. Read this.
And if you are an American, you'd be foolish to think they don't want to do this to us too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
If you're not American, I don't know why you would travel to the US at this point. Read this.
And if you are an American, you'd be foolish to think they don't want to do this to us too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Trump has gutted FEMA grants to build storm-resistant infrastructure in flood and hurricane-prone communities.
Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024.
Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024.
Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Cuts to FEMA's storm prep program hammer communities that voted for Trump
A CBS News investigation found two-thirds of counties that have lost funding from this FEMA program supported President
www.cbsnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump has gutted FEMA grants to build storm-resistant infrastructure in flood and hurricane-prone communities.
Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024.
Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024.
Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
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The U.S. is organizing evacuations of American citizens out of Israel as Trump considers U.S. strikes against Iran.
US announces evacuations out of Israel for American citizens
The U.S. had been holding off on organizing any flights out of Israel for American citizens as Israel and Iran trade blows.
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The U.S. is organizing evacuations of American citizens out of Israel as Trump considers U.S. strikes against Iran.
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Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
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Can someone in immigration law explain to me how this is legal?
When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
June 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Can someone in immigration law explain to me how this is legal?
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
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Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
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I am just going to write this down now. Trump will be begged to pardon Vance Boelter because he is being persecuted as a Christian.
June 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I am just going to write this down now. Trump will be begged to pardon Vance Boelter because he is being persecuted as a Christian.
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Yesterday, a Trump supporter went on an assassination spree targeting Democrats.
Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.
This isn’t politics — it’s depraved moral rot.
Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.
This isn’t politics — it’s depraved moral rot.
June 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yesterday, a Trump supporter went on an assassination spree targeting Democrats.
Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.
This isn’t politics — it’s depraved moral rot.
Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.
This isn’t politics — it’s depraved moral rot.
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Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.
here’s the moment LASD advanced on protestors with horses and used flash-bangs as we reported live yesterday. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...
NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports from the Los Angeles protests as law enforcement fires flash bangs
NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs. Soboroff spe...
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June 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.
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Sen. Blumenthal: "I think the president should call on the Senate to vote on approval of the Russian sanction bill literally tomorrow...This moment cries out for presidential leadership. There's an urgency here."
June 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Sen. Blumenthal: "I think the president should call on the Senate to vote on approval of the Russian sanction bill literally tomorrow...This moment cries out for presidential leadership. There's an urgency here."
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A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
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People in downtown Los Angeles are laying flowers at the feet of the National Guard
June 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
People in downtown Los Angeles are laying flowers at the feet of the National Guard
Trump's America
June 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trump's America
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""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..."
www.wnep.com/article/news...
www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..."
www.wnep.com/article/news...
www.wnep.com/article/news...
Are they preparing to overthrow the California government?
"Liberate the city"
What does that mean?
The Trump Administration should be asked by every reporter.
What does that mean?
The Trump Administration should be asked by every reporter.
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Are they preparing to overthrow the California government?
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A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.
June 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.
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Pete Hegseth, in a congressional hearing, just refused to commit to abiding by any court decisions about Marines in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pete Hegseth, in a congressional hearing, just refused to commit to abiding by any court decisions about Marines in Los Angeles.
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow the courts if they ruled against President Donald Trump’s deployment of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles.”
Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles
The Defense secretary declined to say whether the Pentagon would comply with any judicial order blocking Trump’s domestic troop deployment.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow the courts if they ruled against President Donald Trump’s deployment of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles.”