Sherry O'Keefe
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Sherry O'Keefe
@sherryokeefe.bsky.social
Poet with a day job.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Participating in this will dog them their entire lives.
March 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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A board that protects the rights of federal employees ordered the Department of Agriculture to reinstate over 5,000 probationary workers fired by the Trump administration as the board investigates their terminations.
Federal Protections Board Orders USDA to Reinstate 5k Workers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The wealthy have intentionally destroyed class consciousness so that they can exploit the vast majority of people.

If we’re going to fight back and ultimately win this class war, it’s time we got familiar with how our politics actually work.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-thorough...
A Thoroughly Confused Country: An Introduction to Class Politics and a Way Forward
Americans suffer from a lack of class consciousness, which makes them easy prey for manipulation
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."
March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This is next level! 💥
March 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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“My GOP colleagues must look at what is right in front of them – from nominees who won’t follow court orders to the firing of dedicated FBI agents. They need to act, not continue to acquiesce to the President.”

Thank you @amyklobuchar.com for this strong #CupOfJoe! More of this please!
March 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Evil.
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Bernard Herrmann - Moby Dick Cantata (1938) - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLR2...
Bernard Herrmann - Moby Dick Cantata (1938)
YouTube video by Bartje Bartmans
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."

The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.

Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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"daddy, what did you do in the war"

son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet

we all did our part
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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As usual, Donnie’s brain is playing shorthanded.
February 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Happy Black History Month all year!! We are not going back.
(Traveling safely may be another story).

#USDemocracy in flight.
February 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Timely
February 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Kash Patel is Director of the FBI.

Here's what's coming...

Patel will use the FBI to investigate (possibly prosecute) perceived political opponents of Donald Trump, including former Biden Administration officials, current Democratic lawmakers and anyone that criticizes the Trump Administration.
February 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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The Trump administration is now bringing the postwar era to an end. No one should be surprised: this is what they said they would do. America's European and Asian allies need to adjust, quickly.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.

For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.

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February 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to protect Americans from predatory lenders, junk fees, and fraud.

Shutting it down does nothing more than give sketchy companies a free pass to prey on the public.

We’re not going to let that happen.
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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JUST IN:

Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM