@sherylcwithans.bsky.social
Big fan of democracy. Blue dot in a red state.
“Bloom where you’re planted.”
“Bloom where you’re planted.”
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So much for three equal branches . . .
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Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵
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"If we want to win the ideological contest w/ China & Russia in this century, we must improve our democratic system of government. #RankedChoiceVoting improves democratic performance."
– Former US Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social for @msnbc.com
– Former US Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social for @msnbc.com
Opinion | How America can still win against anti-democratic forces like Russia and China
To defeat authoritarian ideologies, U.S. leaders must devote more attention to improving our democratic system of government at home.
www.msnbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"If we want to win the ideological contest w/ China & Russia in this century, we must improve our democratic system of government. #RankedChoiceVoting improves democratic performance."
– Former US Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social for @msnbc.com
– Former US Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social for @msnbc.com
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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Priorities
October 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Priorities
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Trump commuting Santos is not just a curiosity. It’s a feature of corruption… it’s a message… if you like me you can get away with anything. If we accept this as ok our kids will never forgive us
October 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Trump commuting Santos is not just a curiosity. It’s a feature of corruption… it’s a message… if you like me you can get away with anything. If we accept this as ok our kids will never forgive us
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Hegseth’s Department of War…
October 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hegseth’s Department of War…
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Editorial cartoonist John Deering mocks Trump’s Herculean effort to inflate the danger of Antifa as a pretext to send troops into Democratic-run cities.
October 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Editorial cartoonist John Deering mocks Trump’s Herculean effort to inflate the danger of Antifa as a pretext to send troops into Democratic-run cities.
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
From Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich . . . if former Presidents were Trump-like . . .
September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
From Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich . . . if former Presidents were Trump-like . . .
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Odd, how we can’t afford to give Americans healthcare, but we can afford to drop $200,000,000,000 on Argentina with a moment’s notice.
September 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Odd, how we can’t afford to give Americans healthcare, but we can afford to drop $200,000,000,000 on Argentina with a moment’s notice.
Very important read . . . or listen to The Daily podcast episode re: this investigation.
If it smells like a rat . . .
If it smells like a rat . . .
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Very important read . . . or listen to The Daily podcast episode re: this investigation.
If it smells like a rat . . .
If it smells like a rat . . .
We won’t hear a peep from this Administration about the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S.
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We won’t hear a peep from this Administration about the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S.
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Kirk calling for the execution of Joe Biden would have really impressed Jesus.
Nehls to Kash Patel: "I would say if Charlie Kirk lived in Biblical times, he'd have been the 13th disciple."
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Kirk calling for the execution of Joe Biden would have really impressed Jesus.
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Editorial cartoonist John Deering captures the thoughts of disgruntled National Guard members who have been tasked with picking up trash in Trump’s effort to federally police U.S. cities.
September 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Editorial cartoonist John Deering captures the thoughts of disgruntled National Guard members who have been tasked with picking up trash in Trump’s effort to federally police U.S. cities.
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Cartoon by Michael Ramirez, Bad Medicine 9-2-25.jpg
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Cartoon by Michael Ramirez, Bad Medicine 9-2-25.jpg
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More on the shooting at the Naval Academy, per NBC News
September 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
More on the shooting at the Naval Academy, per NBC News
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A white man shoots Charlie Kirk at a white college in a white state and suddenly HBCUs are the ones under threat. Make it make sense. 👀
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
Charlie Kirk Gets Shot in Utah By A White Man, and Now HBCUs Are On Lockdown —Make It Make Sense
This Substack is reader-supported.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A white man shoots Charlie Kirk at a white college in a white state and suddenly HBCUs are the ones under threat. Make it make sense. 👀
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
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The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
August 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
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Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
Jen Pawol breaks MLB's gender barrier as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
bit.ly
August 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Jen Pawol has made history as the first female umpire to work a regular-season game in the major leagues.
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Trump is a walking wrecking ball of law, tradition, civility, manners, and morals.
The presidency will never be the same post-Trump. Now the White House won't be, either. He's bent on making concrete and visible his destruction of centuries-old norms and values.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
The presidency will never be the same post-Trump. Now the White House won't be, either. He's bent on making concrete and visible his destruction of centuries-old norms and values.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting
The president doesn’t respect what the executive mansion stands for, so why would he respect its architecture?
www.thebulwark.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump is a walking wrecking ball of law, tradition, civility, manners, and morals.
The presidency will never be the same post-Trump. Now the White House won't be, either. He's bent on making concrete and visible his destruction of centuries-old norms and values.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
The presidency will never be the same post-Trump. Now the White House won't be, either. He's bent on making concrete and visible his destruction of centuries-old norms and values.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
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“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, an Univ. of Minnesota expert on infectious disease
mRNA vaccines “certainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offit—a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
mRNA vaccines “certainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offit—a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, an Univ. of Minnesota expert on infectious disease
mRNA vaccines “certainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offit—a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
mRNA vaccines “certainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offit—a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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August 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM