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Joy
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Welder by trade. Plant & cat lover extraordinaire. Maker of various things. Into spooky season, horror, & so much more.
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Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
May 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The DUI hire strikes again. Look at this failing forward frat trash. Merritt my a$$.🙄
•••••BREAKING•••••

The Shocking Saga of Signalgate continues…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used Signal far more frequently than previously reported.

Using the unsecured “dirty line” he ordered to be set up in his government office, he engaged in at least 12 Signal chats for official…
May 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is awesome!!!!
Big news in North Carolina: A federal judge (appointed by Trump) has handed a major loss to Republican Jefferson Griffin, who's trying to overturn November's supreme court race.

The judge, Richard Myers, ordered North Carolina's Board of Elections to certify Democratic Justice Allison Riggs's win.
Federal judge orders NC to certify Riggs as winner in Supreme Court election
The decision could bring an end to nearly six months of legal battles over the Republican candidate’s attempt to overturn his loss.
www.newsobserver.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is unacceptable 😤
Would-be governor, would-be moderate Republican Mike Lawler can't answer questions, has questioner, social worker @emilyjaynef.bsky.social, forcibly removed as constituents shout "Shame! Shame! Shame!"
May 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I love her fire & intelligence ♡
Jasmine Crockett isn't being quiet about it—when it's time to elect the next House Oversight Committee ranking member, she wants the job.

And she’s earned it.

Let's back up @repjasmine.bsky.social . We need her voice in leadership—ASAP!
May 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I completely agree.
Why do Elon "Social Security's a Ponzi scheme" Musk and his DOGE cronies need to stick their fingers in your personal data — your work history, income, benefits, and health records?

Trump and Musk need to get their hands off Americans' Social Security.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Amer...
apnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Look at my NOT shocked face🙄🤬
NEW: Gavin Kliger, one of Elon Musk’s young DOGE delinquents who helped the Trump regime carry out mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling.

Not only does this constitute a conflict of interest,…
May 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
She's 💯% correct.
🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy

H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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The EU, UK, Mexico, Canada, Panama, Greenland, Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. (every country) can help us take back the USA by refusing to communicate and stop trade with the U.S. while we protest and have a General Strike beginning 5/1/25 until the orange plague and his clowns resign!
April 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
t.co/lg46ijHLDF
April 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Oh my... y'all should absolutely watch this.
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:

—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.

Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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here's what you can do to derail Schedule F and restore an independent civil service: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-tangible...
A tangible thing you can do today to fight Trump's takeover of the federal government
Write a comment on a rule that will neuter Schedule F
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Pay attention to this.
Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. They have been laying the groundwork for five months, and unless the federal courts intervene, they just might succeed. If they do, it could usher in a new era of election subversion in future contests across the country.
Republicans Are Trying to Steal an Election
From Marc | For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Protest opportunities:
EL SALVADOR has consulates in the FOLLOWING STATES:

Arkansas, Arizona, Cali, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mayland, Minnesota, N Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, D.C.

consuladoselsalvador.com
➤ Consulados de El Salvador en EEUU (CERCA DE MI)
➤ ¡Bienvenido al portal de trámites en el Consulado Salvadoreño en USA! Encuentra RÁPIDAMENTE direcciones, teléfonos y guía de servicios.
consuladoselsalvador.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return

"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Give this a watch.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and I discuss the ongoing influence of dark money in the courts, how the Trump administration is tearing apart the Justice Department and Elon Musk-led threats against judges. youtu.be/bpUSPPzHa0k
Don’t Believe That Trump Will Follow Court Orders | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Oh MAGA, bless yer hearts.
April 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Call your senators!!!!
Today’s Action Item: the fight is not over! The SAVE Act goes to the Senate where we must defeat it. Make those calls to your senators!

☎️ 202-224-3121
@5calls.org

@aclu.org
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@joannapopper.bsky.social
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Apr 10
The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.

Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
April 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After a massive public outcry, Elon Musk's DOGE is backing away from cuts to phone service that would have forced millions of Americans into overcrowded field offices.

Your voice matters!
Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry
"Telephone remains a viable option to the public," the agency said in a statement.
www.axios.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Kidnappings.
Human trafficking.
Disappearing.
Human rights violations.
April 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM