Susana (she/her)
@susanavdr.bsky.social
Not that kind of Dr. Engineer turned voting rights activist.
When you spell out Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the character of people who oppose DEI becomes much more clear. Spell it out!
When you spell out Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the character of people who oppose DEI becomes much more clear. Spell it out!
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2025-08-01 House Redistricting - Susana
YouTube video by Susana Carranza
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My testimony last night at the TX Lege. These hearings are for show, since they have been ignoring the vast majority of people who came testify. Here is the link if you want to watch mine: youtu.be/U_a22X31UUk?...
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President Trump’s AI order is an attempt to kill responsible safety reforms passed by states, which would create a lawless Wild West environment for AI companies that puts Americans at risk. This is a terrible idea.
My statement:
My statement:
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
President Trump’s AI order is an attempt to kill responsible safety reforms passed by states, which would create a lawless Wild West environment for AI companies that puts Americans at risk. This is a terrible idea.
My statement:
My statement:
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Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/3m2ZShR
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Somali-American communities are being targeted by the Trump Administration.
And DHS will continue to lie and spread misinformation about arresting U.S. citizens.
This makes none of us safer.
And DHS will continue to lie and spread misinformation about arresting U.S. citizens.
This makes none of us safer.
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Somali-American communities are being targeted by the Trump Administration.
And DHS will continue to lie and spread misinformation about arresting U.S. citizens.
This makes none of us safer.
And DHS will continue to lie and spread misinformation about arresting U.S. citizens.
This makes none of us safer.
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The Albuquerque election was a referendum on whether the city should cooperate with or obstruct ICE and CBP operations. Those for obstruction won by a two-to-one margin.
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The Albuquerque election was a referendum on whether the city should cooperate with or obstruct ICE and CBP operations. Those for obstruction won by a two-to-one margin.
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AP: “Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, some more than five months… Attorneys highlighted the government’s own admissions to longer custody times, contaminated food, lack of medical care…” apnews.com/article/immi...
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
AP: “Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, some more than five months… Attorneys highlighted the government’s own admissions to longer custody times, contaminated food, lack of medical care…” apnews.com/article/immi...
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Trump keeps attacking women. We’re still not responding. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Trump on Women
The new Mayor of Miami, Florida, is a Democrat.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Trump keeps attacking women. We’re still not responding. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Republicans just wrapped a meeting on healthcare and not even pretending to have a plan.
They’re blaming Dems for the shutdown, as if that stopped them from doing the job. They were still getting paid, they could have been working the entire time.
15 years of whining about Obamacare—still nothing!
They’re blaming Dems for the shutdown, as if that stopped them from doing the job. They were still getting paid, they could have been working the entire time.
15 years of whining about Obamacare—still nothing!
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Republicans just wrapped a meeting on healthcare and not even pretending to have a plan.
They’re blaming Dems for the shutdown, as if that stopped them from doing the job. They were still getting paid, they could have been working the entire time.
15 years of whining about Obamacare—still nothing!
They’re blaming Dems for the shutdown, as if that stopped them from doing the job. They were still getting paid, they could have been working the entire time.
15 years of whining about Obamacare—still nothing!
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This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.
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"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
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A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would be a five-alarm antitrust fire.
Not to mention it's backed by a who's who of Trump buddies and foreign money.
The government's review of any deal needs to be based on the law and facts — not who sucked up the most to Donald Trump.
Not to mention it's backed by a who's who of Trump buddies and foreign money.
The government's review of any deal needs to be based on the law and facts — not who sucked up the most to Donald Trump.
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would be a five-alarm antitrust fire.
Not to mention it's backed by a who's who of Trump buddies and foreign money.
The government's review of any deal needs to be based on the law and facts — not who sucked up the most to Donald Trump.
Not to mention it's backed by a who's who of Trump buddies and foreign money.
The government's review of any deal needs to be based on the law and facts — not who sucked up the most to Donald Trump.
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Read this as an American woman and then go break something.
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Read this as an American woman and then go break something.
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MAGA-like Marjorie Taylor Greene-never care about the type of pain they inflict on others until it happens to them
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
MAGA-like Marjorie Taylor Greene-never care about the type of pain they inflict on others until it happens to them
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political⁰ allies.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political⁰ allies.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political⁰ allies.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political⁰ allies.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Good morning everyone!
Yesterday, I published a Substack that looks thoroughly at the legal reasoning behind the Trump Administration's attacks on boats. Whether they are drug boats or not is irrelevant. The strikes are illegal.
champ.ly/u8lf3JI0
Yesterday, I published a Substack that looks thoroughly at the legal reasoning behind the Trump Administration's attacks on boats. Whether they are drug boats or not is irrelevant. The strikes are illegal.
champ.ly/u8lf3JI0
The Legal “Lie Onion”: Trump’s Caribbean Boat Strikes
The problem with the boat strikes in the Caribbean and whether they qualify as war crimes or not is that it reduces a much larger conversation with many, many legal issues to a simple one-topic conversation.
kellyscaletta.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Good morning everyone!
Yesterday, I published a Substack that looks thoroughly at the legal reasoning behind the Trump Administration's attacks on boats. Whether they are drug boats or not is irrelevant. The strikes are illegal.
champ.ly/u8lf3JI0
Yesterday, I published a Substack that looks thoroughly at the legal reasoning behind the Trump Administration's attacks on boats. Whether they are drug boats or not is irrelevant. The strikes are illegal.
champ.ly/u8lf3JI0
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It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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Latinos for Trump. Listen up.
¡Escucha! ❤️🔥👇🏽
What will we tell our grandchildren?!
Qué les diremos a nuestros nietos?!
Thank you, GRACIAS, araceli.reyes741 on TikTok! 🙏🏽
¡Escucha! ❤️🔥👇🏽
What will we tell our grandchildren?!
Qué les diremos a nuestros nietos?!
Thank you, GRACIAS, araceli.reyes741 on TikTok! 🙏🏽
December 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Latinos for Trump. Listen up.
¡Escucha! ❤️🔥👇🏽
What will we tell our grandchildren?!
Qué les diremos a nuestros nietos?!
Thank you, GRACIAS, araceli.reyes741 on TikTok! 🙏🏽
¡Escucha! ❤️🔥👇🏽
What will we tell our grandchildren?!
Qué les diremos a nuestros nietos?!
Thank you, GRACIAS, araceli.reyes741 on TikTok! 🙏🏽
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The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win
www.theguardian.com
No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win
twp.ai
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
No, New York City’s wealthiest are not fleeing the city after Mamdani’s win
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Interpreting the 14A as narrowly as possible—as SCOTUS has done recently in Dobbs & Trump v. Anderson—aligns neatly with the larger GOP goal of destroying the New Deal state & reviving the overtly white nationalist apartheid regime of the Jim Crow era.
There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Interpreting the 14A as narrowly as possible—as SCOTUS has done recently in Dobbs & Trump v. Anderson—aligns neatly with the larger GOP goal of destroying the New Deal state & reviving the overtly white nationalist apartheid regime of the Jim Crow era.
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Whether these men were on a list or not is irrelevant
THERE. IS. NO. JUSTIFICATION. FOR. KILLING. SHIPWRECKED. MEN.
THERE. IS. NO. JUSTIFICATION. FOR. KILLING. SHIPWRECKED. MEN.
He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Whether these men were on a list or not is irrelevant
THERE. IS. NO. JUSTIFICATION. FOR. KILLING. SHIPWRECKED. MEN.
THERE. IS. NO. JUSTIFICATION. FOR. KILLING. SHIPWRECKED. MEN.