Steph Widman
@swidmanri.bsky.social
•Insomnia rages while the world burns •Believer of SCIENCE and empathy
•Fan of film, podcasts, cats & politics
She/Her
•Fan of film, podcasts, cats & politics
She/Her
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This is a crime. People should be held accountable for this.
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is a crime. People should be held accountable for this.
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we believe we are special and we simply are not
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
we believe we are special and we simply are not
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
March 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
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it’s only cloture if it comes from the Clôture region, otherwise it’s just sparkling capitulation
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
it’s only cloture if it comes from the Clôture region, otherwise it’s just sparkling capitulation
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sometimes I wish that the U.S. made third parties feasible, but right now I'd settle for a second
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
sometimes I wish that the U.S. made third parties feasible, but right now I'd settle for a second
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
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the thing about “democrats should take popular cultural positions” is that what constitutes popular is a function of an interaction between the public and elites. if a faction of elites start screaming about a vulnerable minority and another faction says they have a point, this shapes the public.
In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular."
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
March 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
the thing about “democrats should take popular cultural positions” is that what constitutes popular is a function of an interaction between the public and elites. if a faction of elites start screaming about a vulnerable minority and another faction says they have a point, this shapes the public.
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I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv
March 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv
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The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
March 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
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It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
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Remember; a thousand years from now they will still be singing folks songs about Zelensky and lining up to piss on Trump’s grave.
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Remember; a thousand years from now they will still be singing folks songs about Zelensky and lining up to piss on Trump’s grave.
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
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Call to action: An automated tool to send emails & calls to your elected US officials in solidarity with Ukraine. If you are from outside of the US "do not" use google maps to find an address or add a personal message saying you're a Republican. #3E #StandWithUkraine americancoalitionforukraine.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Call to action: An automated tool to send emails & calls to your elected US officials in solidarity with Ukraine. If you are from outside of the US "do not" use google maps to find an address or add a personal message saying you're a Republican. #3E #StandWithUkraine americancoalitionforukraine.org
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Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today.
"They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."
"They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."
February 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today.
"They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."
"They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."
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Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found out that TWENTY emails is considered a lot to politicians on an issue.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
TWENTY.
As in, they call that getting slammed.
So next time you see a request to email your rep, or call, keep that in mind.
TWENTY is a lot.
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
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Does the Times regret its contributions to those attacks?
February 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Does the Times regret its contributions to those attacks?
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“Many of those interviewed broke down in tears as they described the rapid destruction of decades of work …
“‘You could open the funding floodgates again tomorrow and you will still have children dying months from now because of this pause,’” one scientist said.
“‘You could open the funding floodgates again tomorrow and you will still have children dying months from now because of this pause,’” one scientist said.
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid (Gift Article)
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Many of those interviewed broke down in tears as they described the rapid destruction of decades of work …
“‘You could open the funding floodgates again tomorrow and you will still have children dying months from now because of this pause,’” one scientist said.
“‘You could open the funding floodgates again tomorrow and you will still have children dying months from now because of this pause,’” one scientist said.