Oliviasketchbook/ThePirateFox
@the-pirate-fox.bsky.social
Queer Illustrator - hates requiring an online presence to function in today's society but is trying their best.
Pinned
Heads up - this account will be for posting personal art and sharing/supporting my circle of people
Such as their crafts, commission pages and shoutouts for the small businesses and goals -
but there will also be posts about politics and strong opinions that could be triggering or upsetting.
Such as their crafts, commission pages and shoutouts for the small businesses and goals -
but there will also be posts about politics and strong opinions that could be triggering or upsetting.
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BREAKING: A federal judge halted provisions of Trump’s anti-voting order that required documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and targeted mail-in ballot receipt deadlines.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Voting Decree, Says it Would Likely Disenfranchise Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge halted provisions of Trump’s anti-voting order that required documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration and targeted mail-in ballot receipt deadlines.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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Why anti-ICE protests are spreading across the US
Why anti-ICE protests are spreading across the US
For now, Trump maintains control of the National Guard in Los Angeles as major protests against the president’s immigration raids continue
www.independent.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why anti-ICE protests are spreading across the US
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Airlines suspend flights after Israel strikes Iran reut.rs/3HFGuat
Airlines suspend flights after Israel strikes Iran
Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations.
reut.rs
June 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Airlines suspend flights after Israel strikes Iran reut.rs/3HFGuat
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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
June 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
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Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year.
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year.
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
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This is the term we must use now, yes.
June 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is the term we must use now, yes.
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Disgusting and unacceptable.
Manhandling, throwing to the ground, and handcuffing a duly elected U.S. Senator for conducting oversight is what you see from fascist, authoritarian regimes.
If it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.
Manhandling, throwing to the ground, and handcuffing a duly elected U.S. Senator for conducting oversight is what you see from fascist, authoritarian regimes.
If it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Disgusting and unacceptable.
Manhandling, throwing to the ground, and handcuffing a duly elected U.S. Senator for conducting oversight is what you see from fascist, authoritarian regimes.
If it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.
Manhandling, throwing to the ground, and handcuffing a duly elected U.S. Senator for conducting oversight is what you see from fascist, authoritarian regimes.
If it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.
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Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, reacting to Senator Padilla being handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s press conference:
“I’ve seen that one clip. It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know.”
“I’ve seen that one clip. It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, reacting to Senator Padilla being handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s press conference:
“I’ve seen that one clip. It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know.”
“I’ve seen that one clip. It’s horrible. It is shocking at every level. It’s not the America I know.”
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This is what Trump's government thugs are willing to do in broad daylight, to a US Senator, with cameras on.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
June 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is what Trump's government thugs are willing to do in broad daylight, to a US Senator, with cameras on.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
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Kristi Noem’s threat should be taken EXTREMELY seriously by Los Angeles residents and our elected leadership.
“We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership.”
This is a major threat.
DO NOT STOP RESlSTlNG.
“We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership.”
This is a major threat.
DO NOT STOP RESlSTlNG.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Kristi Noem’s threat should be taken EXTREMELY seriously by Los Angeles residents and our elected leadership.
“We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership.”
This is a major threat.
DO NOT STOP RESlSTlNG.
“We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership.”
This is a major threat.
DO NOT STOP RESlSTlNG.
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
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Rep. Tran: "Sen. Padilla was physically assaulted and arrested for attending Sec. Noem's press event...Would you have me forcibly removed from your press event if I walked in?"
Hegseth: "I'm not going to speculate on a hypothetical."
Rep. Tran: "I'll take that as a yes."
Hegseth: "I'm not going to speculate on a hypothetical."
Rep. Tran: "I'll take that as a yes."
June 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rep. Tran: "Sen. Padilla was physically assaulted and arrested for attending Sec. Noem's press event...Would you have me forcibly removed from your press event if I walked in?"
Hegseth: "I'm not going to speculate on a hypothetical."
Rep. Tran: "I'll take that as a yes."
Hegseth: "I'm not going to speculate on a hypothetical."
Rep. Tran: "I'll take that as a yes."
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They lie about everything
June 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
They lie about everything
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Blatant lies from official government feeds. Do they not know we all see the video?
June 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Blatant lies from official government feeds. Do they not know we all see the video?
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Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reut.rs/4l4iOev
Democratic US Senator Padilla forced to ground, handcuffed by security agents
Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a Thursday press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reut.rs/4l4iOev
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“Please continue peacefully protesting.”
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
June 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Please continue peacefully protesting.”
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks out after being forcibly removed from DHS Sec. Noem's press conference.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters reut.rs/4hNCXn7
US is pushing more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, sources say
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters reut.rs/4hNCXn7
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📌BREAKING: The University of Michigan has surrendered to the racist, felon Trump.
I am so goddam tired of these fucking institutions submitting to this gutless thug, I am sweating as I type this.
📌START STANDING UP FOR YOURSELVES AND AMERICA, YOU PATHETIC BABIES.
📌GROW A DAMN BACKBONE.
I am so goddam tired of these fucking institutions submitting to this gutless thug, I am sweating as I type this.
📌START STANDING UP FOR YOURSELVES AND AMERICA, YOU PATHETIC BABIES.
📌GROW A DAMN BACKBONE.
University of Michigan, a longtime champion of progressive values, to close its DEI office
University President Santa Ono informed staffers in an email, saying Michigan remains committed to diversity among its students, faculty and staff.
www.freep.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
📌BREAKING: The University of Michigan has surrendered to the racist, felon Trump.
I am so goddam tired of these fucking institutions submitting to this gutless thug, I am sweating as I type this.
📌START STANDING UP FOR YOURSELVES AND AMERICA, YOU PATHETIC BABIES.
📌GROW A DAMN BACKBONE.
I am so goddam tired of these fucking institutions submitting to this gutless thug, I am sweating as I type this.
📌START STANDING UP FOR YOURSELVES AND AMERICA, YOU PATHETIC BABIES.
📌GROW A DAMN BACKBONE.
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Bless you, Greenland! 🇬🇱
Greenland Trip Cancelled After Locals Refuse to Meet Usha Vance
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
www.thegodpodcast.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Bless you, Greenland! 🇬🇱
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Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest is a clarifying moment for American democracy, writes senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/ZfQOSf
March 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest is a clarifying moment for American democracy, writes senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/ZfQOSf
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Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
Trump administration cuts $153 million in Illinois public health, substance abuse programs
The Illinois cuts are part of $12 billion in grants that the federal Department of Health and Human Services canceled this week.
www.wbez.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
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Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?
March 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?
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This headline just shows how bad this is getting:
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
But millions applying for retirement or survivor benefits will no longer be allowed to verify their identity by phone and will need to do so online or in person.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This headline just shows how bad this is getting:
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Things Brad Schimel is proud of:
1. Being named in the suit “Planned Parenthood v. Schimel” (a case won by @crawfordforwi)
2. Supporting the 1849 abortion ban
3. Using taxpayer funds to mint “kicking ass every day” coins while leaving rape kits untested
Vote for Susan Crawford.
1. Being named in the suit “Planned Parenthood v. Schimel” (a case won by @crawfordforwi)
2. Supporting the 1849 abortion ban
3. Using taxpayer funds to mint “kicking ass every day” coins while leaving rape kits untested
Vote for Susan Crawford.
March 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Things Brad Schimel is proud of:
1. Being named in the suit “Planned Parenthood v. Schimel” (a case won by @crawfordforwi)
2. Supporting the 1849 abortion ban
3. Using taxpayer funds to mint “kicking ass every day” coins while leaving rape kits untested
Vote for Susan Crawford.
1. Being named in the suit “Planned Parenthood v. Schimel” (a case won by @crawfordforwi)
2. Supporting the 1849 abortion ban
3. Using taxpayer funds to mint “kicking ass every day” coins while leaving rape kits untested
Vote for Susan Crawford.