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Ximena Wheeler
@thexwheeler.bsky.social
feminist.
Executive producer of thought-provoking live shows addressing critical social issues such as inequality, violence, and mental health.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ & reproductive health advocate.
My only “black Friday” purchase this year is my 20 class punch pass from my Pilates and barre class studio.

And it’s a great deal, btw.
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
Woman With Ties To Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Family In ICE Custody
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Everyone does gender reveals… so you know what?
October 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Living in this country is making me ill.
September 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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The DOGE team was acting like “a bunch of people who didn’t know what they were doing, with ideas of how government should run — thinking it should work like a McDonald’s or a bank — screaming all the time,” former SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek said.
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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If you voted for Trump for economic reasons, you got got.
September 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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September 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.

Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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U.S. taxpayers have spent $24 billion on Netanyahu's horrific war in Gaza. Instead of starving children, that money could pay for:

700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start

Combined.
August 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Today would be a good day to release the Epstein Files.

Unredacted.

In their entirety.
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a pioneering project to reduce the spread of dengue, a terrible disease.
Get ready, Brazil. The 'good mosquitoes' are coming
Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a pioneering project to reduce the spread of dengue, a terrible disease.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Stephen Colbert’s Late Show is ending next May—not with a new host, but with no show at all. Meredith Blake explains why fans aren’t buying CBS’s “financial decision.”
Stephen Colbert's Cancellation Shows Corporate Media Will Do Anything to Appease Trump
CBS just killed the top show in late night for 'financial reasons.' (Translation: to make sure Paramount's sale goes thr
contrarian.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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DEPORTATIONS ARE ORDERED BY JUDGES! These are not deportations! Stop calling them deportations!
July 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.

He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”

Thread 👇
July 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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"Democrats who condemn inhumane conditions and deplore violent crimes against humanity not only demonstrate their values but throw Republicans on defense." @jenrubin.bsky.social
Democrats Must Lean into Defense of Immigrants
Trump’s reign of terror is rotten policy
contrarian.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Trump is pushing to gut Congress’s power of the purse. Former Rep. Tom Malinowski warns that this week’s budget showdown will serve as a test of whether lawmakers will stand up to authoritarian overreach.
Congress could protect democracy—if it wanted to
Thi week's 'rescission' scramble shows exactly why our elected officials need to stand up to tyrants.
contrarian.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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“Men are alone, we are so depressed.🥺”

Gee, I wonder why women are choosing to avoid men…it’s almost like you take our lives if your fragile ego is hurt or feels rejected ….
July 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
So… my town is on fire.
July 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.
Trump sets 50% tariff rate for Brazil, blasting treatment of former far-right president
President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.
n.pr
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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👉🏻 @hautefolie.bsky.social uploaded the "bbba" to chatgpt for analysis. 4+ minutes. Can watch it at 1.5x speed.

youtu.be/xUg5AsjI1AI?...
I uploaded all 1,118 pages of HR 1 (the Bug Beautiful Bill Act) into ChatGPT & this is what it said
YouTube video by Chef Boyardee
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM