Catrina M.
@tinkatoads.bsky.social
Vegetarian, lover of nature, gardening, birding, toads, flying squirrels, snow and democracy.
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Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's non-violent direct action training in St. Paul! Find out how to organize your own direct action, and learn life-saving skills from our medic team.
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's non-violent direct action training in St. Paul! Find out how to organize your own direct action, and learn life-saving skills from our medic team.
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December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill ev...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 AM
December 2, 2025
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The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
The DOGE Damage Elon is Leaving Behind
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings.
Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.
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Are you one of the millions of people heading to a No Kings Day rally today?
Be peaceful. Have fun. Build solidarity.
Heather and I discuss some things to keep in mind as you hit the streets.
Be peaceful. Have fun. Build solidarity.
Heather and I discuss some things to keep in mind as you hit the streets.
"King" Trump’s Reign of Terror | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Are you one of the millions of people heading to a No Kings Day rally today?
Be peaceful. Have fun. Build solidarity.
Heather and I discuss some things to keep in mind as you hit the streets.
Be peaceful. Have fun. Build solidarity.
Heather and I discuss some things to keep in mind as you hit the streets.
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This is a protest guide for No Kings. Updated to include information about potential agitators and how to keep it peaceful. It's very important not to let violence erupt: psychopete1.substack.com/p/this-one-matters-a-no-kings-protest
This One Matters: A "No Kings" Protest Guide
For Oct 18 and beyond ...
psychopete1.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is a protest guide for No Kings. Updated to include information about potential agitators and how to keep it peaceful. It's very important not to let violence erupt: psychopete1.substack.com/p/this-one-matters-a-no-kings-protest
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October 17, 2025
October 17, 2025 (Friday)
On the morning of October 18, 1775, a small fleet of Royal Navy vessels opened fire on the seaport town that is now known as Portland, Maine.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
October 17, 2025
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It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=5uq9Yf27M473g3hB
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=5uq9Yf27M473g3hB
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
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The Federal Communications Commission's decision to censor Jimmy Kimmel is a crucial reminder that we must defend our First Amendment rights.
Tell your representative: Support a free press and co-sponsor the Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act.
Tell your representative: Support a free press and co-sponsor the Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act.
Congress: Protect Our Free Press
The Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act is our chance to rein in the FCC's out-of-control attacks on our free press. Congress must act now to pass this bill.
action.aclu.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Federal Communications Commission's decision to censor Jimmy Kimmel is a crucial reminder that we must defend our First Amendment rights.
Tell your representative: Support a free press and co-sponsor the Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act.
Tell your representative: Support a free press and co-sponsor the Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act.
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Kudos to the state of Oregon for immediately fighting back against Trump’s authoritarianism.
Tyranny is only possible when we submit to it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-sues-trump-administration-deployment-national-guard-troops-port-rcna234307
Tyranny is only possible when we submit to it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-sues-trump-administration-deployment-national-guard-troops-port-rcna234307
Oregon sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard troops to Portland
The suit comes a day after Trump announced he was authorizing the guard to use "full force" in Portland.
www.nbcnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Kudos to the state of Oregon for immediately fighting back against Trump’s authoritarianism.
Tyranny is only possible when we submit to it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-sues-trump-administration-deployment-national-guard-troops-port-rcna234307
Tyranny is only possible when we submit to it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-sues-trump-administration-deployment-national-guard-troops-port-rcna234307
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September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
September 25, 2025
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Interesting given 1400 detainees that were held at the Florida concentration camp are missing.
🧊🚨✈️ HAPPENING NOW 🐊
👉 Landing at the Everglades Concentration Camp
The same Omni 767 (tail: N705KW) that was turned away from Venezuela earlier today‼️
Presumably still full of Venezuelan nationals 👀
👉 Landing at the Everglades Concentration Camp
The same Omni 767 (tail: N705KW) that was turned away from Venezuela earlier today‼️
Presumably still full of Venezuelan nationals 👀
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Interesting given 1400 detainees that were held at the Florida concentration camp are missing.
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September 21, 2025
September 21, 2025
On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures—a key report for understanding inflation—without explanation.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
September 21, 2025
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Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
crow.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
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We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
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All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now
The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...
www.thedissident.news
September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
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NEW: With Trump acting as both POTUS and as his own crypto brand ambassador, it’s hard to tell which job he’s doing at any given moment.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW: With Trump acting as both POTUS and as his own crypto brand ambassador, it’s hard to tell which job he’s doing at any given moment.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
Sunny sunflowers.
September 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sunny sunflowers.
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In just a few days, you’ve really filled up the map of No Kings Day events for October 18!
Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In just a few days, you’ve really filled up the map of No Kings Day events for October 18!
Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Find a peaceful protest near you (or start one if you don’t see any local options) for our next nationwide day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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NEW: Senate Republicans have BLOCKED Schumer's effort to release the Epstein files. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Senate Republicans Vote Down Democrats’ Push on Epstein Files
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer decries “coverups,” while GOP leader John Thune calls the measure a political stunt.
www.wsj.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NEW: Senate Republicans have BLOCKED Schumer's effort to release the Epstein files. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025
Yesterday, the 51 Democratic Texas state representatives who left the state for Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts on August 3 to prevent Republican lawmakers from redistricting Texas to give five ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
August 19, 2025
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As ppl look for transparency & accountability we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes @justsecurity.org
It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failure (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
As ppl look for transparency & accountability we’ve put together a comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes @justsecurity.org
It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
It’s a “tale of national disgrace” spanning 3 decades
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...