@upgrandma.bsky.social
Fiber artist (fancy description for quilter!), proud grandma, happily married, love living in the UP, dealing with MS. #MichiganWomenForDemocracy #Yoopers💙United
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I will never get sick of Gavin Newsom trolling Donald Trump.
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I will never get sick of Gavin Newsom trolling Donald Trump.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Department of Homeland Security investigates rural Stephenson, Michigan pallet maker with -8- separate federal agencies involved, apparently defending us from immigrants doing work that no Americans are willing to do. www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/07/24/d...
Department of Homeland Security investigates Stephenson business
Representatives from eight federal agencies were present for the investigation.
www.uppermichiganssource.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Department of Homeland Security investigates rural Stephenson, Michigan pallet maker with -8- separate federal agencies involved, apparently defending us from immigrants doing work that no Americans are willing to do. www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/07/24/d...
@maddow.msnbc.com Love seeing you & Nicole together. I want to thank you for 2 things:
1) you covered the first empty chair townhall here in Escanaba MI (I’m the old lady in a wheelchair who put this on), and
1) you covered the first empty chair townhall here in Escanaba MI (I’m the old lady in a wheelchair who put this on), and
July 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com Love seeing you & Nicole together. I want to thank you for 2 things:
1) you covered the first empty chair townhall here in Escanaba MI (I’m the old lady in a wheelchair who put this on), and
1) you covered the first empty chair townhall here in Escanaba MI (I’m the old lady in a wheelchair who put this on), and
Tomorrow! Escanaba, MI!
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tomorrow! Escanaba, MI!
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1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.
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"The most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"The most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Our little town of Escanaba (predominantly “red”) had approx 250 protestors - probably the largest protest this town has ever had!
April 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Our little town of Escanaba (predominantly “red”) had approx 250 protestors - probably the largest protest this town has ever had!
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"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
Thank you, Wisconsin!
April 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you, Wisconsin!
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Michigan friends, a friend just gave me this list of upcoming protests throughout Michigan. Please share it and attend a protest if you can. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
March 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Michigan friends, a friend just gave me this list of upcoming protests throughout Michigan. Please share it and attend a protest if you can. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
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Damn. Now Billing Montana has an entry in the 'empty chair' sweepstakes where Daines, Sheehy and Downing were the no shows. Almost 1,000 attendees dailymontanan.com/2025/03/22/n...
Nearly 1,000 attend Billings town hall, raising concerns while Congressional leaders a no-show • Daily Montanan
As many as 1,000 residents rallied for democracy at a Billings meeting which all members of the Congressional delegation were invited, but none attended.
dailymontanan.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Damn. Now Billing Montana has an entry in the 'empty chair' sweepstakes where Daines, Sheehy and Downing were the no shows. Almost 1,000 attendees dailymontanan.com/2025/03/22/n...
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This was the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill yesterday, it’s being replicated in towns across the country. They are so inspiring. People who’ve never protested before
are showing up. Try it!
are showing up. Try it!
March 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This was the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill yesterday, it’s being replicated in towns across the country. They are so inspiring. People who’ve never protested before
are showing up. Try it!
are showing up. Try it!
@annstarer.bsky.social I might have it! Instead of mo fo - orange bugger (British version of fuxk)
March 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
@annstarer.bsky.social I might have it! Instead of mo fo - orange bugger (British version of fuxk)
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I’ve seen complaints of not enough people knowing about empty chair town halls. I worked on comms for a March 6 event that got local media and onto Maddow, and worked to varying degrees advising other events. If you have questions about empty chair media, comms and org strategy, feel free to DM me.
Big turnout for other "empty chair" town hall, this time for the two AWOL Ohio senators in Columbus www.facebook.com/christinapao...
March 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’ve seen complaints of not enough people knowing about empty chair town halls. I worked on comms for a March 6 event that got local media and onto Maddow, and worked to varying degrees advising other events. If you have questions about empty chair media, comms and org strategy, feel free to DM me.
Rep Bergman Mock Townhall
March 6, 7:00 pm
USW Union Hall
1201 Sheridan Rd
Escanaba, MI
If you can’t make it, send me your personal stories.
March 6, 7:00 pm
USW Union Hall
1201 Sheridan Rd
Escanaba, MI
If you can’t make it, send me your personal stories.
February 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Rep Bergman Mock Townhall
March 6, 7:00 pm
USW Union Hall
1201 Sheridan Rd
Escanaba, MI
If you can’t make it, send me your personal stories.
March 6, 7:00 pm
USW Union Hall
1201 Sheridan Rd
Escanaba, MI
If you can’t make it, send me your personal stories.
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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
Who else has a Representative who is afraid of his constituents? Rep Bergman, Michigan 01, hasn’t had a townhall since 2018! Check out the rude response I got?
February 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Who else has a Representative who is afraid of his constituents? Rep Bergman, Michigan 01, hasn’t had a townhall since 2018! Check out the rude response I got?
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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January 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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TikTokers talking about “cute winter boots” keeping people safe from "ice," are referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"Cute winter boots" is just the latest example of algospeak, coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters and government censorship.
"Cute winter boots" is just the latest example of algospeak, coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters and government censorship.
TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained
As the U.S. government seeks to enact stricter controls over online speech, TikTok users are adopting more coded 'algospeak' to criticize and resist the government
www.usermag.co
January 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
TikTokers talking about “cute winter boots” keeping people safe from "ice," are referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"Cute winter boots" is just the latest example of algospeak, coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters and government censorship.
"Cute winter boots" is just the latest example of algospeak, coded phrases and words aimed at subverting algorithmic filters and government censorship.
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