Vamaly
@vamaly.bsky.social
Textbook introvert. Eternal optimist with pessimistic tendencies. Lifelong Yinzer transplanted in the south. Interested in all things political, artsy, woo-woo, and cats.
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Can you imagine other countries they just have healthcare
So the GOP unveiled a healthcare plan with no ACA extensions.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
Then GOP moderates rebelled, calling getting rid of the extensions “political shocked” and now they’re apparently going to vote on the new health plan *and* ACA extensions next week.
We’ll see.
December 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Can you imagine other countries they just have healthcare
I love everything about this 🥹
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I love everything about this 🥹
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“She was so afraid they would take her baby”
Why?
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women — even *during* labor…
So pregnant immigrants are skipping the doctor altogether
Why?
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women — even *during* labor…
So pregnant immigrants are skipping the doctor altogether
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“She was so afraid they would take her baby”
Why?
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women — even *during* labor…
So pregnant immigrants are skipping the doctor altogether
Why?
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women — even *during* labor…
So pregnant immigrants are skipping the doctor altogether
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WATCH: New reporting from the New York Times reveals Andrew Tate’s release from Romania—where he faced rape and human trafficking charges—may have involved powerful allies, including Barron Trump. Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Megan Twohey joins to discuss.
Barron Trump's ties to accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate exposed in NYT report
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
WATCH: New reporting from the New York Times reveals Andrew Tate’s release from Romania—where he faced rape and human trafficking charges—may have involved powerful allies, including Barron Trump. Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Megan Twohey joins to discuss.
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one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
one of the worst days of the crumbling Trump presidency: loses In indiana, loses in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, loses in Tish James grand jury, loses in House vote to override union busting EO, and FBI embarrassed in inability to answer basic questions about ANTIFA (which is not an organization)
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Russell Vought came from Heritage Action. He's now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB. The Heritage Foundation is the author of Project 2025, the blueprint for white Christian nationalism.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russell Vought came from Heritage Action. He's now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB. The Heritage Foundation is the author of Project 2025, the blueprint for white Christian nationalism.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
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This is dystopian aF
via AZ State Senator
via AZ State Senator
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is dystopian aF
via AZ State Senator
via AZ State Senator
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This new Politico poll should stop us all in our tracks!
50% of Americans are struggling to afford groceries, let’s start there. Then add the fact that we have a president who thinks we’re lying about it.
I’m just waiting for the next poll that asks, “Does the president care about people like me?”
50% of Americans are struggling to afford groceries, let’s start there. Then add the fact that we have a president who thinks we’re lying about it.
I’m just waiting for the next poll that asks, “Does the president care about people like me?”
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This new Politico poll should stop us all in our tracks!
50% of Americans are struggling to afford groceries, let’s start there. Then add the fact that we have a president who thinks we’re lying about it.
I’m just waiting for the next poll that asks, “Does the president care about people like me?”
50% of Americans are struggling to afford groceries, let’s start there. Then add the fact that we have a president who thinks we’re lying about it.
I’m just waiting for the next poll that asks, “Does the president care about people like me?”
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“We needed to scare people. MEDICARE FOR ALL was seen as an existential threat to the insurance industry.”
Ex-insurance exec turned #M4All advocate @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells Kanew he helped Cigna & Humana lie to keep universal health care out of 🇺🇸
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSFsimP...
Ex-insurance exec turned #M4All advocate @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells Kanew he helped Cigna & Humana lie to keep universal health care out of 🇺🇸
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSFsimP...
December 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“We needed to scare people. MEDICARE FOR ALL was seen as an existential threat to the insurance industry.”
Ex-insurance exec turned #M4All advocate @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells Kanew he helped Cigna & Humana lie to keep universal health care out of 🇺🇸
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSFsimP...
Ex-insurance exec turned #M4All advocate @wendellpotter.bsky.social tells Kanew he helped Cigna & Humana lie to keep universal health care out of 🇺🇸
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DSFsimP...
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This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
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NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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I shared this resource last Sunday in our final organizer/activist virtual drop in space. It's a guide for "finding your people" to organize alongside: drive.google.com/file/d/1iK83... - It was created by Shout Your Abortion.
Tactical-Brief-A-Guide-to-Finding-your-People-OUTLINE (2).pdf
drive.google.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I shared this resource last Sunday in our final organizer/activist virtual drop in space. It's a guide for "finding your people" to organize alongside: drive.google.com/file/d/1iK83... - It was created by Shout Your Abortion.
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5/ source (Gift Link):
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
5/ source (Gift Link):
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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If there weren't 834 other scandals, this would be scandal #1.
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Trump says Witkoff and Kushner had "a very good" meeting with Putin
Trump said their impression was that Putin wants "to see the war ended," but it wasn't clear what progress had been made in the talks.
www.axios.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If there weren't 834 other scandals, this would be scandal #1.
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
Selling out US security, our European allies and Ukraine for personal financial gain.
Witkoff and Kushner must be investigated, or, there must be hearings if Dems take back the House.
www.axios.com/2025/12/03/t...
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Another bombshell! WSJ reporting that Hegseth pushed Adm. Alvin Holsey to resign because of his belief that the strikes Trump ordered were illegal.
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Another bombshell! WSJ reporting that Hegseth pushed Adm. Alvin Holsey to resign because of his belief that the strikes Trump ordered were illegal.
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
I gitted this so you can read it
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The last 12 FDA commissioners did not mince their words (to the extent that one can do that in the context of an academic medical journal):
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.
www.nejm.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The last 12 FDA commissioners did not mince their words (to the extent that one can do that in the context of an academic medical journal):
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Rachel Maddow: "Russia is a podunk country. The idea that we work for him is so humiliating and is such an abject failure on the part of Trump in terms of his weakness. I don't know what Putin has on him, but he works for Putin and it's an embarrassment to this country"
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Rachel Maddow: "Russia is a podunk country. The idea that we work for him is so humiliating and is such an abject failure on the part of Trump in terms of his weakness. I don't know what Putin has on him, but he works for Putin and it's an embarrassment to this country"
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News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Trump’s whole strategy is to be so outrageous on multiple fronts—racism, corruption, misogyny, nativism, plutocracy, greed, authoritarianism, etc.—that it’s nearly impossible to keep a focus on any individual outrage or maintain a high level of indignation and concern. It’s deliberate bludgeoning.
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Trump’s whole strategy is to be so outrageous on multiple fronts—racism, corruption, misogyny, nativism, plutocracy, greed, authoritarianism, etc.—that it’s nearly impossible to keep a focus on any individual outrage or maintain a high level of indignation and concern. It’s deliberate bludgeoning.