emjaydee
@vedasgrammie.bsky.social
Escapee from XHell, Mom, Grandma, Wife, Retired Higher Ed, Hippie liberal. #MichiganWomenforDemocracy, Ann Arbor adjacent. NOT LOOKING FOR -um-"Friends". Please leave me out of your follows if you don't have posts or description to vet.
Sigh...
So many dead canaries in this dirty mine...
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sigh...
Dear Canada -
Can you please work something out with one or two of the gazillion people reportedly viewing and editing the Epstein docs and publish the damn things unedited??? Please??
Also, please share - I'm a little voice but if we make enough noise, maybe it will be heard?
Can you please work something out with one or two of the gazillion people reportedly viewing and editing the Epstein docs and publish the damn things unedited??? Please??
Also, please share - I'm a little voice but if we make enough noise, maybe it will be heard?
July 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Dear Canada -
Can you please work something out with one or two of the gazillion people reportedly viewing and editing the Epstein docs and publish the damn things unedited??? Please??
Also, please share - I'm a little voice but if we make enough noise, maybe it will be heard?
Can you please work something out with one or two of the gazillion people reportedly viewing and editing the Epstein docs and publish the damn things unedited??? Please??
Also, please share - I'm a little voice but if we make enough noise, maybe it will be heard?
This is infuriating...how does ANYONE approve of this inhumanetreatmentof fellow human beings?
A new report by Human Rights Watch and partner nonprofits released today confirms that migrants at the downtown Miami ICE facility were indeed shackled with hands tied behind their backs, forced to kneel, and made to eat from styrofoam plates “like dogs.”
“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...
www.hrw.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is infuriating...how does ANYONE approve of this inhumanetreatmentof fellow human beings?
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
This is unnerving to say the least. Read the full thread, PLEASE!
On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control.
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:
June 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is unnerving to say the least. Read the full thread, PLEASE!
This needs to be seen!
Hey Trump supporters,
If the new budget adds TWO TRILLION DOLLARS to the deficit, what the fuck was the point of doge?!!
Inquiring minds want to know.
If the new budget adds TWO TRILLION DOLLARS to the deficit, what the fuck was the point of doge?!!
Inquiring minds want to know.
May 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This needs to be seen!
Reposted by emjaydee
Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
United States Congress elections, 2026
Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics
ballotpedia.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Start every day with this reality:
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable
ballotpedia.org/United_State...
Holy 💩
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Holy 💩
Reposted by emjaydee
ICE & home defenders will kill each other if this continues,its just a matter of time.
Do we really need to watch citizens being murdered in our own streets to do anything?
Why aren't more people trying to be the American's we always said we were?
We can't wait, the bell has already tolled.
Do we really need to watch citizens being murdered in our own streets to do anything?
Why aren't more people trying to be the American's we always said we were?
We can't wait, the bell has already tolled.
April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
ICE & home defenders will kill each other if this continues,its just a matter of time.
Do we really need to watch citizens being murdered in our own streets to do anything?
Why aren't more people trying to be the American's we always said we were?
We can't wait, the bell has already tolled.
Do we really need to watch citizens being murdered in our own streets to do anything?
Why aren't more people trying to be the American's we always said we were?
We can't wait, the bell has already tolled.
This is breahtaking...
I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
April 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is breahtaking...
What the .....
An Executive Order signed by Trump is raising concerns over the protection of women's financial independence, as well as other potential civil rights violations. www.newsweek.com/trump-execut...
Trump executive order raises alarm over women's financial independence
A new executive order from the White House targets the Equal Credit Opportunity Act which was written to prevent sex-based credit discrimination.
www.newsweek.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
What the .....
"compassion isn't a weakness, and faith doesn't have to shout to be heard" Perfect, Bob, just perfect.
April 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"compassion isn't a weakness, and faith doesn't have to shout to be heard" Perfect, Bob, just perfect.
Over and over and over again...
April 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Over and over and over again...
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
Face it - they want fewer "drains" on SSA and Medicare...just like during Covid.
Trump and RFK Jr. want to weaken Disease Control and National Health.
komonews.com/news/nation-...
komonews.com/news/nation-...
CDC, NIH and other federal health programs face deep funding cuts under draft budget
Federal health programs face deep funding cuts under a draft budget reported by The Washington Post and others.
komonews.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Face it - they want fewer "drains" on SSA and Medicare...just like during Covid.
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That’s exactly what all of his “policies” are about. If you try to attribute anything else to them, you’re far off base.
He is vengeful and sadistic
April 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
That’s exactly what all of his “policies” are about. If you try to attribute anything else to them, you’re far off base.
This - over and over - this!
"Fight the authoritarians on everything. If the stock market drops, scream about it. Because it’s their fault. When a kid dies of measles—their fault. Attack them every day, on whatever the latest thing is. Turn 'flood the zone' against them."
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This - over and over - this!
I'm back! Serious illness in family, but THIS is worth the read!
The party that criminalized offering water to voters now cheers as Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks to sway elections. open.substack.com/pub/distills...
The party that criminalized offering water to voters now cheers as Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks to sway elections. open.substack.com/pub/distills...
The party that criminalized offering water to voters now cheers as Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks to sway elections.
From Banning Bottles Water at the Polls to Buying Votes: The GOP's Hypocrisy on Full Display
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm back! Serious illness in family, but THIS is worth the read!
The party that criminalized offering water to voters now cheers as Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks to sway elections. open.substack.com/pub/distills...
The party that criminalized offering water to voters now cheers as Elon Musk hands out million-dollar checks to sway elections. open.substack.com/pub/distills...
Of course...
Trump ran on a pledge to reduce the price of groceries and then, a few weeks after taking office, imposed a 25% tariff on the countries that import the most food to the United States.
March 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Of course...
They really are hoping to kill Grandpa and Grandma off...unless they are extremely wealthy, of course. 🤬 University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project michiganadvance.com/2025/03/03/u...
University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project • Michigan Advance
The University of Michigan has begun preparing for potential budget cuts following an announcement from the Social Security Administration that it would be ending its cooperative agreements supporting...
michiganadvance.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
They really are hoping to kill Grandpa and Grandma off...unless they are extremely wealthy, of course. 🤬 University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project michiganadvance.com/2025/03/03/u...
I continue to be shocked and disappointed at the utter disdain the wealthy have for the human rights of the working class whose efforts and expenditures are the ones who make them wealthy.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
www.npr.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I continue to be shocked and disappointed at the utter disdain the wealthy have for the human rights of the working class whose efforts and expenditures are the ones who make them wealthy.
I suddenly wish I hadn't shut down my account on X.
Billionaire owner of Washington Post seizes control of opinion page. Will focus nearly exclusively to promote rightwing libertarianism. "Viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket will expand its pro-democracy opinion section. www.democracydocket.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I suddenly wish I hadn't shut down my account on X.
We're becoming a country who revels in causing pain and being inhumane to those who need assistance the most. In the case of Medicare, services that we paid for. My senators are both Dems and Tim Walberg doesn't listen to ANY constituent who doesn't agree with this insanity Calling again tomorrow🤬
Holy shit. This is scary.
Senator Chris Murphy just revealed on the Senate floor that Republicans now have the votes to cut $2 trillion in services for seniors on Medicare and kids on Medicaid. Tomorrow is the House’s vote.
$2 TRILLION IN CUTS.
The worst part 👇
Senator Chris Murphy just revealed on the Senate floor that Republicans now have the votes to cut $2 trillion in services for seniors on Medicare and kids on Medicaid. Tomorrow is the House’s vote.
$2 TRILLION IN CUTS.
The worst part 👇
February 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We're becoming a country who revels in causing pain and being inhumane to those who need assistance the most. In the case of Medicare, services that we paid for. My senators are both Dems and Tim Walberg doesn't listen to ANY constituent who doesn't agree with this insanity Calling again tomorrow🤬
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This!!!👇👇👇
February 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This!!!👇👇👇
If you haven't seen this yet, it needs to be read - and Marc and Democracy Docket should be on everyone's must read list.
It was sent out this morning.
I hope everyone who reads it finds a bit of hope.
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I hope everyone who reads it finds a bit of hope.
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Elon Musk recently posted that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He asks if we suffered childhood trauma and suggests we are suffering from “generational trauma.”
Tomorrow, Democracy Docket will publish my response. Sign up now to receive. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you haven't seen this yet, it needs to be read - and Marc and Democracy Docket should be on everyone's must read list.