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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2h

Vance: “The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys." They are in their twenties and thirties. Okay, I'll give Vance this: emotionally and perhaps in some areas physically they are "young boys."

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2h

"Both the Young Republicans’ and the Kansas GOP’s tweets [condemning the comments] were quickly inundated with replies calling them gay." OMG! They called me gay! I know you are, but what am I. I'm going to the Principal's office right now, and I'm telling my mom.

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2h

If I had to put money down, I'd say they'll ignore it. After all, our glorious leader hasn't said a word. The majority of Repugs have no spine & no testicles. They've given those over to Trump. They sleep well every night despite the hypocrisy & shame. Nazis, rapists--oh, the indiscretion of youth!

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Crimes against humanity & also cruel & unusual punishment under the Constitution. They issued a statement saying that such restraints are used by other US law enforcement, but that is 100% total BS. I have never seen such a thing in all my years. Jeffrey Dahmer and the Unabomber had less restraint.

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is torturing detainees
While the acts themselves already constitute torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, the patterned, state-directed, and concealed nature of ICE’s restraint practices could — under international legal definitions — meet the threshold for crimes against humanity

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Without warrants and due process. No probable cause. Maybe I expected it would happen, but maybe I expected that something would be done about it before it gets worse. We have an impotent Senate & House. The SC majority are Trump's handmaidens. The lower federal courts are holding strong--not enough

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 5h

It's a kleptocracy

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 5h

Well, you can be sure that some of it went towards buying gold tacky shit to plaster all over the White House.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 5h

Just for fun…

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · Jun 18

medium.com/discourse/a-...
#Trump #Politics #PoliticalSpeech #LanguageInfluence #PersuasionTechniques #CommunicationStrategy #MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #CivicEngagement

A Brief History of the Word “Elite” and How it Became a Demagogue's Weapon

Why Language Matters

medium.com

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 7h

WTF? Can someone please tell me why?

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 7h

And then people wonder why the Republicans are okay with hiding the Epstein files and with Trump's rapes and the Hollywood Access video. It's who they are, and it's who they've been.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 7h

Excellent.

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 7h

I don't understand, and I never will understand how and why people give their power away to a tyrant. These are people and companies, rich and with many options, who just empower him. Every time that anyone says "yes" to an unreasonable demand, they make the regime stronger.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 7h

Everyone is scared of Donald Trump, but Trump has the power he has because people give it to him freely without a fight. He's nothing more than a bully. If the Supreme Court, the senators, the businesses, the institutions just said "no" he wouldn't have the power and no one would need to be afraid.

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 23h

"I'll make a determination on that." Like f*ck you will.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

So Trump talks about antisemitism at Harvard & other universities. But I guess he's okay with swastikas in congressional offices & with desecration of the US flag. To distort the flag so that it displays a swastika is worse than burning in my opinion.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

This is going to cost billions upon billions. We need so much in this country--affordable healthcare & housing, improved roads & bridges, high-speed rail, well-equipped schools, low-cost housing. And he wants to spend it on a monument when there are so many monuments in DC already. This has to stop.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

It's easy for them to reject it because it's simply not reality, by any standard. The evidence does not bear it out. But if this gets kicked up to the Supreme Court the majority will probably back Trump because that's who and what they are. The highest court in the land is against the rule of law.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful
youtu.be/QGtBfOdnG24?...

The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade

YouTube video by Hot Garbage Productions

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

This is an abomination. It has to stop. If this is happening in your neighborhood, you have to be on the phone with the police chief, the mayor, your senators and reps, and the governor's office. Complaining loudly. Every day it happens.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Lock your car doors!! Roll up the windows. Refuse to open the door. Start driving away. Video everything and call someone and put the phone on speaker so that they can hear what's happening. It's sad people need to do this. No one needs to stop for them. They're not cops & they don't have warrants.

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry but I found it offensive that they were all patting themselves on the back & congratulating each other while Gaza lies in literal ruins & tens of thousands of people died, including children. It seems there's no real plan for rebuilding Gaza or providing aid to those who've lost everything

catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2d

So, Argentina gets 20 billion dollars because its president attended Trump's inauguration, and the American people, other than the richest, get nothing and get screwed.

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 2d

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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catlynwrites.bsky.social @catlynwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Very good article

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