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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵

@chicana74.bsky.social

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Don’t follow me if you’re a Bernie Bro. Made in America with Mexican ingredients 🥰 Democrat/ Cat mama/ AuDHD/ POTS/ EDS/ MCAS

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · Nov 11

Quick intro for those who didn’t follow me on the other app. I get overwhelmed at times so I might dip out and go silent without warning periodically. I do not , I repeat do not like being center of attention. In fact being perceived is…..hard lol. And I’m an introvert who loves cats 🐈

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Right? I had to google to make sure that was correct.

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · Feb 21

1. You wanna know what's interesting about Pepsi making this decision? Pepsi literally made its fortune off the backs of Black people. (short 🧵)

Both Pepsi & Coke were created in the late 19th century. But while Coca-Cola was going on to become America's drink, Pepsi was bankrupt in the 1920s.

AdarAyiraViews @adarayiraviews.bsky.social · Feb 21

Universities need to be put on this list, too.😶

www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

Pepsi Rolling Back Diversity Initiatives—Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

www.forbes.com

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 7h

Happy birthday to a wonderful son!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

Taxpayers aren’t supposed to deduct losses from something that has no hope of being a profitable business.

But billionaire-owned operations that look like expensive hobbies, like race horses, rack up business deductions by the tens of millions of dollars.

(Published 2023)

Private Planes and Luxury Yachts Aren’t Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy. They’re Also Huge Tax Breaks.

What’s the only thing better than having your own Gulfstream jet? Why, getting to claim millions in tax deductions for it. All you have to do is make a case you’re using it for business, which turns o...

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ABC15 Arizona @abc15.com · 1h

"I worked for this organization for many years, and so representing something that I've been a part of and that I've grown up in is very important," said Alicia Nunez, the President and CEO of CPLC. Javier sits down with Nunez, the first Latina leader of the organization.

Latina President and CEO breaks barriers while leading one of nation's largest nonprofits

Alicia Nunez made history last year when she became the first Latina to lead Chicanos Por La Causa as president and CEO in the organization's nearly 60-year history.

www.abc15.com

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Well this was posted an hour ago but I didn’t hear anything. Unless we’re expecting storms later in the night which is possible.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Obama doesn’t owe anyone anything, he’s a private citizen. Go bother Bush since his fellow Republicans are the ones fucking it all up.

Carolyn Childers @luna323.bsky.social · 8h

Obama’s occasional comments just aren’t enough. He’s falling really short.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1h

Former Republican Senator Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage in southern California on Friday, ABC News reported on Monday.

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage: report

Former Republican Senator Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage in Southern California on Friday, ABC News reported on Monday. A preliminary investigation determined that Carrie Romney, 64, of Valencia may have fallen or jumped from the parking garage, officials said. Her ca...

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

As a 🐏 I agree 😂

Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Just devastating 😞

Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Oh no! I hope you weren’t hit too bad.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 4h

‼️This is the first I’ve heard about this but a typhoon hit Alaska yesterday‼️

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 11h

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes I wonder if the same people I see complaining on the skyline are this demanding in their personal lives cuz sheesh.

a woman says you know who you are

ALT: a woman says you know who you are

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10h

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Arizona Senate Democrats @azsenatedems.bsky.social · 11h

Today, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and honor Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes and the Native peoples who have contributed greatly to our nation’s history.

Their contributions, courage, and culture are critical to the lasting strength of our state and our country.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

Straight-up racial profiling.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 2h

My statement on the ceasefire in the Middle East.

Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris
October 13, 2025

I am thankful and deeply encouraged that this ceasefire has brought long-awaited moments of joy and reunion — as 20 Israeli hostages are finally reunited with their loved ones and Palestinian families and the people of Gaza begin to receive desperately needed relief from unimaginable suffering.

Through diplomacy and persistence, today is an important first step toward a more hopeful future. I commend the leaders and partners whose efforts made this agreement possible, including the President and his team.

There is still much more work to do to secure a lasting peace, ensure the safety and dignity of every innocent life, and build a future where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in freedom and security.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 2h

And earrings. I had my ears pierced when I was only a month old.

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 3h

In an emergency, you need a Member of Congress on the ground to help coordinate response services and recovery efforts.

By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson is playing politics with people’s lives.

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ABC15 Arizona @abc15.com · 2h

#BREAKING: A temporary shelter is being opened in Tempe for those impacted by today's storms. City officials say at least 130 people are out of their homes because of severe storm damage.

Powerful microburst devastates Tempe as Monday storms pushed through

Video from ABC15's helicopter shows the roof ripped off a business near Kyrene and Baseline roads.

www.abc15.com

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 2h

I’m good too. I’m in the east valley so we didn’t get hit. Thank you asking! Glad you’re safe as well.