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Extroverted introvert. Mom, wife, daughter, engineer, gardener.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · Nov 13

Have had this pinned to my Twitter account since 2017. Details are slightly different, but concept still applies:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How to Build an Autocracy

The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

Case in point: Disney/Kimmel

Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

You look GOOD, my friend!!

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

This made my heart so happy.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

Stupid fact but the Navy hasn't flown F-14s in a while.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

😍

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 18h

I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 17h

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

OPERATION INFLATION

www.operationinflation.com

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

🤣

Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

Amazingly well organized event!!

Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 14h

Holy Cow! (Not me, that CROWD!! 😍)

You ROCK, Madison, WI!!

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 15h

Kristi Noem has been holding up FEMA funding for Americans in need all year.

But now she wants to spend $172M in taxpayer money on luxury jets for her own use.

Sheer corruption.

www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-k...

ICE Barbie Ripped For Splurging $172 Million on Luxury DHS Jets

The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly shelled on two high-end Gulfstream jets for Kristi Noem and other top members of the department.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 15h

♥️Keep the faith in us!!

Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 15h

I get it, but there's momentum. The one I was at today was definitely bigger than they have been.

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Failure to Imagine @scortijones428.bsky.social · 18h

I’m gifting this Atlantic article with photos of demonstrations in Waxhaw, NC, Iowa City, IA, Fort Myers, FLA; both small and large protests that seem to have turned out the largest demonstration in our history!
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: More ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the U.S.

Organizers expected millions of Americans to attend rallies in cities and towns across America, protesting the policies and actions of President Trump and his administration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 15h

If you go to the resource table at the Broadview ICE protests, as of yesterday, they had a whole rack of inflatables & costumes you could borrow. (also sharing their wish list and a way to get those excellent folks $$ if you can 💚🐸)

A wish list for the resource table at the Broadview ice protests

The Venmo and PayPal of one of the people running the Broadview ice protests resource center

A QR code that will allow people to donate money to the Broadview ice protest resource center

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 15h

You'll appreciate this. Quite frequently the chant was:

"No Kings!
Go Birds!'

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 19h

AND A GREAT TURNOUT!!! This is from the middle of the crowd. It went all the way back to the Constitution Center.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 19h

Very peaceful and well organized!!

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 23h

At No Kings Rally in Philadelphia. Jamie Raskin is ON FIRE!!

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 4d

♥️

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 5d

I absolutely love how the inflatable costume is taking off for protest! It offers protection in so many fucking ways but if they go into battle, we will need to level the costumes up for extended dancing in tear gas smoke. Let’s talk 🧵🧵🧵🧵

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 4d

Hey AltSSA - shout out. Without getting into details, someone from SSA called me on a SATURDAY (I thanked her profusely) to keep things on track. You guys are KILLING it (just please don't wear yourselves out in the meantime). THANK YOU ALL!!!! ♥️♥️♥️

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 5d

I'm optimistic about the #NoKings protests but here's a brief list of my deepest concerns.

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Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 5d

Hegseth's Botox ain't gonna pay for itself.

Mom Cow @albatex.bsky.social · 5d

But the LAPTOP!