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Karen Hielsberg

@birdergal.bsky.social

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Happily retired wife, mother, and grandmother, strongly committed to democracy and the rule of law. Actively pursuing my interests in travel, birding, photography, nature and movies. Interested in aging well by staying healthy through diet and exercise.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Not A Fan of Christie's, but He's Onto The Chump Regime Tactics...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 23h

Love it...if I was a little younger, I would be out there with you. Go for it, and do us proud!

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Agree 💯 With President Obama....

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously why they won't release the files...protecting their own.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 1d

I'd like to know how much these immature idiots actually know about Hitler and fascism...likely diddly-squat. This is not being taught in history classes in schools as it should be. I learned about the horrors of Nazism by watching WW2 movies like "Judgment at Nuremberg". They need to be educated.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 2d

While speaking to the Knesset in Tel Aviv today,Trump said he ended the Israeli war and added it to the many world conflicts he claims to have settled, and got a big laugh from the audience. Ever the jokester!

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 2d

Good luck with that! 🤪

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 2d

How hypocritical for 47 and his henchmen to glorify themselves with the release of hostages in Israel while continuing to kidnap and confine hundreds of thousands of "immigrants" in his own country in the without any aspect of due process being offered these unfortunate hostages.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 2d

Hogsbreath doesn't even realize how even making a statement like that is totally absurd and antithetical to everything the U.S. military stands for. Guess it's what we can expect from. A former talk show host who hasn't got a clue.

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 2d

I think this is such a great strategy to disprove the regime's persistent myth that protesters are performing criminal acts and are violent insurrectionists. Hope we see many more resistors doing this on Oct. 18 for No Kings Day.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 3d

Love it! Ridiculing their lies about violence and chaos in Portland is a very effective strategy, and makes the feds look like idiots.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 3d

Time to leave Texas...the state has become the equivalent of a third-world country with a tinpot dictator. Been there twice...neither was a good experience.

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 4d

Postal worker dies in custody after officers arrested him for a suspected DWI ignoring clear signs he was instead suffering from a massive stroke

The lawsuit alleges guards left him helpless on the cell floor in his own urine for 3 hours, showing a deliberate indifference to his medical emergency

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 3d

I am so suspicious of 47's Gaza peace efforts. Yes, negotiate a lasting cease fire, release the hostages and bring in food and medical supplies. But seeing Jared Kushner and Steve Wittkoff involved only reinforces that real estate development goals are still a primary objective.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d

Marathon in war-ravaged Chicago where participants run for their lives due to the extreme gang violence 😂

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 3d

They are all totally self-serving and have willingly sacrificed any personal integrity they may have once had in the name of Power and Control. Remains to be seen how that works for them...they don't have presidential immunity.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 4d

What is the purpose? Why does Qatar think they need a base in the U.S.? Why does the U.S. need a Qatari base in our country? So tired of projects like this popping up out of the blue with no stated rhyme or reason. Sounds pretty sketchy to me.

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 4d

Hooray for MIT! They are the premier institution in the country for the advancement of science and technology, and are to be congratulated for holding the line and sticking with their organizational mission and values. Go MIT!

Karen Hielsberg @birdergal.bsky.social · 4d

The House Republicans should all be doing townhall so they can hear how their constituents are being affected in their everyday lives by the dysfunction of the federal government. Somehow I think that's the LAST thing they will actually do.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

New in PN: He's never "just joking"

"Trump is an aspiring autocrat with obvious physical and mental issues, but Johnson and his Republican cronies are insulting our intelligence about it."

He's never "just joking"

And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.

www.publicnotice.co

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