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Margot

@melizbeez.bsky.social

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news junkie, avid skier, Navy veteran, political activist 💙 DEI professional and strategist 💪🏼💪🏾💪🏿Vermont⛷️🏔️ Co-founder of Greater Than PAC to support progressives in state and local elections

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Nov 18

My attitude for the next few years.

Don’t blame me, I voted for the women.

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◥◤CDFI, Frankenstein @kristoncapps.bsky.social · Sep 11

Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Sep 11

I have serious doubts as to whether, after all of its politically-motivated firings, the FBI has the capacity and expertise to actually investigate Kirk’s murder. The lawsuit filed today against Patel and the Bureau describes a complete clown show that leaves all of us less safe

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m a little surprised that people are shocked at the gore of the video. Like is there a world where a person getting *pew* isn’t gory? Is the problem that these other events, from Columbine on, haven’t been live streamed? Did people need to see it for themselves to really believe how bad it is?

Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 11

When I watch the video of Charlie Kirk
I think about
How much more
Blood
There is
In a classroom full of
Children

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 11

Still time to do something good

Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 11

They can’t find any black or trans people to scapegoat

Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 10

Anyways, what’s for dinner tonight chat?

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway ..

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway ..

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 10

@govpritzker.illinois.gov's take on Kirk is the correct one:

"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."

On point. So glad Democrats are saying this.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 10

Live your life in a way such that when you’re shot and killed, people’s first reaction isn’t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Kirk and his ilk work to keep this country armed, miserable, violent, racist, sexist, xenophobic, and bigoted. This is the country he wanted. And he got it.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 10

Deseret news reporter stating that the Utah speaker confirms that Charlie Kirk has died.

A tweet from Brigham Tomco (@BrighamTomco, marked as a paid account) posted on September 10, 2025. The tweet reads: "Utah Speaker Mike Schultz confirms Charlie Kirk is dead." It includes a quoted tweet from the same user saying: "Someone just shot at Charlie Kirk at his Utah Valley University 'Prove Me Wrong' tour stop. The crowd saw Charlie Kirk fall out of his chair." The tweet shows it was last edited at 4:13 PM and has 142.5K views.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · Sep 10

Forgive me if I care way more about the school shooting that also took place today than I do about Charlie Kirk.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 10

Apparently there is no limit to the number of people we’re willing to sacrifice for something written by people who didn’t believe women should vote, that black people were fully human, and who mostly operated muzzle loading rifles. It’s so fucking stupid here.

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Sep 10

Enough.

CNN @cnn.com · Sep 10

JUST IN: Three people are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to St. Anthony’s Hospital. https://cnn.it/46fImzg

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Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s far too early to understand what exactly happened, but there’s an argument that Charlie Kirk just fell victim to a world and a status quo he worked hard to create, sustain, and further.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Sep 1

How many times has Trump called into Fox and Friends over the years? Hundreds? It would be so easy for him to pick up the phone and call in now, just to prove he’s alive. The fact that he’s not going into his favorite safe spaces is a major flag #whereistrump

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Aug 30

Where’s Trump? Why aren’t you reporting on his health? What is being hidden from the public?

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hey @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com, now would be a good time for wall-to-wall stories about Trump’s health and inquiries into what his handlers are hiding from the public. You just flexed those muscles last year so let’s see them again now.

Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Aug 27

Maybe we need to deploy the National
Guard to our schools. It’s clear the GOP will not do anything to actually address gun violence.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 27

BREAKING: A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been contained, and the suspected shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement officials told NBC News. The exact number of victims is not yet known.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Minneapolis school shooter dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials say

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded Wednesday morning to reports of gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School in southwest Minneapolis.

www.msnbc.com

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1 million Portlanders by 2045 🌲🌧️🦫🚲🚇 @bradleybondy.com · Aug 24

So, has Pritzker ensured that he has constitutional loyalists leading the national guard, who are prepared and willing to refuse an order to federalize?

Like, every Dem Governor needs to purge their national guard leadership of anyone they aren't confident would refuse an order to federalize.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Aug 24

Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families.

We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Apr 7

I’m trying to work like all of this is normal and I’m finding it hard to focus because the economy is being sabotaged and our democracy is being destroyed 😩

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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · Apr 1

THANK YOU CORY BOOKER FOR THE SHOT IN THE ARM WE ALL SO DESPERATELY NEED.

LET’S GO!

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record

The New Jersey senator, who had spent much of his last 24 hours on the Senate floor assailing the Trump administration, surpassed Senator Strom Thurmond’s speech in 1957.

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Feb 26

Bezos destroying the post opinion pages is just another reminder: Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Feb 22

Thank you for clarifying. I don’t have Twitter so I didn’t check.

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Feb 22

As a Navy veteran who also happens to be a black woman, my heart is breaking for our military today 💔 Gen Brown and ADM Franchetti are true servant leaders who are being dishonored by bigots

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Feb 20

I’m sorry, who is subsidizing whom?? Elon Musk is the welfare queen that the right has demonized for decades. He is so corrupt and is wrecking our government to keep funneling *our* tax dollars to his companies

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Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Feb 20

Following 💙

Margot @melizbeez.bsky.social · Feb 11

Make sure you’re voting! Many state, local, and special elections are happening today and over the coming weeks. Get to the ballot box every election! 💙🗳️💙

www.iwillvote.org

Will YOU Vote?

www.iwillvote.org

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