Virginia D. Hinkle
@vhinkle.bsky.social
Retired history teacher, grandmother, 1960’s marcher, daughter of an Irish revolutionary. Refugee from Twitter and Post.
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Listen…If y’all want to talk honesty, then let’s be honest about all of it.
The promises, the hypocrisy, the receipts.
Because what you campaigned on and what you’re doing? Two very different things.
The promises, the hypocrisy, the receipts.
Because what you campaigned on and what you’re doing? Two very different things.
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Listen…If y’all want to talk honesty, then let’s be honest about all of it.
The promises, the hypocrisy, the receipts.
Because what you campaigned on and what you’re doing? Two very different things.
The promises, the hypocrisy, the receipts.
Because what you campaigned on and what you’re doing? Two very different things.
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FBI academy, Quantico, VA, 2025.
Donald Trump, literally graywashing the values out of America.
Donald Trump, literally graywashing the values out of America.
February 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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It's literally happening right now.
February 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's literally happening right now.
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📌Jonathan Harris's painting is still the most prescient thing I've seen during these past eight, awful years.
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
📌Jonathan Harris's painting is still the most prescient thing I've seen during these past eight, awful years.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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It's worth mentioning: 40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada!
This is a true failure of American capitalism and American Democracy.
Keep voting for the correction! Reverse the permanent tax cuts for the 1%.
This is a true failure of American capitalism and American Democracy.
Keep voting for the correction! Reverse the permanent tax cuts for the 1%.
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It's worth mentioning: 40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada!
This is a true failure of American capitalism and American Democracy.
Keep voting for the correction! Reverse the permanent tax cuts for the 1%.
This is a true failure of American capitalism and American Democracy.
Keep voting for the correction! Reverse the permanent tax cuts for the 1%.
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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Same thing occurred in 1930s Germany.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Same thing occurred in 1930s Germany.
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Poverty seems to help with the rise of fascism, so it's perhaps not surprising that America in its post 2008 decline, after further economic hits due to the ongoing pandemic, is sliding quickly toward authoritarian leaders who promise prosperity (but only deliver it to the already wealthy).
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Poverty seems to help with the rise of fascism, so it's perhaps not surprising that America in its post 2008 decline, after further economic hits due to the ongoing pandemic, is sliding quickly toward authoritarian leaders who promise prosperity (but only deliver it to the already wealthy).
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"40 million Americans receiving SNAP is a population greater than the total population of Australia."; too!
And yet America voted for The Trump Crime Family...twice!
Truly amazing, but there it is.
Absolutely true: Americans harm themselves believing they are harming others.
And yet America voted for The Trump Crime Family...twice!
Truly amazing, but there it is.
Absolutely true: Americans harm themselves believing they are harming others.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"40 million Americans receiving SNAP is a population greater than the total population of Australia."; too!
And yet America voted for The Trump Crime Family...twice!
Truly amazing, but there it is.
Absolutely true: Americans harm themselves believing they are harming others.
And yet America voted for The Trump Crime Family...twice!
Truly amazing, but there it is.
Absolutely true: Americans harm themselves believing they are harming others.
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Release the TRUMPSTEIN files!
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Release the TRUMPSTEIN files!
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Whisper in the ear of MAGA:
40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada! How do you explain that?
40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada! How do you explain that?
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Whisper in the ear of MAGA:
40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada! How do you explain that?
40 million Americans receiving SNAP benefits is a population greater than the total population of Canada! How do you explain that?
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I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
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BREAKING: House Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.” Read:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.” Read:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
BREAKING: House Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”
zeteo.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BREAKING: House Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.” Read:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.” Read:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
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Correction. It's a "will-to-distribute" issue.
Too much money supply in the hands of the 1%.
With more money supply in the hands of the 99% there will be more perceived & real opportunity 4 the 99% & 1%.
Think like Mitch McConnell but apply 2 the 1%: "They will get over it."Same for restoring ROE.
Too much money supply in the hands of the 1%.
With more money supply in the hands of the 99% there will be more perceived & real opportunity 4 the 99% & 1%.
Think like Mitch McConnell but apply 2 the 1%: "They will get over it."Same for restoring ROE.
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Correction. It's a "will-to-distribute" issue.
Too much money supply in the hands of the 1%.
With more money supply in the hands of the 99% there will be more perceived & real opportunity 4 the 99% & 1%.
Think like Mitch McConnell but apply 2 the 1%: "They will get over it."Same for restoring ROE.
Too much money supply in the hands of the 1%.
With more money supply in the hands of the 99% there will be more perceived & real opportunity 4 the 99% & 1%.
Think like Mitch McConnell but apply 2 the 1%: "They will get over it."Same for restoring ROE.
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😷😷😷😷
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
😷😷😷😷
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Time and again, Trump's agents are using excessive force that “shocks the conscience.”
Just this week, they violently tore a teacher—with legal work authorization—from a preschool as children watched on in horror.
I'm demanding investigations. Trump has gone too far.
Just this week, they violently tore a teacher—with legal work authorization—from a preschool as children watched on in horror.
I'm demanding investigations. Trump has gone too far.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Time and again, Trump's agents are using excessive force that “shocks the conscience.”
Just this week, they violently tore a teacher—with legal work authorization—from a preschool as children watched on in horror.
I'm demanding investigations. Trump has gone too far.
Just this week, they violently tore a teacher—with legal work authorization—from a preschool as children watched on in horror.
I'm demanding investigations. Trump has gone too far.
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If Trump believes war is necessary, he must bring his case to Congress and prove why it's worth turning more moms and dads into Gold Star parents.
Let Congress debate. Let us vote. It's our duty.
Let Congress debate. Let us vote. It's our duty.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If Trump believes war is necessary, he must bring his case to Congress and prove why it's worth turning more moms and dads into Gold Star parents.
Let Congress debate. Let us vote. It's our duty.
Let Congress debate. Let us vote. It's our duty.
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It’s just plain stupid to encourage our most experienced controllers to quit, given the job’s rigorous training requirements and the shortage of controllers.
We should be trying to retain our most experienced controllers, not slandering them and pushing them to leave their careers early.
We should be trying to retain our most experienced controllers, not slandering them and pushing them to leave their careers early.
JUST IN: With air traffic control system that was straining before the shutdown, Trump urges any controllers who sicked out to quit, perhaps ahead of the upcoming holidays
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It’s just plain stupid to encourage our most experienced controllers to quit, given the job’s rigorous training requirements and the shortage of controllers.
We should be trying to retain our most experienced controllers, not slandering them and pushing them to leave their careers early.
We should be trying to retain our most experienced controllers, not slandering them and pushing them to leave their careers early.
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My thoughts are with Reverend Jackson and his family tonight—wishing my friend a swift recovery.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has been hospitalized.
Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized in Chicago, Rainbow/PUSH confirms
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has been hospitalized.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
My thoughts are with Reverend Jackson and his family tonight—wishing my friend a swift recovery.
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Trump said he'd “bring the cost of everything way down" on day one.
Well, it's been nearly a year—and Illinois families are spending $766 more on basic necessities due to inflation.
This might be pennies to his billionaire buddies. But it's a gut punch for the middle class.
Well, it's been nearly a year—and Illinois families are spending $766 more on basic necessities due to inflation.
This might be pennies to his billionaire buddies. But it's a gut punch for the middle class.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump said he'd “bring the cost of everything way down" on day one.
Well, it's been nearly a year—and Illinois families are spending $766 more on basic necessities due to inflation.
This might be pennies to his billionaire buddies. But it's a gut punch for the middle class.
Well, it's been nearly a year—and Illinois families are spending $766 more on basic necessities due to inflation.
This might be pennies to his billionaire buddies. But it's a gut punch for the middle class.
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A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A monstrous, illegal waste of taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
Donald Trump must confirm if this estimate is true and disclose the full total he's burned through with his unlawful military deployment into our cities.
The American people deserve to know.
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Corporate tax cuts.
Estate tax cuts.
Overseas income tax cuts.
Pass through business tax cuts.
These are all tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy that Trump wasn’t willing to let expire.
But ACA tax credits to protect health care? Forget about it.
Estate tax cuts.
Overseas income tax cuts.
Pass through business tax cuts.
These are all tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy that Trump wasn’t willing to let expire.
But ACA tax credits to protect health care? Forget about it.
November 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Corporate tax cuts.
Estate tax cuts.
Overseas income tax cuts.
Pass through business tax cuts.
These are all tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy that Trump wasn’t willing to let expire.
But ACA tax credits to protect health care? Forget about it.
Estate tax cuts.
Overseas income tax cuts.
Pass through business tax cuts.
These are all tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy that Trump wasn’t willing to let expire.
But ACA tax credits to protect health care? Forget about it.