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Brandy Markis
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Data-driven, equity-minded humanist | Fighting harmful narratives, building better systems | Awesomely Autistic | Powered by music, coffee, and curiosity | Making kindness cool 😎
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The country is more united than it was after 9/11 on this issue.

#EpsteinFiles #BreakingNews
Breaking news House passes bill to force release of full Epstein files
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Really tightening our belts for their feasts.

#SNAP #SNAPcuts #foodinsecurity
Screen shot from ABC News: New work requirements Under the megabill, the upper age limit for those who need to meet work requirements was raised from age 54 to 64 for the first time for able-bodied adults without dependents Additionally, exemptions were changed for parents or other family members with responsibility for a dependent under 18 years old to under 14 years old.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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And they keep coming after our most vulnerable.

Morally repugnant cowards.

#SNAP #GOP #USDA
From "The Hill": Headline: USDA head says 'everyone' on SNAP will now have to reapply
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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It's like political and historical déjà vu. 😵‍💫

Ever since #Mamdani won the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, people have been screeching online:
"But he's a #Muslim! His loyalty is to the #Quran" (which they wilfully know nothing about). 🤬
Screenshot from NPR: Header: Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives And then a photo of him on election night.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Philadelphia area sheriff, Fred Harran (R), loses re-election to Danny Ceisler (D) over partnership with #ICE.

But he has some different views about that...
Screen shot from ABC article: "He also argued the ICE partnership did not sway the election; in his opinion, he was a victim of an election cycle that saw Republicans suffer losses in heavy doses across multiple states." HIGHLIGHTED: “'Jesus Christ could have been running, and if he had an R next to his name, he was going to lose,'” Harran told ABC News."
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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And the hits keep coming....👀

abcnews.link/gdZXyis
From ABC News: Breaking news: house Democrats release 2011 Jeffrey Epstein email referencing Donald Trump as the dog that hasn't barked
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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And this is why our #POTUS is having daily temper tantrums...

His house of cards is falling.

#Approval #Politics
Article excerpt: The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted after Democrats’ recent victories in off-year elections but before Congress took major steps to try to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. It shows that only 33% of U.S. adults approve of the way the Republican president is managing the government, down from 43% in an AP-NORC poll from March. That was driven in large part by a decline in approval among Republicans and independents. According to the survey, only about two-thirds of Republicans, 68%, said they approve of Trump’s government management, down from 81% in March. Independents’ approval dropped from 38% to 25%.
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🚨 #BreakingNews: #Obergefell stands! 🏳️‍🌈✊🏼

#SCOTUS
Article title: Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage Subtitle: Former Kentucky County Clerk Kin Davis had been trying to get the court to overturn a lower-court order for her to pay $360,000 to a couple denied a marriage license.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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So honored to march with @reaganforcolorado.bsky.social at this year’s Veterans Day parade!

It was one of those moments where the human side of policy hits you in the chest. 🥹

#VeteransDay #COpolitics #COdistrict5
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I will never understand #hoardingwealth. You *literally* cannot take it with you when you die.

Is #ElonMusk a dragon? Is this a simulation for realsies, and he is the #BBEG? Like....
CNN headline: Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I really love #Colorado. Voting should be this #effortless.
Confirmation email from Colorado BallotTrax letting me know my ballot was counted.
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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In a dizzying turn of events, #Trump has decided that instead of blatantly ignoring an order, the admin will instead drag their feet like a defiant toddler being told to take a nap.

Professional. Mature. Leadership. 🙄

#SNAP #GovernmentShutdown #Funding
Picture of President Trump with "abc News" logo text: "Trump administration will partially fund SNAP, but it could take months"
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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One of my favorite parts about voting in #Colorado: I don't have to guess if my #ballot was received. I get an #email.
Ballot confirmation email
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Hey #Colorado! Did you vote yet?

If not, there’s still time!
#Ballots are due by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4th.

I’m opting to drop mine off at one of the official ballot drop boxes in town today. 📮
Me holding an official Colorado mail in ballot.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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😫
Adam Driver "every day I wake up" meme: Top panel: Every day I wake up and have shit to do! Middle panel: smashes fist into wall Bottom: *crying*
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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This banner on the official #USDA site isn't very #professional or #presidential.
Banner on the USDA official site reads: "Due to the radical left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse." "President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people."
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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"The #GOP needs to hold #Trump accountable!"
Top: Trump and GOP members celebrating the passing of the "OBBBA." Bottom: Scene from "Forest Gump" with Forest speaking to Lieutenant Dan - But they ain't got no spine, lieutenant Dan.
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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We (collectively) lost the plot.
Got complacent.
And now everything’s a dumpster fire.

But here’s the thing 👉🏼 we still have hands, hearts, and buckets.
So grab one.
There’s work to do.

#Accountability #CollectiveAction #HumanRights #Solidarity
Social media post from user "mhdksafa" It reads: Yemen stopped boats carrying weapons to Israel to stop a genocide, considered terrorism. Israel stops boats carrying food for starving children and kidnaps people from 46 countries in international waters, considered civilized. This world has completely lost its meaning.
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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At #NoKings 2.0 here in #ColoradoSprings! Ask me about #JoeReagan for #CongressionalDistrict5!
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Wtf is this timeline? 🥴
Mr. Beast posts: Just uploaded a video where we helped 2,000 amputees walk again. Many lived in America and it feels so disgusting that in a country with this much wealth, a fucken YouTuber is their only option to get a prosthetic legs. We need to fix this. Scene from "the good place" with altered text: Michael - "Mr Beast figured it out? Mr Beast? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts."
October 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Wash, rinse, repeat every couple of years. 🙄
The meme where a bike rider puts a stick in their spokes and falls off in 3 panels. Top panel (riding bike): The DNC Middle panel (putting stick in spoke): Selling out their voting base for "moderates " Bottom panel (fallen from bike): "Why would our base betray us like this?"
October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Every time Democrats lose big, the #DNC: "How did this happen?!" 😫

Do you know what they call someone who keeps making the same mistakes, expecting a different result? 🤨

Stupid. They are called stupid.
Skinner from The Simpsons: Top - Are we ignoring our constituents and making them feel unheard? Bottom - No...we must not have appealed to enough "moderate Republicans."
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Gotta let that nerd flag fly sometimes.

I looooove these little elf ear cuffs I got. 😍
October 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Find your #Voice, find your #Muse ✊🏼

#TheyWillNotControlUs
Muse - Uprising lyrics They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious So come on
October 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The answer to #depression is middle-aged #hobbies like taking care of #plants and #collecting mugs. 😅
A picture of shelving with various mugs A picture of various succulents. A picture of the plant "string of rubies." A picture of a plant called a baby sun rose.
October 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM