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Rae
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I like to read and write. Genealogy Research is my niche in the world. I am a dedicated Dem and a proud Citizen of the United States. I am a collector of wonderful things and hope to meet some like minded people on Blue Sky.
I'm attending Indivisible Forest Lake & Surrounding Area's event, “WE THE PEOPLE Broadway Bridge Rally (October)” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/indivisiblef...
WE THE PEOPLE Broadway Bridge Rally (October) · Indivisible Forest Lake & Surrounding Area
Barack Obama said, "If we want democracy to flourish, we will have to fight for it." Our democracy is under direct threat. Silence is no longer an option. Be courageous. Show up. Speak out. Resist. #...
www.mobilize.us
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I truly do not understand why no one in power can provide push back at Donald Trump and his unconstitutional chaos. We the People are being railroaded into a fascist state. We do not want this to happen. But who can stop this madness?
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS - FOREST LAKE” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/84...
NO KINGS - FOREST LAKE · AFT
## In America, we don’t bow to kings — and we don’t let would-be tyrants crown themselves. Our movement is growing louder, prouder, and more determined. “NO KINGS” is more than a slogan — it’s a decl...
www.mobilize.us
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Being #1
With apologies
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My new word of the day.
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Transgender people deserve to dictate our own lives and futures.

No court decision can change who we know we are.
June 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Who else is rushing out to not buy a Trump phone?
June 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”
Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments
"Honestly, he seemed a little surprised to be confronted," Sen. Tina Smith said.
www.politico.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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A lawmaker and her husband were murdered. A senator and his wife nearly killed.
The suspect had a hit list.
And what did we do?
We blamed each other. We justified. We spun.

Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...
Political Violence in America Is Here — And It’s Killing Our Democracy
A deadly weekend shows how far we’ve fallen—and why we must stop excusing violence from “our side” before it’s too late.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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This book is available on Kindle Unlimited
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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congratulations assholes, you’ve bullied Gavin into getting off his right wing podcast circuit and back to pretending to care about his constituents again

that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part
Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."
June 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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...creativity is inherently unsafe...
June 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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"To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it." ~ #MartinLutherKingJr
June 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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How Trump’s 'constant flip-flops' are creating chaos and instability: analysis
Less than a week after praising Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk as a valuable ally during a White House press event, President Donald Trump was angrily railing against him on social media. Musk attacked Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as a "disgusting abomination," and the president accused him of having "Trump derangement syndrome." And Trump is making it clear that he is "very disappointed" in the world's richest man. In an article published by the conservative website The Bulwark on June 9, journalist Jill Lawrence argues that Trump's feud with Musk is only one example of him flip-flopping. And Trump's "constant flip-flops," she warns, are contributing to a climate of instability in the United States. Lawrence observes, "There's no escaping the pattern in this run of recent headlines: 'Trump reverses plan to close more than 30 mine safety offices,' 'Here are the 22 times he’s changed his mind on tariffs,' 'Trump reverses USDA office closures'…. That was all in less than a week." READ MORE: 'Can't you just shoot them?' Inside Trump's threat to deal with 'radical left thugs' in America But all these flip-flops, she laments, aren't hurting Trump with his MAGA base even though they're bad for the United States. "To longtime political observers, by which I mean those of us so old we remember pre-MAGA times, it seems strange that the constant flip-flops have not ruined, scarred, or even dented Trump," Lawrence explains. "Nothing has, and nothing probably will, as we've seen all too often. In this case, maybe it's because everyone already knows he's so deeply flawed, or because his decisions are so terrible that flipping in a different direction is all to the good. Especially if you're a savvy financial player who buys low every time a Trump-made disaster strikes." Lawrence describes Trump's flip-flopping as "whiplash as a way of life." "Even before Musk brandished a chainsaw, moved fast and broke much of the government," Lawrence writes, "no one paying even an iota of attention would have expected Trump to be a model…. of careful consistency. Still, the speed and significance of the reversals has been shocking, and they appear to be standard operating procedure." READ MORE: 'It's pathetic': Right-wing red state Republicans are being ripped apart — by football Lawrence adds, "In other words, we can expect them to continue until Trump exits the White House, whenever that is. READ MORE: Trump's latest move is a danger to all of us Jill Lawrence's full article for The Bulwark is available at this link.
dlvr.it
June 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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My dad, who has lived under a dictatorship, knows one when he sees one. His first text this morning is that we are now officially in a dictatorship. It is all pretty grim.
June 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Big point that is being missed: without the insurrection act, the activated Guard troops are now federal army and cannot
Do law enforcement.

Period
June 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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I’ve read too much science fiction too many dystopian novels and too many poems on civil rights to be quiet…
June 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We always knew where this was going
June 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…
“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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NEW: Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise owner Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence.

The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.
Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million
Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors a...
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Her stats line up with CDC data…
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Every day we have more soul crushing news from the Trump regime. Anyone who does not see that they are trying to erase all that is good about American isn’t looking. Where are those in power with an alternative plan?
May 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM