donnatheelder
@donnatheelder.bsky.social
Politics and policy (as horrendous as it has become); long career in public health and law; appreciate a good sense of humor but finding little that's funny these days.
Sending Greg Bovino out of MN is a start, but is Tom Homan any improvement at all? Seems to me they’re both despicable lying lawless corrupt lowlifes….perhaps necessary qualifications for anyone whose job is to make human lives miserable.
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Sending Greg Bovino out of MN is a start, but is Tom Homan any improvement at all? Seems to me they’re both despicable lying lawless corrupt lowlifes….perhaps necessary qualifications for anyone whose job is to make human lives miserable.
Reposted by donnatheelder
A day will come when Donald Trump no longer dominates our politics.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A day will come when Donald Trump no longer dominates our politics.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Strong but much needed words from European officials over Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Strong but much needed words from European officials over Greenland.
Reposted by donnatheelder
There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
Minnesotans are delaying medical care for fear of encountering ICE. Guess who suffers the most - infants and children, that's who.
This article is from a reputable authoritative source. You will see the headline on the home page, left side. cidrap.umn.edu
This article is from a reputable authoritative source. You will see the headline on the home page, left side. cidrap.umn.edu
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Minnesotans are delaying medical care for fear of encountering ICE. Guess who suffers the most - infants and children, that's who.
This article is from a reputable authoritative source. You will see the headline on the home page, left side. cidrap.umn.edu
This article is from a reputable authoritative source. You will see the headline on the home page, left side. cidrap.umn.edu
To the citizens of Greenland and Denmark: With deep concern and embarrassment I offer my abject apologies for the stress and expense caused by the untenable designs of the US president on your countries. Most rational Americans agree with you on this subject. He is nuts. We are not and we vote.
nuts.you
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 AM
To the citizens of Greenland and Denmark: With deep concern and embarrassment I offer my abject apologies for the stress and expense caused by the untenable designs of the US president on your countries. Most rational Americans agree with you on this subject. He is nuts. We are not and we vote.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Reposted by donnatheelder
This was always coming.
This was always the plan.
This is what Trump, through intermediaries, was discussing with the January 6 insurrectionists.
It was only a question of timing.
This was always the plan.
This is what Trump, through intermediaries, was discussing with the January 6 insurrectionists.
It was only a question of timing.
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
This was always coming.
This was always the plan.
This is what Trump, through intermediaries, was discussing with the January 6 insurrectionists.
It was only a question of timing.
This was always the plan.
This is what Trump, through intermediaries, was discussing with the January 6 insurrectionists.
It was only a question of timing.
Reposted by donnatheelder
What happened in Nazi Germany is happening right now in Trump’s US.
10 lies Germans were told are now being told to Americans.
Vid: mdbglobalmom on Instagram
10 lies Germans were told are now being told to Americans.
Vid: mdbglobalmom on Instagram
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
What happened in Nazi Germany is happening right now in Trump’s US.
10 lies Germans were told are now being told to Americans.
Vid: mdbglobalmom on Instagram
10 lies Germans were told are now being told to Americans.
Vid: mdbglobalmom on Instagram
Reposted by donnatheelder
Reposted by donnatheelder
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
Reposted by donnatheelder
There are moments when the past taps us on the shoulder, reminding us what happens when people choose not to see…
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
There are moments when the past taps us on the shoulder, reminding us what happens when people choose not to see…
Reposted by donnatheelder
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
Reposted by donnatheelder
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
Reposted by donnatheelder
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross — theonion.com/white-house-...
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
theonion.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross — theonion.com/white-house-...
Now that it seems many independent federal agencies will rapidly go the way of the dodo bird, I am wondering what might be good alternative approaches to protecting ordinary US citizens from such pernicious and often complex wrongs as unfair credit card and banking practices or dangerous products.
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Now that it seems many independent federal agencies will rapidly go the way of the dodo bird, I am wondering what might be good alternative approaches to protecting ordinary US citizens from such pernicious and often complex wrongs as unfair credit card and banking practices or dangerous products.
There's been a lot of justified rage about what comes from the mouths of Trump and his minions. I share it. In the event that it is useful, here is a readable description of what speech is and is not protected by the First Amendment from a source I consider credible.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There's been a lot of justified rage about what comes from the mouths of Trump and his minions. I share it. In the event that it is useful, here is a readable description of what speech is and is not protected by the First Amendment from a source I consider credible.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
Reposted by donnatheelder
good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
Reposted by donnatheelder
Reposted by donnatheelder
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
September 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
Reposted by donnatheelder
In the last 5 years, 81 people have been killed by political violence in the US. Right-wing terrorists account for over half of those murders, some 54%, according to research by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. Islamists account for 21%, and left-wingers for 22%.
September 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In the last 5 years, 81 people have been killed by political violence in the US. Right-wing terrorists account for over half of those murders, some 54%, according to research by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. Islamists account for 21%, and left-wingers for 22%.
Reposted by donnatheelder
Perhaps what's scariest is the right’s insistence on mandatory mourning, enforcing it through threats—backed by the full power of the state—against anyone who dares to share truthful observations of who this man really was.
trib.al/2S07rId
trib.al/2S07rId
September 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Perhaps what's scariest is the right’s insistence on mandatory mourning, enforcing it through threats—backed by the full power of the state—against anyone who dares to share truthful observations of who this man really was.
trib.al/2S07rId
trib.al/2S07rId