Tamara Houde
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Tamara Houde
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· Jan 28
www.congress.gov
Not sure how to reach your Senators and Reps? Capitol Hill Switchboard can connect you with DC offices. 202-224-3121.
Also, Congress.gov can hook you up.
www.congress.gov/members lets you pull up individual members or whole categories. More tips downskeet.
Also, Congress.gov can hook you up.
www.congress.gov/members lets you pull up individual members or whole categories. More tips downskeet.
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
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🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT🚨
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT🚨
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
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I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
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The current influenza vaccine does offer some protection and it's not too late to be vaccinated.
www.today.com/health/cold-...
www.today.com/health/cold-...
A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms
A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concerns about a severe flu season in the U.S. Here's what to symptoms to look out for.
www.today.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The current influenza vaccine does offer some protection and it's not too late to be vaccinated.
www.today.com/health/cold-...
www.today.com/health/cold-...
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Qualifying for Medicaid is not easy. ICE won’t find anyone who is a non citizen receiving care. This is an invasion of privacy!
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE migrantinsider.com/p/medicaid-d...
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Qualifying for Medicaid is not easy. ICE won’t find anyone who is a non citizen receiving care. This is an invasion of privacy!
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No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never:
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
- comment on how much someone is eating
- comment on how little someone is eating
- comment on someone eating
This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!
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Note—every time a Federal judge rules against Trump, Trump claims "the judge is usurping the President's power."
That's a lie.
Judge's don't "usurp" POTUS's power—they enforce Constitutional & Congressional limits on power.
Wannabe kings don't like it, but that's how separation of powers works.
That's a lie.
Judge's don't "usurp" POTUS's power—they enforce Constitutional & Congressional limits on power.
Wannabe kings don't like it, but that's how separation of powers works.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Note—every time a Federal judge rules against Trump, Trump claims "the judge is usurping the President's power."
That's a lie.
Judge's don't "usurp" POTUS's power—they enforce Constitutional & Congressional limits on power.
Wannabe kings don't like it, but that's how separation of powers works.
That's a lie.
Judge's don't "usurp" POTUS's power—they enforce Constitutional & Congressional limits on power.
Wannabe kings don't like it, but that's how separation of powers works.
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🏥🚨🏥 Healthcare workers: Patient’s rights are being violated. A lot of people are adverse to standing up to “authority,” but we have codes of ethics - each of our professions do. Rise up! 1/2
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🏥🚨🏥 Healthcare workers: Patient’s rights are being violated. A lot of people are adverse to standing up to “authority,” but we have codes of ethics - each of our professions do. Rise up! 1/2
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
This! All of this!
(also, personal experience: it's impossible for there NOT to be a power dynamic in those relationships, and I think that's one reason why men find them so attractive. it's power-over, Pygmalion-esque in their fantasies, "oh she has so much potential to be molded," and they know it from the start.)
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This! All of this!
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
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" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
REBUILD - Darkness Rising Project
Need help finding a Black therapist? We can help.
www.darknessrisingproject.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
Made a batch of chow chow the other day using a recipe as close as Mom could recall to my great-aunt's. I don't know how it compares, I don't eat chow chow. Never have.
Mom gave my two 1/2 pints that didn't seal her hearty approval. Good thing, the remaining 4 jars are headed her way next month.
Mom gave my two 1/2 pints that didn't seal her hearty approval. Good thing, the remaining 4 jars are headed her way next month.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Made a batch of chow chow the other day using a recipe as close as Mom could recall to my great-aunt's. I don't know how it compares, I don't eat chow chow. Never have.
Mom gave my two 1/2 pints that didn't seal her hearty approval. Good thing, the remaining 4 jars are headed her way next month.
Mom gave my two 1/2 pints that didn't seal her hearty approval. Good thing, the remaining 4 jars are headed her way next month.
Having to carry documentation with you at all times is some WW2/Cold War BS. And if you're telling people that they're not going after people on work or education visas, you're either fooled, or complicit.
www.wyff4.com/article/gree...
www.wyff4.com/article/gree...
Greenville County sheriff speaks on ICE rumors
The Upstate sheriff spoke during a podcast about the recent rumors of ICE agents in our area.
www.wyff4.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Having to carry documentation with you at all times is some WW2/Cold War BS. And if you're telling people that they're not going after people on work or education visas, you're either fooled, or complicit.
www.wyff4.com/article/gree...
www.wyff4.com/article/gree...
Pro-tip: before you blow off a person's request as being unreasonable, consider what they could've requested instead. You may find their original request much more reasonable when faced with the alternative.
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Pro-tip: before you blow off a person's request as being unreasonable, consider what they could've requested instead. You may find their original request much more reasonable when faced with the alternative.
This is just a reminder that when you're dealing with a narcissist, the logic will be tied in knots, history will be rewritten and accountability will be avoided at all costs. Also remember that while nobody does anything better than them, they're also the helpless victim.
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is just a reminder that when you're dealing with a narcissist, the logic will be tied in knots, history will be rewritten and accountability will be avoided at all costs. Also remember that while nobody does anything better than them, they're also the helpless victim.
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137 in quarantine as measles continue to spread, with exposures at SC schools, airport and church scdailygazette.com/briefs/137-i...
137 in quarantine as measles continue to spread, with exposures at SC schools, airport and church • SC Daily Gazette
Most of the people in quarantine were students or staff at three Upstate schools. Travelers and churchgoers may have also been exposed.
scdailygazette.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
137 in quarantine as measles continue to spread, with exposures at SC schools, airport and church scdailygazette.com/briefs/137-i...
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People keep saying what Mamdani did in NYC isn't replicable elsewhere because NYC is so different and I just keep wanting to remind everyone that in VERY recent history NYC had Republican mayors for TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS.
Anything is possible.
Pundits and consultants know nothing.
Anything is possible.
Pundits and consultants know nothing.
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
People keep saying what Mamdani did in NYC isn't replicable elsewhere because NYC is so different and I just keep wanting to remind everyone that in VERY recent history NYC had Republican mayors for TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS.
Anything is possible.
Pundits and consultants know nothing.
Anything is possible.
Pundits and consultants know nothing.
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CNN: If a sailor in the Caribbean is given an order they think possibly could be illegal, what are they to do?
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
CNN: If a sailor in the Caribbean is given an order they think possibly could be illegal, what are they to do?
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
HOULAHAN: If you receive an order you're not sure of, you have a duty to question your commander, the person next in your chain of command. You have a duty to go up the chain of command
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Continue to be absolutely stunned at how Dems have totally dropped the ball on Steve Bannon's intimate personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Dems watched the House try to censure Stacey Plaskett this week for a few emails. Bannon had an ongoing relationship with Epstein for YEARS.
Dems watched the House try to censure Stacey Plaskett this week for a few emails. Bannon had an ongoing relationship with Epstein for YEARS.
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Continue to be absolutely stunned at how Dems have totally dropped the ball on Steve Bannon's intimate personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Dems watched the House try to censure Stacey Plaskett this week for a few emails. Bannon had an ongoing relationship with Epstein for YEARS.
Dems watched the House try to censure Stacey Plaskett this week for a few emails. Bannon had an ongoing relationship with Epstein for YEARS.
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He’s proven—again—that there are no bounds to how low he’s willing to go.
This is absolutely disgusting, and Americans deserve better than this cowardly, chaos-driven clown show. (2/2)
This is absolutely disgusting, and Americans deserve better than this cowardly, chaos-driven clown show. (2/2)
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
He’s proven—again—that there are no bounds to how low he’s willing to go.
This is absolutely disgusting, and Americans deserve better than this cowardly, chaos-driven clown show. (2/2)
This is absolutely disgusting, and Americans deserve better than this cowardly, chaos-driven clown show. (2/2)
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Just so we’re ALL clear: the President of the United States made death threats toward sitting Democratic members of Congress.
But they’re always claiming Democrats are the dangerous ones, right?
(1/2)
But they’re always claiming Democrats are the dangerous ones, right?
(1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just so we’re ALL clear: the President of the United States made death threats toward sitting Democratic members of Congress.
But they’re always claiming Democrats are the dangerous ones, right?
(1/2)
But they’re always claiming Democrats are the dangerous ones, right?
(1/2)
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Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage: