L E Vera
@lisaevera.bsky.social
Writer, Proud Democrat for life, cat lover, sports fan, general supporter of all things human rights. Cat rights included. Oregon Duck 4ever. Still can't get the hang of Thursdays.
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Yikes. 40% of respondents are either completely oblivious to what’s happening in this country or they like the cruelty.
Either way, Trump’s signature issue is sinking him.
Either way, Trump’s signature issue is sinking him.
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Yikes. 40% of respondents are either completely oblivious to what’s happening in this country or they like the cruelty.
Either way, Trump’s signature issue is sinking him.
Either way, Trump’s signature issue is sinking him.
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Trump’s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbert’s interview of James Talarico.
Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Trump’s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbert’s interview of James Talarico.
Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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If Jeffrey Epstein is dead, the question doesn’t disappear with him. Predatory appetites don’t retire because one middleman is removed. Power, money, and access have always found ways to protect themselves.
Until those structures are dismantled and accountability is done then nothing will change.
Until those structures are dismantled and accountability is done then nothing will change.
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If Jeffrey Epstein is dead, the question doesn’t disappear with him. Predatory appetites don’t retire because one middleman is removed. Power, money, and access have always found ways to protect themselves.
Until those structures are dismantled and accountability is done then nothing will change.
Until those structures are dismantled and accountability is done then nothing will change.
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What Brendan Carr doesn't want you to see. Texans, you know what to do.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
What Brendan Carr doesn't want you to see. Texans, you know what to do.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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Regardless of party, everyone should be alarmed that the government can now dictate what guests a tv talk show can or cannot host. ( And the network complied)
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Regardless of party, everyone should be alarmed that the government can now dictate what guests a tv talk show can or cannot host. ( And the network complied)
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
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Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling
Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
By @maxboot.bsky.social
archive.md/2026.02.16-1...
Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
By @maxboot.bsky.social
archive.md/2026.02.16-1...
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling
Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
By @maxboot.bsky.social
archive.md/2026.02.16-1...
Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
By @maxboot.bsky.social
archive.md/2026.02.16-1...
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The mass censorship this administration is doing is happening in big ways (Colbert) + countless medium and small ways that many people are not allowed to say because their employer has forbidden them; they won’t risk losing their job to speak up. There are lists of forbidden words & images.
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The mass censorship this administration is doing is happening in big ways (Colbert) + countless medium and small ways that many people are not allowed to say because their employer has forbidden them; they won’t risk losing their job to speak up. There are lists of forbidden words & images.
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DONALD TRUMP: “I’ve been totally exonerated…”
REALITY:
• The DOJ has been shielding him.
• Multiple lawsuits, court documents, and allegations in the files name Trump.
• Not charged is not the same thing as exonerated.
REALITY:
• The DOJ has been shielding him.
• Multiple lawsuits, court documents, and allegations in the files name Trump.
• Not charged is not the same thing as exonerated.
February 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
DONALD TRUMP: “I’ve been totally exonerated…”
REALITY:
• The DOJ has been shielding him.
• Multiple lawsuits, court documents, and allegations in the files name Trump.
• Not charged is not the same thing as exonerated.
REALITY:
• The DOJ has been shielding him.
• Multiple lawsuits, court documents, and allegations in the files name Trump.
• Not charged is not the same thing as exonerated.
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Every leftist concerned with Cuba right now really ought to keep in mind Kamala Harris would neither have kidnapped Maduro nor be throttling Cuba to death right now, were she President.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Every leftist concerned with Cuba right now really ought to keep in mind Kamala Harris would neither have kidnapped Maduro nor be throttling Cuba to death right now, were she President.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
If you abstained because she "wasn't perfect", congratulations. You should've thought of this before not voting.
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
I think we should re-elect President Al Gore.
I know it’s Presidents’ Day and that means it’s Obama’s Day, but Kamala you’ll for ever be in my heart. 🥹
February 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I think we should re-elect President Al Gore.
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Usually that’s up to the voters, but not when political parties become cults.
February 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Usually that’s up to the voters, but not when political parties become cults.
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AOC: “You are the Attorney General of the United States of America & you don't want to hold anyone of these pedophiles accountable — resign or be impeached"
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
AOC: “You are the Attorney General of the United States of America & you don't want to hold anyone of these pedophiles accountable — resign or be impeached"
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Well done, #JesseJackson Rest in peace and power.
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a microphone .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a microphone .
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Well done, #JesseJackson Rest in peace and power.
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This should be put in the Constitution after WE get rid of this Convicted FElon.
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This should be put in the Constitution after WE get rid of this Convicted FElon.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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‘Totally Exonerated’
It’s Tuesday. There are 259 days until the midterm elections. RIP to a civil rights hero, Republicans want to make it harder for women to vote and CBS craps on America.
It’s Tuesday. There are 259 days until the midterm elections. RIP to a civil rights hero, Republicans want to make it harder for women to vote and CBS craps on America.
‘Totally Exonerated’
It’s Tuesday. There are 259 days until the midterm elections. RIP to a civil rights hero, Republicans want to make it harder for women to vote and CBS craps on America.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
‘Totally Exonerated’
It’s Tuesday. There are 259 days until the midterm elections. RIP to a civil rights hero, Republicans want to make it harder for women to vote and CBS craps on America.
It’s Tuesday. There are 259 days until the midterm elections. RIP to a civil rights hero, Republicans want to make it harder for women to vote and CBS craps on America.
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Why GOP loves the SAVE Act:
“Women are smart. They should be able to provide 9 forms of ID to prove the discrepancies b/w their maiden and married names, argue their case with a poll worker, before having to fill out a provisional ballot which we can later contest and reject as a fraudulent vote”
“Women are smart. They should be able to provide 9 forms of ID to prove the discrepancies b/w their maiden and married names, argue their case with a poll worker, before having to fill out a provisional ballot which we can later contest and reject as a fraudulent vote”
February 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Why GOP loves the SAVE Act:
“Women are smart. They should be able to provide 9 forms of ID to prove the discrepancies b/w their maiden and married names, argue their case with a poll worker, before having to fill out a provisional ballot which we can later contest and reject as a fraudulent vote”
“Women are smart. They should be able to provide 9 forms of ID to prove the discrepancies b/w their maiden and married names, argue their case with a poll worker, before having to fill out a provisional ballot which we can later contest and reject as a fraudulent vote”
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www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
A Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
report. Essential reading, imo.
A Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
report. Essential reading, imo.
Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.
A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.
www.ms.now
February 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
A Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
report. Essential reading, imo.
A Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
report. Essential reading, imo.
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We lost Jesse Jackson and Robert Duvall this week.
We really need to have a chat with Mr. Reaper about his priorities.
We really need to have a chat with Mr. Reaper about his priorities.
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
We lost Jesse Jackson and Robert Duvall this week.
We really need to have a chat with Mr. Reaper about his priorities.
We really need to have a chat with Mr. Reaper about his priorities.
Gee, I wonder why people might not want to come to the U.S.?
Apparently people aren't excited about spending $56,000 per ticket to attend a World Cup game.
Hmmm, what else could be contributing to a lack of hype?
Hmmm, what else could be contributing to a lack of hype?
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Gee, I wonder why people might not want to come to the U.S.?
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THE “EPSTEIN CLASS”
The DOJ is using selective redactions and half lists that protect the powerful while intentionally confusing the public.
They’re protecting reputations, not survivors.
@khanna.house.gov
The DOJ is using selective redactions and half lists that protect the powerful while intentionally confusing the public.
They’re protecting reputations, not survivors.
@khanna.house.gov
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
THE “EPSTEIN CLASS”
The DOJ is using selective redactions and half lists that protect the powerful while intentionally confusing the public.
They’re protecting reputations, not survivors.
@khanna.house.gov
The DOJ is using selective redactions and half lists that protect the powerful while intentionally confusing the public.
They’re protecting reputations, not survivors.
@khanna.house.gov
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.
February 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.