Madgem Laments
@madgemlaments.bsky.social
Iowa refugee and modern day serf living in Bizzaro America fighting encroaching MAGA fascism, racism, and hate against women and LBTQIA+. Tired of getting doxed so no real smile (sorry!). #FuckTrump
Pinned
I am naming the next few years Le Merde Epoque aka #TheShits
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WASHINGTON STATE: It can't be said enough, even as flood waters recede in some areas, we are not out of the woods yet.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
WA flood dangers are not over as more rain in the forecast, officials warn
Washington state and federal officials warned tougher days may still be ahead as the current dry spell will give way to another storm system in the next couple days.
www.seattletimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WASHINGTON STATE: It can't be said enough, even as flood waters recede in some areas, we are not out of the woods yet.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
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Three Shirts McGee’s entire MAGA schtick was about draining the swamp, exposing the deep state cabal blah blah…
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Three Shirts McGee’s entire MAGA schtick was about draining the swamp, exposing the deep state cabal blah blah…
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
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Lawless, criminal behavior
December 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Lawless, criminal behavior
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No cherry-picking. No party filter. Just receipts.
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
No cherry-picking. No party filter. Just receipts.
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
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PCEF is such a civic gem and i'm so annoyed the cops are trying to rob it and so grateful the community groups are fighting back, as good a headline as any to log off for the weekend
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Portland groups challenge proposal to divert climate action funds to hire police
Three Portland-based organizations are challenging a ballot proposal that would divert a quarter of the city's billion-dollar climate action fund's yearly revenue to hire more police officers.
www.opb.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
PCEF is such a civic gem and i'm so annoyed the cops are trying to rob it and so grateful the community groups are fighting back, as good a headline as any to log off for the weekend
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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🔬⚗️👩🔬
Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
Phenolic Analysis of Cannabis Reveals Rare Flavoalkaloids in Leaves | Cannabis Science and Technology - Cannabis Industry News, Insights
Using an optimized analytical method for this research, the phenolics of cannabis were tested resulting in new findings.
www.cannabissciencetech.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🔬⚗️👩🔬
Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis.
Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential.
www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...
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Good for him
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Good for him
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Trump is using the same lies that Putin and Hitler used to start their wars.
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker. www.fascism.link/p/putin-used...
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker. www.fascism.link/p/putin-used...
Trump is using the same lies that Putin and Hitler used to start their wars.
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker.
www.fascism.link
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trump is using the same lies that Putin and Hitler used to start their wars.
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker. www.fascism.link/p/putin-used...
Nazis use lies as a weapon, to switch the roles of victim and attacker. www.fascism.link/p/putin-used...
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Am I awake at 4:30am on a Saturday…yes, yes I am…do I want to be…no, not even a little bit…and yet, here I am….no, just no…lol
a small white dog is sitting in the back seat of a car with the words " it 's too early for this " above it
ALT: a small white dog is sitting in the back seat of a car with the words " it 's too early for this " above it
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Am I awake at 4:30am on a Saturday…yes, yes I am…do I want to be…no, not even a little bit…and yet, here I am….no, just no…lol
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I just woke up from a nap feeling like your grandma's white crusty dog
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I just woke up from a nap feeling like your grandma's white crusty dog
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If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
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Exactly
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Exactly
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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The National Association for the Deaf sued the Trump admin. for ceasing ASL interpretation. The Trump admin. says ASL services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image. He’s lying again.
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The National Association for the Deaf sued the Trump admin. for ceasing ASL interpretation. The Trump admin. says ASL services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image. He’s lying again.
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
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Cheers to @brianboone.bsky.social and @vulture.com for including my book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy, on your Best Comedy Books of 2025. Is that a number one beside it? Further thanks for kindly noting my book’s celebration of humanity and the empathy of comedy.
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Cheers to @brianboone.bsky.social and @vulture.com for including my book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy, on your Best Comedy Books of 2025. Is that a number one beside it? Further thanks for kindly noting my book’s celebration of humanity and the empathy of comedy.
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
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WH wants evidence of its pressure campaign scrubbed.
But it's too late - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith; the internet is forever. Everyone that was intimidated from the WH and Heritage has a digital record of threats up to hour of the gerrymander vote.
🗞️ newrepublic.com/post/204357/...
But it's too late - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith; the internet is forever. Everyone that was intimidated from the WH and Heritage has a digital record of threats up to hour of the gerrymander vote.
🗞️ newrepublic.com/post/204357/...
Indiana Republican Deletes Post Exposing Trump Gerrymandering Threat
The Indiana official admitted what was behind Trump’s gerrymandering push.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
WH wants evidence of its pressure campaign scrubbed.
But it's too late - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith; the internet is forever. Everyone that was intimidated from the WH and Heritage has a digital record of threats up to hour of the gerrymander vote.
🗞️ newrepublic.com/post/204357/...
But it's too late - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith; the internet is forever. Everyone that was intimidated from the WH and Heritage has a digital record of threats up to hour of the gerrymander vote.
🗞️ newrepublic.com/post/204357/...
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Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. (page 31 onwards)
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied. (page 31 onwards)
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
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When we were younger, my sister and I huddled together to cope with our parents. Grew apart for a time, then back together.
Now we have to ally to figure out how to help our parents and it doesn’t feel good.
I know this is a phase of life, but I thought we’d have more time.
Now we have to ally to figure out how to help our parents and it doesn’t feel good.
I know this is a phase of life, but I thought we’d have more time.
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
When we were younger, my sister and I huddled together to cope with our parents. Grew apart for a time, then back together.
Now we have to ally to figure out how to help our parents and it doesn’t feel good.
I know this is a phase of life, but I thought we’d have more time.
Now we have to ally to figure out how to help our parents and it doesn’t feel good.
I know this is a phase of life, but I thought we’d have more time.
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Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
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I love her for recording this.
Let’s refamilarize ourselves with this important patient information:
Let’s refamilarize ourselves with this important patient information:
Hidden Patient Rights Hospitals Hope You Don’t Know
YouTube video by Cambria Nwosu, DNP, RN, LNC
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I love her for recording this.
Let’s refamilarize ourselves with this important patient information:
Let’s refamilarize ourselves with this important patient information:
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Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
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How is this a great country when our children are shamed for lunch debt and 80 year olds are doing door dash to survive?
I feel great sadness Americas elderly can’t retire and rest.
I feel great sadness Americas elderly can’t retire and rest.
Life Lessons From Older Americans Who Still Work To Pay The Bills
YouTube video by Business Insider
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
How is this a great country when our children are shamed for lunch debt and 80 year olds are doing door dash to survive?
I feel great sadness Americas elderly can’t retire and rest.
I feel great sadness Americas elderly can’t retire and rest.