@mattiejenkyns.bsky.social
If you are just trying to accumulate followers, don't bother following me. I will block you immediately. #PWDP
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“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
Grijalva says the incident happened on Dec. 5 at a Taco Giro restaurant on the west side of the city.
www.fox10phoenix.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
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Health care costs are about to skyrocket, and millions could lose the coverage they depend on.
#ChrisMurphy is warning that we’re headed toward a full-blown health care cataclysm as Republicans block action .
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political obstruction.
#ProtectOurCare
#ChrisMurphy is warning that we’re headed toward a full-blown health care cataclysm as Republicans block action .
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political obstruction.
#ProtectOurCare
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Health care costs are about to skyrocket, and millions could lose the coverage they depend on.
#ChrisMurphy is warning that we’re headed toward a full-blown health care cataclysm as Republicans block action .
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political obstruction.
#ProtectOurCare
#ChrisMurphy is warning that we’re headed toward a full-blown health care cataclysm as Republicans block action .
Families shouldn’t pay the price for political obstruction.
#ProtectOurCare
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Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Biden never slept through meetings but Jake Tapper wrote a whole book about how he was too old.
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"Demeaning" trans people is exactly right. Their goal--and what they're most able to easily achieve--is our humiliation. The imposition of indignities. They also hope that, as humiliations often do, it exposes us to ridicule. Perhaps even violence. (e.g. forcibly outing people on their IDs).
It's really frustrating that a lot of the media just sort of frames the Trump admin as "wading into a hot debate over trans issues that have roiled american politics" when it's like, clear that they are motivated by a desire to demean trans people
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Demeaning" trans people is exactly right. Their goal--and what they're most able to easily achieve--is our humiliation. The imposition of indignities. They also hope that, as humiliations often do, it exposes us to ridicule. Perhaps even violence. (e.g. forcibly outing people on their IDs).
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UPDATE: After Israel said they would open the border “only for Palestinians to leave”, 8 Arab/Islamic states issue a statement expressing “grave concern” over the plan, suggesting the goal is “Ethnic Cleansing” of Gaza
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
UPDATE: After Israel said they would open the border “only for Palestinians to leave”, 8 Arab/Islamic states issue a statement expressing “grave concern” over the plan, suggesting the goal is “Ethnic Cleansing” of Gaza
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Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
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These are your words of the week
monsoon
war crime
misogynoir
affordability
pulldoo
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
monsoon
war crime
misogynoir
affordability
pulldoo
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Dec. 5
Dictionary lookups from social media, Southeast Asia, and the bayou
www.merriam-webster.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
These are your words of the week
monsoon
war crime
misogynoir
affordability
pulldoo
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
monsoon
war crime
misogynoir
affordability
pulldoo
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
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They need to release this video to the public
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
They need to release this video to the public
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Christopher Rufo is just a white supremacist, and I think it’s silly that we’re still doing news stories where he’s called a conservative activist or some other harmless sounding term.
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Christopher Rufo is just a white supremacist, and I think it’s silly that we’re still doing news stories where he’s called a conservative activist or some other harmless sounding term.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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This is the right take. Apocalyptic rural numbers that probably means the senate is 100% in play.
yeah if these are the kinds of political swings we're getting in Trump country the Republicans are beyond screwed for the midterms
December 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is the right take. Apocalyptic rural numbers that probably means the senate is 100% in play.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Helloooooo NYT! Perhaps they have fallen asleep as well...
Donald Trump fell asleep during a Cabinet meeting, raising new questions about Joe Biden's health.
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Helloooooo NYT! Perhaps they have fallen asleep as well...
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This moment demands more Democrats like Aftyn who will fight as hard as we do. We know that Indivisibles across Tennessee look forward to continuing the work with our former organizer to make life more affordable, stop Republicans’ authoritarian power grabs, and win lasting progressive change.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This moment demands more Democrats like Aftyn who will fight as hard as we do. We know that Indivisibles across Tennessee look forward to continuing the work with our former organizer to make life more affordable, stop Republicans’ authoritarian power grabs, and win lasting progressive change.
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A big blue wave is building in backlash to the regime. The fact that Republicans had to fight so hard to defend a Trump +22 district is more very bad news for MAGA. No amount of gerrymandering can stop what’s coming in November. The American people are sick and tired of Trump’s chaos and corruption.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A big blue wave is building in backlash to the regime. The fact that Republicans had to fight so hard to defend a Trump +22 district is more very bad news for MAGA. No amount of gerrymandering can stop what’s coming in November. The American people are sick and tired of Trump’s chaos and corruption.
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We’re so grateful to @aftynbehn.bsky.social for running an incredible grassroots campaign that made Republicans sweat in a deep-red district. Thank you to everybody in #TN07, across Tennessee, and nationwide for making this special election closer than anyone imagined it could be.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
We’re so grateful to @aftynbehn.bsky.social for running an incredible grassroots campaign that made Republicans sweat in a deep-red district. Thank you to everybody in #TN07, across Tennessee, and nationwide for making this special election closer than anyone imagined it could be.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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19 point shift is a lot
Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
again @gelliottmorris.com says behn still has a chance but damn 3 points in this district is 🦇💩
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
19 point shift is a lot
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present: