Bridget Eileen Madden (she/her)
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Feel like gettin' salty up in here BIO FACTS: Eclectic Pagan UU Witch | Literary Arts, Literacy & Library Professional | Janeite | EWF | Boston Sports Fan (truly) | Women's Rights Activist | Zealous Ally | Lifelong New Englander, year 8+ in RI
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Hear me out, what if we just all started calling him Jonald T Dump, super matter-of-fact-ly, every single time we discussed him, from now until his presidency ends? Wouldn't that be so funny? 😆 (See alt text for example.)
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
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“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
https://thecorrespondent.com/5696/were-heading-into-dark-times-this-is-how-to-be-your-own-light-in-the-age-of-trump/1611114266432-e23ea1a6
December 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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January 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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The gray seal pup was initially rescued by the Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket after she was found alone during a “critical nursing period,” according to Mystic Aquarium.
Details: https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/mystic-aquarium-takes-in-rescued-seal-pup/
Details: https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/mystic-aquarium-takes-in-rescued-seal-pup/
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The gray seal pup was initially rescued by the Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket after she was found alone during a “critical nursing period,” according to Mystic Aquarium.
Details: https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/mystic-aquarium-takes-in-rescued-seal-pup/
Details: https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/mystic-aquarium-takes-in-rescued-seal-pup/
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I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.
Stay loud.
Stay loud.
Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) shot two people in Portland, like 45 minutes ago, apparently? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) shot two people in Portland, like 45 minutes ago, apparently? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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Millions of Americans, including lawyers, law enforcement, prosecutors, video forensics analysts and everyday people with eyes and common sense SAW THE VIDEO.
Gaslight all you want Guyliner McCouchfucker. You're defending a cold blooded murderer and WE WILL NOT FORGET.
Gaslight all you want Guyliner McCouchfucker. You're defending a cold blooded murderer and WE WILL NOT FORGET.
January 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Millions of Americans, including lawyers, law enforcement, prosecutors, video forensics analysts and everyday people with eyes and common sense SAW THE VIDEO.
Gaslight all you want Guyliner McCouchfucker. You're defending a cold blooded murderer and WE WILL NOT FORGET.
Gaslight all you want Guyliner McCouchfucker. You're defending a cold blooded murderer and WE WILL NOT FORGET.
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DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
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This is Renee Good.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This is Renee Good.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
She was a mother of a six-year-old child.
She was an American citizen.
She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”
And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
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When it comes to these disastrous geopolitical decisions, we can’t just focus on Trump, we have to look at the people who surround him exacting their influence like Stephen Miller.
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
When it comes to these disastrous geopolitical decisions, we can’t just focus on Trump, we have to look at the people who surround him exacting their influence like Stephen Miller.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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The President of the United States of America took over another country without so much as talking to a member of congress.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The President of the United States of America took over another country without so much as talking to a member of congress.
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Mom Wants To Know If You Could Use Grandma’s Antique, 12-Person Dining Room Table In Your Studio Apartment https://theonion.com/mom-wants-to-know-if-you-could-use-grandma-s-antique-1-1831765783/
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Mom Wants To Know If You Could Use Grandma’s Antique, 12-Person Dining Room Table In Your Studio Apartment https://theonion.com/mom-wants-to-know-if-you-could-use-grandma-s-antique-1-1831765783/
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Welp.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Welp.
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Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
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And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
I'm not sure when I'll have time to devote to political volunteering like I did from 2018-2022, but messaging like this does inspire me. I was pretty sick of status quo Dems in 2024. I hope Indivisible's vision takes off.
We can’t afford to have a Democratic Party that’s divided between fighters and folders — and we don’t have to accept the status quo. As grassroots organizers and voters, we will soon have the power to remake the party: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I'm not sure when I'll have time to devote to political volunteering like I did from 2018-2022, but messaging like this does inspire me. I was pretty sick of status quo Dems in 2024. I hope Indivisible's vision takes off.
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From June: the Trump Admin’s cruelest immigration policies can all be traced back to Stephen Miller. (June 25, 2025)
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
From June: the Trump Admin’s cruelest immigration policies can all be traced back to Stephen Miller. (June 25, 2025)