Shel
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Though chaos seems to reign, We remain. Grounded. Resistant. Persistent. Seeking joy. Pursuing justice. Following Jesus. #embracingmystery
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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The way he is being manipulated…and his base as a result.
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The way he is being manipulated…and his base as a result.
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Many don’t realize that immigration judges are part of the executive branch not the judicial branch under U.S. law. They are being purged to install what Kristi Noem calls “deportation judges.” We need reform—and independent immigration judges.
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Many don’t realize that immigration judges are part of the executive branch not the judicial branch under U.S. law. They are being purged to install what Kristi Noem calls “deportation judges.” We need reform—and independent immigration judges.
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This headline is sending me
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This headline is sending me
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VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
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In the wake of the longest government shutdown in US history, an ongoing self-inflicted tariff war, and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump’s approval rating has cratered to 36 percent.
Also tanking? His meme coins.
Also tanking? His meme coins.
Trump's brand is tanking
His approval rating with voters has cratered to its lowest level of his second term—and that's not all.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In the wake of the longest government shutdown in US history, an ongoing self-inflicted tariff war, and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump’s approval rating has cratered to 36 percent.
Also tanking? His meme coins.
Also tanking? His meme coins.
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Imagine thinking yourself a Christian and posting this on the 1st Sunday of Advent - when the reading in church was:
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Imagine thinking yourself a Christian and posting this on the 1st Sunday of Advent - when the reading in church was:
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
If you use Ring or Alexa, heads up on surveillance concerns.
Surveillance state about to get worse
2 Days until Nationwide Facial Recognition! Surveillance with Ring & Flock
YouTube video by Daniel Boctor
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November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you use Ring or Alexa, heads up on surveillance concerns.
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In short, a president can pause or limit certain categories of entry at the border, but he cannot use this law to rewrite immigration policy, eliminate statutory protections, or impose sweeping bans that conflict with other federal laws or the Constitution.
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In short, a president can pause or limit certain categories of entry at the border, but he cannot use this law to rewrite immigration policy, eliminate statutory protections, or impose sweeping bans that conflict with other federal laws or the Constitution.
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Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you, for the voices that rise up, the hearts that refuse to back down, and the courage that keeps the resistance moving forward. Tomorrow, there will be more of us. 💚✊
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you, for the voices that rise up, the hearts that refuse to back down, and the courage that keeps the resistance moving forward. Tomorrow, there will be more of us. 💚✊
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The schism within MAGA does not mean that the Right will simply destroy itself and that things will automatically get better.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
It’s true that some MAGA supporters are losing faith in Trump and expressing frustration. But evidence and trends suggest they’re flocking to explicit Fascists and growing more radicalized.
We can’t just sit back and hope. We have to fight.
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We can’t just sit back and hope. We have to fight.
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Where It's All Heading: The Fascist Right Post-Trump
Watching parts of the Right grow weary of Trump might be hopeful, but without needed change the situation will only worsen
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November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The schism within MAGA does not mean that the Right will simply destroy itself and that things will automatically get better.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
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This is so horrifying. We need justice. And answers. Shut these brutal ICE facilities down.
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is so horrifying. We need justice. And answers. Shut these brutal ICE facilities down.
The only question is why the President of the United States of America would threaten government officials with violence, because they are reminding military they have a choice to not follow illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The only question is why the President of the United States of America would threaten government officials with violence, because they are reminding military they have a choice to not follow illegal orders.
We resist this regime not just because they’re petty and mean, not just because they break laws and target minorities, but because their intentions are dangerous - to everyone.
Click through for the full thread. The’re going to take away protections for ALL GROUNDWATER.
Click through for the full thread. The’re going to take away protections for ALL GROUNDWATER.
The Trump administration just unveiled a plan to significantly narrow which bodies of water qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. They proposed a new definition of what counts as a “water of the United States,” a change that would
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We resist this regime not just because they’re petty and mean, not just because they break laws and target minorities, but because their intentions are dangerous - to everyone.
Click through for the full thread. The’re going to take away protections for ALL GROUNDWATER.
Click through for the full thread. The’re going to take away protections for ALL GROUNDWATER.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the United States House of Representatives by 427-1! 👏
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the United States House of Representatives by 427-1! 👏
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BREAKING: I just interviewed Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor, ahead of today's historic vote in the House, and she had a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans: stop hiding, release the files.
Spread her story and her voice everywhere. It's time to get the full files.
Spread her story and her voice everywhere. It's time to get the full files.
EXCLUSIVE: Epstein Survivor has a Critical Message to Donald Trump and House Republicans Today
This morning, I interviewed Annie Farmer, a survivor of Epstein and Maxwell's horrific crimes. She has a clear message to Donald Trump and House Republicans: release the files. Spread her voice.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
BREAKING: I just interviewed Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor, ahead of today's historic vote in the House, and she had a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans: stop hiding, release the files.
Spread her story and her voice everywhere. It's time to get the full files.
Spread her story and her voice everywhere. It's time to get the full files.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Walking school bus! ✊🏼
Chicago also had a walking school bus. Volunteers walked to school with kids of immigrants so the parents wouldn’t get picked up at the school. The organizers said they walked 80-100 kids each day. That’s community!!! I hope charlotte is looking into this now!
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Walking school bus! ✊🏼
Check out The Justice Briefing weekly by @jemartisby.bsky.social
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The Justice Briefing
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November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Check out The Justice Briefing weekly by @jemartisby.bsky.social
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This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
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What is the most reliable way to divert the American media’s attention from the Epstein files? You go to war. @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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NEWS: Hegseth Announces Major Military Operation as More Republicans in Congress Break from Trump
Ask yourselves a simple question: What is the most reliable way to divert the American media’s attention from the Epstein files? You go to war.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
What is the most reliable way to divert the American media’s attention from the Epstein files? You go to war. @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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