Rhonda Young
@uppityhillbilly.bsky.social
Recovering MSNBC addict, Blue Dot in the hellscape South, books, dogs, family, and a cold IPA. #AT40 iykyk NO DMS
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@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NEW: The DOJ will potentially treat opponents of Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo. The move appears to represent the department’s first attempt to implement Trump’s calls to target left-wing activists and others who protest his policies.
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Is it too much to hope that Congress is regrowing some backbone? Baby steps here, but important ones. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is it too much to hope that Congress is regrowing some backbone? Baby steps here, but important ones. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
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December 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I’d rather my kids go to drag queen story hour. More fun, engaging, not to mention safer.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’d rather my kids go to drag queen story hour. More fun, engaging, not to mention safer.
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A true sign of autocracy. Let's hail Dear Leader over Martin Luther King Jr.
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A true sign of autocracy. Let's hail Dear Leader over Martin Luther King Jr.
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
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As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Pastor Black: While I was in the middle of using the words of Jesus, they opened fire on me. It was so clear that they had been so poorly trained, or — the alternative — that they had been deliberately told to escalate violence against peaceful protesters.
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Democrats can retaliate against these GOP gerrymanders with new maps in Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, & Virginia.
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Democrats can retaliate against these GOP gerrymanders with new maps in Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, & Virginia.
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
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California and Blue States, you know what to do.
The Supreme Court allows Trump and Texas to gerrymandering and steal the 2026 election?
OK. Game on.
The Supreme Court allows Trump and Texas to gerrymandering and steal the 2026 election?
OK. Game on.
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
California and Blue States, you know what to do.
The Supreme Court allows Trump and Texas to gerrymandering and steal the 2026 election?
OK. Game on.
The Supreme Court allows Trump and Texas to gerrymandering and steal the 2026 election?
OK. Game on.
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Took the new data from the Deportation Data Project and made a little interactive showing arrests by category and month. www.pbump.net/o/a-quick-an...
A quick and dirty ICE arrest visualization
The always informative Aaron Reichlin-Melnick brought the Deportation Data Project site to my attention. It does what you would think, providing aggregated data on detentions and deportations undertak...
www.pbump.net
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Took the new data from the Deportation Data Project and made a little interactive showing arrests by category and month. www.pbump.net/o/a-quick-an...
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The swamp is alive and well.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The swamp is alive and well.
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I think this is very important. I hope Democrats are listening.
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I think this is very important. I hope Democrats are listening.
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Per a new report, Kash Patel refused to exit his plane without an FBI jacket, but the only one that would fit him was a woman’s jacket. Then he demanded SWAT patches for it. www.scribd.com/document/958...
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Per a new report, Kash Patel refused to exit his plane without an FBI jacket, but the only one that would fit him was a woman’s jacket. Then he demanded SWAT patches for it. www.scribd.com/document/958...
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Now that Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that Frank Bradley gave the order for the second strike that killed two people clinging to boat wreckage (per @atrupar.com) this seems doubly relevant:
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Now that Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that Frank Bradley gave the order for the second strike that killed two people clinging to boat wreckage (per @atrupar.com) this seems doubly relevant:
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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This.
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This.
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Houston, we have a serious fucking problem. 😮
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Houston, we have a serious fucking problem. 😮
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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DONALD TRUMP GRANTED THE MAN WHO IS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER OF THE TWO GUARDSMEN ASYLUM IN APRIL OF 2025. LET. IT. BE. KNOWN.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
DONALD TRUMP GRANTED THE MAN WHO IS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER OF THE TWO GUARDSMEN ASYLUM IN APRIL OF 2025. LET. IT. BE. KNOWN.
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CNN: shooter was granted asylum in April 2025 under Trump: www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
Trump Administration Reportedly Approved National Guard Shooting Suspect’s Asylum Application: CNN
The suspect in the shooting of two National Guardsmen in D.C. reportedly had his asylum application approved by the Trump administration earlier this year.
www.mediaite.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
CNN: shooter was granted asylum in April 2025 under Trump: www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...