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@vacheestfachee.bsky.social
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Writer/editor. Covid-cautious homeschool parent. Michigander & MSU alum. Christian; definitely not nationalist. Anti MAGA, fascism, genocide. Pro Ukraine, BLM, democracy, rule of law, civil/human rights, refugees, vaccines, science. Words mine only. She.
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
Steve Rogers speaking a social post from calamitys-child: "I'm a pacifist like institutionally but I'm absolutely certain that solves at least some problems on a much smaller level. I don't believe in wars or nuclear weapons or military campaigns. I do believe in the power of that guy who punched the nazi in the face so hard his entire media presence immediately crumbled to dust.
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (played by Nathan Fillion) of Firefly, dressed in his usual leather duster coat & holding a gun.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Thank you, @heathercherone.bsky.social, for the liveblog! Here's the summary of Judge Ellis's preliminary injunction against the feds in Chicago:
Screenshot of Bluesky thread from Heather Cherone (@heathercherone.bsky.social): Ellis is now reading the preliminary order, which applies only to the Northern District of Illinois. Federal agents can only use force when it is "objectively necessary to stop an immediate threat of the person causing serious bodily injury or death to another person." There must be two separate warnings given before force is used, Ellis rules. ‪ Those warnings must be given "at a sound level where the targeted individuals can reasonably hear it," Ellis says. Ellis orders that agents wear "conspicuous identification" in two separate places and wear and activate body-worn cameras while engaging in enforcement actions. Ellis is done. The preliminary injunction has been entered. Ellis grants plaintiff's request to certify the lawsuit as a class action, which means it applies to more than just the named plaintiffs and includes all nonviolent protestors as well as those engaged in news gathering & religious practice.
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I was reading a book of fables to my kids earlier today for homeschool & I found myself a little shook at this one. (It's not exactly the story of the scorpion & the frog that the tyrant told at so many rallies, but still.)
Photo of a book's page with an illustration of a crane wearing a crown eating a frog, with other frogs running away. THE FROGS WHO WISHED FOR A KING: The Frogs were tired of governing themselves. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. No milk and water government for them, they declared. So they sent a petition to Jupiter asking for a king. Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The Frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable King Log was. In a short time the younger Frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older Frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to Jupiter about the government. To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. The Crane proved to be a very different sort of king from old King Log. He gobbled up the poor Frogs right and left and they soon saw what fools they had been. In mournful croaks they begged Jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should all be destroyed. "How now!" cried Jupiter. "Are you not yet content? You have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame for your misfortunes." [In italics:] Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Repost with a frog to scare ICE.
Zuko practicing his "I'd like to join Team Avatar" speech on a badgerfrog. He's wearing his late season 3 outfit. The frog is sitting on a giant fallen tree trunk. Behind them is a large red cloth draped between some trees where they are in the forest. From Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), "The Western Air Temple."
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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This is interesting context to go alongside Zach Bryan releasing that anti-ICE song (source: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i... ).
DHS, meanwhile, has also invoked faith — especially Christianity — to promote its actions. The agency has produced promotional videos that overlay Scripture on top of images of ICE agents conducting raids. And on Tuesday, the DHS X feed posted a new video with religious themes. As the song “Revival” by recording artist Zach Bryan plays, footage rolls of a recent ICE raid on a Chicago apartment building, an event Amnesty International condemned as an “attack on human rights.” The video then shifts to images of federal agents and local police pushing back protesters in front of the Broadview facility.
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Thank you. That's why I responded in the first place. That organizer quoted in the first post isn't crazy; they probably live in an area like mine (not super high cost, small/medium metro).

Walmart, Aldi, Meijer, & Target all show <$3 prices here. Doesn't mean other places aren't way higher.
Meijer shows milk gallons selling for $2.72. Target shows milk gallons selling for $2.69.
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I just looked this up from Michigan. 🤷‍♀️
Screenshot of Walmart website showing 2% milk gallons for $2.62.
October 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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With alt text.
Screenshot from article: "Sanford is seen wearing a camouflage Trump 2020 campaign shirt in a 2019 photo from a Facebook page dedicated to his son's medical journey. A Google Street View of a home that public records identify as Sanford's primary address shows a blue 'Trump-Pence' yard sign attached to a backyard fence. The image was taken in June."
September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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15 MILLION people will lose health insurance because of Republicans. Kids, seniors, people of all ages & walks of life, all left without healthcare. (Meanwhile, Trump's new 100% tariff on name-brand meds starts Oct. 1.) The health and lives of many are on the line here.

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Weird to see people I know IRL hold this dude up as such a great Christian, with his history of saying racist things (some examples here from @jamellebouie.net's article). Guess it's good to have it pointed out for me that I underestimate the power of White Christian Nationalism among people I like.
And then there is Kirk’s vision for America, which wasn’t one of peace and pluralism but white nationalism and the denigration of Americans deemed unworthy of and unfit for equal citizenship. On his podcast, Kirk called on authorities to create a “citizen force” on the border to protect “white demographics” from “the invasion of the country.” He embraced the rhetoric of white pride and warned of “a great replacement” of rural white Americans. “The great replacement strategy, which is well underway every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different,” he said last year. “You believe in God, country, family, faith, and freedom, and they won’t stop until you and your children and your children’s children are eliminated.” Kirk also targeted Black Americans for contempt. “Prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people — that’s a fact,” he said in 2023. Kirk was preoccupied with the idea of “Black crime,” and on the last episode of his show before he was killed, he devoted a segment to “the ever-increasing amount of Black crime,” telling his audience, falsely, that “one in 22 Black men will be a murderer in their lifetime” and that “by age of 23, half of all Black males have been arrested and not enough of them have been arrested.” Kirk told his listeners that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson of the Supreme Court “is what your country looks like on critical race theory,” that former Vice President Kamala Harris was “the jive speaking spokesperson of equity,” and that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “was awful.” “I have a very, very radical view on this, but I can defend it, and I’ve thought about it,” Kirk said at a 2023 event. “We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”
September 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Last of the screenshots. [3/3]
Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 23/31 Even though they could walk at this time, speech and complex motor skills may still be recovering. And we notice Trump has oddly kept the press pool *very* far back from the White House, and hasn't allowed them on the golf course. [Image of Trump from, like, across the street.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 24/31 We also notice that he was dressed the same as the last time he went golfing with Kai, and that MAGA influencers were given an old picture to circulate from Jan, and his other "golfing" picture from June 27th [Corroboratory images from Twitter & the Times.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 25/31 Those same influencers were circulating a video of him in the same outfit, but that one came from June 29th this year. Quote: Dani Bak @danibak1, Aug 30: Trump appeared in public before playing golf, finally dispelling rumors of his death. The video of Trump turned out to be old - the health of the US president is still unknown. The video was posted on June 29. [Embedded video.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 26/31 The next picture of him from today, from a far with continued face droop. He once again spoke with no reporters before going golfing. And both times, reporters were confined to the tennis court out of view of his course, instead of letting them take pictures like normal. [Grainy image of Trump from far away, with mouth open & face looking kinda droopy. His head is turned in profile & partially shaded by his ballcap.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 27/31 None of this even gets into the other weird events this week, of Vance being ready to "take over", or his social posts seeming like they were written by interns. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 28/31 But the motive is clear. They know Vance does not have the same hold over the base of the party nor the Republican Congress. If Vance was president, the admin would get far more push-back. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 29/31 Under a normal administration, a president having repeated TIAs wouldn't be removed from office, but even a moderate ischemic is likely to impact mental faculties, and merit the 25th amendment being invoked. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 30/31 Vance and Miller know that their federal power consolidation requires continued implementation leading up to the mid-terms. And Trump's own ego will mean he never lets go willingly. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 31/31 So unless the WH can provide a transparent explanation, of his health, that better fits these circumstances, I'm forced to conclude that they are lying to the American people - and hiding that Trump had a stroke. It's time for the press to push on this and get clarity. [Show replies link.] Comment from Boer Stearns @Fuquet: TIA for your attention to this matter Comment from Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: Ok that’s good! Lol
September 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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More screenshots. [2/3]
Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 13/31 Then in June, we see Trump's swollen ankles, and for the first time, the White House medical team is willing to admit: 1) He's got "CVI" 2) His bruising is related to "aspirin regime" and shaking hands. [Infamous image of Trump's swollen ankles.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 14/31 They keep coming back to this claim as aspirin does indeed make bruising easier. There are 3 problems with this claim: 1) Bruising is seen on both hands, not just his dominant hand. [Image zooming in on his left hand, as spotted on the golf course.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 15/31 The next problem? 2) CVI is not a sudden onset issue, and swollen ankles is an intermediate symptom. An annual physical in April, would have caught CVI back then if ankles were going to be swelling (and aspirin isn't a CVI treatment) Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 16/31 But 3rd? Some of the bruising is monthly. Usually around the 24th. Check the dates. It seems much more likely that the president is being monitored monthly for something and then also occasionally getting an emergency IV as well. [Images of tops of articles labeled February 25 & August 25, both of 2025.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 17/31 So what does all this mean? When a patient has had a TIA they have temporary symptoms, but would be started on aspirin, Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe, to prevent future ischemic stroke risk - just like we see with Trump Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 18/31 The patient having TIA's may have temporary symptoms for 24 hour afterwards including face drooping, leg dragging, or trouble walking in a straight line. Quote MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch, Aug 15: Trump struggled to walk in a straight line as he went to greet Putin [Embedded video of same.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 19/31 Patients who experience very mild strokes that are not TIA, such as a lacunar stroke or a minor ischemic stroke, may have persistent but barely noticeable symptoms, causing drooping of the lip, eyelid and eyebrow, which would be on the same side of a leg dragging symptom [2 images of Trump.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 20/31 If a patient, under WH level medical care was seen having a stroke, they'd be scanned to rule out a hemorrhagic with the WH portable MRI, and then could receive Alteplase, a clot-busting peripheral IV often given in the hand for elderly patients. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 21/31 If that patient was on aspirin for cardio risk management (and/or) potential calcium blockers, we'd expect bruising of the hands, and swelling of the ankles. [Images of both these things.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 22/31 If they had a mild ischemic stroke, we'd expect the patient to be: -On bed rest for 24-48 hours -By 2-3 days able to take small or assisted steps And the patient may have facial droop, flatter facial creases or their mouth agape due to facial muscle weakness [Image of news copy with highlighting pointing out he's been missing for 4 days. Image of him with mouth open & face looking droopy, eyes looking tired. Dude looks sick or worse.]
September 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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I don't know how to fix the Thread Reader, so you get described screenshots. Hope this helps. [1/3]
Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 1/31 I believe there is growing evidence, that the White House is covering up the fact that Donald Trump has been dealing with TIA strokes. AND that he likely had a more significant ischemic stroke this week. [Getty Images photo of Trump from a distance, said to be going to golf.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 2/31 Let's start with the basics: -TIA's are temporary blockages, you'll see symptoms (leg dragging, eye drooping etc) but they resolve within 24 hours. -Ischemic strokes leave a lasting impact, but can range dramatically in scope and severity. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 3/31 TIAs precede an ischemic stroke in about 30% of patients and often result in long lasting interventions to try and prevent any risk of a larger stroke. Now, let's get to what paints this picture with Trump: [Image of text. Highlighted bullet point: History of TIAs: About 30 percent of strokes are preceded by one or more TIAs that can occur days, weeks or even months before a stroke.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 4/31 In March 2024, @RonFilipkowski notes that Trump has been dragging his right leg for a while. It's something we've seen him do on and off over this past year, but not super notable on its own. Quote Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski, Mar 18, 2024: Something is definitely going on with his right leg. He’s been dragging it for months. This weekend … [Embedded video.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 5/31 Then in a Time Magazine interview from right after the election we see the first note of Trump's hand bruising. Once again, something people didn't think much of at the time. [Image of text blaming this on shaking hands.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 6/31 It comes up again during the Marcon visit on Feb 25th 2025, where Karoline Levitt repeats the lie about it being from "shaking too many hands" [Image of poorly made up hand and text blaming this on handshaking.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 7/31 The next medical event we see is the President's annual physical report. Comparing the medication list to his old reports, we notice three new medications: -Rosuvastatin -Ezetimibe -Daily aspirin [Images of supporting copy.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 8/31 At first, I thought this might be normal medication for managing cholesterol, and I've certainly heard of preventative aspirin use in the past, but I decided to interview some heart specialists - and I'm glad I did: Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 9/31 There are two general takeaways I heard from multiple specialists: -Daily Aspirin is not recommended for "prevention" any more, an aspirin regime is treating something -Ezetimibe is a second line medication not used for regular LDL treatment. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 10/31 Statins like Rosuvastatin will manage cholesterol alone where as Ezetimibe will be used as a second-line if the patient is at high cardiovascular risk such as prior strokes, heart attacks, or arterial disease. Then its used for stroke prevention. [Image of supporting text. Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 11/31 Trump's previous medical reports claim his cardiovascular health is great, and is on the statin, so he shouldn't need Ezetimibe.. But, this also brings us to the aspirin. As it turns out, aspirin hasn't been advised as a daily course prevention method for quite a while. [Image of UCLA Health headline: Daily aspirin no longer recommended to prevent heart disease.] Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran: 12/31 Some old doctors may still incorrectly prescribe it as such, but qualified medical staff who keep up with literature wouldn't. A daily aspirin dose is now used as a blood thinner for specific lines of treatment, including in managing ischemic strokes.
September 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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ZERO PERCENT of Democrats (technically 0.4%, but that rounds down) are satisfied with the way things are going in the US right now. 0️⃣

Most accurate poll of my life.

On the one hand, duh.

On the other hand, polls usually have more contrarian dumbasses.

Source: news.gallup.com/poll/694370/...
Partisanship is also at a peak on this metric, with 76% of Republicans saying they are satisfied with the direction of the country versus less than 1% of Democrats. The resulting 76-point gap is the highest Gallup has recorded on this measure, although not substantially different from a 75-point gap in May and 74 points in March and July. Before this year, the parties had differed by more than 70 points on satisfaction only once, in October 2004 before that year’s presidential election. Independents’ mood today is closer to Democrats’ than Republicans’, with 25% saying they are satisfied. Republicans were essentially as dissatisfied with the country’s direction in July 2024 as Democrats are today. At that time, 1% of Republicans were satisfied and 97% dissatisfied. But the partisan gap in satisfaction then was only 35 points because just 36% of Democrats were also satisfied; 62% were dissatisfied. [Begin graph.] Americans' Satisfaction With U.S., by Party ID In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time? % Satisfied: Line graph. Trend from 2001 to 2025 in Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S., by party ID. Republicans are currently at 76 (up dramatically from pre-election), independents at 25 (not dramatically changed), and Democrats at 0. Trend from 1979-2000 not shown. Percentage of Democrats satisfied with the country in August 2025 is 0.4%, which rounds to 0% in this graph. Get the data. Download image. Gallup interactive. [End graph.]
August 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Stanford economists: AI has been killing jobs, especially for young workers. At-risk positions included "software developers, receptionists, translators & customer service representatives."

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs... or archive.ph/qAwOj or source study digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publications...
Using records from paycheck processor ADP, the economists were able to get a granular view of how generative AI has affected the labor market. The data includes detailed information on workers’ ages and occupations, making it far more comprehensive than the survey of households the Labor Department uses for its monthly employment report. The Stanford economists first looked at areas where AI can automate many of the tasks workers perform, and therefore potentially replace them. Those include jobs such as software developers, receptionists, translators and customer service representatives. Their finding: Overall employment in those categories has softened since late 2022 relative to other occupations, with the weakness concentrated among younger workers. “After late 2022 and early 2023 you start seeing that their employment has really gone in a different direction than other workers,” Brynjolfsson said. Among software developers aged 22 to 25, for example, the head count was nearly 20% lower this July versus its late 2022 peak. These are daunting obstacles for the large number of students earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science in recent years. For workers aged 26 to 30 head count was close to flat, but among older workers head count continued to grow. Other factors could be hitting those computer-science jobs, including a general slump in employment at technology companies or pandemic-related education disruptions. But the data suggest such possibilities can’t explain away the AI effect on other types of jobs. Head counts among customer service representatives—a category that, unlike software development, generally doesn’t require a college education—followed a similar pattern.
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Your daily encouragement: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/how-will-r...

TL;DR: The Democrats are pretty likely to win the US House majority w/their current 3.3 point lead in generic ballot House popular vote, even with the worst gerrymanders.
Strength In Numbers: Democrats need to win House popular vote by 1.5-2 points to win majority under extreme Republican gerrymander. Number of U.S. House seats won by Democrats under different redistricting proposals,* by Democratic margin in House popular vote. [The left side of this graph (y axis) shows number of House seats won. The bottom of the graph (x axis) is labeled with the number of points by which the Democrats have won the House popular vote, negative numbers meaning they have lost by that amount. Three lines are shown on the graph. The top gray line is the results with the 2024 map. Under it is a blue line indicating the 2025 gerrymanders that are the best case for Dems. Under it is a red line indicating the 2025 gerrymanders that are the worst case for Democrats. The 3 lines are all bumpy but parallel (the bumps are exactly the same, just further up or down from one another) & all rise from bottom left to top right. Two dotted lines cross the graph from top to bottom. One, labeled "2024," is at a little less than -2.5 popular; none of the lines are above the 218 seats line that marks taking the House majority. The other vertical line is at +7 popular vote, labeled "2018," at which all 3 seat projection lines are well above the 218-seat majority line. The gray (2024) line crosses the majority line around -1.5 popular vote, the blue (2025 best for Dems) line crosses at approximately 0 (popular vote even), & the red (2025 worst for Dems) crosses the majority line around +1.5 Dem popular vote margin.] *The worst-case scenario for Dems includes losing 5 seats in TX, 3 in FL, 2 in OH, 1 in IN, and 1 in MO, while gaining 3 in CA. The best case for Democrats adds 5 seats from CA, but subtracts 3 in TX, 3 in FL, 1 in OH, 1 in IN, and 1 in MO. **This does not simulate the effect of the Supreme Court striking down majority-minority districts mandated by the Voting Rights Act. Source: Strength In Numbers/gelliottmorris.com . Embed Created with Datawrapper.
August 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Good words from @sheilagregoire.bsky.social :
Screenshot of a social post from Bare Marriage (Sheila Gregoire's ministry page): When someone dies, should we silence criticism? Many have expressed disappointment and even anger that I would mention the harm that Dobson's work did to so many. They say I shouldn't have said anything today. Here's why it's actually VITAL that we mention that harm right away: Many, many people suffered terribly directly as a result of Focus on the Family's teachings. Their parents were taught to punish them for normal child development, and they developed anxious or avoidant attachment which has affected them their whole life; women were told by Focus on the Family counselors they could not divorce for abuse; people are estranged from their parents now because their parents have been sucked into an authoritarian right wing theology as a direct result of Dobson combining religion and politics. These people have deep, deep wounds. They were harmed. If all they see today are people saying, "What a life James Dobson lived for God!", how will they feel? I want them to know they are seen. That we remember them and think of them. That they matter, and their pain matters. Articles praising Dobson and praising his legacy will be everywhere over the next few weeks, and that will be very painful for those who have been hurt. I want them to know that they are safe here, that we see them, and that they matter. If that seems crass to you--if it's more important to speak only good things about a man with such a mixed legacy who has hurt so many--then may I ask, where your loyalty lies? Remember that Jesus left the 99 to go after the 1. Why do you want so badly to protect those in power, rather than going after those who have been hurt? Just something to think about.
August 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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For those for whom it's helpful, here's the high-risk list as of present.
CDC 2025 List of Underlying Medical Conditions That Increase a Person's Risk of Severe Covid-19: - Asthma. - Cancer. -- Hematologic malignancies. - Cerebrovascular disease. - Chronic kidney disease*. -- People receiving dialysis. - Chronic lung diseases limited to the following: -- Bronchiectasis. -- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). -- Interstitial lung disease. -- Pulmonary embolism. -- Pulmonary hypertension. - Chronic liver diseases limited to the following: -- Cirrhosis. -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. -- Alcoholic liver disease. -- Autoimmune hepatitis. - Cystic fibrosis. - Diabetes mellitus, type 1. - Diabetes mellitus, type 2*. - Gestational diabetes. - Disabilities^, including Down's syndrome. - Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies). - HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). - Mental health conditions limited to the following: -- Mood disorders, including depression. -- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. - Neurologic conditions limited to dementia^ and Parkinson's disease. - Obesity (BMI ≥30 or ≥95th percentile in children). - Physical inactivity. - Pregnancy and recent pregnancy. - Primary immunodeficiencies. - Smoking, current and former. - Solid-organ or blood stem-cell transplantation. - Tuberculosis. - Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications. * Indicates presence of evidence for pregnant and nonpregnant women. ^ Underlying conditions for which there is evidence in pediatric patients.
August 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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"This is what you call turning democracy upside down, so that rather than the people choosing their representatives, politicians get to pick their own people." - @warnock.senate.gov

This is why we need to PASS the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act & #RestoreTheVRA .
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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As the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act approaches, we face a stark truth: its most powerful protections have been stripped away. The John Lewis VRAA is how we restore them & protect the promise of democracy *for all*. #RestoreTheVRA

#CallYourCongressCritters (202-224-3121) in support!
WE DESERVE A MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY THAT WORKS FOR US ALL. Tell Congress: Restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act now! Image: A young person of color holds a megaphone, speaking into it. People & protest signs are visible in the background.
July 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Alt text for the people. ✊

(Somehow I can't see any Sharpie redirecting this hurricane away from Epstein Island. 🤷‍♀️)
Screenshot of a social post from Aes (@AesPolitics1): Trump's list be like [Image of a typewritten list with title 'EPSTEIN CLIENT LIST' centered at top in a serif font. Names numbered 1-100, provided in three columns, are each blacked out with a thick black marker. In messy handwriting, someone has written in the following under #100 in black pen/marker: 101. Crooked Hillary 102. Bruce Springsteen 103. Sleepy Joe 104. Elon Musk 105. Rosie O'Donnell 106. Barack Hussein Obama 107. Eric ]
July 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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This sums up the big, ugly bill perfectly: "A truly, truly insane, incredibly cruel, morally odious piece of sh*t."

#CutMedicaidLoseYourJob
July 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Guess I left the tab open overnight, so an update is yours. I wonder at what point the ratio becomes more embarrassing than the video itself. :)
The very impressive ratio on the Andrew Cuomo Twitter post of his latest (painfully bad) Mamdani ripoff campaign video. Text above the video reads "In it to win it." Cuomo's post has 4.7k likes, 3.9k reposts, 7.1k comments. Zohran Kwame Mamdani's response comment, which is literally just a link to his contribution website, has 151k likes, 9.7k reposts, and 1.2k comments.
July 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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For you, I will visit the hellsite again.
Ratio on Andrew Cuomo Twitter post of his latest Mamdani ripoff campaign video. Caption is "In it to win it." Cuomo has 2.1k likes, 2.4k reposts, 3.9k comments. Zohran Mamdani's response, which is literally just a link to his contribution website, has 71k likes, 5.1k reposts, and 833 comments.
July 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM