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Ash 🦋

@ashthayer.bsky.social

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Happily married to the love of my life. Democrat, proud Hispanic woman, Feminist, medical anomaly, love of all things psychology, video gamer, knitter, embroiderer, crocheter & love all animals. Californian born in the Bay Area.

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · Jan 12

Watching mad max always reminds me that women can do hard shit. We go through really hard things in life, often kicked down by those who are supposed to love us. We are scapegoated and overlooked & not believed but we still get up time & time again, hold our head up high and get shit done.

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson won’t swear in an elected official he is going to do everything he can to ensure a democrat isn’t president. We really need to flip the house and the house and senate in 2026.

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 4d

If you can’t give birth then stay out of the Ayesha Curry debate. All I see is men loosing their minds in the comment sections bc she is talking abt things women commonly face in life. The pressure of kids & how husbands can contribute 2 that pressure & not understand their wives wanting a career.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 4d

Agree my kids are annoyed when I have it on repeat lol

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! I love how happy this album is

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 6d

Ok Taylor swift favorite to semi favorite from a non Swiftie:
1. Elizabeth Taylor
2. Honey
3. Cancelled
4. The fate of Ophelia
5. Wishlist
6. Opalite
7. wood
8. Father figure
9. Life of a showgirl
10. Actually romantic
11. Eldest daughter
12. Ruin the friendship

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 6d

If you can be bought by this administration I really think the question is who are the real hoes in this world bc imo it’s really not sex workers.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 7d

I caught on but had to change some passwords bc I’m sick from a weird virus that’s kicking my butt & have brain fog. I then had to add in a bunch of extra security measures that likely mean I will be locked out of my accounts at some point 😭

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 7d

This week has been one for the books, willow decided to try to catch a skunk, my instagram account t was fully hacked and instagram is literally no help (luckily my husband was able to figure out the hackers passcode), I thought instagram had a support phone number & it was actually more hackers😭

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 8d

Because they now worship a strongman in the White House, my former political party has utterly abandoned their long held belief in states’ rights. Add that to the extensive & always growing list of principles Republicans have jettisoned these past ten years.

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 9d

Virginia House of Delegates!
Here are your candidates for districts 65-68:
☑️Joshua Cole District 65
☑️Nicole Cole District 66
☑️Mario Haggerty District 67
☑️Elaine Walters District 68
It is vitally important to vote to preserve democracy & protect your rights. Tell everyone to GOTV!
#ResistanceUnited

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 8d

I think it’s always confusing to me how much ppl want 2 control celebrities lives & threaten 2 cancel them if they don’t do what they want. I get being passionate about things & support it but I also believe in choosing my battles carefully. Instead we should all just focus on bettering ourselves.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 9d

Every single Superman court justice that has justified trumps actions by reversing and refusing to limit his power while he is literally waging war against American citizens just disgusts me.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 10d

Exactly I believe it goes back to the civil war. The south could never get over the loss so it’s easy to manipulate them against who they see as the north.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 11d

It’s scary how people don’t learn or recognize the patterns. I don’t get why they can’t understand democrats r trying to make things affordable & republicans r trying to make things more expensive 4 them. They r currently suffering economically but believe the GOP anyways when they lie 2 them.

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 11d

Republican voters they can call it democrats faults, those are just words though, their ACTIONs show that they aren’t that upset over a government shutdown and don’t feel the need to get it open anytime soon.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 12d

Reuters gathered an expansive set of arrest records in D.C. since Trump's show of force began. The number of arrests -- a key measure of law enforcement activity, not necessarily of crime -- barely changed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans are so easily distracted by their own politicians and news sources all I see is “it’s a national travesty that bad bunny is headlining the Super Bowl” instead of all the horrific shootings done by their own party or the horrible things that will happen if the spending bill is passed.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 14d

It’s funny that republicans keep mentioning democrats when republicans mantra is tear it all down (when it comes to the government). Why blame us when you are doing exactly what your voters wanted, no need to lie and pretend it’s democrats anymore

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 14d

I love Nicki’s music but the things she said about Cardi’s beautiful children were disgusting maga infused hate. If she is on drugs it doesn’t means she should be excused for her actions. She needs to do the work in therapy and or rehab if necessary.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 16d

Mike Johnson working to stop the Epstein files from being released to protect pedophiles says all you need to know ow about who he is as a person. I just hope republicans are at least starting to g to understand this.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 23d

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NPR @npr.org · 23d

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 23d

And I’m angry bc they are trivializing a complex disorder to just try to explain away a problem to make themselves look good. It’s a publicity stunt. Autism is serious to families that have to see & help their children who have it.

Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 23d

As a mother who has children with autism I’m livid with the administration peddling this bullsh1t. I didn’t take Tylenol at all during my pregnancy. I was advised against it unless I had a severe fever and I didn’t get sick with a fever at all. My genetic tests show a predisposition to autism though

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Ash 🦋 @ashthayer.bsky.social · 26d

Damage control is ABC & Disney leaking 2 the press a lot (not all or the majority of) executives felt Kimmel didn’t do anything wrong. Disney has the money & the lawyers 2 fight for Kimmel. Worried that a deal might fall through when we r worried America is going to fall is just not the right move