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Summer Whitesell

@linimentcake.bsky.social

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one." Democrat. Antiracist. Anne of Green Gables enthusiast. Star Trek fan for life. Seattle, WA.

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · Nov 16

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Fellow whites,
It's on us to dismantle white supremacy. After the election, we see how badly we failed. Last year, I put out a blog series on antiracism basics. Read, share, maybe we can help white people see there's nothing to be scared of racial equity.

Antiracism 101: So, You Just Found Out You're Racist-Day 1

1-Prejudice vs. Racism The first thing to understand, is that “racism” and “prejudice” are no longer one and the same. I know change is har...

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Congrats to Ethiopia for their huge increase in renewable energy! This is a very #goodthing! #positivity #positivevibes

Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution

A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 3h

It turns out there were two ways to achieve equality in this nation...white America chose the version that wrecks everybody's lives...We could have had help buying our first home, or helped each other through tough times, but we chose this, instead...

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 7h

FYI, all law enforcement already treats Black Americans this way. Welcome!

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 4h

It took 15 innings, but I see on the internets, that the Mariners finally won the game and now move on to the next level! Congrats! Sorry, Detroit, clearly we were pretty evenly matched, and I hear Detroit style pizza is great. Seattle doesn't have our own pizza style, so you have us beat there!

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 7h

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 5h

I bet she's very concerned about it...

Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 5h

Get vaxxed, people, and vax your kids! No more being polite about it: It's stupid not get vaxxed, and you are stupid for not doing it!!!!

Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 10h

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A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

In Minnesota, 118 students are also under quarantine in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 6h

Trump says he’s slapping a 100% sales tax on top of the rest of his tariffs, forcing you to pay that much more for just about everything.

This would mean chaos and pain for any small businesses that rely on China for trade & business.

Republicans could end these tariffs today.

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 6h

Mask up. 😷

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 6h

People seem to have stopped caring about sending Tesla stocks tumbling anymore, too. It's almost like that was performative, or something...

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 8h

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 6h

I'm only about 25 pages into her book but already I'm 100000% convinced she's not putting herself through the hell of running for POTUS again. And why should she? white America played Lucy with the football with her, and we don't deserve her. I hope she spends the rest of her life doing fun stuff.

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Hyenas have hearts🐗 @imamewd.bsky.social · 15h

This is how police already work TOWARDS BLACK AMERICANS

BUT NOW!

EVERYBODY GETS THE TREATMENT

Who knew that equality would come under fascism

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 6h

I had a lot of convos with people who said they were sympathetic, but Defund the Police was a "bad slogan". I told them it wasn't a slogan. It was an answer. It was an answer to the constant question "what can we do to actually lower crime and make our neighborhood's safer?"

Anyway. Here we are.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 7h

Should’ve defunded the police like we instructed smh

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Auntie Po'kchop @auntiepokchop.bsky.social · 11h

THIS is how they steal the Midterms. If the systems are privately owned, even if there's an investigation the judicial fuckery will go so far beyond the actual election it might as well not even hit the docket.
How can we have free & fair elections if the counting machines aren't publicly owned?!?

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 8h

That's a slip and fall lawsuit right there...

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 8h

As the kids say these days, "Of all the things that didn't happen, that's the thing that didn't happen the most..."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 10h

Calling all "white Dudes for VP Harris" guys out there...Here's your new assignment! You're already organizing, just channel it into this instead!

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · Jul 16

If I were white, I’d gather some fellow white men, dress in white trash flannel, camo and shiesty masks—and infiltrate these roving ICE agent gangs.

So much intel could be gleaned from just 1 day among these anonymous bigots.

Unfortunately, white men can’t be relied upon to defend the Rule of Law.

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 10h

Free ProTip.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · Aug 8

Black organizer, here. If you so-called “good” white Americans were serious about retaking your nation from Project 2025’s ongoing Christofascist White Nationalist government overhaul, you’d’ve BEEN organizing strategic, covert [white] militias to infiltrate and sabotage I.C.E. and related agencies.

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 10h

So much for working with them and trying to help them out...

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 10h

The Washington Republican Party supports the president ordering the National Guard into our state – what a shock.

Headline from Seattle Times reading: WA GOP backs Trump troop deployments; some hope Seattle is next

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 10h

We want to cosplay during these interactions. Leave the unicorn costume at home and do this instead.

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 11h

Been saying this.

Infiltrate I.C.E.

Callies Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things @calliedot.bsky.social · 16h

I do think it would be amazing if hundreds of protesters just showed up dressed like ICE. They’d be absolutely baffled, they’d have no way to tell who’s who. They’re all dressed in off-the-rack Cabelas clothes since they don’t seem to have a standard uniform so it’s easy.

Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 11h

So, all you MAGA folks upset at Trump letting Qatar build an airbase in Idaho...We'll definitely be seeing you at the next No Kings protest, right? There's plenty of space and all are welcome!!

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Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 11h

I actually never heard where they ended up! It's funny Trump isn't having any of this happen in Florida where he lives...

Summer Whitesell @linimentcake.bsky.social · 11h

Qatar getting an air base in Idaho was not on my 2025 bingo card...A big thank you to all the Trump voters, 3rd party voters, and people who sat out the vote entirely for getting us to this place in our timeline! We were warned a lot, and far too many chose to overlook it...

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