Margaret Johnston

@mjexlibris.bsky.social

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reader, cook, gardener, non-profit leader, political resister. pronouns she/her.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5d

Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.

Just like it’s still the department of defense

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 6d

There’s a direct line from ‘just asking questions about women’s sports’ to criminalizing our health care, we warned you it was coming, you said it would be fine and you just had a few more questions.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 6d

Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 6d

like the three dem yeas also were chill with anti trans sports bills

the republican nos are a new development

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emily baby ❄️🎄 @threnody.bsky.social · 6d

not that it will change their votes at this point and this has long been the case but henry cuellar, don davis, and vicente gonzalez should probably not ever know another moment of peace.

henry cuellar: 202-225-1640
don davis: 202-225-3101
vicente gonzalez: 202-225-2531

H R
REPUBLICAN 213 Y, 4 N, 3 NV
DEMOCRAT 3 Y, 207 N, 3 NV

216-211, the anti trans legislation passes

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 6d

I hate making non-cat posts. I hate "discourse". But the number of comments I've seen degrading and dehumanizing sex workers because of that Melania trailer is appalling. That ghoulish woman will never see your "whore" jokes but they absolutely contribute to the stigma that gets sex workers killed.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13d

@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...

ACTIVITY OBLIGATED DOD FUNDS
Deployments to the Border $1.3 billion
Border Security $1.1 billion
National Defense Areas $13.1 million
Permanent Border Barrier $187.2 million
Deployments to the U.S. Interior $258 million
Deployment in Los Angeles $172 million
Deployment in Illinois $12 million
Deployment in Oregon $16 million
Deployment in Memphis $3 million
JAGs authorized for reassignment as immigration judges $55 million
Detention Operations $420.9 million
Guantánamo $55 million
Domestic Military Installations $365.6 million
Djibouti $0.3 million
Flights on Military Aircraft $40.3 million
Detainee Transport Flights to Guantánamo $5.6 million
Deportation Flights $33.1 million
DoD-Contracted Flights “to support migrant operations” $1.6 million
TOTAL DIVERTED OVER $2 BILLION

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Amateur Expert Opinions @amateurexpertop.bsky.social · 17d

"this is your chance to BE Santa, kiddo -- to literally embody the Christmas spirit of giving" that's the play

Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Simon Lester, Anne Hilborn

Jacob Redman @jacob-redman.bsky.social · 19d

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”

Margaret Johnston @mjexlibris.bsky.social · 25d

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @repemilyrandall.bsky.social -- as a constituent, I want to hear you denouncing this action and insisting that Hegseth resign now. Stop tolerating war crimes and extrajudicial killings.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25d

Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.

If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25d

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Juliet B. Schor, Shadd Maruna , and 9 more Nandita Sharma, Juliet B. Schor, Shadd Maruna, Cathy N. Davidson, Margaret Johnston, Melanie C. Green, Alan Richardson, Ben Worthy, David R. Miller, Tom Griffin, Brian Keegan, Nikolay Marinov

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25d

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25d

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27d

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

Donate - Native Organizers Alliance

Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.

nativeorganizing.org

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 20

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.

Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · Nov 20

Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky

A Spotify playlist called “Don’t Stream Fascism”:

Dear Losers.

Stop Runnin’ by LOKRE

brutal by Olivia Rodrigo

Secret Police by Fishbone

Recruitment by The Chilling Alpine Adventure, Falling Up

Propaganda by Muse

Until Then… by Sully Erna, Irina Chirkova

We Protest by Dave Carroll

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Nov 17

Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Margaret Johnston, Erin O’Donnell

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Nov 15

Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.

Margaret Johnston @mjexlibris.bsky.social · Nov 15

I directed a Sondheim revue recently and included "Unworthy of Your Love", without warning people about who was singing it. There were some priceless expressions.

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Steven French, Margaret Johnston , and 2 more Joe R. Feagin, Steven French, Margaret Johnston, W. Andy Knight, Henry Jones

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Nov 14

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.

Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · Nov 13

Brian Heywood's 2 new dangerous initiatives — IL26-001/IL26-638 — threaten the safety of ALL kids, especially trans & queer students, by forcing invasive genital exams on children who want to play sports.

Decline to sign these dangerous initiatives. Take the pledge here: bit.ly/WFFDecline

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · Nov 13

The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

She was 17 and a high school junior in Florida. She was working at McDonald’s. And she was living in and out of a homeless shelter.

Hoping to save up to buy braces to fix her teeth, she falsely advertised herself in 2017 as 18 years old on a website that matches men looking for “companionship” with young women looking to make money.

What followed would set off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of one of the men she would encounter, Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Melissa R. Michelson, Margaret Johnston

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Nov 8

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

www.reuters.com

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · Nov 8

Federal immigration agents pepper-sprayed an infant today.

Story by @ckubzansky.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social

Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say

Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.

www.chicagotribune.com

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veeagainsttheday 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️is a witch... and this is my cat @veeagainsttheday.bsky.social · Nov 8

if you are struggling to find free food right now - please DM me! I will help you find your local place to go with zero judgment. I have been involved with Food Not Bombs and similar organizations for almost 20 years. FNB is GLOBAL so even if you're outside the USA you can check them out!

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Nov 7

BREAKING: First Circuit denies DOJ's request for an administrative stay of the SNAP benefits TRO out of Rhode Island.

DOJ's stay request remains pending, and the panel is working on a ruling on that.

In a November 6 order, the district court granted the motion to enforce its October 31 order, concluding that the government had failed to either fully fund SNAP for November or to resolve administrative and clerical burdens such that partial payments would be made. It therefore directed the government "to make full SNAP payments ... by utilizing available Section 32 funds in combination with the contingency funds." In the same November 6 order, the district court issued a second temporary restraining order concluding that the government's decision not to use Section 32 funds to issue full SNAP benefits in November was arbitrary and capricious and similarly directing the government to make full payments of SNAP benefits by November 7, including by using the Section 32 fund.
The government filed a notice of appeal and has moved to stay pending appeal the district court's November 6 orders. The government requests a stay on the merits and an administrative stay. We note that in its stay briefing to us, the government has not disputed that it may under 7 U.S.C. § 2257 use the Section 32 fund to cover the provision of SNAP benefits for the month of November. Because the November 6 orders provide the same relief, the government would need to establish that it is entitled to a stay of both orders in order to receive the relief that it requests from being required to make full SNAP payments by utilizing available Section 32 funds in combination with the contingency funds.
The request for an administrative stay is denied. The government's motion for a stay pending appeal remains pending, and we intend to issue a decision on that motion as quickly as possible.

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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · Oct 28

gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Oct 24

I think it’s good and important to spread the word about companies that are doing bad things and offer people alternatives to those companies that aren’t evil. I also think shouting “cancel that!” “Stop using that!” “Why are you still on that!” isn’t a great way to help ease people’s transitions.

Margaret Johnston @mjexlibris.bsky.social · Oct 23

If you're represented by a Republican, tell them it's time for Mike Johnson to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. No more excuses or delays. app.sosha.ai/s/3ZYFPjlQ