Deb
@afirefly.bsky.social
Nerd. Pro-democracy. Pro-person. 💙
Loves cats, lightningbugs, dragonflies, art, doggies, and science plus other wonderful and magical things. (I ignore most DMs.)
Kindness matters.
❤️🔭🍯🐝
Loves cats, lightningbugs, dragonflies, art, doggies, and science plus other wonderful and magical things. (I ignore most DMs.)
Kindness matters.
❤️🔭🍯🐝
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Have a feeling these Olympics might be educational for a lot of people who don’t pay attention to politics.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Have a feeling these Olympics might be educational for a lot of people who don’t pay attention to politics.
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
USAID fraud - no arrests
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
Medicare fraud - no arrests
Social security fraud - no arrests
Election fraud - no arrests
If MAGA didn’t have the collective IQ of a moldy peanut butter sandwich, they’d realize they were being scammed by now.
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Federal immigration goons have repeatedly shot at drivers.
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Federal immigration goons have repeatedly shot at drivers.
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The complete truth.
Federal immigration goons have repeatedly shot at drivers.
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The complete truth.
So true.
Forge on anyway.
Forge on anyway.
Remember.
Everything they are doing.
Is to overwhelm you.
An overwhelmed person is a useless person.
Everything they are doing.
Is to overwhelm you.
An overwhelmed person is a useless person.
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
So true.
Forge on anyway.
Forge on anyway.
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The Stars and Redactions.....
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The Stars and Redactions.....
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February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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CORTEZ MASTO: How do intend to address the tourism issue, that we are losing money in this country bc of the administration's policies?
BESSENT: Is overall the occupancy in Vegas down, or are more Americans going?
CM: It's a trillion dollar industry and you don't seem to think it's important
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
CORTEZ MASTO: How do intend to address the tourism issue, that we are losing money in this country bc of the administration's policies?
BESSENT: Is overall the occupancy in Vegas down, or are more Americans going?
CM: It's a trillion dollar industry and you don't seem to think it's important
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In case you missed it, a Republican in *checks notes* … Texas — who Trump endorsed — just underperformed Trump by 30 points and lost a special election.
The panic is going to be delicious.
The panic is going to be delicious.
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
In case you missed it, a Republican in *checks notes* … Texas — who Trump endorsed — just underperformed Trump by 30 points and lost a special election.
The panic is going to be delicious.
The panic is going to be delicious.
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Texas State Senate District 9 Runoff 🔴➡️🔵flip.
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Texas State Senate District 9 Runoff 🔴➡️🔵flip.
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
Venm diagram of pardoned J6ers and DHS hires.
January 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Venm diagram of pardoned J6ers and DHS hires.
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I bet each of these men are NOW ICE Agents ⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I bet each of these men are NOW ICE Agents ⬇️
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Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
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just a suggestion ..
but ..
REPOST >
THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CLIP !!!
For Renee ..
For Alex ..
For America ..
but ..
REPOST >
THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CLIP !!!
For Renee ..
For Alex ..
For America ..
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 AM
just a suggestion ..
but ..
REPOST >
THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CLIP !!!
For Renee ..
For Alex ..
For America ..
but ..
REPOST >
THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CLIP !!!
For Renee ..
For Alex ..
For America ..
There’s tyranny, and the 2A crowd is rooting for the tyrants.
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
There’s tyranny, and the 2A crowd is rooting for the tyrants.
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“History does not record many cases in which a power-mad leader careening toward tyranny suddenly regained his senses and became more moderate. On the contrary, the normal course of the disease is toward ever-accelerating deterioration and debauchery.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
Opinion | The Coming Trump Crackup
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“History does not record many cases in which a power-mad leader careening toward tyranny suddenly regained his senses and became more moderate. On the contrary, the normal course of the disease is toward ever-accelerating deterioration and debauchery.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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“The President, it now seems clear, has the world’s most consequential case of untreated logorrhea. (Dictionary definition of this condition: ‘Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.’)” @sbg1.bsky.social on Donald Trump’s manic ramblings this past week.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/QXAzFb
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It’s Time to Talk About Donald Trump’s Logorrhea
How many polite ways are there to ask whether the President of the United States is losing it?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“The President, it now seems clear, has the world’s most consequential case of untreated logorrhea. (Dictionary definition of this condition: ‘Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness.’)” @sbg1.bsky.social on Donald Trump’s manic ramblings this past week.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/QXAzFb
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/QXAzFb
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Jack Smith reminds us that the cases against Trump were dismissed “without prejudice.” Meaning they could be brought again.
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Jack Smith reminds us that the cases against Trump were dismissed “without prejudice.” Meaning they could be brought again.
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Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned – my latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned
The Canadian Prime Minister's powerful response to the growing threat from Donald Trump has put other world leaders to shame, argues Simon Nixon
bylinetimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Mark Carney's Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned – my latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.