IslandMapleTree
@buttermaple.bsky.social
The largest human protest OF ALL TIME, around the world, Peacefully, was The Women's March, on the day after Trump was inaugurated in 2016. I am a woman who participated, and will again. I also went to Washington DC protest Brett Kavanaugh.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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BREAKING: I obtained text messages in which an aide to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, acknowledged she "had an affair with our boss."
2 sources said the affair was an "open secret" in the office. The staffer died by suicide last year. @expressnews.com:
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
2 sources said the affair was an "open secret" in the office. The staffer died by suicide last year. @expressnews.com:
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Tony Gonzales had affair with aide who set herself on fire, ex-staffer says
Months before her death, Regina Santos-Aviles texted a fellow Gonzales staffer saying she had an affair with the congressman. He has ducked questions about it.
www.expressnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
BREAKING: I obtained text messages in which an aide to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, acknowledged she "had an affair with our boss."
2 sources said the affair was an "open secret" in the office. The staffer died by suicide last year. @expressnews.com:
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
2 sources said the affair was an "open secret" in the office. The staffer died by suicide last year. @expressnews.com:
www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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Finally!
Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesda...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Finally!
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That...is not why it's called that
Kash Patel: "You know why it's called the President's Daily Briefing? Because the president decides what are the intel priorities in that briefing."
February 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM
That...is not why it's called that
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A dozen is good but too few. If you are an elected Democrat in congress, there are 2 ways to engage with the SOTU with integrity:
1) Don't go.
2) Go and get kicked out, Al Green style.
Everything else is wimpy.
1) Don't go.
2) Go and get kicked out, Al Green style.
Everything else is wimpy.
At least a dozen Democratic lawmakers will boycott Trump's State of the Union next Tuesday, and instead take part in a rally focused on countering the president’s night of “lies and misplaced priorities.” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Democrats To Boycott Trump’s State Of the Union, Attend Rally Instead
www.huffpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A dozen is good but too few. If you are an elected Democrat in congress, there are 2 ways to engage with the SOTU with integrity:
1) Don't go.
2) Go and get kicked out, Al Green style.
Everything else is wimpy.
1) Don't go.
2) Go and get kicked out, Al Green style.
Everything else is wimpy.
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump have too much power. @gtconway.bsky.social and I warn that this is our last chance to elect leaders who will act in the country’s best interests and save America.
youtu.be/-46A4A0WNb0
youtu.be/-46A4A0WNb0
Steve Schmidt and George Conway: This Is Our Last Chance to Save America
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have too much power. @gtconway.bsky.social and I warn that this is our last chance to elect leaders who will act in the country’s best interests and save America.
youtu.be/-46A4A0WNb0
youtu.be/-46A4A0WNb0
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February 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Much more here on ICE reversing course (and retracting their initial statements) on two proposed Trump prison camps, from the indispensible team at Project Salt Box:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...
ICE Issued Confident Announcements About Warehouse Purchases in Two States. Neither Was True.
As the beleaguered agency rushes to open detention facilities across the country, it can't seem to get its own announcements right.
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Much more here on ICE reversing course (and retracting their initial statements) on two proposed Trump prison camps, from the indispensible team at Project Salt Box:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...
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Ted Lieu says the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump r**ing children.
February 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Ted Lieu says the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump r**ing children.
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Rodney Taylor has been held in a for-profit ICE detention facility for over a year.
His health continues to deteriorate as ICE has denied him medical care and reasonable accommodations.
I’m leading 20 of my colleagues to demand ICE review Rodney's request for release.
His health continues to deteriorate as ICE has denied him medical care and reasonable accommodations.
I’m leading 20 of my colleagues to demand ICE review Rodney's request for release.
February 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Rodney Taylor has been held in a for-profit ICE detention facility for over a year.
His health continues to deteriorate as ICE has denied him medical care and reasonable accommodations.
I’m leading 20 of my colleagues to demand ICE review Rodney's request for release.
His health continues to deteriorate as ICE has denied him medical care and reasonable accommodations.
I’m leading 20 of my colleagues to demand ICE review Rodney's request for release.
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It would’ve cost about $30 billion to pay for subsidies so we could afford to get health insurance
Then Trump would’ve had $8 billion left to help lower the cost of food
Instead, he’s paying for ICE to build concentration camps
While Americans are uninsured and broke
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
Then Trump would’ve had $8 billion left to help lower the cost of food
Instead, he’s paying for ICE to build concentration camps
While Americans are uninsured and broke
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
February 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It would’ve cost about $30 billion to pay for subsidies so we could afford to get health insurance
Then Trump would’ve had $8 billion left to help lower the cost of food
Instead, he’s paying for ICE to build concentration camps
While Americans are uninsured and broke
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
Then Trump would’ve had $8 billion left to help lower the cost of food
Instead, he’s paying for ICE to build concentration camps
While Americans are uninsured and broke
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
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From the time Trump took office
The cost of orange juice has risen by 28.5%
Beef climbed 15.2%
Pork increased 2.6%
Chicken is up 1.6%
And even bread costs .3% more
But Trump gave ICE $38 billion to turn warehouses into immigrant detention centers
Priorities
I guess
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
The cost of orange juice has risen by 28.5%
Beef climbed 15.2%
Pork increased 2.6%
Chicken is up 1.6%
And even bread costs .3% more
But Trump gave ICE $38 billion to turn warehouses into immigrant detention centers
Priorities
I guess
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
February 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
From the time Trump took office
The cost of orange juice has risen by 28.5%
Beef climbed 15.2%
Pork increased 2.6%
Chicken is up 1.6%
And even bread costs .3% more
But Trump gave ICE $38 billion to turn warehouses into immigrant detention centers
Priorities
I guess
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
The cost of orange juice has risen by 28.5%
Beef climbed 15.2%
Pork increased 2.6%
Chicken is up 1.6%
And even bread costs .3% more
But Trump gave ICE $38 billion to turn warehouses into immigrant detention centers
Priorities
I guess
Trump
Affordability
Chaos
He has no intention of leaving.
The blue was chosen to convey a calm authority, not aggression. trump wants new gaudy colors on Airforce One, this man has no intention of leaving.
Trump's Air Force One new paint scheme includes gold, red, white and blue
The Air Force is rolling out a new color palette across its executive airlift fleet, including the next-generation Air Force One aircraft.
www.usatoday.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He has no intention of leaving.
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#BlueSkyVets During an intense December 11, 2025, hearing - Rep. Seth Magaziner spotlighted the harrowing case of Sae Joon Park, a double Purple Heart recipient and U.S. Army veteran whose tragic story has ignited national outrage.
#SHELIED
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
#SHELIED
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#BlueSkyVets During an intense December 11, 2025, hearing - Rep. Seth Magaziner spotlighted the harrowing case of Sae Joon Park, a double Purple Heart recipient and U.S. Army veteran whose tragic story has ignited national outrage.
#SHELIED
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
#SHELIED
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1
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#BlueLegacy MAGA followers, including notable podcasters are leaving their flailing party ranks in numbers so high, they’re making songs about it!
Citing a mixture of strategic fatigue, financial strain, and disillusionment.
#BlueSkyVets #ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
Citing a mixture of strategic fatigue, financial strain, and disillusionment.
#BlueSkyVets #ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
February 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
#BlueLegacy MAGA followers, including notable podcasters are leaving their flailing party ranks in numbers so high, they’re making songs about it!
Citing a mixture of strategic fatigue, financial strain, and disillusionment.
#BlueSkyVets #ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
Citing a mixture of strategic fatigue, financial strain, and disillusionment.
#BlueSkyVets #ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
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U2 released a new song, “American Obituary,” about Renee Good and Minneapolis.
U2 drops blistering song about Minneapolis mom Renee Good
The instant protest tune is part of a new urgent EP about current events.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
U2 released a new song, “American Obituary,” about Renee Good and Minneapolis.
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Sen Ossoff (D-GA) nails it‼️This administration is of, by and for the Epstein Class. The middle class is getting absolutely crushed by this economy. The #TrumpAffordabilityChaos is wreaking havoc on working citizens, everything costs more and prices will only continue to rise.
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Sen Ossoff (D-GA) nails it‼️This administration is of, by and for the Epstein Class. The middle class is getting absolutely crushed by this economy. The #TrumpAffordabilityChaos is wreaking havoc on working citizens, everything costs more and prices will only continue to rise.
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CC THE APARTHEID BILLIONAIRE JIGSAW CREEP STATE
TRUMP AND ELON ARE GUTTING PUBLIC FUNDS RANDOMLY
THEY ARE ROBBING US ALL!!!
THEY ARE DRENCHED IN BLOOD
THEY GUTTED THE FAA
THEY ARE AUDITING NOTHING
ELON IS STEALING DATA FOR AI
WHERE ARE THE EPSTEIN SEX TAPES????????
TRUMP AND ELON ARE GUTTING PUBLIC FUNDS RANDOMLY
THEY ARE ROBBING US ALL!!!
THEY ARE DRENCHED IN BLOOD
THEY GUTTED THE FAA
THEY ARE AUDITING NOTHING
ELON IS STEALING DATA FOR AI
WHERE ARE THE EPSTEIN SEX TAPES????????
With Dropped Enforcement, Trump Accused of 'Inviting a Corporate Crime Spree' | Common Dreams
"President Trump talks 'tough on crime,' but his administration is once again betraying a preference for going soft on corporations that break the law."
www.commondreams.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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This Fucking Evil must be STOPPED 💪💪💪
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This Fucking Evil must be STOPPED 💪💪💪
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The American Dream Is Slipping Away #TrumpAffordabilityChaos
-9in 10 (90%) cannot save enough for retirement
-More than 8 in 10 say housing costs are a challenge
-More than 1 in 4 call it "a major challenge"
-9in 10 (90%) cannot save enough for retirement
-More than 8 in 10 say housing costs are a challenge
-More than 1 in 4 call it "a major challenge"
My health insurance went up 21% this year. Nearly every American is paying more, because Republicans in Congress cut our health care to pay for tax breaks to billionaires. #TrumpAffordabilityChaos Pass it on
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The American Dream Is Slipping Away #TrumpAffordabilityChaos
-9in 10 (90%) cannot save enough for retirement
-More than 8 in 10 say housing costs are a challenge
-More than 1 in 4 call it "a major challenge"
-9in 10 (90%) cannot save enough for retirement
-More than 8 in 10 say housing costs are a challenge
-More than 1 in 4 call it "a major challenge"
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Wow I never thought that Congressman Ted Lieu would be our bad Big Bad Wolf finally destroying this house of cards. So Lieu huffed, and puffed, and he blew the white house down. 👏 @angrystaffer.bsky.social what do you think #pinks?
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Wow I never thought that Congressman Ted Lieu would be our bad Big Bad Wolf finally destroying this house of cards. So Lieu huffed, and puffed, and he blew the white house down. 👏 @angrystaffer.bsky.social what do you think #pinks?
Demented. America WTF??
Still trying to understand why:
1. A grown ass man is getting into a tub with jeans on.
2. Why two grown ass older men are hanging out in a pool together drinking milk, thinking they're cool.
1. A grown ass man is getting into a tub with jeans on.
2. Why two grown ass older men are hanging out in a pool together drinking milk, thinking they're cool.
The US Department of Health and Human Services just released this video.
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Demented. America WTF??
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“An initial volume he co-authored, "The Challenges of Danish Democracy,” describes democracy as "a house with three pillars": citizens' empowerment, democratic will formation, and collective decision-making, which serves as a framework for approaching the project as a whole.”
America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy
Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
“An initial volume he co-authored, "The Challenges of Danish Democracy,” describes democracy as "a house with three pillars": citizens' empowerment, democratic will formation, and collective decision-making, which serves as a framework for approaching the project as a whole.”