Dana
@dsettel13.bsky.social
Retired History, Language Arts, Middle School Teacher. Defender of democracy. Love my family, home remodeling, my sweet pup, gardening, sports, and Outlander.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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Does that seem fair to you?
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Does that seem fair to you?
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The Trump administration withdrew a rule to make sure the products YOU use every day—like makeup and skincare—are tested for cancer-causing asbestos. Is this Making America Healthy Again??
February 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The Trump administration withdrew a rule to make sure the products YOU use every day—like makeup and skincare—are tested for cancer-causing asbestos. Is this Making America Healthy Again??
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NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
NEW: "This was not a decision to reject the Moderna vaccine. It was a refusal even to think about approving it."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
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Trump’s Golden Age for Billionaires
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Trump’s Golden Age for Billionaires
This, from the toilet seat cocaine snorter. WTAF?!? 🤦🏻♀️
At least the middle guy wasn’t into human trafficking.
February 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This, from the toilet seat cocaine snorter. WTAF?!? 🤦🏻♀️
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The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
Trump administration formally denies Minnesota investigators access to evidence in Alex Pretti shooting
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota BCA, said the FBI has formally denied his agency access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.
www.startribune.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
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Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
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#TimelineCleanse
#Olympics
For My New Appreciation
of the Olympics and the Love of Curling
Did you know Curling originated in 16th Century Scotland
#Olympics
For My New Appreciation
of the Olympics and the Love of Curling
Did you know Curling originated in 16th Century Scotland
February 16, 2026 at 4:02 AM
#TimelineCleanse
#Olympics
For My New Appreciation
of the Olympics and the Love of Curling
Did you know Curling originated in 16th Century Scotland
#Olympics
For My New Appreciation
of the Olympics and the Love of Curling
Did you know Curling originated in 16th Century Scotland
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
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It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
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Heather Cox Richardson points out that Pam Bondi’s bizarre testimony makes more sense when you realize she couldn’t talk about the Epstein files without perjuring herself. Watch our discussion here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson and Allison Gill Discuss Republican Spying and Weaponized Justice
Watch now | A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Heather Cox Richardson points out that Pam Bondi’s bizarre testimony makes more sense when you realize she couldn’t talk about the Epstein files without perjuring herself. Watch our discussion here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
Love this!!! ❤️🏀❤️🏀❤️🏀❤️🏀
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Love this!!! ❤️🏀❤️🏀❤️🏀❤️🏀
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre: “I was trafficked to a lot of types of different men — billionaires, royalty… he used me as a form of blackmail so these people would owe him favors.”
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If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
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🔥 REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “The ascent of populist movements tells us governments have strayed too far from being responsive to the working class… economic elites are taking the lion’s share of growth and leaving crumbs for the working class.”
(P.S. “resign, Pam Bondi”)
(P.S. “resign, Pam Bondi”)
February 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
🔥 REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “The ascent of populist movements tells us governments have strayed too far from being responsive to the working class… economic elites are taking the lion’s share of growth and leaving crumbs for the working class.”
(P.S. “resign, Pam Bondi”)
(P.S. “resign, Pam Bondi”)
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.