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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 4h

pro tip: whatever you do, do not call the Democrats expecting them to help protect whistleblowers 😂

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 13h

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 5h

these fans booed the WNBA commissioner like she was the damn president of the united states and I am here for it.

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 6h

now that’s a good question—I have no idea. maybe reach out to NGL or LCRC (Lawyers Civil Rights Coalition) or ACLU for a referral?

all I know are lawyers for folks in cages.☺️

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 12h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 6h

AND of course whip smart occasionally outdoorsy curious ones who care about mental health and access and equity and policy!

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 6h

did he touch her?!

elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 7h

my favorite genres of yt men are:

(1) perpetually indignant public defenders who passionately represent their clients with humility (the ones without the yt savior complex)

(2) pro-Palestine pro-peace protestors (again, without the yt savior complex)

(3) these guys.👇🏽

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 8h

This rocks.

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Cecily “Boo, Bitch!” W. @skeskali.ca · 8h

The Nation’s Broadcaster (CBC) did a documentary about a Black drag queen.

It’s SO NICE to see so many Black queer Canadian people all in one place

youtu.be/zy8li7rdPSE?...

Toronto's legendary drag queen: Michelle Ross, unknown icon

YouTube video by CBC Docs

youtu.be

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 12h

ahhh good ole deflection and defensiveness. nope, certainly not joining us—yet.😉

funny thing about her type is later they tell 1 of 2 lies when [thing they defended] is nearly universally rejected, deemed indefensible:
1) no one told me!
or
2) they told me, but they didn’t tell me nicely enough!

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 19h

❤️thanks for sharing this.

isn’t it nice to be a person who can learn, grow, reflect, come to new conclusions when we get new information?

that person might let down their defensiveness and self-correct one day. or maybe they won’t. but it’s better over here on our side. we welcome late-comers.😉

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 20h

IKYFL!!!

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 20h

ahhh. I had just read the niece thing per your link and replied “I knew the case was nonsense. but I had no idea it was that degree of comically baseless nonsense. yikes.”—but got an error message when I tried to press send.😆 I didn’t realize she was old enough to buy property 42 years ago!

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1d

Is Eric Adams even still the mayor? 😂

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 1d

Life is too short to spend time on an app you don’t like. Reject the lie they try to force on us that we are obligated to engage in all the places all the time.

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 1d

Friendly reminder that ActBlue abruptly de-platformed progressive pro-Palestine groups long before November 2024 presidential election.

Admin crackdown is hypocritical retaliation, yes.

But ActBlue is still a tool of Dem establishment that needs to stop pretending they are champions of democracy.

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

Admin cracking down on Soros, Indivisible, ActBlue, & Jewish peace groups is incredible projection in light of federal contractor El*n M*sk spending more on politics in 2024 than anybody in human history and all the big money corruption of 2025

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 1d

1st strike posting from that other site

strike 2 no alt text

strike 3 omitting from your list of answer choices, the one employing Occam’s Razor would suggest

you’re still our favorite tho

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I've already lost all patience with the "conversations" about ICE because it's the exact same "conversation" people have had in this country about policing since its inception. Nothing changes in that conversation. Just new people rip van winkleing every few weeks.

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 1d

genuinely great memories.

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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 1d

Oslo has divested from some Israeli companies but its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund remains heavily invested in arms companies supplying Israel’s military

How Norway, home of the Nobel Peace Prize, profits from war in Gaza

Oslo has divested from some Israeli companies but its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund remains heavily invested in arms companies supplying Israel’s military

www.middleeasteye.net

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 2d

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Esther M Johnston, MD MPH FAAFP @esthermjohnston.bsky.social · 3d

Proud of my colleague Katie Loth for writing and sharing this important essay - when we stop measuring food insecurity, that doesn't make the problem go away.
www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

Shutting down food insecurity report only serves to hide hunger

The USDA’s cancellation of its annual food insecurity report leaves families — and especially children — at risk of being overlooked.

www.minnpost.com

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 3d

everybody blaming ice, but maybe the cops all touched a little bit of fentanyl

Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 5d

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 3d

this is way too short. criminally insufficient duration. dastardly.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 5d

the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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elisabeth epps @elisabethepps.bsky.social · 6d

also: “I voted for you”, “I donated to you”, followed immediately by “therefore you must have a two hour lunch with me at the time and place of my choosing where I berate you for not being the complicit compliant token Black that we wanted you to be.”

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