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Elizabeth Vest

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Feb 7

Medicaid did this for my son. Saved his life when severe scoliosis was collapsing his lungs & beginning to interfere with his heartbeat.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Sep 11

You said nothing wrong. It was understood you were outlining the context of Kirk’s persona & how it logically made him a target because of the hatred he fomented.He wasn’t to blame for his own death yet his hateful words put him at risk, increasingly the likelihood he would attract murderous loons

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Sep 11

This is ridiculous. Dowd said nothing wrong.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Sep 11

Amateurs

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Sep 11

He should be asking himself: Have my actions made it easier or harder for a someone to murder with a gun?
Easy answer. They practically put the guns in the hands of evil lunatics that will very likely commit crimes yet they act so bewildered by the violence.

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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · Jul 31

Are your aggressive maps ready to go because gerrymandering is the fight right now!

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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · Jul 31

We know they will cheat, violate every norm & try to run out the clock in court. They will gerrymander Ohio, Missouri & Utah next. We must be prepared to go proactive now to stop the slide of Democracy. This post is to the Governors who can combat this. 2/

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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · Jul 31

@govpritzker.illinois.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social @govmurphy.bsky.social
@governor.ny.gov
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social

Texas launched their first shot over the bow today for stealing the election with gerrymandered maps. Authoritarian Trump told Texas to find him the votes (like he did in GA). 1/

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Jun 16

ICYMI:

Vance Boelter has been captured and is now in custody.

Boelter was arrested in Green Isle, the city where he lived.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jun 16

ABC News says Vance Boelter has been arrested.

Katherine Faulders on X: BREAKING — Multiple sources tell ABC News that Vance Boelter has been arrested near his farm in Green Isle, MN. He was spotted on a trail — via camera — a couple of hours ago and then taken into custody, sources said. Reporting w/ @MLevineReports @LukeLBarr@PierreTABC

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · May 24

This is probably the real reason he has a bug up his butt about Harvard.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · May 24

Bad timing. With the the far more dangerous & also cognitively impaired current POTUS this book seems like pulling a fire alarm long after the house has burned while the new homeowner violently water-hoses it into a mudslide off the side of a mountain setting off a tsunami. Cover the current danger.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · May 1

Is it that Americans just “keep a few hundred dollars in their checking account” or that a few hundred dollars is literally all they have?

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 30

Correct assessment - at least as long as Trump is in office.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 20

Beautiful!

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 17

I would be concerned that deadbeat parents take the $ to “home school” and never actually teaching their kids anything.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 10

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 9

Biggest mistakes I'm seeing in early reporting (thread):

1. Tariffmageddon isn't over: Lotsa tariffs to account for, but the average tariff rate is only down around one quarter. So most of the pain of Liberation Day is still with us.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 9

The power of information silos.

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 9

Yet Biden was trashed while they easily got richer when he was in office.

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 9

Yet Biden was trashed while they easily got richer when he was in office.

Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 9

But Biden was trashed by them as they easily got richer when he was in office.

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Apr 9

The PM said yesterday, “Dignity is probably the most important word in my dictionary.”

As unpaid carer of an autistic adult I really believe “dignity” & “respect” are no replacements for empathy, equality & equity.

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Elizabeth Vest @elizabethvest.bsky.social · Apr 9

Feels like the rest of the world is sick of Trump’s crap. Seemed predictable that many countries would eventually get fed up with Trump’s disrespect & irresponsible behavior and walk away leaving us to cook in the Trump stew-pidity.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Apr 9

He’s ignorant 9to5mac.com/2025/04/08/t...

Trump thinks the US has the 'resources' needed to make iPhones - 9to5Mac

Trump’s massive 104% tariffs on China are set to go into effect at midnight tonight, a move that will have...

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