Lee Kirkpatrick
@kirkpatricklee.bsky.social
Educator, lover/protecter of the environment & natural world, avid reader and proud father.
Universal Human Rights & upholding the Rule of Law are foundational principles of a Democratic society.
Franklin TN
Universal Human Rights & upholding the Rule of Law are foundational principles of a Democratic society.
Franklin TN
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This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is what Presidential Leadership looks like at the time of an unfathomable American tragedy.
#BarackObama
#BarackObama
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December 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
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JB Pritzker: “We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
JB Pritzker: “We’re a nation mostly of immigrants — that is who we are fundamentally at our core. We ought to always be that, it’s what’s made our country great — Immigrants are the most entrepreneurial. Immigrants are the most grateful & patriotic”
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State-sponsored dehumanization, wrapped in a Christmas bow.
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
State-sponsored dehumanization, wrapped in a Christmas bow.
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
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December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
This repulsive MAGA regime😡
They must be driven out!
OK, the democratic way….voted out🇺🇸
They must be driven out!
OK, the democratic way….voted out🇺🇸
NPR: “Head Start early childhood programs are being told to remove a list of ~200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied— "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" "women…” www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
December 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This repulsive MAGA regime😡
They must be driven out!
OK, the democratic way….voted out🇺🇸
They must be driven out!
OK, the democratic way….voted out🇺🇸
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I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
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From @findoutpodcast.bsky.social : “611,000 Tennesseans are on subsidized ACA plans. The AVERAGE increase will be $16,000 per person per year.”😳
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 AM
From @findoutpodcast.bsky.social : “611,000 Tennesseans are on subsidized ACA plans. The AVERAGE increase will be $16,000 per person per year.”😳
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
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For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
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🔥 @repdeliaramirez to @KristiNoem: “Bottom Line: You lie with impunity. You reject checks & balances. You ignore Congress & the courts… you can either resign, Trump will fire you, or you’ll be impeached.
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
🔥 @repdeliaramirez to @KristiNoem: “Bottom Line: You lie with impunity. You reject checks & balances. You ignore Congress & the courts… you can either resign, Trump will fire you, or you’ll be impeached.
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
You’re going to be held accountable. I’m going to make sure of that.”
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🚨BREAKING: In a devastating blow to Donald Trump, a federal grand jury in Virginia has for the third time declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud.
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a devastating blow to Donald Trump, a federal grand jury in Virginia has for the third time declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud.
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The 31-19 vote saw 21 Republicans join 10 Democrats in voting down the proposed map
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Indiana Senate Republicans reject Trump’s redistricting push | CNN Politics
The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressu...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The 31-19 vote saw 21 Republicans join 10 Democrats in voting down the proposed map
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🚨BREAKING: The Indiana Senate voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will.
—CNN
—CNN
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Indiana Senate voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will.
—CNN
—CNN
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Clock’s ticking. Release the files.
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Clock’s ticking. Release the files.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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If Indiana legislators hold firm on their conscience today, it will among other things be a much-needed rejection of the idea that you can get your way on policy through bullying, intimidation, and threats.
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If Indiana legislators hold firm on their conscience today, it will among other things be a much-needed rejection of the idea that you can get your way on policy through bullying, intimidation, and threats.
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It wasn’t even close.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It wasn’t even close.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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We need more of this across the USA! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has approved a set of new laws designed to strengthen protections for immigrants and limit abusive immigration enforcement practices.
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We need more of this across the USA! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has approved a set of new laws designed to strengthen protections for immigrants and limit abusive immigration enforcement practices.