Lisa Brooten
@lisabrooten.bsky.social
Media watcher, researcher, professor of media studies, change advocate, mother, traveler, questioner, work-in-progress. I contain multitudes (and sometimes contradict myself).
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“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” - The New Yorker
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” - The New Yorker
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Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
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Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
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Not a single one of ID representatives can articulate how women are supposed to vote in the election.
"Read the SAVE Act to find out what documentation is accepted"
Guess what? Marriage certs are not one of the docs.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO VOTE?
"Read the SAVE Act to find out what documentation is accepted"
Guess what? Marriage certs are not one of the docs.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO VOTE?
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Not a single one of ID representatives can articulate how women are supposed to vote in the election.
"Read the SAVE Act to find out what documentation is accepted"
Guess what? Marriage certs are not one of the docs.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO VOTE?
"Read the SAVE Act to find out what documentation is accepted"
Guess what? Marriage certs are not one of the docs.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO VOTE?
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Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
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Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
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Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
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In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
This picture looks AI generated.
February 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
This picture looks AI generated.
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Klein: People are afraid to come into clinics or hospitals because they’re afraid they’ll be snatched. So they’re staying home with acute conditions like appendicitis. They’re not going to their follow-up neonatal appointments. They’re allowing their jaundiced babies to go untreated.
February 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Klein: People are afraid to come into clinics or hospitals because they’re afraid they’ll be snatched. So they’re staying home with acute conditions like appendicitis. They’re not going to their follow-up neonatal appointments. They’re allowing their jaundiced babies to go untreated.
You often promise a thread but then there's no thread. What's with that? Just curious...
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
You often promise a thread but then there's no thread. What's with that? Just curious...
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If the Attorney General is yelling at Congress members during an oversight committee, screaming that the President is the greatest ever and everyone owes him an apology, when the Justice Department is supposed to be an independent entity, maybe she should be immediately dismissed.
#EpsteincoverUp
#EpsteincoverUp
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 AM
If the Attorney General is yelling at Congress members during an oversight committee, screaming that the President is the greatest ever and everyone owes him an apology, when the Justice Department is supposed to be an independent entity, maybe she should be immediately dismissed.
#EpsteincoverUp
#EpsteincoverUp
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
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Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, please remember there is no greater expert than Alina Habba on the law of parking garages and your state has a lot of them! 😀
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, please remember there is no greater expert than Alina Habba on the law of parking garages and your state has a lot of them! 😀
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In a country with a bad president, be a Bad Bunny. [Cartoon by Matt Davies]
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In a country with a bad president, be a Bad Bunny. [Cartoon by Matt Davies]
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
February 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson: I’m so tired of having this administration just completely dismiss us. They’re supposed to be the party of, you know, family values and protecting children. And I just feel like if that’s the party you are, it seems like Thomas Massie is the only one showing up for it.
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He'll cut every protection we ever fought for and won 🤬🤬🤬
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
He'll cut every protection we ever fought for and won 🤬🤬🤬