Lyndsay
@lynds3.bsky.social
#TruthNorthStrongandFree🇨🇦
Retired Early Childhood Educator
Believes in Kindness, Equality, Democracy, Vaccines, Climate Change, Science
Retired Early Childhood Educator
Believes in Kindness, Equality, Democracy, Vaccines, Climate Change, Science
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You can understand media consolidation into the hands of the very wealthy not just as a product of wealth concentration but also as a means to defend it, with Bezos at the Post being the most obvious example
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
You can understand media consolidation into the hands of the very wealthy not just as a product of wealth concentration but also as a means to defend it, with Bezos at the Post being the most obvious example
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The American people watched administrations change while the gravitational pull of protecting a child sex trafficking ring remained constant. Yet no one is asking four living presidents the fundamental question: why? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
The Elite Club Is Real — And You’re Not In It
If this doesn’t spark reform, nothing will
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The American people watched administrations change while the gravitational pull of protecting a child sex trafficking ring remained constant. Yet no one is asking four living presidents the fundamental question: why? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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California now bypassing Trump to help Ukraine with billions.
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
California now bypassing Trump to help Ukraine with billions.
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I won’t forget.
I won’t forgive.
“Worst of the worst” is a lie used to justify mass harm.
You don’t terrorize this many people to stop a few.
This is an attack on Americans, deliberate, cowardly, and unforgivable.
I won’t forgive.
“Worst of the worst” is a lie used to justify mass harm.
You don’t terrorize this many people to stop a few.
This is an attack on Americans, deliberate, cowardly, and unforgivable.
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I won’t forget.
I won’t forgive.
“Worst of the worst” is a lie used to justify mass harm.
You don’t terrorize this many people to stop a few.
This is an attack on Americans, deliberate, cowardly, and unforgivable.
I won’t forgive.
“Worst of the worst” is a lie used to justify mass harm.
You don’t terrorize this many people to stop a few.
This is an attack on Americans, deliberate, cowardly, and unforgivable.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
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This is precisely what polling places were like for part of the 19th century.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This is precisely what polling places were like for part of the 19th century.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
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Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw
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Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.
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Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
DHS Cites Cuba And Venezuela As Law Enforcement Models For ICE
In a social media post, DHS listed Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS searches totalitarian states around the globe for ideas. 'In a Feb 11 social media post, the Department of Homeland Security listed oppressive regimes like Cuba and Venezuela among the models for certain law enforcement practices used by ICE agents.' www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. 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
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February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
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It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission reut.rs/4kGBMJe
Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission
Sweden will patrol Arctic skies with fighter jets and send rangers to exercise on Greenland as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday, the latest European military contribution in response to Donald Trump's designs on Greenland.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Sweden to send fighter jets, rangers to patrol Greenland in NATO mission reut.rs/4kGBMJe
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
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As if Putin possessed some magical power over Trump...
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
As if Putin possessed some magical power over Trump...
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We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
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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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New AP-NORC poll:
Trump job approval - 36%
Economy is good - 34%
Country heading in right direction - 29%
Vance approval - 32%
Trump job approval - 36%
Economy is good - 34%
Country heading in right direction - 29%
Vance approval - 32%
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
New AP-NORC poll:
Trump job approval - 36%
Economy is good - 34%
Country heading in right direction - 29%
Vance approval - 32%
Trump job approval - 36%
Economy is good - 34%
Country heading in right direction - 29%
Vance approval - 32%
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For over a decade, Indigenous communities across Minnesota have gathered on Feb. 14 to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.
The day brings awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence.
The day brings awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence.
Upcoming marches and events honor, remember missing and murdered Indigenous relatives
Indigenous communities and allies will gather on Feb. 14 to bring awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence. Marches in Bemidji, Du...
www.mprnews.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
For over a decade, Indigenous communities across Minnesota have gathered on Feb. 14 to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous relatives.
The day brings awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence.
The day brings awareness to the epidemic of Indigenous people who have gone missing or have been murdered in acts of violence.