Samantha B
@paruralbluedot.bsky.social
Passionate about women's and civil rights. Loves travel but doesn't love the people that think this is a dating site
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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There’s a wasp, whose larvae get into other insects’ bodies and take them over, and control the host insect from the inside.
Who’s driving the husk of Rubio around?
Who’s driving the husk of Rubio around?
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There’s a wasp, whose larvae get into other insects’ bodies and take them over, and control the host insect from the inside.
Who’s driving the husk of Rubio around?
Who’s driving the husk of Rubio around?
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Republicans voted today to add over $5 trillion to debt to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Here’s a scale for that: a million seconds is eleven days; a billion seconds is 31 years; a trillion seconds is nearly 320 centuries.
They are looting the country for big donors.
Here’s a scale for that: a million seconds is eleven days; a billion seconds is 31 years; a trillion seconds is nearly 320 centuries.
They are looting the country for big donors.
April 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Republicans voted today to add over $5 trillion to debt to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Here’s a scale for that: a million seconds is eleven days; a billion seconds is 31 years; a trillion seconds is nearly 320 centuries.
They are looting the country for big donors.
Here’s a scale for that: a million seconds is eleven days; a billion seconds is 31 years; a trillion seconds is nearly 320 centuries.
They are looting the country for big donors.
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"In addition to the check delays, Mayes said her office has received complaints about other Social Security disruptions..."
ktar.com/arizona-news...
ktar.com/arizona-news...
April 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"In addition to the check delays, Mayes said her office has received complaints about other Social Security disruptions..."
ktar.com/arizona-news...
ktar.com/arizona-news...
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It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
April 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
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Loved this, “FREE” always tastes so good…
April 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Loved this, “FREE” always tastes so good…
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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I am but a humble cable news host with a bachelor’s in philosophy, but I feel like at some point the bond market is also going to notice that the GOP is going to pass a deficit financed 5 trillion dollar tax cut. Maybe?
April 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I am but a humble cable news host with a bachelor’s in philosophy, but I feel like at some point the bond market is also going to notice that the GOP is going to pass a deficit financed 5 trillion dollar tax cut. Maybe?
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
April 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I can only imagine the bailout package they are drawing up for themselves.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
As the saying goes, privatize the profits, and socialize the losses.
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NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
April 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
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In a nutshell:
April 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In a nutshell:
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From Seattle yesterday 4/5/25
April 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
From Seattle yesterday 4/5/25
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Just a few ideas
Why not join the developed world in providing universal health care and education ?
Why not get with the trade program and offer incentives for companies to manufacture here instead of selling jobs to the lowest bidder abroad.
Why not act with compassion instead of avarice ?
Why not join the developed world in providing universal health care and education ?
Why not get with the trade program and offer incentives for companies to manufacture here instead of selling jobs to the lowest bidder abroad.
Why not act with compassion instead of avarice ?
April 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just a few ideas
Why not join the developed world in providing universal health care and education ?
Why not get with the trade program and offer incentives for companies to manufacture here instead of selling jobs to the lowest bidder abroad.
Why not act with compassion instead of avarice ?
Why not join the developed world in providing universal health care and education ?
Why not get with the trade program and offer incentives for companies to manufacture here instead of selling jobs to the lowest bidder abroad.
Why not act with compassion instead of avarice ?
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April 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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The incompetence of this Administration never ceases to amaze. Waltz and other NSC members used Gmail to conduct official government business, with Waltz’s staff even sharing information about sensitive military positions and advanced weapon systems tied to an ongoing conflict.
April 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The incompetence of this Administration never ceases to amaze. Waltz and other NSC members used Gmail to conduct official government business, with Waltz’s staff even sharing information about sensitive military positions and advanced weapon systems tied to an ongoing conflict.
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Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed while the economic crisis he created wrecked our markets.
April 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed while the economic crisis he created wrecked our markets.
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Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.
April 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.
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It’s time for Congress to reign in the Mad King. These tariffs haven’t even hit for real and the world is off the rails.
Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.
Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.
April 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s time for Congress to reign in the Mad King. These tariffs haven’t even hit for real and the world is off the rails.
Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.
Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.
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75%
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
75%
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Lol...says the schmuck who tried to interfere with elections by paying voters to sign dumbass statements. He's completely full of shit. What, does he think George Soros bused in 5.3 million people? That'd be some impressive logistics!
Elon Musk says Saturday's protesters were "paid puppets." That's not what I saw.
Right wingers are trying to discount the mass mobilization the country saw on Saturday.
www.motherjones.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Lol...says the schmuck who tried to interfere with elections by paying voters to sign dumbass statements. He's completely full of shit. What, does he think George Soros bused in 5.3 million people? That'd be some impressive logistics!
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This must be stopped
“He told agents they had the wrong guy, but they aggressively ordered him to get on the ground. They didn’t allow him to show ID to prove he’s a citizen and instead they grabbed him, put him face down on the pavement, handcuffed him and took out his wallet.”
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
U.S. citizen mistakenly detained by ICE outside Michigan courthouse speaks out
Immigrant rights advocates are concerned what happened outside a Michigan courthouse may be part of a larger problem.
www.mlive.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This must be stopped