Patty Kushner Stephens 🇺🇦💙💛❤️🤍💙
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Invisible warrior for democracy, decency, and mother nature.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota:
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota:
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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I will never forgive them for this. Every one supporting this or who voted for this, I hope karma or some divine force makes you pay for your inhumanity.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I will never forgive them for this. Every one supporting this or who voted for this, I hope karma or some divine force makes you pay for your inhumanity.
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It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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me again
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
me again
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I’ll never understand people whose entire political belief system is based on whether or not they find a form of protest annoying or cringey rather than if they agree with the point of the protest
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I’ll never understand people whose entire political belief system is based on whether or not they find a form of protest annoying or cringey rather than if they agree with the point of the protest
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Indivisible is hosting a rapid response call tonight on how to fight back in the wake of Renee Good's murder.
Encourage all to join.
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Encourage all to join.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us tomorrow evening, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the Killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you ca...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Indivisible is hosting a rapid response call tonight on how to fight back in the wake of Renee Good's murder.
Encourage all to join.
indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Encourage all to join.
indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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This is mental illness.
December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is mental illness.
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I still remember the night they banned smoking inside NYC bars and restaurants. So many articles claiming it would be the end of NYC nightlife.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I still remember the night they banned smoking inside NYC bars and restaurants. So many articles claiming it would be the end of NYC nightlife.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
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All Republicans in Congress are faced with a choice. They either stand with Trump, Vance and Putin, or they stand with Ukraine, Europe, most Americans, and the civilized world. Of course, there is also a 3rd option which most of them usually choose - cowardly silence.
December 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
All Republicans in Congress are faced with a choice. They either stand with Trump, Vance and Putin, or they stand with Ukraine, Europe, most Americans, and the civilized world. Of course, there is also a 3rd option which most of them usually choose - cowardly silence.
It's the guns.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It's the guns.
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McCormick exemplifies all the reasons the GOP is rapidly losing Pennsylvania.
FOX: What do you say to Americans who say to Republicans, where's your healthcare plan? If they're not getting their subsidy, what's option B?
McCORMICK: In the short term, we're still wrestling with how to deal with this
McCORMICK: In the short term, we're still wrestling with how to deal with this
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
McCormick exemplifies all the reasons the GOP is rapidly losing Pennsylvania.
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George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
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I always love me a good Columbo meme
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I always love me a good Columbo meme
A call to action
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A call to action
‘We Ain’t Buying It’
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A call to action
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