Lisa Russell-Mina
@servethe99percent.bsky.social
Standing up for inclusive democracy & voting rights. Advancement professional w/ an abiding interest in education, pre-K to college, and in affordable housing. Fan of blues & roots music and of butter.
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fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
@kaine.senate.gov - Timothy Snyder told us not to capitulate to tyrants.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@kaine.senate.gov - Timothy Snyder told us not to capitulate to tyrants.
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Breaking on MSNBC:
An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.
This news was first reported by Reuters.
An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.
This news was first reported by Reuters.
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Breaking on MSNBC:
An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.
This news was first reported by Reuters.
An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.
This news was first reported by Reuters.
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Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dr. Susan Monarez: “I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity.”
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New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching
New documents obtained by 404 Media show how a data broker owned by American Airlines, United, Delta, and many other airlines is selling masses of passenger data to the U.S. government.
www.404media.co
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
Come hang out with Jess Craven, U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, and Glenn Kirschner as we meet 4 great candidates for VA's House of Delegates! www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Come hang out with Jess Craven, U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, and Glenn Kirschner as we meet 4 great candidates for VA's House of Delegates! www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
Join @jesscraven101.bsky.social and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) at a Zoom fundraiser for four candidates challenging incumbents for seats in the VA House of Delegates. We're calling these candidates the Fearless Four because they are gonna to flip the Hampton Roads blue! ⚡
September 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Join @jesscraven101.bsky.social and U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) at a Zoom fundraiser for four candidates challenging incumbents for seats in the VA House of Delegates. We're calling these candidates the Fearless Four because they are gonna to flip the Hampton Roads blue! ⚡
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"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..."
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
www.kgw.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..."
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Helen Rosner is putting all the pieces together. FOLLOW THE MOOLAH.
I feel like we haven’t really talked enough about how much of MAHA/masc-coded wellness grift is just boosterism for the cattle industry
- collagen
- whey protein
- colostrum
- tallow
- organ meats
It’s all repackaged beef & dairy byproduct, baby
- collagen
- whey protein
- colostrum
- tallow
- organ meats
It’s all repackaged beef & dairy byproduct, baby
August 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Helen Rosner is putting all the pieces together. FOLLOW THE MOOLAH.
Come meet Richard Kind, Malcolm Kenyatta, Conor Lamb -- and Justice Christine Donohue -- on Zoom on Wed, Aug 27th.
3 Dem PA Supreme Court justices face retention votes this year. If they lose, MAGA could tilt the midterms & roll back rights. MAGA's spending big
Join @richardkind.bsky.social, Conor Lamb, & Malcolm Kenyatta to raise funds for billboards, radio ads, more-to save PA courts.
📆 Wed 8/27 7 pm Free
Join @richardkind.bsky.social, Conor Lamb, & Malcolm Kenyatta to raise funds for billboards, radio ads, more-to save PA courts.
📆 Wed 8/27 7 pm Free
Race for the Robes with Richard Kind! · Swing Blue Alliance
Join the Lehigh County PA Democratic Committee, MA *Flip* PA, and Swing Blue Alliance for a Zoom Fundraiser to save the Democratic majority on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court.
There's a Yes/No vote on ...
www.mobilize.us
August 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Come meet Richard Kind, Malcolm Kenyatta, Conor Lamb -- and Justice Christine Donohue -- on Zoom on Wed, Aug 27th.
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Stunning! A pigeon doing backflips.
August 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Stunning! A pigeon doing backflips.
Crime in D.C. is way down in 2024-25. But when did facts ever get in the way of a good authoritarian takeover?
Breaking news: The FBI dispatched as many as 120 of its agents to help local law enforcement prevent carjackings and violent crime in Washington, as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
FBI dispatches agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime
The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
wapo.st
August 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Crime in D.C. is way down in 2024-25. But when did facts ever get in the way of a good authoritarian takeover?
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Given that OMB is part of the Executive Office of the President, this should read
"after intervention by OTHER top White House Officials."
"after intervention by OTHER top White House Officials."
UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding
The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Given that OMB is part of the Executive Office of the President, this should read
"after intervention by OTHER top White House Officials."
"after intervention by OTHER top White House Officials."
Info please: what is happening in DC this Saturday the 2nd for #RageAgainstTheRegime ? Will it be a thing? Thanks, all--
July 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Info please: what is happening in DC this Saturday the 2nd for #RageAgainstTheRegime ? Will it be a thing? Thanks, all--
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Hypocrisy is a poison.
🚨Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who wrote the law banning abortion and built his brand on moral clarity, now faces scandal over a 17-year affair and allegations he funded abortions. He admits the affair but denies ever paying for the procedures.
Texas Lawmaker Behind State Abortion Ban Accused of Funding Alleged Abortions During Secret Affair
Anti-abortion Texas lawmaker Giovanni Capriglione now faces accusations of personal hypocrisy and secret abortion payments
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hypocrisy is a poison.
Stay on this story every single day. Keep track of the words he uses. This is the fascist playbook.
July 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stay on this story every single day. Keep track of the words he uses. This is the fascist playbook.
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"Active clubs" that use martial arts to espouse far-right, fascist ideologies are proliferating in the US and abroad.
From Canada to Finland, a US neo-Nazi fight club is rapidly spreading across the globe
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Active clubs" that use martial arts to espouse far-right, fascist ideologies are proliferating in the US and abroad.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/24/f...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/24/f...
FCC approves $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger
The Federal Communications Commission cleared the way Thursday for an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media.
www.cnbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/24/f...
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/24/f...
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As is always the case, WE are the ones who will save us. With rallies all across the country today, let's get after it!
I'll be attending and speaking at today's rally in northern Virginia. If you're within striking distance of NVA, I hope you'll join us!
mobilize.us/s/oHMZfT
I'll be attending and speaking at today's rally in northern Virginia. If you're within striking distance of NVA, I hope you'll join us!
mobilize.us/s/oHMZfT
Herndon-Reston Good Trouble Lives On · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
mobilize.us
July 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
As is always the case, WE are the ones who will save us. With rallies all across the country today, let's get after it!
I'll be attending and speaking at today's rally in northern Virginia. If you're within striking distance of NVA, I hope you'll join us!
mobilize.us/s/oHMZfT
I'll be attending and speaking at today's rally in northern Virginia. If you're within striking distance of NVA, I hope you'll join us!
mobilize.us/s/oHMZfT
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I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?
900?!
900?!
July 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm sorry, nine HUNDRED former DOJ lawyers all signed this letter opposing Emil Bove's nomination to be an appellate federal judge?
900?!
900?!
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Here's something that goes against the narrative of the US 🇺🇸 falling behind China 🇨🇳 on solar power.
Per capita, the US actually added slightly more solar generation than China in 2024.
The US is still in this race IF it doesn't drop the ball (big if given recent policy shift)
Per capita, the US actually added slightly more solar generation than China in 2024.
The US is still in this race IF it doesn't drop the ball (big if given recent policy shift)
July 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Here's something that goes against the narrative of the US 🇺🇸 falling behind China 🇨🇳 on solar power.
Per capita, the US actually added slightly more solar generation than China in 2024.
The US is still in this race IF it doesn't drop the ball (big if given recent policy shift)
Per capita, the US actually added slightly more solar generation than China in 2024.
The US is still in this race IF it doesn't drop the ball (big if given recent policy shift)
I'm attending the event, “Herndon-Reston Good Trouble Lives On” - sign up now to join me in Virginia! #citizensagainstyranny www.mobilize.us/citizensagai...
Herndon-Reston Good Trouble Lives On · Citizens Against Tyranny
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
www.mobilize.us
July 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm attending the event, “Herndon-Reston Good Trouble Lives On” - sign up now to join me in Virginia! #citizensagainstyranny www.mobilize.us/citizensagai...
Is the thing we do during a massive flood "not cry wolf"? Or do we save lives and property by being timely and responsive? Is that a toughie for you?
Q: Was there any discussion to evacuate before it was too late?
RICE: What we don't want to do is cry wolf
RICE: What we don't want to do is cry wolf
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Is the thing we do during a massive flood "not cry wolf"? Or do we save lives and property by being timely and responsive? Is that a toughie for you?
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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.