Em
@somertonem.bsky.social
Pro-democracy, book lover, cat & dog lady. 💙
I love Star Trek. 🖖.
I love Star Trek. 🖖.
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Em
@somertonem.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Rutger Bergman aserts that people are intrinsically good. Recommended reading for fellow cynics.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Just chillin'. Photo from my collection, ca. 1960s.
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just chillin'. Photo from my collection, ca. 1960s.
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The Center for Disease Control can now officially be renamed the Center for Disease Communication
Make no mistake: this is a vote to kill Americans for years to come
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Make no mistake: this is a vote to kill Americans for years to come
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Center for Disease Control can now officially be renamed the Center for Disease Communication
Make no mistake: this is a vote to kill Americans for years to come
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Make no mistake: this is a vote to kill Americans for years to come
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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Christmas is coming! If you can, please consider a donation to my holiday fundraiser for our wonderful local animal shelter. No donation is too small - it adds up! 🎄 givebutter.com/n5l31M
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Christmas is coming! If you can, please consider a donation to my holiday fundraiser for our wonderful local animal shelter. No donation is too small - it adds up! 🎄 givebutter.com/n5l31M
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Mockler: Do you not see the slippery slope when the president is able to give and receive gifts in a very transactional way? Like, what if there is a Democratic president who's in power next and he's not as favorable to a company that you care about?
December 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Mockler: Do you not see the slippery slope when the president is able to give and receive gifts in a very transactional way? Like, what if there is a Democratic president who's in power next and he's not as favorable to a company that you care about?
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A "FIFA Peace Prize" is tantamount to getting an "AutoZone Best Actor in a Dramatic Play" award.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A "FIFA Peace Prize" is tantamount to getting an "AutoZone Best Actor in a Dramatic Play" award.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
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Moe boy always likes being involved in activities, so here he is being silly while I was dyeing my hair yesterday
Watching from the window and in the bathtub, being a weirdo like usual 😝
Watching from the window and in the bathtub, being a weirdo like usual 😝
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Moe boy always likes being involved in activities, so here he is being silly while I was dyeing my hair yesterday
Watching from the window and in the bathtub, being a weirdo like usual 😝
Watching from the window and in the bathtub, being a weirdo like usual 😝
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OPENING 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY! (12/19): I was looking to do a comedy that was smart, sophisticated & very high-brow, but I did THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS instead.
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
OPENING 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY! (12/19): I was looking to do a comedy that was smart, sophisticated & very high-brow, but I did THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS instead.
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Please do not take medical advice from this administration. Listen to the actual experts.
Kressly: So let’s talk about the contagiousness of hepatitis B. It can live on surfaces, and it can be spread through touch—from someone who is shedding the virus to someone else.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Please do not take medical advice from this administration. Listen to the actual experts.
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She should sue them
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
She should sue them
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Don’t expect Elon to face similar hurdles in the US.
EU fines Elon Musk $140 million for violations of online safety rules. Vance calls it "censorship."
Don’t expect him to face similar hurdles in the US.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Don’t expect Elon to face similar hurdles in the US.
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My main man puff doing his paw works in the suns. Those rays hit harder when it’s single digits outside.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My main man puff doing his paw works in the suns. Those rays hit harder when it’s single digits outside.
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Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
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Testing the new TV out. 😆
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Testing the new TV out. 😆
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❤️ MELIA needs a quiet adult only home. No dogs. she guards her food & toys. So she needs someone who is experienced to help/ train her. Shes sweet, loving and will be your loyal best friend. Be her hero ❤️🥺❤️
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
❤️ MELIA needs a quiet adult only home. No dogs. she guards her food & toys. So she needs someone who is experienced to help/ train her. Shes sweet, loving and will be your loyal best friend. Be her hero ❤️🥺❤️
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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AOC: This is how our healthcare system got deregulated. People talking about Americans should have the personal choice of getting totally fleeced by insurance companies.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AOC: This is how our healthcare system got deregulated. People talking about Americans should have the personal choice of getting totally fleeced by insurance companies.
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I hope all these people wrongly detained sue!
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I hope all these people wrongly detained sue!
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I didn't like him before, but when I saw how "Dr." Phil exploited and treated the late Shelley Duvall, I actually began to loathe him.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I didn't like him before, but when I saw how "Dr." Phil exploited and treated the late Shelley Duvall, I actually began to loathe him.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
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Seemed?! Dude was in REM sleep while the Cabinet talked about national security. Drowsy Don didn’t just nod off he was one Werther’s Original away from full grandpa-at-Thanksgiving energy.
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Seemed?! Dude was in REM sleep while the Cabinet talked about national security. Drowsy Don didn’t just nod off he was one Werther’s Original away from full grandpa-at-Thanksgiving energy.