@ttaylor36.bsky.social
Mom of 3, Grandma of 6, loves animals, gardening, sewing, beading, weaving, quilting, photography, painting, reading, hiking, camping and SyFy. Former Republican, now a Democrat. Former Christian, now an atheist. Cancer survivor. Retired nurse.
Actually yes we can. But you need people to do it. And when we do, we’re officially at war. Of course we already are, but the Republicans declared war on us 1st. Just like the South did in the Civil War. But we finished it.
Since we have the right to a well regulated militia, can we have our own jails and arrest traitors to the Constitution (allegedly)?
February 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Actually yes we can. But you need people to do it. And when we do, we’re officially at war. Of course we already are, but the Republicans declared war on us 1st. Just like the South did in the Civil War. But we finished it.
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President Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there 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 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM
President Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there 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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This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
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Poll taxes are unconstitutional. Any i.d. that is required to vote has to be provided by the government.
This is a way to disenfranchise the poor.
Call your senators.
This is a way to disenfranchise the poor.
Call your senators.
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Poll taxes are unconstitutional. Any i.d. that is required to vote has to be provided by the government.
This is a way to disenfranchise the poor.
Call your senators.
This is a way to disenfranchise the poor.
Call your senators.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
Agreed!
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Agreed!
Anyone who sits this election out doesn’t get to claim to be an American. Silence implies consent. I personally don’t consent to fascism. I want a country where we are ALL truly equal & free. That means we need to make some significant changes folks. Starting with the losers who lost their voices!
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Anyone who sits this election out doesn’t get to claim to be an American. Silence implies consent. I personally don’t consent to fascism. I want a country where we are ALL truly equal & free. That means we need to make some significant changes folks. Starting with the losers who lost their voices!
Thank you for putting that into context. Don’t focus on the numbers, focus on the growth. And the debt. The DOW isn’t a good monitor of overall financial security for the majority of Americans.
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Thank you for putting that into context. Don’t focus on the numbers, focus on the growth. And the debt. The DOW isn’t a good monitor of overall financial security for the majority of Americans.
If Jeffries is really that out of touch with reality, he doesn’t deserve to be re-elected. He did some great things while in office. But he clearly lacks the courage that the moment requires of our elected representatives who actually championing democracy. Strongly worded posts won’t suffice.
I think @wajali.bsky.social was clear. He acknowledges the current fight, but asks @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to lead on the long term goal of abolishing ICE. I don’t understand the leader’s reticence on that very simple, and frankly moderate position.
A simple ? from Wajahat Ali pushes Hakeem Jeffries into a crashout:
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
February 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If Jeffries is really that out of touch with reality, he doesn’t deserve to be re-elected. He did some great things while in office. But he clearly lacks the courage that the moment requires of our elected representatives who actually championing democracy. Strongly worded posts won’t suffice.
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At least two dozen artists have departed the Wasserman agency or spoken out against Casey Wasserman this week over his email correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Wasserman Client Exodus Ramps Up: All The Artists Who Have Left So Far
At least two dozen artists have departed the Wasserman agency or spoken out against Casey Wasserman this week over his email correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
At least two dozen artists have departed the Wasserman agency or spoken out against Casey Wasserman this week over his email correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell.
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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Seriously props to the congressionals who are going over the Epstein files. That’s tough stuff. I’m a therapist because I have a strong stomach in the way that surgeons do when they’re slicing through arteries. They probably didn’t sign up for it but I’m glad they’re willing.
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Seriously props to the congressionals who are going over the Epstein files. That’s tough stuff. I’m a therapist because I have a strong stomach in the way that surgeons do when they’re slicing through arteries. They probably didn’t sign up for it but I’m glad they’re willing.
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The stock market is not the economy. 🤷
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The stock market is not the economy. 🤷
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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In every administration the question is asked " where are the bodies buried?" In this administration the answer is quite literally "on the 14th hole of Trump's golf course.
February 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
In every administration the question is asked " where are the bodies buried?" In this administration the answer is quite literally "on the 14th hole of Trump's golf course.
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Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
Ghislaine Maxwell Appears to Have Lied on Her Citizenship Application — The New Republic
The revelation could put her citizenship status at risk.
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
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the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
Yup, still clearly delusional.
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Yup, still clearly delusional.
LOL, cute. 😊
February 15, 2026 at 2:14 AM
LOL, cute. 😊
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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The McCarrigan Ferguson act of 1945 gives states the power to ban health insurance companies and set up single payer coverage. For it to work they would have to rid themselves of the for profit hospitals and clinics but it could work.
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The McCarrigan Ferguson act of 1945 gives states the power to ban health insurance companies and set up single payer coverage. For it to work they would have to rid themselves of the for profit hospitals and clinics but it could work.
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The vast majority of Republican politicians would rather be officeholders in a dictatorship than citizens in a democracy. They have chosen to be traitors.
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The vast majority of Republican politicians would rather be officeholders in a dictatorship than citizens in a democracy. They have chosen to be traitors.
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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.
All Republicans managed to do was make America destitute again. Every single time they’re in office they trash our economy. Every.Single.Time.
Come on MAGAts, try to learn from your mistakes, it’s embarrassing, & it’s destroying our country.
Come on MAGAts, try to learn from your mistakes, it’s embarrassing, & it’s destroying our country.
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
All Republicans managed to do was make America destitute again. Every single time they’re in office they trash our economy. Every.Single.Time.
Come on MAGAts, try to learn from your mistakes, it’s embarrassing, & it’s destroying our country.
Come on MAGAts, try to learn from your mistakes, it’s embarrassing, & it’s destroying our country.