Velda
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Velda
@veldadraws.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Reminder to check your State requirements - it may surprise you:
Me every time I look at my bank account and bills on the daily now… …
a man in a plaid shirt and tie is sitting at a table in a room .
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt and tie squinting and slowly leaning forward
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Me every time I look at my bank account and bills on the daily now… …
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George Orwell made a book about this
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
George Orwell made a book about this
I don't know who needs this but I'm just going to leave this here: youtu.be/HF4UfpCJ28E?...
Why The Odyssey Is the Perfect Story for the Chronically Overwhelmed
YouTube video by Lady of the Library
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I don't know who needs this but I'm just going to leave this here: youtu.be/HF4UfpCJ28E?...
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I never want to hear another American make fun of North Korea ever again.
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I never want to hear another American make fun of North Korea ever again.
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Fuck off. Stop assuming shit. I sometimes get wheeled on planes because I cannot predict if/when my legs become frozen and I don’t want to risk not making my flight
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Fuck off. Stop assuming shit. I sometimes get wheeled on planes because I cannot predict if/when my legs become frozen and I don’t want to risk not making my flight
Me: I am an agnostic heretic who defies traditions.
Also me: pretty lights are pretty.
Also me: pretty lights are pretty.
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Me: I am an agnostic heretic who defies traditions.
Also me: pretty lights are pretty.
Also me: pretty lights are pretty.
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turned this into a phone wallpaper for anybody needing some gently bullying motivational art:
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
turned this into a phone wallpaper for anybody needing some gently bullying motivational art:
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Sen. Blumenthal making a very good point.
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sen. Blumenthal making a very good point.
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Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
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PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
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2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
When climate change takes a flavor from the world.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
Fishing regulators are extending a shutdown for New England’s historic shrimp fishing business, effectively shuttering an industry that fell victim to warming oceans.
www.pressherald.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
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Shockingly, this bill would have failed were it not for the 3 Democrat defections.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Shockingly, this bill would have failed were it not for the 3 Democrat defections.
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IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
… But it’s December 🤌
December 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
… But it’s December 🤌
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MORE from Jack Smith:
"Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021 ... He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
"Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021 ... He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
MORE from Jack Smith:
"Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021 ... He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
"Our investigation also developed powerful evidence that showed President Trump willfully retained highly classified documents after he left office in January 2021 ... He then repeatedly tried to obstruct justice to conceal his continued retention of those documents."
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
👇
Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.
Johnson: “If you’re going to restore the people’s faith in the justice system, you have to show them that there are serious consequences for people like Jack Smith who abuses that system.”
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
👇
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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For better or worse, public figures are judged when they die — their character, contributions, beliefs. It's undeniable that millions have mourned Rob Reiner's tragic death, celebrating his talent and contributions. I suspect when a certain public figure kicks the bucket, sentiments wont be the same
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
For better or worse, public figures are judged when they die — their character, contributions, beliefs. It's undeniable that millions have mourned Rob Reiner's tragic death, celebrating his talent and contributions. I suspect when a certain public figure kicks the bucket, sentiments wont be the same
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ANOTHER
WORLD
IS
POSSIBLE
if we choose it into being
Godammit
WORLD
IS
POSSIBLE
if we choose it into being
Godammit
The fact that this country keeps demanding children endure these traumas when we can stop them is just disgusting
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ANOTHER
WORLD
IS
POSSIBLE
if we choose it into being
Godammit
WORLD
IS
POSSIBLE
if we choose it into being
Godammit
Remember when Clinton was impeached for having an affair? Could you imagine Obama doing something like this? Biden? Did you really think Kamala was *that* inexperienced? … Literally anyone else.
Reiner and his wife were found dead in an apparent homicide Sunday that Trump claims was related to the actor’s dislike of the president.
Trump Blames Director Rob Reiner’s Death On 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' In Bizarre Post
Reiner and his wife were found dead in an apparent homicide Sunday that Trump claims was related to the actor’s dislike of the president.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Remember when Clinton was impeached for having an affair? Could you imagine Obama doing something like this? Biden? Did you really think Kamala was *that* inexperienced? … Literally anyone else.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
