@annainmidlife.bsky.social
Proud feminist, avid reader, gardener, educator. Opinionated, educated and too old for this. Will fight like hell to make the world a kinder, more inclusive place. Would probably rather be reading.
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Indiana Republican state senator. I appreciate her not caving, but they are all still afraid to ever use Trump’s name. I guess doing so exponentially increases the threats. Trump rules the GOP with fear and intimidation. What a broken party.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Indiana Republican state senator. I appreciate her not caving, but they are all still afraid to ever use Trump’s name. I guess doing so exponentially increases the threats. Trump rules the GOP with fear and intimidation. What a broken party.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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Did you say “peril”?? How many journalists will understand the significance of that?
Summers is still teaching?
Summers is still teaching?
The Harvard Crimson has ID'ed and published the name of a well-known economist who was the subject of emails between Larry Summers and Epstein.
Born in China, she did her B.A. – Ph.D. at Harvard.
The code name that Summers and Epstein used in their emails about her was "peril." What a vile pig.
Born in China, she did her B.A. – Ph.D. at Harvard.
The code name that Summers and Epstein used in their emails about her was "peril." What a vile pig.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Did you say “peril”?? How many journalists will understand the significance of that?
Summers is still teaching?
Summers is still teaching?
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A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accusing him of scheming to suppress the rapidly-growing power of the state’s Latino voters. If Paxton prevails, it could reshape the landscape for organizations working to expand voter turnout.
Latino Voting Group Sues Texas AG Paxton Over Voter Retaliation, Intimidation Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A pro-voting group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accusing him of scheming to suppress the rapidly-growing power of the state’s Latino voters. If Paxton prevails, it could reshape the landscape for organizations working to expand voter turnout.
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The goalposts have now been moved to “purchasing power.” Except the numbers all show that the current economy is only benefiting the purchasing power of the uber rich. bsky.app/profile/atru...
KERNEN: When Trump keeps saying 'prices are falling,' that's not true. I think you should admit that.
HASSETT: But purchasing power has gone up by about $1,200 this year. It's just astonishing to me that the cost problem is somehow being blamed on us.
HASSETT: But purchasing power has gone up by about $1,200 this year. It's just astonishing to me that the cost problem is somehow being blamed on us.
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The goalposts have now been moved to “purchasing power.” Except the numbers all show that the current economy is only benefiting the purchasing power of the uber rich. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.
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UPDATE: A U.S. defense official confirmed that the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar "was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran" and said there were no casualties.
Iran attacks a U.S. base in Qatar
A U.S. defense official confirmed that the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar "was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran" and said there were no casualties.
n.pr
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
UPDATE: A U.S. defense official confirmed that the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar "was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran" and said there were no casualties.
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New in PN: Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly
"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly
America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public.
www.publicnotice.co
June 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New in PN: Trump’s reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly
"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
"America has entered few wars with less forethought, less deliberation, and more contempt for the public. Trump has recklessly endangered the country and world. It’s not much consolation that he may also have endangered himself."
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This is:
- a lie, as an empirical assessment (to distract from the illegality of what Trump is doing)
- propaganda, as a political statement (to obscure what’s happening for the base)
- a window into how MAGA conceives of foreign policy: “We get to hit you, you simply take it, we declare victory.”
- a lie, as an empirical assessment (to distract from the illegality of what Trump is doing)
- propaganda, as a political statement (to obscure what’s happening for the base)
- a window into how MAGA conceives of foreign policy: “We get to hit you, you simply take it, we declare victory.”
June 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is:
- a lie, as an empirical assessment (to distract from the illegality of what Trump is doing)
- propaganda, as a political statement (to obscure what’s happening for the base)
- a window into how MAGA conceives of foreign policy: “We get to hit you, you simply take it, we declare victory.”
- a lie, as an empirical assessment (to distract from the illegality of what Trump is doing)
- propaganda, as a political statement (to obscure what’s happening for the base)
- a window into how MAGA conceives of foreign policy: “We get to hit you, you simply take it, we declare victory.”
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Between June 10 and June 16, there were FOUR bomb threats sent to public libraries across the US.
That this doesn't make wider news–the ongoing targeting of public libraries with bomb threats–is mind-boggling.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
That this doesn't make wider news–the ongoing targeting of public libraries with bomb threats–is mind-boggling.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
One Week, Four Library Bomb Threats
Bomb threats at libraries have become a far too common occurrence. In the summer of 2023–two years into an unrelenting attack on public librarians, as well...
buttondown.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Between June 10 and June 16, there were FOUR bomb threats sent to public libraries across the US.
That this doesn't make wider news–the ongoing targeting of public libraries with bomb threats–is mind-boggling.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
That this doesn't make wider news–the ongoing targeting of public libraries with bomb threats–is mind-boggling.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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Trump’s crackdown on Harvard just exiled 6,800 international students. Futures shattered, visas revoked, degrees in limbo—all to punish a university for defying political pressure. This isn’t policy. It’s political retribution.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump’s crackdown on Harvard just exiled 6,800 international students. Futures shattered, visas revoked, degrees in limbo—all to punish a university for defying political pressure. This isn’t policy. It’s political retribution.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
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Q: "Do you think that the country is currently in a constitutional crisis?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "Yes we are. They are very much flouting the courts as we speak...They are doing nothing. They are absolutely in violation of the courts' orders."
Sen. Van Hollen: "Yes we are. They are very much flouting the courts as we speak...They are doing nothing. They are absolutely in violation of the courts' orders."
April 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Q: "Do you think that the country is currently in a constitutional crisis?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "Yes we are. They are very much flouting the courts as we speak...They are doing nothing. They are absolutely in violation of the courts' orders."
Sen. Van Hollen: "Yes we are. They are very much flouting the courts as we speak...They are doing nothing. They are absolutely in violation of the courts' orders."
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Rep Lauren Underwood was the first Black person, first woman, and first millennial elected to represent her Illinois district, which she flipped from red to blue, defeating a four-term GOP incumbent. She’s had 14 bills signed into law by both D and R presidents. She’s the future.
What a turnout 🇺🇸 🇺🇸! Thank you to everyone who took time out of their weekend to attend our community town hall – details about our next one will be announced soon! Subscribe to my newsletter to make sure you don’t miss it: underwood.house.gov/contact/news...
April 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Rep Lauren Underwood was the first Black person, first woman, and first millennial elected to represent her Illinois district, which she flipped from red to blue, defeating a four-term GOP incumbent. She’s had 14 bills signed into law by both D and R presidents. She’s the future.
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And Thom Tillis, up for reelection in 2026, was the key vote to confirm Hegseth along with Joni Ernst. Despite the fact that they knew he was unfit, they were afraid of Trump and put their political futures ahead of the country. Now they own every bit of this debacle.
April 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
And Thom Tillis, up for reelection in 2026, was the key vote to confirm Hegseth along with Joni Ernst. Despite the fact that they knew he was unfit, they were afraid of Trump and put their political futures ahead of the country. Now they own every bit of this debacle.
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BREAKING: Pete Hegseth shared the Houthi attacks in a second private signal chat that included his wife and brother. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth shared the Houthi attacks in a second private signal chat that included his wife and brother. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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It can be true that both tariffs are bad and denying due process is also bad
April 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It can be true that both tariffs are bad and denying due process is also bad
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The Pentagon is in "total chaos" and Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and missteps at the highest levels of the department.
"The building is in disarray." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
"The building is in disarray." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth
“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
www.politico.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Pentagon is in "total chaos" and Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and missteps at the highest levels of the department.
"The building is in disarray." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
"The building is in disarray." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."
April 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."