Ivy
@badasfemvet.bsky.social
She/Her/Hers, Blue 4ever, Retired US Army, Collector, Gamer, Geek, activist, mental health advocate, LGBTQ+ friendly, I support Ukraine🇺🇦
What retailers are you shopping with this season? I’ve avoided mainly all of our brick and mortar chains. I went to a retail store today called Cost Plus World Market. But all of my gifts are coming from local retail sellers.
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What retailers are you shopping with this season? I’ve avoided mainly all of our brick and mortar chains. I went to a retail store today called Cost Plus World Market. But all of my gifts are coming from local retail sellers.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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This year, Trump’s DOJ has aggressively pursued lawsuits to impose stricter voting regulations — a total 180 from their founding mission to uphold those rights. We’ve monitored their every move. Stay updated on the DOJ’s most recent attacks below ⤵️
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has long worked to protect voting rights. But since President Donald Trump returned to office, the DOJ’s voting section has done a dramatic 180. Today, rather than...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This year, Trump’s DOJ has aggressively pursued lawsuits to impose stricter voting regulations — a total 180 from their founding mission to uphold those rights. We’ve monitored their every move. Stay updated on the DOJ’s most recent attacks below ⤵️
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Social Security numbers. Driver's licenses. Party affiliation. The wolves are back in the hen house and feeling reinvigorated.
@ariberman.bsky.social + @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social report on the Justice Department's unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private info.
@ariberman.bsky.social + @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social report on the Justice Department's unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private info.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Social Security numbers. Driver's licenses. Party affiliation. The wolves are back in the hen house and feeling reinvigorated.
@ariberman.bsky.social + @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social report on the Justice Department's unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private info.
@ariberman.bsky.social + @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social report on the Justice Department's unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private info.
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I really can’t emphasize this enough; if anyone thinks republicans are bad now, we will be looking back at the reign of Dump as a moderate time, just like we do now with Bush Jr republicans. We must understand what we are facing: jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/nick-fuent...
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I really can’t emphasize this enough; if anyone thinks republicans are bad now, we will be looking back at the reign of Dump as a moderate time, just like we do now with Bush Jr republicans. We must understand what we are facing: jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/nick-fuent...
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Trump got a Covid vaccine today.
October 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump got a Covid vaccine today.
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Typical of a government who gives no shits about its hard working employees.
1. Shut down the government and don’t even bother to try to work with Dems to figure out a compromise.
2. Threaten for a week to fire employees. Enjoy our trauma.
2. Fire us.
At 9 PM
On Friday of a 3 days weekend.
1. Shut down the government and don’t even bother to try to work with Dems to figure out a compromise.
2. Threaten for a week to fire employees. Enjoy our trauma.
2. Fire us.
At 9 PM
On Friday of a 3 days weekend.
October 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Typical of a government who gives no shits about its hard working employees.
1. Shut down the government and don’t even bother to try to work with Dems to figure out a compromise.
2. Threaten for a week to fire employees. Enjoy our trauma.
2. Fire us.
At 9 PM
On Friday of a 3 days weekend.
1. Shut down the government and don’t even bother to try to work with Dems to figure out a compromise.
2. Threaten for a week to fire employees. Enjoy our trauma.
2. Fire us.
At 9 PM
On Friday of a 3 days weekend.
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Thanks to @onthemedia.bsky.social for a great conversation about how the Supreme Court is facilitating a “dual state” form of authoritarianism!
📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
October 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to @onthemedia.bsky.social for a great conversation about how the Supreme Court is facilitating a “dual state” form of authoritarianism!
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The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival’s lawsuit alleges.
How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport"
The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.
www.motherjones.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival’s lawsuit alleges.
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Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
(Published April)
(Published April)
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
(Published April)
(Published April)
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
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Masked ICE agents slammed a 79-year-old U.S. citizen to the ground during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash.
Now he’s suing DHS for $50 million.
Now he’s suing DHS for $50 million.
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Masked ICE agents slammed a 79-year-old U.S. citizen to the ground during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash.
Now he’s suing DHS for $50 million.
Now he’s suing DHS for $50 million.
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Congrats to Moldova!!! Russia threw everything to destabilize the election and failed spectacularly.
Democracy won 🙌🏼
Democracy won 🙌🏼
September 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Congrats to Moldova!!! Russia threw everything to destabilize the election and failed spectacularly.
Democracy won 🙌🏼
Democracy won 🙌🏼
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Stephen Miller: Secretary Kennedy, one of the world's foremost experts on public health, is working hard to restore the credibility of the CDC as a scientific organization committed to the scientific method
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Stephen Miller: Secretary Kennedy, one of the world's foremost experts on public health, is working hard to restore the credibility of the CDC as a scientific organization committed to the scientific method
So sick & tired of MSM. What do y’all think?
The media needs to stop calling this an “immigration crackdown.” That’s not what Trump’s doing. He’s using the military and ICE to invade cities and occupy them.
Trump is itching for a fight, and he wants it with blue-city mayors and blue-state governors. The good news: they’re not backing down.
Trump is itching for a fight, and he wants it with blue-city mayors and blue-state governors. The good news: they’re not backing down.
August 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So sick & tired of MSM. What do y’all think?
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Kristi Noem waives environmental laws to build Trump's wall through a wildlife refuge
Kristi Noem waives environmental laws to build Trump's wall through a wildlife refuge
It's not justified, conservationists say. "It’s just incredibly cruel.”
motherjones.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Been hearing a lot about Rockbridge Network lately, something we should all be aware of:
August 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Been hearing a lot about Rockbridge Network lately, something we should all be aware of:
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The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts
‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X
www.independent.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Newsmax has settled with Dominion and will pay them 67 million dollars for defaming them over claims their voting machines were switching votes. Lying losers.
Only fraud going on is your sham of a network.
Only fraud going on is your sham of a network.
August 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Newsmax has settled with Dominion and will pay them 67 million dollars for defaming them over claims their voting machines were switching votes. Lying losers.
Only fraud going on is your sham of a network.
Only fraud going on is your sham of a network.
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It’s truly depraved for Trump to welcome Vladimir Putin to the US while Putin is actively wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine.
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week, Trump says
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in the United States, multiple sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It’s truly depraved for Trump to welcome Vladimir Putin to the US while Putin is actively wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine.
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump calls this a peace summit but it’s just an opportunity to hang out with one of his dictator buddies. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
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Oh god, a breach of ECF could be extremely dangerous. Lots of sealed filings.
NEW: "The electronic case filing system used by the federal judiciary has been breached in a sweeping cyber intrusion that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data across multiple U.S. states, according to two people with knowledge of the incident."
Federal court filing system hit in sweeping hack
The identities of confidential court informants are feared compromised in a series of breaches across multiple U.S. states.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Oh god, a breach of ECF could be extremely dangerous. Lots of sealed filings.