Char Brandt
@charbrandt.bsky.social
Avid reader, lover of cats, Progressive Democrat, Lover of Democracy, Trump Hater, Air Force Brat
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Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.
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Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.
June 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Longer video of the forcible removal, detainment, and arrest of Sen. Alex Padilla by the Trump regime during a DHS press conference. Footage provided by Sen. Padilla's team.
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"What they are trying to do to immigrants already, they are already doing to U.S. citizens."
Watch the full video: youtu.be/zbSMcIDwdmg
Watch the full video: youtu.be/zbSMcIDwdmg
May 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"What they are trying to do to immigrants already, they are already doing to U.S. citizens."
Watch the full video: youtu.be/zbSMcIDwdmg
Watch the full video: youtu.be/zbSMcIDwdmg
This A-Hole wouldn't exist if it wasn't for all of the workers that made him rich. We don't need him in the world, but he certainly needs the rest of us to make the world work! DOGE is a MASSIVE SCAM!!! IT'S OUR MONEY YOU THIEF!!!
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Last night, Elon Musk announced the plan to ELIMINATE Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
How do we stop him? MASSIVE PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
Share this with everyone you know!
Last night, Elon Musk announced the plan to ELIMINATE Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
How do we stop him? MASSIVE PUBLIC OUTRAGE.
Share this with everyone you know!
April 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This A-Hole wouldn't exist if it wasn't for all of the workers that made him rich. We don't need him in the world, but he certainly needs the rest of us to make the world work! DOGE is a MASSIVE SCAM!!! IT'S OUR MONEY YOU THIEF!!!
I wonder how the Black cadets feel about that??
April 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I wonder how the Black cadets feel about that??
And history repeats itself when you don't learn from it. :-(
April 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
And history repeats itself when you don't learn from it. :-(
Oppression never changes. Only the year. :-(
April 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oppression never changes. Only the year. :-(
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"For now, that means the tariffs are not being collected by the U.S. government..."
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ a "glitch" you say? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ a "glitch" you say? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...
Trump tariff collection for freight shipments delayed by Customs 'glitch'
A Customs notice reported a glitch in a system shippers use to exempt freight from tariffs. Logistics experts say it is a bad sign for the supply chain.
www.cnbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"For now, that means the tariffs are not being collected by the U.S. government..."
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ a "glitch" you say? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...
🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ a "glitch" you say? 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...
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“They’ve been relentlessly dismantling every single civil rights agency in the federal government, and this could be the last one standing.”
Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Trump is trying to quietly wrest control of a top federal civil rights board
He wants to demote the Democratic chair and replace her with a hand-picked Republican.
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“They’ve been relentlessly dismantling every single civil rights agency in the federal government, and this could be the last one standing.”
Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:17 AM
1. “Land for peace” sounds nice, but the president of Russia isn’t fighting for land. Putin is fighting to destroy Ukraine as a nation. When the next U.S. president takes office he will therefore face the same choices : help Putin win, or help him lose.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Biden Doesn’t Have Long to Make a Difference in Ukraine
The Ukrainians need the resources to fight, and time is running short.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:09 AM
We’re about to find out whether there are any patriots among Republican Senators, or whether they’ll make excuses for the foreign-backed demolition of our Republic that is now plainly underway.
November 14, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.
www.lonestarlive.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
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Happy hump day, BlueSky.
November 13, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Happy hump day, BlueSky.
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Good morning, Bluesky!☕
November 12, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Good morning, Bluesky!☕
