Denise Walker
@dee5555.bsky.social
Solid blue, Pro democracy, empathy is not a toxic trait. Resister. Read banned books.
“Let nothing dim the light that shines within.” Maya Angelou
Your courage doesn’t need to be loud to be powerful. We are in this together.
“Let nothing dim the light that shines within.” Maya Angelou
Your courage doesn’t need to be loud to be powerful. We are in this together.
Boycott this ice cream
“Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Ben, Jerry told to “hand over” Ben & Jerry's by corporate big wigs
"This is another attempt to silence the social mission," co-founder Ben Cohen told the Financial Times.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Boycott this ice cream
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The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
Alternative facts.
They just don't seem to do numbers or facts very well...
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Alternative facts.
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
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“I’m doing this so my granddaughters will have the future that their grandmothers had.”
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I’m doing this so my granddaughters will have the future that their grandmothers had.”
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
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“I’m doing this so my granddaughters will have the future that their grandmothers had.”
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“I’m doing this so my granddaughters will have the future that their grandmothers had.”
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
So inappropriate and disgusting.
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
So inappropriate and disgusting.
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The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Kash Patel is at being FBI director
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Kash Patel is at being FBI director
Why are we still subsidizing corporations raking in billions?
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Why are we still subsidizing corporations raking in billions?
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I spy….a man with a functioning brain:
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I spy….a man with a functioning brain:
Time for new leadership.
On Tuesday, Americans sent Democrats a resounding message.
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
“Fight for us”
“Fight for working class Americans”
“Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty”
5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message.
“Nah”
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Time for new leadership.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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The cruelty is the plan.
"The cruelty feels sudden, but it’s anything but accidental."
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The cruelty is the plan.
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Where’s Obama, you ask? The better question may be, where’s Trump?
Obama’s stumping for Democrats. Trump’s at Mar-a-Lago.
"If you believe in that better story of America," the former president told a rally ahead of Tuesday's elections, "don’t sit this one out. Vote ."
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Where’s Obama, you ask? The better question may be, where’s Trump?
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When Eric Schwartz was 15, his mother died. The first day back at school after the loss was difficult, but one teacher's kindness changed his experience of the day and the rest of his life.
How one teacher's kindness changed a grieving teenager's life
When Eric Schwartz was 15, his mother died. The first day back at school after the loss was difficult, but one teacher's kindness changed his experience of the day and the rest of his life.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When Eric Schwartz was 15, his mother died. The first day back at school after the loss was difficult, but one teacher's kindness changed his experience of the day and the rest of his life.
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In less than two weeks, the offices of governor, attorney general, lieutenant governor, and every seat in Virginia's House of Delegates are up for grabs, setting up an off-year election season—and, critically, a bellwether for Trump—to be one of the most closely watched in recent memory.
How voting groups are preparing for all eyes on Virginia
The state is one of only two holding elections for governor in 2025.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In less than two weeks, the offices of governor, attorney general, lieutenant governor, and every seat in Virginia's House of Delegates are up for grabs, setting up an off-year election season—and, critically, a bellwether for Trump—to be one of the most closely watched in recent memory.
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Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out rewards and punishment. Experts warn that this will surely devastate America’s economy—and its democracy.
Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out reward and punishment
The president's latest power grab will devastate America's economy—and its democracy.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out rewards and punishment. Experts warn that this will surely devastate America’s economy—and its democracy.
I like to think that some day these people will be held accountable.
Mass federal layoffs. Food aid programs facing imminent disaster. Mounting recession indicators.
But while previous shutdowns saw late-night efforts at the White House to try and break the impasse, Trump administration officials are spending lavishly on self-serving priorities.
But while previous shutdowns saw late-night efforts at the White House to try and break the impasse, Trump administration officials are spending lavishly on self-serving priorities.
What shutdown?
Kristi Noem's new private jets. A shocking White House demolition. The Trump administration's gilded priorities are clear.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I like to think that some day these people will be held accountable.
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The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
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We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
Science under siege.
In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, Carl Sagan warned that the US was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire.
Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.
Near the start of their new book, Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez argue that what the astronomer feared is now coming to pass.
Two top scientists tackle Trump's idiocracy
In a new book, Michael Mann and Peter Hotez examine the risks posed by entrenched beliefs, corporate greed, and regressive governments.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Science under siege.