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Dr Deb K

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Progressive Pediatrician. Fighting for trans kids, neurodivergent kids, all kids. “Time to step up and be the ancestors our future needs.”💪🏽🏳️‍⚧️💙🏳️‍🌈

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · Jan 27

This is chilling watching how tyranny begins and seeing what Trump has tried in one week. We must fight back. We must support everyone targeted. We must not obey. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

Opinion | How Tyranny Begins (Gift Article)

Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

www.nytimes.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 1h

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From @Ren_in_the_wild and @relax1to⚡️ via live stream on Oct. 6th 2025 #pdx #portland #fyp #musicfestival

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 1h

The truth is ridiculous. Unfortunately, people w/ a lot of power over the Military & “justice” system are repeatedly lying, spending lots of our tax $ on propaganda to disseminate their lies, & lots of Americans are swallowing their lies. I’m now reporting Fox clips to You Tube for misinformation.

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 2h

I wondered who “ICE Barbie” was. How much of our tax $ are being spent on these right wing propagandists to lie and be “embedded” with their Militia against the American people.

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 2h

The violence committed by ICE is totally out of control. Trump & MAGAts say we need MORE troops to quell the violence. The truth is THEY NEED TO REMOVE ALL THEIR TROOPS to stop the violence. youtu.be/lj3r4Z828Zg?...

Horrific: ICE shoots priest in the head with a smoke round

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 2h

If the reverse happened. That a California resident started a devastating fire in Florida, DeSantis & Miller would be screaming that all Californians are terrorist arsonists and we need to hunt them all down. They are seriously that crazy!

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7h

Today's arrest of 29-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht marks an important step toward determining how the horrific #PalisadesFire started and bringing closure to the thousands of survivors whose lives were upended.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 7h

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, now believed to have been caused by arson, officials said.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2h

California is the first state to define ultra-processed foods and phase them out of school meals.

DC politicians can talk all day about "Making America Healthy Again," but we've been walking the walk on boosting nutrition and removing toxic additives and dyes for decades.

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 2h

Homicide rate in NY state is much lower than Texas! 🙄 Every time GOP pretends this is about crime, can’t take their stupid bait. We know it’s about power, control, and turning American into Hungary or worse.

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 2h

Trump-GOP are CONSTANT LIARS! 8 of top 10 homicide rates by state are RED! FL and TX both higher than CA & OR. This has ZERO to do with/ crime & everything to do w/ exerting illegal control over Blue states. STOP TRUMP POLICE STATE! usafacts.org/articles/whi...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 6h

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 3h

It’s interesting that Trump-Vance-Miller call Democrats “radical leftist extremists” when THEY are the ones lying to justify their Military Invasion of all Blue cities & Democrats can barely organize a press conference. The Orwellian nature of it all is mind blowing. 🤯

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 3h

So, this is good news for the moment that until the Appeals Court hears the full argument they are keeping National Guard Troops out of Portland. I predict Trump & Noem & their MAGA minions will continue to try and provoke protesters even more than they already are. Stay Strong Portland!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Oregon National Guard troops can remain under Trump’s control but cannot deploy to Portland: appeals court
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/oregon-national-guard-members-can-remained-federalized-but-not-deployed-appeals-court-says.html

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 4h

The list of illegal actions is extremely long. They need to be detained while awaiting trials because they are dangerous people. As we saw with Trump not getting imprisoned for his illegal insurrection. It's embarrassing that every other country is able to respond.

Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 4h

I don't understand why and how people are acting like it's "business as usual" when Trump is literally invading blue cities with Federal Agents & Troops. We should NOT hear language from DHS that normalizes Militia walking around our streets, talking about "routine patrolling" in Chicago! 🤯

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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 1d

@schiff.senate.gov, thank you for voting NO on the budget bill. And thanks for staying strong in the fight to protect our health care. Keep going and stay LOUD!

I am a constituent and when you fight, I will applaud you!

#DemsGrowASpine #CallYourSenator #PGAS
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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 10h

I personally don’t believe anyone voted for Trump solely for economic reasons. He’s much too divisive to ignore everything but “the price of eggs.” The truth is the Trump Economy sucks. All private jobs reports show a continued DROP IN JOBS.
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The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There — The Wall Street Journal

In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago is watching
the Federal government perpetrate
violence on its people.

The country is watching.
The world is watching.

Stay strong. Stick to your non-violent discipline.
Resist. Ridicule. Refuse.

Let's all rise up together:
#NoKings Oct 18

Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 1d

At 4:00 priest shot in head by ICE. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

ICE violence caught on camera featured among evidence in new lawsuit

Rachel Maddow relays reports of a brutal, militaristic raid on an apartment building in Chicago, and shares video included as exhibits in a new lawsuit showing ICE agents violently attacking a Presbyt...

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 20h

Republicans are horrible people everywhere. The Oregon Republican Party is LYING about violence in their own state to support the Trump Military Invasion. They posted composite photos from South America & lied they were from Portland. Every Republican is garbage. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Dolorosa Santos @dolorosasantos.bsky.social · 3d

Let me guess, Kashyap's FBI will find bullet casings with "ANTIFA" written on them?

Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 3d

Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein blocked the handover of SC voter records to the DOJ.

Today, her house burned down. Three people were hospitalized. One was airlifted.

Reports say she’d been receiving death threats in recent weeks.

The incident is under investigation.👇

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Dolorosa Santos @dolorosasantos.bsky.social · 2d

"Women raped and beaten and knocked to hell and the same with men, where they are being shot all over the place."

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22h

I've been banging this drum for the past four months or so: DOGE and Russ Vought broke the appropriations process. What's the point of going through the arduous process of crafting 12 spending bills, clearing them through committee and getting them through two chambers if Trump does rescissions?

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 23h

Every member of the Trump Regime constantly lies. We literally cannot believe one word from any of them. The details of this incident have changed daily. Noem lied & said she was armed w/ an assault rifle. She was unarmed. DHS lied and said they were surrounded by 10 cars. A lie. No accountability.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 23h

“Hard to believe” Bondi can be impartial? Who EVER thought that Bondi would be impartial for one second!!

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Dr Deb K @drdebk.bsky.social · 23h

Agree. But that would require a conscience.