Gretchen Perkins
@gretch-27.bsky.social
I never know what to write in these profiles. Interests too numerous to mention. Love to laugh (who doesn’t) and find it more elusive than it used to be. Love democracy.
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As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
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On the disorganized, confusing and chaotic way that DOJ is dumping Epstein documents: This is not primarily incompetence. It’s intentional. They could have released more or less orderly files. But confusion and delay are a tactic to try to create public exhaustion and resignation—“we’ll never know.”
December 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On the disorganized, confusing and chaotic way that DOJ is dumping Epstein documents: This is not primarily incompetence. It’s intentional. They could have released more or less orderly files. But confusion and delay are a tactic to try to create public exhaustion and resignation—“we’ll never know.”
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“It’s the middle of the workday. While Americans are grinding to make Christmas work, the vice president is burning taxpayer dollars pretending to be a Navy SEAL.”
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/UuqjxEk
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/UuqjxEk
JD Vance Desperately Tries to Win Over Manosphere as Poll Numbers Tank
JD Vance’s weird cosplaying as a Navy SEAL quickly backfired.
trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“It’s the middle of the workday. While Americans are grinding to make Christmas work, the vice president is burning taxpayer dollars pretending to be a Navy SEAL.”
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/UuqjxEk
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/UuqjxEk
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How would billionaires do in an actual "free market" with pure competition? 5 hour video game stream by Elon Musk receives just 4,500 views.
December 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How would billionaires do in an actual "free market" with pure competition? 5 hour video game stream by Elon Musk receives just 4,500 views.
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THIS IS A NATURE GODDESS SHOWING US HOW TO CO EXSIST WITH WILDLIFE 💚☮️🕉️☯️✨💖
youtube.com/shorts/4d6_D...
youtube.com/shorts/4d6_D...
She chose kindness when discovering this “unwanted” creature ❤️ @The1CarrotCrew
YouTube video by We Love Animals
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December 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
THIS IS A NATURE GODDESS SHOWING US HOW TO CO EXSIST WITH WILDLIFE 💚☮️🕉️☯️✨💖
youtube.com/shorts/4d6_D...
youtube.com/shorts/4d6_D...
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Phone calls home help maintain the connection when loved ones are separated maintaining that connection can translate into a softer landing when being released. This is just cruel and bad policy if you truly want people to be rehabilitated, which we know they don’t.
“Making incarcerated people pay for communication has a regressive effect on their well-being, on their improvement in prison, and after they are released,” says Wanda Betram, a spokesperson for the Prison Policy Initiative.
Priced Out of Phone Calls Home
The FCC blocked Biden-era limits on the exorbitant rates and fees charged by prison telecom companies, leaving incarcerated people and their families to fight for state-level reforms.
boltsmag.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Phone calls home help maintain the connection when loved ones are separated maintaining that connection can translate into a softer landing when being released. This is just cruel and bad policy if you truly want people to be rehabilitated, which we know they don’t.
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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25 December 1937 | A Duch Jewish girl, Liesbeth Prins, was born in Amsterdam.
In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
25 December 1937 | A Duch Jewish girl, Liesbeth Prins, was born in Amsterdam.
In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In October 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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Trump further claimed that he “could reduce unemployment to 2%,1% or practically zero by just hiring people” into the federal government, even though these jobs are unnecessary. “We don’t need 10 people to fill one job,” he stated.
Trump Reveals The 'Only Reason' For High Unemployment Rate, And Says It Will Continue: 'I Could Reduce...To Practically Zero By Just...'
President Donald Trump has attributed the recent uptick in the unemployment rate to a reduction in government jobs. He also highlighted that all new jobs are being created in the private sector. Trump...
www.yahoo.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Trump further claimed that he “could reduce unemployment to 2%,1% or practically zero by just hiring people” into the federal government, even though these jobs are unnecessary. “We don’t need 10 people to fill one job,” he stated.
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25 December 1900 | W Polish Jew, Hermann Schickler, was born In Krakow. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 18 May 1942.
No. 35737
He perished in the camp on 23 June 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
In #Auschwitz from 18 May 1942.
No. 35737
He perished in the camp on 23 June 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
25 December 1900 | W Polish Jew, Hermann Schickler, was born In Krakow. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 18 May 1942.
No. 35737
He perished in the camp on 23 June 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
In #Auschwitz from 18 May 1942.
No. 35737
He perished in the camp on 23 June 1942.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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NEW: Alan Dershowitz tells Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor "You are a real mensch:" Newly released emails show that Florida federal prosecutors had "social" meetings with Epstein's lawyers as they worked to mitigate the sex trafficker's sentence. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive
The Epstein Files show how his attorneys mixed personal and business relationships with prosecutors who had agreed to settle Epstein’s case.
www.miamiherald.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
NEW: Alan Dershowitz tells Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor "You are a real mensch:" Newly released emails show that Florida federal prosecutors had "social" meetings with Epstein's lawyers as they worked to mitigate the sex trafficker's sentence. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
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Catholic bully Barron interviews ACB - rightwing Catholic judge, jury & executioner.
He asks whether what Catholics call “natural law” or “basic moral intuitions” can still play a role today.
Constitution is not natural law.
Natural law is Aquinas Taliban law
www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
He asks whether what Catholics call “natural law” or “basic moral intuitions” can still play a role today.
Constitution is not natural law.
Natural law is Aquinas Taliban law
www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
Amy Coney Barrett issues free speech warning
The Supreme Court justice said in the U.K., contrary opinions "are not being tolerated, and they’re even being criminalized."
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Catholic bully Barron interviews ACB - rightwing Catholic judge, jury & executioner.
He asks whether what Catholics call “natural law” or “basic moral intuitions” can still play a role today.
Constitution is not natural law.
Natural law is Aquinas Taliban law
www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
He asks whether what Catholics call “natural law” or “basic moral intuitions” can still play a role today.
Constitution is not natural law.
Natural law is Aquinas Taliban law
www.newsweek.com/amy-coney-ba...
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It's the Epstein victims who need the apology.
And block anyone who defended Garland. The Garland DOJ defenders were part of a propaganda operation to make sure Epstein's victims did not see justice AND that Americans stopped pushing for it.
Also goes for defenders of Barr, but people know that.
And block anyone who defended Garland. The Garland DOJ defenders were part of a propaganda operation to make sure Epstein's victims did not see justice AND that Americans stopped pushing for it.
Also goes for defenders of Barr, but people know that.
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's the Epstein victims who need the apology.
And block anyone who defended Garland. The Garland DOJ defenders were part of a propaganda operation to make sure Epstein's victims did not see justice AND that Americans stopped pushing for it.
Also goes for defenders of Barr, but people know that.
And block anyone who defended Garland. The Garland DOJ defenders were part of a propaganda operation to make sure Epstein's victims did not see justice AND that Americans stopped pushing for it.
Also goes for defenders of Barr, but people know that.
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Perhaps most chilling is the list of ideologies the government is now tracking as potential "threat indicators." The memo targets "anti-Capitalist" and "anti-Christian" sentiments, as well as opposition to "Traditional American Views on Family/Religion."
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Perhaps most chilling is the list of ideologies the government is now tracking as potential "threat indicators." The memo targets "anti-Capitalist" and "anti-Christian" sentiments, as well as opposition to "Traditional American Views on Family/Religion."
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This isn't just about freezing the bank accounts of cartels. It authorizes the freezing of assets for entities "loosely It authorizes the freezing of assets for entities "loosely connected" to civil disorder. This explains why platforms
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This isn't just about freezing the bank accounts of cartels. It authorizes the freezing of assets for entities "loosely It authorizes the freezing of assets for entities "loosely connected" to civil disorder. This explains why platforms
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Think your mail is private? In Columbus, ICE is playing "Postmaster General."
December 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Think your mail is private? In Columbus, ICE is playing "Postmaster General."
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I don't suffer under the illusion that I am personally going to prevent this Through Posting but I do worry that if the more sensational but also potentially disinformatic docs circulate first, it may dampen folks' willingness to believe the credible stuff once experts have sifted and discerned.
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I don't suffer under the illusion that I am personally going to prevent this Through Posting but I do worry that if the more sensational but also potentially disinformatic docs circulate first, it may dampen folks' willingness to believe the credible stuff once experts have sifted and discerned.
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Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
Officers closed Christmas event in Haifa, confiscating equipment and also arresting a DJ and a street vendor
Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus during a raid on a Christmas party in Haifa, a civil rights monitor has said.
Israeli officers closed an event celebrating Christmas on Sunday, confiscating equipment, and arresting the Palestinian Santa Claus, as well as a DJ and a street vendor. In a video, police can be seen pushing the men to the ground and handcuffing them as bystanders watched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party
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25 December 1942 | A cruelly beaten Polish prisoner, Stefan Muczkowski (no. 75688), a curator of the National Museum in Cracow, was brought to the infirmary Block 20 at Auschwitz I. He perished there on the same day as a result of injuries.
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
25 December 1942 | A cruelly beaten Polish prisoner, Stefan Muczkowski (no. 75688), a curator of the National Museum in Cracow, was brought to the infirmary Block 20 at Auschwitz I. He perished there on the same day as a result of injuries.
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