Gretchen Passmore
@gretpass.bsky.social
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From Vilas County News Review, Eagle River, Wisconsin
April 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From Vilas County News Review, Eagle River, Wisconsin
Reposted by Gretchen Passmore
More protest opportunities. We're just getting warmed up.
Wisconsin Republican Listening Sessions coming up on May 5 & 6.
All are welcome to attend listening sessions; pre-registration is not needed. Listening sessions are a time for respectful discussion of state government and the budget process, to express concerns, and to ask questions.
All are welcome to attend listening sessions; pre-registration is not needed. Listening sessions are a time for respectful discussion of state government and the budget process, to express concerns, and to ask questions.
April 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
More protest opportunities. We're just getting warmed up.
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US.
When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.
When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.
April 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US.
When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.
When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.
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Sanders: I come from the state of Vermont and I am here Bakersfield. Alexandria comes from New York and she is here in Bakersfield. Mr. Congressman, you live in this district, why don’t you show up…
April 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sanders: I come from the state of Vermont and I am here Bakersfield. Alexandria comes from New York and she is here in Bakersfield. Mr. Congressman, you live in this district, why don’t you show up…
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A senior Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone how deeply unfunny Elon Musk is.
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A senior Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone how deeply unfunny Elon Musk is.
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"He’s not funny. Like, at all. He makes these jokes and little asides and smiles and then looks almost hurt if you don’t lap up his humor."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
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Will keep you up to date on what happens with libraries in the Northwoods.
Small Wisconsin libraries might be hit hard as Trump targets federal funding
Federal funding for Wisconsin library systems might be at risk after President Donald Trump ordered the elimination of an agency that provides financial support to libraries nationwide.
www.wpr.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Will keep you up to date on what happens with libraries in the Northwoods.
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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
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A decline in funding for the HIV response could result in millions of preventable new infections and deaths, with up to 120,000 of these deaths affecting children.
International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
bit.ly/43uTfxA
International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
bit.ly/43uTfxA
March 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A decline in funding for the HIV response could result in millions of preventable new infections and deaths, with up to 120,000 of these deaths affecting children.
International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
bit.ly/43uTfxA
International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
bit.ly/43uTfxA
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They're breaking everything so they can say it is broken and eliminate it or privatize it. Any guesses where all the social security taxes collected will go? Inspiring leadership.
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
March 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
They're breaking everything so they can say it is broken and eliminate it or privatize it. Any guesses where all the social security taxes collected will go? Inspiring leadership.
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New in PN: Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a big deal
"Voters by now have demonstrated their ability to choose diarrhea forever over everyone gets a puppy, & to vote away their own rights and democracy. But the WI election is a chance to start turning the country away from authoritarianism"
"Voters by now have demonstrated their ability to choose diarrhea forever over everyone gets a puppy, & to vote away their own rights and democracy. But the WI election is a chance to start turning the country away from authoritarianism"
Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a big deal
The resistance needs a morale boost. But its importance goes beyond vibes.
www.publicnotice.co
March 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New in PN: Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a big deal
"Voters by now have demonstrated their ability to choose diarrhea forever over everyone gets a puppy, & to vote away their own rights and democracy. But the WI election is a chance to start turning the country away from authoritarianism"
"Voters by now have demonstrated their ability to choose diarrhea forever over everyone gets a puppy, & to vote away their own rights and democracy. But the WI election is a chance to start turning the country away from authoritarianism"
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Genuinely historically accurate version:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_D...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_D...
March 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Genuinely historically accurate version:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_D...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day_D...
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Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kUZe5b
Trump cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans
Food banks say they will have less to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts.
reut.rs
March 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kUZe5b
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If you can “sneak onto” a signal chat, prolly shouldn’t have used signal right?
March 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you can “sneak onto” a signal chat, prolly shouldn’t have used signal right?
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...
Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education
Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turn—including the extreme proposal to completely ...
sign.moveon.org
March 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...
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A billionaire thinks people won’t care if they don’t get the benefits they have rightfully earned??
Try telling that to the millions of hardworking Americans and Wisconsinites who paid into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work.
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
Try telling that to the millions of hardworking Americans and Wisconsinites who paid into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work.
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says
More than 70 million Americans get a Social Security benefit every month, and for many, those checks are their only income.
www.axios.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A billionaire thinks people won’t care if they don’t get the benefits they have rightfully earned??
Try telling that to the millions of hardworking Americans and Wisconsinites who paid into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work.
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
Try telling that to the millions of hardworking Americans and Wisconsinites who paid into Social Security through a lifetime of hard work.
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
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More about courageous Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social - here is a 16 minute video and if that sounds too long to you, the last 2ish minutes are especially inspiration.
Every moment of courage matters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZL...
Every moment of courage matters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZL...
🚨 Trump finally messes with the WRONG opponent as legal move BACKFIRES
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
More about courageous Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social - here is a 16 minute video and if that sounds too long to you, the last 2ish minutes are especially inspiration.
Every moment of courage matters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZL...
Every moment of courage matters.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEZL...