Shannon, Heather
@hobarttg.bsky.social
I make stuff and do things. Artist, devoted pet parent, gay married.
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ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
September 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
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Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there
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Are we doing anything about this or just moving on?
#doge #trumpadministration #elon #usaid #congress #corruption
#doge #trumpadministration #elon #usaid #congress #corruption
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Are we doing anything about this or just moving on?
#doge #trumpadministration #elon #usaid #congress #corruption
#doge #trumpadministration #elon #usaid #congress #corruption
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JD Vance uses racist dog whistle to justify Republican healthcare cuts.
What a surprise.
What a surprise.
September 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
JD Vance uses racist dog whistle to justify Republican healthcare cuts.
What a surprise.
What a surprise.
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Thousands of years before Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert got under President Trump's skin, ancient Greek and Roman poets and philosophers paid a heavy price for displeasing heads of state.
What Kimmel and Colbert can learn from ancient comedians who ticked off their leaders
Thousands of years before Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert got under President Trump's skin, ancient Greek and Roman poets and philosophers paid a heavy price for displeasing heads of state.
n.pr
September 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thousands of years before Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert got under President Trump's skin, ancient Greek and Roman poets and philosophers paid a heavy price for displeasing heads of state.
All.he.does.is.bitch.
An escalator malfunction that required President Trump to walk up one flight of steps at the United Nations had false claims swirling on social media that it was a deliberate act of sabotage by UN staff. nyti.ms/3IDjidS
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
All.he.does.is.bitch.
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While Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night, Sinclair Broadcasting's willingness to bend the knee to Trump should surprise no one.
Let's revisit our 2017 feature explaining the company's right-wing ambitions:
Let's revisit our 2017 feature explaining the company's right-wing ambitions:
Ready for Trump TV? Inside Sinclair Broadcasting’s plot to take over your local news
Its mix of terrorism alerts, right-wing commentary, and "classic propaganda" could soon reach three-quarters of US households.
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
While Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night, Sinclair Broadcasting's willingness to bend the knee to Trump should surprise no one.
Let's revisit our 2017 feature explaining the company's right-wing ambitions:
Let's revisit our 2017 feature explaining the company's right-wing ambitions:
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News Analysis: For President Trump, a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents is not about hate speech, but about speech that he hates — namely, speech that is critical of him and his administration. nyti.ms/3VsCyO4
September 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
News Analysis: For President Trump, a wide-ranging crackdown on mainstream media institutions and political opponents is not about hate speech, but about speech that he hates — namely, speech that is critical of him and his administration. nyti.ms/3VsCyO4
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The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips.
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
trib.al
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips.
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE
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“What the administration is doing violates the First Amendment and the Communications Act,” Anna Gomez (the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner) told TNR's Greg Sargent, noting that the government is “using the public interest standard to go after anything it doesn’t like.”
trib.al/oejJkrD
trib.al/oejJkrD
Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse Than You Think It Is
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that chairman Brendan Carr’s move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.
trib.al
September 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“What the administration is doing violates the First Amendment and the Communications Act,” Anna Gomez (the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner) told TNR's Greg Sargent, noting that the government is “using the public interest standard to go after anything it doesn’t like.”
trib.al/oejJkrD
trib.al/oejJkrD
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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr's threats to pull ABC's broadcast license as "unbelievably dangerous" and compared some of his rhetoric to "mafioso" tactics.
September 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr's threats to pull ABC's broadcast license as "unbelievably dangerous" and compared some of his rhetoric to "mafioso" tactics.
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President Donald Trump pledged to bring down grocery costs. But his administration's policies are contributing to an acceleration in prices, food economists and companies say.
https://cnn.it/46Shxlp
https://cnn.it/46Shxlp
September 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
President Donald Trump pledged to bring down grocery costs. But his administration's policies are contributing to an acceleration in prices, food economists and companies say.
https://cnn.it/46Shxlp
https://cnn.it/46Shxlp
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History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power | Judith Levine
History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power | Judith Levine
Nazis used the 1933 Reichstag blaze to justify snuffing out civil liberties. In the US, the calls for a crackdown have already begun
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power | Judith Levine
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$60 BILLION.
That’s how much Californians will save on energy costs because of the bills I signed today.
Lower electricity bills.
Preventing gas price spikes.
A big win for Californians.
That’s how much Californians will save on energy costs because of the bills I signed today.
Lower electricity bills.
Preventing gas price spikes.
A big win for Californians.
September 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
$60 BILLION.
That’s how much Californians will save on energy costs because of the bills I signed today.
Lower electricity bills.
Preventing gas price spikes.
A big win for Californians.
That’s how much Californians will save on energy costs because of the bills I signed today.
Lower electricity bills.
Preventing gas price spikes.
A big win for Californians.
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Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work
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Trump is firing anybody who gets in his way.
September 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trump is firing anybody who gets in his way.
Does it make anyone else entirely insane that this has all been normalized by the press so quickly?!?
September 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Does it make anyone else entirely insane that this has all been normalized by the press so quickly?!?
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JUST NOW: Kash Patel had no clue about this MASSIVE scandal on his watch.
September 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
JUST NOW: Kash Patel had no clue about this MASSIVE scandal on his watch.
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Sen. WHITEHOUSE: Emil Bove directed the FBI to pause any background investigations into Trump nominees until you were confirmed. Why? So material could be scrubbed?
Patel: *defiant, completely dodges*
Patel: *defiant, completely dodges*
September 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: Emil Bove directed the FBI to pause any background investigations into Trump nominees until you were confirmed. Why? So material could be scrubbed?
Patel: *defiant, completely dodges*
Patel: *defiant, completely dodges*
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Sen. DURBIN: Why do you require polygraph exams for FBI employees asking if they’ve made negative comments about you?
Patel: I’m not responding.
Durbin: Did anyone receive disqualifying alerts?
Patel: *dodges*
Durbin: Did you give any waivers?
Patel: I’ll get back to you.
Patel: I’m not responding.
Durbin: Did anyone receive disqualifying alerts?
Patel: *dodges*
Durbin: Did you give any waivers?
Patel: I’ll get back to you.
September 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Sen. DURBIN: Why do you require polygraph exams for FBI employees asking if they’ve made negative comments about you?
Patel: I’m not responding.
Durbin: Did anyone receive disqualifying alerts?
Patel: *dodges*
Durbin: Did you give any waivers?
Patel: I’ll get back to you.
Patel: I’m not responding.
Durbin: Did anyone receive disqualifying alerts?
Patel: *dodges*
Durbin: Did you give any waivers?
Patel: I’ll get back to you.
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SENATOR. CORY. BOOKER. 🔥
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
SENATOR. CORY. BOOKER. 🔥
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Sen. BOOKER just *refused* to let an unqualified, incompetent FBI Director weasel his way away from accountability.
September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Sen. BOOKER just *refused* to let an unqualified, incompetent FBI Director weasel his way away from accountability.
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Transgender people aren’t the problem — violent men are.
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Transgender people aren’t the problem — violent men are.