Tomato Cultivator
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She/her. Seattle soccer fan, book hoarder, always need coffee.
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When someone tells you they aren’t into politics or that they aren’t affected by politics…
(h/t NATO Green)
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
(h/t NATO Green)
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
October 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When someone tells you they aren’t into politics or that they aren’t affected by politics…
(h/t NATO Green)
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
(h/t NATO Green)
#Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
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Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
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We’re two weeks away from the largest day of peaceful protest in American history. No matter where you live, there’s probably a No Kings Day event happening near you to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We’re two weeks away from the largest day of peaceful protest in American history. No matter where you live, there’s probably a No Kings Day event happening near you to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Today I spoke with Greg Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol chief, as he led dozens of feds in military gear through downtown Chicago.
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Today I spoke with Greg Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol chief, as he led dozens of feds in military gear through downtown Chicago.
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
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In which I do not compare them to Nazis...but make it very easy for you to do so, if you so chose. Me, I'm staying out of it.
We Mustn't Compare Them to Nazis
A selection of transcriptions, excerpts, and quotations, presented without editorial comment.
gregolear.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In which I do not compare them to Nazis...but make it very easy for you to do so, if you so chose. Me, I'm staying out of it.
And this is why independent journalism is so important.
I am baffled by the Washington Post's sanitized framing of this story. The Supreme Court is clearly going to "rule on the law" -- that is what courts do! The news is that SCOTUS signaled that it might gut the VRA entirely.
Compare WaPo and Democracy Docket's headlines. Which source do you trust?
Compare WaPo and Democracy Docket's headlines. Which source do you trust?
August 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
And this is why independent journalism is so important.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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USAID didn’t fail. It fed 127,000 kids—then was erased mid-crisis. No speech. No tribute. Just silence. They didn’t end a program. They liquidated a covenant. The last American promise not built on conquest—but care.
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
USAID didn’t fail. It fed 127,000 kids—then was erased mid-crisis. No speech. No tribute. Just silence. They didn’t end a program. They liquidated a covenant. The last American promise not built on conquest—but care.
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
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Phang: Where are Americans supposed to go now to get their news? They come here. They come to independent media because we are not controlled by corporate overlords.
This is the place you have to come now—because mainstream media is showing that it’s too scared to stand up to Donald Trump.
This is the place you have to come now—because mainstream media is showing that it’s too scared to stand up to Donald Trump.
July 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Phang: Where are Americans supposed to go now to get their news? They come here. They come to independent media because we are not controlled by corporate overlords.
This is the place you have to come now—because mainstream media is showing that it’s too scared to stand up to Donald Trump.
This is the place you have to come now—because mainstream media is showing that it’s too scared to stand up to Donald Trump.
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Call me crazy, but my idea of making America great involves a lot fewer kidnappings and concentration camps.
July 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Call me crazy, but my idea of making America great involves a lot fewer kidnappings and concentration camps.
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Not every R who voted for the cruelest bill in modern times will be on the ballot in 2026 but you can vote against everyone who is. Every damn one.
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Not every R who voted for the cruelest bill in modern times will be on the ballot in 2026 but you can vote against everyone who is. Every damn one.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and vote Republican or support Donald Trump.
You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and attend a church that denies their humanity.
And you really can’t move fully into allyship if you stay silent in the face of those who are complicit in the war on the queer community.
You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and attend a church that denies their humanity.
And you really can’t move fully into allyship if you stay silent in the face of those who are complicit in the war on the queer community.
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and vote Republican or support Donald Trump.
You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and attend a church that denies their humanity.
And you really can’t move fully into allyship if you stay silent in the face of those who are complicit in the war on the queer community.
You cannot be an LGBTQ+ ally and attend a church that denies their humanity.
And you really can’t move fully into allyship if you stay silent in the face of those who are complicit in the war on the queer community.
Our government is made up of monsters.
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our government is made up of monsters.
Hey @soundersfc.com, we are season ticket holders and were just told we had to remove our sign. We've had it up many times before. I very much hope this was a mistake.
#soundersfc #seattlereignfc #protecttranskids #pridemonth #fifacwc
#soundersfc #seattlereignfc #protecttranskids #pridemonth #fifacwc
June 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Hey @soundersfc.com, we are season ticket holders and were just told we had to remove our sign. We've had it up many times before. I very much hope this was a mistake.
#soundersfc #seattlereignfc #protecttranskids #pridemonth #fifacwc
#soundersfc #seattlereignfc #protecttranskids #pridemonth #fifacwc
Way to go, Seattle!
June 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Way to go, Seattle!
I was happier when my knowledge of "zoonotic spillover" wasn't necessary because our government supported science.
On the termination of the CREID Network, which was focused on pandemic preparedness.
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
CREID Pro Quo: A Lie That Will Kill People
A conspiracy theory that Tony Fauci paid off scientists to cover up a "lab leak" is paying dividends for the conspiracy theorists. Not so much the rest of humanity.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I was happier when my knowledge of "zoonotic spillover" wasn't necessary because our government supported science.
I have no words.
This horrific bit from Jessica Valenti's substack:
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
WV prosecutor Tom Truman said if women who miscarry want to avoid arrest, they should “call 911” to tell them that their pregnancy has ended: “Call your doctor. Call law enforcement, or 911, and just say, ‘I miscarried. I want you to know.’”
June 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I have no words.
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wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
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What infuriates me so much about this new operation is that it is literally punishing people for following the rules and showing up to their court hearings. It is so toxic to the basic concept of following the rules.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
These people were following the law and went to check in with immigration like they are supposed to.
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
June 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
What infuriates me so much about this new operation is that it is literally punishing people for following the rules and showing up to their court hearings. It is so toxic to the basic concept of following the rules.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
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🧵 When authoritarian leaders attack judges as "enemies," history shows us exactly where this leads. Trump's assault on "USA HATING JUDGES" isn't just inflammatory rhetoric—it's following a script written by strongmen worldwide. But other countries show us how to fight back.
May 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🧵 When authoritarian leaders attack judges as "enemies," history shows us exactly where this leads. Trump's assault on "USA HATING JUDGES" isn't just inflammatory rhetoric—it's following a script written by strongmen worldwide. But other countries show us how to fight back.
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“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
Atul Gawande on Instagram: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantling of USAID (even assuming...
9 likes, 0 comments - atul.gawande on May 24, 2025: "“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false.
So far, 190,000 children and 90,000 adults have died due to the dismantlin...
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May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“No children are dying on my watch,” said Rubio. It's blatantly false. Credible estimates count 190K deaths so far.
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
In Kenya, I am seeing devastating impact, incl this child's starvation & many deaths directly caused by Rubio’s actions. More in my @msnbc.com clip. www.instagram.com/atul.gawande...
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“…somewhere in Cuba or Venezuela tonight, there are cells waiting. In some field, a backhoe is cutting a long, shallow trench, six feet wide. Soon, those cell doors will close with a final, ugly clang. Soon, those trenches will be filled with bodies, covered in quicklime.“
bit.ly/3H7Tjdv
bit.ly/3H7Tjdv
So Much for Fighting Communism
Trump sends Cubans and Venezuelans to torture and death.
www.lincolnsquare.media
May 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“…somewhere in Cuba or Venezuela tonight, there are cells waiting. In some field, a backhoe is cutting a long, shallow trench, six feet wide. Soon, those cell doors will close with a final, ugly clang. Soon, those trenches will be filled with bodies, covered in quicklime.“
bit.ly/3H7Tjdv
bit.ly/3H7Tjdv
On June 14th, we take to the streets in peaceful protest, and make our voices heard! No Kings!
Donald Trump is wasting millions of your tax dollars on a vanity parade. On June 14, we’re uniting to send a message loud and clear: America rejects wannabe kings. We hope you'll join us. www.nokings.org/?SQF...
May 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
On June 14th, we take to the streets in peaceful protest, and make our voices heard! No Kings!