Irina
@irinad.bsky.social
Orchids, cats, beauty.
Be nice, be fair, be kind. Words matter. So do facts.
Be nice, be fair, be kind. Words matter. So do facts.
Yet another dumb thing... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Visitors at National Parks
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yet another dumb thing... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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This disrespect of our judicial system demonstrates the overall philosophy of this so called President- you can break any law and do anything as long as you’re on my team. 10
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This disrespect of our judicial system demonstrates the overall philosophy of this so called President- you can break any law and do anything as long as you’re on my team. 10
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
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If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Know Your Rights, Share Your Rights
Read the full Know Your Rights resource on protesters' rights here. If you're ready to share what you've learned, we've created graphics outlining your protest rights that you can download and share on social media.
www.aclu.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
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"Some 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life." Perhaps that's you. It's for sure someone you know. It was me & I owe everything to those recent breakthroughs. Good job to everyone who voted for cancer. I can't even. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"Some 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life." Perhaps that's you. It's for sure someone you know. It was me & I owe everything to those recent breakthroughs. Good job to everyone who voted for cancer. I can't even. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
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The fact that Mathew Dowd lost his job for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The fact that Mathew Dowd lost his job for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."
Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward
Move over, Mao.
www.publicnotice.co
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."
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I'm tired of this theater where Donald Trump asks Republicans to do something, they seem to push bank and then cave. The only two factions of the current GOP are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. Anyone who thinks Republicans are acting in good faith is delusional.
August 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm tired of this theater where Donald Trump asks Republicans to do something, they seem to push bank and then cave. The only two factions of the current GOP are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. Anyone who thinks Republicans are acting in good faith is delusional.
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The conflict of interest and corruption at EPA are its new general modus operandi. Not sure whether a “For Sale” sign or a “Sold” sign should hang on the building. More gangster government.
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The conflict of interest and corruption at EPA are its new general modus operandi. Not sure whether a “For Sale” sign or a “Sold” sign should hang on the building. More gangster government.
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“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
August 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
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Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
The fight against corruption has to be ceaseless.
Today in the Appropriations Committee, I will offer an amendment to prohibit the Qatari jet that was gifted to Trump (which is going to cost taxpayers $1 billion) from being transferred to him personally.
Stay tuned.
Today in the Appropriations Committee, I will offer an amendment to prohibit the Qatari jet that was gifted to Trump (which is going to cost taxpayers $1 billion) from being transferred to him personally.
Stay tuned.
July 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
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Democrats would be wise to start naming things the thing they are instead of trying to hide the ball all the time.
This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.
July 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Democrats would be wise to start naming things the thing they are instead of trying to hide the ball all the time.
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America has become a stupid un-serious country.
June 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
America has become a stupid un-serious country.
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
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"On the trail, Trump declared he would deport massive numbers of 'criminal aliens.' When he came into office, however, he faced a problem: The vast majority of undocumented immigrants are law abiding. But he came up with an answer: Create fake crimes and thereby turn the law abiding into criminals."
A felon in the White House is making crime legal
Meanwhile, he's creating fake crimes to punish the law abiding.
www.publicnotice.co
June 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"On the trail, Trump declared he would deport massive numbers of 'criminal aliens.' When he came into office, however, he faced a problem: The vast majority of undocumented immigrants are law abiding. But he came up with an answer: Create fake crimes and thereby turn the law abiding into criminals."
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Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol.
Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office.
Don’t ever lecture America about law and order.
Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office.
Don’t ever lecture America about law and order.
June 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Donald Trump incited a violent mob to attack the Capitol.
Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office.
Don’t ever lecture America about law and order.
Hundreds of dangerous felons who brutally beat police officers with impunity were then pardoned by the President on his first day in office.
Don’t ever lecture America about law and order.
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My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.
June 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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In the dead of night, the Senate advanced Trump’s budget.
A great night for billionaires — a bad night for everyone else.
A great night for billionaires — a bad night for everyone else.
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
In the dead of night, the Senate advanced Trump’s budget.
A great night for billionaires — a bad night for everyone else.
A great night for billionaires — a bad night for everyone else.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.