Jennifer Michele
@jennifermicheleg.bsky.social
Mother/Plant Hoarder/Reader/History Lover/Dog Obsessed - attempting to protect and defend everyone I love and those in my orbit.
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The temporary injunction issued by Judge Berman Jackson seeks to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a lawsuit filed by the agency's union proceeds.
Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB
The temporary injunction issued by Judge Berman Jackson seeks to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a lawsuit filed by the agency's union proceeds.
www.npr.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The temporary injunction issued by Judge Berman Jackson seeks to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a lawsuit filed by the agency's union proceeds.
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CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".
March 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
CDC leadership has not been included in decisions that affect the agency's future. Termination emails will go directly from HHS to CDC staff. The tone from Center directors today: “sorry we don't know anything. Please tell us if you're RIF'd. We'll do a headcount Monday of those still standing".
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Health officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday.
New Mexico health officials investigate cause of death in resident who tested positive for measles | CNN
Health officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday.
www.cnn.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Health officials in New Mexico are investigating the cause of death of an unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles, the state health department said Thursday.
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
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March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
The hero we need right now. They all needed to do this!
“You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!” Representative Al Green was escorted out of Congress during President Trump's speech to the joint session on Tuesday. Green, a Texas Democrat, introduced the first articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017. nyti.ms/4h7iiKi
March 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The hero we need right now. They all needed to do this!
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JUST REMOVED for disrupting Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green says he was shouting to protect Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security from Republican cuts — and says he’ll take whatever punishment they throw his way.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGzZ5Bk...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGzZ5Bk...
March 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
JUST REMOVED for disrupting Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green says he was shouting to protect Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security from Republican cuts — and says he’ll take whatever punishment they throw his way.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGzZ5Bk...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGzZ5Bk...
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Just saying.
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just saying.
Hitler also had bounty hunters….we just keep sliding down.
Arizona's legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, making it the latest US state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies reut.rs/3Qwytps
Arizona latest state to consider bounties to aid Trump deportations
Arizona's legislature is set to vote on legislation to pay police $2,500 for every illegal immigrant they help deport, marking it the latest U.S. state to consider bounties to support President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hitler also had bounty hunters….we just keep sliding down.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
If the past 24 hours has not proved to you how being a white male is the only acceptable race and gender…I am not sure anything will sway you back to reality.
Trump fires top US general after Hegseth called him "woke"
YouTube video by CNN
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February 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If the past 24 hours has not proved to you how being a white male is the only acceptable race and gender…I am not sure anything will sway you back to reality.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. - TR
Thank you, Pence.
Thank you, Pence.
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. - TR
Thank you, Pence.
Thank you, Pence.
“This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails. We put him in jail. It is the crooked man who succeeds who is a threat to this country.” - Theodore Roosevelt
We need to remember why we need to keep fighting, keep calling, keep emailing, keep showing up on their door steps.
We need to remember why we need to keep fighting, keep calling, keep emailing, keep showing up on their door steps.
An 11-year-old girl in Texas died by suicide after she was bullied about her family’s immigration status, her mother says | CNN
A young girl in Texas died by suicide after being bullied about her family’s immigration’s status, according to her family.
www.cnn.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails. We put him in jail. It is the crooked man who succeeds who is a threat to this country.” - Theodore Roosevelt
We need to remember why we need to keep fighting, keep calling, keep emailing, keep showing up on their door steps.
We need to remember why we need to keep fighting, keep calling, keep emailing, keep showing up on their door steps.
Remember when they said, “Democracy dies in darkness”? I guess it can die when you are in with the coup.
Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk
The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Remember when they said, “Democracy dies in darkness”? I guess it can die when you are in with the coup.
I read it last year and was sick to my stomach. It is now in action - and if anyone denies this, they are lying. But, people continue to sit back and hope the egg prices lower….
How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025
President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I read it last year and was sick to my stomach. It is now in action - and if anyone denies this, they are lying. But, people continue to sit back and hope the egg prices lower….
And we have traveled back in time to 1933. My grandfathers fought to stop this insanity. But here we are, not even 100 years later, treating fellow human beings like they are nothing.
The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital crimes committed by people without legal status.
On a second try, Florida Republicans agree on a law to assist Trump's deportations
The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital crimes committed by people without legal status.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
And we have traveled back in time to 1933. My grandfathers fought to stop this insanity. But here we are, not even 100 years later, treating fellow human beings like they are nothing.
You cannot just decide one day to rename something that isn’t yours…oh wait, I guess that is how we arrived here in the first place. This is unfortunately America. I hope she follows through with it.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged Google to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' for US users, adding the country could file a civil suit against the firm if necessary reut.rs/4hR5Bnu
Mexico could file suit against Google for 'Gulf of Mexico' name change
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday urged Google to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" for U.S. users, adding the country could file a civil suit against the firm if necessary.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You cannot just decide one day to rename something that isn’t yours…oh wait, I guess that is how we arrived here in the first place. This is unfortunately America. I hope she follows through with it.
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Breaking news: The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Trump as chairman of the board, cementing the plan Trump announced Friday to overhaul the storied arts institution with him at its helm.
New Kennedy Center board elects Trump as chair. Rutter departs as president.
President Trump’s refashioned board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon. President Deborah Rutter told staff she was departing the institution.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Breaking news: The Kennedy Center board of trustees voted Wednesday afternoon to install President Trump as chairman of the board, cementing the plan Trump announced Friday to overhaul the storied arts institution with him at its helm.
PBS is where we could all be seen and were able to learn. This breaks my heart (again….it just keeps on happening).
The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
PBS shutters DEI office
The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
PBS is where we could all be seen and were able to learn. This breaks my heart (again….it just keeps on happening).
Her whole speech should be our entire mood right now.
February 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Her whole speech should be our entire mood right now.
None of this is normal. I have to keep repeating that to myself.
Donald Trump: “As far as Gaza is concerned … we’re going to take over that piece, we’re going to develop it and create thousands of thousands of jobs.”
The U.S. President said US will “take over,” “level,” and “own,” Gaza and deploy US troops “if it is necessary.”
The U.S. President said US will “take over,” “level,” and “own,” Gaza and deploy US troops “if it is necessary.”
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
None of this is normal. I have to keep repeating that to myself.
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📣 RFK Jr’s HHS nomination advances to the Senate floor next week. It’s a public health disaster in the making.
🤬 Frustrated and want to do something?
☎️ Call or visit the local offices of your Senators!
Tell them to vote no, make waves, and do their jobs. Find the info here:
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🤬 Frustrated and want to do something?
☎️ Call or visit the local offices of your Senators!
Tell them to vote no, make waves, and do their jobs. Find the info here:
pluralpolicy.com/open/
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February 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
📣 RFK Jr’s HHS nomination advances to the Senate floor next week. It’s a public health disaster in the making.
🤬 Frustrated and want to do something?
☎️ Call or visit the local offices of your Senators!
Tell them to vote no, make waves, and do their jobs. Find the info here:
pluralpolicy.com/open/
🤬 Frustrated and want to do something?
☎️ Call or visit the local offices of your Senators!
Tell them to vote no, make waves, and do their jobs. Find the info here:
pluralpolicy.com/open/
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Resisting isn't just for this administration's unjust actions, but also pushing leaders to fight back.
- legislation to keep DOGE from the Treasury.
-"blanket holds" on nominees until efforts to shutter USAID end.
-plans to counter defunding US systems.
Keep it up!
www.axios.com/2025/02/04/d...
- legislation to keep DOGE from the Treasury.
-"blanket holds" on nominees until efforts to shutter USAID end.
-plans to counter defunding US systems.
Keep it up!
www.axios.com/2025/02/04/d...
Resistance 2.0: Furious Democrats flood the zone with acts of anti-Trump resistance
"We can't be like, 'Oh let's let the long arc of a congressional session happen,'" said one senior House Democrat.
www.axios.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Resisting isn't just for this administration's unjust actions, but also pushing leaders to fight back.
- legislation to keep DOGE from the Treasury.
-"blanket holds" on nominees until efforts to shutter USAID end.
-plans to counter defunding US systems.
Keep it up!
www.axios.com/2025/02/04/d...
- legislation to keep DOGE from the Treasury.
-"blanket holds" on nominees until efforts to shutter USAID end.
-plans to counter defunding US systems.
Keep it up!
www.axios.com/2025/02/04/d...