Leftcoastsarah
@leftcoastsarah.bsky.social
Temporarily embarrassed horse girl / stay at home dork / street corn connoisseur
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email [email protected].
I got my copy of Holy Terrors by @what-eats-owls.bsky.social today! My summer reading officially begins today 🎉
April 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I got my copy of Holy Terrors by @what-eats-owls.bsky.social today! My summer reading officially begins today 🎉
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AOC: The order has come down to this committee. Find $880 billion to pay for a tax cuts on yachts, jets, billionaires, and mega corporations while working class people pay higher tax rates than Facebook does. Undocumented immigrants pay more in taxes than many large corporations
February 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
AOC: The order has come down to this committee. Find $880 billion to pay for a tax cuts on yachts, jets, billionaires, and mega corporations while working class people pay higher tax rates than Facebook does. Undocumented immigrants pay more in taxes than many large corporations
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You can make whatever campaign promises you want, but budgets don’t lie.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
February 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
You can make whatever campaign promises you want, but budgets don’t lie.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
This is the middle-finger Trump gave to 99% of Americans tonight.
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Here we go... Pritzker raises the threat to a reality-based level.
Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."
February 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Here we go... Pritzker raises the threat to a reality-based level.
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Listen.
When Black and brown people call out racism and your first reaction is "YOU'RE A RACE BAITER!!" Then you're telling on yourself.
Because if you weren't racist, you wouldn't feel baited.
Now sit down while the adults in the room are talking & working to protect ALL our human rights.
When Black and brown people call out racism and your first reaction is "YOU'RE A RACE BAITER!!" Then you're telling on yourself.
Because if you weren't racist, you wouldn't feel baited.
Now sit down while the adults in the room are talking & working to protect ALL our human rights.
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Listen.
When Black and brown people call out racism and your first reaction is "YOU'RE A RACE BAITER!!" Then you're telling on yourself.
Because if you weren't racist, you wouldn't feel baited.
Now sit down while the adults in the room are talking & working to protect ALL our human rights.
When Black and brown people call out racism and your first reaction is "YOU'RE A RACE BAITER!!" Then you're telling on yourself.
Because if you weren't racist, you wouldn't feel baited.
Now sit down while the adults in the room are talking & working to protect ALL our human rights.
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I’m both dismayed and frankly terrified by the number of well informed and smart people who are witnessing the Nazi-billionaire fascist takeover of their own country yet unable or unwilling to say literally any of these words and call a thing a thing.
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I’m both dismayed and frankly terrified by the number of well informed and smart people who are witnessing the Nazi-billionaire fascist takeover of their own country yet unable or unwilling to say literally any of these words and call a thing a thing.
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MSNBC firing 6 journalists of color is another reminder that corporate America views Black & brown people as tokens—not as voices to be heard.
I am a paying subscriber to a dozen BIPOC voices.
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February 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
MSNBC firing 6 journalists of color is another reminder that corporate America views Black & brown people as tokens—not as voices to be heard.
I am a paying subscriber to a dozen BIPOC voices.
Join me—subscribe at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe as I unapologetically speak on human rights. ❤️✊🏽
I am a paying subscriber to a dozen BIPOC voices.
Join me—subscribe at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe as I unapologetically speak on human rights. ❤️✊🏽
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Anyone saying the Democrats got their wallets inspected on the vote is, frankly, being either stupid or a wrecker, or both. The GOP flipped their own people. The Dems got their own reps back into the chamber, at least one limping out of a hospital bed, another with her newborn, and they were united.
February 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Anyone saying the Democrats got their wallets inspected on the vote is, frankly, being either stupid or a wrecker, or both. The GOP flipped their own people. The Dems got their own reps back into the chamber, at least one limping out of a hospital bed, another with her newborn, and they were united.
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#ICYMI: In building a 68-mile tunnel under Las Vegas, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has skirted building, environmental and labor regulations, according to records obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight
Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.
propub.li
February 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#ICYMI: In building a 68-mile tunnel under Las Vegas, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has skirted building, environmental and labor regulations, according to records obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.
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Understand what's happening. MAGAs are gutting:
•Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive
•SNAP—which 40M Americans rely on to eat
•School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily
•Housing Assistance—which 5 million families rely on to live
ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires
BARBARIC
•Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive
•SNAP—which 40M Americans rely on to eat
•School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily
•Housing Assistance—which 5 million families rely on to live
ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires
BARBARIC
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Understand what's happening. MAGAs are gutting:
•Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive
•SNAP—which 40M Americans rely on to eat
•School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily
•Housing Assistance—which 5 million families rely on to live
ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires
BARBARIC
•Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive
•SNAP—which 40M Americans rely on to eat
•School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily
•Housing Assistance—which 5 million families rely on to live
ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires
BARBARIC
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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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What a time to be alive... @fiercereads.bsky.social is sending me on tour for HOLY TERRORS!! I hope to see y'all out there!!
February 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What a time to be alive... @fiercereads.bsky.social is sending me on tour for HOLY TERRORS!! I hope to see y'all out there!!
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NEW by @propublica.org + @peterelkind.bsky.social:
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst” www.propublica.org/article/fran...
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst” www.propublica.org/article/fran...
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”
Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEW by @propublica.org + @peterelkind.bsky.social:
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst” www.propublica.org/article/fran...
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst” www.propublica.org/article/fran...
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NEW: How a gene therapy drug ends up costing $2 million a dose, and why it doesn't have to. The fascinating inside story from Robin Fields of @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/zolg...
www.propublica.org/article/zolg...
What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing
Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices ref...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NEW: How a gene therapy drug ends up costing $2 million a dose, and why it doesn't have to. The fascinating inside story from Robin Fields of @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/zolg...
www.propublica.org/article/zolg...
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CSPAN cut the feed after the press conference but the members of Congress and Senators have entered the main lobby where USAID HQ is located. The door is being blocked by law enforcement.
Photo provided to me:
Photo provided to me:
February 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
CSPAN cut the feed after the press conference but the members of Congress and Senators have entered the main lobby where USAID HQ is located. The door is being blocked by law enforcement.
Photo provided to me:
Photo provided to me:
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I answer the critically important question, "HOW DO WE SLOW DOWN TRUMP?"
Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back.
There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back.
There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back
How MAGAs are undermining every aspect of our Republic as they march the United States towards fascism—and the actions we must take to stop them
www.qasimrashid.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I answer the critically important question, "HOW DO WE SLOW DOWN TRUMP?"
Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back.
There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back.
There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
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NEWS
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
bit.ly
February 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEWS
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
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My name is Ria, I’m a transgender cartoonist and graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. Presenting here my new gallery website. www.riagarcia.com/TransRobotic...
Trans robotic kitties Art | Ria "Air" Garcia
Trans robotic kitties is a collection of art that is currently available for purchase at Ria "Air" Garcia.
www.riagarcia.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My name is Ria, I’m a transgender cartoonist and graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. Presenting here my new gallery website. www.riagarcia.com/TransRobotic...
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Forced Resignations Are Illegal – 5 CFR § 715.202 states that federal resignations must be voluntary. An email implying "uncertainty of your position" while pushing resignation deadlines could be considered coercion.
February 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Forced Resignations Are Illegal – 5 CFR § 715.202 states that federal resignations must be voluntary. An email implying "uncertainty of your position" while pushing resignation deadlines could be considered coercion.
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“So what do we do to stop Trump?” is a question I get dozens of times per day. I answer in detail here.
The worst thing we can do is give up. Autocrats want capitulation through exhaustion and compliance through fear. Do not comply.
Here’s how to take action:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
The worst thing we can do is give up. Autocrats want capitulation through exhaustion and compliance through fear. Do not comply.
Here’s how to take action:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back
How MAGAs are undermining every aspect of our Republic as they march the United States towards fascism—and the actions we must take to stop them
www.qasimrashid.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“So what do we do to stop Trump?” is a question I get dozens of times per day. I answer in detail here.
The worst thing we can do is give up. Autocrats want capitulation through exhaustion and compliance through fear. Do not comply.
Here’s how to take action:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
The worst thing we can do is give up. Autocrats want capitulation through exhaustion and compliance through fear. Do not comply.
Here’s how to take action:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
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amazing advice
February 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
amazing advice