Lisa-Perseveres
@lisa-perseveres.bsky.social
Bi Mom🌈🏳️🌈, Nerd, She/Her... Doing my best to survive in a world gone mad. #resist #dissent #progressive. Mother of a Trans adult child. 🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights! Women's rights are human rights!
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The right are always talking against abortion and talking about how we need millennials and Gen Z to have more babies. Financial concerns are at the top of the list of reasons they choose not to have children. So what if we gave #UBI to mothers after they've become pregnant and it's proven the
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When you use up scarce law enforcement resources going after cooks and farmworkers, and put a bunch of unqualified lackeys in key leadership posts, can you possibly think you're making America safer? ICYMI Will Selber: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-mass...
Trump’s Mass Deportations Are Making Us More Vulnerable to Domestic Terrorism
Law enforcement can only do so much at one.
www.thebulwark.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When you use up scarce law enforcement resources going after cooks and farmworkers, and put a bunch of unqualified lackeys in key leadership posts, can you possibly think you're making America safer? ICYMI Will Selber: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-mass...
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I wish them both the worst.
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I wish them both the worst.
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The people that voted for him are going to HELL.
"This Is Not What I Voted For." Yes It Is.
Dear Humans,
www.thegodpodcast.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The people that voted for him are going to HELL.
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Despite the turmoil at the IRS, tax returns are still due on April 15. Here are some last-minute tips for your 2024 return.
Haven’t Filed Your Taxes Yet? Here Are Some Last-Minute Tips.
Despite the turmoil at the I.R.S., tax returns are still due on April 15. And, yes, there are still options for lowering last year’s taxable income.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Despite the turmoil at the IRS, tax returns are still due on April 15. Here are some last-minute tips for your 2024 return.
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My Dogs' Day:
- Awake early morning
- Breakfast
- Brief walk/relieve themselves
- Morning nap 'til Lunch 💤
- Gaze out windows/bark at anything that moves
- Early afternoon nap💤
- Play w/ toys
- Dinner
- Early evening nap💤
- Accept cuddles while I read or watch TV
- Bedtime💤
I want their job. 🐶
- Awake early morning
- Breakfast
- Brief walk/relieve themselves
- Morning nap 'til Lunch 💤
- Gaze out windows/bark at anything that moves
- Early afternoon nap💤
- Play w/ toys
- Dinner
- Early evening nap💤
- Accept cuddles while I read or watch TV
- Bedtime💤
I want their job. 🐶
March 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My Dogs' Day:
- Awake early morning
- Breakfast
- Brief walk/relieve themselves
- Morning nap 'til Lunch 💤
- Gaze out windows/bark at anything that moves
- Early afternoon nap💤
- Play w/ toys
- Dinner
- Early evening nap💤
- Accept cuddles while I read or watch TV
- Bedtime💤
I want their job. 🐶
- Awake early morning
- Breakfast
- Brief walk/relieve themselves
- Morning nap 'til Lunch 💤
- Gaze out windows/bark at anything that moves
- Early afternoon nap💤
- Play w/ toys
- Dinner
- Early evening nap💤
- Accept cuddles while I read or watch TV
- Bedtime💤
I want their job. 🐶
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My fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has a creed you have to memorize and try to live up to called “The True Gentleman.” Curious if you think our current president is a “true gentleman”?
March 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has a creed you have to memorize and try to live up to called “The True Gentleman.” Curious if you think our current president is a “true gentleman”?
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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
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“Trump is a flimflam man who will promise anything to anybody and count on the suckers forgetting tomorrow what he said yesterday,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. “His Cabinet officers, however, are gradually revealing the true cost of the Eat Less scam”:
The Trump-Tariff Advice: Eat Less
The policy’s real message is “Tax my voters; enrich my donors.”
www.theatlantic.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Trump is a flimflam man who will promise anything to anybody and count on the suckers forgetting tomorrow what he said yesterday,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. “His Cabinet officers, however, are gradually revealing the true cost of the Eat Less scam”:
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NEW: @marcelias.bsky.social is often asked if he's worried.
“Of course I am worried,” he responds. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
“Of course I am worried,” he responds. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
I Worry, but I Fight
From Marc | Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice.
www.democracydocket.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW: @marcelias.bsky.social is often asked if he's worried.
“Of course I am worried,” he responds. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
“Of course I am worried,” he responds. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”
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Several Teslas were set on fire at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas today.
Oh also, Tesla insurance rates are set to spike as the cars increasingly become vandalism targets.
Oh also, Tesla insurance rates are set to spike as the cars increasingly become vandalism targets.
March 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Several Teslas were set on fire at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas today.
Oh also, Tesla insurance rates are set to spike as the cars increasingly become vandalism targets.
Oh also, Tesla insurance rates are set to spike as the cars increasingly become vandalism targets.
So he wants to bribe Americans who are angry about DOGE turning the government upside down.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/e...
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Trump says he's weighing giving 20% of DOGE savings to Americans
President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he's considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency to Americans.
www.cnbc.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So he wants to bribe Americans who are angry about DOGE turning the government upside down.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/e...
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/19/e...
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I’ve been doing this since 2016. You don’t get to support birtherism and still enjoy my company over brunch.
It’s time for people of faith, morality, and conscience to hold the people in our lives accountable for their willing partnership with this filth.
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-may-nee...
Our New Cold War: We May Need to Cut Ties With Trump Supporters
I really hate this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’ve been doing this since 2016. You don’t get to support birtherism and still enjoy my company over brunch.
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Mr. Patel has been directly involved in secretly orchestrating a purge of career officials at the FBI. Emil Bove, then acting No. 2 at the Justice Department, fired career civil servants solely at the request of a private citizen.
February 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Mr. Patel has been directly involved in secretly orchestrating a purge of career officials at the FBI. Emil Bove, then acting No. 2 at the Justice Department, fired career civil servants solely at the request of a private citizen.
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The dumbest people who have ever existed are running the country
February 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The dumbest people who have ever existed are running the country
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Pope Francis sharply rebuked President Donald Trump’s policy of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and urged American Catholics not to lean into anti-immigrant sentiment in an open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops Tuesday.
Pope Francis rebukes Trump over mass deportations, warns policy ‘will end badly’
Francis also appeared to take aim at Vice President JD Vance’s recent use of a medieval Catholic concept to justify the administration’s deportation policy.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pope Francis sharply rebuked President Donald Trump’s policy of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and urged American Catholics not to lean into anti-immigrant sentiment in an open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops Tuesday.
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Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Elections Commission, said in a social media post that President Donald Trump sent her a letter attempting to illegally remove her from her job.
Federal Elections Commission Chair Says Trump Tried to Illegally Fire Her
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ellen Weintraub, the chair of the Federal Elections Commission, said in a social media post that President Donald Trump sent her a letter attempting to illegally remove her from her job.
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The thing that still really offends me about Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show is that Elon Musk has taken over our government—and Republican voters care more about the former than the latter.
February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The thing that still really offends me about Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show is that Elon Musk has taken over our government—and Republican voters care more about the former than the latter.
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I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.
February 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.
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The constituent letters, a dozen of which were shared with The Bulwark by recipients, suggest that Musk is causing nascent discomfort and increasing political anxiety among Republican lawmakers. ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social and @cheetah.bsky.social:
The GOP Says They Love Elon. Privately, They’re Expressing Concerns.
Republican members are sending letters to constituents promising oversight and limits on DOGE.
www.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The constituent letters, a dozen of which were shared with The Bulwark by recipients, suggest that Musk is causing nascent discomfort and increasing political anxiety among Republican lawmakers. ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social and @cheetah.bsky.social:
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore public health webpages it abruptly deleted last month until further litigation plays out.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore public health webpages it abruptly deleted last month until further litigation plays out.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded an investigation and suggested that Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI director, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
Senator Accuses Kash Patel of Covertly Directing F.B.I. Dismissals
A top Democrat demanded an investigation and suggested that the nominee, Kash Patel, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded an investigation and suggested that Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI director, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
"Stupidity is the tendency to take actions that hurt you and the people around you."
-David Brooks
-David Brooks
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Stupidity is the tendency to take actions that hurt you and the people around you."
-David Brooks
-David Brooks
Visit Indivisible.org to fight back against Trump and Musk trying to illegally close government departments and access our personal financial information.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Visit Indivisible.org to fight back against Trump and Musk trying to illegally close government departments and access our personal financial information.
