Lisa G-P
@lisapisa741.bsky.social
Carolina optimist and big believer in the power of knowledge for all.
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"When Lewandowski was told Noem's personal items had been left behind, including a heated blanket, he yelled at Coast Guard staff
The pilot came out of cockpit to see what was happening & Lewandowski insisted plane return to collect Noem's items
When he refused, Lewandowski announced he was fired"
The pilot came out of cockpit to see what was happening & Lewandowski insisted plane return to collect Noem's items
When he refused, Lewandowski announced he was fired"
Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say
Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search and rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"When Lewandowski was told Noem's personal items had been left behind, including a heated blanket, he yelled at Coast Guard staff
The pilot came out of cockpit to see what was happening & Lewandowski insisted plane return to collect Noem's items
When he refused, Lewandowski announced he was fired"
The pilot came out of cockpit to see what was happening & Lewandowski insisted plane return to collect Noem's items
When he refused, Lewandowski announced he was fired"
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Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Asks, “Why does [Trump] keep lying [about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein]? Why has he done everything in his power to cover this up?”; Also: "we have a subpoena separate from the Transparency Act...following the money" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Asks, “Why does [Trump] keep lying [about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein]? Why has he done everything in his power to cover this up?”; Also: "we have a subpoena separate from the Transparency Act...following the money" bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...
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That's not the way it works. Again, it's a political move with midterms not based on any sort of financial or legal reality.
#propertytaxes
#propertytaxes
February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
That's not the way it works. Again, it's a political move with midterms not based on any sort of financial or legal reality.
#propertytaxes
#propertytaxes
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The mass censorship this administration is doing is happening in big ways (Colbert) + countless medium and small ways that many people are not allowed to say because their employer has forbidden them; they won’t risk losing their job to speak up. There are lists of forbidden words & images.
February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The mass censorship this administration is doing is happening in big ways (Colbert) + countless medium and small ways that many people are not allowed to say because their employer has forbidden them; they won’t risk losing their job to speak up. There are lists of forbidden words & images.
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Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
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TRICKLE UP!!!💯💯🤬🤬🤬💯💯
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Millions of Dollars from Now-Defunct USAID Reportedly Paying For Russell Vought’s Security Detail
Russell Vought reportedly diverted millions of dollars earmarked for the federal agency that once provided global humanitarian and economic aid.
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
TRICKLE UP!!!💯💯🤬🤬🤬💯💯
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
tRumpstein's budget chief Russell Vought reportedly DIVERTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR USAID!!!
THE FEDERAL AGENCY THAT ONCE PROVIDED GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AND ECONOMIC AID 😪
IN ORDER TO PAY FOR HIS SECURITY DETAIL!!!
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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"Conway struck [an] urgent tone: 'We are facing a president who does not care about the rule of law …. He has to go. We cannot last three more years of this. It’s either him or us. It’s America or Trump.”
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"Conway struck [an] urgent tone: 'We are facing a president who does not care about the rule of law …. He has to go. We cannot last three more years of this. It’s either him or us. It’s America or Trump.”
Slash CDC and public health funding in the middle of global threats, then call it “fiscal responsibility”? That’s not budgeting—that’s sabotage with a spreadsheet. States are suing because adults still exist. You don’t get to light the fuse and blame the explosion.
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/13/n...
A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law
A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I’m tired of the ignorance of voters saying “idk what the big deal is about requiring id to vote”🤦🏽♀️ ppl take a civics class & understand the 24th Amendment makes poll taxes ILLEGAL! Ah yes that word illegal. You can’t make ppl PAY for a document to vote… it violates the constitution, so no SAVE Act!
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Not to state the obvious but when a sitting member of Congress has to assure us he’s not suicidal bc there is a chance our government might have him assassinated to prevent him from publicly disclosing names of high-ranking, powerful figures involved in a child sex abuse ring—THIS IS A BAD SIGN ⚠️‼️
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
Lawmakers Accuse DOJ Of ‘Spying’ On Their Epstein File Searches Citing Photo Of Bondi’s ‘Burn Book’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
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NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
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THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
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I honestly can’t remember any prior AG being this overtly disrespectful in a Congressional hearing.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I honestly can’t remember any prior AG being this overtly disrespectful in a Congressional hearing.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
They really think they’re never going to be in the minority.
Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
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At this point we need to ask which members of the Trump Administration are NOT in the Epstein files???
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
At this point we need to ask which members of the Trump Administration are NOT in the Epstein files???
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."