@mariapdx.bsky.social
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As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
August 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
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I’m glad SCOTUS stepped in & stopped that plane from taking off.
Deporting folks with no record & no due process isn’t justice—it’s cruelty.
Meanwhile, the Republicans follow a convicted felon like he’s the Second Coming.
You can’t scream “law & order” while breaking the law at every turn.
Deporting folks with no record & no due process isn’t justice—it’s cruelty.
Meanwhile, the Republicans follow a convicted felon like he’s the Second Coming.
You can’t scream “law & order” while breaking the law at every turn.
April 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I’m glad SCOTUS stepped in & stopped that plane from taking off.
Deporting folks with no record & no due process isn’t justice—it’s cruelty.
Meanwhile, the Republicans follow a convicted felon like he’s the Second Coming.
You can’t scream “law & order” while breaking the law at every turn.
Deporting folks with no record & no due process isn’t justice—it’s cruelty.
Meanwhile, the Republicans follow a convicted felon like he’s the Second Coming.
You can’t scream “law & order” while breaking the law at every turn.
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We in the U.S. could learn a thing or two.
April 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We in the U.S. could learn a thing or two.
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Casual reading anyone?
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual used to fight against fascism.
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual used to fight against fascism.
Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
www.gutenberg.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Casual reading anyone?
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual used to fight against fascism.
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual used to fight against fascism.
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Oh.
My.
God.
My.
God.
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Oh.
My.
God.
My.
God.
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If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long.
They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net
They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net
February 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long.
They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net
They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net
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Excuse me while I vent for a moment
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins slams the Trump admin’s NIH cuts as “poorly conceived” and says she has called RFK to “to express my strong opposition to these arbitrary cuts in funding for vital research.” She says he promised to “re-examine this initiative” if confirmed as HHS secretary.
February 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Excuse me while I vent for a moment
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
SHE IS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. SHE CAN SUBPOENA OFFICIALS, HOLD TELEVISED HEARINGS, HOLD UP ANYONE’S FUNDING, ZERO OUT THE WHITE HOUSE’S FUCKING ICE CREAM AND DIET COKE BUDGET, AND ENFORCE THE APPROPRIATIONS LAWS THAT ARE THE SOURCE OF HER PERSONAL POWER.
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Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
January 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:
A thread.
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Trump & his minions are spreading a lot of lies during this heartbreaking disaster so Governor Gavin Newsom launched a new website for people to get the facts:
californiafirefacts.com
californiafirefacts.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump & his minions are spreading a lot of lies during this heartbreaking disaster so Governor Gavin Newsom launched a new website for people to get the facts:
californiafirefacts.com
californiafirefacts.com
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For Portlanders who are interested, I wrote up what you need to know when you call 911 for PSR
www.streetroots.org/news/2023/03...
www.streetroots.org/news/2023/03...
January 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
For Portlanders who are interested, I wrote up what you need to know when you call 911 for PSR
www.streetroots.org/news/2023/03...
www.streetroots.org/news/2023/03...
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Law enforcement has long refused to recognize that it has a white supremacy problem, but the January 6 insurrection made the issue harder to ignore. Former FBI agent Mike German shines a light on the issue and proposes solutions:
Police Must Do Better Against Far-Right Violence
In this book excerpt, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement’s dangerously lax approach to far-right v...
www.brennancenter.org
January 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Law enforcement has long refused to recognize that it has a white supremacy problem, but the January 6 insurrection made the issue harder to ignore. Former FBI agent Mike German shines a light on the issue and proposes solutions:
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Drove thru a depressed little Oregon coast town today called Garibaldi, where all the sidewalks are being upgraded & replaced. Saw a Trump yard sign & thought, this would’ve been the perfect place to post signs that said “Brought to you by the Biden/Harris administration & the Infrastructure Act.”
January 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Drove thru a depressed little Oregon coast town today called Garibaldi, where all the sidewalks are being upgraded & replaced. Saw a Trump yard sign & thought, this would’ve been the perfect place to post signs that said “Brought to you by the Biden/Harris administration & the Infrastructure Act.”
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Preparing for the next four years. Here is a practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0.
Surviving the Next Four Years
A practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Preparing for the next four years. Here is a practical guide for coping with and getting through Trump 2.0.
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This country is a hellscape: Imprisoned teenage boys & young men 18 to 24 are being used to battle the wildfires. 95% are Black, Latino, or Filipino; earn between $2.20 & $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This country is a hellscape: Imprisoned teenage boys & young men 18 to 24 are being used to battle the wildfires. 95% are Black, Latino, or Filipino; earn between $2.20 & $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires
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In Wisconsin, we've shown how permanent, year-round organizing at the state level can claw back power from the GOP.
The 14 state legislative seats we flipped in Wisconsin this cycle have put us on track to win majorities in 2026.
A blue trifecta is finally within reach.
The 14 state legislative seats we flipped in Wisconsin this cycle have put us on track to win majorities in 2026.
A blue trifecta is finally within reach.
December 24, 2024 at 2:05 AM
In Wisconsin, we've shown how permanent, year-round organizing at the state level can claw back power from the GOP.
The 14 state legislative seats we flipped in Wisconsin this cycle have put us on track to win majorities in 2026.
A blue trifecta is finally within reach.
The 14 state legislative seats we flipped in Wisconsin this cycle have put us on track to win majorities in 2026.
A blue trifecta is finally within reach.
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My mission as DNC Chair is to run a non-stop campaign operation in every state and territory.
We win when we invest up and down the ballot.
Right now, our resources and megaphone need to support these races in Virginia.
We win when we invest up and down the ballot.
Right now, our resources and megaphone need to support these races in Virginia.
December 24, 2024 at 2:05 AM
My mission as DNC Chair is to run a non-stop campaign operation in every state and territory.
We win when we invest up and down the ballot.
Right now, our resources and megaphone need to support these races in Virginia.
We win when we invest up and down the ballot.
Right now, our resources and megaphone need to support these races in Virginia.
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I remember how excited I was when Kamala raised a billion dollars, thinking "Maybe we can compete with messaging and ads!"
Then, the 1% went Shock and Awe and spent SEVENTEEN billion dollars on ads and messaging.
Can someone give me a practical example of how to counter this?
Then, the 1% went Shock and Awe and spent SEVENTEEN billion dollars on ads and messaging.
Can someone give me a practical example of how to counter this?
January 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I remember how excited I was when Kamala raised a billion dollars, thinking "Maybe we can compete with messaging and ads!"
Then, the 1% went Shock and Awe and spent SEVENTEEN billion dollars on ads and messaging.
Can someone give me a practical example of how to counter this?
Then, the 1% went Shock and Awe and spent SEVENTEEN billion dollars on ads and messaging.
Can someone give me a practical example of how to counter this?
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January 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
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my neck
my back
my CEO attack
my back
my CEO attack
December 9, 2024 at 7:22 PM
my neck
my back
my CEO attack
my back
my CEO attack
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grappling with the implications of The Claims Adjuster turning out to be a hot Italian tech bro gym rat who went to Penn, seems to have had a pretty gnarly back injury, retweets anti-woke nonsense, and has read not one but two books by Steve-O
December 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
grappling with the implications of The Claims Adjuster turning out to be a hot Italian tech bro gym rat who went to Penn, seems to have had a pretty gnarly back injury, retweets anti-woke nonsense, and has read not one but two books by Steve-O
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The Brooklyn Defenders obtained all nine years of data from the NYPD's ShotSpotter program—and found that more than 83 percent of the gunfire detection system's alerts were never confirmed to be gunshots at all.
@nickpinto.bsky.social has the story:
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shotspo...
@nickpinto.bsky.social has the story:
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shotspo...
83 Percent of ShotSpotter Alerts Might Not Have Been Gunfire at All
New data offers the deepest look yet at the NYPD’s very expensive, not very accurate gunfire detection system.
hellgatenyc.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The Brooklyn Defenders obtained all nine years of data from the NYPD's ShotSpotter program—and found that more than 83 percent of the gunfire detection system's alerts were never confirmed to be gunshots at all.
@nickpinto.bsky.social has the story:
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shotspo...
@nickpinto.bsky.social has the story:
hellgatenyc.com/nypd-shotspo...