MeganMcKenzie
@meganmckenzie.bsky.social
Eyes wide open. 💙💙💙💙Working together we can and must get this right. Truth teller. Kayak Puget Sound: Orcas nearby. Parent of 2 Old English Sheepdogs. K.D. Lang soothes raw edges of grief.
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them 19thnews.org/2026/02/ice-... via @19thnews.org
People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them
A new federal report spurred a call for better oversight of how pads and tampons are made available in detention and prisons.
19thnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them 19thnews.org/2026/02/ice-... via @19thnews.org
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Bravo. There's a lot of leverage out there if you look for it.
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Bravo. There's a lot of leverage out there if you look for it.
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This is my hometown - Buda, Texas. Guy runs up and starts pummeling one of the girls. I am so proud of these high school students standing up for their neighbors. There are more of us than the fascist dipshits, and there's safety in numbers. www.kxan.com/news/local/b...
Man charged with assault after fight during student-led anti-ICE protest in Buda
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said on Tuesday he is calling on the District Attorney’s Office to investigate after a brawl between students an adult man ensued during a confrontation at Monday’s …
www.kxan.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This is my hometown - Buda, Texas. Guy runs up and starts pummeling one of the girls. I am so proud of these high school students standing up for their neighbors. There are more of us than the fascist dipshits, and there's safety in numbers. www.kxan.com/news/local/b...
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop Rep. Mike Bost's Attack on Veterans' Homeownership. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...
Hands Off Veterans' Homeownership
Veterans shouldn't have to fight another battle just to afford a home. With housing costs already soaring, proposals to raise VA loan fees threaten to push veterans out of homeownership entirely — eve...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop Rep. Mike Bost's Attack on Veterans' Homeownership. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...
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On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, enhancing protections against gender-based pay discrimination.
The legislation was the first he signed after assuming office nine days earlier.
The legislation was the first he signed after assuming office nine days earlier.
January 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, enhancing protections against gender-based pay discrimination.
The legislation was the first he signed after assuming office nine days earlier.
The legislation was the first he signed after assuming office nine days earlier.
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In his State of the Union address on January 29, 1991, President George H. W. Bush outlined his vision of a “new world order,” describing a world in which “diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind.”
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In his State of the Union address on January 29, 1991, President George H. W. Bush outlined his vision of a “new world order,” describing a world in which “diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind.”
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Today marks 62 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
August 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Today marks 62 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
New Trump act may lead to total GOP takeover of elections: 'Most important news out there'
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New Trump act may lead to total GOP takeover of elections: 'Most important news out there'
Donald Trump's administration just took an action that "hints" about future ambitions for a total electoral takeover by Republicans, a former federal prosecutor said Thursday.It was recently reported ...
www.rawstory.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
New Trump act may lead to total GOP takeover of elections: 'Most important news out there'
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Minnesota Winter
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Minnesota Winter
A second murder, a second set of lies and an ominous letter
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January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Minnesota Winter
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Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Perfectly stated by President @billclinton.bsky.social.
"If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.
"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People."
"If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.
"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People."
BILL CLINTON: "Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back."
Statement by President Clinton
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Perfectly stated by President @billclinton.bsky.social.
"If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.
"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People."
"If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.
"It is up to all of us who believe in the promise of American democracy to stand up, speak out, and show that our nation still belongs to We the People."
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They all deserve to be remembered. We must fight for justice for all of these people.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
They all deserve to be remembered. We must fight for justice for all of these people.
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There is no way to interpret this administration's actions and rhetoric with regard to vaccines as anything other than an attempt to suppress vaccination.
This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There is no way to interpret this administration's actions and rhetoric with regard to vaccines as anything other than an attempt to suppress vaccination.
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WATCH: David Jolly on the murder of Alex Pretti---->
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My comments on Minnesota
YouTube video by David Jolly
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January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
WATCH: David Jolly on the murder of Alex Pretti---->
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“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
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Minneapolis didn’t have a single deadly police shooting in 2025. Now, 2 fatal shootings by ICE in January alone.
Ripping people out of cars, smashing windows, pepper-spraying people at close range, and killing citizens like Alex Pretti and Renée Good, then lying about it.
#FundHealthcareStopICE
Ripping people out of cars, smashing windows, pepper-spraying people at close range, and killing citizens like Alex Pretti and Renée Good, then lying about it.
#FundHealthcareStopICE
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Minneapolis didn’t have a single deadly police shooting in 2025. Now, 2 fatal shootings by ICE in January alone.
Ripping people out of cars, smashing windows, pepper-spraying people at close range, and killing citizens like Alex Pretti and Renée Good, then lying about it.
#FundHealthcareStopICE
Ripping people out of cars, smashing windows, pepper-spraying people at close range, and killing citizens like Alex Pretti and Renée Good, then lying about it.
#FundHealthcareStopICE
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“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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"This isn’t about immigration enforcement. This is straight-out fascism. ... They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are beating up and killing citizens to create disruption, so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office."
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"This isn’t about immigration enforcement. This is straight-out fascism. ... They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are beating up and killing citizens to create disruption, so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office."
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ONE THING that child-raping Putin puppet traitor Trump is good at is sowing DIVISION, hate, lies, stochastic terrorism, fascist militarism, Naziism - just as his hero/owner Putin planned for years. The hate/racism/division is all strategic - for the establishment of PUTIN STYLE FASCIST POLICE STATE!
Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting
YouTube video by The New York Times
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January 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
ONE THING that child-raping Putin puppet traitor Trump is good at is sowing DIVISION, hate, lies, stochastic terrorism, fascist militarism, Naziism - just as his hero/owner Putin planned for years. The hate/racism/division is all strategic - for the establishment of PUTIN STYLE FASCIST POLICE STATE!
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🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.
‘All-out assault on our democracy:’ Bondi’s Minnesota blackmail letter draws righteous fury from state election leaders
“This isn't leadership. This is blackmail," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said. "This is the way organized crime works."
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.
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tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!!
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!!
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures
1st Amendment: GONE
Right to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Right to Petition
2nd Amendment: GONE
Right to Keep & Bear Arms
4th Amendment: GONE
Unreasonable Searches &
Seizures