@monroesthistle.bsky.social
Plants, gardening, pets, wildlife, reading, fishing, astronomy …. No pretense just me. Ignorance and prejudice not tolerated. Oh and Scotland!
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Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mike Johnson closed the House down early to avoid a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Nice try, Mike—all that does is give us more time to rally up support.
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Let's get loud as hell, folks, and make sure every member of Congress knows where we stand:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY: “Her whole focus is regaining custody of her daughter.”
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
RUTHERFORD COUNTY: “Her whole focus is regaining custody of her daughter.”
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
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Where’d this Pete go?
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Where’d this Pete go?
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A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
FBI agents fired over 2020 kneeling photo during George Floyd protests sue Director Kash Patel | CNN Politics
A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd's killing.
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.
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A woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is being released on bond from ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston, according to her lawyer. https://cnn.it/4pOfWEI
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is being released on bond from ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston, according to her lawyer. https://cnn.it/4pOfWEI
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(the FBI destroyed my security cameras when they seized my newsroom. it is a Thing Feds Do not exclusive to ICE.)
ICE agent shoves a home security camera as she approaches a home. Masks aren't enough. They don't want you to have any record of their behavior. Even the tiniest threat of accountability is too much. Keep recording anyway.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
(the FBI destroyed my security cameras when they seized my newsroom. it is a Thing Feds Do not exclusive to ICE.)
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Tucked into Congress’ massive defense policy bill is a provision that would limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless he provides the House and Senate Armed Services committees with unedited video of US military strikes in the Caribbean.
Congress will vote on limiting Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases unedited video of boat strikes | CNN Politics
Tucked into Congress’ massive defense policy bill is a provision that would limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless he provides the House and Senate Armed Services committees with ...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Tucked into Congress’ massive defense policy bill is a provision that would limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless he provides the House and Senate Armed Services committees with unedited video of US military strikes in the Caribbean.
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Just a thin layer of ice on roadways is enough to make driving hazardous⚠️
Bridges and overpasses are especially prone to ice formation that is difficult to see, as winds beneath the structures accelerate cooling and maintain lower surface temperatures.
Remember -- Ice or snow take it slow!
Bridges and overpasses are especially prone to ice formation that is difficult to see, as winds beneath the structures accelerate cooling and maintain lower surface temperatures.
Remember -- Ice or snow take it slow!
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just a thin layer of ice on roadways is enough to make driving hazardous⚠️
Bridges and overpasses are especially prone to ice formation that is difficult to see, as winds beneath the structures accelerate cooling and maintain lower surface temperatures.
Remember -- Ice or snow take it slow!
Bridges and overpasses are especially prone to ice formation that is difficult to see, as winds beneath the structures accelerate cooling and maintain lower surface temperatures.
Remember -- Ice or snow take it slow!
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Hoomom here. This photo of Kayla was posted yesterday shortly after she ate tree flocking. She's fine. Vomited it up. We found it funny but shame on us. Per Google-"Tree flocking is bad for cats because it can be toxic if ingested & cause intestinal blocks". Just beware. Flock is a no no 🩷
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hoomom here. This photo of Kayla was posted yesterday shortly after she ate tree flocking. She's fine. Vomited it up. We found it funny but shame on us. Per Google-"Tree flocking is bad for cats because it can be toxic if ingested & cause intestinal blocks". Just beware. Flock is a no no 🩷
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December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
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anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
anyone need anything while i have the cat drawer open
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A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
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Also can we talk about how thirsty it is for Speaker Johnson to be wearing Trump-Vance campaign gear around Tennessee today? In November 2025?
Someone really doesn’t seem to understand this separate branches of government thing. #AmericanDuma #SpinelessSpeaker
Someone really doesn’t seem to understand this separate branches of government thing. #AmericanDuma #SpinelessSpeaker
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Also can we talk about how thirsty it is for Speaker Johnson to be wearing Trump-Vance campaign gear around Tennessee today? In November 2025?
Someone really doesn’t seem to understand this separate branches of government thing. #AmericanDuma #SpinelessSpeaker
Someone really doesn’t seem to understand this separate branches of government thing. #AmericanDuma #SpinelessSpeaker
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
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The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s trade policy.
4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against president’s global tariffs | CNN Politics
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s t...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s trade policy.
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1/3 John Knox, anti-vaccine activist, is now acting head of ASPR -- the agency that handles pandemic response.
He’s called COVID vaccine campaigns “nothing other than genocide.” 😶
Not exactly reassuring...
He’s called COVID vaccine campaigns “nothing other than genocide.” 😶
Not exactly reassuring...
Meet the anti-vaccine activist who could lead the response to the next pandemic
Former firefighter John Knox's ties to RFK Jr. have landed him atop the agency that helped bring Covid-19 under control. People in the know are worried.
www.msnbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1/3 John Knox, anti-vaccine activist, is now acting head of ASPR -- the agency that handles pandemic response.
He’s called COVID vaccine campaigns “nothing other than genocide.” 😶
Not exactly reassuring...
He’s called COVID vaccine campaigns “nothing other than genocide.” 😶
Not exactly reassuring...
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FACT: In July, Marsha Blackburn voted for the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program.
Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.
She thinks your too dumb to remember
Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.
She thinks your too dumb to remember
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
FACT: In July, Marsha Blackburn voted for the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program.
Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.
She thinks your too dumb to remember
Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.
She thinks your too dumb to remember
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Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away.
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away.
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The Senate voted 50–46 tonight to block Trump’s tariffs on Canada, and yesterday it voted to block his tariffs on Brazil. Now we need the house to vote. Where’s the House? Is Johnson still guarding the Epstein files?
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Senate voted 50–46 tonight to block Trump’s tariffs on Canada, and yesterday it voted to block his tariffs on Brazil. Now we need the house to vote. Where’s the House? Is Johnson still guarding the Epstein files?
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Headline: US health chief (🧠🪱) says there is not enough data to show Tylenol causes autism
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Um, yeah. We know.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Um, yeah. We know.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Headline: US health chief (🧠🪱) says there is not enough data to show Tylenol causes autism
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Um, yeah. We know.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Um, yeah. We know.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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An Illinois deputy was found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. https://cnn.it/47d9GjC
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
An Illinois deputy was found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. https://cnn.it/47d9GjC
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INBOX: “While Washington is broken and you may blame whoever you wish for the shutdown, we have a duty to rise above partisan politics & serve those we represent.”
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
INBOX: “While Washington is broken and you may blame whoever you wish for the shutdown, we have a duty to rise above partisan politics & serve those we represent.”
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance
@jrclemmons.bsky.social & TN Dems ask @GovBillLee for a special session to help 700,000 Tennesseans who rely on food assistance