Phyllis Hirsen
@phylliserene.bsky.social
Liberal senior, fan of democracy.
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Trump celebrating economic troubles in states he did not win
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Trump celebrating economic troubles in states he did not win
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This ⬇️ is why it is important for students to learn outside the textbook -- so they can discern fact from fiction.
Lies by politicians and the media have no sway on public opinion when people have the critical thinking skills and knowledge of history to see through them. #TeachTruth
Lies by politicians and the media have no sway on public opinion when people have the critical thinking skills and knowledge of history to see through them. #TeachTruth
The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This ⬇️ is why it is important for students to learn outside the textbook -- so they can discern fact from fiction.
Lies by politicians and the media have no sway on public opinion when people have the critical thinking skills and knowledge of history to see through them. #TeachTruth
Lies by politicians and the media have no sway on public opinion when people have the critical thinking skills and knowledge of history to see through them. #TeachTruth
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Ohio versus Oligarchy. Rooting for Ohio.
I spent the past five years exposing how corrupt the Ohio legislature is, and how everyday Ohioans pay the price.
Vivek Ramaswamy picked one of its leaders to be his running mate. The architect of the $600M stadium raid of Ohioans’ private funds.
Says it all. #statusquo
Vivek Ramaswamy picked one of its leaders to be his running mate. The architect of the $600M stadium raid of Ohioans’ private funds.
Says it all. #statusquo
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Ohio versus Oligarchy. Rooting for Ohio.
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“What I saw in her work was a writer that was trying to illuminate the lives of others,” Kent Wascom, director of the creative writing MFA program at Old Dominion University, told me today about Renee Good. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Renee Good’s Time at Old Dominion Included an Award-Winning Poem
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“What I saw in her work was a writer that was trying to illuminate the lives of others,” Kent Wascom, director of the creative writing MFA program at Old Dominion University, told me today about Renee Good. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Yeah. Based on WHAT, exactly???
January 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Yeah. Based on WHAT, exactly???
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Apropos of nothing
January 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Apropos of nothing
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Tonight we are overwhelmed by sadness. And thinking of these words passed down through centuries of grief.
Goodnight 💚
Goodnight 💚
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Tonight we are overwhelmed by sadness. And thinking of these words passed down through centuries of grief.
Goodnight 💚
Goodnight 💚
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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The difference between the Mexican cartels and the country of Venezuela is that the Mexican cartels have a far greater ability to hit back at the United States.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
Trump, in a sit down interview on Fox News aired just now, said the US will be conducting land strikes against the cartels.
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The difference between the Mexican cartels and the country of Venezuela is that the Mexican cartels have a far greater ability to hit back at the United States.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
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Trump wants the Military Budget for the year 2027 increase from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion
Sounds like someone is planning on militarizing America’s streets and to fuck with our new elections.
Sounds like someone is planning on militarizing America’s streets and to fuck with our new elections.
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Trump wants the Military Budget for the year 2027 increase from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion
Sounds like someone is planning on militarizing America’s streets and to fuck with our new elections.
Sounds like someone is planning on militarizing America’s streets and to fuck with our new elections.
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"Lawmakers are still racing to finalize a half-dozen more spending bills... including funding (DHS)."
“Democrats cannot vote for a [DHS] budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” Chris Murphy wrote
Another shooting in Portland now.
How can they fund this at all?
#Pinks
“Democrats cannot vote for a [DHS] budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” Chris Murphy wrote
Another shooting in Portland now.
How can they fund this at all?
#Pinks
Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis
Lawmakers issue warning about homeland security budget after shooting death by federal agent of Renee Nicole Good
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
"Lawmakers are still racing to finalize a half-dozen more spending bills... including funding (DHS)."
“Democrats cannot vote for a [DHS] budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” Chris Murphy wrote
Another shooting in Portland now.
How can they fund this at all?
#Pinks
“Democrats cannot vote for a [DHS] budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” Chris Murphy wrote
Another shooting in Portland now.
How can they fund this at all?
#Pinks
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But WHO, or what branch of government, can “get Trump under control”??? His successful, insane takeover is only speeding up…as his mental condition deteriorates. 😣
Highly recommend getting Trump under control before he does something your country really can’t undo or walk back from.
January 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM
But WHO, or what branch of government, can “get Trump under control”??? His successful, insane takeover is only speeding up…as his mental condition deteriorates. 😣
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
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From the sworn testimony of Special Counsel Jack Smith 2 weeks ago.
“Now once they were at the Capitol and the attack…happened, he refused to stop it. He instead issued a tweet that without question in my mind endangered the life of his own Vice President.” (p. 33)
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
From the sworn testimony of Special Counsel Jack Smith 2 weeks ago.
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At the @status.news newsletter that I read daily, they're saying...
"A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
"A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
At the @status.news newsletter that I read daily, they're saying...
"A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
"A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
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Like with what happened to Twitter, it’s really depressing how quickly our institutions can be restructured to serve billionaire interests and whims with no real pushback, internally or externally
This is what state-regime media looks like.
CBS News ran a segment gushing over Rubio — calling this his “moment" and saying: “Florida, once an American punchline, has become a leader on the world stage. Marco Rubio, we salute you! You are the ultimate Florida Man!”
Enough. Join us: MeidasPlus.com
CBS News ran a segment gushing over Rubio — calling this his “moment" and saying: “Florida, once an American punchline, has become a leader on the world stage. Marco Rubio, we salute you! You are the ultimate Florida Man!”
Enough. Join us: MeidasPlus.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Worth noting: ABC World News Tonight offered a full report on the J6 anniversary, including one rioter’s tearful apology to police, a statement from Pence and a note that the WH website today repeated “the lie” that the election was stolen.
NBC Nightly News didn’t cover the anniversary at all
NBC Nightly News didn’t cover the anniversary at all
Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Worth noting: ABC World News Tonight offered a full report on the J6 anniversary, including one rioter’s tearful apology to police, a statement from Pence and a note that the WH website today repeated “the lie” that the election was stolen.
NBC Nightly News didn’t cover the anniversary at all
NBC Nightly News didn’t cover the anniversary at all
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January 6, 2026
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
January 6, 2025
“They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 AM
January 6, 2026
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
(Yes, I misdated it, although it's fixed now.)
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