TMcD
@pnwgal506.bsky.social
GenX gal living in the PNW with the hubs. Still WFH. Kids in college and in the US Navy. Liberal through and through. Resisting, planning and preparing for the dark times ahead.
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Still not a peep from FEMA administrator David Richardson as we're getting headlines like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Live updates: Texas flooding kills at least 104, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers
Texas floods live updates: At least 100 dead as search for survivors intensifies
www.nbcnews.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Still not a peep from FEMA administrator David Richardson as we're getting headlines like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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They’re closing hospitals to open concentration camps.
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They’re closing hospitals to open concentration camps.
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Turkish authorities arrested a whole new wave of opposition-party politicians this week, four months after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul (and years after the head of the pro-Kurdish/lefty party was first incarcerated, a fact that’s often is slipping down in the context)
3 Turkish mayors reported arrested as crackdown on opposition continues
Saturday’s arrests come four months after the mayor of Istanbul, considered Erdoğan’s main political opponent, was jailed over corruption allegations.
www.politico.eu
July 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Turkish authorities arrested a whole new wave of opposition-party politicians this week, four months after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul (and years after the head of the pro-Kurdish/lefty party was first incarcerated, a fact that’s often is slipping down in the context)
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TRUMP: “I was very unhappy with my call with Putin. It just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people. No good. It's not good.”
(He just cut military aid to Ukraine)
(He just cut military aid to Ukraine)
July 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
TRUMP: “I was very unhappy with my call with Putin. It just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people. No good. It's not good.”
(He just cut military aid to Ukraine)
(He just cut military aid to Ukraine)
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Yet another ICE impersonator caught. How many are they not catching?
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson & Sexton try to protect masked unidentified vigilantes with legislation— we should be banning this dangerous insanity instead.
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson & Sexton try to protect masked unidentified vigilantes with legislation— we should be banning this dangerous insanity instead.
June 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Yet another ICE impersonator caught. How many are they not catching?
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson & Sexton try to protect masked unidentified vigilantes with legislation— we should be banning this dangerous insanity instead.
As @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson & Sexton try to protect masked unidentified vigilantes with legislation— we should be banning this dangerous insanity instead.
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Pride Month means extra community defense. It also means I haven’t been able to attend as many Tesla Takedowns as I usually do.
Still, I managed to make it out to the Arlington, VA #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, June 21.
I’ve missed you Arlington!
Still, I managed to make it out to the Arlington, VA #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, June 21.
I’ve missed you Arlington!
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pride Month means extra community defense. It also means I haven’t been able to attend as many Tesla Takedowns as I usually do.
Still, I managed to make it out to the Arlington, VA #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, June 21.
I’ve missed you Arlington!
Still, I managed to make it out to the Arlington, VA #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, June 21.
I’ve missed you Arlington!
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But…that’s exactly what you are doing
June 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
But…that’s exactly what you are doing
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Budapest's streets overflowed with Pride marchers on Saturday, despite the Orban regime's threats of legal consequences. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hungary banned Pride events. Thousands marched anyway.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said those who attended should face “legal consequences.”
www.motherjones.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Budapest's streets overflowed with Pride marchers on Saturday, despite the Orban regime's threats of legal consequences. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“Disaster looms”: Justice Jackson’s warning for the country
“Disaster looms”: Justice Jackson’s warning for the country
The Supreme Court allows presidents to do what judges have ruled illegal.
www.motherjones.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Disaster looms”: Justice Jackson’s warning for the country
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He can see the writing on the wall. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Key GOP centrist Rep. Don Bacon will not seek reelection
He's expected to announce Monday that he'll retire at the end of his term.
www.politico.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
He can see the writing on the wall. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
June 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
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“The Court's decision to permit the Executive to violate the Constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law.”
—Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, dissenting
—Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, dissenting
June 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“The Court's decision to permit the Executive to violate the Constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law.”
—Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, dissenting
—Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, dissenting
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America is in a precarious place, but Americans everywhere are speaking up against the authoritarian threat. Historian extraordinaire Heather Cox Richardson joins Sarah to discuss the lessons history leaves for this moment, and Americans' role in fighting back.
Heather Cox Richardson: Democracy Isn’t Dead. Yet. | The Focus Group Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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June 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
America is in a precarious place, but Americans everywhere are speaking up against the authoritarian threat. Historian extraordinaire Heather Cox Richardson joins Sarah to discuss the lessons history leaves for this moment, and Americans' role in fighting back.
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“…Leo has already shown that he has no intention of reversing the pastoral priorities and vision of the Church that Pope Francis laid out…Leo has made it clear that he wants to continue to make the Church a place that is open and inviting to all.” www.ucanews.com/news/gentle-...
Gentle, yet firm: Pope Leo and the Church's clerical workforce- UCA News
Leo XIV offers challenging encouragement to seminarians and younger priests who often felt unappreciated and even attacked by his predecessor.
www.ucanews.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“…Leo has already shown that he has no intention of reversing the pastoral priorities and vision of the Church that Pope Francis laid out…Leo has made it clear that he wants to continue to make the Church a place that is open and inviting to all.” www.ucanews.com/news/gentle-...
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Thousands of people lined up at the Minnesota Capitol to pay tribute to slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Between the caskets was an urn containing the ashes of the family’s golden retriever, Gilbert.
Beloved dog joined Minnesota lawmaker, husband as they lay in state
When Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot this month, their golden retriever was grievously wounded and had to be euthanized.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thousands of people lined up at the Minnesota Capitol to pay tribute to slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Between the caskets was an urn containing the ashes of the family’s golden retriever, Gilbert.
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Iranian freedom fighters Hossein and Hassan Ronaghi have been kidnapped and are being held by the Islamic regime as it cracks down.
Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday.
The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.
Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday.
The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.
June 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Iranian freedom fighters Hossein and Hassan Ronaghi have been kidnapped and are being held by the Islamic regime as it cracks down.
Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday.
The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.
Hassan was kidnapped last week, and Hossein was kidnapped yesterday.
The health of their parents, who have already been through years of hell, is suffering greatly.
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Who is the head of countering violent extremism in America, folks?
That would be 22-year-old Thomas Fugate.
Experience: Former Garderner and Grocery Store Assistant.
Feel safer?
That would be 22-year-old Thomas Fugate.
Experience: Former Garderner and Grocery Store Assistant.
Feel safer?
June 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Who is the head of countering violent extremism in America, folks?
That would be 22-year-old Thomas Fugate.
Experience: Former Garderner and Grocery Store Assistant.
Feel safer?
That would be 22-year-old Thomas Fugate.
Experience: Former Garderner and Grocery Store Assistant.
Feel safer?
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
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Trump announces attack on Iran. No congressional approval. At the hands of the self-proclaimed "anti-war" president.
June 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump announces attack on Iran. No congressional approval. At the hands of the self-proclaimed "anti-war" president.
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Trump wore his campaign hat in the situation room forever associating MAGA with the bombing of Iran
June 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Trump wore his campaign hat in the situation room forever associating MAGA with the bombing of Iran