Shane 🍉
@reborn-ocelot.bsky.social
29, gay, shy
BLM, trans rights
No one is illegal on stolen land
Bigots fuck off
BLM, trans rights
No one is illegal on stolen land
Bigots fuck off
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."
1/14
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AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Wild to watch corporate democrats rightly condemn Trump’s extrajudicial murders of innocent people in Carribean—while simultaneously pretending Trump isnt letting Netanyahu do the exact same thing to Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Wild to watch corporate democrats rightly condemn Trump’s extrajudicial murders of innocent people in Carribean—while simultaneously pretending Trump isnt letting Netanyahu do the exact same thing to Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
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Senate Dems believe the GOP - a party literally dismantling our democracy to turn Trump into a king - can be trusted? Their foolishness is astounding. They also won't get the votes. They gave away everything for a vote that won't save the ACA. But their billionaire backers are loving this.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Senate Dems believe the GOP - a party literally dismantling our democracy to turn Trump into a king - can be trusted? Their foolishness is astounding. They also won't get the votes. They gave away everything for a vote that won't save the ACA. But their billionaire backers are loving this.
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If you want to understand the fools establishment Dems take us for, and you want your blood pressure to hit the roof, read this absolute gaslighting from one of the "no" senators.
Senate Dems have one path to begin rebuilding trust: remove Schumer.
This thread is insulting @whitehouse.senate.gov
Senate Dems have one path to begin rebuilding trust: remove Schumer.
This thread is insulting @whitehouse.senate.gov
Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.
I get it. I have my own feelings.
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I get it. I have my own feelings.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you want to understand the fools establishment Dems take us for, and you want your blood pressure to hit the roof, read this absolute gaslighting from one of the "no" senators.
Senate Dems have one path to begin rebuilding trust: remove Schumer.
This thread is insulting @whitehouse.senate.gov
Senate Dems have one path to begin rebuilding trust: remove Schumer.
This thread is insulting @whitehouse.senate.gov
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"Paycheck for me, but not for thee!"
Johnson is depriving hundreds of millions of Americans of representation to protect PDF files. Yes, the cruelty is the point, but so is preventing the Epstein files from being released.
Johnson is depriving hundreds of millions of Americans of representation to protect PDF files. Yes, the cruelty is the point, but so is preventing the Epstein files from being released.
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Paycheck for me, but not for thee!"
Johnson is depriving hundreds of millions of Americans of representation to protect PDF files. Yes, the cruelty is the point, but so is preventing the Epstein files from being released.
Johnson is depriving hundreds of millions of Americans of representation to protect PDF files. Yes, the cruelty is the point, but so is preventing the Epstein files from being released.
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Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House. Less than three hours until the federal government shuts down, House Republicans aren’t even in DC.
Democrats are here, ready to pass a funding bill that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and reins in Trump’s abuse.
Democrats are here, ready to pass a funding bill that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and reins in Trump’s abuse.
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House. Less than three hours until the federal government shuts down, House Republicans aren’t even in DC.
Democrats are here, ready to pass a funding bill that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and reins in Trump’s abuse.
Democrats are here, ready to pass a funding bill that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and reins in Trump’s abuse.
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Guardian reports that figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate that at least 83% of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians.
Shame on all the enablers. My bet is they whitewash this horrific fact to. History will remember them with disdain.
Shame on all the enablers. My bet is they whitewash this horrific fact to. History will remember them with disdain.
August 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Guardian reports that figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate that at least 83% of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians.
Shame on all the enablers. My bet is they whitewash this horrific fact to. History will remember them with disdain.
Shame on all the enablers. My bet is they whitewash this horrific fact to. History will remember them with disdain.
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Stop the Genocide!
Collective punishment is a war crime.
Forced displacement is ethnic cleansing.
Intentionally bombing safe zones is genocide.
And remaining silent on all of the above is complicity.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. Now Stop The Genocide.
Forced displacement is ethnic cleansing.
Intentionally bombing safe zones is genocide.
And remaining silent on all of the above is complicity.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk. Now Stop The Genocide.
July 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Stop the Genocide!
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BREAKING: First France, then United Kingdom, now Canada announces that it will recognize a Palestinian state this September at the UN.
Keep the pressure on! Ensure statements convert to action. We must demand a stop to this genocide and a global recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine.🇵🇸 ❤️ ✊🏽
Keep the pressure on! Ensure statements convert to action. We must demand a stop to this genocide and a global recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine.🇵🇸 ❤️ ✊🏽
July 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
BREAKING: First France, then United Kingdom, now Canada announces that it will recognize a Palestinian state this September at the UN.
Keep the pressure on! Ensure statements convert to action. We must demand a stop to this genocide and a global recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine.🇵🇸 ❤️ ✊🏽
Keep the pressure on! Ensure statements convert to action. We must demand a stop to this genocide and a global recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine.🇵🇸 ❤️ ✊🏽
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It's Tr*mp's famine. It's Tr*mp's famine. It's Tr*mp's famine.
Also, hold the line, Canada! Americans support you standing strong against a tyrant.
Also, hold the line, Canada! Americans support you standing strong against a tyrant.
JUST IN: Trump says Canada backing Palestinian statehood would make striking a trade deal with them "very hard"
Trump: Canada backing Palestinian statehood makes striking a trade deal "very hard"
Canada is the 3rd close U.S. ally that has announced in recent days its intention to recognize Palestine in September.
www.axios.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
It's Tr*mp's famine. It's Tr*mp's famine. It's Tr*mp's famine.
Also, hold the line, Canada! Americans support you standing strong against a tyrant.
Also, hold the line, Canada! Americans support you standing strong against a tyrant.
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how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking.
The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.
www.richmonder.org
July 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
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Our tax dollars are being used to both starve children in Gaza—and shoot them while they line up for food. WTF are we doing here?
July 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our tax dollars are being used to both starve children in Gaza—and shoot them while they line up for food. WTF are we doing here?
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SCOTUS just gave Trump the power to rule by fiat. By limiting every other courts’ ability to block him, the Supreme Court has left us all to the whims of the most unhinged president in history while cases crawl through the courts, a process that can take years.
BREAKING: Supreme Court limits universal injunctions issued by federal courts in birthright citizenship case decision
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order
At issue was how the lower courts should handle President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, which limited citizenship only to children born of parents with permanent status to be in the U.S.
n.pr
June 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
SCOTUS just gave Trump the power to rule by fiat. By limiting every other courts’ ability to block him, the Supreme Court has left us all to the whims of the most unhinged president in history while cases crawl through the courts, a process that can take years.
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Our job is to erode the pillars of support under this fascist regime. We can do this. The power lies with us.
"While a successful democracy depends on some degree of reasonableness from voters, a successful liberal democracy also depends on some degree of responsibility and even courage from elites." The people are passing this test, and the elites are not.
The Public Is Resisting Trump. The Elites Aren’t.
The president is encountering little resistance as he remakes our society. And yet polling is clear that voters aren’t with him.
www.thebulwark.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Our job is to erode the pillars of support under this fascist regime. We can do this. The power lies with us.
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It was a stupid smash-and-grab attempt on behalf of his rich donor buddies
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says he's pulled his controversial proposal to sell federal public lands to state and private buyers from congressional Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Mike Lee pulls federal public land sale from ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says he's pulled his controversial proposal to sell federal public lands to state and private buyers from congressional Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.sltrib.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It was a stupid smash-and-grab attempt on behalf of his rich donor buddies
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Weird how they so want to post the Ten Commandments but never mention the Beatitudes.
ICYMI. MAGA has always planned to take this to Trump's Supreme Court. Now it's one step closer.
Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools blocked by federal appeals court
The law went into effect this year, but it’s unclear how many, if any, school districts have begun to comply as litigation could ultimately land before the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Weird how they so want to post the Ten Commandments but never mention the Beatitudes.
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A corrupt system is when ~155 million Americans are represented by 53 MAGA Senators but ~200 million Americans are represented by only 47 Democratic Senators—so the will of 155M is enforced on the will of 200M.
Tyranny of the minority is not a functioning Republic, its an aspiring Autocracy.
3/3
Tyranny of the minority is not a functioning Republic, its an aspiring Autocracy.
3/3
June 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
A corrupt system is when ~155 million Americans are represented by 53 MAGA Senators but ~200 million Americans are represented by only 47 Democratic Senators—so the will of 155M is enforced on the will of 200M.
Tyranny of the minority is not a functioning Republic, its an aspiring Autocracy.
3/3
Tyranny of the minority is not a functioning Republic, its an aspiring Autocracy.
3/3
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Zohran Mamdani captured voters promising to address the cost of living. @brookings.edu’s Andre Perry argues the housing crisis has a shocking consequence, "you literally lose years of life." There are “more empty homes in America than there are homeless people,” says @hartmannreport.com #VELSHI
‘More empty homes in America than there are homeless people’: Affordability agenda drives NY primary
Critics debate whether the primary win of Zohran Mamdani is a referendum on the future of the Democratic party. One thing is certain – he clearly struck a nerve with voters, and it’s that Americans can barely afford to live in this country. Author and economics professor Andre Perry argues that nothing will be affordable if wages can’t keep pace with rising costs. He notes that New York City has “lost 75,000 middle income jobs” just in the last year. According to radio show host and NYT best-selling author, Thom Hartmann, the housing crisis has been driven in part by giant corporations buying up properties and driving up costs, stating when prices “you start to see homelessness explode in these communities.”
www.msnbc.com
June 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Zohran Mamdani captured voters promising to address the cost of living. @brookings.edu’s Andre Perry argues the housing crisis has a shocking consequence, "you literally lose years of life." There are “more empty homes in America than there are homeless people,” says @hartmannreport.com #VELSHI
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"There is nothing remarkable about a politician raising money for nonprofits that promote their campaigns or agendas. What’s unusual is for a politician to keep some of the money for themselves." Smart reporting by @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"There is nothing remarkable about a politician raising money for nonprofits that promote their campaigns or agendas. What’s unusual is for a politician to keep some of the money for themselves." Smart reporting by @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...