Tara
@runninglotus.bsky.social
Mom, wife, feminist, APRN, treehugger, dog lover, pro-democracy, liberal AF
Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/2...
Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant
He supposedly focused on foreign influence operations.
www.theverge.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant www.theverge.com/2023/10/19/2...
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Zionism is to Judaism what Christian nationalism is to Christianity, but at the top of the pyramid, oligarchs and corrupt politicians like Trump aren't even Zionists nor Christian nationalists, they’re predators who feed off our resources and destroy the foundations of democracy and the rule of law.
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Zionism is to Judaism what Christian nationalism is to Christianity, but at the top of the pyramid, oligarchs and corrupt politicians like Trump aren't even Zionists nor Christian nationalists, they’re predators who feed off our resources and destroy the foundations of democracy and the rule of law.
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"After purging the DOJ, HHS, and FBI of qualified individuals and replacing them with Reeks, Trump seeks to do the same to the Federal Reserve, thereby initiating a devastating chain reaction that will negatively impact America’s credibility and reputation abroad."
January 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"After purging the DOJ, HHS, and FBI of qualified individuals and replacing them with Reeks, Trump seeks to do the same to the Federal Reserve, thereby initiating a devastating chain reaction that will negatively impact America’s credibility and reputation abroad."
so many illegal things....
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
so many illegal things....
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Trump is using ICE to terrorize our cities. He is using DOJ to target his political opponents. He will eventually try to steal the 2026 election. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and unbowed. Become a member now to help support its work and to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Trump is using ICE to terrorize our cities. He is using DOJ to target his political opponents. He will eventually try to steal the 2026 election. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and unbowed. Become a member now to help support its work and to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The media has no obligation to report what he says as straight news. He's a habitual liar and of course he knew and of course it's to pressure him.
January 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The media has no obligation to report what he says as straight news. He's a habitual liar and of course he knew and of course it's to pressure him.
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
Take Action: Stop Trump’s War in Venezuela
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela.
act.indivisible.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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Tim Walz dropping out of the race for a third term is the direct result of Republican threats to kill his entire family after they had already murdered one of his state’s representative and her husband. — Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Tim Walz dropping out of the race for a third term is the direct result of Republican threats to kill his entire family after they had already murdered one of his state’s representative and her husband. — Anyone still believe both parties are the same?
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An excellent rule of thumb would be; if it comes out of an elected GOPNAZI, it’s a lie, conspiracy theory or Pedophile President/RFKJr wet dream & is VERY, VERY dangerous to human life.
The Republican Party is dead & buried. We are now a Rogue State ruled by a number of dangerous Nazi criminals.
The Republican Party is dead & buried. We are now a Rogue State ruled by a number of dangerous Nazi criminals.
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
An excellent rule of thumb would be; if it comes out of an elected GOPNAZI, it’s a lie, conspiracy theory or Pedophile President/RFKJr wet dream & is VERY, VERY dangerous to human life.
The Republican Party is dead & buried. We are now a Rogue State ruled by a number of dangerous Nazi criminals.
The Republican Party is dead & buried. We are now a Rogue State ruled by a number of dangerous Nazi criminals.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
this will lead to more distrust in public health and is the reason having people in charge that don't know what they're doing is so dangerous.
this will lead to more distrust in public health and is the reason having people in charge that don't know what they're doing is so dangerous.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
this will lead to more distrust in public health and is the reason having people in charge that don't know what they're doing is so dangerous.
this will lead to more distrust in public health and is the reason having people in charge that don't know what they're doing is so dangerous.
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As predicted.
NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As predicted.
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Oooh this is juicy. This is from Jim Comey's response to Lindsay Halligan's motion to disqualify defense counsel Pat Fitzgerald, and to set up filter protocols over old warrants. THE DEFENSE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE WHAT? lol
October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oooh this is juicy. This is from Jim Comey's response to Lindsay Halligan's motion to disqualify defense counsel Pat Fitzgerald, and to set up filter protocols over old warrants. THE DEFENSE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE WHAT? lol
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@nicolefoy.bsky.social is the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@nicolefoy.bsky.social is the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
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7 MILLION AMERICANS AREN'T WRONG.
October 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
7 MILLION AMERICANS AREN'T WRONG.
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Mike Johnson’s not a Speaker; he’s a spokesman. The House doesn’t move until Trump says fetch.
Johnson won’t bring the House back until Trump wants them back.
Johnson won’t bring the House back until Trump wants them back.
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mike Johnson’s not a Speaker; he’s a spokesman. The House doesn’t move until Trump says fetch.
Johnson won’t bring the House back until Trump wants them back.
Johnson won’t bring the House back until Trump wants them back.
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We don’t need a fake video of Donald Trump dumping shit on America, because we see it every day for real.
October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We don’t need a fake video of Donald Trump dumping shit on America, because we see it every day for real.
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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He doesn't want a deal. He never has. He wants a shutdown and for people to blame Democrats.
Q: Do you think we can see your deal-making skills apply to the govt shutdown anytime soon?
TRUMP: Well, look, I mean, all we want to do is just extend
TRUMP: Well, look, I mean, all we want to do is just extend
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He doesn't want a deal. He never has. He wants a shutdown and for people to blame Democrats.
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Trump’s tariffs destroyed the Chinese market for US soybean farmers
He promised to help the farmers-but now says he can’t, because of the shutdown
Yet he gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout
Now China is buying soybeans from Argentina-in record numbers
#TrumpShutdownBadForUS
He promised to help the farmers-but now says he can’t, because of the shutdown
Yet he gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout
Now China is buying soybeans from Argentina-in record numbers
#TrumpShutdownBadForUS
October 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Trump’s tariffs destroyed the Chinese market for US soybean farmers
He promised to help the farmers-but now says he can’t, because of the shutdown
Yet he gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout
Now China is buying soybeans from Argentina-in record numbers
#TrumpShutdownBadForUS
He promised to help the farmers-but now says he can’t, because of the shutdown
Yet he gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout
Now China is buying soybeans from Argentina-in record numbers
#TrumpShutdownBadForUS
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“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.”
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.
www.rollingstone.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.”
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.
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Donald Trump is deploying troops against Americans
Taking healthcare away from millions of Americans
Unilaterally canceling programs-funded by Congress-which Americans desperately need, because he wants to hurt his opponents
And Democrats will not agree to pay for ANY of it
#TrumpShutdownHurtsUS
Taking healthcare away from millions of Americans
Unilaterally canceling programs-funded by Congress-which Americans desperately need, because he wants to hurt his opponents
And Democrats will not agree to pay for ANY of it
#TrumpShutdownHurtsUS
Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Donald Trump is deploying troops against Americans
Taking healthcare away from millions of Americans
Unilaterally canceling programs-funded by Congress-which Americans desperately need, because he wants to hurt his opponents
And Democrats will not agree to pay for ANY of it
#TrumpShutdownHurtsUS
Taking healthcare away from millions of Americans
Unilaterally canceling programs-funded by Congress-which Americans desperately need, because he wants to hurt his opponents
And Democrats will not agree to pay for ANY of it
#TrumpShutdownHurtsUS
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Democrats Have One Brutal Path to Survival if the Supreme Court Kills the Voting Rights Act
slate.com
Democrats Have One Brutal Path to Survival if the Supreme Court Kills the Voting Rights Act
twp.ai
October 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Democrats Have One Brutal Path to Survival if the Supreme Court Kills the Voting Rights Act