Where the Cactus Flowers Grow
@shenoah.bsky.social
Screaming into the void… trying to make sense of the senseless.
Pinned
He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
!!!
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1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Went on NewsNation this morning to push back on the MAGA spin about gas prices. Yeah, they’re down a bit — but housing, groceries, electricity, and car payments are through the roof.
A marginal decline in gas prices isn’t enough for most Americans.
A marginal decline in gas prices isn’t enough for most Americans.
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Went on NewsNation this morning to push back on the MAGA spin about gas prices. Yeah, they’re down a bit — but housing, groceries, electricity, and car payments are through the roof.
A marginal decline in gas prices isn’t enough for most Americans.
A marginal decline in gas prices isn’t enough for most Americans.
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Nothing about this is normal. I don't even know where to start other than to say again -- this is not normal.
December 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Nothing about this is normal. I don't even know where to start other than to say again -- this is not normal.
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One of the things that makes me most proud of Democracy Docket is its unflinching headlines. My latest piece provides examples and context about why this is so important. Become a premium member now to access this and all its premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of the things that makes me most proud of Democracy Docket is its unflinching headlines. My latest piece provides examples and context about why this is so important. Become a premium member now to access this and all its premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Inky is holding court tonight in the Chateau...Ha !
December 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Inky is holding court tonight in the Chateau...Ha !
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I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.
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This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
She thinks I'm with ICE
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know.
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know.
Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know.
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know.
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I usually post only once a day. If I ever post this many in one day, please contact my loved ones so they can stage an intervention.
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏
December 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I usually post only once a day. If I ever post this many in one day, please contact my loved ones so they can stage an intervention.
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏
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I don't know if you heard that Jimmy Kimmel was invited to give the "Alternative Christmas Message" to run opposite the one from King Charles. This is it, and I, personally, got a kick out of his last line.
Jimmy Kimmel's Alternative Christmas Message (Channel 4 UK)
YouTube video by LateNighter
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don't know if you heard that Jimmy Kimmel was invited to give the "Alternative Christmas Message" to run opposite the one from King Charles. This is it, and I, personally, got a kick out of his last line.
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WATCH — @rokhanna.bsky.social : “Over 1200 survivors raped or abused, and you have rich and powerful men doing this - and this country did nothing.”
(H/T @cwebbonline.com )
(H/T @cwebbonline.com )
December 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
WATCH — @rokhanna.bsky.social : “Over 1200 survivors raped or abused, and you have rich and powerful men doing this - and this country did nothing.”
(H/T @cwebbonline.com )
(H/T @cwebbonline.com )
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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
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One of my favorite presents ever—my dad found and framed this pic of my mother @sunminkimes.bsky.social at a Seattle courthouse after she passed her US citizenship test in 1981. Like so many of the people who come here to start a new life, she is the best of us—the bravest, strongest person I know.
December 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of my favorite presents ever—my dad found and framed this pic of my mother @sunminkimes.bsky.social at a Seattle courthouse after she passed her US citizenship test in 1981. Like so many of the people who come here to start a new life, she is the best of us—the bravest, strongest person I know.
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When I wasn't happy with big law, I built my own law firm to protect democracy.
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When I wasn't happy with big law, I built my own law firm to protect democracy.
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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I want some of that here.
Korean prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted President Yoon in first martial law trial
An independent counsel has demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I want some of that here.
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“the president seems to be using the doj to hide his years of involvement with the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history” feels like a story worth reporting on
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“the president seems to be using the doj to hide his years of involvement with the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history” feels like a story worth reporting on
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The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting
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I'm pretty sure we're not going to have to take this thing back, I can get rid of the receipt... 😂
December 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm pretty sure we're not going to have to take this thing back, I can get rid of the receipt... 😂
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The kids are coming in early tonight...
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The kids are coming in early tonight...