ssharpless
@sjsharpless.bsky.social
Cat lover 🐱 Brewery enthusiast 🍻 Traveler 🗺️ Hoosier happily living in 🔵 Minnesota
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If you beat up and injure a cop at the Capitol the Trump admin will pardon you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
If you beat up and injure a cop at the Capitol the Trump admin will pardon you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
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The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
Unfuckingbelievable!
The official position of the White House is that on January 6, "it was the Democrats who staged the real insurrection by certifying a fraud-ridden election."
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Unfuckingbelievable!
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Minnesota has to come first - always.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Minnesota has to come first - always.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
Today, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make Minnesota the best place to live and raise kids.
I’ve decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work.
So we’re now betting on war crimes?
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
So we’re now betting on war crimes?
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Why isn't Congress back in DC, raising hell on the Senate and House floor?
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Why isn't Congress back in DC, raising hell on the Senate and House floor?
Way to go Hoosiers! ❤️🤍
I mean, the shock value here is just because of the names. If you look at the resume, Indiana*should* be beating down their opponents here. It's just that their opponents' name is Alabama.
Still, very impressive by the Hoosiers.
They weren't intimidated by the moment or the venue.
Still, very impressive by the Hoosiers.
They weren't intimidated by the moment or the venue.
January 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Way to go Hoosiers! ❤️🤍
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What the hell happened, MAGA?
#VoteBlue2026
#VoteBlue2026
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
What the hell happened, MAGA?
#VoteBlue2026
#VoteBlue2026
“I want to be like you”
“Right now, all I am is old”
and compassionate, eloquent, intelligent, calm, and a visionary.
“Right now, all I am is old”
and compassionate, eloquent, intelligent, calm, and a visionary.
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“I want to be like you”
“Right now, all I am is old”
and compassionate, eloquent, intelligent, calm, and a visionary.
“Right now, all I am is old”
and compassionate, eloquent, intelligent, calm, and a visionary.
You say war crime, I say murder.
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You say war crime, I say murder.
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When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
And yet…
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
Insanity
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And yet…
Don’t trust her one bit!
Dana Bash was right to point out that Marge only now speaks about donalds inciting hate and threats towards people when it hit her front door.
MTG owes several people personal apologies, not that blanket BS. Ohh and while shes at it, hang up the J6 plaque.
MTG owes several people personal apologies, not that blanket BS. Ohh and while shes at it, hang up the J6 plaque.
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Don’t trust her one bit!
Sesame Street debuted 56 years ago today! ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sesame Street debuted 56 years ago today! ❤️
Thank you for this clear and easy to understand explanation.
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Thank you for this clear and easy to understand explanation.
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From our statement on SNAP:
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
From our statement on SNAP:
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Facts matter…this is true. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Facts matter…this is true. 💙
“Look for the helpers”
WCK is in Washington, D.C. serving thousands of meals prepared by local restaurants to people impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. We're at Washington Canal Park until 2pm.
If you know someone affected by the shutdown, please share this post so they know where to get a meal. ❤️ #ChefsForFeds
If you know someone affected by the shutdown, please share this post so they know where to get a meal. ❤️ #ChefsForFeds
October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Look for the helpers”
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Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
Braun; making it difficult to ever move “back home”.
The announcement significantly bolsters the Trump administration's pressure campaign to strongarm Republicans in red states across the country to redraw their congressional maps.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/indiana...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/indiana...
Indiana Gov Announces Special Session to Act on Trump’s Gerrymandering Squeeze
Succumbing to mounting pressure from the Trump administration and the president’s allies, Indiana...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Braun; making it difficult to ever move “back home”.
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“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.”
— Paul Wellstone
— Paul Wellstone
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.”
— Paul Wellstone
— Paul Wellstone
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Another photo of Doug Emhoff at No Kings in Santa Monica yesterday.
If Kamala had won we’d be at brunch. 🤭
If Kamala had won we’d be at brunch. 🤭
October 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Another photo of Doug Emhoff at No Kings in Santa Monica yesterday.
If Kamala had won we’d be at brunch. 🤭
If Kamala had won we’d be at brunch. 🤭
Truth!
If there’s one truth running through every chapter of American history, it’s this:
progress has never come from the people sitting quietly.
It’s come from the ones willing to get loud, and risk something real.
So to everyone who still thinks protest is unpatriotic —
read a history book.
progress has never come from the people sitting quietly.
It’s come from the ones willing to get loud, and risk something real.
So to everyone who still thinks protest is unpatriotic —
read a history book.
Nothing Is More American, or More Patriotic Than Citizen Protest
To protest is to be an American patriot; and fuck you, Trump’s bootlickers.
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Truth!
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October 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM