VieLaLa
@vielala.bsky.social
Wannabe francophile. “The ERA is for our future”. The future is NOW.
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People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
Robert Reich
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November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5
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Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
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PI granted.
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Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
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If you’re a climate/energy person, I will take your portrait pro bono.
After far too many years, I've got myself a new Guardian byline pic, very kindly taken pro bono by Nick Bowring. It was getting like The Picture of Dorian Gray in reverse.
Embrace the ravages of time!
Embrace the ravages of time!
May 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you’re a climate/energy person, I will take your portrait pro bono.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Congressional Democratic leaders called for FCC Chair Brendan Carr to resign for his role in pressuring ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air indefinitely: Here's your Evening Briefing.
Democrats Call for FCC Chair to Resign Over Role in Kimmel Ouster
Get caught up.
bloom.bg
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Congressional Democratic leaders called for FCC Chair Brendan Carr to resign for his role in pressuring ABC to pull Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air indefinitely: Here's your Evening Briefing.
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Fans, celebrities and Democratic politicians expressed anger and disappointment after ABC announced that it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the air indefinitely, saying that the move amounted to censorship and was an attack on free speech.
Reactions to ABC’s Pulling of ‘Kimmel’ Reflect America’s Partisan Divide
Fans and liberals expressed anger while conservatives hailed ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air after comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Fans, celebrities and Democratic politicians expressed anger and disappointment after ABC announced that it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from the air indefinitely, saying that the move amounted to censorship and was an attack on free speech.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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The case of Ivana Bronlund, a young Greenlandic woman who was ruled incapable of keeping her baby, has become Greenland’s latest flashpoint with Denmark.
Denmark’s Parenting Test Becomes the Latest Flashpoint in Greenland
The case of a young Greenlandic woman who was ruled incapable of keeping her baby has become the latest flashpoint with Denmark.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The case of Ivana Bronlund, a young Greenlandic woman who was ruled incapable of keeping her baby, has become Greenland’s latest flashpoint with Denmark.
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"The American Slavery 2.0 project is a brilliant conceit precisely because it dovetails so many MAGA governing principles into a single, big and beautiful policy." — @schaller67.bsky.social
Making Slavery Great Again
It's less outlandish than it sounds.
www.publicnotice.co
August 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"The American Slavery 2.0 project is a brilliant conceit precisely because it dovetails so many MAGA governing principles into a single, big and beautiful policy." — @schaller67.bsky.social
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US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite surge in tariff revenue reut.rs/4mxRTbI
US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite surge in tariff revenue
The U.S. government's budget deficit grew nearly 20% in July to $291 billion despite a $21 billion jump in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump's tariffs, with outlays growing faster than receipts, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
US deficit grows to $291 billion in July despite surge in tariff revenue reut.rs/4mxRTbI
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The Trump administration does not get to violate the rule of law.
Preventing congressional oversight of detention centers is illegal—that's why I'm not giving up. I'm still fighting to get inside the Eloy facility and check on conditions & my constituents.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Preventing congressional oversight of detention centers is illegal—that's why I'm not giving up. I'm still fighting to get inside the Eloy facility and check on conditions & my constituents.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Arizona Democrat challenges Trump after denied entry to Ice facility: ‘We can’t look the other way’
Greg Stanton was turned away from facility when attempting to check on a restaurant owner, despite being allowed to by law
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Trump administration does not get to violate the rule of law.
Preventing congressional oversight of detention centers is illegal—that's why I'm not giving up. I'm still fighting to get inside the Eloy facility and check on conditions & my constituents.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Preventing congressional oversight of detention centers is illegal—that's why I'm not giving up. I'm still fighting to get inside the Eloy facility and check on conditions & my constituents.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I will turn 50 this September. I was born in 1975, and I represent the only generation of American women born with full rights that have been lost in the same lifetime.
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Gen X: The Only Generation of American Women to Live With Rights
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I will turn 50 this September. I was born in 1975, and I represent the only generation of American women born with full rights that have been lost in the same lifetime.
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Thank you to Texas State Democrats, who are doing everything in their power to stop the illegal stealing of five congressional seats. Texans deserve leadership that fights for their voice and their future.
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thank you to Texas State Democrats, who are doing everything in their power to stop the illegal stealing of five congressional seats. Texans deserve leadership that fights for their voice and their future.
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Reminder to register your objections to the Racial Rigging in Texas at comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c055
Facts:
1. 95% of population growth in TX from 2010 - 2020 was people of color (POC).
2. With that growth TX was awarded 2 more congressional seats. They did not go to POC.
Facts:
1. 95% of population growth in TX from 2010 - 2020 was people of color (POC).
2. With that growth TX was awarded 2 more congressional seats. They did not go to POC.
House Public Comment
The purpose of this form is to aid Texas residents in electronically submitting public comments to House committees on measures or matters included on public hearing notices.
comments.house.texas.gov
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reminder to register your objections to the Racial Rigging in Texas at comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c055
Facts:
1. 95% of population growth in TX from 2010 - 2020 was people of color (POC).
2. With that growth TX was awarded 2 more congressional seats. They did not go to POC.
Facts:
1. 95% of population growth in TX from 2010 - 2020 was people of color (POC).
2. With that growth TX was awarded 2 more congressional seats. They did not go to POC.
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Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
July 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
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Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
July 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
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“This is a five-alarm fire, what’s happening in Texas,” @repcasar.bsky.social, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, tells Rolling Stone.
“Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to do this all across the country.”
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to do this all across the country.”
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
July 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“This is a five-alarm fire, what’s happening in Texas,” @repcasar.bsky.social, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, tells Rolling Stone.
“Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to do this all across the country.”
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“Donald Trump has already said that if he does this to Texas, he wants to do this all across the country.”
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Democrats need to fight. I’m standing for Jersey.
July 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Democrats need to fight. I’m standing for Jersey.
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Trump is trying to kill solar power. @billmckibben.bsky.social has a plan to fight back.
Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back
Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?
www.motherjones.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump is trying to kill solar power. @billmckibben.bsky.social has a plan to fight back.
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While Texans battle floods, Republicans are busy drowning democracy—rigging the map to cling to power.
Democrats aren’t letting it slide. 30,000 volunteer organizers are mobilizing across the state to expose Trump and Abbott’s corrupt gerrymandering scheme and stand up to Republican corruption✊🏾✊✊🏻
Democrats aren’t letting it slide. 30,000 volunteer organizers are mobilizing across the state to expose Trump and Abbott’s corrupt gerrymandering scheme and stand up to Republican corruption✊🏾✊✊🏻
July 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
While Texans battle floods, Republicans are busy drowning democracy—rigging the map to cling to power.
Democrats aren’t letting it slide. 30,000 volunteer organizers are mobilizing across the state to expose Trump and Abbott’s corrupt gerrymandering scheme and stand up to Republican corruption✊🏾✊✊🏻
Democrats aren’t letting it slide. 30,000 volunteer organizers are mobilizing across the state to expose Trump and Abbott’s corrupt gerrymandering scheme and stand up to Republican corruption✊🏾✊✊🏻
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Two leading Israeli human rights groups said on Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Their announcement was the first time major Israeli rights groups have publicly concluded that the Gaza war is a genocide. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3J4IfyE
July 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Two leading Israeli human rights groups said on Monday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Their announcement was the first time major Israeli rights groups have publicly concluded that the Gaza war is a genocide. Read more: https://nyti.ms/3J4IfyE