@wax-wing.bsky.social
California democrat. Painfully earnest introvert--the worst combination. I believe in showing up. Trying to make sense of this world and be happy at the same time.
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I’m skeptical about that letter Epstein supposedly attempted to send to Larry Nasser, and I’m worried that if it turns out to be fake, it’ll be used to discredit + undermine otherwise credible evidence. Can we all pump the brakes on it until it’s verified by a handwriting expert?
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’m skeptical about that letter Epstein supposedly attempted to send to Larry Nasser, and I’m worried that if it turns out to be fake, it’ll be used to discredit + undermine otherwise credible evidence. Can we all pump the brakes on it until it’s verified by a handwriting expert?
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ICE's repeated denial of essential medical care for people in its custody has become the dire norm at detention centers nationwide, putting lives at serious risk.
Immigration detention shouldn't be a death sentence.
Immigration detention shouldn't be a death sentence.
Immigrants Detained by ICE Sue Immigration Detention Center for Medical Neglect and Other Conditions
Seven people sue the California ICE detention center, citing punitive conditions, medical neglect, and more.
www.aclu.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICE's repeated denial of essential medical care for people in its custody has become the dire norm at detention centers nationwide, putting lives at serious risk.
Immigration detention shouldn't be a death sentence.
Immigration detention shouldn't be a death sentence.
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Biden tried to forgive student loans.
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Biden tried to forgive student loans.
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
Trump is going to seize their pay.
Any questions?
These 2 CNBC headlines really say it all about who Trump cares about👇🏽😕
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Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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Paramount-owned CBS abruptly canceled a story exposing the Trump administration's brutal deportations.
The reporter called it a "political decision."
Paramount needs Trump’s backing to buy Warner Bros. — including CNN.
Is that just a coincidence?
This looks like corruption.
The reporter called it a "political decision."
Paramount needs Trump’s backing to buy Warner Bros. — including CNN.
Is that just a coincidence?
This looks like corruption.
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Paramount-owned CBS abruptly canceled a story exposing the Trump administration's brutal deportations.
The reporter called it a "political decision."
Paramount needs Trump’s backing to buy Warner Bros. — including CNN.
Is that just a coincidence?
This looks like corruption.
The reporter called it a "political decision."
Paramount needs Trump’s backing to buy Warner Bros. — including CNN.
Is that just a coincidence?
This looks like corruption.
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Rick Steves rules. Good dude!
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Rick Steves rules. Good dude!
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“These are the times that try men’s souls.
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Don't mess with Sen. Mark Kelly and expect him to take it lying down.
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Don't mess with Sen. Mark Kelly and expect him to take it lying down.
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We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
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“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
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Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
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I am tired
16 Democratic senators joined Republicans in confirming a close ally of Elon Musk as head of NASA:
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I am tired
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The American people do not want another endless war. Demand that your senators vote YES on the War Powers Resolutions to stop Trump’s march to war with Venezuela: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The American people do not want another endless war. Demand that your senators vote YES on the War Powers Resolutions to stop Trump’s march to war with Venezuela: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Thought this was interesting…
Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage for Americans, they fight it as hard as the fight healthcare for Americans…
🗳️Vote Out All Republicans!🗳️
Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage for Americans, they fight it as hard as the fight healthcare for Americans…
🗳️Vote Out All Republicans!🗳️
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thought this was interesting…
Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage for Americans, they fight it as hard as the fight healthcare for Americans…
🗳️Vote Out All Republicans!🗳️
Republicans refuse to raise the minimum wage for Americans, they fight it as hard as the fight healthcare for Americans…
🗳️Vote Out All Republicans!🗳️
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Our rights are slipping away. Young women nowadays have less rights than my mother did in the 70’s.
This wasn’t as long ago as you might think.
Women couldn’t even have credit in their own name until 1975. Equal rights for all hurt no one.
#Pinks ##ProudBlue #ERA #BostonMarathon
This wasn’t as long ago as you might think.
Women couldn’t even have credit in their own name until 1975. Equal rights for all hurt no one.
#Pinks ##ProudBlue #ERA #BostonMarathon
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Our rights are slipping away. Young women nowadays have less rights than my mother did in the 70’s.
This wasn’t as long ago as you might think.
Women couldn’t even have credit in their own name until 1975. Equal rights for all hurt no one.
#Pinks ##ProudBlue #ERA #BostonMarathon
This wasn’t as long ago as you might think.
Women couldn’t even have credit in their own name until 1975. Equal rights for all hurt no one.
#Pinks ##ProudBlue #ERA #BostonMarathon
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The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Trump family has amassed a $4 billion fortune since his re-election.
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
During my time as Ambassador, I was accused of "focusing too intensely on the issue of corruption." There's no such thing.
We need leaders who serve the people — not themselves.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Meet the American pika! This small North American mammal is a relative of rabbits & inhabits rocky slopes at high elevations. In preparation of winter, it spends the warmer months foraging for plants that have more protein & are higher in water content.
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meet the American pika! This small North American mammal is a relative of rabbits & inhabits rocky slopes at high elevations. In preparation of winter, it spends the warmer months foraging for plants that have more protein & are higher in water content.
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's a shell game. Trump is taking money from soldiers' housing subsidies to "give" them $1,776 "warrior dividend" checks.
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“This morning, WaPo confirmed what many of us have been warning about since Trump’s reelection, namely that behind closed doors the admin has begun a sweeping, ideologically driven campaign to treat left-leaning Americans as a domestic terrorist threat.” www.defiance.news/p/have-you-c...
Have you called Trump a "fascist?" If so, he might officially designate you a "terrorist."
Trump administration dramatically ramps up investigations of liberals and left-leaning groups under the guise of countering "domestic terrorism."
www.defiance.news
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“This morning, WaPo confirmed what many of us have been warning about since Trump’s reelection, namely that behind closed doors the admin has begun a sweeping, ideologically driven campaign to treat left-leaning Americans as a domestic terrorist threat.” www.defiance.news/p/have-you-c...
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BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
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Kelly notes it should send a shiver down the spine of any patriotic American that Trump and Hegseth would so corruptly abuse their power to come after him or anyone else this way. Kelly will not back down. Will you? Or will you also stand up for democracy? #EnoughIsEnough
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
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We learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation"
YouTube video by Senator Mark Kelly
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Kelly notes it should send a shiver down the spine of any patriotic American that Trump and Hegseth would so corruptly abuse their power to come after him or anyone else this way. Kelly will not back down. Will you? Or will you also stand up for democracy? #EnoughIsEnough
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...