Arlene
@whynotaduck.bsky.social
Proud Democrat.
Work in and around film and theater.
Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats.
And a knitter.
Yes to Oxford commas!
No DMs.
Work in and around film and theater.
Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats.
And a knitter.
Yes to Oxford commas!
No DMs.
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lol so to me when I see yt folks on the left be like "omg give X the keys to democracy" I'm just like...
Why don't y'all want to do the work it takes to save yourselves? Why are you always asking someone else to do your homework?
Why don't y'all want to do the work it takes to save yourselves? Why are you always asking someone else to do your homework?
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
lol so to me when I see yt folks on the left be like "omg give X the keys to democracy" I'm just like...
Why don't y'all want to do the work it takes to save yourselves? Why are you always asking someone else to do your homework?
Why don't y'all want to do the work it takes to save yourselves? Why are you always asking someone else to do your homework?
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complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
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Beautiful Snowflakes To Knit For The Holiday Season, Free Patterns: 👉 ravelry.com/patterns/lib... - designed by Bobbi IntVeld #knitting #freepattern ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Beautiful Snowflakes To Knit For The Holiday Season, Free Patterns: 👉 ravelry.com/patterns/lib... - designed by Bobbi IntVeld #knitting #freepattern ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
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The last 2 times Democrats had trifectas they passed the ACA, ARP & IRA & the 111th & 117th Congresses were the most productive in decades.
Even with a slim House majority & a 50-50 Senate, the Democrats were also able to get numerous pieces of bipartisan legislation passed including:
5️⃣/8️⃣
Even with a slim House majority & a 50-50 Senate, the Democrats were also able to get numerous pieces of bipartisan legislation passed including:
5️⃣/8️⃣
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The last 2 times Democrats had trifectas they passed the ACA, ARP & IRA & the 111th & 117th Congresses were the most productive in decades.
Even with a slim House majority & a 50-50 Senate, the Democrats were also able to get numerous pieces of bipartisan legislation passed including:
5️⃣/8️⃣
Even with a slim House majority & a 50-50 Senate, the Democrats were also able to get numerous pieces of bipartisan legislation passed including:
5️⃣/8️⃣
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Some MAGA Republicans may turn against Trump if they suffer enough, but the beliefs that the far left spreads about the Democrats, such as them being the same as the GOP, not doing anything when they’re in power & that they’re not putting up a fight against the Trump alienates potential voters.
2️⃣/8️⃣
2️⃣/8️⃣
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some MAGA Republicans may turn against Trump if they suffer enough, but the beliefs that the far left spreads about the Democrats, such as them being the same as the GOP, not doing anything when they’re in power & that they’re not putting up a fight against the Trump alienates potential voters.
2️⃣/8️⃣
2️⃣/8️⃣
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I’d take it a step further:
If you supported Uncommitted, you helped Trump.
Even if you voted for Kamala in the end.
Because you weakened the Democratic message and hurt turnout.
If you supported Uncommitted, you helped Trump.
Even if you voted for Kamala in the end.
Because you weakened the Democratic message and hurt turnout.
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’d take it a step further:
If you supported Uncommitted, you helped Trump.
Even if you voted for Kamala in the end.
Because you weakened the Democratic message and hurt turnout.
If you supported Uncommitted, you helped Trump.
Even if you voted for Kamala in the end.
Because you weakened the Democratic message and hurt turnout.
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Again, since certain people can't wrap their heads around this pretty simple concept:
If you voted for Kamala, you helped Kamala.
If you voted for Trump, you helped Trump.
If you voted 3rd Party, you helped Trump.
If you stayed home, you helped Trump.
If you voted for Kamala, you helped Kamala.
If you voted for Trump, you helped Trump.
If you voted 3rd Party, you helped Trump.
If you stayed home, you helped Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Again, since certain people can't wrap their heads around this pretty simple concept:
If you voted for Kamala, you helped Kamala.
If you voted for Trump, you helped Trump.
If you voted 3rd Party, you helped Trump.
If you stayed home, you helped Trump.
If you voted for Kamala, you helped Kamala.
If you voted for Trump, you helped Trump.
If you voted 3rd Party, you helped Trump.
If you stayed home, you helped Trump.
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
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Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
91% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 15% of Republicans approve of the 2010 healthcare law
news.gallup.com/poll/699449/...
91% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 15% of Republicans approve of the 2010 healthcare law
news.gallup.com/poll/699449/...
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has risen to a new high, fueled by increased support among political independents.
news.gallup.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
91% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 15% of Republicans approve of the 2010 healthcare law
news.gallup.com/poll/699449/...
91% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 15% of Republicans approve of the 2010 healthcare law
news.gallup.com/poll/699449/...
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The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
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It’s probably just a coincidence that Trump is decorating the Oval Office just like a parlor at Jeffrey Epstein’s house.
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s probably just a coincidence that Trump is decorating the Oval Office just like a parlor at Jeffrey Epstein’s house.
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Proud to announce my bill to rename the Collinwood post office after Clevelander and Six Triple Eight Tech Sergeant Alma Minter passed the Oversight Committee!
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Proud to announce my bill to rename the Collinwood post office after Clevelander and Six Triple Eight Tech Sergeant Alma Minter passed the Oversight Committee!
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WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
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Exactly! I'm so tired of folks trying to pretend it's about VP Harris, or the Democrats, or anything else. It has ALWAYS been about racism. Too many white folks on the left need a reality check. Lyndon Johnson explained it, Lee Atwater explained it. Nothing has changed, because WF don't want it to.
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Exactly! I'm so tired of folks trying to pretend it's about VP Harris, or the Democrats, or anything else. It has ALWAYS been about racism. Too many white folks on the left need a reality check. Lyndon Johnson explained it, Lee Atwater explained it. Nothing has changed, because WF don't want it to.
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@hillaryclinton.bsky.social just showed everyone how to weigh information and criticize Israel without being antisemitic. Brava, Madam Secretary. 👏👏👏👏👏
#StillWithHer
#StillWithHer
December 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@hillaryclinton.bsky.social just showed everyone how to weigh information and criticize Israel without being antisemitic. Brava, Madam Secretary. 👏👏👏👏👏
#StillWithHer
#StillWithHer
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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Rep. James Clyburn says redistricting push is making a 'mockery out of this democracy' www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Rep. James Clyburn criticizes redistricting push: 'Are we going to make a mockery out of this democracy?'
Clyburn also said he agreed with former first lady Michelle Obama that the U.S. wasn't ready for a female president, but that "doesn't mean we should stop the pursuit."
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rep. James Clyburn says redistricting push is making a 'mockery out of this democracy' www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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For more than 125 years, the Supreme Court has affirmed what the Constitution plainly states: anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For more than 125 years, the Supreme Court has affirmed what the Constitution plainly states: anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
Trump’s hateful effort to end birthright citizenship is unlawful & rooted in bigotry.
We must defend this bedrock principle. The 14th Amendment isn’t a suggestion.
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No. You fucking blame the voters. This was a fucking open-book final, and these people fucked it up.
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
No. You fucking blame the voters. This was a fucking open-book final, and these people fucked it up.
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In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
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Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Himes: "I think it's really important this video by made public ... it's important people see what it looks like when the full force of the US military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under just so they have a visceral feel for what it is we're doing"
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“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”