PaulaP
@zeldaf50.bsky.social
Bean counter, frequent flyer, laughs too loud, stays up too late. #Democrat #NeverTrumper
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.
Dorothy Thompson
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.
Dorothy Thompson
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PaulaP
@zeldaf50.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Can’t you smite him or something?
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Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.”
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.
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Completely immoral, entirely unjustifiable. How many people are going to go hungry in the next year? How many people are going to lose their electricity in the dead of winter? Where is the line? What’s the breaking point?
As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Completely immoral, entirely unjustifiable. How many people are going to go hungry in the next year? How many people are going to lose their electricity in the dead of winter? Where is the line? What’s the breaking point?
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If the crewmen who survived the first strike on the boat Sept. 2 were in such good shape that they were still "in the fight," as Tom Cotton claims, let's see the damn video – all of it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If the crewmen who survived the first strike on the boat Sept. 2 were in such good shape that they were still "in the fight," as Tom Cotton claims, let's see the damn video – all of it.
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"I saw the video and what if a bird flew by and one of the shipwrecked used a paper clip and squid ink to write a message to attach to the bird's leg to get a message to Suriname so they could continue their mission?"
- Tom Cotton probably
- Tom Cotton probably
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"I saw the video and what if a bird flew by and one of the shipwrecked used a paper clip and squid ink to write a message to attach to the bird's leg to get a message to Suriname so they could continue their mission?"
- Tom Cotton probably
- Tom Cotton probably
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Anyone else want to put Tom Cotton on top of a capsized boat in international waters miles away from Venezuela and see how helpless he is?
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Anyone else want to put Tom Cotton on top of a capsized boat in international waters miles away from Venezuela and see how helpless he is?
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Pepper spray a chemical weapon banned in international warfare, yet Trump is using it against American people & Democratic members of Congress!
This #ICELawlessness has to stop!
If your papers isn't talking about this, then you ought to be writing letters to the editor.
Speak out & share this!
This #ICELawlessness has to stop!
If your papers isn't talking about this, then you ought to be writing letters to the editor.
Speak out & share this!
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Pepper spray a chemical weapon banned in international warfare, yet Trump is using it against American people & Democratic members of Congress!
This #ICELawlessness has to stop!
If your papers isn't talking about this, then you ought to be writing letters to the editor.
Speak out & share this!
This #ICELawlessness has to stop!
If your papers isn't talking about this, then you ought to be writing letters to the editor.
Speak out & share this!
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Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
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the y axis tells how high above the corolla the sea lion is flying
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
the y axis tells how high above the corolla the sea lion is flying
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scapegoat or not, he approved an illegal order, no?
i mean, he could spill on hegseth telling him to, but he still did it.
i mean, he could spill on hegseth telling him to, but he still did it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
scapegoat or not, he approved an illegal order, no?
i mean, he could spill on hegseth telling him to, but he still did it.
i mean, he could spill on hegseth telling him to, but he still did it.
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You cannot be a scapegoat if you did the thing. A scapegoat is unfairly thrown under the bus. He is just as complicit as Hegseth.
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You cannot be a scapegoat if you did the thing. A scapegoat is unfairly thrown under the bus. He is just as complicit as Hegseth.
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You do not have to repeat the words of bad faith actors verbatim. From Makary, Prasad and Hoeg at FDA, to Bhattcharya and Memoli at NIH, to RFK Jr. at HHS: letting them speak uncritically through you is a mistake. This is misinformation laundering, you are providing oxygen to help falsehoods thrive.
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You do not have to repeat the words of bad faith actors verbatim. From Makary, Prasad and Hoeg at FDA, to Bhattcharya and Memoli at NIH, to RFK Jr. at HHS: letting them speak uncritically through you is a mistake. This is misinformation laundering, you are providing oxygen to help falsehoods thrive.
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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When your foundation shade is “nuclear sunset.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When your foundation shade is “nuclear sunset.”
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Post Malone implies the existence of Pre Malone and Malone.
I bet Post Malone smells like menthols and stale Coors
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Post Malone implies the existence of Pre Malone and Malone.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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imagine “i mean to flow throw you” spoken in a voice that sounds like your keys getting stuck in the dryer
love notes from the current secretary of health and human services, written to a reporter who was covering his presidential campaign and in an undisclosed romantic relationship with him, just to be clear about how awful this is on every fucking level.
wtf did I just read?
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
imagine “i mean to flow throw you” spoken in a voice that sounds like your keys getting stuck in the dryer
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"Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present." www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Passengers were significantly more likely to offer their seat when Batman was present." www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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Periodic reminder that direct action is a fundamental form of protest.
It is the original form of protest.
To refuse to accept the status quo, to intervene in an effort to shift power from the oppressor to the oppressed is protest.
It is the original form of protest.
To refuse to accept the status quo, to intervene in an effort to shift power from the oppressor to the oppressed is protest.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Periodic reminder that direct action is a fundamental form of protest.
It is the original form of protest.
To refuse to accept the status quo, to intervene in an effort to shift power from the oppressor to the oppressed is protest.
It is the original form of protest.
To refuse to accept the status quo, to intervene in an effort to shift power from the oppressor to the oppressed is protest.
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That *REALLY* isn't the point. Christ sake man, we have to set the fucking bar somewhere and if "notorious sex trafficker directing your actions during a hearing " isn't the floor, what the hell is?
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
That *REALLY* isn't the point. Christ sake man, we have to set the fucking bar somewhere and if "notorious sex trafficker directing your actions during a hearing " isn't the floor, what the hell is?