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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
My parents used to have a cat named Nellie, and it was honestly just a good excuse to say "Whoa, Nellie!" to her as often as possible.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
This government shutdown is on Republicans for refusing to negotiate. Democrats must continue to hold the line to protect our healthcare.
Image saying "Stop the Trump Shut Down" with the Indivisible logo beneath, and another image of a bullhorn next to the dome of the US Capitol Building.

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ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social
Republicans: We’re so pro-life, we’ll kill every last one of you to prove it.
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
It's Rand Paul (Massie is in the House).
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kottke.org
I really appreciated this thoughtful piece about Ta-Nehisi Coates & Ezra Klein. Andrea Pitzer says “lost” folks like Klein “don’t have a clear idea how this moment fits into history and what it is exactly that they’re doing”. [degenerateart.beehiiv.com]
You don’t have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don’t know what your core beliefs are, you’re going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
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Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Joe R. Feagin, American Library Association , and 2 more

chanda.blacksky.app
THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE

YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS

PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
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nwprogressive.org
Are you a PNW voter who usually returns your ballot via U.S. Mail? Switch to a drop box to ensure it counts this year!

Do not return your ballot through the United States Postal Service -- there's a real risk it won't receive a timely postmark.
Are you a PNW voter who usually returns your ballot via U.S. Mail? Switch to a drop box to ensure it counts this year!
Do not return your ballot through the United States Postal Service -- there's a real risk it won't receive a timely postmark.
www.nwprogressive.org
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Reposted by Margaret Johnston, David R. Miller

leahgreenberg.bsky.social
This is absolutely horrifying. Every Republican should condemn this immediately. newrepublic.com/post/201016/...
GOP Official Calls for Democratic Congresswoman to Be Executed
As the nation talks about the rise of political violence, a Republican official blatantly called for Representative Pramila Jayapal to be hanged.
newrepublic.com
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thr.com
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
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dell.bsky.social
they'll absolutely not get any of these things. but there is still some value to democrats launching these field investigations, because they can signal now how precisely they plan to pursue this admin with subpoena power after the midterm.
Homeland Security Committee Dems Launch Investigation into DHS & FBI’s Role in Tom Homan Cash-for-Contracts Bribery Scandal September 24, 2025 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel demanding documents and communications related to Trump administration “Border Czar” Tom Homan and the Federal investigation into him. Recently, it was reported that he allegedly accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises to deliver government contracts. This investigation – like many into those who are favorably connected to the President – was closed by the Trump administration. The American people have a right to know DHS and FBI’s role in this matter. Specifically, the Committee requests from DHS: Any communications between DHS and the DOJ or the FBI regarding the investigation. Any communications between or among DHS personnel regarding the investigation. Any ethics opinions or guidance provided to DHS by DOJ or the FBI regarding Homan’s role as Border Czar while under investigation. Any reviews conducted by DHS to assess the accuracy of Homan’s financial disclosure. All communications between Homan and any DHS personnel responsible for contracting. All border security or immigration enforcement-related contracts awarded since January 20 using sole source justification. The Committee also requests from the FBI: All documents and communications related to the investigation, including the decision to close it. All audio and video recordings, photographs, and notes or memoranda related to the September 20, 2024, meeting between undercover FBI agents and Tom Homan. A list of any agents, broken out by title, assigned field office, race, and gender, that have been terminated, forced to retire, or reassigned as a result of working on …
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rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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juliametraux.bsky.social
“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."

I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference
The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.
www.motherjones.com
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
@repemilyrandall.bsky.social, thank you for your principled "no" vote on this ridiculous and offensive resolution. We should not be honoring the life and legacy of a stochastic terrorist.
jonathancohn.bsky.social
Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 25d
Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.

95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.

Only 58 voted no.

38 voted present.

clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
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jonathancohn.bsky.social
Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.

95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.

Only 58 voted no.

38 voted present.

clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
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Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Dorothy Bishop, Richard E. Lenski , and 10 more

sarahmackattack.bsky.social
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
Really, Gov. Newsom? The guy who said this is whose memory we should honor? "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." -- Charlie Kirk, 4/5/2023

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atrupar.com
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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nellscovell.bsky.social
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'
Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
www.pbs.org
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zackbeauchamp.bsky.social
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Aaron Sojourner, Christina Ho

danifroom.bsky.social
It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
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Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Alan Richardson

kuow.org
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
Confused about your eligibility for the Covid shot? In Washington state, you’re covered
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
www.kuow.org
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
This is an indefensibly awful plan in every way, and I'm especially concerned about it because my state of Washingon is one of the six pilot states. Join me, and tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage act.indivisible.org/sign/trump-o...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save b...
act.indivisible.org

Reposted by Margaret Johnston, Tom Stoppard, Meredith Farkas , and 2 more

ktla.com
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of a statewide task force aimed at dismantling homeless encampments on state property and expanding access to shelter and services. The State Acti…
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by Margaret Johnston

mjexlibris.bsky.social
Very much co-signed.
theradr.bsky.social
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Aug 26
dear everyone

MOCKING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE ISN'T HOW YOU BUILD A MORE JUST WORLD

MOCKING ABILITY OR HEALTH MOST *CERTAINTLY* ISN'T

how many times must we cover this

yes this includes "chosen" things like self-tanner FFS it doesn't matter

people's SPEECH & ACTIONS are what matter

GO AFTER THAT

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theradr.bsky.social
dear everyone

MOCKING PEOPLE'S APPEARANCE ISN'T HOW YOU BUILD A MORE JUST WORLD

MOCKING ABILITY OR HEALTH MOST *CERTAINTLY* ISN'T

how many times must we cover this

yes this includes "chosen" things like self-tanner FFS it doesn't matter

people's SPEECH & ACTIONS are what matter

GO AFTER THAT
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joolia.bsky.social
I don’t really think that there’s any difference between calling human beings “NPCs” or calling them cockroaches or “human animals” or any other classic rhetoric of dehumanization and I find it pretty worrying that people who are otherwise concerned with respectability have adopted its use
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illcaesar.bsky.social
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?

I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
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