Rae

Rae

@citeien.bsky.social

I like to read and write. Genealogy Research is my niche in the world. I am a dedicated Dem and a proud Citizen of the United States. I am a collector of wonderful things and hope to meet some like minded people on Blue Sky.

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Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

I'm attending Indivisible Forest Lake & Surrounding Area's event, “WE THE PEOPLE Broadway Bridge Rally (October)” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/indivisiblef...

mobilize.usWE THE PEOPLE Broadway Bridge Rally (October) · Indivisible Forest Lake & Surrounding AreaBarack Obama said, "If we want democracy to flourish, we will have to fight for it." Our democracy is under direct threat. Silence is no longer an option. Be courageous. Show up. Speak out. Resist. #...
Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

I truly do not understand why no one in power can provide push back at Donald Trump and his unconstitutional chaos. We the People are being railroaded into a fascist state. We do not want this to happen. But who can stop this madness?

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ACLU
@aclu.org

Transgender people deserve to dictate our own lives and futures. No court decision can change who we know we are.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger.substack.com

A lawmaker and her husband were murdered. A senator and his wife nearly killed. The suspect had a hit list. And what did we do? We blamed each other. We justified. We spun. Political violence isn’t coming—it’s here. And we’re normalizing it. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/political-...

adamkinzinger.substack.comPolitical Violence in America Is Here — And It’s Killing Our DemocracyA deadly weekend shows how far we’ve fallen—and why we must stop excusing violence from “our side” before it’s too late.

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Micah
@rincewind.run

congratulations assholes, you’ve bullied Gavin into getting off his right wing podcast circuit and back to pretending to care about his constituents again that’s a hell of a fuckup on your part

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."

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FWC Indivisible
@fwcindivisible.bsky.social
dlvr.itHow Trump’s 'constant flip-flops' are creating chaos and instability: analysisLess than a week after praising Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader Elon Musk as a valuable ally during a White House press event, President Donald Trump was angrily railing against him on social media. Musk attacked Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as a "disgusting abomination," and the president accused him of having "Trump derangement syndrome." And Trump is making it clear that he is "very disappointed" in the world's richest man. In an article published by the conservative website The Bulwark on June 9, journalist Jill Lawrence argues that Trump's feud with Musk is only one example of him flip-flopping. And Trump's "constant flip-flops," she warns, are contributing to a climate of instability in the United States. Lawrence observes, "There's no escaping the pattern in this run of recent headlines: 'Trump reverses plan to close more than 30 mine safety offices,' 'Here are the 22 times he’s changed his mind on tariffs,' 'Trump reverses USDA office closures'…. That was all in less than a week." READ MORE: 'Can't you just shoot them?' Inside Trump's threat to deal with 'radical left thugs' in America But all these flip-flops, she laments, aren't hurting Trump with his MAGA base even though they're bad for the United States. "To longtime political observers, by which I mean those of us so old we remember pre-MAGA times, it seems strange that the constant flip-flops have not ruined, scarred, or even dented Trump," Lawrence explains. "Nothing has, and nothing probably will, as we've seen all too often. In this case, maybe it's because everyone already knows he's so deeply flawed, or because his decisions are so terrible that flipping in a different direction is all to the good. Especially if you're a savvy financial player who buys low every time a Trump-made disaster strikes." Lawrence describes Trump's flip-flopping as "whiplash as a way of life." "Even before Musk brandished a chainsaw, moved fast and broke much of the government," Lawrence writes, "no one paying even an iota of attention would have expected Trump to be a model…. of careful consistency. Still, the speed and significance of the reversals has been shocking, and they appear to be standard operating procedure." READ MORE: 'It's pathetic': Right-wing red state Republicans are being ripped apart — by football Lawrence adds, "In other words, we can expect them to continue until Trump exits the White House, whenever that is. READ MORE: Trump's latest move is a danger to all of us Jill Lawrence's full article for The Bulwark is available at this link.

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Roxane Gay
@roxanegay.bsky.social

My dad, who has lived under a dictatorship, knows one when he sees one. His first text this morning is that we are now officially in a dictatorship. It is all pretty grim.

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Molly Jong-Fast
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

NEW: Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise owner Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.

propublica.orgFormer “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 MillionCharles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors a...
Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

Every day we have more soul crushing news from the Trump regime. Anyone who does not see that they are trying to erase all that is good about American isn’t looking. Where are those in power with an alternative plan?

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Elizabeth Warren
@warren.senate.gov

“What the heck’s the commissioner of Social Security?" That's a real question from Frank Bisignano...the commissioner of Social Security. Millions of Americans depend on Social Security. They should be able to trust that the head of the agency even knows what the job is.

abcnews.go.comNew head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered itNewly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to Google the SSA job when it was offered to him.
Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

And what did killing 2 innocent people do to advance his cause? It just makes the people who support freeing Palestine look like terrorists. Which is what this individual is - a terrorist who committed a hate crime.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

I’m horrified by the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers at an event in DC last night. The fact that the gunman said he did it to “free Palestine” makes me nauseous. Murdering people for their nationality is never acceptable and this violence hurts Jews, Israelis, *and* Palestinians.

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Sen. Cory Booker
@booker.senate.gov

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader. We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.

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Tina Smith
@smith.senate.gov

Was able to speak for a while this morning as @booker.senate.gov enters Hour 13 of holding the Senate floor. With two glasses of water and sheer determination, he’s telling the world that America is fighting back against this President. Go Cory!

Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

Today Senator Booker is my hero.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Senator Cory Booker spoke in an all-night session on the Senate floor early Tuesday, in an effort to seize the national spotlight and criticize the Trump administration's policies for Social Security, education and health care. He was still speaking in the predawn hours.

nytimes.comCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor SpeechThe New Jersey senator criticized the president’s plans for Social Security, education and health care, saying the “nation is in crisis.” He was still speaking in the predawn hours.
Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

What kind of people do this? Where is their decency to their fellow human being? It is all so despicable.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings

Rae
@citeien.bsky.social

You know the old saying “dumb as a box of rocks?” I don’t think we can say that anymore. Compared to the Trump administration that box of rocks have PHD’s. Let’s all say Signalgate.