Elle

Elle

@ellem5.bsky.social

Wife & Mother of 3 Loves: Family, Dogs-huskies/pommies (All rescues/adopted: Don’t shop-adopt!), Cats, Music (esp classic rock-LedZep) Gardening, Cooking, Guitar, All things French💙 Fight for human rights & democracy.

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From the movie The Great Debaters: Nothing that erodes the rule of law can be moral no matter what name we give it. The beauty & the burden of democracy is this: no idea prevails without the support of the majority. The people decide the moral issues of the day. Not a majority of one. #Democracy

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The Patriot Front's usage of masks to shield their identities in DC on July 4 served dual purposes, per former DC police offer Michael Fanone 1) It adds to the impact of menacing 2) It shields the Front members from being identified and fired from their jobs

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"I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there'll be another renaissance to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys. I hope I am alive to see that next revolution." Nancy Wilson (of Heart)

Yeeessssss!

Sunsong23@sunsong23.bsky.social

"I think for women in the culture the pendulum will come back again, and there'll be another renaissance to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys. I hope I am alive to see that next revolution." Nancy Wilson (of Heart)

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The Houston Chronicle, largest newspaper in Houston endorse James Talarico! 👏 Writing, “Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot’… Paxton’s documented deeds prove he’s a man of low character, lacking integrity. An extremely very poor candidate for an even more powerful political office.

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-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.

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If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

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A SCOTUS that believes that the Constitution protects the political rights of corporations more than it does those of non-White Americans is fundamentally illegitimate and its rulings should be treated as such

Misogynists who openly distain women, one needn’t fear them. But the men who understand the power of women, who want to control it instead of deny it, there is nothing more terrifying. -Aunt Lydia The Testaments

ed-never-forget.bsky.social@ed-never-forget.bsky.social

The same people wanting to remove voting rights from POC want to remove voting rights from women Anyone denying is lying

Misogynists who openly distain women, one needn’t fear them. But the men who understand the power of women, who want to control it instead of deny it, there is nothing more terrifying. -Aunt Lydia The Testaments #trump #misogynists

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Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent.

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In 2021, Trump Media (Truth Social) told investors that by 2026 they could have 81 million users and $3.6 billion in revenue. Instead: 2023: lost $58m 2024: lost $400m 2025: lost $712m Who knows maybe this will be the year they turn it around! lololol www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comFormer congressman Devin Nunes departs as CEO of Trump media companyThe onetime lawmaker is leaving Trump Media & Technology, which operates the social media platform Truth Social.

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WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com

This is Bella. She is taking an online biscuit-making class. Her technique is unconventional, but the results are flawless. 14/10 (TT: motherofsausages)

And tRump will pardon him. 3-2-1…

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Wow!!! A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested and charged for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits.

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So if tariffs are being refunded to companies, who refunds the people who actually paid the tariffs??? Ya know, the ones the tariffs were passed on to??? 😡 #trumpGrift

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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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"The proceedings on Thursday against Memorial, the country’s oldest and most respected civil society group, took place in a closed courtroom, because it was classified as 'top secret.' No lawyer was allowed to participate..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/w...

nytimes.comA Newspaper Is Raided and a Rights Group Outlawed Amid Kremlin CrackdownAs Moscow throttles Russia’s few remaining independent voices, the authorities targeted two of the most prominent, one a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the other headed by a Nobel laureate.