Sara Courtney

Sara Courtney

@saco11.bsky.social

Hiker, gardener, democracy defender, mom, educator, horse and dog lover, accountability partner, wife, music lover, Gen X'er, truth seeker, equal rights believer, gun control promoter, ally to all, "Be the change you wish to see in the World" ~Ghandi

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Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva. 45 years old. Found “unresponsive” while ICE moved him between cages in Georgia. He’s dead. He’s the 22nd person ICE has killed in custody this year. Twenty-two people. No accountability. Say his name. 🥲 #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/An6ZbbAyXQQ-...

apple.newsVenezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year — Guardian USJesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in Georgia

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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

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His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/Autz5f8 “Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans

whistlebloweraid.orgDaily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower AidDaily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...

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Republicans voted to put millions of Americans' access to Medicaid at risk ~1.2 million Wisconsinites ~2.4 million Michiganders ~2 million Arizonans ~2 million Georgians >3.1 million Pennsylvanians ~1.8 million New Jerseyans >1.8 million Virginians ~2.8 million North Carolinians Source: kff

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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

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Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He's now planning to end the free IRS Direct File program. Apple donated $1M. Trump exempted most of Apple’s imports from tariffs. Coinbase donated $1M. Trump’s SEC dropped a major lawsuit against them. See how this works?

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Former National Security Advisor Breaks Silence on Trump Pentagon Scandal open.substack.com/pub/meidasto... "...Not policy disagreements. Not bad decisions. This is willful sabotage by a man who clearly doesn’t understand, or care about, what makes America strong..." Great read from Meidas #Resist

open.substack.comFormer National Security Advisor Breaks Silence on Trump Pentagon ScandalJake Sullivan joins MeidasTouch to break down the catastrophic national security failures of the Trump regime.

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This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

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What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

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propublica.orgHow to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublicaOur job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson