Further reading:
• National Park Service — Mabel Ping-Hua Lee biography
• Library of Congress — 1912 parade coverage
• National Women’s History Museum — Mabel Lee and American suffrage history
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![Portrait of Mabel Lee, a young Chinese woman, framed by an oval border, with newspaper headlines indicating her desire for suffrage and participation in a suffrage parade.
New-York tribune (New York [N.Y.]), April 13, 1912](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i53oprqv2wym22gb6bhj5l3g/bafkreihgxaiuvkt32jit4yiculvjzjv5uhiy45yrg3bp76eh26sbzqzyqu@jpeg)
Portrait of Mabel Lee, a young Chinese woman, framed by an oval border, with newspaper headlines indicating her desire for suffrage and participation in a suffrage parade. New-York tribune (New York [N.Y.]), April 13, 1912
In May 1912, about 10,000 women marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City to demand the vote. At the front rode 16-year-old Chinese American student Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. Imagine being a teenager leading 10,000 women down Fifth Avenue!
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Platner is sending fundraising emails pretending he’s running against Susan Collins. He isn’t.
He’s running against JANET MILLS.
If you don’t want Nazi tattoos in the U.S. Senate:
BOOST JANET MILLS.
Follow her. @janetmillsforme.bsky.social
Donate to her. janetmills.com
Primary is JUNE 9.
DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.
He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.
The grift continues.
If only we had "journalists" who didn't post press releases and amplify their biases, and instead did research. Maine needs competence. #UniteAgainstHate @newscentermaine.bsky.social @bmigdon.bsky.social @bangordailynews.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social @mainewire.bsky.social
There’s a lot more, or course; Platner’s stories are full of lies and gaps. We don’t know who got him to run - the names are all secret. We don’t know what he did in 2017, a black hole after he dropped out of college, before he signed with Constellis. A family friend said “He was in rough shape” 8/
Platner’s former campaign team know something’s wrong - they all quit. They know he would lose in the general election. Janet Mills needs to make him lose in the primary instead. And she can, just by demanding his records. He won’t show them - he can’t. Confront him with that. 7/
Why didn’t you know this? Platner lies in reporters’ faces but no one fact-checks him. When his Nazi tattoo was first reported, he ran to Tommy Vietor’s podcast for damage control. He told his false leaving-the-Marines story; Vietor laughed with him. No hard questions for your buddies. 6/
This thread is not about whether Platner is a Nazi. It’s about how he lies like a toddler when he’s cornered. And that’s enough. He’s not electable, and Susan Collins knows it. You can too, if you can read this thread, or this 18-page document. 2/
Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/
Reposted this one earlier, but quote posting now cause I'm hoping folks read through all the details @capitolhunters.bsky.social has put into this thread!
Argentina has issued a new arrest warrant for an Iranian official in connection with the 1994 AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires, at the same time that the alleged mastermind was named the new head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
www.jpost.com/internationa...
War is not a meme, a video game, or a TikTok reel.
The White House treating it as such is not just disgraceful -- it again shows a total lack of the seriousness, judgment, and respect for the high stakes of war that this moment demands.
I’ve been sounding alarm bells on Kristi Noem’s misuse of taxpayer dollars since last year.
Noem may be gone from DHS, but Oversight Democrats will not stop investigating what appears to be blatant self-dealing, corruption, and a network of grift. There must be accountability.
contrariannews.org The U.S. military has done an outstanding job following the orders of their chain of command, and they've achieved military success alongside Israel decapitating the Iranian regime and military. This was especially important given Iran's role as the largest global state sponsor of terror and its incredibly dangerous ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Ayatollah Khamenei was responsible for building these programs and the deaths of Americans, Israelis, Iranians, Jews, and many others over the past four decades. The Iranian regime is despotic and responsible for killing tens of thousands of protesters in January, which is why the Iranian people and Iranians around the world have been rooting for its demise.
💯 As President Obama has urged on the Middle East, we need to “embrace complexity.”
The best and most effective advocacy comes from understanding the full picture.
The Iranian revolution is built on bringing down America. The only reason the Islamic Republic of Iran hasn't done more damage to America is that it couldn't, and as soon as it could, it would. Iran has directed lethal threats and harassment at dissidents and diaspora communities.
The admin needs to answer what are the objectives and is there a plan for strategic success in Iran. One can support reducing the Iranian threat – while also being concerned that Trump lacks a clear strategy and objectives in the war. www.contrariannews.org/p/whats-driv...
@haliesoifer.bsky.social
Zelensky's a gent.
Ukrainian president orders equipment and expertise to be provided to US in return to diplomatic support against Russia, saying ‘we help to defend from war those who help us’
DOJ drops Biden autopen probe, finds no crime tied to pardons
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...
Epstein Files. Justice Dept released additional documents that officials claim were mistakenly withheld during an earlier document review.
scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/epstein-files/justice-department-publishes-missing-epstein-files-involving-uncorroborated-claim-about-trump
Where's my money?
The Court of International Trade has ruled that the Trump administration must begin reimbursing companies for the struck-down tariffs.
www.axios.com/2026/03/05/t...
Iran has been a threat to the United States' interests for 47 years. The Iranian revolution is built on bringing down America.
Was US attack on Iran legal? san.com/cc/trumps-ep...
In an upside down world:
>US asks Ukraine for interceptor drones designed to destroy Iranian Shaheds
>US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war
>Under Trump, there has been no new aid to Ukraine (since 2024) and pauses in aid previously appropriated by Biden admin.
Trump’s best buddy Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in their efforts to target and kill American troops.
Let that sink in.
Thank you Senator!
I’ve been asked if I would support Sen. Mullin as Noem’s replacement.
The answer is a resounding NO. The rot in DHS is deep, much deeper than any individual.
It’s a question of policy not personnel. The Senate should not consider any DHS Secretary nominee until DHS and ICE are reined in.
FLORIDA
Heads up FL! A state bill would empower Statewide Counterintelligence to investigate organizations and individuals based on the "opinions" they express. So far, this bill looks like it will fail but it bears watching as it has obvious First Amendment implications.
reason.com/2026/03/05/f...
Remember those Russian bounties for dead U.S. troops? Biden admin says the CIA intel is not conclusive
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
In an upside down world:
>US grants waiver to allow India to buy Russian oil amid Iran war (giving Russia an assist)
>US asks Ukraine for interceptor drones designed to destroy Iranian Shaheds
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
