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Virologist, artist, unapologetic defender of democracy πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ and science, gardener, ❀️ music and animals, living in the beautiful PNW. Lover of bad dad jokes with a Ph.D. in genetics 🧬. I also love cooking Mexican, Indian, Italian…really just all food.

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28.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 4104 πŸ” 908 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 30

Dayum. Just heard a minister say, as perhaps only Black ministers can, β€œWe will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on the ice.”
I’m stealing that!!

21.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 8070 πŸ” 1480 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 51
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Holy shit.

A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.

18.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 18615 πŸ” 6992 πŸ’¬ 1311 πŸ“Œ 564

Bad Bunny made the message clear.

The rest of the world made their message clear:

We can move on without Donald Trump.

We can move on without MAGA.

MAGA is not America.

MAGA and America are not the world.

Let their ideas rot in the last millennium.

#MAGA #ICEOUT #BadBunny #Trump

09.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 6890 πŸ” 1229 πŸ’¬ 150 πŸ“Œ 47
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09.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 23596 πŸ” 7353 πŸ’¬ 480 πŸ“Œ 372
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09.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 29227 πŸ” 8489 πŸ’¬ 779 πŸ“Œ 399
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08.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 9003 πŸ” 2295 πŸ’¬ 184 πŸ“Œ 125

This is why safe & secure mail-in voting is so much better. We don't have to face the murderous Trump goon squad. Thank you, Washington State!

08.02.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

07.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 43479 πŸ” 12336 πŸ’¬ 960 πŸ“Œ 677
A lone seabird stands on a weathered concrete edge near a pier, its dark silhouette clearly defined against a pale sky and calm water, emphasizing form, balance, and stillness.

A lone seabird stands on a weathered concrete edge near a pier, its dark silhouette clearly defined against a pale sky and calm water, emphasizing form, balance, and stillness.

A lone bird near the pier, stripped down to shape and posture against a simple background. Coastal stillness, held in place for a moment.

If scenes like this slow you down, sharing it helps it travel.

#Photography #ScottKissPhoto

06.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 2008 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

06.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 45634 πŸ” 11795 πŸ’¬ 635 πŸ“Œ 592

Hmm. Yet somehow I can't help but think it's more likely that Trump would be the subservient bunny in this scenario. Especially knowing that Trump MUST know Kid Rock's sickening lyrics yet he still fawns over this despicable scumbag.

06.02.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't disagree. Just clinging to the fact that they seem to be amazingly capable at screwing up...

06.02.2026 05:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Judge Luttig is a wise, important voice against this authoritarian, hateful, destructive regime. For anyone believing those with different political views can't everagree, I'm a Dem landing between centrist & liberal, & I have the utmost respect and pride for Judge Luttig's analysis of this debacle.

06.02.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Luckily they're also stupid enough to telegraph what they're up to with an amplifier turned to 11! 🀑

06.02.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.02.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 15477 πŸ” 4818 πŸ’¬ 493 πŸ“Œ 233

I absolutely ❀️ you, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social! So sad that you were silenced on one platform (MSNBC 100% should've protected you). Your voice is so important right now. So much garbage emanating from this pathetic fever dream remix of Idiocracy...

31.01.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

30.01.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 28017 πŸ” 7241 πŸ’¬ 1662 πŸ“Œ 816

Special. & let me guess, he was also carrying & ready to use his "common sense" to decide whether or not to pull the trigger... 🀬

30.01.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣 Were Kid Rock, Ted Nugent & Kevin Sorbo too busy washing their hair tonight? 🀣🀣🀣

30.01.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I keep hearing the same argument from MAGA:

"What about all the citizens murdered by illegals".

Then get a warrant and go arrest them!

Don't patrol the streets terrorizing everyone, arresting children at schools and US citizens because you don't know who to arrest. See the difference?

29.01.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 5486 πŸ” 1164 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 48

Ain't no Sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away.
Seems like a pretty good analogy to the loss of democracy...

29.01.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not anywhere near smart enough.

28.01.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just checkedβ€”it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."

25.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 11763 πŸ” 3019 πŸ’¬ 320 πŸ“Œ 82

Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.

The next could be you.

What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.

This is personal β€” to every one of us.

25.01.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 13858 πŸ” 4531 πŸ’¬ 358 πŸ“Œ 133
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Videos appear to show federal officer took gun from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds | CNN A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him.

While videos of Renee Good's murder weren't 100% clear, those of Alex Pretti's are. Armed thugs in Minneapolis are endangering everyone. The Trump clan's narrative isn't an echo of authoritarianism from the past, but an intentional attempt to destroy democracy. www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/u...

25.01.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Folks chose Project 2025 over Kamala Harris in Nov-2024.

Mind you, all that genocide shit was right there in Proj 2025.

23.01.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 3305 πŸ” 853 πŸ’¬ 179 πŸ“Œ 40

I will never understand how Trump & his entire sycophantic cabinet can be so hateful and evil. We are living through unbearably painful times... 😭

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