mom of 6 | artist • creative | 🌱🖖🏼 | activist • advocate | raised in montana • residing in virginia | cycle breaker | dv survivor | she/her | opinions my own
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“I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will do everything possible to make you proud.” —Cory Booker #GoodTrouble
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The tech billionaire who runs the U.S. Forest Service called excessive resources including aircraft to protect his mega-ranch from a small fire, while over 40 uncontained wildfires raged across the country.
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This plan to undercut Montana ranchers by importing cheap foreign beef is a slap in the face to the people that work hard to keep our country fed. This is the exact opposite of what producers on the ground in Montana are telling me they need from our federal government.
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs.
Trump also said, “We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices.”
Learn more: cnb.cx/4xOfKcI
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We noticed.
2 in 3 MAGA voters say they’d support GOP candidate accused of sexual assault: Poll
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Mitch McConnell has taken more medical leave than most mothers in America get for maternity leave.
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Donald Trump Jr. helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year. Now, GrabAGun, where Trump Jr is a shareholder and board member, could reap a windfall from lax gun laws.
President Trump relaxes gun laws, allowing some people with mental illness who had been barred from possessing firearms to have them. nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/po…
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@NYTimes reports the Trump admin is scrapping 3 dozen federal gun regulations.
This decision has consequences for decades to come as guns are durable goods that can last up to 100 years. Today's repeals shape gun mortality for generations. 🧵
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The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all.
I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-203…
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“A degree in medieval history won’t help you understand current events” they said
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When DV victims called 911 for help, they would routinely get evicted.
This was the standard in multiple states if they called 3 times or more. Known as “nuisance ordinances” b/c YES these laws categorize dv victims as “nuisances.” Change happened bc a Black woman challenged it.
ALT I was a domestic violence victim. My town wanted me evicted for calling 911. Lakisha Briggs
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And in the wake of Dr. Cerina Fairfax’s murder, it’s high time for Virginia to change its laws.
Even if you want to divorce your spouse immediately, you can’t. Some states force you to stay married for a yr before you can even file for divorce. This is antiquated and dangerous!
Women face a 75% increased risk of domestic violence when attempting to separate from their partners, per @EndingViolence.
Across the the world, the greatest threat to any woman's safety is her partner — by an astonishing margin.
May it not be overlooked in today's reporting.
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I’m sorry I use slurs.
I’m sorry I was bigoted.
I’m sorry I blamed women for rape.
I’m sorry I was homophobic.
I’m sorry I said Black people are cheap.
I’m sorry I celebrated pissing on corpses.
I’m sorry I voted for Susan Collins.
I’m sorry I got a Totenkopf tattoo.
I’m sorry I called rural voters racist.
I’m sorry I said “all cops are bastards.”
I’m sorry I endorsed political violence.
Vote for me!
Graham Platner, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, offered this apology on Wednesday after he was quoted using a slur against people with intellectual disabilities in a recent interview.
Click the following link for more on this story: wmtw.com/article/graham-plat…
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Dr. Cerina Fairfax is remembered as a mentor and community leader as officials call attention to the broader impact of domestic gun violence toward Black women 13newsnow.com/article/news/l…
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Graham Platner says as a US Senator he would not vote for a ban on assault weapons even though progressive activists in 11 blue states and the District of Columbia have helped pass the lifesaving bans.
Banning assault weapons? 2028 Presidency? Impeaching Trump? @mehdirhasan pressed Maine Senate candidate and frontrunner @grahamformaine in a rapid-fire Q&A.
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It’s 1989. You are a drunk teenager putting out a cigarette before going to a music club in Chicago. As you enter you hear a new kind of raw music that instantly blows you away. It’s Nirvana. You never heard of them. They are still two years away from their Nevermind breakthrough. It’s a concert of a lifetime. You still tell your kids about it frequently. Unfortunately it wasn’t recorded. Or so you thought. Unbeknown to you a Chicago live music enthusiast, Aadam Jacobs, took his tape recorder to the show and recorded the whole thing (as he has done 10,000 over a quarter century). The tape has been digitally cleaned up and is yours to enjoy online now for free. Make sure to share this with every single member of Gen X you know: archive.org/embed/ajc00795_n…
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.@MichaelDTubbs is an incredible and brilliant human being. I wish he were running for Governor.
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board has endorsed @MichaelDTubbs for lieutenant governor.
"Tubbs exemplifies the two traits that are arguably the most important for an almost entirely political role: He is an effective communicator and has consistently demonstrated political courage." sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit…
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We can automatically register to draft but not to vote. Got it.
Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December
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No Kings! (In Alexandria Virginia, north Old Town along Route 1 this afternoon) – at Huntington, VA
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This is fucking outrageous, and it's the kind of story that should cause Senators to hold up Mullin's confirmation to DHS.
Looking at you, @SenFettermanPA
ICE seizes DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU. Trump admin is not renewing "Dreamers" who were given legal status as children to stay in U.S. -- says they can now be detained and deported.
@lbarronlopez
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