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Arabella Trefoil

@arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social
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I am a life-long Democrat. I am the eldest of nine children, one of whom is profoundly autistic. My interests are birding, wildflowers, and star watching. I am a scientist by training, but now retired Working to elect Democrats.

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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/06/2025
Minnesota was just ranked the 5th best state for child wellbeing — here’s why: ✅ Free school meals ✅ Nation-leading Child Tax Credit ✅ Paid family and medical leave
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
You may have seen clips of this speech, but if you haven't yet, you really ought to watch the entire thing and then share it with everyone you know! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slq...
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Governor Newsom's Address: Democracy at a Crossroads
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
This draft dodger, who liked to pretend he was in the military by wearing this cute little costume in high school, is planning to use our real military domestically against US citizens. This violates the Posse Comitatus Act enacted in 1878 to stop our military being used as a domestic police force.
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Remy Michaels @remyscameraeye.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
We Have Lift Off... Early evening. Hector The Great Blue Heron (Cousin of Henrik), in perfect form, taking off, to enjoy the fresh air & scenery, of Southern, Ontario. Incredible plumage. Very handsome. 📸🇨🇦 #GreatBlueHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
BREAKING: Kamala Harris issues statement on Los Angeles.
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Stacey💙 🌊 🪷 @yecats47.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Thank you @abbarsha.bsky.social @danielgamboa820.bsky.social @chaserbaybe.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social and @brehmem.bsky.social for adding me to your lists!! Much appreciated and shared! @scottgable.bsky.social @gigiangel.bsky.social @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social @habsmtlcanadiens.bsky.social
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
For anyone unfamiliar with that French phrase:
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
This seems an excellent day to post a pic of the burning Reichstag in Berlin. Hitler blamed the 1933 fire on communists and used it as a pretext to suspend civil liberties and to allow the Nazis to peruse "ruthless confrontation" with German citizens. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Q: When does Donald Trump *never* call the National Guard? A: When there is a *real* insurrection.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Coincidence that this is happening at the very moment authoritarian Donald Trump is threatening to use the US military against US citizens on the domestic streets in our cities? Maybe the parade was a pretext to move equipment into a city famous for protests. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnt...
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US Army tanks and vehicles arrive in Washington for military parade
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Oh, honey . . . You can’t even get your wife back.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse. Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse. A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse. Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
ICE is the January 6 insurrectionists all over again. Only instead of attacking law enforcement, they are pretending to *be* law enforcement. And instead of just terrorizing at the Capitol, they are doing it EVERYWHERE.
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dobbee369.bsky.social @dobbee369.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
@arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social‬ @shockandah.bsky.social‬ @pamelagaykilleen.bsky.social‬ @alinasopinion36.bsky.social‬ ‪@debdobson.bsky.social‬ @colletteim.bsky.social @drowndworld-398.bsky.social @jr1a1.bsky.social @howcouldwe.bsky.social @fckfascists2.bsky.social Dispel the Lies !
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Rockin’ Robin 🎶 🐦🪺 🎼 @rjow.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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Nurse Linda Linda Linda 💙💙💙 @lindalindalinda369.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
He's such a dumbass.
Makeup Trump wears
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Amy Oddo✌🏻💙☀️ @amyoddo.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
He looks FUCKING RIDICULOUS!
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
An estimated 15,000 people are at the Fighting Oligarchy rally with AOC and Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles today. Amazing!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/04/2025
Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
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Arabella Trefoil @arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I agree. In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
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@billydillydally.bsky.social @billydillydally.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#NotAShotRFK is a drug addict and a shit-for-brains, without any interest in promoting the safe vaccines which have guaranteed the health of Americans for several generations. One day soon, after 47 is pushing up daisies, we must hold that fatuous dingdong responsible for his promotion of bs.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 11/04/2025
Tariffs? Out of control. Prices? Skyrocketing. Emergency powers? He’s abusing them. And yet… not a single question about whether he’s even fit to serve. The math ain’t mathing.
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Arabella Trefoil @arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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I got Genius!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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Arabella Trefoil @arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Six Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near NYC: Live Updates (Gift Article)
The pilot and a family visiting New York City from Spain were killed. Witnesses reported hearing a loud noise and then seeing the helicopter drop into the river without its rotor.
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Progressive Dave in red Nebraska @progressivedave.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Medicaid pays Doctors, Pharmacies, Hospitals, Assisted Living Homes, etc. It is not paid to patients. The fraud, waste and abuse are due to those providers overbilling Medicare and Medicaid. Freaking idiot.
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Mark Mason @markmason13.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Tesla is down 8.5%…excellent.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 09/04/2025
He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal. #stupid
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Democratic AGs @dems.ag · 09/04/2025
From California to Vermont, Democratic AGs are showing up, speaking out and doing the work to fight back. We’re just getting started.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/04/2025
Prediction: Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
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Jan Pylko @jpylko.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
EV maker Polestar lures disgruntled Tesla owners with discounts - Reuters💙✋🌊
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Per CNBC: White House is now saying EU will not be punished for their retaliation because it hadn't gone into effect yet. So they only get the 10% baseline tariff. That excuse just tells you in black and white how much they've contorted themselves in order to back the fuck off this poor strategy.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
He’s eating our retirement savings. He’s eating our justice system. Isn’t it time for Vladimir to take him home?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
After massive public backlash, the Social Security Administration is rolling back its disastrous cuts to phone services. This is a huge victory for the public against DOGE's rampage. Keep up the fight.
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Arabella Trefoil @arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Helicopter Crashes in the Hudson River: Live Updates (Gift Article)
Five people have been pulled from the water, according to two people briefed on the rescue efforts. A sixth person, believed to be the pilot, was still unaccounted for.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We have 3 branches of federal government. Usually, if one is not working properly, the other 2 can step in. Have we ever had another time in our nation's history when *none* of the branches were working? Yes, the judiciary seemed prepared to step into the breach--until SCOTUS ruined things again.
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Trade shake-up: Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays 'bad cop' — and Navarro is sidelined
The Treasury secretary has emerged as a soothing presence and a voice of reason amid this week’s tariff fracas.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
When they loudly scream the quiet part in market manipulations.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10/04/2025
roberts and his co-conspirators are probably writing an opinion “for the ages” explaining that the article ii vests the president with the inherent power to disappear anyone he pleases
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Arabella Trefoil @arabellatrefoil3.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/n...
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Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Manhattan (Gift Article)
The police did not immediately identify the aircraft or say how many people were aboard.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/04/2025
🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%. Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.
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