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you know how I know Miller supplied the talking points to Patel, Noem, Bovino, and Bessent on Sunday? Because they all said, in no uncertain terms, that legal carry will now mean you are a threat to LE even if you are peaceful and the gun is holstered. he has no idea what he did to 2a maga.

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This is a wild read. Also, support independent journalists.

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Yesterday the FBI Director, the head of Homeland Security, the now-demoted head of BP and, the Secretary of the Treasury (because why not) went on national television and said Americans who legally carry are now considered threats to law enforcement, even if that gun stays in its holster. Oops.

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capping off your career with two extrajudicial murders of American citizens, including a mother of three and a hero-nurse who took care of old veterans, and then riding into the sunset is some trope-level villain shit.

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Spiders found weaving larger ‘scarecrow’ versions of themselves to fool predators

We vastly underestimate the intelligence of small creatures. Also, your reminder: spiders are your friends. Don't hurt them. If you want them out of your house, capture gently with a glass and slide a paper under the opening. Release them outside. ca.news.yahoo.com/spiders-foun...

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Spiders also spotted shaking their webs to create movement of their fake decoys

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And there were even more! Local elections matter!

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6.) Pflugerville school district elected anti-censorship candidates won all three contested races. In Plano, all candidates opposed to book bans won their races, establishing a clear anti-book banning majority.

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5.) In Keller ISD, all three open board seats went to trustees who defeated candidates aligned with incumbent book ban supporters, which flipped control of the Board

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4. Three Mansfield ISD board members were voted out by parents and citizens after supporting and voting for sweeping book bans targeting LGBTQIA+ themes and “gender fluidity." The Mansfield, TX voters delivered these board members their FAFO moment.

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3.) Tammy Nakamura got the boot in Grapevine-Colleyville after voting for restrictions on books, classroom discussions, and LGBTQIA+ students themselves. She also voted for policies addressing pronoun use and the teaching of race and gender topics. Enjoy retirement, Tammy.

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2. Katy voters removed Board prez Victor Perez, who instituted book bans and transgender "notification" policies in which teachers had to report to parents if a student was transgender. Removed 100s of LGBTQIA+ books. And is now out of a job.

1.) Fort Bend voters removed Rick Garcia, who voted for one of the state's most restrictive book policies, along w/Cheryl Buford, acolyte of the board member who built the policy and supporter of book bans.

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In the wake of last week's elections can we get a shout out to #Texas voters who cleaned house back in May, voting out school board members who had enacted book bans, removed #LGBTQ+ books from school libraries, and restricted classroom conversations about LGBTQ+ topics? See thread for details:

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imagine getting a message as clarion clear and ear-splittingly loud as the one they received last Tuesday, and then doing this.

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hahahahahahahahaha [breathes] hahahahahahahahahaha [breathes] hahahahahahahahahahaha

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Silver lining is that if there are any holdout Dem voters who wanted to give establishment politicians a chance, they've now viewed the greatest advertisement for a transformation of the Democratic Party.

@amyklobuchar.com and Tina Smith voted no. Grateful that they have done their job to represent the interests of their states. However, we need new leadership. @schumer.senate.gov has not done his job and is not half as enraged as the voters who let you know last week that they want you to fight.

if @shaheen.senate.gov accepts promises from the GOP, she isn't fit for her job.

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In case you were on the fence about whether it's time to move away from @democrats.org politicians like @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, consider how enraged you are in this moment. Then consider how untroubled the people bound to represent our interests are.

Guaranteed by whom? @shaheen.senate.gov is misrepresenting this. There is absolutely nothing binding the GOP to hold this vote. This is a betrayal to all the Americans whose lives have been substantially impacted by the shutdown but who still urged you to fight for them. Retire.

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I'm tired of being pitched "branding." We elected these individuals to zealously represent us. We showed last week that we are enraged. We need to purge the Democrat ranks of people like @kaine.senate.gov and @hassan.senate.gov.

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"Shame on you?" This speech is utterly disqualifying. A coward who couldn't meet the moment. If you're a US Senator and you believe anything your GOP colleagues tell you, then you are too gullible to represent the interests of Americans

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can you bet on a certainty?

an unmistakable message was sent last Tuesday: we are enraged. they are sending an unmistakable message to us: they aren't.

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honestly, legacy leadership in the party probably think the election results form last week give them enough social capital to survive this. they're wrong.

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 08/11/2025

Cui bono? What have you gained, personally, in this act of cowardice? Because the American people have gained nothing and the Republicans have given nothing. There will never be a vote, and you know it.

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If you haven't called your Democratic senators' offices lately to support their refusal to back down, please do that asap, it only takes a second. Because Democrats care about human beings and Republicans have demonstrated they don't, they are probably wavering right now.

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Reposted by Ashley Shelby

Starting to think Gates doesn’t have great judgment 🤔

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 13/10/2025

Oh, this is such a ray of sunshine in my day. Thank you for taking the time to share such kind words with me. 🐝🦉📚

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 07/10/2025

"My mind, and yours, is not theirs to colonize. Defending our attention and our imagination are acts of resistance." My latest piece is up on Solastalgia Supper Club (a dinner party for people who feel too much, and still want seconds).

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The Empathy Tax

The Ruling Class's one cool trick is engineered chaos. Defending your interior life is resistance.

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 02/10/2025

The Trump Administration has pocked the "17 trillion" in tariffs. Notice they never bring it up anymore. Farmers are going bankrupt. The government has run out of money. And there's zero sign of the tariff money that he claims he has in hand and that was to lead us to a "golden age."

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 02/10/2025

@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy has defiled its legacy and disgraced the giants who gave it its reputation. It will be named along with ABC and The Washington Post as having been complicit. Yet another sad day for the Fourth Estate in this country.

Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 02/10/2025

Our government is spreading lies about vaccines and doesn't care if they kill babies doing it. For the love of god, if you haven't gotten your Tdap in the last 10 years or dont remember, please go get it today. Got mine at a MinuteClinic last year. Easy. www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

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Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 01/10/2025

what credibility? The John Roberts court will go down in history as the worst SCOTUS, and the branch of government that enabled this attack on our democracy.

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Ashley Shelby @ashleyshelby.com · 28/09/2025

to be clear, I don't think a 14 year old should be tried as an adult either.

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they are abysmal human beings.

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as a parent myself, I give 18 year olds a little more grace. Many are still in high school.

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Yes, I was surprised to learn she is 18. That her family would put her in a position to be prosecuted by future adminstrations is typical of the psychopathology that marks this family. She never had a chance.

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