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Andrea Welker

@catndogslady.bsky.social
4.1K followers 5.1K following 989 posts

Blue dot in red state. Trying not to despair. Finding ways to send positive energy into the world anyway. Retired from education. Have way too many pets. Gen X, but whatever.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. When he fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge for a profit. When the Hebrew prophets saw corruption, they spoke truth to power. When I take on this corrupt system, I’m doing it on biblical grounds.
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Girls are scary.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truth 💥
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
oof
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The cervical punch biopsy and colposcopy was easily the worst pain I’ve felt in my entire life.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/09/2026
Police bodycam footage shows an officer arriving at the scene of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Austin, Texas. An ICE agent shot a Venezuelan man in the back while he was delivering for DoorDash, and his wound is revealed in the video. Read more: cnn.it/4yQAtNs
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I thought this was The Onion. FFS
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Trump says proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday provided a new reason to justify his proposal to build a 250-foot triumphal arch directly across Arlington National Cemetery, saying the structure would double as a “t...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interesting …
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My MIL, back in the day, intentionally did not read the news or watch it on TV. I was aghast. Now, I totally understand.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 204 Active Voting Rights Cases: 164 Active Redistricting Cases:  40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 84 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 79 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 31 www.democracydocket.com
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I hope so.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty told Donald Trump "I know you're incompetent" – to his face. She also told him, "You’re already killing people. We’re at war. We also have people who are starving. You’re doing this." and "You have more bankruptcies than anyone in the room." Joyce Beatty is Jedi.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Insane. The most corrupt president in American history, with no close 2nd. 🏆 🇺🇸
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Such an embarrassment. Everything he touches, dies.
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Trump administration moving ahead with signs outside Smithsonian museum
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said about a dozen signs would be installed outside the National Museum of American History warning of curators’ “personal viewpoints.”
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 A bombshell report revealed that Don Jr.’s Red Wedding was bankrolled by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin. This raises serious national security and corruption concerns. Oversight Dems are demanding answers and investigating.
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mother Nature has a solution......
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cartoonist: Slyngstad
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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@JohnBGilman.bsky.social @johnbgilman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
When Trump's Nazis are finally defeated, their leaders are imprisoned & US democracy restored, let us not be too quick to sane-wash the inaction of all of the military leadership that did not lift a finger to protect our Constitution or democratic society. They violated their oaths & have no honor.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: I think Americans have absolutely had it. And I think their question, certainly mine, is, why the people around him don’t take his crayons and markers away like you do for toddlers right before bedtime or naps.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 12/09/2026
“I’m here to speak with whoever authorized happiness.”
Stephen "A-Hole" Miller
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Gary @cytherian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is such disrespect. He can't even be bothered with getting a solid night's sleep or at least taking a stimulant to stay awake. This is the 25th anniversary of 9-11. #TrumpIsAFailure #TrumpIsUnfit
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
Today, I attended a memorial mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, led by Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, in honor of those who died on 9/11.

25 years ago, we bore witness to unimaginable suffering. But New Yorkers met that moment with a spirit of love, sacrifice, and solidarity that guided us forward.

As we remember those we lost, let us continue to take refuge in one another. Let us recommit to the work of building a better city — one that is worthy of the legacy they left.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
KIMMEL: “.. Out of consideration for our local stations, especially our ABC affiliates in Texas who would have to deal with this nonsense, my interview tomorrow with James Talarico will not air on television. .. It will be posted on YouTube instead.” $DIS variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Ima Cygnenoir @ima-cygnenoir52.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
remember the *GOP* death panels accusations? Well here they are
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remarkable
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
TEXANS, VOTE FOR TALARICO!
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oh. Dear. God. No.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@repemilyrandall.bsky.social: A mind boggling 8 million Americans have already lost health care coverage after one year of the largest health care cut in history. A health care cut that was made to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, Donald Trump's friends and supporters.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
While seniors struggle to survive, Trump calls the affordability crisis a "hoax" and enriches his family to the tune of billions of dollars. On Friday at 1:30 PM ET, Oversight Dems will hold a hearing in Nevada on how Trump's economy is failing poor, elderly, and working-class Americans.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
UK homes installed one certified heat pump, solar array, or battery storage system every 74 seconds on average during a record-breaking start to 2026, reports @michaelholder.bsky.social: www.businessgreen.com/news/4534611... 🔌💡
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UK home solar and battery installations smash records in first half of 2026
Latest data shows installation of certified small-scale clean energy technologies was up 17 per cent year-on-year during first half of 2026, but heat pump market faces worrying slowdown
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
40 Trillion...which had been predicted to be reached in fiscal year 2028. So much for the GOP being fiscally responsible. 🙄 This is what happens when they take control of the government; a Democratic President has to come in and clean up the economy they destroyed.
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Mobius Stripper @mobiusstripper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This admin will not stop shooting themselves in the dick because they're so mad they weren't able to shoot someone else. This case was already thrown out due to a finding of vindictive prosecution, and their response is to be more vindictive.
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DOJ asks court to reinstate Abrego Garcia charges
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting that a federal appeals court reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, following a lower court order earlier this year that found the Sa…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/08/2026
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
More lying per the usual. In this case, grifting credit for things done by others.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
No soul.
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Girls are scary.
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ICE agent points gun at Virginia woman who shouted at them in video that conflicts with government’s narrative | CNN
A confrontation captured on video between a woman who shouted insults at Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting immigration enforcement action in Northern Virginia escalated when one of...
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Andrea Welker @catndogslady.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
How did we, as a people, get to this point? Can this behavior be perceived as anything other than evil?
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ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents | CNN
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individ...
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/08/2026
Can I get an amen?
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