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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP

@mlchesney.bsky.social
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Retired pediatric nurse practitioner & nursing professor; health & public policy nerd; advocate for child health & environment; feisty grandma

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unadulterated fascism. Our tax dollars are paying for these propaganda ads in violation of law.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Drones, snipers on the arch in the middle of D.C.? Sure sounds a lot like an authoritarian move for crowd control.
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cartoonist: Steve Sack
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jon Stewart on 🇨🇦 leadership vs. 🇺🇸 leadership 🤦🏼
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Absolutely 💯 True…..
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe
The most important thing for parents to know is that the order does not change which vaccines are available to children and is not based on any new data about vaccine safety.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is so disturbing & pathological. This narcissistic sociopath was fine protecting his own hide but, to save face about his Qatari jet, remained silent about the credible threat as the press & his staff flew in a plane that had a target on it.
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 11/08/2026
If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it.
Women entering a voting booth with white hoods and red robes. Exiting the voting booth wearing whatever clothes they choose.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
More of this, please.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh, so this is why they are big mad at Dr. Fauci. He followed science & prevented these grifters from making money off of drugs that do not work against COVID.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This is a farcical fishing expedition in search of a crime that never happened.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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CVJ @enuffsaysv.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Wow. She sounds really remorseful for her crime. Nice work @coloradogovernor.bsky.social. You own this debacle.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is a travesty. UFC isn't a widely supported sport. The crowds are usually filled with men who seem to love the violence. Trump has turned our beautiful, historical WH into the Hunger Games & is destroying the property.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
They’re charging James Comey for posting “8647” on his Instagram, saying it’s a threat. Do you know how stupid this is? I worked in food service. When we “86’d” someone, that meant “throw them out.” Not KILL the customer.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is heartbreaking. When Trump is gone it will take decades to recover the damage he inflicted on science & health in this country.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Michiganders, please send this smart woman to the Senate!
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Oh, it will be studied for centuries to come, Buddy, but not in the way you think. #Fascism #CrimesAgainstHumanity
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Linda @luvgoldnz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I’m just gonna leave this here…
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Imagine that! A leader who consults his team of experts and takes their advice? Trump isn't able to comprehend such an action by a country leader.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Are we surprised? The entire cabinet is full of sycophants without proper credentials, historical or diplomatic expertise, or experience to run the country.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
WTH. Why are we not hearing about this? Pam Bondi should be charged with lying to Congress that there is no evidence of wrong-doing by Trump. He needs to be impeached, convicted, then tried for sex trafficking of a minor.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
So corrupt. She needs to go.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
AG Bondi's behavior today was abusive and an embarrassment to the position of AG, the DOJ, and the legal profession. No lawyer with honor, professional ethics and integrity would ever address members of Congress with such vitriol, pettiness, and rudeness. She needs to go. #ImpeachBondi
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
These are the acts of a fascist regime. We must stop them.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“If passed, the SAVE Act will disenfranchise 20 million voters.” Trump has pushed the Republicans to hold a vote in the House this week. Call your Rep and your Senators. 202-224-3121
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My new piece is up and it requires your URGENT ATTENTION! open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Stop the SAVE Act
Trump Has Pushed for a Vote in the House This Week On A Bill That May Disenfranchise Tens of Millions of Eligible Voters
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I hope that @maddow.bsky.social will highlight this government theft. When detainees (citizens, legal residents, etc). undocumented immigrants) are detained @ Whipple Detention Center in Mpls, their phones, jewelry, coats are taken from them. When released, these items are not returned to them.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This was reported in the MN Star Tribune recently. The ER physicians and nurses were immediately suspicious when ICE brought this man into the ER and declared he suffered his injury because he ran into a brick wall. They are unlawfully beating people and trying to get away with it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/02/2026
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control. “It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/02/2026
WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..." apnews.com/article/immi...
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We are off the cliff, folks 🇺🇸
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Just as they did with the shooting of Renee Good, DHS and ICE are once again fabricating a story to make them look like the good guys. They are not. They are lying.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/01/2026
Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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DHS ICE memo 1-21-26
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Last year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
It's a cover-up.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
They also broke the door down and illegally entered his home without a warrant. ICE is completely lawless right now in MN.
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Wouldn't it be nice if the GOP Senators and Reps who ae lawyers would actually stand up for the Constitution and the rule of law and demand that DHS follow the law?
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Mary Chesney, PhD, APRN, CPNP @mlchesney.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 16/01/2026
"If you want to investigate fraud, bring an accountant,” Stancil, a Democratic activist and education policy adviser told me as we drove around ... The ICE agents in Minnesota don’t look like accountants. They look like soldiers. And you don’t bring soldiers unless you want to fight a war."
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Richard Warnica: I spent the week in Minnesota. The only thing I’m sure of now is that more people are going to die
As confrontations between ICE and protestors and activists grow more common, the tension only rises.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
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DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
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