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Phyllis Gerben

@phylgerb.bsky.social
286 followers 136 following 372 posts

Mountain biker, painter, avid reader, tent camper, mom, grandma, wife, stepmom, former soldier with tours in Korea and Germany, former teacher, former professor, Pittsburgh native, Arizona transplant.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Seems bad that baseball players feel more obligated to give updates on injuries and absences than members of Congress.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 09/07/2026
Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
So if we don’t allow Athletes to bet on games that they have the ability to influence… Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies they regulate?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
DOGE officially ended over the weekend. One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak. "Efficiency."
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arrest-them-all🫘 (godless radical leftist pond scum/vermin/it) @arrest-them-all.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
THIS RIGHT HERE!!!
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Jerelle @shankhead.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Texans for Truth.
Texans for Talerico!
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The definition of a true fan: You’d rather see your team lose fairly than win unfairly.
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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trump just needs four more goals from Georgia.
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Phyllis Gerben @phylgerb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I understand HIPAA. But I'm a product of the military where you give up personal rights for the good of the country. So it should be with elected officials. You want my vote? Then you should promise to explain absences from your workplace. You want privacy? Stay out of politics and the public eye.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trump bought up to $5M in Axon stock, a taser company, two weeks before ICE sought a contract for tasers. He’s also bought stock in Palantir, Dell, and Nvidia — all of whom have been awarded massive government contracts. Has a president ever profited so brazenly from the office?
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Phyllis Gerben @phylgerb.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
So much hand-wringing over the primary election of 3 Democratic Socialists in NY. Since when does NY dictate the type of Democratic we run everywhere? If it did, all Dems would be AOC, Bernie would have gotten the nomination, and there'd definitely be no Fetterman. A big tent is better than purity.
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InfiDale @infidale.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The main difference between the Bible and To Kill a Mockingbird is that when someone calls To Kill a Mockingbird their favorite book, they’ve probably read it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Walking in a straight line is hard.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/04/2026
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Two nights ago, Russia sent nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the fifth year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense and more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help protect lives.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Trump is touting the no tax on tips provision in his budget bill. But many tipped workers won't benefit because their earnings are so low. And the provision expires in 2028. The estate tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich? Those were made permanent. Funny how that works.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/04/2026
Rand Paul: "Really, the debate now should be, is a 47 year old conflict an imminent threat? Were there changes in their nuclear program that made this an imminent threat? And I don't think the evidence is there that this was an imminent threat that would allow the president to go to war on his own."
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I think there are plenty of theological-oriented reasons to find the Trump as Christ images offensive. But, I think there’s also a real secular concern about the judgment and stability of a man who earnestly compares himself to God.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
You’ve heard of Stockholm Syndrome. Welcome to Budapest Envy.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/04/2026
I’ll have what Hungary’s having.
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an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .
ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a restaurant and looking at the camera .
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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Yes. This is nicely put. One thing I try to get at in this piece is that having Trump threaten genocide and civilizational erasure, and the discovery that we are largely powerless to stop a madman president, takes an immense dispiriting toll on the *American people,* too.
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Phyllis Gerben @phylgerb.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: No Warehouse Detention Centers in Arizona. Write one here: action.moveon.org/letters/no-w...
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No Warehouse Detention Centers in Arizona
The Trump administration is pumping $38 billion into buying up warehouses and converting them into immigration detention centers, including right here in our backyard. ICE has confirmed their purchase...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/04/2026
Let’s be crystal clear: This war never should have started, and Congress cannot allow Trump to continue on this horrifying path of escalation. While we’re relieved Trump has walked back his threats of genocidal war crimes from this morning, words are not enough. 🧵
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Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire deal with Iran after threatening to wipe out its 'whole civilization.' How we got here, and what could happen next.
As Tuesday's deadline approached, the president accepted a proposal from Pakistan to temporarily pause hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while negotiators work to end the war.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
How long before Trump claims he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war he started?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.
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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 06/04/2026
Artemis II today.
scene from lord of the rings
"this is it, if I take one more step it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been"
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
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Phyllis Gerben @phylgerb.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
BUT?!!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/04/2026
Rep. Mike Lawler: "I don't support making a whole civilization die, but ... "
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
He's confessing to planning war crimes on live television
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We should be shocked if not surprised
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Where are the big antiwar marches and protests this time round? Both in America and globally?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Seems like Hegseth is taking out more generals in the US than Iran.
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Brave New Films @bravenewfilms.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
🔴 Russia shared satellite images of a US base in Saudi Arabia with Iran days before it was struck, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Follow the latest updates below. 🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Ellison: Minnesota, the world is inspired by you. You won the JFK Profiles in Courage Award. They even nominated you for a Nobel Peace Prize, which is more than I can say for certain people I know.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 27/03/2026
Yikes, here's a HUGE story that it seems not enough folks are reporting on yet. Drone swarms of unknown origin this month apparently attacked an important Air Force base—"the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of operation in wartime, something that never happened even in World War II."
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Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana's Barksdale bomber base - Asia Times
Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, in Bossier Parish not far from Shreveport, was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9. The attack
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/03/2026
🚨🚨🚨
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I think the President musing about killing people "just for fun" would have resulted in every major paper demanding impeachment in the before times.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hegseth is a sadist. What is he being taught at that church of his?
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Little Marco, the scripture-quoting hypocrite, is rotten to the core.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Donald Trump lowered our Flags to half-staff for Charlie Kirk but not for the 6 troops we lost in Kuwait.
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Phyllis Gerben @phylgerb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I don't understand why the standing noncombatant evacuation plans were not implemented. This administration always shows that they don't believe they are FOR the citizens. We are pawns to them: for war, work, pay taxes the rich won't, and to die rather than use social security, Medicare, SNAP, etc.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is the post I’ve been waiting for from a Democrat.
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