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Shanikka1961

@reneechantler.bsky.social
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Lawyer, mother, grandmother, gamer, geek and fierce lover of Black people. Too old for BS, especially the racist or right wing kind. DM me if you do not know me already and it's instablock. Because life is too short.

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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 13h
An important reminder.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 13h
This (things are great with the economy because people keep buying the cheapest form of meat no matter how much they are charged is) the stupiest statement I have heard uttered in a long long time. That’s saying a lot since this woman is the queen of stupid statements
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 13h
And this is why one should NEVER choose Medicare Advantage.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It infuriates me that it took the public scrutiny following the survivor’s civil suit to get this DA to do the right thing. And no, I don’t believe that the victim didn’t give “the details.”
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
At a propaganda event pretending to honor 9/11 victims, the orange felon lied about being rescued by firefighters and said he was jealous of a 9/11 hero and victims for being more famous than him. It never amazes me how much of an evil piece of shit he is.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The President of the United States supports AfD.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A worthy obituary for my dear friend who we lost last week. Rest in power, Dee. Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78
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Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78 (Gift Article)
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Does this surprise ANYONE?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues.     We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Seems important
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
No surprise here.
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They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling.
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
so… (1) north carolina declines to pay to put up state booth at trump “state fair”. + (2) random republican congressional staffer does state booth instead = (3) cue the “confederate flag at north carolina booth” headlines… www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Organizers remove Confederate flag image from N.C. booth at fair on the Mall
One sponsor said it was withdrawing its participation in the state’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A reminder that Stephen Miller went to Duke and hired his network of white nationalist classmates. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Confederates did this to the North Carolina exhibit.
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JimChampion @jim-c.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
@blackraven30.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @letmec10.bsky.social @rba11.bsky.social @bay101blue.bsky.social @neonrevolu.bsky.social @lisa0033.bsky.social @hemptressraven.bsky.social @johnsmallbearings.bsky.social @robwiny.bsky.social @jim-c.bsky.social
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I would be totally on board
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Well done, Ghana!
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Shade'n Frauds @afrobatic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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The Wake-Up Call: A Visit From Uncle Juneteenth
Michael Harriot discusses the history of Juneteenth and why it still matters.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
So much winning it hurts!
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Trump Demanded Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Yup.
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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 18/06/2026
I'm here in Europe. This idea has been in the works for years. Championed by the far right, the liberals, and the socdems and demsocs. Funny enough, the liberals, socdems and demsocs refer to themselves as "centrists", while the hitler-loving nazis are the far right. There's actually no difference.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Just a day after the MAGA regime’s wasteful $14M makeover of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to paint it blue was finished, a considerable amount of algae has started to build up and it’s now giving off a green-ish tint. Everything he touches turns to absolute shit.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I know someone going through a marital abuse version of this. Literally, her abusing spouse says that she is demonic and not a real Christian if she doesn't "move on" from his psychological (and more recently, physical) abuse. Her devout Catholicism is literally being used to abuse her.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I don't know who came up with this headline but it made me so angry I almost threw my coffee mug at the screen.
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The Democrats’ Big Decision: Black Representation or More Blue Seats?
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
And the permanent damage is the point. One cannot impose or maintain authoritarian rule over a population that has easy access to knowledge.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A man clearly suffering from small johnson syndrome.
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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
taking tax dollars to pay insurrectionists. which (by the way) the 14th amendment is supposed to prohibit: "[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States...."
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump teeing up to make seditionists wealthy, just because they attacked the Capitol to keep HIM in office. SO narcissistically on brand.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Live Updates: $1.8 Billion Fund Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
LEE: I asked Chairman Comer, if Pam Bondi did not come, would he force her to or if he would move for contempt hearings as he did for other people who did not respond to our subpoena? Instead of answering as an adult, he said that I was “bitching”
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Oh my Fng GOD.
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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Saying the quiet part out loud as the Authoritarian attempts to control the truth. #25thAmendmentNOW
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What the actual?!!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From slyngstad )
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
One of the things I hate most about the Trump Administration is that it has actually made me hate Dubbya less. Still hate him, but his occasional human decency (especially compared to Mango Mussolini's complete lack of any) have to be acknowledged.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
In other words, the stock market got played.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Sen. Warren: The Trump administration cannot explain the reasons that we entered this war or the goals we're trying to accomplish. The one part that seems clear is that while there is no money for 15 million Americans who lost their health care, there's $1 billion a day to spend on bombing Iran.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Universe, save me.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 10/03/2026
The Onion’s print ads are the best thing in the newspaper.
60 Minutes. 
A stopwatch. 

“Is NBC hiring? Lesley Stahl investigates.”
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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/03/2026
Political Cartoon. Pete Hegseth is portrayed as a game show host about to spin a wheel comprised of various satirical and stated claims for the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. The top left corner reads, "We just went to war! Why? It's time to play America's favorite game show: What's the Reason Anyway?" Hegseth states, "Let's spin it!"
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Meet the new boss - same as the old boss. (H/T The Who)
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
No countries in the world except for Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Switzerland, the UK, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, India, Poland, South Korea, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg (I might have missed one or two; done off the top of my head.)
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
These folks simply cannot do anything relating to either elections or Black people without lying and cheating.
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GOP group targets Black voters with mailer comparing Virginia redistricting to Jim Crow
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus endorsed the redistricting effort Monday and condemned the imagery in the mailer.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/03/2026
Taylor Swift Pearl Jam Olivia Dean Zach Bryan Oasis The Cure What do they all have in common? They've all spoken out about Ticketmaster ripping off fans. But Trump just gave Ticketmaster the equivalent of a corporate pardon. It's a betrayal of every fan in America.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
👇👇👇👇
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Food for thought.
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Shanikka1961 @reneechantler.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
@newyorker.com What on Earth were you thinking? I assume that by now you have been made aware that the illustration of one of the world's most beautiful women, Wunmi Mosaku, you used to accompany an article by @michaelschulman.bsky.social is offensive and unacceptable and causing serious upset.
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