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Shelia Brown

@sheliabrown1974.bsky.social
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Proud defender of democracy and decency, blue dot in a very red state, teacher, wife, mom, Mimi. WVU and Smith College alum. Quit that other space. 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🚫DMs

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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Abolish the death penalty.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.
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Live updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN Politics
Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My hummingbirds are spoiled!
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
And again....CUE COUNTRY ROADS!!! WOOHOO! 🌞♥️👏
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Cue Country Roads!!!!!🎉👏❤️
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iawoodchuck.bsky.social @iawoodchuck.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The corruption and chaos belongs to EVERY republican at EVERY level. Vote them all out. Stress this to all voters.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/05/2026
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Sign the Petition
To the Smith College Board of Trustees:
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"Enemy from within." "Communists, Marxists, fascists, radical left thugs, vermin." "Garbage" Somalis, "low IQ people." "She's an evil, sick, crazy, b..." Republicans want the left to tone down the rhetoric. Erm, have they listened to Donald Trump?? Zeteo put together this Trump montage:
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Whatever happens, this is a deeply shameful episode in American history that will leave a permanent stain on the country. Repeatedly vowing to commit war crimes against millions of innocent civilians is beyond the pale.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Dear US Allies, Please know that the Orange so-called “leader” of our country does not speak for all. We remember and appreciate how completely and selflessly you came to our aid following 9/11. We consider you our friends. 🫶🏻
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No @thisdej.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New York Military Academy is not the U.S. Military Academy. The former is where you send you privileged but delinquent child. That later is among the most honorable institutions in this country filled with the highest achievers among our youth who have volunteered their near futures to our service.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Makeup studio, fruit baskets stands, chairs, Noem’s 200 million mile high sex palace, ICE incompetence, Trumps millions spent golfing, & now war- All reasons why you cannot have affordable healthcare, SNAP, housing, food, insurance, or gas. FIRE THE GOP. #ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
He’s more concerned with PR than protecting US citizens 🤬
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
“The White House did not deny blocking the terror bulletin”: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
dailymail.co.uk
Trump blocks FBI terror threat alert linked to Iran war
Top Trump officials ordered it placed on hold over concerns that it could show the domestic risk of the war and further erode public support.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2026
"Let’s not bury the lede here: The DoD wants to use AI for fully autonomous lethal systems and mass surveillance of American citizens. Anthropic said 'no,' and now the US government is retaliating by trying to destroy it." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic
And OpenAI collects its winnings.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Then what happened?
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
He's willing to k*ll your children to avoid legal accountability for his pedophilia and political reckoning in a fair election.
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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Dropkick Murphys' free concert at the Alex Pretti memorial will stream online
The stream, like the concert, will be free, but the band is encouraging viewers to donate to Minnesota organizations.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The BBC aired this prior to his UK visit in 2018. 👇🏼 youtube.com/watch?v=sB0I...
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Trump--Is the President a Sex Pest? BBC
YouTube video by Steven D (plc)
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/02/2026
Pope Leo rejected an invitation from Trump to join the “Board of Peace.” Good job, Leo.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Every time I think I can’t be more infuriated these evil beings prove me wrong.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Loved it!!
Bad Bunny showed empathy, diversity, culture and unity.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I’m so tired, but I refuse to stop fighting…..
Silhouette of trump saying how tired I am of his utter lack of humanity
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets. These are their stories:
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What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/02/2026
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant commu...
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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 29/01/2026
“There was a car seat in the back with one of those baby blankets you get at the hospital. There were broken glass shards all over it,” he said. “I carefully pulled back the blanket and there was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying... I almost broke down right then and there.”
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Poem about the real Kristi Noem
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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⭐️ RAVEN @sunnydaze27.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
They CLEARLY pepper sprayed him in the face, took his gun, then executed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the VA hospital
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/01/2026
ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
He's directing traffic. He steps inbetween ICE and two women who are being harrassed by them (one of whom was shoved to the ground for no reason), raises his hands and turns away from them and says "Okay! Okay!" to indicate he isn't going to be aggressive, at which point they start with pepper spray
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Dear World, Please know that most Americans are as disgusted by him as you are. We are embarrassed and are doing everything we can to protect our democracy, humanity and morality. Please continue to make your disgust with him known.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/01/2026
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
Eyewitness account:
Good morning,
My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction.
I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend.
As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it.
We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Posted by @liminalwarmth.bsky.social: “Someone I personally know in Minneapolis posted this to Facebook a few hours ago. This isn’t what orderly law enforcement looks like. No charge, no location info? How do you even know citizens are getting due process here?”
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Shelia Brown @sheliabrown1974.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
What an embarrassment…
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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.” “The 2020 election was stolen.” “January 6th was Nancy Pelosi’s fault.” “She’s a domestic terrorist.” “I’ll lower grocery prices on day one.” “No new foreign entanglements.” Lies. All lies.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/01/2026
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Ok let’s keep playing this.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Trump-Musk defunded USAID. As of Nov 2025, this caused as many as 600,000 deaths – 342, 000 of them children (Boston Univ). If USAID or some type of equivalence is not reestablished, by 2030 the death-toll will be 14 million – 4.5 million of them children under 5 yrs old (Lancet). This is Genocide.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 19/12/2025
What arrogance. What narcissism. I will be introducing legislation prohibiting the naming of federal buildings after sitting presidents.
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