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Humor and historical fiction writer πŸ“– my work ‡ www.caitlincmclean.com Currently hawking a feminist, coming-of-age WW1 novel w/ πŸ’”βš“πŸ’ͺ and a 🐱 #amquerying

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March 28th, 2026, in 3000+ towns and cities around the world. Down with the tyrant, up with the people

Check the link below to see which protests are happening near you!

14.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 319 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€œI breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide all while occupying the amount of space that is appropriate for one human to occupy.” By @sarahthegardner.bsky.social

Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/daily-itiner...

11.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kat vs. Everybody, and Kat's winning.

13.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1584 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Preschool Teaching Assistant Shot by Border Patrol, Then Called a β€œDomestic Terrorist” When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, the D.H.S. justified it by calling her a β€œdomestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, with it, a sense of reality.

When Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, D.H.S. justified it by calling her a β€œdomestic terrorist.” In the aftermath, she’s been trying to recover her reputation and, with it, a sense of reality. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/14IuY-

13.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
(between images of a map showing the nearly 3,000 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

(between images of a map showing the nearly 3,000 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

We’re rapidly approaching 3,000 No Kings Day events, which means March 28 is going to be the biggest protest in US history. Let’s make it clear that America rejects the regime’s brutality at home and abroad: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

12.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 1105 πŸ” 541 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 50
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The Case Against Trump’s War of Choice in Iran In starting war with Iran, President Trump and his administration have knowingly put service members in harm’s way, inflicted suffering on innocent civilians, and left the American people to bear the ...

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

11.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"A single day of operations could cover more than 124,000 Americans on Medicaid for a year."

We don't have to murder schoolchildren in other countries, we could have universal health care instead.

This is a choice.

11.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Allie Phillips, and every other woman who has been forced to justify the preservation of her own life

11.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's (beyond) time to stop asking if we're the baddies

We the people need to rein in our government

11.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have been trying not to share WP articles now that they have been compromised by Bezos but this is important πŸ‘‡

11.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 11975 πŸ” 4913 πŸ’¬ 518 πŸ“Œ 295

You can have the best armed forces in the history of the world, but if you are an incompetent criminal without a plan, you can still lose a war, and rather quickly.

11.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 6109 πŸ” 1448 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 46
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WATCH β€” @jamestalarico.bsky.social : β€œEvery dollar we spend bombing people in the Middle East is one we’re not spending here at home. We’re always told we don’t have enough money for schools or healthcare or for veterans, but there’s always enough to bomb people on the other side of the world.”

10.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 10108 πŸ” 3236 πŸ’¬ 255 πŸ“Œ 146
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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

10.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 24998 πŸ” 8650 πŸ’¬ 983 πŸ“Œ 517

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15394 πŸ” 5639 πŸ’¬ 664 πŸ“Œ 278

Weird chart. What happened in 2025 in the US? Did political leadership change and then start systematically dismantling education, science, health care, and government, levying arbitrary tariffs, randomly attacking major US cities, and destroying the economy?

Just asking.

06.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 602 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4
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Americans are dead. Prices are skyrocketing. The Middle East is on fire. Civil war is brewing in Iran.

And for what? A war that will leave the same hardliners in charge? A war that can't actually destroy their nuclear program?

This is incompetence. Plain and simple.

05.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 14264 πŸ” 3889 πŸ’¬ 558 πŸ“Œ 148
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Does Your Country Need Regime Change? A Quiz β€œIn announcing the U.S. military strike on Iran, President Donald Trump went significantly beyond his previous justification of destroying the coun...

Is your country ruled by an aging megalomaniac whose supporters worship him with an almost cult-like zeal?

Has your leader eroded trust in elections by attempting to bring them under his direct control and/or stoking false claims of voter fraud?

03.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
We're two months into this election year, and Trump has already killed 150 people and launched strikes against 44 boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, deposed the Venezuelan leader, menaced Greenland, occupied Minneapolis, mused about regime change in Cuba and Mexico, proposed canceling US elections, and launched a war of choice against Iran over the opposition of the vast majority of our country.

We're two months into this election year, and Trump has already killed 150 people and launched strikes against 44 boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, deposed the Venezuelan leader, menaced Greenland, occupied Minneapolis, mused about regime change in Cuba and Mexico, proposed canceling US elections, and launched a war of choice against Iran over the opposition of the vast majority of our country.

When the walls close in, authoritarians lash out.

03.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 501 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 13

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

02.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 18498 πŸ” 5429 πŸ’¬ 1124 πŸ“Œ 319
Orange text: "ICE agents don’t get to pick and choose when the First Amendment applies." Orange text: "We have a right to record law enforcement in public." Orange ACLU logo. Black background.

Orange text: "ICE agents don’t get to pick and choose when the First Amendment applies." Orange text: "We have a right to record law enforcement in public." Orange ACLU logo. Black background.

When ICE agents are working, we have a right to film them in public. Period.

03.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 1566 πŸ” 493 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 7

How come β€œHow are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

02.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 17259 πŸ” 4162 πŸ’¬ 645 πŸ“Œ 177
White text: "Over 4,400. The number of times federal courts have found that ICE illegally detained people since October 2025." Red ACLU logo. Tinted red photo of immigration and law enforcement in helmets.

White text: "Over 4,400. The number of times federal courts have found that ICE illegally detained people since October 2025." Red ACLU logo. Tinted red photo of immigration and law enforcement in helmets.

A report by Reuters found that courts ruled ICE illegally jailed people more than 4,400 times. The Trump administration's unlawful, anti-immigrant rampage must be checked.

Tell Congress at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks- to hold the line and rein in ICE's abuses now.

01.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 713 πŸ” 363 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10
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Tell Congress: No War with Iran Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...

Trump’s bombing of Iran is reckless and a direct threat to American and Iranian lives. Launching military strikes without congressional authorization or evidence of an imminent threat is not strength. It is an abuse of power.

Tell your Members of Congress to put an immediate stop to this war.

28.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1854 πŸ” 740 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 31

"What they don't often tell you is how beautiful the resistance can be."

27.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: January 2026: Atrocities 658-730 Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...

January 2026 was a particularly corrupt month for the Trump administration, so it took us a little longer to slog our way through compiling this installment. All told, they committed 62 new atrocities. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/jan...

27.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.

27.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4662 πŸ” 1793 πŸ’¬ 252 πŸ“Œ 83
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We’re not being governed, we’re being looted.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

26.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 8846 πŸ” 3528 πŸ’¬ 429 πŸ“Œ 186
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

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