The Word Bird
@thewordbird.bsky.social
Former psychotherapist. Lover of books, dogs and democracy. Reside in the desert of #Arizona and the mountains of #Montana. Married. 💙🔥 🚫”investments” 🚫MAGA #makeamericasaneagain #resist #GTS-az
What cease fire? 🤣💙 The U.S. Army has used most of its long-range attack missiles in the war with Iran, NPR has confirmed. A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said that precision missiles like PrSMs and ATCAMs are depleted.
www.yahoo.com/news/politic... Totally predictable. 😡🍿💙🔥
China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US
China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in response to ...
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www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/p... And the walls come crumbling down. 🤣🍿💙🔥
Analysis: Jeanine Pirro faces the choice many Trump officials confront at one point or another | CNN Politics
Jeanine Pirro faced a choice that all President Donald Trump’s team members confront sooner or later: Do they live in his world, or the real one?
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Check out this article from azcentral: Fontes slams Trump for attempting 'federal takeover' of mail-in voting www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... Arizonans are with you, Secretary Fontes. Thank you for truly protecting our freedom. 💙👏
Fontes slams Trump for attempting 'federal takeover' of mail-in voting
President Donald Trump has sought to expand federal control over voting in his second term. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is pushing back.
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An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May)
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
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www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/p... Forget the UFC nonsense, this right wing infighting is worth a ticket. A bright BLUE ticket! 💙🤣🔥👏
‘We are knifing each other’: Trump’s showdown with Senate GOP leader splinters unity ahead of midterms | CNN Politics
House Speaker Mike Johnson sometimes can’t get President Trump off the phone. The calls can come in the middle of the day — or the dead of night — or even after hourslong meetings at the White House, ...
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
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According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
The lone star on the flag is actually a review. More than 6 million Texans experienced hunger in 2024, the most of any state in the nation, according to the latest Feeding America report that tracks food insecurity – and it’s Texas’ third year topping the list. bit.ly/4bCOuFF
Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
It's more important now that ever before!!! VOTE!!!
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic... It amazes me to see Texas MAGA politicians actually get crazier. This one is off the charts-even for Texas, 🤥💙🍿🔥 #makeamericasaneagain
A GOP Nominee for Texas Office Keeps Peddling Fascist Ideas
Bo French was once criticized by members of his party for his offensive posts. Now that he’s the nominee for the Railroad Commission, they’re silent.
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abcnews.com/US/west-virg... The amount of sex offenders within the GOP ( and their Christian Nationalist Pastor friends) is ridiculously high. Party of family values? 🤮🤮
West Virginia state lawmaker arrested on sex abuse charges with minor: Feds
West Virginia Republican Del. David Elliott Pritt was charged with sexual assault after investigators said he allegedly used Snapchat to engage with a teenage student.
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The momentum is real. Voters are done with the chaos, the cruelty, the corruption, and the grift. In 100 days, we’re flipping the House, holding the line, and sending a message that can’t be ignored. Organize. Donate. Vote early. Talk to everyone you know. #BlueWaveIn100Days
It’s more about a hate cult in the U.S. It’s NOT normal politics. 🔥🤣💙🍿
Kimberley Johnson@kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · last wk.It's not a disagreement about politics. Itr's a morality/decency thing.
Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts: -Solar panels -Wind turbines -Battery storage -Electric vehicles -Bicycles -Natural fertilizers -Electric heat pumps
So the bread has glass in it, the lettuce has diarrhea-causing bacteria, the eggs have salmonella, the beef has screw worms, the produce is somehow bad all the time now, AND everything is more expensive. What the actual fck is going on?
