Kristen Leist 🫘
@kristenpilates.bsky.social
Military veteran. Pilates instructor, Harbor Isles Tennis & Fitness Club. Trail runner, Moore Mountain trails. Aerialist. Believer in democracy and bodily autonomy. #leguminati 🫘
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... Republicans can’t win without cheating.
September 2, 2026
A number of pundits, especially Republican pundits, interpreted Trump’s win in 2024 as a permanent political realignment proving that post–World War II liberalism was dead.
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For those keeping score at home, the United States is now without an Army Secretary, Army Deputy Secretary, and Senate-confirmed Army Chief of Staff -- all in the midst of an ongoing War with Iran that everyone in D.C. has quietly conceded Trump already lost.
📌Whether you’ve seen this one before or not, it can’t be shared enough.
So, both the Russians, and the Pentagon are covertly hiring mercenary right wing US influencers to run malign influence campaigns against the US population. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles
Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-28-... DHS panders to its base with images of racism and cruelty, while oligarchs pour money into replacing a government that use to work for the people with one that continues to funnel money upward. Republicans only win by cheating; our vote is our power.
August 28, 2026
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that took place on August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C., is remembered today primarily because it was the occasion when the final speaker, the Reverend Dr.
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-26-... “[D]ream big dreams; learn everything you can learn; and care for all those who care for you.”
August 26, 2026
Last night, at exactly 9:25—9 to 5—the top of the Empire State Building in New York City lit up pink.
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apple.news/AgNgMFaLGS16... Sad news. We’ve lost a national treasure and a true humanitarian.
Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80 — Variety
Singer-songwriter-actress Dolly Parton, whose glittering country music stardom was matched by her pop fame and popular parallel careers in film and TV, died on Aug. 25. She was 80 years old, with her ...
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MAGA is a death cult. The Republican party is MAGA.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 4w ago"The decision by Trump to dissolve USAID — once the world’s largest humanitarian donor — gutted maternal and neonatal care, decimated nutrition programs for millions of pregnant women and children, and left scores of birthing centers devoid of equipment and medicine..." apnews.com/article/usai...
Your electric bill is going up so a server farm can run 24 hours a day. Tell Congress to hit pause: bit.ly/4twnWMU
Tell Congress: Pass the Bernie Sanders - AOC AI Data Center Moratorium Act
Contact Congress today!
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People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
It should always be mentioned in this context that National Guard personnel, who could be helping to fight the Trump wildfires, are instead doing clown show duty in DC for Donald Trump.
Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · last mo.This should not be routine: Nearly 100 large wildfires are burning across the USA, more than half of them in OR and WA, prompting evacuations. The three Spokane fires destroyed 800 to 1,100 homes and other buildings and displaced more than 65,000 people. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Rudy Giuliani is why a lot of people died during and after 9/11. Has anyone said he shouldn't show up? How about George W. who cut anti-terrorism measures that might've prevented it? Why does racist fantasy harm matter more than real harm; the answer is racism, including in amplifying these voices.
CNN@cnn.com · last mo.Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc
And there it is Now, someone please lecture me about cancel culture and the ruination of men's lives again.
He's saying there's a significant voting bloc that supports violent misogyny, as evidenced by Trump getting elected twice, and he's right. Dana Bash or Margaret Brennan might have made Miller spell that out, but Tapper doesn't really register the significance of what Miller is saying.
There are no trans women in the WNBA. There are no trans women NCAA basketball players. Hell, who knows if there are even any trans girls playing HS basketball.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2mo agoDid we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?
Republicans looks weak because Republicans ARE weak. Things Republicans are scared of: books, laws, women, LGBTQIA+, non-white people, science, facts, journalists, renewable energy, clean air, clean water, voting...
Republican senator states that the Republican controlled Senate is incapable of doing its job.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Blackmail to keep him quiet about breaking the guy’s toddler granddaughter’s collarbone? Classy, GOP. The party of the rapist felon insurrectionist never ceases to appall.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Dr. Anthony Fauci was director of NIAID for 38 years, advising 7 different presidents of both parties. Unhinged Republican Senators vilified and verbally abused Dr. Fauci but never brought ANY evidence that he had broken a law.
July 29, 2026
Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans disapprove of the way President Donald J.
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Oh, FFS. “This weekend, I received the first dosage of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. As a physician, I remain committed to ensuring access for those who want and need this vaccine,” said Rep. Marshall. www.wibw.com/2020/12/21/s...
Senator-Elect Roger Marshall receives COVID vaccine
Congressman and Senator-elect Roger Marshall received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
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Bernie Moreno was a car salesman with a record of wage theft and employment discrimination. Anthony Fauci was the director of NIAID from 1984 to 2022 and in 2008 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work fighting HIV/AIDS in that role.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoMoreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...
Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
My latest piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. They decided to share this one with everyone because of the stakes for this election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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Trump: “My time as a child molester has prepared me well for my time as a war criminal.”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump: "I owned the Miss Universe pageant. And Miss Venezuela always did very well in that pageant. So I know something about the country."
