🌹Rose Gardener 🦋
@rosegardenerwi.bsky.social
🦋 Just a female, white, suburban, baby-boomer who is progressive (as in Bernie Sanders, AOC and Pramila Jayapal progressive). Within me competes both a romantic poet and a snarky cynic...
If only MAGA would🤷🏻♀️ ... Is it not time to awake from the deceitful dream of a golden age, and to adopt as a practical maxim for the direction of our political conduct, that we, as well as the other inhabitants of the globe, are yet remote from the happy empire of perfect wisdom and perfect virtue?
Robert Reich pulls no punches, & I'm here for it.😊 .. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 34 years — its dependence on money from big corporations and the wealthy.... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-b...
The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
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Classism is the foundational bias. It uses racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc to achieve its ends. But at the end of the day, underneath it all is power dynamics and the fundamental assumption that "my tribe is superior".🤷🏻♀️
The Epstein Reveal.... 8 survivors with Rosie O'Donnell... www.instagram.com/reels/Dc0kN0...
Rosie O’Donnell on Instagram: "after the corrupt AG (trumps former personal lawyer) implied that he did not believe men accused of sex abbuse would be charged as a result of the epstein files - desp...
147K likes, 5,976 comments - rosie on September 3, 2026: "after the corrupt AG (trumps former personal lawyer) implied that he did not believe men accused of sex abbuse would be charged as a result ...
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I'll take, "things not on my election year bingo card" for $500, Alex....🤷🏻♀️ www.huffpost.com/entry/karl-r...
Karl Rove Announces He Will Vote Democrat In Fiery Rebuke Of GOP: 'I'll Have No Part Of It'
“The GOP’s stables need a cleaning,” the Republican strategist wrote in a scorching Wall Street Journal editorial.
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When did we become So sure of ourselves That we cast away Our inner connection To the natural world???
..... Edgerton resident Kimberly Twente, a co-defendant in one of the cases, told the Capital-Journal, "..... This fight is much bigger. This fight is about every other city or township that has to go through something like this." www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Kansas cities sue residents over petitions seeking to block large data centers
"This fight is about every other city or township that has to go through something like this."
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Should be on billboards along every interstate in this country. 🤷🏻♀️
I grew up in Iowa when the Iowa Basic Skills standardized test was considered gold standard throughout the country. Ohhh... how far my home state has fallen...😣 www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Iowa, Deemed Below Basic in Reading, Stays Silent on the ‘Honesty Gap’
Every few years, testing experts at the U.S. Department of Education weigh state assessments against their “gold standard,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “the nation’s...
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.... and....oligarchy Dems wonder why they keep losing elections. 🤷🏻♀️ www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...
Hakeem Jeffries says Medicare for all is not legislation he currently supports
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) indicated that he does not currently support Medicare for all legislation after co-sponsoring similar bill...
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When you're right, you're right.🤷🏻♀️ === ... Voters see clearly that many of our politicians are serving their largest corporate donors instead of the working class. Younger voters cannot fathom voting for a status quo that has never served them, www.commondreams.org/news/david-h...
Forced Out of DNC for Criticizing Party Leaders, David Hogg Speaks Out: 'I Wasn't Wrong' | Common Dreams
As progressives notch win after win in Democratic primaries, the 26-year-old activist said it shows that the party "didn’t lose Gen Z; they just needed candidates to vote for."
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The common sense solution. 🤷🏻♀️ .... Both Sanders and Warren support lifting the cap on taxable income to generate more revenue for Social Security. Currently, the Social Security payroll tax only applies to the first $184,500 workers earn... newrepublic.com/post/214079/...
Will This Bill Save Social Security, or Kill It?
Welcome to The Blue Book! Today, read about the PROMISE Act, Doug Jones’s chances in Alabama, and more ...
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Welp... when you're right, you're right.🤷🏻♀️ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
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..... Melinda Person said “a robot built by a company associated with sex dolls has no business in our classrooms,” emphasizing that robots — no matter how “lifelike” — are incapable of the human connection students require in order to thrive. www.newyorkupstate.com/schools/2026...
After backlash, Upstate NY school district pauses plan to add humanoid robot to classroom
The $57,590 investment in an AI teaching assistant sparked intense community debate.
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Looks like Democratic Socialists have corporate Dems running scared.🤷🏻♀️
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoBernie Sanders: "People are sick and tired of the Democratic establishment and the Republican establishment ... the American people are tired of a rigged economy, a corrupt campaign finance system. They want real change. They don't want Rahm Emanuel and the establishment maintaining the status quo."
The numbers of people who conflate "bold" with unrepentant bullyism is astounding....🤷🏻♀️ ====/ Among positive attributes, "bold" was the most commonly selected, with 43 percent saying it describes the president www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s approval rating with men crashes to record low
Donald Trump's approval rating among men has fallen to its lowest level on record across both of his presidencies, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.
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On the way to idiocracy...🤷🏻♀️ ... “We cannot afford to have a society in which a significant fraction of our best young minds think that cheating is OK,” he said. “That leads to a declining society, to a failed society … We cannot choose to become idiots.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said.
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Whatthey said about the East Wing.🤷🏻♀️ .... While there is some evidence ......, there is currently no confirmation that the administration intends to remove the oldest trees ... www.newsweek.com/is-trump-cut...
Is Trump Cutting Down DC’s Oldest Cherry Trees For Golf Course?
The claim spread after President Donald Trump announced work on a sweeping renovation of the publicly owned golf course.
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... Between 2008 and 2016, when Harrison worked as a lobbyist for the powerhouse firm the Podesta Group, he represented scores of huge corporations. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking | Norman Solomon
The success of democratic socialists has led to an establishment backlash, fueling divisions over how to respond
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... Trump said as many as 45,000 people attended the kickoff rally on Wednesday night. However, independent estimates ..... with some placing attendance at just over 1,000 and noting the audience thinned before the speech ended. www.newsweek.com/trumps-state...
Trump’s State Fair loses power on first day
Trump’s State Fair hit by outage as vendors lose power, crowds draw scrutiny and states and performers pull back from the event’s rollout.
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Back in 2016, when Bernie advocated fir taking over the DNC and reforming it, he wasn't messing around. He is the father of a 21st century Democratic Socialist Movement in this country.✊️ thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/progressiv...
Progressive Democrats Are Winning in Just About Every Corner of America
Sweet victories are fueled by demands of voters who want new leaders and authentic advocates.
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.... Hakeem Jeffries ..... says New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is going to have to smooth things over with congressional Democrats after backing several progressive candidates who ousted incumbents during Tuesday’s primary elections. 🤣😅😂🤣😂😅 www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem...
Sour Jeffries Says Mamdani Has 'Work To Do' After His Candidates Oust House Incumbents
The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.
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THIS!!!!!!! Every. Single. Word. I'm old enough to remember Reagan selling his snake oil "trickle down economics" and watching the party of FDR capitulate duringthe following decades. bsky.app/profile/alt-...
Rogue SSA@alt-ssa.altgov.info · 3mo agoCan't sleep. Gotta rant. There was a time when the Democratic party's core belief was that the government should do everything it could to alleviate people's suffering. We got the New Deal, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SSI, Food Stamps, TANF, and much more from that party.
I wonder if Susan Collins is "concerned" yet?🤷🏻♀️ www.commondreams.org/news/maine-p...
As Oligarchy Pours $400 Million Into Pro-Collins Ads, Platner Says: 'Ban Billionaires From Buying Elections' | Common Dreams
In a high-stakes Senate race in Maine, Democratic candidate Platner's historic primary win has Republicans worried. With a projected $384 million in spending, can grassroots support overcome billionai...
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