Academic and union leader interested in how games can help change the world. Twitter sucks. We can and must do better for our earth. Oh, and it must be said: I love Doctor Who.
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Last Notes npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Maybe the International Rescue Committee could help https://www.rescue.org/country/occupied-palestinian-territory-opt https://www.rescue.org/contact-irc npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Across #Texas and #Oklahoma, journalist Saul Elbein says #fracking companies have been spreading their potentially #radioactive, #PFAS filled solid waste on farmland and near communities, largely without scrutiny, for decades. Saul sees this as a modern-day #SilentSpring: a slow-moving, mostly invisible contamination story hiding in plain sight, one that will only become undeniable once until the damage is already done. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Married women: our right to vote is at risk if you took your husband's name. Weirdly, I'd say this is going to encourage newly married women to keep their maiden names. #VotingRights #USPol https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/116/263/566/386/645/372/original/a4582c2da4b56043.jpg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik If Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, then Fugitive is a St. Patrick's Day movie. You know I'm right about this. #StPatricksDay https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/116/245/797/408/585/674/original/fe147ffebb145afe.jpg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik You ask good questions, my friend. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The IRAN war is costing $1 billion dollars a day. So of course Republicans are calling for more cuts to social safety nets in the US. Anything for war. Nothing for the poor. Jesus would be proud. #USPOL #IRANwar #IRAN npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik "Cue the war on Iran, which has redirected attention from the Epstein files, the economy, and Trump’s tanking popularity, and set the stage for further consolidations of power in the name of national security, such as increased military presence at home. Unfortunately for Trump, all of this will backfire, and set in motion events that will lead to his decline." - Ruth Ben-Ghiat #Iran #IranWar #USPOL #Trump npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Here's a link to the video of the deposition if you are interested! https://www.narativ.org/p/hillary-clinton-deposition-full-video npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik THEY BOMBED A GIRLS SCHOOL. Can we seriously NOT ALL AGREE THAT IS HORRIFYING?!! WAR POWERS NOW! #Iran #WarPowers #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Wasn't it, though?! I am beaming. She is amazing and fantastic and her words deserve to be shared far and wide. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /20 "My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein’s crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking." -End of Testimony- #Epstein npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /19 Hillary Clinton: "There is too much that needs to be done. What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up?" #Epstein #HillaryClinton #Coverup npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /18 Hillary Clinton: "If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein’s trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files. If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /17 "It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act. But that’s not happening. Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /16 Hillary Clinton: "It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated. It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers. It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /15 "A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files. It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies. It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes. It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the “wildest party” on Epstein’s island." npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /12 Hillary Clinton: "I insisted that the United States be included in the report for the first time ever in 2011. Because we must hold ourselves not just to the same standard as the rest of the world but to an even higher one. Sex trafficking and modern slavery should have no place in America. None." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /11 "As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts. I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries. Every year we published a global report to shine a light on abuses. The findings of those reports triggered sanctions on countries failing to make progress, so they became a powerful diplomatic tool to drive concrete action." npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /10 Hillary Clinton: "My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers." #Epstein #HillaryClinton #WrongFirstLadyTestified npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /8 Hillary Clinton: "In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others – with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder." #Epstein npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /7 Hillary Clinton: "I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /6 Hillary Clinton: "This institutional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official, rather than to seek truth and justice for the victims and survivors, as well as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /3 Hillary Clinton: "Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It’s unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade. Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government’s handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes." #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /2 The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not. As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13 I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik /1 THREAD: Hillary Clinton's opening statement to the Committtee: Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee… as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability. As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people. #Epstein #HillaryClinton npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik #Melania #MakeMelaniaTestify Congressional Republicans forced Hillary Clinton to testify in their Epstein investigation, even though she never even met him. And today she testified. So why the hell isn't Melania testifying too? npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Call it the “Voter Elimination Act,” not the “SAVE Act,” when referring to the GOP’s bill that would keep millions of Americans from voting. Also, don’t name specific policies like voter ID; say that they want to “keep people from voting to control the outcome of elections.” #Voting #VotingRights #USPOL #Democracy #vote #SaveAct npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Maine Sen. Susan Collins just added her name as the 50th Senate supporter of the SAVE America Act — a massive voter suppression bill being pushed by Donald Trump. Married women won't be able to vote without a passport because of Susan Collins. #SAVEACT #SUSANCOLLINS npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik “We’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November. We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." - Steve Bannon. Steve Bannon is giving us 9 months notice of what they intend to do come voting day in November. We cannot allow him to threaten and intimidate us. #Bannon #SteveBannon #ICE #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Your mouth to God's ears! npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/115/654/406/147/794/817/original/265115a0316b5366.png npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Amazon Ring’s upcoming face recognition tool has the potential to violate the privacy rights of millions of people and could result in Amazon breaking state biometric privacy laws. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/legal-case-against-rings-face-recognition-feature #Privacy #EFF npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Representative Jim McGovern isn't just voting No, he's voting "HELL, NO!" Rep. Jim McGovern: "Republicans are giving tax breaks to billionaires while healthcare premiums double & triple for regular people," McGovern wrote on X. "Accepting a pinky promise to maybe have a vote on lowering healthcare costs is not a compromise. It's capitulation." #USPOL #ShutDOWN #Congress #TaxTheRich #Healthcare npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik WE WON'T FUND FASCISM - No Streams for the Regime. Cancel Spotify Until the remove all ICE ads. #DontStreamFascism #CancelSpotify #Invidivisible https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/115/503/902/240/832/233/original/6439b141af9efb52.png npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik HUNGER.IS.A.CHOICE. A party that controls ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT could have stopped the shutdown. They are posturing. They are doing this ON PURPOSE. #Shutdown #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Forty-two million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which could soon run out of funds. Meanwhile, a petulant commander-in-thief is traveling to Asia, probably to spend time on some golf course. #SNAP #EBT #USPOL #FoodStamps npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik NPR reported in 2024 that Trump’s circle allegedly urged Netanyahu not to finalize Biden’s ceasefire proposal— to wait so Trump could claim it after his election victory. Netanyahu, facing criminal prosecution at home and needing Trump’s political cover, agreed. The framework sat on the table gathering dust while the political calendar aligned for Trump’s preferred timing. The cost of that delay: approximately 20,000 additional Palestinian deaths. #Trump #Israel #Palestine npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The Columbus Day holiday began in the 1920s, when a resurgent Ku Klux Klan tried to create a lily-white country by attacking not just Black Americans, but also immigrants, Jews, and Catholics. Today, we celebrate Indigenous People's Day, to honor the native people who lived on this land and who sacrificed much when the colonizers arrived. #IndigenousPeoplesDay npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik If Trump wants to withhold funding from Democrat states, then Democrat states should withhold funding from the Federal Government. #Trumpshutdown #Democracy #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik 3.87 BILLION. That's what Disney lost by capitulating to a fascist. Dummies. #Disney #DisneyPlus #Trump #Fascism #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik "According to Trump and his toadying henchmen—Justa Dick Vance, Whiskey Pete Hegseth, and Stephen Miller aka Pee-Wee German—it is now a crime in America to make any comment about Charlie Kirk that does not compare him favorably with Gandhi." - Borowitz #Charlie_kirk #Kirk npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik 12 million people hospitalized in the U.S. need heparin every year, and we get that from China, which now has a 145% tariff. “A basic medicine we use 1000x per day in the hospital, heparin, is also dependent on China, and people will die without it.” Dr. Soumya Rangarajan #China #TrumpTariffs #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik DOGE is destroying the enitre field of health research. Many people will die prematurely. #DOGE #NIH #Cancer #research #Trump #Musk #USPOL https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2025/03/former-nih-director-deeply-troubled-by-cuts/ #DOGE https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/114/252/973/649/334/018/original/9a12eeeab40578ff.jpg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Yes, absolutely, billionaires should not be allowed to be a thing. But I don't think anarchy is feasible as long as we have surveillance capitalism. Shoshana Zuboff is 100% correct about that. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Uh, no. I am a pacifist and follow the traditions of visionaries like MLK jr. I think violence is rarely the answer. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The endless buffoonery ceases to mitigate the fact that these jackasses are in charge and half the idiots in the US voted for this. It's broken my brain and I'm still in shock. They've got Buttegieg dropping F-bombs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGp1ZsuCtS8 #USPOL #Trump #Musk npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Apparently Elon Musk thinks "feeding dogs" is a wasteful expense. So, he ordered TSA to stop feeding bomb-sniffing dogs. So, starving dogs is a price saving measure? What's next? https://futurism.com/musk-tsa-dogs #DOGE #Musk #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Contractors need to be held accountable for mindless cutting of trees. Contact SKANSKA and tell them that you are outraged that they cut a grove trees without permission, causing erosion and flooding. Contractors need to be held accountable and heavily fined. Boston, MA +1 617 574 1400 101 Seaport Blvd Boston, Massachusetts 02210 https://www.abc6.com/ridot-says-contractors-cut-down-grove-of-trees-in-providence-without-permission/ #Erosion #ClimateChange #Contractors npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik A group of NIH funded researchers wanted to let people know about a project to document 'stop work' notices/defunded grants and canceled study sections. They are creating an archive of these based on user submissions at theresearchwelost.com Most of the data shared will be publicly available through the site (with some redactions for anonymity). They are just getting started. If you want to contribute, there's a link. #TheResearchWeLost #NIH #Science #Grants #USPol npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Musk is firing federal contractors who prevent bloated tech contracts. If anyone still thinks DOGE is about getting rid of waste, they are a fool. THIS IS OPEN THEFT OF US TAXPAYER MONEY https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/18f-tech-federal-workers-musk-trump-doge/ #DOGE #MUSK #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth just deleted the history of the “Go For Broke” 442nd Infantry Regiment from the Army website as they eliminate any mention of race or gender. The 442nd was formed for Japanese-American heroes. They were awarded 21 Medals of Honor, 4,000 Purple Hearts and 4,000 Bronze Stars for as they defeated Nazis, liberating Italy and France and freeing Jewish concentration camp survivors from a Dachau satellite camp. #GoForBroke #DEI #442nd #USPOL npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik They demonstrates a real lack of understanding of how the economy works. They are making everyone poorer which means less money for them. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The NIH is an economic powerhouse, delivering twice as much return for every dollar invested. DOGE and Trump are dismantling NIH. They don't care about the economy. #DOGE #NIH #Trump #USPOL https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/nih-funding-delivers-exponential-economic-returns/ npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik It's all about the anti-science crowd having taken over - the rejection of science is everywhere. It's behind the cuts to the NIH, the COVID denialism, the cuts to greenhouse grants, the cuts to the EPA. Once you realize that the US Taliban is running this nation it all starts to make sense. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Call Chuck Schumer's Washington D.C. office and let him know exactly how you feel. Phone: (202) 224-6542. The office opens at 9 am. Flood his office and make this hashtag trend. #TimetoChuckSchumer npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Schumer is pathetic and weak. I cannot believe he is considered our Democratic "leadership." Senators should refuse to vote for this horrible spending bill. A government shutdown is actually better than this spending bill. #GovernmentShutdown #USPOL #USPolitics npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Republican politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare / Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars. But don't worry - they'll keep their sweet taxpayer-funded health coverage. And GOP Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts… #Medicare #MedicareCuts #GOP #GOPHypocrisy https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/114/150/948/736/395/420/original/e9f16c59e071de8d.mp4 npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik There’s not a business owner on the planet that would dismantle the accounts receivable department when money is still owed to them. Yet that’s exactly what Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are doing. The continuing resolution to keep the government running is drafted in such a way that it sneakily cuts the last $20 billion in long-term IRS enforcement funding earmarked for auditing ultra-wealthy tax cheats. #governmentshutdown #continuingresolution #spendingbill npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Not all Americans are fascist. Please realize that many of us are feeling quite powerless, and while you are angry about the US government actions against your country, we are angry too. Erica over-reacted by calling you a racist, but she is certainly not a fascist. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The Supreme Court just ruled it was ok for raw sewage to contaminate US water supply. Just a reminder that elections have consequences and the highest court in the land doesn't care about your health or the planet's health. #USPOL #SupremeCourt npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik There is no need to watch Trump's address. I already know it's going to be a hate-infused, lie-filled, vitriolic dung heap of a speech. AOC does too, that's why she's not going. #AOC #Trump #USPOL #JointSession npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik This is an extremely misleading headline. It's not conclusive that whales are what are affecting the stock decline, as there are many different possible variables (such as climate change, plastic pollution and acidification of oceans). Even if whales are the cause, mentioning that as the only possible cause without also mentioning the disappearance of other sources of food for whales is irresponsible reporting. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik I agree with everything but "complete grammatical sentences." I think that depends on your audience. Complete grammatical sentences may create a barrier with some audiences. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Firing federal workers punishes veterans. About one third of all federal workers are veterans, while veterans make up only about 5% of the civilian workforce. In fiscal year 2023, about 25% of the federal government’s new hires were veterans, and they have been hit hard by the firings that cut people who were in their first year or two of service. (source: Heather Cox Richardson) npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik “Our society has been peaceful and healthy for so long that for many people serious disaster has become inconceivable. Americans who parade around in amateur militia groups and brandish Nazi symbols do so partly because they are unable to conceive of what life would actually be like in a fascist state.” - James Marriot npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Marc Elias open letter to Elon Musk. Please share far and wide. https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-open-letter-to-elon-musk/ #ElonMusk #Elon #FuckElon #Democracy #democracyMatters npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—A poll released on Presidents’ Day reveals that Barack Obama is the most popular living US president while Elon Musk is the least. Musk garnered a lower approval rating than the avian flu, RFK Jr.’s worm, and the asteroid called 2024 YR4, which scientists believe could destroy Earth in 7 years. #PresidentsDay npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik One of my good friend's daughters just accepted a job with the USDA, moved out to Madison Wisconsin in January. She is so new she doesn't have an email account, but as a provisional employee, she is being laid off. It makes me so goddamn angry, they are punishing an entire generation of intelligent kids who want to go into public service, all under the premise of getting rid of "waste." npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Trump Names Himself Principal Ballerina of Kennedy Center Ballet https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-names-himself-lead-ballerina npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik That makes sense. Elizabeth Warren created the CRPB - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, so she's one of the good guys. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Thank you for doing the legwork on this. Warren voting Yes on Marco Rubio is obnoxious. I might call her to ask her what she was thinking, nut if that is the only yes vote by Warren, I can live with that. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik How exactly did Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey help Trump? npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Let's not bicker, let's work together to take down the fascists. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik I'm under no illusion that I am "saving the world" by driving an electric car. I am trying to reduce my carbon footprint. Also, everyone should boycott Amazon because Bezos is just as bad as Musk, he's just more quiet about it. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Please be aware that many of us don't have the luxury of exchanging of our cars because we owe more than what the car is worth. So, before you attack Tesla drivers, understand that many of us made big sacrifices to purchase these cars and are feeling personally betrayed by Tesla and Musk. I bought my car because I drive a lot and wanted to reduce my carbon footprint. This situation is heartbreaking. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik None. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Yes they are! Not an option for me with 60 mile commute each way in the winter. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Yes. My loan is worth $30k and the vehicle is worth $20. If I sold it, I wouldn't be able to afford to buy another car. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik I own a Tesla, it was the best option for me in electric because I drive 30,000 miles a year and needed the Supercharger network to use electric. I am a progressive. Of course I have buyers remorse, but I am under water and cannot afford to sell. If you have any advice, I'm all ears! npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik How do you counter that? npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Funded by Magic Beans and Unicorn Farts! I love it! npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik "We’re seeing the fallout from executive orders now, and we know that it’s as widespread as stopping treatment for cancer patients and canceling job offers made to people who wanted to become public servants. It’s time for Americans, even the ones who supported Trump, to raise their voices and say they didn’t vote for any of this, before their voices don’t matter at all." - Joyce Vance #Lawless #TrumpExecutiveOrder npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik #Maine Law Firm Tells #PublicSchools to #ResistICE Enforcement by Destroying #Immigration Records https://www.themainewire.com/2025/01/maine-law-firm-tells-public-schools-to-resist-ice-enforcement-by-destroying-immigration-records/ #ImmigrantRights #HumanRights #AbolishICE #ICERaids #USPol #MaineSchools npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik I'm sorry that I don't, but this website might. https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice/ npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The same Generals who will be disciplined or punished in some way for having spoken out against Trump? npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Pete Hegseth's confirmation vote is starting. Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, chairman of the armed services panel, said he is “impressed” with Hegseth’s character. At the same time, Mr. Hegseth’s former sister-in-law submitted an affidavit to senators this week claiming that Mr. Hegseth’s second wife, Samantha Hegseth, was so fearful of his “erratic and aggressive” behavior that she once hid in a closet from him and had a code word. #Hegseth npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/113/885/866/160/360/384/original/79f7b23fc5d57f69.png npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik #ICE #searchwarrant #warrant https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/113/885/148/904/946/502/original/fe04050dfe5fcb2e.jpg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Trump just banned the FDA from sending out Food Recall Notices. Since when is food poisoning a partisan issue?! https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-cdc-nih-hhs-health-agencies-communications #FoodPoisoning npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/113/875/966/618/992/336/original/a15c14d4e061b787.jpg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Can someone explain how Trump can violate the #Pendleton Act of 1883 without any consequence? That's the law that supposedly stopped the spoils system in politics. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik "Religious extremists in the Republican Party have in some states reduced or prevented women’s access to healthcare and are talking about taking away women’s right to vote, and the party itself has downgraded the role of women in society. When House Republicans released a list of their committee leaders for the next Congress last Thursday, there were no women on it. For the first time in 20 years, no House committees will be chaired by women." - Heather Cox Richardson #Women #Republican #Vote npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik That's not a threat. That's freedom of speech. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Ohh - more receipts! This is so exciting. Sorry, not going to click on strange links on the internet for no reason. npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik Climate change is wreaking havoc across the globe. Meanwhile in Florida... https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/desantis-bill-climate-change-florida/index.html npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik We need to stop treating the Presidential election as if it were the State Baseball championship. He didn't even get a majority. Less than 50% of the total vote went to Trump. That's hardly a mandate. Don't let him act like it is - a majority of the people effectively voted "none of the above." npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik https://media.union.place/media_attachments/files/113/558/395/255/667/822/original/d41fe96f69c2fbfb.jpeg npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik The election may have been hacked. We need to demand a hand recount. And we have very limited time to challenge the election. This article is a *MUST READ* #HackedElection https://www.planetcritical.com/p/cyber-security-experts-warn-election-hacked npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik YES! Thank you so much for quoting Tuna. You made my night! npub1h7uswlranckrxgrgwdg2rzgv55v5es37e6xvelk86tj70wgcy7esw6nfql Lisa Gets Politik When it comes to the climate crisis, we need to focus on URGENCY and AGENCY. Urgency: we need to act NOW. Agency: we have the ability to act and it's worth acting.