BlissfulMelancholy

She/Her. MarineSister. Bookworm. SciFiGeek. Chocoholic. ChristmasObsessed. #WhoDey #EqualityForAll #ClimateChangeIsReal
dum spiro spero- while I breathe, I hope

[BlissfulMelancholy @MaudlinSaudade]

"Minds that seek revenge destroy states, while those that seek reconciliation build Nations ′′
Nelson Mandela
(From Echeverría Martínez ′′ Chicali Wall ′)
#Election2020
#BlueWave2020

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

America is a constant work in progress. Every generation must take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further—protecting what’s right, fixing what’s wrong, and making our union a little more perfect. 250 years later, that’s more important than ever.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Barack and I were so honored to have @AkunyiliCrosby create our portrait for the Obama Presidential Center. Her artistic brilliance shines through — and the way she infused such life and joy into the piece is truly extraordinary. We love it, and we think everyone who visits the Center will too!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby — a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist — to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display in the Hope and Change lobby at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Remember: it was like pulling teeth to get Republicans to fund the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

But it took them no time at all to create a $1.8 billion Insurrection Slush Fund to pay off the legal fees of the January 6th rioters who beat cops.

These are sick, corrupt people.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

What the Artemis II astronauts did over the last 10 days was a testament to their bravery. And the fact that they traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely was a testament to human ingenuity. Thanks to everyone at @NASA for making this mission possible, and for taking us along for the ride.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

This is appalling, counterproductive, immature, and it will backfire.

[Charles Booker @Booker4KY]

Elon Musk dumped 10 million dollars into the Kentucky Senate race to support a Republican who is basically JD Vance 2.0.

Meanwhile, our campaign is rooted in community. We are leading the Democratic field by double digits, and already tied with Elon’s pet candidate.

We ain’t scared of the big money.

[Senate Democrats @SenateDems]

You can spin it however you want, but lying won’t change the reality:

Six chances from Democrats to pay TSA agents.
Six times Republicans BLOCKED paying TSA agents.

Own it.

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump, sitting with Japan's PM, when asked why he didn't tell allies like Japan he was going to attack Iran: "You don't want to signal too much...We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor, okay? Right? He's asking me - no, you believe in surprise, I think, much moreso than us."

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

Republicans blocked our bill to fully fund TSA & their agents.

This is the 8th time they've blocked our attempts to reopen TSA, FEMA, & other agencies outside of ICE & CBP at DHS.

But they would rather hold these agencies hostage to give Trump's ICE & CBP another blank check.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

In just 19 days, Trump has already wasted $25 BILLION on his reckless war of choice with Iran. That’s enough to fund the State Department for half a year.

He chooses bombs over diplomacy. Disgusting & just plain stupid.

[Alon Mizrahi @alon_mizrahi]

Day 1: it's going to take a couple of days
Day 20: ok we need 200 billion dollars

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

The idea is good but the text itself was rushed and not thought through. It violated a lot of standard practices to protect survivors and due process:

1. It also released documents related to allegations found to be false or unsubstantiated, not just verified violations or settlements. So innocent people would get lumped in with violators.

2. To our knowledge, there was zero victim consent or consultation on this text. That is very different than with Epstein, where victims are centered and consulted at every step. Here, victims offered all their statements with the promise of protection and anonymity. The text gave them no way to have a voice in what information of theirs or their accounts they wanted public or keep private. That is important because…

3. Although there was a throwaway line about redacting victim names, I do believe full witness or victim statements would have been released. With the way employment at the House works (offices are small, time periods of staff employment are publicly disclosed, etc) it means that even with names redacted you can definitely track details in witness statements and use that to ID victims without their consent. And there was zero mechanism for victims themselves to assert their privacy.

Originally we were supposed to debate the details of the text over two days but for some reason they rushed the vote so we couldn’t iron out any of these details to get this information properly disclosed in a way that guarantees victim safety.

If the text was clean I think you’d get a lot more support. As a survivor, I know why the vast majority of women never report at all and a lot of those reasons, even if unintentionally or inadvertently, were included here. For me at least, guaranteeing the safety and agency of victims and survivors would get me to a YES.

[Not Your Average Liberal @NotAvgLiberal]

Good Morning MAGA -

Did you know….

In the last 4 years -

8 American women were tragically killed by Undocumented Immigrants.

Fucking Unacceptable Right!

What’s Even Worse….

An Average of 70 Women A Month Are Killed By White American Men!

Where the fuck is your outrage?

(Google it assholes.)

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 Costco just surpassed Walmart as the cheapest grocery retailer in America.

The same Costco that sued the Trump administration over tariffs.

The same Costco that refused to back down on DEI.

The same Costco Trump’s allies tried to boycott.

While Trump starts illegal wars, breaks Marines’ arms in Congress, and buries Epstein files — Costco is out here actually making life cheaper for working Americans.

Do the right thing and win anyway.

That’s the move.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING

Spain’s MEP Irene Montero:

“No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression.

Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Lebanon. Not in Afghanistan.

And it will not happen in Iran either.

They hide behind women’s rights to justify their colonial wars.”

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Just to be clear, America is totally UNDERreacting to a sitting Senator breaking the arm of a Marine speaking out against Trump's war on Iran.