Shirley Cottle

Consider moving to Bluesky.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Stephen Colbert roasting Donald Trump about his bizarre Mar-a-Lago press conference is perfect.

[The Nation @thenation]

Fire in the Anthropocene has become the environmental equivalent of nuclear war, wrote Mike Davis.
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[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

MAGA morons are fuming over this post from VP Harris...

[Shirley Cottle @ShirleyCottle]

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[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

We're ensuring every mother, regardless of race, income, or zip code, has access to the care they deserve in Illinois.

I'm proud to announce an expansion in Medicaid coverage to include doula and lactation consultant services and closing another gap in maternal health care.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

1/ 🚨 After inexplicable delay, the 2nd Circuit has affirmed the jury verdict awarding E. Jean Carroll $5 mil in the 1st of her defamation cases to go to trial against Donald Trump. The jury found Trump slandered her when he said she was lying about being sexually abused by him.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today, I want to express my gratitude to the teams at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for our delegation’s visit to Damascus – to the new Syria. I am looking forward to the ministers’ reports on the negotiations and the initial results.

This is a demonstration of Ukraine’s leadership and swiftness in foreign policy – exactly what can provide the necessary advantage. We can help restore stability in Syria after years of Russian interference, and this will undoubtedly help us restore peace for ourselves as well.

It would be the right step to re-establish our diplomatic relations with Syria and renew our economic cooperation. We are counting on post-Assad Syria to respect international law in a way that Assad neither could nor wanted to. He was neither independent nor sovereign and simply failed to understand what it means to respect his own people and the international community.

[Jimmy Carter Presidential Library @CarterLibrary]

He walked the walk!

[Mercy For Animals @MercyForAnimals]

This staggering truth repeats itself every two days as billions of animals are brought into existence, only to be slaughtered to meet the industry’s insatiable demands.

To confront it, a group of dedicated animal advocates has pledged an end-of-year match to supercharge our efforts in 2025. Between now and January 1, every dollar you give will be doubled, multiplying your power to disrupt this cycle of exploitation and suffering. ⬇️

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[Shirley Cottle @ShirleyCottle]

Madison, Wisconsin

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

12 years ago, 20 first-graders and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. They should still be with us—finishing their first semester of college, teaching, laughing, and making new memories.

We must honor their memory with action that addresses gun violence.

[Jack Cocchiarella 🌹 @JDCocchiarella]

Elon Musk is the first person in history to be worth $400 BILLION while more than HALF of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Tax billionaires OUT OF EXISTENCE.

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Elon Musk Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $447 billion

Jeff Bezos Wealth
2012: $18 billion
2024: $249 billion

Mark Zuckerberg Wealth
2012: $44 billion
2024: $224 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25 an hour
2024: $7.25 an hour

5 words: Tax billionaires out of existence

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

Today, I’m remembering the lives of the 26 children and educators who were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The first graders murdered that day would be 18-years-old now—adjusting to life after high school, celebrating milestones with loved ones, and building their futures. They deserved all that and more.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

[Senator Chris Larson @SenChrisLarson]

Republicans try to scare people away from universal healthcare in part by talking about now it would supposedly create long wait times for appointments.

Has anyone tried getting an appointment with a specialist as a new patient lately? The system we have now isn't working.

[Ben Wikler @benwikler]

This week, Governor Evers confirmed he’ll “do whatever we can to avoid” Trump’s draconian promise of mass deportations that would devastate Wisconsin’s dairy industry and bring our economy to its knees.
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