Christina Ballard 🌍 📎☮🌊

Advocate for Mental Health, LGBTQIA2S+, Equity & Inclusion.

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[Christina Ballard 🌍 📎☮🌊 @cballardspeech]

Since #informationliteracy and the consequences of #misinformation & #disinformation are being discussed as serious issues now, here is a piece I wrote about detecting Media Bias for @RanttMedia
https://t.co/SsggtsNJy9

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

GREEN DAY’s @billiejoe: “This goes out to all the ICE agents — quit that shitty job… because when this is over, Noem/Miller/Vance/Trump will drop you like a bad habit.”

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

‼️‼️ NEW: FOOTAGE AFTER FED AGENTS EXECUTE MINNEAPOLIS MAN, AGENTS HEARD FRANTICALLY ASKING WHERE’S THE GUN?

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 HOLY SMOKES: ICE agents in Maine just photographed a civilian’s face and name and said they’re putting it in a database.

When the woman asked why, the agent’s response was basically: “Now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”

This is intimidation. Not law enforcement.

[Leah Remini @LeahRemini]

I need your help with something.

On Saturday afternoon, @NBCLA, the NBC station in Los Angeles, aired a 30-minute propaganda advertisement for Scientology.

I happened to stumble upon it and was in shock when I realized what was airing.

Scientology has often bought 30-second and 1-minute TV ads (mostly on local television).

It is something I strongly object to, but allowing Scientology to buy a full 30-minute block of airtime is unacceptable.

Someone who knows nothing about Scientology and happened to watch this program would not realize that it was a paid advertisement and might reasonably assume it was programming produced or endorsed by NBC, which could lead them into Scientology.

The propaganda program centered around Dianetics, a pseudopsychological book written by L. Ron Hubbard that masquerades as a mental-health book but is, in reality, an entry point into Scientology — a dangerous, fascistic organization that seeks to destroy the lives of its members and their families.

Nothing about Dianetics or Scientology is helpful or rooted in science. Even critics and skeptics of psychology and psychiatry do not endorse Dianetics and Scientology.

For a major network to present this material in this way is deeply alarming. I understand that Scientology has been purchasing increasing amounts of advertising time across the country, but this crosses a line.

Please use the link below to contact @NBCLA to let them know what a serious mistake this was and urge them to never again allow Scientology to purchase a block of airtime like this.

And please like and repost this post so that more people can join us in reaching out to NBC LA.

Click Here To Contact NBC LA: https://t.co/ZBaZQZ3Axx

[Acyn @Acyn]

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?

Noem: Sir, we have not deported U.S. Citizens or military veterans.

Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country in Panama in 1989. Earlier this year, you deported him to Korea. Can you please tell Mr. Park why you deported him?

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

New — GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley breaks with the speaker’s strategy of keeping House closed and not negotiating with Ds.

And says Grijalva should be sworn in

“There’s a duly elected member of Congress from that district, and she should be sworn in. I don’t know why this is an issue”

[Governor Newsom Press Office (parody) @AwesomeNewsom]

I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, THOUGHT THAT ON JAN 6, 2021 TRUMP WAS POTUS. BUT IT WAS BIDEN? SO SOMEHOW TRUMP LOST THE 2016 ELECTION TO BIDEN? I KNEW IT!! TRUMP IS A DOUBLE LOSER. (MANY CALL HIM "EL LOSER GRANDE") AMERICA IS FURIOUS. (SOME SAY, "FUMING") WE FINALLY KNOW WHY DONALD ALWAYS LOSES. HE'S A LOSER. (MANY ARE CALLING FOR HIS IMPEACHMENT.) OTHERS ARE CALLING TO THANK ME FOR SOLVING THE MYSTERY. (SAD BUT SOLVED.) THANK YOU. -- GCN, ("C" IS FOR CAN'T LOSE)

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

[Edward-Isaac Dovere @IsaacDovere]

Kevin Stitt, the GOP gov of Oklahoma and the chair of the National Govs Association, on Texas sending its National Guard to Illinois:

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”
https://t.co/bPld6QkisU

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:

* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agency and position created by Congress.

Doc https://t.co/4GIU10E8Fp

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

BREAKING: We just won in court — again.

A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.

The court granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order — HALTING ANY FEDERALIZATION, RELOCATION, OR DEPLOYMENT of ANY GUARD MEMBERS TO OREGON FROM ANY STATE.

Trump’s abuse of power won’t stand.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

STAND BY: Federal judge Karin Immergut in Oregon begins a hearing in a few minutes on emergency hearing over Trump effort to deploy *California* Natl Guard to Oregon

[Christina Ballard 🌍 📎☮🌊 @cballardspeech]

@MacFarlaneNews Please post this on Bluesky where it reaches the folks who support the Constitution.

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

https://t.co/No1fZCl3UD

[Acyn @Acyn]

Jennings: Biden in a politico story, was reported to have been fuming to anyone who would listen that Garland was not moving fast enough

Mockler: He was publicly fuming privately?

[Variety @Variety]

John Leguizamo blasted Dean Cain after the former #Superman star revealed he’s becoming an ICE agent: "What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer? What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”

Cain appeared on Fox News Wednesday, saying he plans to be “sworn in as an ICE agent, ASAP.” He claimed the U.S. “was built on patriots stepping up, whether it was popular or not,” and called joining ICE “the right thing” to do.

https://t.co/u5ywglA1tv

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

REP. MIKE FLOOD, (R-NEB.): "Do you think that people who are 28-years-old, that can work, & refuse to work, should get free healthcare?"

TOWN HALL CROWD: "YESSSSSSSSSS!"