Ashley Cochran

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Wife to @azurewraith. Mother to 2 humans and 2 fur babies. Knitter/Crocheter. Code Monkey.

[Distill Social @DistillSocial]

We’ve attended many Trump rallies. Tonight’s was different.

As independent media, we’ve attended many Trump/MAGA rallies over the years. Typically, these events are predictable—energized, but generally orderly. We approach attendees, offer interviews, and often have pleasant, even insightful, conversations. Sometimes people decline, and we move on. We rarely feel unsafe or threatened.

But tonight’s rally at Macomb Community College was different.

We arrived later than usual, knowing Trump would be arriving late himself. The crowd outside was rowdier than usual, and something felt off. People were visibly drunk and high—generally not atmosphere we’ve come to expect. We were even offered drugs, something we had never experienced before.

Things took a darker turn when one of our team members was sexually harassed by a man who grabbed her and tried to forcibly kiss her. This crossed a line we couldn’t ignore. The energy had shifted. Feeling unsafe, we made the decision to leave early, along with hundreds of others who, like us, saw Trump start his speech and then headed for the exits.

This experience was a stark contrast to the rallies we’ve covered in the past, where we’ve always felt we could do our job without fear. Tonight was different, and if this is a sign of what’s to come, it’s deeply concerning. We’ll continue to cover these events because it’s our job, but what happened tonight in Macomb County was not acceptable. When you cultivate a culture that marginalizes women, subjugates them and when your rhetoric shows a clear disrespect we can’t be too surprised that supporters would act this way.
We still processing the events of the night and we are home safe now. Thank you for listening

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Sorry to keep you waiting

A thread

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Everyone should watch this response to Trump henchman and Project 2025 co-author John McEntee.

Extremely powerful.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Mike Pence is not voting for Trump.
Mark Esper is not voting for Trump.
John Bolton is not voting for Trump.

John Kelly, James Mattis, Mark Milley, H.R. McMaster, Rex Tillerson, Dan Coats and even Bill f’ng Barr have called him unfit.

His VP, his AG, both his Secs of Defense, a Sec of State, two of his NSAs, his DNI, a Chief of Staff and a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs all oppose his candidacy.

Who in their right mind would look at all of that and think, “Yeah, that’s the guy I want in charge of our nukes.”

Who?!?

[Oscar the Grouch @OscarTheGrouch]

Another day, another reason to avoid people at all costs.

[Kermitment - A Muppets Podcast @KermitmentPod]

It's a Femimahnamahna!

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

Elon got owned by the doctor from Voyager

[MohawkTrailsElem @MohawkTrailsEl]

Dr. Oestreich is powered up and ready to speak at our first general PTO meeting on 9/4 at 6:30pm in the MTE cafeteria! We hope to see you there! 🐢

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

I watched this 100 times 😂😂😂🔥🔥

https://t.co/g8tmW0rpDg

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

This huge water bomber served 50 years battling forest fires, now off to honourable retirement at the BC Aviation Museum, escorted by the @CFSnowbirds,
article: https://t.co/Xy2IHB0Rfv @MyBCAM

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Such a cool and complex photo to set up. The sunlight in our eyes was impossibly bright as we waited for Sergei Avdeev to take a series of photos from his bedroom window on space station Mir. Then we retrieved the film from him and returned it to Earth. Glad this one turned out so well - an amazing, cooperative moment in time and space.

[Ashley Cochran @shivelya]

In '81!? I had no idea! How has every state not done this by now??

[Trek Central @TheTrekCentral]

🚨NEW - SECTION 31 TRAILER!

The first #startrek #Section31 teaser trailer is here! The new streaming movie is due for release in 2025 on Paramount+.

[MomsForSocialJustice @momsforsj]

The outrage from an embarrassing lack of understanding around the meaning behind this beautiful spectacle from the Olympic opening ceremonies reminds us that the same folks determined to ban books are those in most need to read them🎭🍇🫠

[Cardi B @iamcardib]

Whistle blowing a dictatorship ?🤔

[Ashley Cochran @shivelya]

@hankgreen Thanks for teaching me how to pause a reel 🤣

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

When I cast my vote for President Biden, I wasn't expecting much. I just wanted trump out of office.

I knew he was old.
I knew he had a stutter.
I knew he had a rep for "gaffes."
I didn't care. Just wanted trump gone.

Four years later, things are different.
I wasn't expecting that President Biden would be the most legislatively successful President in my lifetime.

I wasn't expecting him to help expand NATO.
I wasn't expecting him to lower insulin & inhalers.
I wasn't expecting him to create & recover 15m jobs.
I wasn't expecting him to bring manufacturing back.
I wasn't expecting him to forgive student debt.

But he did ALL those things, and more.
He surpassed my expectations by a lot.
And he has more planned for 2025-2028.

He's not a master orator,
He doesn't move so smoothly
But neither did FDR from his wheelchair.

Meanwhile, trump is STILL a threat.
He wants to be a dictator.
He wants to stay out of prison.
He wants revenge on his enemies.
He wants to take away from the poor and middle class and give to the ultra wealthy.
His Project 2025 will enable a national abortion ban to criminalize women seeking safe and legal abortions.
His Project 2025 will take away the rights of our LGBTQ family and friends.
His Project 2025 will transform the government into a loyalty pledge, not to America but to him ALONE.
We might never have another free election.

THAT is what is at stake in this election.

We can continue to progress with Biden policies, or we can let trump destroy democracy as we know it.

If you're looking for someone who's young and athletic, go watch a fucking movie.

I'll take the old guy who needs a nap while saving democracy over the old guy trying to overthrow democracy who needs a legal team.

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

Oh boy. Trump’s Doral rally tonight was a doozy. Let’s recap it:

He started off by bragging about his golf course instead of apologizing for being an hour late and leaving people waiting all day under a heat advisory.

He said he didn’t know what NATO was.

He bragged that “being indicted is a lot of fun.”

He claimed “tens of thousands” of people showed up to this sad little rally. He later said “45,000 people” when it barely looked like 2k people were there.

He froze like a deer in headlights for 10 straight seconds.

He praised Laura Loomer and repeatedly called her “amazing.”

He’s mad that Kamala Harris laughs and called her “L-a-f-f-i-n’ Kamala,” proving what we already knew that bro can’t spell.

He said he wants a “no holds barred” debate without moderators this week. Essentially the two of them screaming at each other. Super dumb idea. Especially when Biden is hosting the NATO summit.

He also challenged President Biden to a golf tournament this week when President Biden is busy meeting with NATO leaders and doing his job.

He said Biden “doesn’t know what a synagogue is.”

He thinks you have to stop electric cars every hour.

He complained about the heat only 16 minutes in, when those people waited all day and he still showed up an hour late.

He said someone told him that he looks “great in a bathing suit.” Barf.

He called the fictional Hannibal Lecter “a lovely man” and compared him to immigrants.

He said migrants are “preying on everybody.”

He forgot how to say “feared” and said “field.”

He said he’d be the “greatest president that God has ever created.”

He claimed Hunter Biden is running the country.

He babbled about facelifts.

He said he was going to bring Tom Homan back into his administration, a guy who helped author Project 2025 which he claims to know nothing about.

He claimed Biden has more homes than him.

He said we’ll become “energy independent” when we already are right now.

He complained some more about the hot weather.

He asked why “sweaty” golf caddies “never touched me, never hugged me, never kissed me.”

He made fun of Chris Christie’s weight while claiming he was standing up for him. Mighty rich.

He said the U.S. is turning into “communist Cuba or socialist Venezuela.”

He struggled to pronounce some of his sycophants’ names.

He called Don Jr. “a great talent” and that he has a “great wife” even though he’s not married to Kimberly Guilfoyle.

He said how much he loves his family showing up when his wife Melania and favorite daughter Ivanka didn’t even bother going.

He said “October 7th would not have happened” if he was President.

He said Israel “had no money.”

He said “we have nuclear submarines and five warships in Cuba,” essentially calling himself a Russian.

He said Biden has abandoned Cuba when he was the one who nixed Obama’s plan to reopen trade and travel to Cuba.

He said people get “shot, mugged, raped” when visiting the Washington Monument in DC.

He said he will protect the second amendment and “innocent life” in the same breath.

He told people to “vote whenever you want.”

He played a song performed by J6 insurrectionists and people who beat up police officers.

He read his teleprompter cue to speak quickly out loud.

He said that getting rid of energy efficiency in appliances will “keep our enemies at bay.”

He called the United States of America “a third-world country” and said we’re “a joke.”

He said President Biden “isn’t legally allowed to stand trial.”

He’s claiming that the stock market is high because of MAGA winning the election in November, and that it will crash like during the Great Depression if he loses.

He said it’s “easier to get fentanyl than groceries.”

He forgot how to say the word “economy.”

He said he’d rather take money from small dollar donors instead of the wealthy.

He said they’re “going to take over our Capitol.”

He lied like he breathes.

And we all know the media won’t cover HALF of this absolute train wreck.