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Amy Brennan

@libravore

I am weird. I am not arbitrary

 Pacific Northwest
Joined November 2009
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Annual NEA budget (2017): $149m Annual estimated cost to the federal govt of Melania Trump residing in Trump Tower: $182.5m (h/t @bobproehl)
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Republican lawmakers in five states propose bills to criminalize peaceful protest interc.pt/2jPmmn1 by @spencerwoodman
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Sickness. Shame on the legislature. This bill would legalize "accidentally" driving into,killing protesters huffingtonpost.com/entry/bil… #NoDapl
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Mark Zuckerberg is suing in Hawaii to force local families to sell land that has been passed down for generations staradvertiser.com/2017/01/1…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg sues to force land sales | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Facebook’s Zuckerberg sues to force land sales | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

When Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg paid around $100 million for 700 acres of rural beachfront land on Kauai two years ago to create what Forbes magazine described as a secluded family...

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Before you react to this, remember that "I'm not surprised" isn't actually clever. xitter.cf/rvawonk/status/8220922…
Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) profile pictureCaroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
@RVAwonk19 Jan 2017
#BREAKING: Trump team is planning to ELIMINATE the DOJ's 25 Violence Against Women grant programs (listed below). thehill.com/policy/finance/3…
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Republicans want their rich buddies to own the national parks. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Nish Kumar@MrNishKumar18 Jan 2017
"If you want to know what white male privilege looks like, then take a look at the podium on inauguration day" theguardian.com/us-news/2017…
Being a black man in white America: a burden even Obama couldn't escape

Being a black man in white America: a burden even Obama couldn't escape

If you want to know what white male privilege looks like, look at the podium on inauguration day. No black man could be elected with Trump’s life story

theguardian.com
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DeVos said in 2001 that American education should help “advance God's kingdom." God help us if she gets to try. mojo.ly/2jjxJUh
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Lee Fang
@lhfang18 Jan 2017
Betsy DeVos got everything for free by inheriting it, bashes free college: 'Theres nothing in life thats truly free' interc.pt/2jwTEK7
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And if we're gonna be critical of pardons. Daddy Reagan let loose over 500 "criminals" OH NO HE'S A MADMAN *eyeroll* xitter.cf/MichaelPallante/status…
Willy's Wonderland ERP (@MichaelPallante) profile pictureWilly's Wonderland ERP@MichaelPallante18 Jan 2017
"He's going CRAZY with pardons..." He's actually pardoned the fewest people in the last 20 years of presidents. xitter.cf/MichaelPallante/status…
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Kim Bellware@bellwak17 Jan 2017
DeVos, a billionaire who married into the Amway fortune, has also not released her tax returns to the Office of Gov Ethics
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RT if you think Senators shouldn't be cut off after just 5 minutes of questions: c-span.org/video/?c4647797/d… #DeVos
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This is pretty funny since Ryan supports a guy who encouraged Russia to hack our political institutions and praises Wikileaks all the time xitter.cf/SpeakerRyan/status/821…
Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) profile picturePaul Ryan
@SpeakerRyan17 Jan 2017
Chelsea Manning's treachery put American lives at risk and exposed some of our nation's most sensitive secrets. My full statement ↓
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Nothing new in this report on spread of Wahhabism in #Indonesia, except that it just doesn't stop. voanews.com/a/saudi-arabia-q…

Saudi Arabia Quietly Spreads its Brand of Puritanical Islam in Indonesia

Effects of Saudi Arabia’s massive effort to influence the Indonesian citizenry are just starting to become clear

voanews.com
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Betsy DeVos lied repeatedly during this hearing. She was VP of her mom's foundation when they poured money into anti-gay organizations.
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mark seibel@markseibel18 Jan 2017
Boy, more secret money. mcclatchydc.com/news/politic…
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Here's a handy little “DeVos family giving tree” that shows their connections to other right-wing groups (via: motherjones.com/politics/201…) 4/
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Hassan directly asked DeVos if she was involved w her mom's foundation when they funded extremist groups. She lied. Said no. She was VP
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If Republicans repeal the #ACA, Americans suffering from mental illness will lose access to mental health coverage. go.wh.gov/ACAWorks
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REMINDER: Republicans closed down at least 868 polling places across South before 2016 election. #ReclaimMLK #MLKDay vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
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