Ilex Opaca
@brendlebot.bsky.social
Interests include gardening, esp. native plants,coffee,birds,travel,cooking/baking,& books. Also all forms of art,& you know- Saving Democracy! Proud to be a bleeding heart, tree hugging liberal, a GenXer,& an ally 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Happily married- No DM's or porn
That's right, call him out!
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has demanded that Mitch McConnell verbally address constituents and demonstrate his ability to serve or resign his seat in a blunt letter sent to the senator and his staff.
Speak or resign: Beshear ups demand for McConnell health status
McConnell's absence is fueling speculation about his capacity to serve.
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July 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
That's right, call him out!
I love Andy, but I agree completely. If he wants to make a serious run at the Presidency, this is the move!
If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland.
I’m sorry but I make the rules.
I’m sorry but I make the rules.
July 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I love Andy, but I agree completely. If he wants to make a serious run at the Presidency, this is the move!
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The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.
July 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.
I lived in KY for 20+ years. A lot of love for this city & state. They deserve better, we all do! #TermLimitsNow
Kentucky Voter on Mitch McConnell: Your retirement is long overdue. Give it up. We don't want you. You're not representing us well, so don't represent us at all.
July 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I lived in KY for 20+ years. A lot of love for this city & state. They deserve better, we all do! #TermLimitsNow
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July 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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And yet now....
And, he actually thinks he should be president next.
hmmmmm
And, he actually thinks he should be president next.
hmmmmm
July 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
And yet now....
And, he actually thinks he should be president next.
hmmmmm
And, he actually thinks he should be president next.
hmmmmm
The voters are far to the left of the "leadership". They need to change course or get out of our way!
June 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The voters are far to the left of the "leadership". They need to change course or get out of our way!
I loathe this man & what he is doing to our country
ANY other President would have been removed, disgraced, and castigated.
June 20, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I loathe this man & what he is doing to our country
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June 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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June 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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A beautiful zebra swallowtail butterfly has been hovering around the buttonbush for two days now. I just love them! 🌱 #pollinators #NativePlants
June 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A beautiful zebra swallowtail butterfly has been hovering around the buttonbush for two days now. I just love them! 🌱 #pollinators #NativePlants
Shrubby St. John's Wort on left, grown from seed, and white bee balm on the right. Both #NativePlants in Midwest USA
June 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Shrubby St. John's Wort on left, grown from seed, and white bee balm on the right. Both #NativePlants in Midwest USA
My buttonbush is starting to pop!!! 🌱 #NativePlants
June 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
My buttonbush is starting to pop!!! 🌱 #NativePlants
Keep hammering this! It's taking far too long to get justice and accountability, but it is perhaps their weakest point to attack
Ana Navarro: “JD Vance is scheduled to be on ‘The View’ next Tuesday — If you could ask a question, what would it be?”
Rep Robert Garcia: “Why are you holding meetings in the Situation Room about the Epstein investigation & why are you trying to protect the President?
What do you know?”
Rep Robert Garcia: “Why are you holding meetings in the Situation Room about the Epstein investigation & why are you trying to protect the President?
What do you know?”
June 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Keep hammering this! It's taking far too long to get justice and accountability, but it is perhaps their weakest point to attack
Just when you thought this administration couldn't be stupider, more reckless, and more inept
BTW, the severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot is either photo.
New data reveals that New World Screwworm, a severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot, is spreading throughout Texas.
This comes months after Ken Paxton supported cutting Screwworm monitoring programs.
This comes months after Ken Paxton supported cutting Screwworm monitoring programs.
June 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Just when you thought this administration couldn't be stupider, more reckless, and more inept
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I like this image for the accuracy of its message. Don't pretend it's anything else.
May 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I like this image for the accuracy of its message. Don't pretend it's anything else.
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You Go Jasmine Crockett 👏🏻......
May 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You Go Jasmine Crockett 👏🏻......
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The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal:
“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
May 19, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal:
“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
“[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
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Congress works 140 days a year and earns $174K annually, plus full benefits. How can anyone survive on that without a few stock trades and a little insider trading? They get 225 days off a year and think it’s okay to hold the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour for 17 years.
May 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Congress works 140 days a year and earns $174K annually, plus full benefits. How can anyone survive on that without a few stock trades and a little insider trading? They get 225 days off a year and think it’s okay to hold the federal minimum wage at $7.25 an hour for 17 years.
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Please let Congress make money trading on inside info while Americans struggle y’all
May 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Please let Congress make money trading on inside info while Americans struggle y’all
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He's trying to get a settlement because he knows he'll lose in court. I heard this morning that he's offering to taken money if the IRS will never audit him or anyone in his family again.
Blackmail, extortion, must be a Thursday. 🙄
Blackmail, extortion, must be a Thursday. 🙄
May 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
He's trying to get a settlement because he knows he'll lose in court. I heard this morning that he's offering to taken money if the IRS will never audit him or anyone in his family again.
Blackmail, extortion, must be a Thursday. 🙄
Blackmail, extortion, must be a Thursday. 🙄
I would add dangerous and self-serving to the description of his vile speech. He is getting people killed while he and his buddies make a killing manipulating stock and betting markets
May 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I would add dangerous and self-serving to the description of his vile speech. He is getting people killed while he and his buddies make a killing manipulating stock and betting markets
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A May Day protester is asked why they are out protesting today in NYC:
"People are suffering. People are dying. The rich get richer off the backs of poor and working class people."
Nailed it!
"People are suffering. People are dying. The rich get richer off the backs of poor and working class people."
Nailed it!
May 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A May Day protester is asked why they are out protesting today in NYC:
"People are suffering. People are dying. The rich get richer off the backs of poor and working class people."
Nailed it!
"People are suffering. People are dying. The rich get richer off the backs of poor and working class people."
Nailed it!