KharyP 💙🟧

KharyP 💙🟧

@kharypenebaker.com

Gun violence survivor 🧡 2020 Biden/Harris Elector 2016 HRC elector FMR DNC Rep for WI FMR Congressional Candidate for WI’s 5th CD Proud WI Dem FMR C3 Board Member & C4 Board President of Planned Parenthood of WI TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kharyp

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My name is Khary & I’m a survivor of gun violence. My mom, Joyce, took her own life w a gun on 9-8-79. I was just a toddler, too young to remember the sound of her voice telling me she loved me. Her tragic decision was influenced by the easy access she had to a gun, rather than to mental health care

Before the cross, Jesus told us to love our neighbor, feed the hungry, heal the sick, welcome the stranger, lift the poor. Today’s right‑wing “disciples” trade that gospel for tax cuts, border walls, & cruelty cosplay. Faith demands deeds, not slogans. #HappyEaster

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was yanked from Maryland & caged in Bukele’s no‑rights mega‑prison after ICE blew off a court order. Sen. Van Hollen flew down to fight for his due process because the Constitution is not a hobby. Call that a “distraction” only if your spine is for rent. 

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I share your story. My father, I was 14. He'd still be here with proper mental health treatment (he was a combat vet), and if he didn't have easy access to a gun. It's something a child never recovers from. Bless you.

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Thank you, Sen. Van Hollen, for standing up not just for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his family but for every American who believes in due process. We can't stop speaking out until he is home and this administration is forced to stop its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial.

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

DHL is pausing all parcels over $800 to the United States because Trump’s new customs rules clogged the border in paperwork. The self‑proclaimed deal maker just hiked prices for small businesses and shoppers so he could flex on tariffs. Trade wars hit your doorstep first. bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comTrump tariffs: DHL suspends high value US deliveriesThe postal giant will stop shipping packages to American consumers after a rise in red tape at customs.

Jeffrey Sachs just slapped a dunce cap on Trump’s trade cosplay: “Mickey Mouse is smarter… this is a cartoon version of economics.” Tariff tantrums jack up prices, nuke jobs, & punch allies in the face. America deserves grown‑up policy, not Saturday‑morning propaganda.

JD Vance just own‑goaled. His rant admits DHS can fly Abrego back & hold a legit removal hearing—exactly what SCOTUS ordered—but Team MAGA prefers the El Salvador dungeon photo‑op. If due process wrecks your narrative, the narrative is trash.  newrepublic.com/article/1941...

newrepublic.comJD Vance Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Vile Scam on Abrego Garcia CaseImplicit in the vice president's latest malevolent tweets is an admission that President Trump and his administration have so far refused to make.

34‑count felon spends Easter rage‑posting about “criminals” & “weak judges.” Sorry, #P01135809: the Constitution lets judges, not kings, call the shots. We’ll keep due process; you keep the tantrums. Trump is a thug & the furthest thing from being Christ-like. #HappyEaster

Trump’s poll numbers aren’t buoyed by wins—they float on Fox foam & meme sludge. Facts leak in; sooner or later the dam bursts. Pray it’s before the “great businessman” tanks the economy again—one recession per ego trip is more than enough.

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Fox News has resorted to just straight up lying about Abrego Garcia, who has never been convicted or even charged with a crime

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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.

washingtonpost.comImmigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death labelThe immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.

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250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”

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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

The Supreme Court halted ICE’s secret midnight flights. Trump twisted a dusty 1798 wartime law to brand desperate Venezuelans “enemy aliens.” That’s not immigration; it’s wannabe‑dictator theater. Democracy hit back—hard. Stay loud, stay organized, stay on watch. We’re ready.

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GOP calls this “strong borders.” Reality: ICE tried dumping detainees into El Salvador’s mega‑prison with zero notice—pure cruelty, no security. The Court’s stay buys time, not justice. Scrap the Alien Enemies Act, craft humane policy, and stop fascism at the gate before it slams shut.

The choice is stark: a nation where laws protect people, or a strongman who treats them as props. The Supreme Court drew one line; voters must draw the next. Stop the wannabe dictator, defend the Constitution, keep the lights on for liberty—because ballots beat strongmen every time. Period.

The Supreme Court halted ICE’s secret midnight flights. Trump twisted a dusty 1798 wartime law to brand desperate Venezuelans “enemy aliens.” That’s not immigration; it’s wannabe‑dictator theater. Democracy hit back—hard. Stay loud, stay organized, stay on watch. We’re ready.

Precedent check: if a street gang in Caracas tags you, any president could exile whole neighborhoods with zero hearings. Trump’s lawyers nodded. Seven justices replied not today. The constitutional firewall holds—for now. Press every court, every chamber, every voter until justice sticks.

Trump brags about “total immunity,” then drives mass expulsions with a statute older than electricity. Shred due process for migrants, and you test the same shredder for citizens. We defended their rights and ours tonight; tomorrow brings another test. Eyes open, sleeves rolled. Game on.

The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence on Wednesday, with Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the only member of his party to vote against Trump’s nominee. No Democrats voted in support for her. Thank God. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

politico.comTulsi Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligenceRepublican Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only member of his party to vote against her.

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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’ Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.

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Operation ICE Ride-Along isn’t going as planned. 🔥 Fox News tagged along with ICE, hoping for an exclusive look at “dangerous criminals.” Instead, they got a whole lot of nothing. No threats, no big arrests—just a community that wasn’t having it. The narrative is falling apart.

Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E. has unlawfully accessed sensitive Treasury data, jeopardizing the personal information of millions of Americans. 19 states have filed a lawsuit to halt this overreach. We must protect our privacy & uphold the rule of law & stop this maniac www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...

npr.orgFederal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department materialThe case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.

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Again, imagine if George Soros took control of all our government intel, shared it publicly with … Edward Snowden, I guess? … and they talked about how they were going to take down evangelical mega churches. The right would self combust

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BREAKING: I’m hearing from several VA employees that they have been locked out of VATAS - thats how employees request leave - like administrative leave to file EEO complaints. It also shows your work schedule and OT. If this has happened to you, please reach out using the contact info in my bio.

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The history of Illinois has always been shaped by Black Illinoisans. It's why in 1865, we led the nation on this day as the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment. And now, we're forging a path for the future that recognizes our past and builds a better world for all.