Ann Shores
@agshores.bsky.social
Voting rights activist, hiker, knitter, square dancer, reader, ham radio operator.
Good news on the disbarment of MAGA lawyer John Eastman.
The State Bar of California
Protecting the public & enhancing the administration of justice.
www.calbar.ca.gov
June 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Good news on the disbarment of MAGA lawyer John Eastman.
Love seeing the photos of the huge No Kings protests!
June 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Love seeing the photos of the huge No Kings protests!
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For any Blueskyers in the SF Bay Area, Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Novato and Indivisible West Marin are proudly co-hosting on 4/5, "Hands Off! Marin Fights Back!" Sign ups are through the roof and @rephuffman.bsky.social will be speaking. Join us! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
Hands Off! Marin Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Marin is fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and...
www.mobilize.us
March 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
For any Blueskyers in the SF Bay Area, Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Novato and Indivisible West Marin are proudly co-hosting on 4/5, "Hands Off! Marin Fights Back!" Sign ups are through the roof and @rephuffman.bsky.social will be speaking. Join us! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
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Trump and Musk are taking a chainsaw to Americans' health.
They're firing thousands of federal health workers and stopping lifesaving research in its tracks — all to help fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
They're firing thousands of federal health workers and stopping lifesaving research in its tracks — all to help fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
Breaking news: The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting nearly a quarter of its workforce and consolidating several of its departments, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday.
RFK Jr. announces big cuts to Department of Health and Human Services
In all, the agency will cut 20,000 positions, half of them by layoffs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump and Musk are taking a chainsaw to Americans' health.
They're firing thousands of federal health workers and stopping lifesaving research in its tracks — all to help fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
They're firing thousands of federal health workers and stopping lifesaving research in its tracks — all to help fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.
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Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
March 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
Sign the petition: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz must RESIGN! www.waltzresign.org
Tell Congress: Demand National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s Resignation
Hours before the United States bombed Houthi rebels in Yemen, a journalist without a security clearance had the war plans because National Security Adviser Mike Waltz added them to a group chat. Walt...
www.WaltzResign.org
March 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Sign the petition: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz must RESIGN! www.waltzresign.org
apnews.com/article/post... General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned after nearly five years in the position. He's leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of...
apnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:56 AM
apnews.com/article/post... General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
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well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
February 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
Subscribe to Andy Borowitz, for the sake of your own sanity.
Trump Names Himself Principal Ballerina of Kennedy Center Ballet
Trump took to Truth Social to announce a purge of the company's ballerinas.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Subscribe to Andy Borowitz, for the sake of your own sanity.
More of this, please! "Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally valid."
Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her (Gift Article)
Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
More of this, please! "Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally valid."
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
Stop the steal!
Opinion | The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election (Gift Article)
North Carolinians — all Americans — should be watching closely to ensure that justice is done.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Stop the steal!
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Yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense demonstrated two things: The Democrats are ready to scrap, while the GOP-controlled Senate is already busy kissing Trump’s ass. My write up: https://buff.ly/3PD9KQc
January 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense demonstrated two things: The Democrats are ready to scrap, while the GOP-controlled Senate is already busy kissing Trump’s ass. My write up: https://buff.ly/3PD9KQc
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Solid coverage from @brianstelter.bsky.social : www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...
Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business
Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.
www.cnn.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Solid coverage from @brianstelter.bsky.social : www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...
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January 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Welcome to The Contrarian, a new media outlet not owned by anybody
You won’t find cozy alliances, half-measures, or false equivalences here. We bend the knee to no one, vigorously challenge unchecked authority and champion transparency and accountability
Join our venture at contrarian.substack.com
You won’t find cozy alliances, half-measures, or false equivalences here. We bend the knee to no one, vigorously challenge unchecked authority and champion transparency and accountability
Join our venture at contrarian.substack.com
I support the LWV, their advocacy for voting rights, and their critical work in voter education.
Why We Will Remain the League of WOMEN Voters | League of Women Voters
Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our ...
www.lwv.org
January 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I support the LWV, their advocacy for voting rights, and their critical work in voter education.