Carol Baume
@cbaume.bsky.social
Don’t believe everything you THINK.
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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I’m more worried about the lack of vetting for Trump cabinet members.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m more worried about the lack of vetting for Trump cabinet members.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Russia is targeting Armenia’s elections — early and viciously.
The Kremlin’s latest campaign to meddle in a neighbor's election has started earlier than past efforts, but employs a similar playbook, a NewsGuard analysis found.
The Kremlin’s latest campaign to meddle in a neighbor's election has started earlier than past efforts, but employs a similar playbook, a NewsGuard analysis found.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Russia is targeting Armenia’s elections — early and viciously.
The Kremlin’s latest campaign to meddle in a neighbor's election has started earlier than past efforts, but employs a similar playbook, a NewsGuard analysis found.
The Kremlin’s latest campaign to meddle in a neighbor's election has started earlier than past efforts, but employs a similar playbook, a NewsGuard analysis found.
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NewsGuard has identified three instances of X’s AI chatbot Grok confidently — and falsely — stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
Read the full report in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
Read the full report in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
X’s Grok Claims Trump Won the 2020 Election
NewsGuard identified three instances of Grok confidently — and falsely — stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 election
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NewsGuard has identified three instances of X’s AI chatbot Grok confidently — and falsely — stating that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.
Read the full report in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
Read the full report in Reality Check: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
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Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
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The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms
The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
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Interview with Rutgers professor Marc Bray, who is fleeing the country after a wave of death threats due to his anti-fascist research next.frame.io/share/848676...
6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io
next.frame.io
October 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Interview with Rutgers professor Marc Bray, who is fleeing the country after a wave of death threats due to his anti-fascist research next.frame.io/share/848676...
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I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
August 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
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Last year I wrote about the American Accountability Foundation posting "watchlists" of public employees to encourage harassment. This piece describes the effects.
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety. Yet free-speech experts say the group's websites remain just outside the boundaries of violating personal privacy.
www.reuters.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Last year I wrote about the American Accountability Foundation posting "watchlists" of public employees to encourage harassment. This piece describes the effects.
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers."
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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It’s official.
September 6th.
From all across this nation.
We march in D.C.
Join us.
September 6th.
From all across this nation.
We march in D.C.
Join us.
We Are All DC
On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!
WeAreAllDC.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s official.
September 6th.
From all across this nation.
We march in D.C.
Join us.
September 6th.
From all across this nation.
We march in D.C.
Join us.
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Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud.”
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
August 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud.”
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
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BREAKING: California PUNCHES Back!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Theo Von gets a lesson in the problem with destroying USAID.
Ah well. He should have thought of that before he helped Trump get elected.
Ah well. He should have thought of that before he helped Trump get elected.
July 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Theo Von gets a lesson in the problem with destroying USAID.
Ah well. He should have thought of that before he helped Trump get elected.
Ah well. He should have thought of that before he helped Trump get elected.
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Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R), who wrote the law banning abortion and built his brand on moral clarity, now faces scandal over a 17-year affair and allegations he funded abortions. He admits the affair but denies ever paying for the procedures.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
July 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R), who wrote the law banning abortion and built his brand on moral clarity, now faces scandal over a 17-year affair and allegations he funded abortions. He admits the affair but denies ever paying for the procedures.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.
Something has gone terribly wrong.
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Father-daughter bonding time
July 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Father-daughter bonding time