@dawoodward.bsky.social
Bibliophile, photographer, painter, lover of animals and music. Proud to be woke.
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NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.
Republicans ask Supreme Court to block states from counting legally cast mail ballots
If the Court sides with the RNC, millions of voters who depend on mail-in voting could be disenfranchised.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.
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A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register. https://bit.ly/4amumWu
Trial begins over fate of NH’s proof-of-citizenship voter law
A 2024 state law requires first-time registrants to show a passport, birth certificate or naturalization papers to vote in New Hampshire. Critics say it creates unnecessary burdens for legitimate vote...
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register. https://bit.ly/4amumWu
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Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu speak out after President Trump calls Olympian ‘a loser’ - The Athletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu speak out after President Trump calls Olympian ‘a loser’
Two of the biggest stars of these Olympics were asked for their thoughts on President Trump's comments on Hunter Hess.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu speak out after President Trump calls Olympian ‘a loser’ - The Athletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
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There is a pattern to the sorts of people POSOTUS calls "losers". Athletes, veterans, the war dead... people who do or did things he could never do.
2026 Winter Olympics: Chloe Kim responds to Trump comments calling fellow Olympian a ‘real loser’ | CNN
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February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
There is a pattern to the sorts of people POSOTUS calls "losers". Athletes, veterans, the war dead... people who do or did things he could never do.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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This passage 👇 makes me deeply sad and angry.
It reminds me of Jonathan Alter saying, during our Bulwark livestream on Election Night 2024, that he was prepared to hide immigrant families in his attic.
Some people told me later that that was the moment Trump's re-election first felt real to them.
It reminds me of Jonathan Alter saying, during our Bulwark livestream on Election Night 2024, that he was prepared to hide immigrant families in his attic.
Some people told me later that that was the moment Trump's re-election first felt real to them.
"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
www.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
This passage 👇 makes me deeply sad and angry.
It reminds me of Jonathan Alter saying, during our Bulwark livestream on Election Night 2024, that he was prepared to hide immigrant families in his attic.
Some people told me later that that was the moment Trump's re-election first felt real to them.
It reminds me of Jonathan Alter saying, during our Bulwark livestream on Election Night 2024, that he was prepared to hide immigrant families in his attic.
Some people told me later that that was the moment Trump's re-election first felt real to them.
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Proud mama introduces her first baby to the herd…💙💙💙
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Proud mama introduces her first baby to the herd…💙💙💙
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Olympic athletes carrying the flame of democracy as we head into a week of important hearings on the Hill. These are not times for people who don’t like anything that challenges their comfortable existence. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Olympic athletes carrying the flame of democracy as we head into a week of important hearings on the Hill. These are not times for people who don’t like anything that challenges their comfortable existence. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
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Yoshi is 9 months old. Blue hat violently kicked him twice.
Small dog suffers broken rib after being repeatedly kicked by U.S. Marshals deputy. "Action News 5 obtained two videos that show the marshals service employee kicking Yoshi not once, but twice." www.actionnews5.com/2026/02/07/d...
Dog kicked by Memphis Safe Task Force member on the mend as US Marshals defend action
The dog’s owner told Action News 5 that the deputy U.S. marshal seen punting her pup had no reason to do so, but officials with the U.S. Marshals Service say otherwise.
www.actionnews5.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Yoshi is 9 months old. Blue hat violently kicked him twice.
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I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I would be laughed out of the writers’ room if I pitched this. Measles exposure at a March for Life rally. www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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President Trump faced criticism after a controversial attack on American Olympic skier Hunter Hess, leading to widespread ridicule and being called "genuinely embarrassing" by critics.
Trump raked over the coals for ‘embarrassing’ meltdown about American Olympic skier
President Trump faced criticism after a controversial attack on American Olympic skier Hunter Hess, leading to widespread ridicule and being called "genuinely embarrassing" by critics.
www.rawstory.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
President Trump faced criticism after a controversial attack on American Olympic skier Hunter Hess, leading to widespread ridicule and being called "genuinely embarrassing" by critics.
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Wild With Wonder - The magical tangle of wildflowers is testimony to our reliance on every living creature and the beauty that's created when we wrap our arms around each other, no matter how different we may think we are.
Oil on paper. 22x30 before framing.
Oil on paper. 22x30 before framing.
April 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Wild With Wonder - The magical tangle of wildflowers is testimony to our reliance on every living creature and the beauty that's created when we wrap our arms around each other, no matter how different we may think we are.
Oil on paper. 22x30 before framing.
Oil on paper. 22x30 before framing.
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The simplest gifts hold the greatest beauty.
This December a friend asked her son to rescue a little nest from one of bushes he was cutting back in her yard.
The intricate weavings are patched together with bits of birch bark and dried grasses, quite simply a bit of unexplained magic.
As are we.
This December a friend asked her son to rescue a little nest from one of bushes he was cutting back in her yard.
The intricate weavings are patched together with bits of birch bark and dried grasses, quite simply a bit of unexplained magic.
As are we.
February 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The simplest gifts hold the greatest beauty.
This December a friend asked her son to rescue a little nest from one of bushes he was cutting back in her yard.
The intricate weavings are patched together with bits of birch bark and dried grasses, quite simply a bit of unexplained magic.
As are we.
This December a friend asked her son to rescue a little nest from one of bushes he was cutting back in her yard.
The intricate weavings are patched together with bits of birch bark and dried grasses, quite simply a bit of unexplained magic.
As are we.
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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Like someone said,
"I mean I enjoy Pearl Jam & I can’t understand a single word Eddie Vedder is saying."
"I mean I enjoy Pearl Jam & I can’t understand a single word Eddie Vedder is saying."
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Like someone said,
"I mean I enjoy Pearl Jam & I can’t understand a single word Eddie Vedder is saying."
"I mean I enjoy Pearl Jam & I can’t understand a single word Eddie Vedder is saying."
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This morning, Gov. Ayotte said that NH is funding its schools at record-high levels. But the State’s share is actually down.
2010: $1.03B
2025: $807M
... NH still ranks last in state school funding. #NHPolitics #SchoolFunding
2010: $1.03B
2025: $807M
... NH still ranks last in state school funding. #NHPolitics #SchoolFunding
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This morning, Gov. Ayotte said that NH is funding its schools at record-high levels. But the State’s share is actually down.
2010: $1.03B
2025: $807M
... NH still ranks last in state school funding. #NHPolitics #SchoolFunding
2010: $1.03B
2025: $807M
... NH still ranks last in state school funding. #NHPolitics #SchoolFunding