Doug Monroe
@dougmonroe.bsky.social
Former Southern newspaper reporter and New York City Teaching Fellow. Based in Athens, GA. Lifelong Democrat. Check out my Substack newsletter: https://openlyold.substack.com
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NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program That Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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The White House's war on disabled Americans continues, going above and beyond Project 2025—now with attacks on a popular hiring program no one even lobbied against.
Labor Department moves to end disability hiring goal for federal contractors
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer plans to axe a longstanding, successful incentive program for disabled workers.
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The White House's war on disabled Americans continues, going above and beyond Project 2025—now with attacks on a popular hiring program no one even lobbied against.
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Guys who never shut up about protecting girls from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them.
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The Pathetic Weakness of MAGA Men
As I watch men on the Right arguing against the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, I am reminded again how weak they all are, what a pathetic joke MAGA manhood is as an idea.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Guys who never shut up about protecting girls from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them.
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When you’re definitely not guilty.
July 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
When you’re definitely not guilty.
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"Fear is the tool of the tyrant."
Maurene Comey
Maurene Comey
July 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Fear is the tool of the tyrant."
Maurene Comey
Maurene Comey
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NEW: Former NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has sued Mayor Eric Adams and other top police officials, accusing Adams of running the force as a “criminal enterprise."
The suit draws extensively from a recent ProPublica investigation into a NYPD unit Adams championed.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
The suit draws extensively from a recent ProPublica investigation into a NYPD unit Adams championed.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation
A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPubli...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
NEW: Former NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has sued Mayor Eric Adams and other top police officials, accusing Adams of running the force as a “criminal enterprise."
The suit draws extensively from a recent ProPublica investigation into a NYPD unit Adams championed.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
The suit draws extensively from a recent ProPublica investigation into a NYPD unit Adams championed.
By @ericumansky.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
Maurene Comey warns her former colleagues: ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant’
“If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen,” she wrote.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
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“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”
ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants
"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”
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Well this sure as hell isn’t incriminating! Nothing to see here.
July 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Well this sure as hell isn’t incriminating! Nothing to see here.
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The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
Here’s the full memo:
July 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The newspaper that told the truth about Watergate and the Pentagon Papers will now “communicate with optimism about this country” in its time of rising fascism
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There is no reason to do this *unless* you don’t want advice about ethics news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues (2)
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There is no reason to do this *unless* you don’t want advice about ethics news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman (@jaybookman.bsky.social): If I wanted a failed football coach as my U.S. senator, I’d move to Alabama.
Bookman: Trying to parlay football career into US Senate run is a tired play, even with Dooley name • Georgia Recorder
If I wanted a failed football coach as my U.S. senator, I’d move to Alabama. And I’m not moving to Alabama. Seriously, what in Derek Dooley’s resume makes him think his next job ought to be serving Ge...
georgiarecorder.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman (@jaybookman.bsky.social): If I wanted a failed football coach as my U.S. senator, I’d move to Alabama.
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Today marks 43 years sober. 🎉
July 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today marks 43 years sober. 🎉
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There's 1000 percent some serial killer somewhere pretending to be ICE to abduct their victims right now.
July 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There's 1000 percent some serial killer somewhere pretending to be ICE to abduct their victims right now.
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Narrator voice: He didn't get this
"Every square inch of our state cares about football. Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones who try to point out who is to blame. The championship teams are the ones who say don't worry about it, we got this." - Greg Abbott, lowlife scumbag.🤡🤡🤡
#TexasFloods #KerrCounty
#TexasFloods #KerrCounty
July 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Narrator voice: He didn't get this
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Look, I don’t make the rules of Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories, I just play by them.
cc: Elon Musk
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
cc: Elon Musk
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Did Donald Trump eat Jeffrey Epstein's client list? Logic suggests he did. | Opinion
After considering the announcement that Jeffrey Epstein's notorious client list doesn't exist, I've concluded that President Trump ate the list.
www.usatoday.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Look, I don’t make the rules of Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories, I just play by them.
cc: Elon Musk
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
cc: Elon Musk
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I think the evidence is clear. apnews.com/article/weat...
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives.
apnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I think the evidence is clear. apnews.com/article/weat...
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NEW: Federal agents rolled into MacArthur Park in LA in an unmarked armored vehicle.
My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out.
Shady AF!
(Just west of DTLA)
My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out.
Shady AF!
(Just west of DTLA)
July 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
NEW: Federal agents rolled into MacArthur Park in LA in an unmarked armored vehicle.
My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out.
Shady AF!
(Just west of DTLA)
My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out.
Shady AF!
(Just west of DTLA)