FlaxPonder 🇺🇦🇨🇦Gulf of Mexico, America in Distress
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Attended Obama's inauguration. A day of great hope for future somewhat dashed by self-interested, diabolical GOP. And here we are on cusp of losing democracy.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A travesty of the highest order.
GOP are bringing about the destruction of democracy.
GOP are bringing about the destruction of democracy.
NEW: Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch
Senate Republicans backed Bove despite allegations from three whistleblowers about his conduct as an official at the Justice Department.
www.nbcnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A travesty of the highest order.
GOP are bringing about the destruction of democracy.
GOP are bringing about the destruction of democracy.
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NEW: Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch
Senate Republicans backed Bove despite allegations from three whistleblowers about his conduct as an official at the Justice Department.
www.nbcnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: Republicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perch
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The vote is 50-49.
He's confirmed with only GOP votes.
Democrats + Murkowski + Collins vote NO.
(Hagerty missed the vote.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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More than two dozen rabbis were arrested this morning for sitting down on the floor in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office and praying for food aid for people in Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rabbis Arrested In John Thune’s Office For Praying For Food Aid To Gaza
www.huffpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
More than two dozen rabbis were arrested this morning for sitting down on the floor in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office and praying for food aid for people in Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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What do you get when you cross Roy Cohn with Steve Bannon’s ethics? Emil Bove. 900+ former DOJ officials say he’s unfit. Why is the Senate even considering this?👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
The Bove Bomb: Why This Confirmation Could Blow Up What’s Left of Judicial Independence
He defied court orders, buried corruption cases, and now he wants a robe for life.
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
What do you get when you cross Roy Cohn with Steve Bannon’s ethics? Emil Bove. 900+ former DOJ officials say he’s unfit. Why is the Senate even considering this?👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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What happened to the Emoluments Clause? Republicans hide in fear of being asked why Trump/Musk fired thousands of people, claiming to save money, yet look at the $10M Trump's golf trip is costing American taxpayers.
#Resist
#Resistance
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#Pinks
youtu.be/15CGjvAVwsk?...
#Resist
#Resistance
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#Pinks
youtu.be/15CGjvAVwsk?...
Trump Fleeces Taxpayers With GREASY Corrupt Golf Trip
YouTube video by The Young Turks
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
What happened to the Emoluments Clause? Republicans hide in fear of being asked why Trump/Musk fired thousands of people, claiming to save money, yet look at the $10M Trump's golf trip is costing American taxpayers.
#Resist
#Resistance
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#Pinks
youtu.be/15CGjvAVwsk?...
#Resist
#Resistance
#DemVoice1
#ProudBlue
#Pinks
youtu.be/15CGjvAVwsk?...
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Fraud, waste, and price gouging are features of for-profit healthcare, and how insurance companies boost their profits.
UnitedHealth and other insurers defrauded taxpayers out of billions while letting thousands die because it’s deemed as “profitable.”
Demand Medicare for All.
UnitedHealth and other insurers defrauded taxpayers out of billions while letting thousands die because it’s deemed as “profitable.”
Demand Medicare for All.
BREAKING: UnitedHealth says it is under a federal criminal and civil investigation.
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the health care giant over it's Medicare practices.
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the health care giant over it's Medicare practices.
July 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fraud, waste, and price gouging are features of for-profit healthcare, and how insurance companies boost their profits.
UnitedHealth and other insurers defrauded taxpayers out of billions while letting thousands die because it’s deemed as “profitable.”
Demand Medicare for All.
UnitedHealth and other insurers defrauded taxpayers out of billions while letting thousands die because it’s deemed as “profitable.”
Demand Medicare for All.
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/eric...
A must read for resisters. Summary follows: 3.5% Principle: need 3.5% of population.
Then 4 elements were present in successful movements.
1. Mass participation by diverse groups who stayed involved over time;
2. Induced defections among those in power;
A must read for resisters. Summary follows: 3.5% Principle: need 3.5% of population.
Then 4 elements were present in successful movements.
1. Mass participation by diverse groups who stayed involved over time;
2. Induced defections among those in power;
The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy | Harvard Magazine
Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.
www.harvardmagazine.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/eric...
A must read for resisters. Summary follows: 3.5% Principle: need 3.5% of population.
Then 4 elements were present in successful movements.
1. Mass participation by diverse groups who stayed involved over time;
2. Induced defections among those in power;
A must read for resisters. Summary follows: 3.5% Principle: need 3.5% of population.
Then 4 elements were present in successful movements.
1. Mass participation by diverse groups who stayed involved over time;
2. Induced defections among those in power;
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There it is.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
There it is.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTON · John Lewis Actions
## On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. In Boston, we’re doing ...
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July 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
A most important action to take for democracy.
A most important action to take for democracy.
End Presidential Revenge: Support Miles Taylor's Legal Defense
Join over 200 bipartisan leaders in defending democracy. Support the legal fund opposing presidential retaliation against whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Stand up for constitutional rights today.
ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org
July 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🚨 No president should use the White House for revenge. Join over 200 bipartisan leaders standing with whistleblowers like Miles Taylor. Support the legal defense fund at 👉 ENDPRESIDENTIALREVENGE.org #EndPresidentialRevenge #Whistleblower #MilesTaylor
A most important action to take for democracy.
A most important action to take for democracy.
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@mary1kathy.bsky.social thank you my dear friend for sharing this
July 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@mary1kathy.bsky.social thank you my dear friend for sharing this
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1/7
Outrage isn’t just a feeling, it’s a weapon. The right uses it to divide us, distract us, and dominate the narrative. It’s not chaos, it’s control. And while we’re reacting, they’re advancing. This is how the outrage machine actually works.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #VoicesForVictory #USDemocracy
Outrage isn’t just a feeling, it’s a weapon. The right uses it to divide us, distract us, and dominate the narrative. It’s not chaos, it’s control. And while we’re reacting, they’re advancing. This is how the outrage machine actually works.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #VoicesForVictory #USDemocracy
July 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
1/7
Outrage isn’t just a feeling, it’s a weapon. The right uses it to divide us, distract us, and dominate the narrative. It’s not chaos, it’s control. And while we’re reacting, they’re advancing. This is how the outrage machine actually works.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #VoicesForVictory #USDemocracy
Outrage isn’t just a feeling, it’s a weapon. The right uses it to divide us, distract us, and dominate the narrative. It’s not chaos, it’s control. And while we’re reacting, they’re advancing. This is how the outrage machine actually works.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #VoicesForVictory #USDemocracy
THIS rhetoric gets people killed.
June 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
THIS rhetoric gets people killed.
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BREAKING: Multiple sources tell ABC News that alleged Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter has been arrested near his farm in Green Isle, MN. He was spotted on a trail — via camera — a couple of hours ago and then taken into custody. Mike Levine w/ @kfaulders.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
BREAKING: Multiple sources tell ABC News that alleged Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter has been arrested near his farm in Green Isle, MN. He was spotted on a trail — via camera — a couple of hours ago and then taken into custody. Mike Levine w/ @kfaulders.bsky.social
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Pete Hegseth, in a congressional hearing, just refused to commit to abiding by any court decisions about Marines in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pete Hegseth, in a congressional hearing, just refused to commit to abiding by any court decisions about Marines in Los Angeles.
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A civil society doesn't allow the strong to brutalize the weak. It moves as far as possible away from brutality.
It's the exact opposite of what Trump seeks.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictators-revenge
It's the exact opposite of what Trump seeks.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictators-revenge
The Coward Goes to War Against America
Trump wants Americans to turn violent. We will be steadfast.
robertreich.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A civil society doesn't allow the strong to brutalize the weak. It moves as far as possible away from brutality.
It's the exact opposite of what Trump seeks.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictators-revenge
It's the exact opposite of what Trump seeks.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictators-revenge
Phase two in the destruction of the rose garden: a metaphor for the country.
www.aol.com/white-house-...
www.aol.com/white-house-...
White House breaks ground on Trump projects to pave over Rose Garden grass, add flagpoles to lawns
The White House broke ground Monday on construction projects ordered by President Donald Trump to pave over the grass in the Rose Garden and install flagpoles on the north and south lawns. The projec...
www.aol.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Phase two in the destruction of the rose garden: a metaphor for the country.
www.aol.com/white-house-...
www.aol.com/white-house-...
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Mississippi is asking SCOTUS to uphold the state’s grace period for mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The state is defending its law from an attack by the RNC.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS Has a Chance to Kill Mail-Ballot Grace Periods
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mississippi is asking SCOTUS to uphold the state’s grace period for mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The state is defending its law from an attack by the RNC.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Our flag does not belong to Felon Trump. It belongs to all of us.
We are not watching history happen. We are making history.
June 14th, we are showing up to declare “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings!" 🇺🇸
Find a peaceful protest near you: NoKings.org
We are not watching history happen. We are making history.
June 14th, we are showing up to declare “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings!" 🇺🇸
Find a peaceful protest near you: NoKings.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our flag does not belong to Felon Trump. It belongs to all of us.
We are not watching history happen. We are making history.
June 14th, we are showing up to declare “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings!" 🇺🇸
Find a peaceful protest near you: NoKings.org
We are not watching history happen. We are making history.
June 14th, we are showing up to declare “No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings!" 🇺🇸
Find a peaceful protest near you: NoKings.org
“We are not going to tolerate people attacking our officers….you will be prosecuted”:
January 6:
Watched his people attacking police:
Watched his supporters destroy the building:
Did NOT call in the national guard.
Then pardoned after they were prosecuted.
Hmmm….what has changed?
January 6:
Watched his people attacking police:
Watched his supporters destroy the building:
Did NOT call in the national guard.
Then pardoned after they were prosecuted.
Hmmm….what has changed?
June 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“We are not going to tolerate people attacking our officers….you will be prosecuted”:
January 6:
Watched his people attacking police:
Watched his supporters destroy the building:
Did NOT call in the national guard.
Then pardoned after they were prosecuted.
Hmmm….what has changed?
January 6:
Watched his people attacking police:
Watched his supporters destroy the building:
Did NOT call in the national guard.
Then pardoned after they were prosecuted.
Hmmm….what has changed?