Kathryn P
@kpernet.bsky.social
Hoping we hit rock bottom sooner rather than later so we have a chance for a better tomorrow.
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Aggressive tactics employed by President Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
nbcnews.to
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Aggressive tactics employed by President Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
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BREAKING: King Charles III says his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year, "thanks to early diagnosis."
King Charles III speaks about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show promoting early screening
King Charles III says that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year because of early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctor’s orders.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: King Charles III says his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year, "thanks to early diagnosis."
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20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
The new levy for highly skilled workers has been of particular concern for tech and health care employers.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
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A new citizen’s initiative is looking to roll back recreational cannabis use in Maine.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
Citizen’s initiative wants to roll back recreational cannabis use in Maine
A new citizen’s initiative is looking to roll back recreational cannabis use in Maine.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A new citizen’s initiative is looking to roll back recreational cannabis use in Maine.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
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A national preservation group is suing to halt the East Wing ballroom construction at the White House.
The group argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
The group argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
National preservation group sues to halt East Wing ballroom construction
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A national preservation group is suing to halt the East Wing ballroom construction at the White House.
The group argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
The group argues the Trump administration must seek congressional approval and consult federal commissions and the public before work continues.
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A British mother holding an infant.
A Ukrainian refugee
The wife of a Navy veteran.
A German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews.
A Ukrainian refugee
The wife of a Navy veteran.
A German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews.
Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests
The Trump administration says they were detained because they had overstayed their visas, but longtime attorneys say that has never been an issue previously for spouses of U.S. citizens.
nbcnews.to
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A British mother holding an infant.
A Ukrainian refugee
The wife of a Navy veteran.
A German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews.
A Ukrainian refugee
The wife of a Navy veteran.
A German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary.
These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews.
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NEW: The Trump administration and TSA is sharing all US air traveler's names with Immigrations and Customers Enforcement (ICE) and its departments to find travellers subject to deportation orders, per NYT
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: The Trump administration and TSA is sharing all US air traveler's names with Immigrations and Customers Enforcement (ICE) and its departments to find travellers subject to deportation orders, per NYT
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Trump administration moves to nix TSA union contract — again
Trump administration moves to nix TSA union contract — again
A prior attempt was halted by a federal judge.
dlvr.it
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trump administration moves to nix TSA union contract — again
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EXCLUSIVE: White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension and finger-pointing inside Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security.
Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations
Some DHS officials have threatened to quit and are concerned their emails are being monitored, sources say.
nbcnews.to
December 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
EXCLUSIVE: White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension and finger-pointing inside Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security.
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Kamala Harris delivers reality check to bullish Democrats
Kamala Harris delivers reality check to bullish Democrats
The former vice president warned her party that “for so many, the American dream has become more of a myth than reality.”
dlvr.it
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Kamala Harris delivers reality check to bullish Democrats
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Iceland is refusing to take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest — becoming the 5th country to boycott the singing competition over Israel's participation in the event.
Iceland becomes 5th country to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation
Iceland joins Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain in boycotting the contest over Israel's participation.
www.axios.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Iceland is refusing to take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest — becoming the 5th country to boycott the singing competition over Israel's participation in the event.
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The Assemblies of God’s Royal Rangers program has drawn millions of boys with a promise of Christian discipline — but left some in the care of sexual predators, an NBC News investigation found.
Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting program that vowed to raise godly men
Boys in the Assemblies of God join the Royal Rangers for Bible study and backpacking. But the ministry has also drawn sexual predators, an NBC News investigation found.
nbcnews.to
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Assemblies of God’s Royal Rangers program has drawn millions of boys with a promise of Christian discipline — but left some in the care of sexual predators, an NBC News investigation found.
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A new version of the annual defense policy bill could limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel plans next year if he doesn't release video of recent military strikes.
Defense policy bill includes provision to limit defense secretary's travel budget unless unedited boat strike video is released
It is unclear whether the bill would survive amendment votes to be approved.
nbcnews.to
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new version of the annual defense policy bill could limit Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel plans next year if he doesn't release video of recent military strikes.
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Security camera footage shows ICE raiding a home in Minnesota, where they detained four people, according to family members at the house.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Security camera footage shows ICE raiding a home in Minnesota, where they detained four people, according to family members at the house.
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Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60.
Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60
Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60. He was battling colon cancer and later leptomeningeal disease, a rare complication when cancer spreads to membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60.
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Must the military disobey unlawful orders? Pam Bondi has said yes.
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Bondi filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.
"Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders."
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Bondi filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.
"Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders."
Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Must the military disobey unlawful orders? Pam Bondi has said yes.
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Bondi filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.
"Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders."
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Bondi filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.
"Military officers are required not to carry out unlawful orders."
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lmfao
This was the official objection, from Maxwell Rice, a former Republican candidate for #IL09, who filed objections to several candidates this cycle
The hearing was this morning at 9 a.m.
The hearing was this morning at 9 a.m.
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
lmfao
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Republicans’ health care problem #1: They have no idea what to do about health care
Republicans’ health care problem #2: They’re about to be blamed for massive price increases
Republicans’ health care problem #3: The ACA keeps becoming more popular, despite GOP smears
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans’ health care problem #2: They’re about to be blamed for massive price increases
Republicans’ health care problem #3: The ACA keeps becoming more popular, despite GOP smears
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ACA’s popularity reaches new heights as Republicans struggle with health care policy
GOP officials keep insisting that the Affordable Care Act is a disaster. The American mainstream clearly disagrees.
www.ms.now
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Republicans’ health care problem #1: They have no idea what to do about health care
Republicans’ health care problem #2: They’re about to be blamed for massive price increases
Republicans’ health care problem #3: The ACA keeps becoming more popular, despite GOP smears
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans’ health care problem #2: They’re about to be blamed for massive price increases
Republicans’ health care problem #3: The ACA keeps becoming more popular, despite GOP smears
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
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Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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It was also no coincidence that it was a Black woman reporter he railed against.
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It was also no coincidence that it was a Black woman reporter he railed against.
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Jennifer Welch Says ‘Grifter’ Erika Kirk ‘Should Be Kicked to the Curb’ bit.ly/4rJF7dB
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Jennifer Welch Says ‘Grifter’ Erika Kirk ‘Should Be Kicked to the Curb’ bit.ly/4rJF7dB
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Removing the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose recommendation because cases are low is like canceling your car insurance because you haven’t crashed today.
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Removing the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose recommendation because cases are low is like canceling your car insurance because you haven’t crashed today.
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