Amy Mullen
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Amy Mullen
@lilybelle05.bsky.social
· May 13
The Trump years. It pretty much covers every-single-day.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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So Trump approved a botched military mission during which SEALs killed a number of North Korean civilians, and then likely illegally the Trump administration never briefed Congress about it
How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So Trump approved a botched military mission during which SEALs killed a number of North Korean civilians, and then likely illegally the Trump administration never briefed Congress about it
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NEW: In a challenge to the Trump Admin’s weaponization of gov, the court ordered the government to report to it if the IRS receives a request for info from DHS/ICE or makes plans to share more data with DHS/ICE. A great first step as we await decision by the court. Congrats @democracyforward.org
September 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
NEW: In a challenge to the Trump Admin’s weaponization of gov, the court ordered the government to report to it if the IRS receives a request for info from DHS/ICE or makes plans to share more data with DHS/ICE. A great first step as we await decision by the court. Congrats @democracyforward.org
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Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people."
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people."
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Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
September 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
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Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.
September 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.
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Medical humanities story time: Reasons why having at least medically knowledgeable people in leadership roles at the CDC, NIH and FDA are important—they know of what they speak.
After a series of complicated births resulted in babies born missing limbs (and tragically dying within a week), (1/3)
After a series of complicated births resulted in babies born missing limbs (and tragically dying within a week), (1/3)
A Series of Mysterious Birth Defects Spurred A Search For Answers
Seventy years ago, an Australian obstetrician named William McBride set out to discover the cause of mysterious birth defects afflicting his newborn patients.
shorturl.at
September 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Medical humanities story time: Reasons why having at least medically knowledgeable people in leadership roles at the CDC, NIH and FDA are important—they know of what they speak.
After a series of complicated births resulted in babies born missing limbs (and tragically dying within a week), (1/3)
After a series of complicated births resulted in babies born missing limbs (and tragically dying within a week), (1/3)
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I've seen people who explicitly noted keeping courts open was a reason to avoid shutdown in March who've ignored that now.
Literally hours after CR passed, having courts open started to save lives of 230 Venezuelan men sent to a concentration camp & created one of biggest political Trump headaches
Literally hours after CR passed, having courts open started to save lives of 230 Venezuelan men sent to a concentration camp & created one of biggest political Trump headaches
still a good idea to do this!
might also want to think about whether:
1) you prefer no shutdown plus full Medicaid subsidies restored to shutdown
2) you prefer no shutdown plus one year of Medicaid subsidies restored to shutdown
might also want to think about whether:
1) you prefer no shutdown plus full Medicaid subsidies restored to shutdown
2) you prefer no shutdown plus one year of Medicaid subsidies restored to shutdown
gonna need everyone on this website to preregister their takes on whether a government shutdown is an affirmative good or no
September 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I've seen people who explicitly noted keeping courts open was a reason to avoid shutdown in March who've ignored that now.
Literally hours after CR passed, having courts open started to save lives of 230 Venezuelan men sent to a concentration camp & created one of biggest political Trump headaches
Literally hours after CR passed, having courts open started to save lives of 230 Venezuelan men sent to a concentration camp & created one of biggest political Trump headaches
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Great time for the U.S. to raid a battery plant construction site in Georgia and arrest 450 people, including executives of the company building the plant!
September 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great time for the U.S. to raid a battery plant construction site in Georgia and arrest 450 people, including executives of the company building the plant!
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Rep. Massie dropped a bomb: Billionaire John Paulson, top GOP donor, bankroller of the Speaker, and Trump’s campaign, is in Epstein’s black book.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
September 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as “a community preventative thing”
Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as "a community preventative thing"
www.mediamatters.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Greg Gutfeld says he doesn't understand how vaccines work as “a community preventative thing”
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Warner: "Secretary of Health and Human Service -- he doesn't know how many people died from covid, doesn't know if the vaccine saved lives, doesn't understand the issue that OBGYN doctors are fleeing rural America ... "
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Warner: "Secretary of Health and Human Service -- he doesn't know how many people died from covid, doesn't know if the vaccine saved lives, doesn't understand the issue that OBGYN doctors are fleeing rural America ... "
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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RFK Jr. calls himself a protector of children. That’s a rich claim coming from someone who flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet on multiple occasions.
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
RFK Jr. calls himself a protector of children. That’s a rich claim coming from someone who flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet on multiple occasions.
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BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.
September 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.
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Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
September 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, reverting to a moniker not used since the 1940s
Trump Moves to Rename Defense Department as Department of War
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, reverting to a moniker not used since the 1940s in line with his oft-expressed desire to pump up projections of US military might.
bloom.bg
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, reverting to a moniker not used since the 1940s
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Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
Brett Kavanaugh says there’s a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic
In remarks to a judicial conference, Kavanaugh also defended Chief Justice John Roberts.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
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They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.
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Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in
September 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in
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"To pretend that Ashli Babbitt's death deserves the same recognition as the young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"To pretend that Ashli Babbitt's death deserves the same recognition as the young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
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McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."
September 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."
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DHS new immigration detention facility at notorious Louisiana prison
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, often referred to as Angola, is considered one of the harshest prisons in the country.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, often referred to as Angola, is considered one of the harshest prisons in the country.
DHS new immigration detention facility at notorious Louisiana prison
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, often referred to as Angola, is considered one of the harshest prisons in the country.
www.politico.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
DHS new immigration detention facility at notorious Louisiana prison
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, often referred to as Angola, is considered one of the harshest prisons in the country.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, often referred to as Angola, is considered one of the harshest prisons in the country.