Lisa M
@lmarc8a.bsky.social
Mom of humans & dogs. Women's rights, animal rights, and basic human rights are my love language. Fond of facts & human decency.
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Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate.
He's going to need the massive cash boost for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in US history.
He's going to need the massive cash boost for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in US history.
Roy Cooper breaks fundraising records as he kicks off expensive North Carolina campaign
Strategists in both parties expect the Senate race in North Carolina to break spending records in 2026.
www.politico.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate.
He's going to need the massive cash boost for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in US history.
He's going to need the massive cash boost for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in US history.
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Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
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Forget plunging consumer confidence or shrinking GDP.
The most surefire indicator that we’re heading for economic chaos?
Trump’s own officials are stockpiling basic goods in anticipation of increased prices brought on by his nonsensical tariffs. Hello?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The most surefire indicator that we’re heading for economic chaos?
Trump’s own officials are stockpiling basic goods in anticipation of increased prices brought on by his nonsensical tariffs. Hello?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Spooked by Trade Wars, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies: 'It Would Be Stupid Not To!'
Donald Trump’s aides and administration officials are hoarding toilet paper, food, and household supplies before his tariffs cause prices to spike.
www.rollingstone.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Forget plunging consumer confidence or shrinking GDP.
The most surefire indicator that we’re heading for economic chaos?
Trump’s own officials are stockpiling basic goods in anticipation of increased prices brought on by his nonsensical tariffs. Hello?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The most surefire indicator that we’re heading for economic chaos?
Trump’s own officials are stockpiling basic goods in anticipation of increased prices brought on by his nonsensical tariffs. Hello?
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🚨 Donald Trump’s second term is a crypto cash grab. $2B foreign-backed deals, memecoins for White House access, and gutting oversight. Corruption at digital scale. Congress must act.
Read our bombshell statement 👇
accountable.us/pay-to-play-...
Read our bombshell statement 👇
accountable.us/pay-to-play-...
Pay-to-Play in the Digital Age: Trump’s Crypto Empire and the Erosion of Presidential Ethics - Accountable US
Accountable.US exposes how President Trump’s crypto ventures blur the lines between public duty and personal profit—highlighting alarming conflicts of interest, foreign influence, and a marketplace fo...
accountable.us
May 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🚨 Donald Trump’s second term is a crypto cash grab. $2B foreign-backed deals, memecoins for White House access, and gutting oversight. Corruption at digital scale. Congress must act.
Read our bombshell statement 👇
accountable.us/pay-to-play-...
Read our bombshell statement 👇
accountable.us/pay-to-play-...
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Here's the truth about tax cuts for the rich.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
May 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's the truth about tax cuts for the rich.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
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When Trump...
-Holds a private dinner for his crypto coin buyers
-Promotes Teslas on the White House driveway on behalf of a multibillionaire who spent $277M backing him
-Uses state visits to advance his hotel business
It's corruption, plain and simple.
-Holds a private dinner for his crypto coin buyers
-Promotes Teslas on the White House driveway on behalf of a multibillionaire who spent $277M backing him
-Uses state visits to advance his hotel business
It's corruption, plain and simple.
May 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When Trump...
-Holds a private dinner for his crypto coin buyers
-Promotes Teslas on the White House driveway on behalf of a multibillionaire who spent $277M backing him
-Uses state visits to advance his hotel business
It's corruption, plain and simple.
-Holds a private dinner for his crypto coin buyers
-Promotes Teslas on the White House driveway on behalf of a multibillionaire who spent $277M backing him
-Uses state visits to advance his hotel business
It's corruption, plain and simple.
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HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
HHS Eliminated Programs - Updated
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
Here is an updated list of all programs eliminated in the 2026 HHS Budget. Reach out if you have information or clarity on the cuts.
These cuts will impact Every Single American.
Email altcdc1@pm.me for PDF and xlsx.
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This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Live on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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I’m joining other @civilrightsorg leaders at the Capitol to fight 4 people’s health care, 4 our kids education, 4 food on empty tables, instead of budget cuts to stuff our tax $ in rich people’s pockets. Call ur electeds & tell them NO to this bad budget-: p2a.co/WEoB6y1
Fighting for: America's Families
p2a.co
April 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’m joining other @civilrightsorg leaders at the Capitol to fight 4 people’s health care, 4 our kids education, 4 food on empty tables, instead of budget cuts to stuff our tax $ in rich people’s pockets. Call ur electeds & tell them NO to this bad budget-: p2a.co/WEoB6y1
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"'She’s a very talented scientist with huge potential … the capacity to be the best of the best,' he said..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
April 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"'She’s a very talented scientist with huge potential … the capacity to be the best of the best,' he said..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Holy moly! This isn’t wink-wink nudge nudge flirting with trutherism, it’s the whole thing. It was probably inevitable we ended up here.
jeez louise -- Sen. Ron Johnson and Benny Johnson suggest 9/11 was an inside job and Johnson says he wants to hold hearings
April 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Holy moly! This isn’t wink-wink nudge nudge flirting with trutherism, it’s the whole thing. It was probably inevitable we ended up here.
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"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
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NOTE: There are more people *in this frame of television* than there are transgender athletes in the State of Maine
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
April 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NOTE: There are more people *in this frame of television* than there are transgender athletes in the State of Maine
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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Bigger-Than-Watergate scandal. Please watch this segment from Rachel Maddow about the Whistleblower in IT at the NLRB saying they have proof of data leaks connecting to Starlink, which is connected directly to Russia. They're saying even nuclear information could be compromised due to DOGE.
April 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Bigger-Than-Watergate scandal. Please watch this segment from Rachel Maddow about the Whistleblower in IT at the NLRB saying they have proof of data leaks connecting to Starlink, which is connected directly to Russia. They're saying even nuclear information could be compromised due to DOGE.
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Nothing to see here, move along: wapo.st/4jEmUJI
Trump’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Trump nominee Ed Martin’s 100-plus appearances on Russian state-directed media RT and Sputnik from 2016 to 2024 alarm some former national security officials.
wapo.st
April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nothing to see here, move along: wapo.st/4jEmUJI
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"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
Afghani asylum seekers, members of Raleigh church, given a week to leave the U.S.
Apostles Church in Raleigh has welcomed about 25 people who came to the U.S. after the Taliban took over.
www.wral.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Christians who sought asylum from persecution by the Taliban are being told they must leave immediately or be deported.
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
"The news came in an email to a group living legally in north Raleigh... Apostles Church in Raleigh had welcomed them after the Taliban took over...
www.wral.com/story/they-f...
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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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A plea.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
April 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A plea.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
Can we stop declaring this a “constitutional crisis?”
It’s bigger.
It’s a crisis about fundamental American ideals and structures.
“Constitutional crisis” makes it sound like an abstract lawyerly crisis
It’s bigger.
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"This is not about the money. It’s a minuscule amount of money in the federal budget, though it's critical to meeting public media's civic responsibilities. This is about attacking a free press."
–New Hampshire Public Radio CEO Jim Schachter on the new threat to PBS/NPR station funding
–New Hampshire Public Radio CEO Jim Schachter on the new threat to PBS/NPR station funding
PBS and NPR are in a once-in-a-generation funding fight. They might well lose | CNN Business
America’s two biggest public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, are facing an up-or-down vote over their federal funding for the first time in decades.
www.cnn.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"This is not about the money. It’s a minuscule amount of money in the federal budget, though it's critical to meeting public media's civic responsibilities. This is about attacking a free press."
–New Hampshire Public Radio CEO Jim Schachter on the new threat to PBS/NPR station funding
–New Hampshire Public Radio CEO Jim Schachter on the new threat to PBS/NPR station funding
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.