Patty Simonton
@pattysimonton.bsky.social
Conscious capitalist. Ecosystem Builder. Entrepreneurship Development Professional.
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NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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If you changed your last name after marriage and don’t have an updated US passport or birth certificate, the SAVE Act (aka SAVE 2.0) will stop you from voting. Millions of women lack these docs. Call your Senators to VOTE NO (202) 224-3121
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If you changed your last name after marriage and don’t have an updated US passport or birth certificate, the SAVE Act (aka SAVE 2.0) will stop you from voting. Millions of women lack these docs. Call your Senators to VOTE NO (202) 224-3121
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
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The SAVE Act won't help America's elections. Quite the opposite.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The SAVE Act won't help America's elections. Quite the opposite.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
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From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
Time to strengthen my list of local DMV independent sources on what's actually happening around here. www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Time to strengthen my list of local DMV independent sources on what's actually happening around here. www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
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During a door-to-door abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, ICE/CBP personnel were observed taking photographs of the vehicles of press and activist groups (February 3, 2026).
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
During a door-to-door abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, ICE/CBP personnel were observed taking photographs of the vehicles of press and activist groups (February 3, 2026).
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The Justice Department finalized its release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the Trump administration won’t release millions of other files and many other records with heavy redactions, concerning from those critical of the administration.
Despite 3 million files, Epstein release leaves big questions unanswered
The members of Congress who wrote the law requiring disclosure of the files are still looking for explanations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Justice Department finalized its release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the Trump administration won’t release millions of other files and many other records with heavy redactions, concerning from those critical of the administration.
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This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Last fall, Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security to help oversee election security.
(Published Aug. 2025)
(Published Aug. 2025)
She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.
Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Last fall, Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security to help oversee election security.
(Published Aug. 2025)
(Published Aug. 2025)
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@freedcproject.bsky.social Rules Committee considering the DC tax code override right now. @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social testifying against H.J. Res. 142
Rules Committee Hearing H.R.4090,H.Res.___,H.J.Res.142,S.A. to H.R.7148
YouTube video by HouseRules
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February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
@freedcproject.bsky.social Rules Committee considering the DC tax code override right now. @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social testifying against H.J. Res. 142
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A few hundred people arrived to the Portland ICE facility a few hours ago, marching in remembrance of all killed at the hands of ICE. The energy was high, for over an hour the feds would randomly shoot pepper balls. And then they came out and heavily gassed
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
A few hundred people arrived to the Portland ICE facility a few hours ago, marching in remembrance of all killed at the hands of ICE. The energy was high, for over an hour the feds would randomly shoot pepper balls. And then they came out and heavily gassed
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"There is no reason people who have done nothing wrong should be penalized or that Ohio businesses should suffer due to their absence.
We should all be appalled that our president has demeaned them and longs to discard them."- 🔥 oped from the Columbus Dispatch www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
We should all be appalled that our president has demeaned them and longs to discard them."- 🔥 oped from the Columbus Dispatch www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"There is no reason people who have done nothing wrong should be penalized or that Ohio businesses should suffer due to their absence.
We should all be appalled that our president has demeaned them and longs to discard them."- 🔥 oped from the Columbus Dispatch www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
We should all be appalled that our president has demeaned them and longs to discard them."- 🔥 oped from the Columbus Dispatch www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Such is the outrage in Denmark over both Trump’s desire for Greenland and disparaging remarks about NATO that one of the country’s leading newspapers devoted their Saturday front and plenty of room inside to the bios of all 44 Danes slain during NATO missions in support of the US
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Right now: the federal government has to help these folks and get the power back on, and if they can’t, they should resign
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Right now: the federal government has to help these folks and get the power back on, and if they can’t, they should resign
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
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UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
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NABJ Chicago calls for the immediate release of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrested after filming Minnesota church protest • The TRiiBE
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.
thetriibe.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
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Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
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The government is using technology to identify protestors, and then using that information to track and intimidate them. The people using the devices are wearing masks, but we know the companies creating the technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The government is using technology to identify protestors, and then using that information to track and intimidate them. The people using the devices are wearing masks, but we know the companies creating the technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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THIS IS INCREDIBLE
January 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
THIS IS INCREDIBLE
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This is where people snatched up in Trump's occupation of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are being sent.
After the first death at the notorious "tent city" at Fort Bliss, advocates warned ICE that detainees reported extreme physical and sexual abuse at the facility.
Within weeks, two men were dead.
After the first death at the notorious "tent city" at Fort Bliss, advocates warned ICE that detainees reported extreme physical and sexual abuse at the facility.
Within weeks, two men were dead.
ICE Was Warned About Conditions at Fort Bliss Migrant Jail. Then 2 Men Died.
Immigrant rights activists and elected officials are calling to shut down Camp East Montana.
truthout.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This is where people snatched up in Trump's occupation of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are being sent.
After the first death at the notorious "tent city" at Fort Bliss, advocates warned ICE that detainees reported extreme physical and sexual abuse at the facility.
Within weeks, two men were dead.
After the first death at the notorious "tent city" at Fort Bliss, advocates warned ICE that detainees reported extreme physical and sexual abuse at the facility.
Within weeks, two men were dead.
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Trump once again blamed Democrats for the affordability crisis.
But let’s do the math.
For $54 billion we could build enough solar power for every household in the country.
Instead, he wants to dump HALF A TRILLION into the Pentagon.
Feels like his priorities are to blame.
But let’s do the math.
For $54 billion we could build enough solar power for every household in the country.
Instead, he wants to dump HALF A TRILLION into the Pentagon.
Feels like his priorities are to blame.
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Trump once again blamed Democrats for the affordability crisis.
But let’s do the math.
For $54 billion we could build enough solar power for every household in the country.
Instead, he wants to dump HALF A TRILLION into the Pentagon.
Feels like his priorities are to blame.
But let’s do the math.
For $54 billion we could build enough solar power for every household in the country.
Instead, he wants to dump HALF A TRILLION into the Pentagon.
Feels like his priorities are to blame.
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How did people who work for the government of the United States of America ever come to believe this kind of behavior was OK? They had to have been encouraged to do this for NO LAW ENFORCEMENT agency in the US operates this way.
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🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
How did people who work for the government of the United States of America ever come to believe this kind of behavior was OK? They had to have been encouraged to do this for NO LAW ENFORCEMENT agency in the US operates this way.
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