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"This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong." Sen. Booker
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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.
August 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.
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Oregon's coastline is dotted with ports, electrical infrastructure and some of the best waves on the planet for generating energy. A new facility designed to test new technology to harvest that energy is now complete, but cuts and delays to federal funding could impact its future.
Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?
Oregon’s PacWave testing facility is now complete, but delays and cuts to federal funding for renewable energy development could impact its future.
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July 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Oregon's coastline is dotted with ports, electrical infrastructure and some of the best waves on the planet for generating energy. A new facility designed to test new technology to harvest that energy is now complete, but cuts and delays to federal funding could impact its future.
There is a lot going on. Not losing sight of Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman and the best boy Gilbert Hortman. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
WATCH LIVE: Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state at capitol in St. Paul
Hortman will lie in state with her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There is a lot going on. Not losing sight of Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman and the best boy Gilbert Hortman. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
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Here’s another reason why they want to dismantle the federal government…
April 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here’s another reason why they want to dismantle the federal government…
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A thank you for making the Charity Bowl happen (and a handy suggestion for what’s to come)
April 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A thank you for making the Charity Bowl happen (and a handy suggestion for what’s to come)
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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
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Lawmaker calls today were very simple:
The 14th amendment guarantees every person in the United States due process of law.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia & every other person on those flights to El Salvador were deprived of due process. They all need to be brought back immediately.
#kilmarabregogarcia
The 14th amendment guarantees every person in the United States due process of law.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia & every other person on those flights to El Salvador were deprived of due process. They all need to be brought back immediately.
#kilmarabregogarcia
April 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lawmaker calls today were very simple:
The 14th amendment guarantees every person in the United States due process of law.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia & every other person on those flights to El Salvador were deprived of due process. They all need to be brought back immediately.
#kilmarabregogarcia
The 14th amendment guarantees every person in the United States due process of law.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia & every other person on those flights to El Salvador were deprived of due process. They all need to be brought back immediately.
#kilmarabregogarcia
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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
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Lovely to see the poem I wrote for Devon libraries turned into this starting librarians and library users @librariesunlimited.bsky.social @hulllibraries.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @thefnl.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @librarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com #libraries
April 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lovely to see the poem I wrote for Devon libraries turned into this starting librarians and library users @librariesunlimited.bsky.social @hulllibraries.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @thefnl.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @librarian.bsky.social @librarianjones.com #libraries
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If they can abduct people, with no due process, then no one is safe. March Sat. April 5
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If they can abduct people, with no due process, then no one is safe. March Sat. April 5
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HAPPENING NOW: The worldwide "Hands Off!" rallies are already underway at Trafalgar Square in London 👇🏻
April 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
HAPPENING NOW: The worldwide "Hands Off!" rallies are already underway at Trafalgar Square in London 👇🏻
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"They claim their tax bill is just all unicorns and rainbows. They’ll say everybody is going to benefit from a tax cut and typical families will get the help they need... It’s just not true." @wyden.senate.gov on the Senate GOP budget blueprint passed this morning.
U.S. Senate GOP wins approval of sprawling budget blueprint, shipping it to the House • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Senate Republicans approved a resolution to aid in maintaining 2017 tax cuts and pave the way to add nearly $6 trillion to the deficit.
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April 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"They claim their tax bill is just all unicorns and rainbows. They’ll say everybody is going to benefit from a tax cut and typical families will get the help they need... It’s just not true." @wyden.senate.gov on the Senate GOP budget blueprint passed this morning.
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“We the People” isn’t just a poetic preamble; it’s the foundational claim of our sovereignty. The Constitution doesn’t start “We the Government” or “We the Elite.” It starts by asserting that all authority flows from the people, and that government exists by their consent —it’s a radical principle.
April 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“We the People” isn’t just a poetic preamble; it’s the foundational claim of our sovereignty. The Constitution doesn’t start “We the Government” or “We the Elite.” It starts by asserting that all authority flows from the people, and that government exists by their consent —it’s a radical principle.
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@wyden.senate.gov is spot-on:
“While Donald Trump torches what used to be the world's strongest economy, Republicans scramble to pass a bailout for billionaires and big corporations.”
“While Donald Trump torches what used to be the world's strongest economy, Republicans scramble to pass a bailout for billionaires and big corporations.”
April 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@wyden.senate.gov is spot-on:
“While Donald Trump torches what used to be the world's strongest economy, Republicans scramble to pass a bailout for billionaires and big corporations.”
“While Donald Trump torches what used to be the world's strongest economy, Republicans scramble to pass a bailout for billionaires and big corporations.”
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This is a United States Senator
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is a United States Senator
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
We see you Cory Booker. Well done. #GoodTrouble
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We see you Cory Booker. Well done. #GoodTrouble
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April 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
March 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
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Charlie please share this widely. CANADIANS: there are upcoming protests in front of US consulates & embassies on Canadian soil. Mon March 24th, 4-8 pm. Cities include: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg.
March 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Charlie please share this widely. CANADIANS: there are upcoming protests in front of US consulates & embassies on Canadian soil. Mon March 24th, 4-8 pm. Cities include: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg.
March 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
No on cloture. Cloture ends debate (filibuster) and moves to a vote. Call your Senators: use the 5 calls app or just dial 202 224 3121.
Morning update: NO on cloture. NO on the CR. We’re fighting this bad bill that cuts Americans a terrible deal with everything we’ve got.
March 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
No on cloture. Cloture ends debate (filibuster) and moves to a vote. Call your Senators: use the 5 calls app or just dial 202 224 3121.