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@anle16.bsky.social
just an american with anxiety.
@vanhollen.senate.gov for Senate Leadership!!
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
@vanhollen.senate.gov for Senate Leadership!!
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Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.
![Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to establish that the Government's choice to display biological sex "lack[s] any purpose other than a bare ... desire to harm a politically unpopular group." Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by declining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress expressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreigev37etpfwfdxjlnt3pz5qyueldxo3k6rfxw5ip477gp7inlrctq@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.
When the government turns its weapons on the citizenry, we must not provide them the bullets. No Taxes To Tyrants!
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
When the government turns its weapons on the citizenry, we must not provide them the bullets. No Taxes To Tyrants!
I was lucky enough to catch the MD delegation presser on CPSAN today. Very proud of my Senators @vanhollen.senate.gov & @alsobrooks.senate.gov, and the amazing moral and legal clarity of my representative @raskin.house.gov! Hold the line for the American people ✊🇺🇸
October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I was lucky enough to catch the MD delegation presser on CPSAN today. Very proud of my Senators @vanhollen.senate.gov & @alsobrooks.senate.gov, and the amazing moral and legal clarity of my representative @raskin.house.gov! Hold the line for the American people ✊🇺🇸
Put the phone down. Touch grass. Talk to your neighbors. The work is slow and the road ahead is long. Power to the people means taking care of yourself, too.
September 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Put the phone down. Touch grass. Talk to your neighbors. The work is slow and the road ahead is long. Power to the people means taking care of yourself, too.
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Classic illustration of the false dilemma fallacy.
“The false dilemma…involves presenting a limited number of options as if they were the only…available. This forces people to choose between two extremes, even though there is a spectrum of possibilities.”
www.scribbr.co.uk/fallacy/fals...
“The false dilemma…involves presenting a limited number of options as if they were the only…available. This forces people to choose between two extremes, even though there is a spectrum of possibilities.”
www.scribbr.co.uk/fallacy/fals...
September 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Classic illustration of the false dilemma fallacy.
“The false dilemma…involves presenting a limited number of options as if they were the only…available. This forces people to choose between two extremes, even though there is a spectrum of possibilities.”
www.scribbr.co.uk/fallacy/fals...
“The false dilemma…involves presenting a limited number of options as if they were the only…available. This forces people to choose between two extremes, even though there is a spectrum of possibilities.”
www.scribbr.co.uk/fallacy/fals...
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Just an astonishing, powerful op-ed that drives home what we are losing and what's already been lost.
We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just an astonishing, powerful op-ed that drives home what we are losing and what's already been lost.
We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
@vanhollen.senate.gov really appreciated your interview with @janecoaston.bsky.social yesterday on What A Day. Incredibly important to maintain moral clarity and democratic accountability wrt Gaza and I’m not hearing enough from other electeds.
July 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov really appreciated your interview with @janecoaston.bsky.social yesterday on What A Day. Incredibly important to maintain moral clarity and democratic accountability wrt Gaza and I’m not hearing enough from other electeds.
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Experts warn that whenever the priority becomes hiring law enforcement agents quickly, standards immediately collapse and misconduct follows.
The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming
Tens of billions of new dollars plus a rush to hire 10,000 new agents equals a disaster in the making.
www.thebulwark.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Experts warn that whenever the priority becomes hiring law enforcement agents quickly, standards immediately collapse and misconduct follows.
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Due to today's heat advisory, we're placing complimentary water bottles on our buses for the comfort of our riders, while supplies last. Wherever you're headed this week, Ride On is committed to keeping you moving and refreshed. @mcdotnow.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Due to today's heat advisory, we're placing complimentary water bottles on our buses for the comfort of our riders, while supplies last. Wherever you're headed this week, Ride On is committed to keeping you moving and refreshed. @mcdotnow.bsky.social
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Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.
Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise
Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.
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JUST IN:
Judge Xinis in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case orders that once he is released from custody in his pending federal criminal case in Tennessee, that the Trump Administration "SHALL NOT" take him into custody and that includes ICE.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Xinis in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case orders that once he is released from custody in his pending federal criminal case in Tennessee, that the Trump Administration "SHALL NOT" take him into custody and that includes ICE.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
JUST IN:
Judge Xinis in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case orders that once he is released from custody in his pending federal criminal case in Tennessee, that the Trump Administration "SHALL NOT" take him into custody and that includes ICE.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Xinis in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case orders that once he is released from custody in his pending federal criminal case in Tennessee, that the Trump Administration "SHALL NOT" take him into custody and that includes ICE.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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If you live in a blue city or state with a Democratic trifecta, your Democratic governor, mayor, and lawmakers have the power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE agents. Our toolkit helps you identify who to contact and what to call for: bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If you live in a blue city or state with a Democratic trifecta, your Democratic governor, mayor, and lawmakers have the power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE agents. Our toolkit helps you identify who to contact and what to call for: bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
Love this from @alsobrooks.senate.gov !
July 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Love this from @alsobrooks.senate.gov !
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Flooding is the most common natural disaster in our region —and Montgomery County is stepping up.
New flood sensors are now in place to monitor rising water in real time, helping us protect lives, homes and first responders.
Climate change is real, and so is our response.
New flood sensors are now in place to monitor rising water in real time, helping us protect lives, homes and first responders.
Climate change is real, and so is our response.
Montgomery County's flood sensors offer vital early warnings
Montgomery County's flood sensors deliver early flood warnings, reducing risks in flood-prone areas.
www.wusa9.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Flooding is the most common natural disaster in our region —and Montgomery County is stepping up.
New flood sensors are now in place to monitor rising water in real time, helping us protect lives, homes and first responders.
Climate change is real, and so is our response.
New flood sensors are now in place to monitor rising water in real time, helping us protect lives, homes and first responders.
Climate change is real, and so is our response.
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Do not lose hope.
You are not alone.
Most of America rejects this.
The people do not want an authoritarian regime—we do not want oligarchy, we do not want Christian nationalism, we do not want techno-fascism.
And we’re more powerful than they’ll ever be. The people united will never be defeated.
You are not alone.
Most of America rejects this.
The people do not want an authoritarian regime—we do not want oligarchy, we do not want Christian nationalism, we do not want techno-fascism.
And we’re more powerful than they’ll ever be. The people united will never be defeated.
July 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Do not lose hope.
You are not alone.
Most of America rejects this.
The people do not want an authoritarian regime—we do not want oligarchy, we do not want Christian nationalism, we do not want techno-fascism.
And we’re more powerful than they’ll ever be. The people united will never be defeated.
You are not alone.
Most of America rejects this.
The people do not want an authoritarian regime—we do not want oligarchy, we do not want Christian nationalism, we do not want techno-fascism.
And we’re more powerful than they’ll ever be. The people united will never be defeated.
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NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
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NEW VIDEO: One of the most egregious abuses of power and attacks on the federal judiciary is taking place in Maryland and it is not getting the urgent attention it deserves.
In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...
In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...
Trump DOJ Sues Every Federal District Judge in Maryland
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
NEW VIDEO: One of the most egregious abuses of power and attacks on the federal judiciary is taking place in Maryland and it is not getting the urgent attention it deserves.
In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...
In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...
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Our country faces grave challenges, but Americans around the country give me hope. Like the thousands I spoke to at a #NoKingsDay protest in Baltimore — patriots making clear we will NOT tolerate Trump’s lawlessness and abuses of power.
We will defend the country we love.
We will defend the country we love.
Van Hollen speaks at Baltimore ‘No Kings’ rally
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Our country faces grave challenges, but Americans around the country give me hope. Like the thousands I spoke to at a #NoKingsDay protest in Baltimore — patriots making clear we will NOT tolerate Trump’s lawlessness and abuses of power.
We will defend the country we love.
We will defend the country we love.
www.splcenter.org/resources/re...
Women, minority genders, and our allies (especially parents of boys and young men) need to be aware
Women, minority genders, and our allies (especially parents of boys and young men) need to be aware
From Screens to Schools | 2024 Year in Hate & Extremism
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, misogynistic content was rampant across social media. Posts using the phrase “your body, my choice” increased by 4,600% on X just 24 hours after the elec...
www.splcenter.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
www.splcenter.org/resources/re...
Women, minority genders, and our allies (especially parents of boys and young men) need to be aware
Women, minority genders, and our allies (especially parents of boys and young men) need to be aware
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Know your protest rights!
June 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Know your protest rights!
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