Patti Silva
@cakes1.bsky.social
T21 Mom I/DD Advocate
🇺🇸Country Over Party🇺🇸
“You’re ranting again.” #ГероямСлава 🇺🇦
🇺🇸Country Over Party🇺🇸
“You’re ranting again.” #ГероямСлава 🇺🇦
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The United States "is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” a Trump-appointed federal judge affirmed in a ruling blocking the deployment of troops to Portland.
More on the TRO, and an interview with @briantylercohen.bsky.social, here. www.allrisenews.com/p/oregon-tro...
More on the TRO, and an interview with @briantylercohen.bsky.social, here. www.allrisenews.com/p/oregon-tro...
Oregon troop deployment blocked by Trump-appointed judge
"The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Immergut found.
www.allrisenews.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The United States "is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” a Trump-appointed federal judge affirmed in a ruling blocking the deployment of troops to Portland.
More on the TRO, and an interview with @briantylercohen.bsky.social, here. www.allrisenews.com/p/oregon-tro...
More on the TRO, and an interview with @briantylercohen.bsky.social, here. www.allrisenews.com/p/oregon-tro...
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The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
June 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
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Hegseth orders military to draw up plans for 40% total budget cuts over the next fives years, 8% per year. Exponentially worse than sequestration that crippled the military in 2011. wapo.st/4hHV3Yt
Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
The Trump administration directive exempts a handful of programs, including Trump’s expanded military mission along the U.S.-Mexico border.
wapo.st
February 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hegseth orders military to draw up plans for 40% total budget cuts over the next fives years, 8% per year. Exponentially worse than sequestration that crippled the military in 2011. wapo.st/4hHV3Yt
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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Trump's first foreign leader call was with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Reminder that Trump's first 2017 foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia - and Saudi Arabia has paid Trump for golf and real estate deals and Kushner manages over $2 billion in Saudi investments.
Reminder that Trump's first 2017 foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia - and Saudi Arabia has paid Trump for golf and real estate deals and Kushner manages over $2 billion in Saudi investments.
January 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump's first foreign leader call was with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Reminder that Trump's first 2017 foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia - and Saudi Arabia has paid Trump for golf and real estate deals and Kushner manages over $2 billion in Saudi investments.
Reminder that Trump's first 2017 foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia - and Saudi Arabia has paid Trump for golf and real estate deals and Kushner manages over $2 billion in Saudi investments.
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Let's not read anything into the fact that Trump's SCOTUS docket number is ... 666
January 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Let's not read anything into the fact that Trump's SCOTUS docket number is ... 666
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“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post”
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
January 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that job. So I have decided to leave the Washington Post”
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
— Ann Telnaes, after drawing this cartoon, which included the image of a supplicant Jeff Bezos
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FLASH: FBI releases more video of person who left two live pipe bombs on Capitol Hill on Jan 5, 2021
FBI estimates this person is 5-feet, 7-inches tall
Hundreds of tips and interviews … but still no suspect
www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-pipe...
FBI estimates this person is 5-feet, 7-inches tall
Hundreds of tips and interviews … but still no suspect
www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-pipe...
FBI releases new video and evidence in D.C. pipe bomb case, still unsolved 4 years later
Investigators released fresh security camera video showing the suspect sitting on a park bench, reaching into his backpack and planting a pipe bomb on Jan. 5, 2021.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
FLASH: FBI releases more video of person who left two live pipe bombs on Capitol Hill on Jan 5, 2021
FBI estimates this person is 5-feet, 7-inches tall
Hundreds of tips and interviews … but still no suspect
www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-pipe...
FBI estimates this person is 5-feet, 7-inches tall
Hundreds of tips and interviews … but still no suspect
www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-pipe...
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I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.
December 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.
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Hi Bluesky! I’ve heard the water’s a bit warmer over here.
I’ll be posting here frequently — so follow along to stay up to date.
I’ll be posting here frequently — so follow along to stay up to date.
December 21, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Hi Bluesky! I’ve heard the water’s a bit warmer over here.
I’ll be posting here frequently — so follow along to stay up to date.
I’ll be posting here frequently — so follow along to stay up to date.
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NEW: North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, VoteVets Action Fund and individual voters file motion to oppose GOP effort to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in state Supreme Court election.
Proud that my law firm is representing these brave clients in this fight for voting rights.
Proud that my law firm is representing these brave clients in this fight for voting rights.
December 22, 2024 at 12:58 AM
NEW: North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, VoteVets Action Fund and individual voters file motion to oppose GOP effort to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in state Supreme Court election.
Proud that my law firm is representing these brave clients in this fight for voting rights.
Proud that my law firm is representing these brave clients in this fight for voting rights.
@hollyjolebed.bsky.social hi Holly and welcome!!
December 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM
@hollyjolebed.bsky.social hi Holly and welcome!!
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In Poland, one death of this kind sparked a huge national protest
ProPublica has published a report on the death that another Texas woman had died as a result of the state's abortion ban. 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi died after suffering a miscarriage at 11 weeks. Dozens of doctors have said that her death was preventable.
www.kvue.com/article/news...
www.kvue.com/article/news...
'It could have been prevented' | Third Texas woman dies after being denied abortion-related care
The death of 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed a summary of her case for ProPublica.
www.kvue.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:49 AM
In Poland, one death of this kind sparked a huge national protest
Happy Thanksgiving all!
November 28, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all!
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Multiple accounts that Smith is preparing a report and that Garland will release it publicly, all before the inauguration.
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Multiple accounts that Smith is preparing a report and that Garland will release it publicly, all before the inauguration.
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lies at 'heart' of Biden impeachment effort indicted on new tax charges
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Ex-FBI informant charged with lies at 'heart' of Biden impeachment effort indicted on new tax charges
Alexander Smirnov, federal authorities said, lied on his taxes while buying a "condominium, a Bentley, and hundreds of thousands of dollars of clothes, jewelry and accessories."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Ex-FBI informant charged with lies at 'heart' of Biden impeachment effort indicted on new tax charges
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Sue Bird will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025
November 15, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Sue Bird will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025
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In case you need a primer explaining why RFK Jr. being the head of the HHS would be a DISASTER. 👀 ⬇️
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vax fakery was tied to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa. And he lied about it. As head of HHS, he could do much worse here.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
In case you need a primer explaining why RFK Jr. being the head of the HHS would be a DISASTER. 👀 ⬇️
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November 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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Damn…
Judge Merchan delays ruling in Hush Money case until next week.
Judge Merchan delays ruling in Hush Money case until next week.
November 12, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Damn…
Judge Merchan delays ruling in Hush Money case until next week.
Judge Merchan delays ruling in Hush Money case until next week.
Hey guys, it works!!!!
November 12, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Hey guys, it works!!!!
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X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.
November 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.