catterpoozle.bsky.social
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Dog lady, chaos coordinator, and gramma to 2 littles. High tolerance for shenanigans ‘n silliness - low tolerance for bullshit ‘n meanness. Can’t carry a tune but won’t let it stop me from belting out 32.8% of the things I say like I’m on Broadway.
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Trump Administration Says Teenagers Can Now be ICE Agents. It also gives out 50k signing bonuses and student loan forgiveness. www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration says teenagers can now be ICE agents
ICE is offering incentives including signing bonuses of up to $50,000, student loan forgiveness and extensive overtime opportunities.
www.newsweek.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Trump Administration Says Teenagers Can Now be ICE Agents. It also gives out 50k signing bonuses and student loan forgiveness. www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
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Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
www.propublica.org
July 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
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Buried in a Senate budget bill is a massive giveaway to corporate developers and fossil fuel companies.
It forces the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in 11 Western states *every 60 days* until millions of acres are gone.
It forces the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in 11 Western states *every 60 days* until millions of acres are gone.
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Buried in a Senate budget bill is a massive giveaway to corporate developers and fossil fuel companies.
It forces the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in 11 Western states *every 60 days* until millions of acres are gone.
It forces the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in 11 Western states *every 60 days* until millions of acres are gone.
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@maddow.msnbc.com @societyschild.bsky.social Can someone with a bigger platform please give this information attention?
June 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com @societyschild.bsky.social Can someone with a bigger platform please give this information attention?
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Kristi Noem played a starring role
in today’s ugly fascist theater.
She said the feds will “liberate” L.A.
from its elected leaders.
When Senator Padilla spoke up
he was downed and cuffed by her official beaters.
This latest obscenity brings us closer to the edge
on which our democracy teeters.
in today’s ugly fascist theater.
She said the feds will “liberate” L.A.
from its elected leaders.
When Senator Padilla spoke up
he was downed and cuffed by her official beaters.
This latest obscenity brings us closer to the edge
on which our democracy teeters.
June 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kristi Noem played a starring role
in today’s ugly fascist theater.
She said the feds will “liberate” L.A.
from its elected leaders.
When Senator Padilla spoke up
he was downed and cuffed by her official beaters.
This latest obscenity brings us closer to the edge
on which our democracy teeters.
in today’s ugly fascist theater.
She said the feds will “liberate” L.A.
from its elected leaders.
When Senator Padilla spoke up
he was downed and cuffed by her official beaters.
This latest obscenity brings us closer to the edge
on which our democracy teeters.
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The root cause of Trump's radical new ICE policy is very dumb
Trump successfully brought border crossings to a halt. But this caused his deportation numbers to fall below Biden's. So ICE is terrorizing longtime US residents until Trump can say he's got the bigger number
www.vox.com/politics/416...
Trump successfully brought border crossings to a halt. But this caused his deportation numbers to fall below Biden's. So ICE is terrorizing longtime US residents until Trump can say he's got the bigger number
www.vox.com/politics/416...
June 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The root cause of Trump's radical new ICE policy is very dumb
Trump successfully brought border crossings to a halt. But this caused his deportation numbers to fall below Biden's. So ICE is terrorizing longtime US residents until Trump can say he's got the bigger number
www.vox.com/politics/416...
Trump successfully brought border crossings to a halt. But this caused his deportation numbers to fall below Biden's. So ICE is terrorizing longtime US residents until Trump can say he's got the bigger number
www.vox.com/politics/416...
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Without comment. Keep hammering this.
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Without comment. Keep hammering this.
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::screams in strategic game frame::
If the press cannot break their addiction to framing all of politics as a strategy to win, can they at least talking about the strategy of authoritarianism?!
If the press cannot break their addiction to framing all of politics as a strategy to win, can they at least talking about the strategy of authoritarianism?!
NYT: “How will Trump’s illegal military takeover of LA play for Democrats?”
I’m just a political communication scholar standing in front of our paper of record asking for them to not strategy frame an authoritarian takeover.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
I’m just a political communication scholar standing in front of our paper of record asking for them to not strategy frame an authoritarian takeover.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
As Immigration Protests Grip California, Democrats Enter Risky Political Terrain (Gift Article)
Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
::screams in strategic game frame::
If the press cannot break their addiction to framing all of politics as a strategy to win, can they at least talking about the strategy of authoritarianism?!
If the press cannot break their addiction to framing all of politics as a strategy to win, can they at least talking about the strategy of authoritarianism?!
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom urges peaceful protests: "I want you to know that you are the antidote to that fear and that anxiety. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence, to be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him."
June 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom urges peaceful protests: "I want you to know that you are the antidote to that fear and that anxiety. What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence, to be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him."
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BREAKING: ICE is preparing to deploy tactical units to five cities run by Democratic leaders, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations.
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
BREAKING: ICE is preparing to deploy tactical units to five cities run by Democratic leaders, according to two sources familiar with the planning of future ICE operations.
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Fox’s LA fantasy is setting the stage for an authoritarian federal response www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
Fox’s LA fantasy is setting the stage for an authoritarian federal response
www.mediamatters.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Fox’s LA fantasy is setting the stage for an authoritarian federal response www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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It’s so much worse this time. It might not be clear if you don’t live in LA, but the supposed “riots” are tiny. They’re nothing like George Floyd in 2020. Protests are happening in a few blocks downtown and as resistance to specific ICE raids. This is 100% pretense for fascist subjugation.
"The solution now is the same as I said then: an overwhelming show of force to end the riots."
www.wsj.com/opinion/send...
www.wsj.com/opinion/send...
Opinion | Tom Cotton: Send In the Troops, for Real
When local police can’t restore order, the federal government has a duty to do so with a show of force.
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It’s so much worse this time. It might not be clear if you don’t live in LA, but the supposed “riots” are tiny. They’re nothing like George Floyd in 2020. Protests are happening in a few blocks downtown and as resistance to specific ICE raids. This is 100% pretense for fascist subjugation.
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ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
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Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
June 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation.
Let’s start there.
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BREAKING: Rep. McIver has been indicted by a federal grand jury for confronting ICE agents during a May oversight visit. She’s accused of “forcibly impeding” federal agents, a charge carrying up to 8 years in prison.
McIver says: “I will not be intimidated.”
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
McIver says: “I will not be intimidated.”
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Rep. McIver Over ICE Confrontation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
BREAKING: Rep. McIver has been indicted by a federal grand jury for confronting ICE agents during a May oversight visit. She’s accused of “forcibly impeding” federal agents, a charge carrying up to 8 years in prison.
McIver says: “I will not be intimidated.”
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
McIver says: “I will not be intimidated.”
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
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The DeVos family is back at it and about to write some big, big checks to try to turn *everything* in Michigan red.
There's a lot more to this story – so I want to break it down 🧵
There's a lot more to this story – so I want to break it down 🧵
May 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The DeVos family is back at it and about to write some big, big checks to try to turn *everything* in Michigan red.
There's a lot more to this story – so I want to break it down 🧵
There's a lot more to this story – so I want to break it down 🧵
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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
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At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that “nuanced” decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your “compromise” is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.
May 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that “nuanced” decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your “compromise” is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.
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🚨The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" estimates that the legislation passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee will mean 8.6 million people will lose health insurance. (7.6 million people will be dropped from Medicaid, and 1 million will lose ACA plans.)
May 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🚨The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" estimates that the legislation passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee will mean 8.6 million people will lose health insurance. (7.6 million people will be dropped from Medicaid, and 1 million will lose ACA plans.)
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NEW: Liz Oyer, the DOJ's former pardon attorney, was fired after opposing the restoration of gun rights to Trump supporter Mel Gibson.
Oyer explains to Democracy Docket how the damage Trump is doing to the rule of law will be "generational in its impact."
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Oyer explains to Democracy Docket how the damage Trump is doing to the rule of law will be "generational in its impact."
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Trump’s Damage to DOJ Will Be ‘Generational,’ Former Pardon Attorney Says
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NEW: Liz Oyer, the DOJ's former pardon attorney, was fired after opposing the restoration of gun rights to Trump supporter Mel Gibson.
Oyer explains to Democracy Docket how the damage Trump is doing to the rule of law will be "generational in its impact."
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Oyer explains to Democracy Docket how the damage Trump is doing to the rule of law will be "generational in its impact."
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none.
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
April 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In 2024, four women held four-star ranks in the military — the highest levels of the armed forces. Only 10 women have held the highest rank in their military branches in history. Now, there are none.
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
Of the four women, two of them retired and two were ousted. bit.ly/4i1EWUO
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The Trump administration abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the U.S. pay their heating and cooling bills.
Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the U.S. pay their heating and cooling bills.