Callie
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A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.
A developing political scandal in Florida has Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive
A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A developing political scandal in Florida has put Gov. Ron DeSantis on the defensive. Republican lawmakers are investigating how $10 million in state money was diverted for use in a campaign.
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A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. buff.ly/IrgwaB8
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating deportation order
The move by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg marks an escalation in a battle between the judicial and executives branches of government over a president’s powers to carry out key White House…
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April 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. buff.ly/IrgwaB8
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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This is how it's done.
The Trump admin was ready to raid the Homeland Security Department’s civil rights and civil liberties office to fund his $200 million propaganda campaign.
They changed course following our story.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They changed course following our story.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Admin Was Set to Raid DHS Civil Rights Funds for His Anti-Immigrant Propaganda Ads
Trump’s Homeland Security Department was using its Civil Rights and Civil Liberties office to fund his propaganda ads — until we reported on it.
www.rollingstone.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is how it's done.
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It's good to see Senator Van Hollen observing Congress's oversight role and riding herd on the lying sack of excrement in the White House.
The vice president of El Salvador just effectively told Van Hollen that they're only holding Abrego Garcia because Trump wants them to.
The vice president of El Salvador just effectively told Van Hollen that they're only holding Abrego Garcia because Trump wants them to.
Sen Van Hollen met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa, who told him that the reason they are holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT is because the Trump admin is paying them to do so.
They also provided no evidence that Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13 or committed any crimes.
They also provided no evidence that Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13 or committed any crimes.
April 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It's good to see Senator Van Hollen observing Congress's oversight role and riding herd on the lying sack of excrement in the White House.
The vice president of El Salvador just effectively told Van Hollen that they're only holding Abrego Garcia because Trump wants them to.
The vice president of El Salvador just effectively told Van Hollen that they're only holding Abrego Garcia because Trump wants them to.
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I am so fucking angry right now. It is Autism Acceptance Month and this man is wielding every aspect of his power to attack our place in society and make us pariahs and force us into masking or institutionalization or *death*.
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I am so fucking angry right now. It is Autism Acceptance Month and this man is wielding every aspect of his power to attack our place in society and make us pariahs and force us into masking or institutionalization or *death*.
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NEW: Alliance Defending Freedom is urging Trump to cut ties with the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, org that helps recommend which women's preventive services to cover—including birth control. Letter cites "items that can prevent the implantation of embryos after conception"
Far-Right Group That Helped Overturn 'Roe' Is Officially Going After Birth Control
Alliance Defending Freedom is urging the Trump administration to cut ties with a top gynecologist group that recommends insurance has to cover IUDs and emergency contraception.
www.jezebel.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
NEW: Alliance Defending Freedom is urging Trump to cut ties with the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, org that helps recommend which women's preventive services to cover—including birth control. Letter cites "items that can prevent the implantation of embryos after conception"
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Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the Beginning. The unstoppable people-powered U.S. pro-democracy movement against Donald J. Trump.
@rollingstone.com by, @timdickinson.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@rollingstone.com by, @timdickinson.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the Beginning
Following the “Hands Off” protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Indivisible’s co-founder talks about building a pro-democracy movement.
www.rollingstone.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the Beginning. The unstoppable people-powered U.S. pro-democracy movement against Donald J. Trump.
@rollingstone.com by, @timdickinson.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@rollingstone.com by, @timdickinson.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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NEW: This morning, the House passed the SAVE Act, a GOP-backed bill that seeks to disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters. Princeton University professor Sean Wilentz calls the act “the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history.”
‘The most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history’: How the SAVE Act upends over a century and a half of protecting voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW: This morning, the House passed the SAVE Act, a GOP-backed bill that seeks to disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters. Princeton University professor Sean Wilentz calls the act “the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history.”
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AUTISM IS NOT AN EPIDEMIC, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE NOT BROKEN
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
AUTISM IS NOT AN EPIDEMIC, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE NOT BROKEN
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The blatant painful racism of this order is shocking. It's important to still be shocked by racism, particularly overtly racist actions taken by a Democratic government.
This is shocking. This is racist.
And it's wrong. It's beneath us as a nation and a people.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
This is shocking. This is racist.
And it's wrong. It's beneath us as a nation and a people.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to they're following federal civil rights laws and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
apnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The blatant painful racism of this order is shocking. It's important to still be shocked by racism, particularly overtly racist actions taken by a Democratic government.
This is shocking. This is racist.
And it's wrong. It's beneath us as a nation and a people.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
This is shocking. This is racist.
And it's wrong. It's beneath us as a nation and a people.
apnews.com/article/dei-...
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Democrats and voting rights advocates filed lawsuits yesterday challenging President Trump's new executive order enacting restrictive election rules.
Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Democrats and voting rights advocates filed lawsuits yesterday challenging President Trump's new executive order enacting restrictive election rules.
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RFK claims he wants to prevent chronic disease. He just gutted the office dedicated to that.
I've created a shareable document with a list of the HHS offices gutted today that I'll be updating as often as possible. Have something to add? Message marisakabas.04 on Signal or email MKwrites4000@proton.me
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK claims he wants to prevent chronic disease. He just gutted the office dedicated to that.
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Senator Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov said as he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the US Senate for as long as I am physically able,” because “our nation is in crisis.”
He wasn’t kidding.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He wasn’t kidding.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Cory Booker Has Been Bashing Trump on Senate Floor for 17 Straight Hours
Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, has been bashing Donald Trump on the Senate floor for 17 straight hours.
www.rollingstone.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Senator Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov said as he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the US Senate for as long as I am physically able,” because “our nation is in crisis.”
He wasn’t kidding.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He wasn’t kidding.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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NEW: Elon Musk handed out $1M checks to Wisconsin voters who signed his petition opposing “activist judges” after the state Supreme Court rejected the state attorney general’s request to block the tech billionaire’s giveaway.
Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him
Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argues that Musk's offer violates a state law.
apnews.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Elon Musk handed out $1M checks to Wisconsin voters who signed his petition opposing “activist judges” after the state Supreme Court rejected the state attorney general’s request to block the tech billionaire’s giveaway.
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Wishing all my trans friends a life filled with the love, respect, acknowledgment, and support you deserve ❤️
March 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Wishing all my trans friends a life filled with the love, respect, acknowledgment, and support you deserve ❤️
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Resistance has already saved portions of Social Security which Musk, DOGE, & Trump threatened to cut. Public resistance reached Congress and gave members--including Republicans--a spine, forcing those planned cuts to be abandoned. Resistance can and is working. Keep it up. It can work here too.
March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Resistance has already saved portions of Social Security which Musk, DOGE, & Trump threatened to cut. Public resistance reached Congress and gave members--including Republicans--a spine, forcing those planned cuts to be abandoned. Resistance can and is working. Keep it up. It can work here too.
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This story gets worse the deeper you get into it
DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This story gets worse the deeper you get into it
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Guess who showed up to defend Tesla? The Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, and a guy dressed as Hitler.
More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:
More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:
The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense
After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, the Proud Boys and other far-right extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Guess who showed up to defend Tesla? The Proud Boys, armed militias, and at one event in Idaho, and a guy dressed as Hitler.
More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:
More on the "Tesla Takedown" protests here:
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On #TransDayOfVisibility, we revisit our piece on how researchers and volunteers—in the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts—are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
A thread ⬇️
A thread ⬇️
Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears
In the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts, researchers and volunteers around the world are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
On #TransDayOfVisibility, we revisit our piece on how researchers and volunteers—in the face of the Trump administration's anti-trans efforts—are backing up federally-funded studies, and vowing to keep the resources online.
A thread ⬇️
A thread ⬇️
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Reminder: Typos in official communications are intentionally included by the administration to identify potential leakers. Please exercise caution with anything you share.
March 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Reminder: Typos in official communications are intentionally included by the administration to identify potential leakers. Please exercise caution with anything you share.
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.