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Rep. Jamie Raskin

@raskin.house.gov

How is it possible U.S. citizens are being held as illegal aliens in America even after they produce their birth certificate? This is intolerable. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia

Juan Carlos Gomez-Lopez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.”

www.nbcnews.com

April 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

Thank you, Sen. Mark Kelly!!!
#Musk
#Trump

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · Mar 14

Sen. Mark Kelly ditching his Tesla: 'Built and designed by an a‑‑hole'

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) says he’s looking for a “new ride” and is going to get rid of his Tesla, which he says was “built and designed by an a‑‑hole.” “I’m here in Washington driving to work for the last time in my Tesla,” Kelly said in a video posted…

thehill.com

March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

LOL. LOL. LOL !!

March 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM

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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

A federal judge in Washington has ordered Elon Musk and operatives involved with his Department of Government Efficiency to hand over documents and answer questions about its role in directing mass firings and dismantling government programs.

Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions

Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but court cases are one way opponents of President Trump’s overhaul efforts have sought clarity.

www.nytimes.com

March 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM

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The New York Times

@nytimes.com

Breaking News: The S&P 500 fell 1.4%, tumbling into a correction that underscores investors’ souring mood over President Trump’s policies.

Stocks Fall Into a Correction With Investors Down on Trump

The S&P 500 is now more than 10 percent below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.

www.nytimes.com

March 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

#PanamaCanal

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Mar 13

This is also known as invading Panama.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 13

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, officials say.

March 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

Rep. Kevin Kiley, why are you ignoring your constituents?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Mar 13

"Angered by the federal government’s sweeping cuts and layoffs, South Lake Tahoe residents are pressing for an audience with their elected representative, Rep. Kevin Kiley. But so far, they’re not getting any answers...."
www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...

March 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM

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CALL TO ACTIVISM

@calltoactivism.bsky.social

🚨HUGE DEFEAT FOR TRUMP

BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Donald Trump to IMMEDIATELY reinstate thousands of probationary employees he fired last month.

This ruling hits multiple agencies-Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense- places where actual work gets done. Thank you judge Alsop! 💙

March 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

Very well stated, @kelseyhightower.com !

Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · Mar 13

Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...

March 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

What w complete waste of time and money!

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Mar 13

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency now has 10 staffers at the Social Security Administration as the Trump White House looks for evidence to support its claim that there could be millions of dead people receiving public benefits

DOGE Has 10 Staffers at Social Security in Hunt for Dead People

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency now has 10 staffers at the Social Security Administration as the Trump White House looks for evidence to support its claim that there could be millions ...

www.bloomberg.com

March 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM

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Rachel Maddow

@maddow.bsky.social

"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | DOGE says it’s saving $100 billion. It’s about to lose a lot more.

Cuts to the IRS will backfire by giving tax evaders a free pass.

www.washingtonpost.com

March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

@GOP How could you stand by and let #Trump trash the once reputable Party of Lincoln and have it renamed #ThePartyofTrump.
Wave goodbye to you once esteemed reputation. You only have yourselves to blame!

March 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM

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@chgirl01.bsky.social

#ProLsbor

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 13

America’s largest federal employees’ union filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Homeland Security Department and its leadership to stop the Trump administration from canceling a collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers.