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@dsholton.bsky.social
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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You guys, it's "The Epstein Ballroom."
Makes perfect sense.

PASS IT ON.
October 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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1 in 8 Americans rely on SNAP…
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov is meeting the leadership moment
April 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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The cost of living keeps rising. People are being deported and imprisoned abroad without any hearing before a judge, without any legal review at all. America’s food supply is under attack, risking millions of people getting sick — or even dying.

Donald Trump is golfing.
April 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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We discuss how education is under attack and ways to push back w/ @momsrising.org.

momsrising.org/bt24MAR25/?source=bsky
April 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"
@maddow.msnbc.com

My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!
April 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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New York City.
Keep protesting! Keep marching in the streets!
April 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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I cannot say this strongly enough --

If you are a member of the DC Bar, VOTE NOW for Diane Seltzer for president.
In addition to 22 Past Presidents of the D.C. Bar, and 22 Past Presidents of affinity or voluntary Bar Associations, these legal leaders, legal organizations, and voluntary Bar Associations endorse me to become President of the #DCBar.

I’m grateful for every single endorsement. Please vote.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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There’s a lesson here: if you do something, people might take notice. If you don’t do anything, they certainly won’t.
Sunday morning April 20, 2025

Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen

NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen

CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen

CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen

ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen

@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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oh hey welcome to your trial, blackshirts
Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall
The Coeur d'Alene City Attorney's Office has filed charges against six men involved in the forced removal of a woman at a Kootenai County town hall in February.
www.kivitv.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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SCOTUS halted the Trump regime’s unlawful efforts to ship Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran death camp thinly disguised as a prison.

Seven justices rejected Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to suddenly and abruptly remove immigrants from the U.S.

An exasperated majority of…
April 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Letitia James Won't Back Down and More Great News That's Terrible For Trump
Letitia James Won't Back Down and More Great News That's Terrible For Trump
Onward!
www.dworkinsubstack.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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April 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We have a long fight ahead. But we also have each other. I believe in all of us. And I believe that we will win.
April 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Justice-elect Susan Crawford’s victory over Brad Schimel, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump marks a sea change in American politics.

The fight back has begun.

This is a thread about what just happened—and a huge thank you to those who drove it. 🧵
April 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Here's my non-paywalled story on the Novavax application and how unusual political involvement is. Makary!! also involved per WSJ.

insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/a...
‘Highly Problematic’: Acting FDA Commissioner Paused Planned OK Of Novavax Shot
Former Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner is said to have asked Tracy Beth Høeg, new special assistant to the commissioner, to help reexamine the application. Høeg’s position at the agency is raisin...
insights.citeline.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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On the Novavax vaccine approval Peter Marks tells @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social he would have resigned after the FDA missed the deadline for the approval decision, if he hadn’t already submitted his resignation. "There was no controversy. The review staff agreed it was an approval.”
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
www.wsj.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Every damn time!
April 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Donald Trump claims he’s returning education back to local communities. But in reality, he’s threatening to take money away from your public schools.

This is outrageous and will do nothing but hurt students.
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo...
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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As we watch our 401Ks plummet and as we barrel into a recession, at least we can take some joy from the fact that……

💥Tesla is down 10% today!💥

Keep up the #TeslaTakedown!

#fuckelon
April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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The stock market has now lost over $9 trillion in value since Trump took office this year.

$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
April 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The abrupt firing of the general in charge of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency drew sharp condemnation on Friday from lawmakers who oversee defense and the intelligence community.
‘Inexplicable’: Lawmakers condemn sudden firing of Cyber Command general
The abrupt firing of the general in charge of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency drew sharp condemnation on Friday from lawmakers, mostly Democrats, who oversee defense and the intell...
www.stripes.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Boyle: It’s pretty striking that literally all Donald Trump had to do was nothing. He could sit there, watch Fox News all day, sit with the remote control, occasionally tweet, and then on weekends go down to Mar-a-Lago and play golf. But instead, he purposely went about ruining this economy.
April 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM