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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)

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Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?

Pam🫘🧶💙🏳️‍🌈🐸 #NoKings🚫👑 @pmmcdaniel.bsky.social · Apr 1

The government ignored his protective legal status & deported Abrego Garcia. “Now they claim that the court is powerless to order any relief. If that’s true, the immigration laws are meaningless because the government can deport ANYONE & no court can do anything about it once it’s done.”

March 31, 2025

On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln.

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April 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM

Elizabeth Page

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January 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM

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jamelle

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AOC remains one of a handful of elected democrats who understand how politics operates

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Jan 14

AOC on the Dem strategy against the trans sports bill today, where they argued it would protect "predators," and ended up losing just 2 Trump-district Dems on it:

I think when we tell the truth about what Republicans are doing, and when we're unafraid to do that, it generates momentum. When we lean into the momentum that we generate, and when Democrats aren't afraid to throw a damn punch, then we can see that we can yield results.

I don't believe that we should, you know, cower in the face of tough issues. I think people are looking for strength. And the reason why I think some folks in the Democratic Party have felt like trans issues are hot water, or immigration issues are hot water, is because they haven't felt confident, or the ability to confidently throw a punch on solid ground that is persuasive and uniting people. When we just show people how a bill like this doesn't just hurt trans girls, which is a problem, it hurts all girls; and when we show that a bunch of men who are letting women die in parking lots should not be trusted, it’s like letting foxes into the henhouse; when we call it out aggressively, we're able to bring people together.

I think people smell blood in the water. They can understand weakness. And where they see weakness, that's when everything kind of falls apart. So we have to be strong about these things. And I think projecting strength attracts support.

January 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM

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Judd Legum

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Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense does not know where South East Asia is

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jan 14

Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN?

Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia

Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN

January 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM

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Bob Cesca

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His boss didn't know what the nuclear triad was, so this is par for the course.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 14

YIKES! Duckworth asks Hegseth to name a country that's in ASEAN. He names three -- none of which are in ASEAN.

"I suggest you do a little homework," she says.