Ed Ledoux
@eleldoux.bsky.social
[still] concerned about the state of the republic. Proud liberal ensconced in a blue state. Aussie dad.
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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Breaking: Kushner and Saudi Arabia are part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. This could give them control of CNN and more: www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Breaking: Kushner and Saudi Arabia are part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. This could give them control of CNN and more: www.axios.com/2025/12/08/j...
@nicollewallace.bsky.social @democracydocket.com nationalize state redistricting.
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social @democracydocket.com nationalize state redistricting.
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Very much worth reading parts of Judge William G. Young's ruling taking on the Trump admin's assault on the First Amendment.
Notable that a decision from a Reagan appointee is filled with paragraphs like this one.
Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Notable that a decision from a Reagan appointee is filled with paragraphs like this one.
Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
September 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Very much worth reading parts of Judge William G. Young's ruling taking on the Trump admin's assault on the First Amendment.
Notable that a decision from a Reagan appointee is filled with paragraphs like this one.
Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Notable that a decision from a Reagan appointee is filled with paragraphs like this one.
Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@profgalloway.com general strike or no-buy Fridays? Maybe immigrant workers and all the people who support them could just take a few unscheduled days off? #GeneralFlu #RollingStrike
September 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@profgalloway.com general strike or no-buy Fridays? Maybe immigrant workers and all the people who support them could just take a few unscheduled days off? #GeneralFlu #RollingStrike
Yet they target their political opponents with the same offenses www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
www.propublica.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Yet they target their political opponents with the same offenses www.propublica.org/article/trum...
In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Any thoughts on Graham Platner’s candidacy for Senate? bsky.app/profile/grah...
Any thoughts on Graham Platner’s candidacy for Senate? bsky.app/profile/grah...
My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
August 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
Any thoughts on Graham Platner’s candidacy for Senate? bsky.app/profile/grah...
Any thoughts on Graham Platner’s candidacy for Senate? bsky.app/profile/grah...
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How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
Every action matters now. Every effort small or large counts. And moving, movement is the essential key to dispelling despair
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
How do we resist and rise? We have to believe the impossible is possible | V (Formerly Eve Ensler)
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He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
June 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
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Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise.
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise.
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
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The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania.
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
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Imagine you’re Timothy Haugh, a decorated general, confirmed unanimously by the Senate to head the NSA. And while you’re traveling abroad, you find out the President just fired you on the advice of a 9/11 truther whose bigotry once got her banned by Uber.
Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command
No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Imagine you’re Timothy Haugh, a decorated general, confirmed unanimously by the Senate to head the NSA. And while you’re traveling abroad, you find out the President just fired you on the advice of a 9/11 truther whose bigotry once got her banned by Uber.
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They told me if I voted for Kamala the market would crash, and then we’d probably have a recession. They were right.
April 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
They told me if I voted for Kamala the market would crash, and then we’d probably have a recession. They were right.
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This is wild for any number of reasons, including that this arrest was made by the NYPD and the charges were brought by the Manhattan D.A. Not the feds.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Attorney General Directs Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione
The Justice Department’s directive comes in case against suspect charged with the killing of a UnitedHealth executive.
www.wsj.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is wild for any number of reasons, including that this arrest was made by the NYPD and the charges were brought by the Manhattan D.A. Not the feds.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
March 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
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Exactly
Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
March 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Exactly
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This is what happens when you have an entire cabinet full of folks who would NEVER pass a regular security clearance.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This is what happens when you have an entire cabinet full of folks who would NEVER pass a regular security clearance.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
Holy shit. They’re not even hiding the fact that they’ve turned against the alliances the were formed after fighting two world wars.
Tuberville: "Zelenskyy's gonna play hardball, but you know what? He's not even in the game. It's gonna be Putin and President Trump and the people on our side that will end up making this decision for the future of Ukraine."
March 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Holy shit. They’re not even hiding the fact that they’ve turned against the alliances the were formed after fighting two world wars.
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Elon and his Tech Nazis are accessing your personal data illegally, and there IS something you can do about it. Contact your state's Attorney General, or your Consumer Protection Agency here: bit.ly/4hXr3Y9. Fight back. #thelincolnproject
February 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Elon and his Tech Nazis are accessing your personal data illegally, and there IS something you can do about it. Contact your state's Attorney General, or your Consumer Protection Agency here: bit.ly/4hXr3Y9. Fight back. #thelincolnproject
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It's the 49th modification to his contract, but it shouldn't have been awarded since FAR 3.601(a) states: a contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to a Government employee or to a business concern or other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more 1/
February 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's the 49th modification to his contract, but it shouldn't have been awarded since FAR 3.601(a) states: a contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to a Government employee or to a business concern or other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more 1/
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This is how the world views the US.
Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."
Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."
February 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is how the world views the US.
Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."
Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."