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Senator Patty Murray

@murray.senate.gov

Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.

ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

Does it get more outrages..
Dragging the young woman over State Lines to make her rescue more difficult..
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN 🤬🥲

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13h

“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...

Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.

www.huffpost.com

December 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

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Paul Goldsmith latest National MP to break law when appointing Stephen Rainbow & Melissa Derby

High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Both failed the HR processes

open.substack.com

December 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

Including Voter Suppression 🥲🤬
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Paul Goldsmith latest National MP to break law when appointing Stephen Rainbow & Melissa Derby

High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby. Both failed the HR processes

open.substack.com

December 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

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Kathy (@parislychee)

While the world only talks about the Bondi Beach Shooting, this is Gaza now. Israel did this with the approval of the powers that rule this world. 🚨“We are drowning. Where is everyone?” As storm...

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December 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

A Cry Beneath Rubble: Help Save My Family from Hunger & Despair chuffed.org/project/a-cr...

A Cry Beneath Rubble: Help Save My Family from Hunger & Despair

✳️ About Me:

chuffed.org

December 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

While You Are Reading Your Herald.. Good to Know..
Canadian Import Promoting Racism..
And it’s Not Peter Thiel 🤣
thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-12-...

Inside the weirdest trial of the year: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor and TVNZ

Billionaires, secrets, conspiracy theories, denials of racism, contempt of court and twists at every turn. This case had it all.

thespinoff.co.nz

December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)

@iwriteok.bsky.social

periodically I'll see a backlash that goes a little too far or seems kinda unfair. i never say anything because i think we need to be kinda unhinged and zealous in our response to this shit. I'd take an honest-to-God crusade against this stuff over letting it proliferate.

CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 2d

We can do even more.

December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

Simeon Brown tried to conceal this Wairarapa hospital information for almost a year until the Ombudsman intervened.

mountaintui.substack.com/p/national-t...

National takes $90 million awarded for Wairarapa Masterton Hospital - for itself

Masterton hospital has been deemed structurally unsafe with money awarded for its remediation after a long court case. Plus: Polls, National increases forecast deficit by 1500% and a Leunig Christmas

mountaintui.substack.com

December 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

Can We Believe this Garbage Supposed ‘President’
When will this be over ??
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

New plaques on Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ offer pointed descriptions of predecessors

Written in the style of the US president's social media posts, they include baseless claims and random capitalisation.

www.rnz.co.nz

December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Wow! The great Art (Arthur) Laffer, Ronald Reagan’s economic “whiz,” and highly respected by all, said in a speech last night that, “Donald Trump is the greatest President in history, bar none.” Such an honor coming from a man of such wisdom. Also, he said that, “Tariffs are working in a big way.” Our Country is rich and admired again!

December 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM

gregoryhugh.bsky.social

@gregoryhugh.bsky.social

SO SORRY ZOE..
Completely Terrible to be faced with this. second time..
NRA.. GOP...
🥲🤬

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.

“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”

We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

December 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

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Rachel Maddow

@maddow.bsky.social

"A second agent then joins them and appears to help restrain him, who can be heard repeating 'I’m a citizen' and screaming. Several people then come into the hallway from outside and begin filming the interaction and whistling before the agents pull him outside..."

www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...