@heatherd229698.bsky.social
In an interview this afternoon Haley Robson(trafficked by Epstein as a child) was incredible. Wow! She made Richard Stengel cry. You should watch it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In an interview this afternoon Haley Robson(trafficked by Epstein as a child) was incredible. Wow! She made Richard Stengel cry. You should watch it.
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My God. Pete Hegseth was asked 8 times - EIGHT TIMES - by @sethmoulton.bsky.social on if accountability applies to him and cannot give a straight answer. Accountability for thee, none for me.
June 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My God. Pete Hegseth was asked 8 times - EIGHT TIMES - by @sethmoulton.bsky.social on if accountability applies to him and cannot give a straight answer. Accountability for thee, none for me.
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Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
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And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
June 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
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USMC Ret. Lt. Colonel Joe Plenzler deployed with the same Marine battalion now heading to Los Angeles.
Marines training for war are now being deployed against American citizens. This crosses a dangerous line.
Brothers, remember your ethos, #RememberYourOath.
Marines training for war are now being deployed against American citizens. This crosses a dangerous line.
Brothers, remember your ethos, #RememberYourOath.
June 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
USMC Ret. Lt. Colonel Joe Plenzler deployed with the same Marine battalion now heading to Los Angeles.
Marines training for war are now being deployed against American citizens. This crosses a dangerous line.
Brothers, remember your ethos, #RememberYourOath.
Marines training for war are now being deployed against American citizens. This crosses a dangerous line.
Brothers, remember your ethos, #RememberYourOath.
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It sounds like the Republican leadership of the House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, & other religious organizations for helping immigrants during the Biden-Harris administration.
homeland.house.gov/2025/06/11/c...
homeland.house.gov/2025/06/11/c...
June 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It sounds like the Republican leadership of the House Committee on Homeland Security is investigating the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, & other religious organizations for helping immigrants during the Biden-Harris administration.
homeland.house.gov/2025/06/11/c...
homeland.house.gov/2025/06/11/c...
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This is so incredibly infuriating! Why are we talking about anything that isn’t Republican cutting food stamps for CHILDREN!!!!!!
“.. would also mark the first time in the history of SNAP that the federal government would no longer ensure children in every state have access to food benefits ..”
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/s...
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/s...
May 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is so incredibly infuriating! Why are we talking about anything that isn’t Republican cutting food stamps for CHILDREN!!!!!!
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ZELDIN: I understand you're an aspiring fiction writer. I see why.
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
May 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ZELDIN: I understand you're an aspiring fiction writer. I see why.
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
SCHIFF: I understand your view that you can cut half of the agency and it won't affect people's health or their water or their air. That to me is a big fiction ... you could give a rat's ass about how much cancer your agency causes
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Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.
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This reminds me a lot of the abortion issue. As long as "abortion bans" were an abstract issue, it was easy for people to be "pro-life" — because they didn't think of the victims as real people in this hypothetical.
Once actual women were denied abortions, though, the narrative shifted.
Once actual women were denied abortions, though, the narrative shifted.
April 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This reminds me a lot of the abortion issue. As long as "abortion bans" were an abstract issue, it was easy for people to be "pro-life" — because they didn't think of the victims as real people in this hypothetical.
Once actual women were denied abortions, though, the narrative shifted.
Once actual women were denied abortions, though, the narrative shifted.
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donations to trump’s inauguration from corporations facing federal investigations/lawsuits: $50 million
(one third of corporate inauguration donations)
-public citizen
(one third of corporate inauguration donations)
-public citizen
April 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
donations to trump’s inauguration from corporations facing federal investigations/lawsuits: $50 million
(one third of corporate inauguration donations)
-public citizen
(one third of corporate inauguration donations)
-public citizen
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Someone should probably give DOGE a heads up about this.
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Someone should probably give DOGE a heads up about this.
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"Cisness brutalizes us all. The border guards of sex are the enemies of human liberation, and we fight them best by refusing to debate the fairness, let alone the accuracy, of their borders in the first place."
By @reproutopia.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
By @reproutopia.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women
Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court’s attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.
www.thenation.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Cisness brutalizes us all. The border guards of sex are the enemies of human liberation, and we fight them best by refusing to debate the fairness, let alone the accuracy, of their borders in the first place."
By @reproutopia.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
By @reproutopia.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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NEW: In a move that could disenfranchise even more voters in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, Jefferson Griffin asks a court to expand the number of ballots needing corrections beyond the 1,675 identified by state officials and limit who can fix them.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Jefferson Griffin Moves to Disenfranchise More North Carolina Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NEW: In a move that could disenfranchise even more voters in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, Jefferson Griffin asks a court to expand the number of ballots needing corrections beyond the 1,675 identified by state officials and limit who can fix them.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
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“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
April 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“We have a system of checks and balances. A tyrant can always be stopped as long as congress has a spine.”
Congress:
Congress:
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ASK A SCIENTIST: How is UCS responding to the Trump administration’s abuse of science? UCS’s Pallavi Phartiyal breaks it down—explaining the lawsuit UCS and other organizations filed against DOGE.
Ask a Scientist: A Hundred Days of Harm—How the Trump Administration Is Eviscerating Science and What We Can Do About It
By April 30, President Donald Trump’s second term will have gone on for 100 days—but it’s understandable if it already feels like longer. The new Trump administration has been even more reckless and destructive than the first time around. The Union of Concerned Scientists is working hard to monitor,
blog.ucs.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ASK A SCIENTIST: How is UCS responding to the Trump administration’s abuse of science? UCS’s Pallavi Phartiyal breaks it down—explaining the lawsuit UCS and other organizations filed against DOGE.
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Contempt proceedings are important when the gov't flouts a court order, because "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.” joycevance.substack.com/p/contemptib...
Contemptible
Today, James Boasberg, a federal judge in the District of Columbia, issued an order following a hearing he held in his courtroom almost two weeks ago.
joycevance.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Contempt proceedings are important when the gov't flouts a court order, because "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.” joycevance.substack.com/p/contemptib...
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Turns out @mcuban.bsky.social was correct
Mark Cuban on CNBC: "Donald Trump is trying to come in with the hammer and say, 'I'm gonna hit you with a 200% tariff, John Deere.' Kamala Harris is saying, 'I'm going to give you incentives to manufacture more.' Which do you think is gonna work better with companies?"
April 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Turns out @mcuban.bsky.social was correct
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This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare, writes @reprotlc.bsky.social.
Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health
This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare.
www.thenation.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare, writes @reprotlc.bsky.social.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Important new project from @coveringclimatenow.org centers on the fact that most people on earth want climate action now!
89percent.org
89percent.org
The 89 Percent Project
Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. Let’s tell their stories.
89percent.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Important new project from @coveringclimatenow.org centers on the fact that most people on earth want climate action now!
89percent.org
89percent.org
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One of the most toxic chemicals recognized by the U.S. EPA is leaking from medical supply warehouses — and regulators aren’t monitoring it. grist.org/health/ethyl...
The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain
From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.
grist.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
One of the most toxic chemicals recognized by the U.S. EPA is leaking from medical supply warehouses — and regulators aren’t monitoring it. grist.org/health/ethyl...
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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Important.
NEW: The Supreme Court is creating a due process gap through the redistribution of rights. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-suprem...
The Supreme Court’s Redistribution of Rights
It’s almost unfathomable to me what the Supreme Court has done to us in the last 15 years, but we all should have seen it coming.
www.muellershewrote.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Important.