Helen Turnbull
@helflower.bsky.social
A teacher, a mom, a very concerned citizen, a Jersey girl in SF
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Unless they're doing the summit on a ship in the Bering Strait, it's going to take more than "briefly."
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Unless they're doing the summit on a ship in the Bering Strait, it's going to take more than "briefly."
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Turns out Trump wasn't misspeaking in his presser.
August 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Turns out Trump wasn't misspeaking in his presser.
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District Attorney Larry Krasner called it.
From the first time Krasner publicly debated his then-Democratic primary opponent Patrick F. Dugan, the progressive prosecutor questioned his challenger’s ties to local Republicans and cornered him into denouncing President Donald J. Trump.
From the first time Krasner publicly debated his then-Democratic primary opponent Patrick F. Dugan, the progressive prosecutor questioned his challenger’s ties to local Republicans and cornered him into denouncing President Donald J. Trump.
DA Larry Krasner says Dugan is ‘at war with the truth’ and lied when he said he wouldn’t accept Republican nomination
Former Judge Patrick F. Dugan over the weekend changed his mind and said he'd run as a Republican in the race against Larry Krasner for district attorney.
www.inquirer.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
District Attorney Larry Krasner called it.
From the first time Krasner publicly debated his then-Democratic primary opponent Patrick F. Dugan, the progressive prosecutor questioned his challenger’s ties to local Republicans and cornered him into denouncing President Donald J. Trump.
From the first time Krasner publicly debated his then-Democratic primary opponent Patrick F. Dugan, the progressive prosecutor questioned his challenger’s ties to local Republicans and cornered him into denouncing President Donald J. Trump.
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What is “mandamus,” and how did two Trump judges use it to stop a federal judge from looking into the DOJ’s misdeeds?
August 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What is “mandamus,” and how did two Trump judges use it to stop a federal judge from looking into the DOJ’s misdeeds?
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New lawsuit presses DOJ to release communications about Epstein files kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/11/r...
New lawsuit presses DOJ to release communications about Epstein files • Kentucky Lantern
A nonprofit government watchdog sued the Trump administration Friday for failing to respond to public records requests for communications between the White House, Department of Justice and Federal Bur...
kentuckylantern.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New lawsuit presses DOJ to release communications about Epstein files kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/11/r...
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DOJ is desperately trying to keep Whiskey Pete's appearance at today's invasion press conference out of the hearing in CA on the LA invasion.
August 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DOJ is desperately trying to keep Whiskey Pete's appearance at today's invasion press conference out of the hearing in CA on the LA invasion.
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Bowser: "If people are concerned about a president's ability have the MPD be responsive to the DOJ, the time to address that is when we're talking about statehood for DC."
August 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bowser: "If people are concerned about a president's ability have the MPD be responsive to the DOJ, the time to address that is when we're talking about statehood for DC."
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NEW: The Voting Rights Act has long been an achievement celebrated by both Democrats and Republicans. But recently, something dark has shifted in American politics, and the conservative Supreme Court may well use this moment to kill Section 2 of the VRA, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
The Voting Rights Act’s Final Test
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NEW: The Voting Rights Act has long been an achievement celebrated by both Democrats and Republicans. But recently, something dark has shifted in American politics, and the conservative Supreme Court may well use this moment to kill Section 2 of the VRA, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
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So Donald Trump is going to send the national guard to Washington DC today when the people of DC don’t need them, after refusing to deploy them on January 6, when the people of Washington DC did.
August 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So Donald Trump is going to send the national guard to Washington DC today when the people of DC don’t need them, after refusing to deploy them on January 6, when the people of Washington DC did.
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What an utter pig. These victims experienced hell. Absolutely disgraceful to speak of their torment in this fashion.
CNN data guru Harry Enten calls the Epstein story a "nothingburger" because Google searches have fallen off in the past week, says Trump's approval rating is "pretty gosh-darn good" right now, and commends Trump for having "some of the best political instincts of any politician I‘ve seen."
August 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What an utter pig. These victims experienced hell. Absolutely disgraceful to speak of their torment in this fashion.
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Saw Lynx trending & thought it was about Scotland getting oor big cats back in the wild. But I forgot Lynx have been ruled oot because of farming & livestock
It's ironic because l bought this book the other week where Scots were cleared from their wee hooses & land to makeway for sheep🙄
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It's ironic because l bought this book the other week where Scots were cleared from their wee hooses & land to makeway for sheep🙄
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August 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Saw Lynx trending & thought it was about Scotland getting oor big cats back in the wild. But I forgot Lynx have been ruled oot because of farming & livestock
It's ironic because l bought this book the other week where Scots were cleared from their wee hooses & land to makeway for sheep🙄
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It's ironic because l bought this book the other week where Scots were cleared from their wee hooses & land to makeway for sheep🙄
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What is happening in D.C. is just a trial run. The ultimate goal is to be able to use force to take over and subdue any city/state that didn't vote for Trump.
August 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
What is happening in D.C. is just a trial run. The ultimate goal is to be able to use force to take over and subdue any city/state that didn't vote for Trump.
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Trump announces he's taking over the DC police department to rescue the city from "crime, bloodshed, and bedlam."
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
August 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Trump announces he's taking over the DC police department to rescue the city from "crime, bloodshed, and bedlam."
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
Violent crime in DC reached a 30 year low in 2024 and is down sharply again this year.
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Easy fix to DC’s homeless problem: spend $200 million on affordable housing instead of on a White House ballroom fit for a mafioso
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Easy fix to DC’s homeless problem: spend $200 million on affordable housing instead of on a White House ballroom fit for a mafioso
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Tomorrow, Newsom v. Trump goes to trial in a California court with Trump’s power to deploy National Guard troops nationwide despite the Posse Comitatus Act at issue. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
August 10, 2025
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Wow…
The Authors Guild has launched a certification program for asserting that a book has been human authored
authorsguild.org/human-authored
authorsguild.org/human-authored
Human Authored Certification - The Authors Guild
Human Authored is a project of the Authors Guild that allows an author to certify that their book is created by a human. “Human Authored” means that the text of the book was written by a human and not...
authorsguild.org
August 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Wow…
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*blank stare*
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
*blank stare*
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Mark Cuban wants more tax breaks from the government for billionaires.
Nope. How about taxes at 1950s levels, Mark?
Nope. How about taxes at 1950s levels, Mark?
August 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Mark Cuban wants more tax breaks from the government for billionaires.
Nope. How about taxes at 1950s levels, Mark?
Nope. How about taxes at 1950s levels, Mark?
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"What he owes" under Trump's Big Ugly is far from what he owes in terms of the support society has given him to amass his fortune.
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"What he owes" under Trump's Big Ugly is far from what he owes in terms of the support society has given him to amass his fortune.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Join One Million Rising and start planning a strategic non-cooperation campaign. In the final training of our series, we’ll walk you through the process of designing and executing a non-cooperation campaign with friends, neighbors, colleagues, or other connections: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Pls, this a well known Appalachian folk way, having the army corps of engineers redirect a small river for you boat outing
August 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pls, this a well known Appalachian folk way, having the army corps of engineers redirect a small river for you boat outing
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The way this guy uses family vacation time to continually troll and abuse America is quite something
August 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The way this guy uses family vacation time to continually troll and abuse America is quite something
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"Imagine if Biden or Obama" yes but this is real, everything about this is grossly inappropriate, just like Trump's failure to appoint a special prosecutor acceptable to Democrats.
Trump is so plainly guilty the *entire White House and DOJ* is trying to save him.
Trump is so plainly guilty the *entire White House and DOJ* is trying to save him.
NBC News confirms: JD Vance will meet tonight at his residence with Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Deputy AG Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other top Trump officials to discuss the Epstein scandal. @msnbc.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Imagine if Biden or Obama" yes but this is real, everything about this is grossly inappropriate, just like Trump's failure to appoint a special prosecutor acceptable to Democrats.
Trump is so plainly guilty the *entire White House and DOJ* is trying to save him.
Trump is so plainly guilty the *entire White House and DOJ* is trying to save him.
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People care. If you care, you can find folks who care about the same thing and DO something.
You don't have to get arrested. You don't even have go to a protest. But there are HUNDREDS of groups pushing back in all kinds of ways on all of the horrors.
Find your group and push back with them.
You don't have to get arrested. You don't even have go to a protest. But there are HUNDREDS of groups pushing back in all kinds of ways on all of the horrors.
Find your group and push back with them.
August 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
People care. If you care, you can find folks who care about the same thing and DO something.
You don't have to get arrested. You don't even have go to a protest. But there are HUNDREDS of groups pushing back in all kinds of ways on all of the horrors.
Find your group and push back with them.
You don't have to get arrested. You don't even have go to a protest. But there are HUNDREDS of groups pushing back in all kinds of ways on all of the horrors.
Find your group and push back with them.