Brooke A Miller
@idbirds.bsky.social
A concerned citizen who will not let democracy fail!
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The majority of the Supreme Court seems too lost—or too timid—to stop President Trump from ransacking the Constitution. But there may be one solution: keep the class-action lawsuits coming, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
What to Do When the Supreme Court Rules the Wrong Way
The blows have been coming weekly, as Trump tries to ransack the Constitution Yet recent Court history shows that what feels like the end can be a beginning.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The majority of the Supreme Court seems too lost—or too timid—to stop President Trump from ransacking the Constitution. But there may be one solution: keep the class-action lawsuits coming, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
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"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me."
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend: https://trib.al/FOLfluy
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend: https://trib.al/FOLfluy
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
trib.al
July 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me."
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend: https://trib.al/FOLfluy
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend: https://trib.al/FOLfluy
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Only 13% of U.S. eighth graders ranked "proficient" in American history in 2023. In 2010, 26% of adults couldn't identify who America declared independence from. An American historian and a naturalized citizen of the U.S. reflects on the process of defining American identity: buff.ly/R9q9CCR
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Only 13% of U.S. eighth graders ranked "proficient" in American history in 2023. In 2010, 26% of adults couldn't identify who America declared independence from. An American historian and a naturalized citizen of the U.S. reflects on the process of defining American identity: buff.ly/R9q9CCR
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President Trump says he plans to start “phasing out” FEMA after the hurricane season, and that he also plans to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office.
Trump says FEMA to be wound down after hurricane season
Trump also said he planned to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office.
nbcnews.to
June 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
President Trump says he plans to start “phasing out” FEMA after the hurricane season, and that he also plans to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president’s office.
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Dear Journalists,
I would like to share two maps. One is the area where the protests in LA are taking place. The other is the area where the US Constitution is under assault by a tyrannical regime.
Any questions on the relative scale of the two stories?
I would like to share two maps. One is the area where the protests in LA are taking place. The other is the area where the US Constitution is under assault by a tyrannical regime.
Any questions on the relative scale of the two stories?
June 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dear Journalists,
I would like to share two maps. One is the area where the protests in LA are taking place. The other is the area where the US Constitution is under assault by a tyrannical regime.
Any questions on the relative scale of the two stories?
I would like to share two maps. One is the area where the protests in LA are taking place. The other is the area where the US Constitution is under assault by a tyrannical regime.
Any questions on the relative scale of the two stories?
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🚨 Trump’s Bedminster golf club flagged for 18 health violations in latest inspection—earned lowest grade in county (32/100)
Among the violations:
🤢 Expired milk
🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese
🤢 A hand-washing station without soap
me, for @forbes.com
Among the violations:
🤢 Expired milk
🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese
🤢 A hand-washing station without soap
me, for @forbes.com
Trump Golf Club Received 18 Health Code Violations In May Inspection
The club received a score of 32 out of 100, with nine critical violations, including food contamination risks and hand-washing sinks lacking soap or paper towels.
www.forbes.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨 Trump’s Bedminster golf club flagged for 18 health violations in latest inspection—earned lowest grade in county (32/100)
Among the violations:
🤢 Expired milk
🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese
🤢 A hand-washing station without soap
me, for @forbes.com
Among the violations:
🤢 Expired milk
🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese
🤢 A hand-washing station without soap
me, for @forbes.com
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While MTG threatens to recast her future vote, the admission underscores both a competence issue on her end—and the greater lack of Republican cohesion on the details of this One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
https://trib.al/S9iZNcV
https://trib.al/S9iZNcV
MTG Admits She Didn’t Read Terrible AI Rule in Budget Bill She Backed
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene admitted she didn’t read the whole bill before she voted “yes.”
trib.al
June 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
While MTG threatens to recast her future vote, the admission underscores both a competence issue on her end—and the greater lack of Republican cohesion on the details of this One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
https://trib.al/S9iZNcV
https://trib.al/S9iZNcV
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If Musk & his pals are so concerned about increasing the national debt in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, why don’t they cut the $664 billion in tax breaks for the 1%; the $420 billion in tax breaks for large profitable corporations; & the $150 billion in increased military spending?
June 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If Musk & his pals are so concerned about increasing the national debt in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, why don’t they cut the $664 billion in tax breaks for the 1%; the $420 billion in tax breaks for large profitable corporations; & the $150 billion in increased military spending?
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The House's version of Trump’s tax bill would add $2.42 trillion to US budget deficits over the next decade, the nonpartisan CBO says
Republican Tax Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to US Deficits, CBO Says
The House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would add $2.42 trillion to US budget deficits over the next decade, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
bloom.bg
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The House's version of Trump’s tax bill would add $2.42 trillion to US budget deficits over the next decade, the nonpartisan CBO says
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Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail
https://go.nature.com/4ksCN6I
https://go.nature.com/4ksCN6I
How a mysterious epidemic of kidney disease is killing thousands of young men
Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail.
go.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail
https://go.nature.com/4ksCN6I
https://go.nature.com/4ksCN6I
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Exclusive: CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say reut.rs/4dMEeKB
Exclusive: CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say
Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.
reut.rs
June 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Exclusive: CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say reut.rs/4dMEeKB
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Trump Republicanism at work in Idaho:
"One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to close ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season. The cuts come after DOGE slashed jobs at the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/05/afte...
"One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to close ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season. The cuts come after DOGE slashed jobs at the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/05/afte...
After DOGE staff cuts, Idaho’s renowned forest plans to cut summer office hours - East Idaho News
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to temporarily shutter two of its ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season...
www.eastidahonews.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Trump Republicanism at work in Idaho:
"One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to close ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season. The cuts come after DOGE slashed jobs at the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/05/afte...
"One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to close ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season. The cuts come after DOGE slashed jobs at the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/05/afte...
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In one case, the supposed author of a study on anxiety in adolescents, epidemiologist Katherine Keyes, was surprised to find she was cited in the report for a paper she didn’t even write.
https://trib.al/CMJb1j0
https://trib.al/CMJb1j0
Surprise! New “MAHA” Report Is Full of Junk Science and Fake Studies
The latest Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again”
trib.al
May 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In one case, the supposed author of a study on anxiety in adolescents, epidemiologist Katherine Keyes, was surprised to find she was cited in the report for a paper she didn’t even write.
https://trib.al/CMJb1j0
https://trib.al/CMJb1j0
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Rampaging raccoons add to Airbus factory headaches reut.rs/4dFsvxf
Rampaging raccoons add to Airbus factory headaches
A family of raccoons recently broke into an Airbus factory in Canada, adding an unusual headache to the planemaker's more familiar troubles with parts shortages and supply chain snags.
reut.rs
May 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Rampaging raccoons add to Airbus factory headaches reut.rs/4dFsvxf
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Atlanta, GA ❤️🔥👇
🚨ATTENTION MOMS🚨
Friday, May 30th at 3pm
Meet me outside of the CDC with your pregnant bellies, your babies, your toddlers, your strollers, your signs, and your baby gear.
We are standing up for science and vaccines!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/moms-...
Friday, May 30th at 3pm
Meet me outside of the CDC with your pregnant bellies, your babies, your toddlers, your strollers, your signs, and your baby gear.
We are standing up for science and vaccines!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/moms-...
May 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Atlanta, GA ❤️🔥👇
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🤡🤡🤡 So basically the only fraud, abuse, and waste was from Musk.
🚨 Join is on in the streets on June 14 - go to NoKings.org to find or host a protest.
*Graphic spotted on @other98 IG, OP @braddroflit.bsky.social*
#50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #June14 #ImpeachTrump
🚨 Join is on in the streets on June 14 - go to NoKings.org to find or host a protest.
*Graphic spotted on @other98 IG, OP @braddroflit.bsky.social*
#50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #June14 #ImpeachTrump
May 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🤡🤡🤡 So basically the only fraud, abuse, and waste was from Musk.
🚨 Join is on in the streets on June 14 - go to NoKings.org to find or host a protest.
*Graphic spotted on @other98 IG, OP @braddroflit.bsky.social*
#50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #June14 #ImpeachTrump
🚨 Join is on in the streets on June 14 - go to NoKings.org to find or host a protest.
*Graphic spotted on @other98 IG, OP @braddroflit.bsky.social*
#50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #June14 #ImpeachTrump
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If we can afford to give another $664 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% and spend over $1 trillion on the Pentagon, we can afford health care for the working people of this country.
May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If we can afford to give another $664 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% and spend over $1 trillion on the Pentagon, we can afford health care for the working people of this country.
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While Elon Musk’s astronomical wealth and the work of his DOGE have been one of a kind, there are strong echoes of another businessman-turned-slasher-of-government who came to Washington just more than 100 years ago.
100 years before Elon Musk, one of America's richest men came to fix Washington. It didn't end well.
Andrew Mellon, treasury secretary to three presidents, slashed government spending but ultimately saw his legacy tarnished by the Great Depression and changed by the New Deal.
nbcnews.to
May 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
While Elon Musk’s astronomical wealth and the work of his DOGE have been one of a kind, there are strong echoes of another businessman-turned-slasher-of-government who came to Washington just more than 100 years ago.
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So it seems like Signalgate was just the tip of the iceberg...
Hegseth Slammed Over Claims He Used Illegal Wiretap To Spy On And Fire Pentagon Staff
Signalgate was just the tip of the iceberg...
www.comicsands.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So it seems like Signalgate was just the tip of the iceberg...
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Republicans can only lose 3 Senate votes on Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and these senators are the most vulnerable in 2026:
-Collins (ME)
-Tillis (NC)
-Sullivan (AK)
-Husted (OH)
-Moody (FL)
-Cornyn (TX)
-Ernst (IA)
If they represent you, tell them to vote NO.
(202) 224-3121
-Collins (ME)
-Tillis (NC)
-Sullivan (AK)
-Husted (OH)
-Moody (FL)
-Cornyn (TX)
-Ernst (IA)
If they represent you, tell them to vote NO.
(202) 224-3121
May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Republicans can only lose 3 Senate votes on Trump's Big Ugly Bill — and these senators are the most vulnerable in 2026:
-Collins (ME)
-Tillis (NC)
-Sullivan (AK)
-Husted (OH)
-Moody (FL)
-Cornyn (TX)
-Ernst (IA)
If they represent you, tell them to vote NO.
(202) 224-3121
-Collins (ME)
-Tillis (NC)
-Sullivan (AK)
-Husted (OH)
-Moody (FL)
-Cornyn (TX)
-Ernst (IA)
If they represent you, tell them to vote NO.
(202) 224-3121
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"I think we’re going to see a slow decline as people in the base realize what his policies are doing to them." https://trib.al/uOpFGUk
Transcript: Fox News Visibly Rattled as Trump’s Slide in Polls Worsens
As Fox News personalities work overtime to shield their viewers from Trump's deepening unpopularity, a shrewd observer of right wing media explains the deeper problems this reveals for the MAGA movement.
trib.al
May 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"I think we’re going to see a slow decline as people in the base realize what his policies are doing to them." https://trib.al/uOpFGUk
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The Memorial Day Message from the President of the United States of America, in memory of those who have given their lives defending America, the Constitution, and the freedoms that we Americans enjoy on this Memorial Day 2025.
May 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Memorial Day Message from the President of the United States of America, in memory of those who have given their lives defending America, the Constitution, and the freedoms that we Americans enjoy on this Memorial Day 2025.
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Donald Trump marked Memorial Day with a bitter, grievance-filled screed attacking judges, immigrants, and his political rivals—and did not even mention the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
Donald Trump Does Not Mention Fallen Troops on Memorial Day
An unhinged post from the Commander in Chief
meidasnews.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Donald Trump marked Memorial Day with a bitter, grievance-filled screed attacking judges, immigrants, and his political rivals—and did not even mention the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
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Musk’s recent support for Trump and the U.S. president’s far-right, government-destroying policies has influenced buyers, leading to boycotts at home and abroad that have drastically affected Tesla’s margins. https://trib.al/tL6KO3C
Elon Musk Backlash Ramps Up as Tesla Loses Key Status Marker
The world is steadily turning on Elon Musk.
trib.al
May 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Musk’s recent support for Trump and the U.S. president’s far-right, government-destroying policies has influenced buyers, leading to boycotts at home and abroad that have drastically affected Tesla’s margins. https://trib.al/tL6KO3C
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According to one report, the provisions of the Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes extending the Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts and eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, would add $3.1 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Bond Market?
The House G.O.P.’s Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes a reckless three-trillion-dollar gamble with America’s creditworthiness.
www.newyorker.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
According to one report, the provisions of the Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes extending the Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts and eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, would add $3.1 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years.