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Fiat justitia ruat caelum
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Retired legislative history attorney and researcher. Busy retiree, wife, mother, grandmother, reader, gardener, traveler, and voting Californian. Will join coalitions of the sane. They are out there …

We are all keepers of the flame.🗽
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California police intervene as ICE agent in plain clothes points gun at woman
Source: The Guardian share.newsbreak.com/fvmagcht?s=i16
California police intervene as ICE agent in plain clothes points gun at woman - NewsBreak
Agent said woman was following and filming him, but officer said he couldn’t assist if no crime was committed
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November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Political analysts at The Bulwark were gobsmacked on Tuesday after prompting the artificial intelligence feature on President Donald Trump's social media platform to fact-check some of the president's key claims.
'Remarkable': Analysts gobsmacked as Trump's own platform brutally fact-checks him
Political analysts at The Bulwark were gobsmacked on Tuesday after prompting the artificial intelligence feature on President Donald Trump's social media platform to fact-check some of the president's key claims. For years, Trump has claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him an...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Hertling: "Our country endures not because of what we possess, but because of what we believe... The men and women who call themselves veterans remind me that a republic survives only when its citizens choose responsibility over indifference, sacrifice over convenience, community over isolation."
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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In September, federal agents swarmed a Hyundai manufacturing site, detaining more than 500 workers, including more than 300 from South Korea.

Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
These South Korean workers came to the US to build an EV battery plant. They left in shackles. They still want to know why
ICE agents raided, arrested workers at a Georgia battery factory in September.
abcnews.link
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This.
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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I am proud that my legal team and I are leading the fight in this case against the Republican Party’s effort to throw out lawful ballots. Everyone needs to recognize this as the next step in the GOP plan to ban mail-in voting entirely and to eventually target early voting as well.
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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“Those of us engaged in this fight are witnessing a wholesale attack on free and fair elections,” said Marc Elias, a prominent election lawyer involved in more than 60 election-related suits. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
There is a lot in this article about Trump’s criminal conduct in office to make your blood boil or break your heart because of how easily he eviserated America’s rule of law and the office of the presidency.Trump has no decency. This is a good read. Breathe.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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NEW: EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to sources at FBI and DOJ that reviewed the Epstein files. It’s worse than the photos. I’ll let you know what they said today at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @meidastouch.com. Link to show: www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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It turns out that nobody will vote for you to care for their children when your leader AND HER HUSBAND get arrested for being sexual predators.
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The money is not there to reimburse the states. Where did it go? In whose pocket?
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
Trump admin tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The money is not there anymore. Who pocketed those funds?
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
MUST SEE TV! Revolutionary stories you’ve never heard before. I will be tuning in to the newest Ken Burns series. www.thebulwark.com/p/ken-burns-...
Ken Burns: The Revolutionaries Were EXACTLY Like Us
Ken Burns joins John Avlon for a conversation that feels like a pep talk America desperately needs.
www.thebulwark.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“Hearts are hardened, ears shut.
“… until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, … he’ll hand the baton to a woman or a man .. who extends Trump’s legacy of cruelty, bigotry and rage.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM