@jbonbell.bsky.social
Retired Attorney, MSW, Mom, D, Wife. Committed to protecting democracy.
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The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
Texas flagged 2,724 voters as potential noncitizens. Hundreds may have already proven their citizenship.
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.
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Cooper: We have 675,000 people who have health insurance.
Right now, though, Washington’s trying to take it all away. And it’s one of the reasons that Tillis stood up on the floor of the Senate and said, “How can I vote for this?”
Right now, though, Washington’s trying to take it all away. And it’s one of the reasons that Tillis stood up on the floor of the Senate and said, “How can I vote for this?”
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Cooper: We have 675,000 people who have health insurance.
Right now, though, Washington’s trying to take it all away. And it’s one of the reasons that Tillis stood up on the floor of the Senate and said, “How can I vote for this?”
Right now, though, Washington’s trying to take it all away. And it’s one of the reasons that Tillis stood up on the floor of the Senate and said, “How can I vote for this?”
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ISRAELIS RUSH FOR A PLAN B
🇮🇱 Thousands of Israelis lined up before dawn in Ramat Hasharon to get Portuguese passports.
🇵🇹 The Portuguese Embassy had to open a special walk-in event after the online booking system collapsed from demand.
🇪🇺 Since the wars began, EU passport applications have exploded
🇮🇱 Thousands of Israelis lined up before dawn in Ramat Hasharon to get Portuguese passports.
🇵🇹 The Portuguese Embassy had to open a special walk-in event after the online booking system collapsed from demand.
🇪🇺 Since the wars began, EU passport applications have exploded
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
ISRAELIS RUSH FOR A PLAN B
🇮🇱 Thousands of Israelis lined up before dawn in Ramat Hasharon to get Portuguese passports.
🇵🇹 The Portuguese Embassy had to open a special walk-in event after the online booking system collapsed from demand.
🇪🇺 Since the wars began, EU passport applications have exploded
🇮🇱 Thousands of Israelis lined up before dawn in Ramat Hasharon to get Portuguese passports.
🇵🇹 The Portuguese Embassy had to open a special walk-in event after the online booking system collapsed from demand.
🇪🇺 Since the wars began, EU passport applications have exploded
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino responds in earnest to someone sarcastically calling the babies of undocumented immigrants “criminals”
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino responds in earnest to someone sarcastically calling the babies of undocumented immigrants “criminals”
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“I kind of feel betrayed, to be honest. We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they betray us by treating us like we’ve never done anything.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses
These kinds of arrests began Nov. 12, multiple immigration attorneys say, many adding they had never seen anything like this before.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“I kind of feel betrayed, to be honest. We do everything that we can to protect and serve our country. And then they betray us by treating us like we’ve never done anything.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws
A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon, and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
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Via Jennifer Shutt: Arizona Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday the threat of a court-martial for a video he and other senators released telling military members not to follow illegal orders is an effort to silence the president’s political opponents.
Arizona’s Kelly vows to stay outspoken despite threats over illegal order video | Alabama Reflector
Kelly said during a press conference that he and his wife, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived being shot during a town hall in 2011, have experienced a sharp increase in threats in the weeks since Trump reacted negatively to the video.
alabamareflector.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Via Jennifer Shutt: Arizona Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday the threat of a court-martial for a video he and other senators released telling military members not to follow illegal orders is an effort to silence the president’s political opponents.
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USA TODAY: “Trump says ‘whole world is watching’ TN-7 as GOP works to avert disaster… Signaling a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections, Behn and Van Epps are locked in a tight race in a district that Trump carried by 22 points…” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
USA TODAY: “Trump says ‘whole world is watching’ TN-7 as GOP works to avert disaster… Signaling a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections, Behn and Van Epps are locked in a tight race in a district that Trump carried by 22 points…” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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NEW: A pending bill could shave millions off New Yorkers’ energy bills in the coming years — if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it before Thursday.
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
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Renewable Developers Press Hochul to Settle Tax Dispute Before Key…
New Yorkers will pay more for wind and solar if Hochul doesn’t sign property tax legislation in the coming days, the industry says.
nysfocus.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEW: A pending bill could shave millions off New Yorkers’ energy bills in the coming years — if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it before Thursday.
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
nysfocus.com/2025/12/01/h...
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Trump hates Costco and their customers. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump hates Costco and their customers. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
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Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that the Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House had been unraveling for years.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Maybe, just maybe, if the FBI counterterrorism desk hadn't been retasked to chasing abuelitas, somebody might've followed up on the tips...
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I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
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Mangione, who is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last winter, is trying to toss certain evidence ahead of his state murder trial.
More via @uebey.bsky.social:
More via @uebey.bsky.social:
‘He looks like the CEO shooter’: Court hears 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/he-looks-lik...
‘He looks like the CEO shooter’: Court hears 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest
The court also heard testimony from Pennsylvania corrections officers, who described conversations they had with the 27-year-old murder suspect.
www.courthousenews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Mangione, who is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last winter, is trying to toss certain evidence ahead of his state murder trial.
More via @uebey.bsky.social:
More via @uebey.bsky.social:
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Will Trump appeal our & partners big win in the Habba case to SCOTUS? If he does will they take it?
Who knows, but he has an uphill battle because the law is clear because she meets NONE of the legal requirements
I explained on @ms.now 👇
Who knows, but he has an uphill battle because the law is clear because she meets NONE of the legal requirements
I explained on @ms.now 👇
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Will Trump appeal our & partners big win in the Habba case to SCOTUS? If he does will they take it?
Who knows, but he has an uphill battle because the law is clear because she meets NONE of the legal requirements
I explained on @ms.now 👇
Who knows, but he has an uphill battle because the law is clear because she meets NONE of the legal requirements
I explained on @ms.now 👇
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Involuntarily committed twice and a federal prohibition on owning a firearm. But sure, let her roam the halls of the Pentagon.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...
‘A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words’: The Internet Reacts to Laura Loomer Getting a Desk at the Pentagon
The internet is abuzz over far-right activist Laura Loomer's latest victory lap -- this time over a desk she'll occupy at the Pentagon.
www.mediaite.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Involuntarily committed twice and a federal prohibition on owning a firearm. But sure, let her roam the halls of the Pentagon.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a...
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
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Whoa. There are well over 200 people on the @grassrootsdemhq.bsky.social phonebank for @aftynbehn.bsky.social today, and many of them are first time callers. This is amazing to see!
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Whoa. There are well over 200 people on the @grassrootsdemhq.bsky.social phonebank for @aftynbehn.bsky.social today, and many of them are first time callers. This is amazing to see!
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Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
How Pennsylvania resolves tied elections, and why they keep happening
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Write-in votes frequently lead to ties in municipal election cycles.
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"Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is not the response of a patriot who must answer to the public about the security of the United States and its people in uniform. It is not the response of a secretary of defense who values the advice of the officers who report to him."
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is not the response of a patriot who must answer to the public about the security of the United States and its people in uniform. It is not the response of a secretary of defense who values the advice of the officers who report to him."
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Trump’s inevitable exit "will be a day to celebrate, even while we acknowledge how much work lies ahead—not only to begin to repair the destruction and hold the criminals accountable, but also to reimagine how we can build a progressive future." www.americaamerica.news/p/hello-911-...
“Hello, 911? A Violent Man Is Holding Our Country Hostage"
Trump's sadism and lawless hostility were knowable before he retook office. Can America ever overcome its attraction to violent demagogues?
www.americaamerica.news
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump’s inevitable exit "will be a day to celebrate, even while we acknowledge how much work lies ahead—not only to begin to repair the destruction and hold the criminals accountable, but also to reimagine how we can build a progressive future." www.americaamerica.news/p/hello-911-...
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NEWS: My bipartisan bill with Sen. Murkowski to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their families, the FASD Respect Act, was just signed into law.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEWS: My bipartisan bill with Sen. Murkowski to support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and their families, the FASD Respect Act, was just signed into law.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
Grateful for the tireless leadership of former MN First Lady Susan Shepard Carlson, who helped make this happen.
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Olena Zelenska shared that Kremlin is resisting to provide any information on stolen Ukrainian children, herewith violating the Vienna Convention
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Olena Zelenska shared that Kremlin is resisting to provide any information on stolen Ukrainian children, herewith violating the Vienna Convention
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New reporting confirms it: the Ukraine “deal” is more about making money for Trump’s cronies than it is about a lasting peace in Europe.
Is there ANYTHING that this administration won’t exploit for their own personal gain?
Is there ANYTHING that this administration won’t exploit for their own personal gain?
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
New reporting confirms it: the Ukraine “deal” is more about making money for Trump’s cronies than it is about a lasting peace in Europe.
Is there ANYTHING that this administration won’t exploit for their own personal gain?
Is there ANYTHING that this administration won’t exploit for their own personal gain?