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Idaho Open Enrollment is today - Oct 15! Here is a plan comparison for a 63 year old couple making $85K. In 2026, they will pay over $22K for the plan, in 2025 they paid just $472 for the year. Hard to believe we're doing this to benefit some billionaire tax cuts!
October 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Idaho Open Enrollment is today - Oct 15! Here is a plan comparison for a 63 year old couple making $85K. In 2026, they will pay over $22K for the plan, in 2025 they paid just $472 for the year. Hard to believe we're doing this to benefit some billionaire tax cuts!
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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained.
As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”
As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
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I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
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📣 OK, I wasn't planning on adding anymore state legislative fundraising pages to the list until after November, but under the circumstances I'd say the @texasdemocrats.bsky.social deserve a boost!
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August 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
📣 OK, I wasn't planning on adding anymore state legislative fundraising pages to the list until after November, but under the circumstances I'd say the @texasdemocrats.bsky.social deserve a boost!
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Donald Trump remains very unpopular in our July poll with @verasight.bsky.social . And he’s underwater on every issue except for border patrol (where he has lost a lot of ground since our May/June surveys). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
July 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Donald Trump remains very unpopular in our July poll with @verasight.bsky.social . And he’s underwater on every issue except for border patrol (where he has lost a lot of ground since our May/June surveys). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
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Here's where Trump explains why he wished Ghislaine Maxwell well in prison: because her poor boyfriend (AKA, Trump's own close friend) died in prison.
[via @secretsandlaws.bsky.social]
youtu.be/yJIhxKFH9gI?...
[via @secretsandlaws.bsky.social]
youtu.be/yJIhxKFH9gI?...
Trump Exclusive Interview Jonathan Swan (Full Interview) AXIOS HBO
YouTube video by melmax7
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July 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Here's where Trump explains why he wished Ghislaine Maxwell well in prison: because her poor boyfriend (AKA, Trump's own close friend) died in prison.
[via @secretsandlaws.bsky.social]
youtu.be/yJIhxKFH9gI?...
[via @secretsandlaws.bsky.social]
youtu.be/yJIhxKFH9gI?...
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"I'm not looking for anything bad for her," Trump notes, while also stating that we need to let the criminal process play out. It's classic Trump - he's always sympathizing with the plight of criminal defendants & never pre-judges their cases.
Here's the full transcript. Really something to behold.
Here's the full transcript. Really something to behold.
July 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I've been obsessed with Trump saying he "wished her well" regarding Ghislaine Maxwell, and how neither the media nor Dems have made an issue about it.
It turns out Jonathan Swan did ask him about it in that train wreck interview back in 2020, and holy shit, his answer then is even worse. Follow 👇
It turns out Jonathan Swan did ask him about it in that train wreck interview back in 2020, and holy shit, his answer then is even worse. Follow 👇
July 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've been obsessed with Trump saying he "wished her well" regarding Ghislaine Maxwell, and how neither the media nor Dems have made an issue about it.
It turns out Jonathan Swan did ask him about it in that train wreck interview back in 2020, and holy shit, his answer then is even worse. Follow 👇
It turns out Jonathan Swan did ask him about it in that train wreck interview back in 2020, and holy shit, his answer then is even worse. Follow 👇
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I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
This Atlantic article was so one sided and obsequious to Trump. Phrases used include "Trump gently declined", and "Trump trying to be the adult". I guess we are continuing the sane washing of all things Trump. Just gross.
Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup
The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.
www.theatlantic.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This Atlantic article was so one sided and obsequious to Trump. Phrases used include "Trump gently declined", and "Trump trying to be the adult". I guess we are continuing the sane washing of all things Trump. Just gross.
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🚨New Bi-partisan Town Hall alert! Join former ID US Reps Larry LaRocco (D) and Richard Stallings (D), former ID Attorney General Jim Jones (R), and former Montana Governor Marc Racicot (R) at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, Idaho on 4/26 at 2:00 PM. Link to tickets: www.showclix.com/event/a-bipa...
April 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🚨New Bi-partisan Town Hall alert! Join former ID US Reps Larry LaRocco (D) and Richard Stallings (D), former ID Attorney General Jim Jones (R), and former Montana Governor Marc Racicot (R) at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, Idaho on 4/26 at 2:00 PM. Link to tickets: www.showclix.com/event/a-bipa...
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My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.
April 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.
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Murphy: "It's not designed as economic policy. It's designed as political policy. Because Trump gets really excited when people have to come to him, petition the king for relief. That's what he's doing with law firms, doing with universities. That may be what he's doing with businesses."
April 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Murphy: "It's not designed as economic policy. It's designed as political policy. Because Trump gets really excited when people have to come to him, petition the king for relief. That's what he's doing with law firms, doing with universities. That may be what he's doing with businesses."
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Some voters got mad about people listing their pronouns, so now we're sending law-abiding, legal immigrants to torture prisons and being hit with the largest middle class tax hike in at least 40 years.
April 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Some voters got mad about people listing their pronouns, so now we're sending law-abiding, legal immigrants to torture prisons and being hit with the largest middle class tax hike in at least 40 years.
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Hoping that @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov show up.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hoping that @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov show up.
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A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
A tremendous concerned crowd in Post Falls. All expressing concern regarding democracy!
Post Falls Idaho — over 400 people turned out to talk about the future of our Democracy. This is our last stop before we head back south. Thank you North Idaho!
March 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A tremendous concerned crowd in Post Falls. All expressing concern regarding democracy!
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Our official statement from Albert Sellars LLP on President Trump's recent executive order.
March 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Our official statement from Albert Sellars LLP on President Trump's recent executive order.
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Thank you Lewiston! What an amazing turnout! www.lmtribune.com/local-news/c...
Citizens vent frustrations in town hall
Congress is ‘not listening to you,’ LaRocco says in a Lewiston event co-hosted by Stallings
www.lmtribune.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Thank you Lewiston! What an amazing turnout! www.lmtribune.com/local-news/c...
Look at these scheduled town halls in Idaho! The current GOP reps won't hold any so former reps Stallings and LaRocco are going on the road!
The People’s Town Halls! We are
coming to a town near you Idaho! Schedule in the replies! idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/14/r...
coming to a town near you Idaho! Schedule in the replies! idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/14/r...
Democrats launch national town hall series targeting competitive GOP-held districts • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho context From Idaho Capital Sun The Idaho Democratic Party announced in a press release that former U.S. Reps. Richard Stallings and Larry LaRocco will continue to tour the state to gather in...
idahocapitalsun.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Look at these scheduled town halls in Idaho! The current GOP reps won't hold any so former reps Stallings and LaRocco are going on the road!
Nampa Idaho Town Hall on Saturday March 15. Register now!
‼️Town hall alert! This Saturday 3/15 in Nampa, Idaho from 1-2:30 at the Nampa library, 215 12th Ave S! Registration in for here! www.mobilize.us/canyoncounty...
March 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Nampa Idaho Town Hall on Saturday March 15. Register now!
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The next townhall is scheduled! Join former Congressmen LaRocco and Stallings to talk about issues facing Idaho and America because Congressman Russ Fulcher refuses to meet with his constituents.
March 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The next townhall is scheduled! Join former Congressmen LaRocco and Stallings to talk about issues facing Idaho and America because Congressman Russ Fulcher refuses to meet with his constituents.