Julie Waters
@julezverne.bsky.social
California born and raised. Wife, Mom. Loves reading, history & genealogy. Life-long Christian with lots of questions. Advocate for better help for mental health & chronic illness. Advocate and ally of LGBTQ.
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BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
www.lawdork.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
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"It matters if people living in this country think that they won’t be safe from the government if they follow the law." In some ways it matters more than anything. www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Arrested for Following the Rules
The danger of ICE’s strategy of targeting immigrants fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"It matters if people living in this country think that they won’t be safe from the government if they follow the law." In some ways it matters more than anything. www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
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“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
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apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
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Trump govt did not reverse these firings out of goodness or self-owning a "mistake." They would have been happy to get away with it. This reversal is the result of strong opposition. We undercut our own power when we give them the credit. Resistance matters. And remaining cuts are still devastating.
TRUMP CDC REVERSAL: Trump administration racing to reverse some CDC layoffs. Disease detectives, measles responders, MMWR staff RIF’s are revoked. DC office still shuttered. w/ @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Trump govt did not reverse these firings out of goodness or self-owning a "mistake." They would have been happy to get away with it. This reversal is the result of strong opposition. We undercut our own power when we give them the credit. Resistance matters. And remaining cuts are still devastating.
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Trump was POTUS on J6.
It was Trump’s FBI.
Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.
Trump’s lies are beyond insane.
It was Trump’s FBI.
Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.
Trump’s lies are beyond insane.
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump was POTUS on J6.
It was Trump’s FBI.
Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.
Trump’s lies are beyond insane.
It was Trump’s FBI.
Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.
Trump’s lies are beyond insane.
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"Women who served in the US military are pushing back against DefSec Hegseth's announcement that the requirements for combat roles will 'return to the highest male standard',saying the standards have always been the same for men and women."
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'None of us have ever asked for special treatment' - Female veterans respond to Hegseth
The US Secretary of Defense said he wants a return to the 'male standard' for combat roles. Woman veterans say the standards were never different.
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Women who served in the US military are pushing back against DefSec Hegseth's announcement that the requirements for combat roles will 'return to the highest male standard',saying the standards have always been the same for men and women."
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
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The Four Horseman of the Woo-pocalypse join President Trump to spread autism pseudoscience and quackery
On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.
On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.
The Four Horseman of the Woo-pocalypse join President Trump to spread autism pseudoscience and quackery
On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.
www.respectfulinsolence.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Four Horseman of the Woo-pocalypse join President Trump to spread autism pseudoscience and quackery
On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.
On Monday, the Four Horsemen of the Woo-pocalypse joined President Trump to blame autism on acetaminophen use during pregnancy. They couldn’t resist adding antivax misinformation as well.
Stark raving mad.
Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Stark raving mad.
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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A law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point claims in a lawsuit filed this week that the military college is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment.
West Point violating First Amendment with crackdown on professors, lawsuit says
www.stripes.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point claims in a lawsuit filed this week that the military college is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment.
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Now this is peak projection. Utterly unhinged.
“What do YOU HAVE? You have NOTHING, you are nothing. You are wickedness, you are jealousy, you are hatred, YOU ARE NOTHING. You can build nothing, produce nothing, create nothing."
September 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Now this is peak projection. Utterly unhinged.
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According to Tom Homan, for the crime Tom Homan allegedly committed, Tom Homan should have his citizenship stripped away and be renditioned to a foreign prison without receiving due process in the courts.
Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.
Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
According to Tom Homan, for the crime Tom Homan allegedly committed, Tom Homan should have his citizenship stripped away and be renditioned to a foreign prison without receiving due process in the courts.
Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.
Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.
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Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the United States. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and deadly than left-wing violence, data shows
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the United States. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
www.pbs.org
September 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the United States. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
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In a less insane time, if it was discovered that the President of the United States said this privately to their AG, it would’ve triggered an all-encompassing, impeachable corruption scandal.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
September 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In a less insane time, if it was discovered that the President of the United States said this privately to their AG, it would’ve triggered an all-encompassing, impeachable corruption scandal.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
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The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...
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"It's one of the most hair-raising things I've heard from an elected politician, the vice president telling Americans to inform on each other....things are moving so fast."
@chatterton.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@chatterton.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"It's one of the most hair-raising things I've heard from an elected politician, the vice president telling Americans to inform on each other....things are moving so fast."
@chatterton.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@chatterton.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
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Trump didn't demand Jimmy Kimmel's firing because he said mean things about Charlie Kirk.
Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired because said mean things about Donald Trump.
Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired because said mean things about Donald Trump.
September 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Trump didn't demand Jimmy Kimmel's firing because he said mean things about Charlie Kirk.
Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired because said mean things about Donald Trump.
Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired because said mean things about Donald Trump.
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All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now
The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
All they had to do to circumvent the 1st Amendment was outsource the censorship to the oligarchs.
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The oligarchs have seized control of not only the media but the very platforms and algorithms used to disseminate information itself.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...