Kath Burns
@kathburns.bsky.social
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At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm…
www.propublica.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
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After 9th Circuit win, Trump says he’ll deploy military “should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done.” And masked federal agents seize people off streets, and Congress is set to appropriate tens of billions for detention and deportation.
The road to despotism.
The road to despotism.
June 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
After 9th Circuit win, Trump says he’ll deploy military “should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done.” And masked federal agents seize people off streets, and Congress is set to appropriate tens of billions for detention and deportation.
The road to despotism.
The road to despotism.
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The Illinois secretary of state asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.
Giannoulias Calls for Investigation After Suburban License-Plate Data Shared With Police in Texas Seeking Woman Who Had Abortion
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias asked the attorney general to review the matter. He also is creating an audit system to ensure police departments don’t run afoul of a 2023 law banning the distrib...
news.wttw.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Illinois secretary of state asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.
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'Time to cut that off': Newsom suggests withholding federal taxes from Trump admin
'Time to cut that off': Newsom suggests withholding federal taxes from Trump admin
California – the largest U.S. state by population and the world's fourth-largest economy by itself — is the largest payer of federal taxes of all the states. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is now entertaining the idea of depriving President Donald Trump's administration of that revenue.Politico re...
bit.ly
June 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
'Time to cut that off': Newsom suggests withholding federal taxes from Trump admin
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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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Nooooooo!!!!! She's the best!!!!
May 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nooooooo!!!!! She's the best!!!!
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Must-read thread from @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social 👇
THREAD: As trans people in Wisconsin rushed to update their IDs after Trump’s reelection, a 167-year-old name change law stopped them in their tracks.
People must publish their old and new names in the local paper for 3 consecutive weeks, it said. 1/
People must publish their old and new names in the local paper for 3 consecutive weeks, it said. 1/
April 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Must-read thread from @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social 👇
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What in the world is happening?
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
Exclusive: Military contractors are pitching the White House on an unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants.
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador.
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador.
Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants
Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the US to El Salvador
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
What in the world is happening?
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
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Iowa has the 2nd highest rate of cancer and the fastest-growing cancer rate in the country—it’s also one of the top states for pesticide use.
Iowa Republicans Want to Shield Pesticide Firms From Cancer Lawsuits
A bill threading its way through the state legislature would make it almost impossible to sue pesticide companies for health complications caused by their products.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Iowa has the 2nd highest rate of cancer and the fastest-growing cancer rate in the country—it’s also one of the top states for pesticide use.
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Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth
www.metrotimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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I did not know this but it lines up with his earlier complaints that no one comes from the “good countries”
There are more than 500,000 mostly white undocumented European and Canadian immigrants in the USA—But Trump is exclusively targeting Black and brown immigrants.
It was never about ensuring “legal” immigration. It was always about upholding white supremacy.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-goes...
It was never about ensuring “legal” immigration. It was always about upholding white supremacy.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-goes...
Trump Goes Full Fascist In Rounding Up Americans
To ban Black and brown immigrants, the Trump regime is eliminating due process, the last obstacle before full on autocratic rule
www.qasimrashid.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I did not know this but it lines up with his earlier complaints that no one comes from the “good countries”
Use these in your sentences.
March 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Use these in your sentences.
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Calls for mandatory death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer.
Dems loudly and vocally yell about Jan 6th and Capitol Police
Dems loudly and vocally yell about Jan 6th and Capitol Police
March 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Calls for mandatory death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer.
Dems loudly and vocally yell about Jan 6th and Capitol Police
Dems loudly and vocally yell about Jan 6th and Capitol Police
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Elon Musk has now set his sights on the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox, insisting on personally ensuring the gold remains intact. The vault was last opened to journalists and a congressional delegation in 1974.
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Elon Musk has now set his sights on the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox, insisting on personally ensuring the gold remains intact. The vault was last opened to journalists and a congressional delegation in 1974.
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It’s like “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”…with a burgeoning pandemic. Good times. Prepare accordingly.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It’s like “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”…with a burgeoning pandemic. Good times. Prepare accordingly.
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It’s out in the open and they admit it now.
January 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It’s out in the open and they admit it now.
Reposted by Kath Burns
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The Trump administration has fired US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department of Homeland Security said reut.rs/42kHuZV
Trump removes US Coast Guard chief, official cites DEI focus
The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
January 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Trump administration has fired US Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the Department of Homeland Security said reut.rs/42kHuZV
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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We now know UnitedHealth—under Brian Thompson—illegally overcharged cancer patients by more than 1000%.
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
Brian Thompson's Cash Cow: Cancer Patients
HELL Corporations raked in billions exploiting and overcharging cancer patients—and politicians on both sides of the aisle let them
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We now know UnitedHealth—under Brian Thompson—illegally overcharged cancer patients by more than 1000%.
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't also deemed murder?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/brian-thom...
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