LoraxInOregon
@kmatherton.bsky.social
Just an ordinary girl, trying to make it in this world. Hoping for the best and fighting against the worst.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
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Marines being deployed to deal with protestors is bullshit.
June 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Marines being deployed to deal with protestors is bullshit.
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Rather than apologizing and trying to resolve a problem she helped create, Kristi Noem is now lying about what happened and making it worse. This is unacceptable behavior from a Cabinet official. Noem clearly does not have the credibility or integrity to continue serving.
June 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Rather than apologizing and trying to resolve a problem she helped create, Kristi Noem is now lying about what happened and making it worse. This is unacceptable behavior from a Cabinet official. Noem clearly does not have the credibility or integrity to continue serving.
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Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
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Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."
June 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."
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It’s looking more and more like a dictatorship. That’s no way to treat a U.S. Senator. Claiming he was an attacker and failed to identify himself is delusional he’s a sitting senator. America is watching, and the tides are turning.
June 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It’s looking more and more like a dictatorship. That’s no way to treat a U.S. Senator. Claiming he was an attacker and failed to identify himself is delusional he’s a sitting senator. America is watching, and the tides are turning.
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It's a truly jarring split screen that Kristi Noem's goons attacking Sen Padilla happened at almost the exact same time as 16 Dem senators crossed lines to vote with the GOP to invoke cloture on the crypto bill, forfeiting any leverage.
Dems need to act like an opposition.
Dems need to act like an opposition.
June 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's a truly jarring split screen that Kristi Noem's goons attacking Sen Padilla happened at almost the exact same time as 16 Dem senators crossed lines to vote with the GOP to invoke cloture on the crypto bill, forfeiting any leverage.
Dems need to act like an opposition.
Dems need to act like an opposition.
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OOPS: Attorney for Proud Boys in their lawsuit against DOJ may not be allowed to practice law because of a prior felony conviction he appears not to have disclosed, according to the magistrate judge handling the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
OOPS: Attorney for Proud Boys in their lawsuit against DOJ may not be allowed to practice law because of a prior felony conviction he appears not to have disclosed, according to the magistrate judge handling the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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If you silence free speech and trample the Constitution, you’re the lawless one.
“Just obeying orders” is not a defense.
“Just obeying orders” is not a defense.
June 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If you silence free speech and trample the Constitution, you’re the lawless one.
“Just obeying orders” is not a defense.
“Just obeying orders” is not a defense.
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Senator dared to question the Empire, directly, and was met with force. Stormtroopers didn’t hesitate. They grabbed him, cuffed him, dragged him away like a dissident, claiming he “failed to identify himself.” But everyone knew who he was. He was a Senator.
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Senator dared to question the Empire, directly, and was met with force. Stormtroopers didn’t hesitate. They grabbed him, cuffed him, dragged him away like a dissident, claiming he “failed to identify himself.” But everyone knew who he was. He was a Senator.
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"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
June 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
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A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.
June 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.
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The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects.
We the People.
We the People.
June 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects.
We the People.
We the People.
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
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Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs
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Speaker Mike Johnson just called on the Senate to censure...Sen. Alex Padilla.
You read that right.
The American Fascist Party at work.
You read that right.
The American Fascist Party at work.
June 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson just called on the Senate to censure...Sen. Alex Padilla.
You read that right.
The American Fascist Party at work.
You read that right.
The American Fascist Party at work.
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SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."
June 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."
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Manhandling a sitting US Senator is just the latest in a series of authoritarian moves by this Administration…Silencing your opposition from even asking a question.
They do this shit because they think they can get away with it.
Be mad. Be outraged. Demand accountability.
They do this shit because they think they can get away with it.
Be mad. Be outraged. Demand accountability.
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Manhandling a sitting US Senator is just the latest in a series of authoritarian moves by this Administration…Silencing your opposition from even asking a question.
They do this shit because they think they can get away with it.
Be mad. Be outraged. Demand accountability.
They do this shit because they think they can get away with it.
Be mad. Be outraged. Demand accountability.
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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.”
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.”
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more
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A piece of advice from an old retired soldier to the commanders and leaders currently serving:
Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.
Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A piece of advice from an old retired soldier to the commanders and leaders currently serving:
Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.
Review the regulations & policies addressing political behavior when wearing the uniform, and then address those standards with your teams.
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SCOOP: Who set up the new private Trump club in DC that costs up to $500,000 to join? A SF developer who's a business associate of David Sacks, Trump's crypto and AI czar, who's been promoting the club. Government ethics experts say this raises questions.
Who’s the businessman who set up the new private Trump club in DC?
The fellow in charge is a business associate of crypto and AI czar David Sacks—and that raises possible ethics questions.
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
SCOOP: Who set up the new private Trump club in DC that costs up to $500,000 to join? A SF developer who's a business associate of David Sacks, Trump's crypto and AI czar, who's been promoting the club. Government ethics experts say this raises questions.