@kmbates.bsky.social
Retired International business woman. Now a volunteer political organizer. I am interested in science, facts truth and ethics. I’m in the fight to save our democracy. I support Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
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All of us are susceptible to cancer. It is a horrible way to die. We should all be angry and all demand this research be funded!
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
All of us are susceptible to cancer. It is a horrible way to die. We should all be angry and all demand this research be funded!
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I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
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My legal team will be in federal court in North Carolina today fighting against the state's unconstitutional redrawn congressional map. Before you listen to those in the GOP who say we can't win, ask Texas how that worked out for them.
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My legal team will be in federal court in North Carolina today fighting against the state's unconstitutional redrawn congressional map. Before you listen to those in the GOP who say we can't win, ask Texas how that worked out for them.
Texas is not safe for women.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Texas is not safe for women.
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Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
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When big corporations roll back DEI and bankroll harmful policies, we have a choice. This Thanksgiving weekend we’re joining #WeAintBuyingIt and redirecting our spending to small, local, and Black-owned businesses. Add your voice and your dollars to the blackout: weaintbuyingit.com.
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When big corporations roll back DEI and bankroll harmful policies, we have a choice. This Thanksgiving weekend we’re joining #WeAintBuyingIt and redirecting our spending to small, local, and Black-owned businesses. Add your voice and your dollars to the blackout: weaintbuyingit.com.
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Let’s do this. We have power and can use it. ##WEAINTBUYINGIT
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Let’s do this. We have power and can use it. ##WEAINTBUYINGIT
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"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
Home Depot to suffer massive boycott from holiday shoppers
Home Depot's sales during the holiday season may take a major hit.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
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This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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CLARKSVILLE — TN-7 nominee Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D): “Tennessee & the South is worth fighting for… we’re going to flip this seat and send shockwaves across this nation.” 🇺🇸
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
CLARKSVILLE — TN-7 nominee Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D): “Tennessee & the South is worth fighting for… we’re going to flip this seat and send shockwaves across this nation.” 🇺🇸
Trump can order Bondi to release them. What is the point of his tirade? Buying time to conspire to destroy evidence? This seems rash as so many people have now seen the evidence.
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Trump can order Bondi to release them. What is the point of his tirade? Buying time to conspire to destroy evidence? This seems rash as so many people have now seen the evidence.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Why didn't Pam Bondi investigate Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida’s AG from 2011 to 2019?! As Florida's AG, Bondi made prosecuting sex traffickers who preyed on children a top priority. Yet for some reason she never investigated Epstein. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
We need to know why Pam Bondi did not investigate Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida’s AG from 2011 to 2019?!
Was Bondi protecting Trump?!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why didn't Pam Bondi investigate Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida’s AG from 2011 to 2019?! As Florida's AG, Bondi made prosecuting sex traffickers who preyed on children a top priority. Yet for some reason she never investigated Epstein. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
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#ScienceSunday
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.
www.science.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#ScienceSunday
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
Scenario that concerns me is if Vance & the tech oligarchs are waiting for the rage to support 25th amendment thus allowing them to topple trump then fully investigate & prosecute all Epstein co-conspirators & be heroes. With that & the technology they control - the Orwellian state will be secured.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Scenario that concerns me is if Vance & the tech oligarchs are waiting for the rage to support 25th amendment thus allowing them to topple trump then fully investigate & prosecute all Epstein co-conspirators & be heroes. With that & the technology they control - the Orwellian state will be secured.
Just wondering - @walshfreedom.bsky.social if you have reached out. It’s time to bury hatchets and build all alliances possible
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just wondering - @walshfreedom.bsky.social if you have reached out. It’s time to bury hatchets and build all alliances possible
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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TN-07 VOTE!
Aftyn Behn understands the economic impact & the suffering caused by cuts to programs in the big beautiful bill. Tariffs have caused spikes in grocery prices too.
Vote 4 Aftyn because she understands how the economy works & will fight to lower costs!
#ResistanceUnited #Pinks #OneV1
Aftyn Behn understands the economic impact & the suffering caused by cuts to programs in the big beautiful bill. Tariffs have caused spikes in grocery prices too.
Vote 4 Aftyn because she understands how the economy works & will fight to lower costs!
#ResistanceUnited #Pinks #OneV1
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
TN-07 VOTE!
Aftyn Behn understands the economic impact & the suffering caused by cuts to programs in the big beautiful bill. Tariffs have caused spikes in grocery prices too.
Vote 4 Aftyn because she understands how the economy works & will fight to lower costs!
#ResistanceUnited #Pinks #OneV1
Aftyn Behn understands the economic impact & the suffering caused by cuts to programs in the big beautiful bill. Tariffs have caused spikes in grocery prices too.
Vote 4 Aftyn because she understands how the economy works & will fight to lower costs!
#ResistanceUnited #Pinks #OneV1