Merrilee Hall
@labelleaurore.bsky.social
Family member, friend, Progressive citizen and Hopium addict
Does this from djt fall into the category of Self Own?
Among other things, the (nebulous but clearly unconstitutional) attack on naturalized US citizens contained in this screed is a significant escalation.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Does this from djt fall into the category of Self Own?
Shake Down.
Northwestern University is closing in on a deal with Trump’s administration to pay roughly $75 million in order to restore about $790 million in frozen federal research grants
Northwestern Nears Roughly $75 Million Deal With Trump
Northwestern University is closing in on a deal with President Donald Trump’s administration to pay roughly $75 million in order to restore about $790 million in frozen federal research grants, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
bloom.bg
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Shake Down.
We pray you and your supporters disappear.
Trump: "We have more people praying. The churches are coming back. I don't know if you've been reading that story but religion is coming back to America."
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We pray you and your supporters disappear.
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Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Is anyone surprised that the top MAGA trolls on X are posting from outside the U.S.?
newrepublic.com/post/203562/...
newrepublic.com/post/203562/...
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Is anyone surprised that the top MAGA trolls on X are posting from outside the U.S.?
newrepublic.com/post/203562/...
newrepublic.com/post/203562/...
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“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Operation Midway Blitz
As Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and his agents move on to other cities, those affected by the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area face a new normal in its aftermath.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“…those affected by the blitz across Chicago and its suburbs are facing a new normal in its aftermath. Thousands of families are now living with trauma and disruption, whether they’ve been reunited like Quishpe, have loved ones still detained or feel their loss from deportation.”
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My brother was telling us that his friend who paints houses was taken by ICE agents along with his gf a week and a half ago in Glendale Heights. He was let go a week later he said and she is still detained. I passed along the ICIRR hotline so he could share that. These things are still happening.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My brother was telling us that his friend who paints houses was taken by ICE agents along with his gf a week and a half ago in Glendale Heights. He was let go a week later he said and she is still detained. I passed along the ICIRR hotline so he could share that. These things are still happening.
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Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
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A Democratic win in #TN07 next week would not only pick up a House seat for the Democrats, it would also show a crack in Trump's base.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A Democratic win in #TN07 next week would not only pick up a House seat for the Democrats, it would also show a crack in Trump's base.
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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Twitter's new feature that reveals where accounts originate doesn't reveal many surprises.
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Twitter's new feature that reveals where accounts originate doesn't reveal many surprises.
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Then this today in Punchbowl. Republicans are angry that the White House is "treating them like garbage". You can't act like you aren't worthy of any respect and then complain that you don't get respected. They are reaping what they sowed. (2/2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Then this today in Punchbowl. Republicans are angry that the White House is "treating them like garbage". You can't act like you aren't worthy of any respect and then complain that you don't get respected. They are reaping what they sowed. (2/2)
Love the AV kids!
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Love the AV kids!
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"U.S. goods exports also fell in August, shrinking $500 million to $179 billion as the rest of the world bought fewer American consumer goods, cars and car parts, and gold."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"U.S. goods exports also fell in August, shrinking $500 million to $179 billion as the rest of the world bought fewer American consumer goods, cars and car parts, and gold."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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BREAKING:
Union baristas and their allies are descending on York, Pennsylvania, to protest at Starbucks’ largest Regional Distribution Center.
Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
Please amplify! #NoContractNoCoffee
Union baristas and their allies are descending on York, Pennsylvania, to protest at Starbucks’ largest Regional Distribution Center.
Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
Please amplify! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
BREAKING:
Union baristas and their allies are descending on York, Pennsylvania, to protest at Starbucks’ largest Regional Distribution Center.
Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
Please amplify! #NoContractNoCoffee
Union baristas and their allies are descending on York, Pennsylvania, to protest at Starbucks’ largest Regional Distribution Center.
Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices.
Please amplify! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Congrats to you and your team Marc!
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 9:25 PM
Congrats to you and your team Marc!
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
God is alive and well!
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
God is alive and well!
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Here’s WHY she did it. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Here’s WHY she did it. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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NEW: Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued a temporary administrative stay, allowing the block of SNAP benefits while the appeals court considers Trump's application in full. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to temporarily withhold some SNAP payments for November
Shortly after telling states that the food assistance program would be fully funded, the administration asked the Supreme Court to step in.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
NEW: Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued a temporary administrative stay, allowing the block of SNAP benefits while the appeals court considers Trump's application in full. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Is he waiting for a Dem to pass or resign?
It's been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Is he waiting for a Dem to pass or resign?
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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Trump Job Approval Among 18-29 Year Olds:
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump Job Approval Among 18-29 Year Olds:
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)
🔴 Disapprove: 75% (+38)
🟢 Approve: 20% (-22)
YouGov / Oct 27, 2025
(% Change With Feb 4, 2025)