@mair1961.bsky.social
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"If you find that we're doing something illegal that's irreparable harm" is the kind of argument that judges are very, very annoyed that government attorneys make.
Judge Parker to DOJ: You're saying an adverse decision is irreparable harm to the government?
(Judge Carney chimes in similarly incredulous tone)
Ensign/DOJ: It is sovereign injury. Inability to exercise its ability to carry out removal power.
(Judge Carney chimes in similarly incredulous tone)
Ensign/DOJ: It is sovereign injury. Inability to exercise its ability to carry out removal power.
May 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"If you find that we're doing something illegal that's irreparable harm" is the kind of argument that judges are very, very annoyed that government attorneys make.
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“Stop the Steal” supporter, Ed Martin, was in the mob outside of the Capitol on 1/6.
If he doesn’t like your point of view, he threatens to investigate you.
He praises white supremacists who support neo-Nazi ideologies.
Tell your Senator to vote NO on Ed Martin’s nomination for US Attorney in DC.
If he doesn’t like your point of view, he threatens to investigate you.
He praises white supremacists who support neo-Nazi ideologies.
Tell your Senator to vote NO on Ed Martin’s nomination for US Attorney in DC.
May 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Stop the Steal” supporter, Ed Martin, was in the mob outside of the Capitol on 1/6.
If he doesn’t like your point of view, he threatens to investigate you.
He praises white supremacists who support neo-Nazi ideologies.
Tell your Senator to vote NO on Ed Martin’s nomination for US Attorney in DC.
If he doesn’t like your point of view, he threatens to investigate you.
He praises white supremacists who support neo-Nazi ideologies.
Tell your Senator to vote NO on Ed Martin’s nomination for US Attorney in DC.
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Ohio voter here.
I just voted in our primary. When I arrived I was immediately confronted by a poll worker wanting my last name, so that she could direct me to the appropriate table for check-in. (I think this immediately put me on defense; in all my sixty years I’ve never had that happen.)
I just voted in our primary. When I arrived I was immediately confronted by a poll worker wanting my last name, so that she could direct me to the appropriate table for check-in. (I think this immediately put me on defense; in all my sixty years I’ve never had that happen.)
May 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ohio voter here.
I just voted in our primary. When I arrived I was immediately confronted by a poll worker wanting my last name, so that she could direct me to the appropriate table for check-in. (I think this immediately put me on defense; in all my sixty years I’ve never had that happen.)
I just voted in our primary. When I arrived I was immediately confronted by a poll worker wanting my last name, so that she could direct me to the appropriate table for check-in. (I think this immediately put me on defense; in all my sixty years I’ve never had that happen.)
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The “Biden Crime Family” was one of their greatest/lamest hits of the last four years. The “Trump Crime Family?” It’s radio silence.
May 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The “Biden Crime Family” was one of their greatest/lamest hits of the last four years. The “Trump Crime Family?” It’s radio silence.
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
wrote now the extreme right has taken over the media.
They have planted right wing influencers in the White House press conferences. To ask the planned right questions to get their reply misinformation message out.
wrote now the extreme right has taken over the media.
They have planted right wing influencers in the White House press conferences. To ask the planned right questions to get their reply misinformation message out.
May 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
wrote now the extreme right has taken over the media.
They have planted right wing influencers in the White House press conferences. To ask the planned right questions to get their reply misinformation message out.
wrote now the extreme right has taken over the media.
They have planted right wing influencers in the White House press conferences. To ask the planned right questions to get their reply misinformation message out.
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Kristi Noem refuses to say whether she believes the Constitution grants due process rights to everyone in America:
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Kristi Noem refuses to say whether she believes the Constitution grants due process rights to everyone in America:
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Americans (usually wholesalers or retailers) pay tariffs directly when goods are received at port.
Then, the cost is passed all the way down the line to consumers.
Then, the cost is passed all the way down the line to consumers.
a stammering Bessent refuses to answer Mark Pocan's question about who pays tariffs
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Americans (usually wholesalers or retailers) pay tariffs directly when goods are received at port.
Then, the cost is passed all the way down the line to consumers.
Then, the cost is passed all the way down the line to consumers.
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NEW VIDEO: If there is one consistent theme in voter suppression, it is that Republicans hate students voting. Now, two advocacy groups and a student voter are challenging Indiana’s new law banning the use of student ID for voting.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
BREAKING: Indiana Sued Over Student Voter Suppression Law
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
NEW VIDEO: If there is one consistent theme in voter suppression, it is that Republicans hate students voting. Now, two advocacy groups and a student voter are challenging Indiana’s new law banning the use of student ID for voting.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
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Perfect response as always, AOC 👏🏼
AOC Bluntly Rips Trump's Border Czar After He Threatens Her For Advising People About Their Rights
Bravo, AOC 👏🏼
www.comicsands.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Perfect response as always, AOC 👏🏼
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This is how you accurately write a headline. Rolling Stone gets it.
April 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is how you accurately write a headline. Rolling Stone gets it.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
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The scale of corruption being perpetrated right now is almost beyond the limits of imagination. This is just one example, almost certainly not the greatest.
“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...
Chinese investors privately take stakes in Elon Musk’s companies
Asset managers have been promoting tech mogul’s ties to Donald Trump to lure capital to xAI, Neuralink and SpaceX
www.ft.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The scale of corruption being perpetrated right now is almost beyond the limits of imagination. This is just one example, almost certainly not the greatest.
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"In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan.
The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..."
www.wkow.com/news/politic...
The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..."
www.wkow.com/news/politic...
Rep. Mark Pocan draws packed crowd at town hall meeting, calls out Rep. Derrick Van Orden on transparency
VILLAGE OF BELMONT, Wis (WKOW) -- In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed the Village of Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall meeting
www.wkow.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"In a town with just over 1,000 residents, hundreds of people packed Belmont's Community Building Saturday for a town hall hosted by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan.
The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..."
www.wkow.com/news/politic...
The building was filled to capacity with people even waiting outside and peeking through the windows..."
www.wkow.com/news/politic...
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"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters
The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.
www.advocate.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Just asking questions.
March 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just asking questions.
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Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome, and chose to do big scientific to benefit the public. He is a a former NIH Director.
He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome, and chose to do big scientific to benefit the public. He is a a former NIH Director.
He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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What a goddamn farce. Border crossings are currently at a 50-year low.
Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an additional 2,500 to 3,000 active-duty troops to the southern U.S. border, including soldiers from a motorized brigade equipped with 20-ton armored Stryker combat vehicles.
Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops and Stryker combat vehicles to border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved orders on Friday to further militarize the U.S. southern border with Mexico, officials said.
wapo.st
March 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What a goddamn farce. Border crossings are currently at a 50-year low.
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Wow. 😳
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wow. 😳
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Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
Trump takes seized boxes back to Florida on Air Force One | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022.
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump on Friday transported back to Florida with him boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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A lot of people are going to die from this
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A lot of people are going to die from this
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This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"