Maria Rodriguez
@maria2331.bsky.social
Proud Democrat 💙 Gen X. Married to an educator. Mom of 2. Love to read. Enjoy puzzles. Interested in history, education, politics. Psychology major. Introverted. Blue 🔵 in Texas. No DM's please🐾 #TheResistance #Pro-Democracy
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I know, you think that will never happen. But courtesy of this terrible President, we are living through a lot of things that we thought would never happen.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I know, you think that will never happen. But courtesy of this terrible President, we are living through a lot of things that we thought would never happen.
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"So much of a self-inflicted wound."
@eggerdc.bsky.social and @leahlitman.bsky.social discuss why the Alina Habba ruling is a disaster entirely of Trump’s own making. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rLJuF4?utm_...
@eggerdc.bsky.social and @leahlitman.bsky.social discuss why the Alina Habba ruling is a disaster entirely of Trump’s own making. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rLJuF4?utm_...
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"So much of a self-inflicted wound."
@eggerdc.bsky.social and @leahlitman.bsky.social discuss why the Alina Habba ruling is a disaster entirely of Trump’s own making. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rLJuF4?utm_...
@eggerdc.bsky.social and @leahlitman.bsky.social discuss why the Alina Habba ruling is a disaster entirely of Trump’s own making. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rLJuF4?utm_...
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During this busiest shopping period of the year, we’re hitting pause on purchases from Home Depot, Target, and Amazon. Let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
During this busiest shopping period of the year, we’re hitting pause on purchases from Home Depot, Target, and Amazon. Let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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JPMORGAN: “.. There is a case to be made for consumer spending to be soft, given .. households have already run down the saving rate quite a bit ..”
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
JPMORGAN: “.. There is a case to be made for consumer spending to be soft, given .. households have already run down the saving rate quite a bit ..”
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As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for. n.pr/48aVmHq
'A giant game of chicken': Trump's Venezuela standoff edges toward conflict
As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for.
n.pr
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for. n.pr/48aVmHq
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Worst retail sales print since May.
US RETAIL SALES (MOM) (SEP) ACTUAL: 0.2% VS 0.6% PREVIOUS; EST 0.4%
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Worst retail sales print since May.
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“This so-called ‘peace plan’ has real problems, and I am highly skeptical it will achieve peace. Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world’s most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin,” the Republican senator from Mississippi said.
Wicker Rips Trump’s ‘So-Called Peace Plan’ for Russia, Ukraine
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said he is “skeptical” about the U.S.’s peace plan between Ukraine and Russia.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“This so-called ‘peace plan’ has real problems, and I am highly skeptical it will achieve peace. Ukraine should not be forced to give up its lands to one of the world’s most flagrant war criminals in Vladimir Putin,” the Republican senator from Mississippi said.
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apnews.com/article/elec... when you have a corrupt party like the republicans & trump who control the process of election security how can you ever trust the results of elections where the people's will is overturned by illegal tactics? #voteprogressiveblue
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries
The federal agency that oversees the security of election systems was largely absent from planning before elections this month in several states.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
apnews.com/article/elec... when you have a corrupt party like the republicans & trump who control the process of election security how can you ever trust the results of elections where the people's will is overturned by illegal tactics? #voteprogressiveblue
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Who remembers those early Palantir trades
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who remembers those early Palantir trades
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Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House last week discussed plans to take the U.S. back decades to the era of one-day elections. Here’s what you need to know.
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House last week discussed plans to take the U.S. back decades to the era of one-day elections. Here’s what you need to know.
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
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A religious nonprofit and several Roman Catholic clergy filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday claiming that immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members from ministering to people at a detention center near Chicago.
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership says its members have been blocked from ministering at an ICE detention center near Chicago.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A religious nonprofit and several Roman Catholic clergy filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday claiming that immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members from ministering to people at a detention center near Chicago.
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"It will be great if Trump is defeated and his movement is driven out of power in 2026 and 2028. That would be a win. But liberal democracy cannot survive if it depends on one political party continually winning elections to save it from the abyss."
Spoiler: We . . . Win?
I come to you at the turning of the tide.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"It will be great if Trump is defeated and his movement is driven out of power in 2026 and 2028. That would be a win. But liberal democracy cannot survive if it depends on one political party continually winning elections to save it from the abyss."
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🔊 'This ruling ... is extraordinary … it's scathing in its language of how prosecutors went about this investigation and then handling the grand jury.' On the Reuters World News podcast tune in for more on how a judge has found missteps in the probe of ex-FBI chief James Comey reut.rs/48490w2
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🔊 'This ruling ... is extraordinary … it's scathing in its language of how prosecutors went about this investigation and then handling the grand jury.' On the Reuters World News podcast tune in for more on how a judge has found missteps in the probe of ex-FBI chief James Comey reut.rs/48490w2
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New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
The House speaker and his boss put on a masterclass of failure.
www.publicnotice.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
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“Marjorie Taylor Greene has been much more constructive than Bill Cassidy.”
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Republican moderates talk nice while doing nothing, and why that’s worse than being loud and wrong.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/49UwKFp?utm_...
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Republican moderates talk nice while doing nothing, and why that’s worse than being loud and wrong.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/49UwKFp?utm_...
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Marjorie Taylor Greene has been much more constructive than Bill Cassidy.”
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Republican moderates talk nice while doing nothing, and why that’s worse than being loud and wrong.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/49UwKFp?utm_...
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Republican moderates talk nice while doing nothing, and why that’s worse than being loud and wrong.
Full episode: lnk.thebulwark.com/49UwKFp?utm_...
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Data-centers make Page One in Washington State.
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Data-centers make Page One in Washington State.
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
“.. they cost millions if not billions to build, consume vast amounts of water and power, and generally do not employ significant numbers of people beyond the construction phase ..”
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NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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With the election of Abigail Spanberger, the incoming governor of Virginia, Democratic state lawmakers have a real chance to pass gun reforms — an effort that was batted down dozens of times by sitting Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Virginia’s Election of a Democratic Governor Primes the State for Gun Reform
Democratic lawmakers are confident that Abigail Spanberger will resurrect bills vetoed by her Republican predecessor.
www.thetrace.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
With the election of Abigail Spanberger, the incoming governor of Virginia, Democratic state lawmakers have a real chance to pass gun reforms — an effort that was batted down dozens of times by sitting Governor Glenn Youngkin.
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"Literally every single word the President said was wrong... We have enormous anxiety among voters. The cost of living is rising, and people are understandably upset. I just want to be crystal clear there's not a word coming out of the man's mouth that is correct."
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Literally every single word the President said was wrong... We have enormous anxiety among voters. The cost of living is rising, and people are understandably upset. I just want to be crystal clear there's not a word coming out of the man's mouth that is correct."
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The same crowd yelling “lock her up” spent decades shielding predators and playing dumb.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The same crowd yelling “lock her up” spent decades shielding predators and playing dumb.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
🚨 NEW: House Democrats just released emails where Epstein wrote Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims—plus messages showing Trump knew a lot more than he’s ever admitted.
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Last few months of CPI:
2.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.9%
3.0%
2.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.9%
3.0%
Bessent lies shamelessly: "We came in, we inherited a mess. We have brought the inflation down." (Prices have risen by nearly 2 percent since Trump took office.)
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Last few months of CPI:
2.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.9%
3.0%
2.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.9%
3.0%
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NEW: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote, calling it part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”
Lawsuit Blasts Trump’s Bid to Keep New Citizens From Registering to Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEW: A civil rights organization sued the Trump administration Saturday over a new policy barring nonprofits from helping new U.S. citizens register to vote, calling it part of a “broader effort to ensure that new Americans cannot exert their democratic will on the nation.”