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Melissa W.
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Granny with an attitude. Dog lover. Georgia High School Football lover. Music lover. British TV lover. Independent, leans left.
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"We may lose one of the most vital services that actually kept us safe in 2024 and kept our elections moving," Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said about cuts to a federal cybersecurity agency that helps safeguard elections.
Election Officials Say Cuts to CISA Are Already Affecting Operations
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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I would like to introduce to you the pathetic GOP clown caucus, that voted to cut Medicaid.

**Please repost *"
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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March 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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WATCH: Last week we asked Memphis Republican Senator Brent Taylor why he walked out of church as his pastor spoke out against ICE raiding churches👇🏽

He says it should not be “off the table”😕

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DHRGHUq...
March 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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it really pisses me off that the DOGE people don't appreciate that when you have a system that deals with 300,000,000 people, an error rate of 0.1% is 300,000 people, and if the system is a matter of life, death, and your entire financial existence, that's not a mistake you can make.
March 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Courts may not have armies to enforce their orders but they do have other tools at their disposal. That means we’re inevitably headed, whether it’s in this case or another, between a POTUS who has rejected the rule of law & a judge charged with enforcing it.
JUST IN: DOJ provides vague update on actions following court orders Sat. blocking deportations under Trump's Alien Enemies Act edict. Tells court "some gang members...had already been removed from US territory." Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
JGGGovStatRep031625
www.documentcloud.org
March 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"And how it ends up will be a big test for how much sway the Miami delegation will hold in Trump 2.0."

So far, the answer is ZERO for Miami's national Republicans from Rubio down to Gimenez.

Miamians voted for the Leopards, and the face eating will be good this year.
South Florida Republicans scramble for fix after Trump targets Venezuelans
Three House Republicans say they are working with the administration to prevent 300,000 Venezuelans from losing status in April.
www.politico.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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we may be one of the few pubs that got this headline right

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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We set a goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2040.

To get there we’re going to need a whole lot of job-creating renewable energy projects, and we’re not letting red tape get in the way.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/c...
Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Dear Ukraine:

Our Government is compromised, our citizens are not..

We stand with you and support whatever decisions you need to make next.

Unfortunately, for the time being, Europe would be wise to unite and implement a sort of ‘Brexit’ from the U.S and stockpile as many weapons as possible🇺🇦🇪🇺
March 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Sign of the day…
March 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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This is excellent from Rep Swalwell!
March 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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I am embarrassed today to be an American. As long as the useful idiot remains in the White House, I suspect that feeling will persist.
March 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/
February 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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New video by Laurie Hardman
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February 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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And if you call for an Uber or Lyft and get a Tesla, cancel it and tell them why.
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It's a little more complicated than that.
February 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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February 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Holy shit. This is fucking nuts.
February 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I know it seems a small act of resistance, but folk singers making fun of the powerful is a long tradition going back to bards ridiculing their leaders way back in history.
So I very much support this kind of effort by our artists 😊
#music #protest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojr4...
My Favorite Things about Project 2025 - Sound of Music Parody Song
YouTube video by Shirley Șerban
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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February 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM