@merrylg.bsky.social
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Apparently, our shutdown government has enough money to fly Kash Patel around to see his girlfriend, but not enough money to feed kids.
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Apparently, our shutdown government has enough money to fly Kash Patel around to see his girlfriend, but not enough money to feed kids.
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Here's a brilliant billboard campaign to put important messages before the National Guard troops being deployed to US cities! Another illustration of doing what we can, where we can. A model for us all! taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
taskandpurpose.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Here's a brilliant billboard campaign to put important messages before the National Guard troops being deployed to US cities! Another illustration of doing what we can, where we can. A model for us all! taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...
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seems like—I know this sounds crazy, but let me just quickly throw it out there, on the remote chance there might be something to it—a pattern
The 16-year-old boy accused of shooting two classmates at Evergreen High School embraced conspiratorial, antisemitic and white supremacist social media content
Evergreen High School shooter embraced Columbine, antisemitism and white supremacy online
Review shows that Desmond Holly also posted online about Columbine shooting and a picture of a revolver
coloradosun.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
seems like—I know this sounds crazy, but let me just quickly throw it out there, on the remote chance there might be something to it—a pattern
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
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"At least five children and three adults with cholera died as they went in search of treatment in South Sudan after aid cuts by the Trump administration shuttered local health clinics"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says
The victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"At least five children and three adults with cholera died as they went in search of treatment in South Sudan after aid cuts by the Trump administration shuttered local health clinics"
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...
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It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been.
(📸 Wall Street Journal)
(📸 Wall Street Journal)
April 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been.
(📸 Wall Street Journal)
(📸 Wall Street Journal)
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Elon Musk is offering people in Wisconsin $100 if they sign a petition.
This is in the context of his efforts to swing the court to conservatives. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/e...
This is in the context of his efforts to swing the court to conservatives. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/e...
Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against "activist judges"
The move reflects how Musk is throwing his considerable wealth behind Trump's priorities — including an upcoming election in Wisconsin for a crucial seat on the state's Supreme Court.
www.axios.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Elon Musk is offering people in Wisconsin $100 if they sign a petition.
This is in the context of his efforts to swing the court to conservatives. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/e...
This is in the context of his efforts to swing the court to conservatives. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/e...
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We win again! Our administrative stay DENIED by the 9th circuit
March 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We win again! Our administrative stay DENIED by the 9th circuit
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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🚨Fellow Guardrails, mark your calendars!
Day of action on April 5 👇
Day of action on April 5 👇
March 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨Fellow Guardrails, mark your calendars!
Day of action on April 5 👇
Day of action on April 5 👇
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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🧵 Elon Musk is shredding the United States government. But that’s not enough for him. Now, he wants to buy Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court as well.
Help stop him: secure.actblue.com/donate/wisde...
Help stop him: secure.actblue.com/donate/wisde...
February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🧵 Elon Musk is shredding the United States government. But that’s not enough for him. Now, he wants to buy Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court as well.
Help stop him: secure.actblue.com/donate/wisde...
Help stop him: secure.actblue.com/donate/wisde...
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New Editor Commentary: Under the current program of wild, mindless destruction, Ohio doctors, farmers, veterans, teachers, professors, students, working families, and children with disabilities, are all being terrorized by the Musk, Trump, Vance regime.
Chaos and turmoil are whipping through America, spreading fear in Ohio and across the country • Ohio Capital Journal
Under the current program of wild, mindless destruction, Ohio doctors, farmers, veterans, teachers, professors, students, working families, and children with disabilities, are all being terrorized by…
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New Editor Commentary: Under the current program of wild, mindless destruction, Ohio doctors, farmers, veterans, teachers, professors, students, working families, and children with disabilities, are all being terrorized by the Musk, Trump, Vance regime.
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This is also why I don’t think journalists should allow people to use “woke” without forcing them to provide a specific explanation of what is meant. Too much focus on racial justice? Too much focus on LGBTQ tolerance? Make them say it. Because to be blaming marginalized folks for what’s happening…
February 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is also why I don’t think journalists should allow people to use “woke” without forcing them to provide a specific explanation of what is meant. Too much focus on racial justice? Too much focus on LGBTQ tolerance? Make them say it. Because to be blaming marginalized folks for what’s happening…
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A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.
She was the first transgender woman to testify before Congress. Then conservatives began attacking her identity | CNN
Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional protections to newly freed Black Americans. But it also came at a great perso...
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.
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Schools across the country received a racist threat letter from the Trump Administration on Friday effectively stating that schools that receive taxpayer dollars cannot address the stark racial inequalities in education by any means. #THREAD ed.gov/media/document…
February 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Schools across the country received a racist threat letter from the Trump Administration on Friday effectively stating that schools that receive taxpayer dollars cannot address the stark racial inequalities in education by any means. #THREAD ed.gov/media/document…
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New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
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Shows how dangerous the little Musk-rats can be on their mission of thoughtless destruction. All this, to save money to give more tax breaks to Musk and his billionaire buddies, who already pay shamefully low taxes considering their vast wealth. www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Shows how dangerous the little Musk-rats can be on their mission of thoughtless destruction. All this, to save money to give more tax breaks to Musk and his billionaire buddies, who already pay shamefully low taxes considering their vast wealth. www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...
This is the second time that someone from the Trump administration has met with the AFD party.
Vance’s speech is very gaslight-y, questioning Germany as a democracy.
He is clearly setting the stage for something!
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Vance’s speech is very gaslight-y, questioning Germany as a democracy.
He is clearly setting the stage for something!
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Vance meets with leader of Germany's far-right AfD, attacks Europe over free speech and democracy
US Vice President JD Vance on Friday met with Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, his office said. News of the meet...
www.france24.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is the second time that someone from the Trump administration has met with the AFD party.
Vance’s speech is very gaslight-y, questioning Germany as a democracy.
He is clearly setting the stage for something!
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Vance’s speech is very gaslight-y, questioning Germany as a democracy.
He is clearly setting the stage for something!
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.”
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The ABA supports the rule of law
It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...
www.americanbar.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.”
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share.
www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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Some enterprising reporter might ask Secretary Rubio why he hired this 19-year-old Musk protege for a State Department position, what that position is, and what job qualifications he has to fill that slot.
February 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Some enterprising reporter might ask Secretary Rubio why he hired this 19-year-old Musk protege for a State Department position, what that position is, and what job qualifications he has to fill that slot.