moniipaddle.bsky.social
@moniipaddle.bsky.social
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Whether we have to call a special election, set up a ballot initiative, write a bill, or fight it out in court, make no mistake:

If Texas Republicans go through with Donald Trump's demands to redistrict the GOP to victory in the 2026 elections, California will be ready.
July 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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What separates us from these Republican states is that California trusts our voters. We don’t play political games.

That’s why we’re exploring a ballot measure to let voters temporarily adjust our congressional map if other states decide to manipulate theirs.
August 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not.

He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
August 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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August 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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August 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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“This young boy that traveled 8 or 9km from his home to get aid, a very small amount of aid, thanks us, [shows us] gratitude & ends up dead.”

Anthony Aguilar, a former aid contractor, recounts the painful story of an emaciated young boy w/ @premthakker.bsky.social.

Watch: zeteo.com/p/ghf-gaza-a...
August 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
www.muellershewrote.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
July 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This is at the top of the list of Trump's massive corruption. He's literally stealing money from us.

In this case, he's going to spend $1 billion (THATS A LOT OF MONEY!) of our $$ to build himself a luxury plane that he is going to take with him after he leaves.

Honestly...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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"The Right Blames Muslims Even When the Hero Is a Muslim Immigrant Cop"

Why it matters that Didarul Islam, the NYPD police officer killed in a mass shooting Monday, was a Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant. By @wajali.bsky.social for @zeteo.com.

Read/share/subscribe:
The Right Blames Muslims Even When the Hero Is a Muslim Immigrant Cop
Why it matters that Didarul Islam, the NYPD police officer killed in a mass shooting Monday, was a Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant.
zeteo.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
July 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Police officers don’t wear masks. Judges don’t hide their identity.

Why does Trump’s immigration force hide who they are? It’s just a mechanism to get away with illegality and immorality. A tactic of authoritarianism.
This woman is a damn hero 💞
Outside a Home Depot in Encinitas.

“If you’re doing something right, take your *%#£|*% mask off!”
July 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Welcome to America;
where our president
is publicly
saying nice things about,
giving immunity to,
and suggesting a possible pardon for
a well-connected
child sex trafficker.

But I’m sure he’s got a good reason.
July 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Holy shit we’re legitimately at “some cancer screenings are too woke.”
July 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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_matatini_
Mata🤘
"Here’s a look back at a timeless moment when a curious whale calf danced in front of us.
When Mother Nature chooses you, everything becomes different...⏳🔮"
July 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Same
To any (D) in leadership who might see this...

The moment you announce, make a statement, issue a press release...or otherwise suggest that "it's time to move on from the Epstein case," I will:

Spend part of each day working to ensure you get voted out of office. Going soft will not be tolerated.
July 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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“A US senator was asked about US citizens killed by a foreign country. She responded by saying she supports the foreign country.”

@premthakker.bsky.social reveals how lawmakers - both Republican and Democratic - refuse to even recognize the Americans being killed by Israelis.
July 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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"...reaching with one hand to embrace his young child who is in the back in his car seat.

“Mommy’s coming,” he said.

The video doesn't show the child exiting the car. But in a later clip, Khanbabazadeh is alone in the vehicle when ICE agents break his window..."

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
‘Mommy’s coming’: Video shows what happened before ICE arrested parent outside Oregon preschool
Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, 38, was arrested by immigration authorities last week.
www.oregonlive.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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July 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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This is a human rights violation.

Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled.

“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report.
July 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Sun ejecting Plasma, as captured by the Parker Solar Probe.

-Credits: NASA
July 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Me: "So you're the child of immigrants."
Her: "Correct."
Me: "But you don't accept immigrants are Americans?"
Her: "Not at this moment."
Me: "So your parents are not Americans?"

Perhaps my favorite exchange from my insane Jubilee 'Surrounded' debate.

Full show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...
July 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM