orchidwitch.bsky.social
@orchidwitch.bsky.social
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The Democrats should begin building a case for law and order -- for restoring the equal and moral administration of justice. Do it now, as Trump’s power grab reaches a tipping point. Promise to hold accountable anyone tempted to break the law in his name.

www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/23/i...
ICE agents held 5-year-old girl hostage in bid to arrest father, family says
ICE agents seeking Edward Hip in Massachusetts surrounded his 5-year-old daughter outside his home, video shows.
www.nydailynews.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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‼️🇺🇸 Russia is suspected of being partly behind a major yearslong hack of the US federal court filing system that compromised sealed and sensitive case documents, including those tied to national security and overseas criminal activity, - NYT
August 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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HUGE. The first major court victory involving conditions of confinement at ICE field offices. The judge bars detention in any cell which isn't:

- Restricted by capacity
- Has mats for people to sleep on overnight
- Is cleaned 3 times a day
- Provides hygiene supplies
- Offers free legal calls
Judge Lewis Kaplan has GRANTED a motion for a TRO sought by lawyers for detainees at 26 Federal Plaza. It requires DHS to provide migrants a clean and safe place to sleep, prescription medication, nutritious meals, access to counsel, & other necessities storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom

The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.

For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
www.nbcnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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📌It's amazing how little attention this is getting, when it's crystal clear these anti-American, fascist Republicans would prefer nobody ever voted again.
Pretend what the unrelenting backlash would have been had ANYBODY in the Biden administration posted this.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
www.npr.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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You just gotta LOVE MAD MAGAZINE!!!
August 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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NEW: Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families are offering a glimpse at conditions in TX detention centers. according to court filing.

apnews.com/article/migr...
New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water
A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.
apnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Trump apparently doesn’t want commerce with other countries; just war.
June 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The United States should not wage war against Iran.

Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.

This is a horrific war of choice.
June 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My favorite new term is "pickled in rage."
February 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"

This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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No kidding.
Putting 200k people on unemployment seems like a weird way to grow the economy...
February 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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This should be 25th amendment level conduct. The president ordered water to be released from a random dam in California nowhere near the wildfires and then claimed it would help. That’s literally Mad King behavior.
February 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Release the Gaetz report.

Pass it on.
November 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM