DEK
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DEK
@pugdude56.bsky.social
I enjoy many things. I'm partial to Pugs, Dogs, Cats, Animals, Nature Films, Music, Books, Politics & History. Democrat by choice, Liberal by nature. I stand with Ukraine, Europe & NATO.

Anti-Trump, Anti-Maga, Anti-Musk and Anti-GOP to my soul.
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A new bill that recently passed the Senate will let members of Congress censor information about themselves online.

The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.

Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:
Cruz-Klobuchar bill would sacrifice speech for a false sense of security
Cruz-Klobuchar bill censors online information too broadly in the name of security, writes senior adviser at Freedom of the Press Foundation.
www.dallasnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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"RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong. His latest conspiracy theory is no more accurate than his others." www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/m...
RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong
Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.
www.statnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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We are an independent, nonprofit newsroom with more than 150 dedicated journalists.

For those who want to read the facts of our reporting — and the documents on which it is based — here’s the full story:
Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
www.propublica.org
October 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
She is the definition of the C word. No one should be allowed to speak like that to someone elected to serve the people. Beyond disrespectful.
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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HAPPENING NOW — “The Trump admin is following a playbook: cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem like peaceful protesters are a mob by firing pellets and tear gas canisters at them. Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act."

thetriibe.com/2025/10/live...
LIVE: ‘I won’t back down,’ Pritzker says after Illinois and Chicago sues Trump to block National Guard deployment • The TRiiBE
The plaintiffs are asking a judge to block Trump’s efforts to federalize and deploy troops to Illinois, and to declare the actions unlawful.
thetriibe.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Physicians warn of devastating consequences as the Republican-led government shutdown blocks ACA premium subsidies

story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
Arizona doctors blame GOP for blocking health care tax credit extension | Arizona Mirror
Arizona doctors urge Republican delegation to extend ACA tax credits as shutdown blocks popular health subsidies
azmirror.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Exclusive: Trump official bypassed ethics rules in criminal referrals of Fed governor and other foes, sources say reut.rs/4qfoN3F
Exclusive: Trump official bypassed ethics rules in criminal referrals of Fed governor and other foes, sources say
The Trump appointee accusing the president’s political foes of mortgage fraud skipped over his agency’s inspector general when making criminal referrals, according to seven people familiar with the matter, bypassing rules meant to ensure that federal officials don’t abuse their power for partisan purposes.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Do you realize who you're talking about. Stephen Miller is a fascist to begin with. The man gets off on cruelty and violence. Just listen to every time he opens his mouth. He would like nothing better than turn the military lose on this country.
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This guy is a wannabe dictator in his own right
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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At least two people were killed and 12 others injured in a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday night. Alabama is among the states with the highest rates of shooting fatalities and injuries per 100,000 residents, a 2024 Trace analysis found.
You’re More Likely to Be Shot in Selma Than in Chicago
In the fall of 2021, Summer Tatum, a radiology technician in Prattville, Alabama, was looking forward to the birth of her first child, a boy. She had already chosen a name, Everett.   But by last…
www.thetrace.org
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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"He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian. Pretty despicable."

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is “abhorrent.”
Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."
The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

With a plan to extend the East Wing of the White House, President Trump “is showing the world that his presidency is a royal court where a select few are invited to pledge their allegiance,” Debbie Millman writes.
Opinion | The East Wing Ballroom is Trump’s Raw Display of Power
The president is refashioning his residence into a palace. Our democracy is now a members-only club.
nyti.ms
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Experts said federal officials would likely be deeply interested in understanding direct Chinese investment in SpaceX.

The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
www.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The Treasury Department is developing a one-dollar commemorative coin, bearing the image of President Trump, for the nation’s 250th birthday. But it’s not clear that a coin could legally feature an image of Trump; an 1866 act established that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency.
Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin
The coin, bearing President Trump’s face, would honor the 250th birthday of the United States.
nyti.ms
October 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
And it SUCKS BIGLY! BAD IDEA
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Oct 4
A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images confirmed by the US Treasury. https://cnn.it/479RxDa
October 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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📽️ VIDEO: Donald Trump is using the same tactics authoritarians have used to attack democracies for centuries. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins the podcast to expose Trump's playbook and share one of her most important maxims of resistance.

Watch below👇
SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Donald Trump is not as dumb as he looks. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins us today with a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves. Support independent…
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October 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The International Civil Aviation Organization rejected a proposal that would have allowed older commercial pilots to keep flying.
International Organization rejects increasing mandatory commercial pilot retirement age | CNN
The International Civil Aviation Organization rejected a proposal Friday that would have allowed older commercial pilots to keep flying.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Georgia small business owners fear loss of health care subsidies at center of government shutdown
Georgia small business owners fear loss of health care subsidies at center of government shutdown
At the center of the ongoing government shutdown are essential questions about health care and the programs Americans use to get it.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Are you kidding Me???!!! A man that hasn't done a damn thing but tear this nation apart.
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Georgia is set to hold local elections on Saturday amid a boycott by eight opposition parties. Others are participating, highlighting divisions within the opposition.

#EuropeNews
Georgia heads to municipal elections amid partial opposition boycott
Georgia is set to hold local elections on Saturday amid a boycott by eight opposition parties. Others are participating, highlighting divisions within the opposition.
l.euronews.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
How unfortunate. He's such a douche bag.
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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NEW: Oregon law enforcement officials slam Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Portland in new court filings, calling it unwarranted and a threat to public safety that could incite larger protests.
In Court Filings, Oregon Police Slam Trump’s Portland Takeover
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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President Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he believed it was possible that the Department of Justice could be investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray. The statement came just days after the indictment of James Comey, another former FBI director and perceived foe of Trump’s.
Trump Raises Possibility of Inquiry Into Wray, Another Former F.B.I. Director
In a phone interview with NBC, Mr. Trump said an investigation of Christopher Wray could be underway, days after the Justice Department’s indictment of James B. Comey.
nyti.ms
September 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM