@reneelewismaine.bsky.social
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Make that nine anti-abortion judges: Collins just voted to confirm Joshua Dunlap to the First Circuit court of Appeals
So far in 2025, Collins has voted to confirm at least eight explicitly anti-abortion judges to lifetime seats on the federal judiciary. It seems plausible Collins knows she’s likely to lose next November and isn't even trying to court voters anymore. It’s no longer of concern to her.
NEW: Susan Collins, who claims to be pro choice, is raising money for an anti-abortion candidate who’s slated to lose the Virginia governor's race. A donor email sent on behalf of Winsome Earle-Sears comes as Collins' approval rating has plummeted to net negative 20 points. Me in @newrepublic.com:
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Make that nine anti-abortion judges: Collins just voted to confirm Joshua Dunlap to the First Circuit court of Appeals
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Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
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.@heathercherone.bsky.social is a great source for what's happening on the ground in and around Chicago.
A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
BREAKING: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force, an appeals court ruled. @wttw.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
.@heathercherone.bsky.social is a great source for what's happening on the ground in and around Chicago.
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When he finished his 22-hour speech, Merkley warned that authoritarianism “is not around the corner” but “here right now.”
apnews.com/article/merk...
apnews.com/article/merk...
Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown
Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats have seized the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with them on e...
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
When he finished his 22-hour speech, Merkley warned that authoritarianism “is not around the corner” but “here right now.”
apnews.com/article/merk...
apnews.com/article/merk...
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He’s taking healthcare away from 15 million Americans and making it unaffordable for 22 million more
And using the shutdown as an excuse to deprive up to 42 million citizens-including children-of SNAP benefits
Yet is on the verge of directing the DOJ to pay him $230 million
It’s just so lawless
And using the shutdown as an excuse to deprive up to 42 million citizens-including children-of SNAP benefits
Yet is on the verge of directing the DOJ to pay him $230 million
It’s just so lawless
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
He’s taking healthcare away from 15 million Americans and making it unaffordable for 22 million more
And using the shutdown as an excuse to deprive up to 42 million citizens-including children-of SNAP benefits
Yet is on the verge of directing the DOJ to pay him $230 million
It’s just so lawless
And using the shutdown as an excuse to deprive up to 42 million citizens-including children-of SNAP benefits
Yet is on the verge of directing the DOJ to pay him $230 million
It’s just so lawless
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A gang of ICE thugs just rolled into Chinatown, arresting street vendors on Canal Street who’ve been there for decades—they sent in an armored tank and masked agents with weapons to confront New Yorkers as protests grew in response.
Angry about this? Join our HandsOffNYC.com mass call 10/29 at 7pm.
Angry about this? Join our HandsOffNYC.com mass call 10/29 at 7pm.
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A gang of ICE thugs just rolled into Chinatown, arresting street vendors on Canal Street who’ve been there for decades—they sent in an armored tank and masked agents with weapons to confront New Yorkers as protests grew in response.
Angry about this? Join our HandsOffNYC.com mass call 10/29 at 7pm.
Angry about this? Join our HandsOffNYC.com mass call 10/29 at 7pm.
The $40 billion in funds promised to Argentina is larger than the entire USAID budget. It was never about cost.
October 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The $40 billion in funds promised to Argentina is larger than the entire USAID budget. It was never about cost.
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Informational signs containing information on climate change, ecology and Native American history have been removed from Maine's Acadia National Park, one of the country's most popular national parks. Many national parks are seeing similar actions:
Acadia National Park removes educational signs about climate change, Indigenous history
Informational signs containing information on climate change, ecology and Native American history have been removed from Maine's Acadia National Park, one of the country's most popular national parks....
www.mainepublic.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Informational signs containing information on climate change, ecology and Native American history have been removed from Maine's Acadia National Park, one of the country's most popular national parks. Many national parks are seeing similar actions:
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Truly excellent throughout.
September 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Truly excellent throughout.
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That's odd. Russia has mail in voting.
August 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
That's odd. Russia has mail in voting.
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As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
Common Sense about Negotiations
For Americans about Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
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NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.
Please take care when watching.
Please take care when watching.
August 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning.
Please take care when watching.
Please take care when watching.
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Trump named Pete Hegseth as defense secretray because he knew Hegseth wouldn't hesitate to order American troops to fire on American civilians. Sending the military into our cities is a major step toward imposing a dictatorship.
It's so obvious that mainstream media are afraid to say it.
It's so obvious that mainstream media are afraid to say it.
August 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Trump named Pete Hegseth as defense secretray because he knew Hegseth wouldn't hesitate to order American troops to fire on American civilians. Sending the military into our cities is a major step toward imposing a dictatorship.
It's so obvious that mainstream media are afraid to say it.
It's so obvious that mainstream media are afraid to say it.
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Why?
In part, because the destruction of USAID has made it near impossible to distribute the food.
Calculations suggest that it could have fed every starving child in Gaza for a week.
And roughly a million dollars up in smoke — due to DOGE.
In part, because the destruction of USAID has made it near impossible to distribute the food.
Calculations suggest that it could have fed every starving child in Gaza for a week.
And roughly a million dollars up in smoke — due to DOGE.
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Why?
In part, because the destruction of USAID has made it near impossible to distribute the food.
Calculations suggest that it could have fed every starving child in Gaza for a week.
And roughly a million dollars up in smoke — due to DOGE.
In part, because the destruction of USAID has made it near impossible to distribute the food.
Calculations suggest that it could have fed every starving child in Gaza for a week.
And roughly a million dollars up in smoke — due to DOGE.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Just a reminder that Trump was going to announce his sanctions on Russia for not negotiating “in two weeks” about 3.5 weeks ago.
Taco
Taco
June 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just a reminder that Trump was going to announce his sanctions on Russia for not negotiating “in two weeks” about 3.5 weeks ago.
Taco
Taco
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into it’s facility in Chicago.
June 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into it’s facility in Chicago.
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Trump now claims that he told the rioters to be peaceful and that he offered ten thousand National Guard troops to protect the Capitol. The first claim is misleading. The second is a lie.
Trump: The Scofflaw Strongman
Trump says he’s defending “law and order” in Los Angeles. The record of his words and deeds on January 6th proves that’s a lie.
www.thebulwark.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump now claims that he told the rioters to be peaceful and that he offered ten thousand National Guard troops to protect the Capitol. The first claim is misleading. The second is a lie.
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Moulton: "You texted the launch time for F-18s going into combat over enemy territory facing anti-aircraft missiles on an unclassified Signal chat...Was it classified?"
Hegseth: "What's not classified is it was an incredibly successful mission."
Moulton: "So it was classified."
Hegseth: "What's not classified is it was an incredibly successful mission."
Moulton: "So it was classified."
June 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Moulton: "You texted the launch time for F-18s going into combat over enemy territory facing anti-aircraft missiles on an unclassified Signal chat...Was it classified?"
Hegseth: "What's not classified is it was an incredibly successful mission."
Moulton: "So it was classified."
Hegseth: "What's not classified is it was an incredibly successful mission."
Moulton: "So it was classified."
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Trump's budget proposal includes a nearly $500 million reduction in funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the main federal agency safeguarding U.S. elections against cyber threats.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Administration Proposes More Drastic Election Security Cuts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump's budget proposal includes a nearly $500 million reduction in funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the main federal agency safeguarding U.S. elections against cyber threats.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW TRUMP CONFLICT ALERT:
A company with ties to China that produces content for TikTok announced this week it is investing as much as $300 million into $TRUMP memecoin. This as Trump decides the fate of TikTok in the U.S.
With David Yaffe-Bellany
nyti.ms/42Xwou3
A company with ties to China that produces content for TikTok announced this week it is investing as much as $300 million into $TRUMP memecoin. This as Trump decides the fate of TikTok in the U.S.
With David Yaffe-Bellany
nyti.ms/42Xwou3
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency (Gift Article)
The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.
nyti.ms
May 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NEW TRUMP CONFLICT ALERT:
A company with ties to China that produces content for TikTok announced this week it is investing as much as $300 million into $TRUMP memecoin. This as Trump decides the fate of TikTok in the U.S.
With David Yaffe-Bellany
nyti.ms/42Xwou3
A company with ties to China that produces content for TikTok announced this week it is investing as much as $300 million into $TRUMP memecoin. This as Trump decides the fate of TikTok in the U.S.
With David Yaffe-Bellany
nyti.ms/42Xwou3
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Utterly vile and a profound betrayal to the 9,000 Afghans living in the US who had been protected from deportation.
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
Noem revokes temporary deportation protections for some Afghans in the U.S. • Wisconsin Examiner
About 9,000 Afghans living in the United States who had been protected from deportation will no longer be shielded as of mid-July.
wisconsinexaminer.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Utterly vile and a profound betrayal to the 9,000 Afghans living in the US who had been protected from deportation.
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
In a statement as cruel as it is absurd, Kristi Noem claimed that allowing Afghan nationals to stay temporarily in the U.S. is 'contrary to the national interest.'
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