Risser
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She/her. WWII buff. Blue voter. I work at the intersection of tech and finance, believe in the Oxford comma, and have a boop-able doggy
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it is VERY important that anyone who lives in wisconsin votes for crawford for wisconsin supreme court on april 1st. wisconsin is only just starting to recover from the damage of the scott walker era and this would help solidify a new era in the state
Musk is now way over $20 million deep into his attempt to buy Wisconsin's Supreme Court. The direct effects of Wisconsin's majority will be enormous. But there's now another huge question at play: can Musk buy whatever election he wants? If Crawford wins, his perceived political power collapses.
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
it is VERY important that anyone who lives in wisconsin votes for crawford for wisconsin supreme court on april 1st. wisconsin is only just starting to recover from the damage of the scott walker era and this would help solidify a new era in the state
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Brad Schimel is crazy. Vote Susan Crawford, Wisconsin.
youtu.be/C9d9X7IdhwA
youtu.be/C9d9X7IdhwA
Crazy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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March 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Brad Schimel is crazy. Vote Susan Crawford, Wisconsin.
youtu.be/C9d9X7IdhwA
youtu.be/C9d9X7IdhwA
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Have any democrats called for the resignation of Hegseth? (Honestly asking. No snark.)
March 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Have any democrats called for the resignation of Hegseth? (Honestly asking. No snark.)
The irony
“The 1952 law under which the Trump administration seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident…is largely untested.
Largely, but not entirely. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1996 — by President Trump’s sister.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
Largely, but not entirely. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1996 — by President Trump’s sister.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
Law in Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Was Once Struck Down — by Trump’s Sister
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry ruled that the law invoked against Mr. Khalil violated the Constitution by giving unfettered discretion to the secretary of state.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The irony
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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March 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
1984
The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
1984
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Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power.
March 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power.
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Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks.
Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.
NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.
Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.
NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.
March 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks.
Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.
NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.
Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again.
NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.
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5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
It's open both in person and through a telephone audio line:
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
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This is the man Chuck Schumer just funded
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is the man Chuck Schumer just funded
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The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The distance between a legal resident who's not a citizen being deported without due process and a citizen being deported without due process is a hell of a lot shorter than many folks seem to believe, and when it does happen to a citizen, just remember it started here and who was quiet in response.
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The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
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Spotted today at the NYC Half Marathon
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Spotted today at the NYC Half Marathon
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Senator AOC. It’s time.
March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Senator AOC. It’s time.
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Oh man, this is like real McCarthy stuff ….
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Oh man, this is like real McCarthy stuff ….
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@schumer.senate.gov YOU ARE DONE IN NEW YORK
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@schumer.senate.gov YOU ARE DONE IN NEW YORK
THIS WILL NOT BE A NORMAL SHUTDOWN. VOTE NO! STAY IN THE FIGHT!
March 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
THIS WILL NOT BE A NORMAL SHUTDOWN. VOTE NO! STAY IN THE FIGHT!
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Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
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If you’re excited about Pete Buttigieg’s possible run for President, we should all follow each other!
a man is peeking through a pair of wooden doors .
ALT: a man is peeking through a pair of wooden doors .
media.tenor.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you’re excited about Pete Buttigieg’s possible run for President, we should all follow each other!
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Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR
Federal workers obviously don’t like government shutdowns. Most of them are furloughed....
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Biggest Federal Employee Unions Says Shutdown is Preferable to Elon/Trump CR talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bigge...
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Funding the government is up to republicans. They’re the ruling party. Let them fund the government or shut it down.
March 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Funding the government is up to republicans. They’re the ruling party. Let them fund the government or shut it down.