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Sherron Watkins
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Enron whistleblower, Bible nerd, craft enthusiast, fan of our lovely planet.
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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tribelaw.bsky.social
It’s disturbing that Justice Jackson was left to dissent alone from this legally reckless, constitutionally wrongheaded, and procedurally indefensible use of the Court’s emergency powers. History will vindicate her courageous if lonely stand against this outrage.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
July 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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lincolnproject.us
These two psychos have access to all your personal data, by the way.
June 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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lincolnproject.us
Jobs you aren't qualified for are hard.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 29
Dan Bongino has a nice cry on Fox & Friends: "I gave up everything for this. I mean, my wife is struggling... I stare at these 4 walls all day in DC, you know, by myself, divorced from my wife. Not divorced, but I mean, separated. And it's hard."

(Note that Brian Kilmeade has to encourage him lol)
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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akalhan.bsky.social
In-kind political donation from @nytimes.com
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 25
Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
Headline from the independent: Trump gives rambling speech about trophy wives, golf and the 'great late' Al Capone in politically-charged West Point address Headline from the New York Times: Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era
May 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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harrylitman.bsky.social
A grotesque injustice by a cowardly company that deserves to be called out for its denigration of the constitution. And an illustration of Trump’s malign influence even beyond the targets of his reprisal agenda.

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Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
this is good bsky.app/profile/jben...
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Apr 24
Holy crap. Here are 91 pages of letters that 14 House Democrats just sent to the nine law firms that have paid off Trump to not attack them.

Lots of Qs aimed at sorting out if they violated federal bribery/anti-fraud/racketeering laws. min.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
min.house.gov
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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phillipanderson.bsky.social
There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
The new revelations about DOGE's activities at the labor agency come from a whistleblower in the IT department of the NLRB, who disclosed his concerns to Congress and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in a detailed report that was then provided to NPR. Meanwhile, his attempts to raise concerns internally within the NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone, according to a cover letter attached to his disclosure filed by his attorney, Andrew Bakaj of the nonprofit Whistleblower Aid.
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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quokkafella.nafofellas.com
The Republican response to #Trump ‘s collapsing polls isn’t to reign in his economic incompetence though, it’s to try to pass sweeping voter obstruction legislation so those poll numbers won’t matter.
April 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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ansellscow.bsky.social
these shameless mfers
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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msrosenberg.bsky.social
“Go get a lawyer” at precisely the moment the authoritarian starts threatening lawyers who work against the authoritarian
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
I lament that the Court appears to have embarked on a new era of procedural variability, and that it has done so in such a casual, inequitable, and, in my view, inappropriate manner. See Department of Education v. California, 604 U. S. ___ , ___ (2025) (JACKSON, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 1–2). At least when the Court went off base in the past, it left a record so posterity could see how it went wrong. See, e.g., Korematsu v. United States, 323 U. S. 214 (1944). With more and more of our most significant rulings taking place in the shadows of our emergency docket, today’s Court leaves less and less of a trace. But make no mistake: We are just as wrong now as we have been in the past, with similarly devastating consequences. It just seems we are now less willing to face it.
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
75 percent.
60minutes.bsky.social 60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 7
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
sherronwatkins.bsky.social
Watch @60minutes April 6 episode on El Salvador prison and the U.S. deportations there with no evidence of criminal behavior or gang membership. This CANNOT be us! We must stop this ungodly, life-destroying actions by Trump administration.
April 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Jesus Christ, this is horrifying.

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April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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wired.com
SCOOP: A WIRED review of public data shows that national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
After the Atlantic published the texts this morning, Tulsi Gabbard is confronted today on why she lied in her testimony to the Senate yesterday. She says she misremembered.
March 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
WSJ Editorial Board: Hegseth's use of Signal for chats with other White House decision makers and his grossly inept management of questions the next day reinforces our serious doubts about his suitability to serve as secretary of defense.
March 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
daveweigel.bsky.social Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Mar 21
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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timmiller.bsky.social
Not sure why everyone isn’t as pissed as me about the Venezuelan soccer player we sent to the torture camp so here’s a 10 minute rant for those who are.

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Breaking: Trump Admin Sent Innocent People to El Salvador Prison
Podcast Episode · Bulwark Takes · 03/20/2025 · 11m
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March 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt.

Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
March 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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thebulwark.com
"Russia doesn’t have allies. It has nations it dominates and bullies and coerces, and nations it wishes to dominate and bully and coerce. How dissimilar is that foreign policy from America’s now?" ICYMI @nataliaantonova.bsky.social:
Ukrainians Are in Shock
What other reaction can there be when America turns against its allies, its values, itself?
www.thebulwark.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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skiles.blue
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
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March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Trump wanted to treat Gavin Newsom the same way as Zelensky when he flew out there. But Gavin met him on the tarmac and bodied him. And that was that. Because face to face, man to man, no bros around to back him up, Trump is the biggest coward on earth.
March 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
AMANPOUR (with face in hands): “Never have I ever ever ever seen anything like it… the president and VP were taking all the Putin talking points.”

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM