Joni Ernst clearly doesn’t want her job anymore
No captions so I'm lipreading this one and *fuck* that smirk.
Joni Ernst, at her town hall last night.
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
May 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Joni Ernst clearly doesn’t want her job anymore
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The greatest threat to ocean biodiversity in the past 50 yrs—more than climate change or plastic pollution—is unsustainable fishing. So countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas.
But in the US, 47 is undoing marine protection.
A marine biologist explains, No pay wall.
But in the US, 47 is undoing marine protection.
A marine biologist explains, No pay wall.
Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life
America’s marine protected areas help fish populations thrive. Trump’s plan to open them to industrial fishing may ultimately harm the fishing industry itself.
theconversation.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The greatest threat to ocean biodiversity in the past 50 yrs—more than climate change or plastic pollution—is unsustainable fishing. So countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas.
But in the US, 47 is undoing marine protection.
A marine biologist explains, No pay wall.
But in the US, 47 is undoing marine protection.
A marine biologist explains, No pay wall.
There’s a fairly straightforward solution to this, but it would require collective action across classes: Don’t buy self driving cars. They will kill us all.
This was part of the $250M election donation deal.
Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There’s a fairly straightforward solution to this, but it would require collective action across classes: Don’t buy self driving cars. They will kill us all.
What are elected officials doing to protect PHI for autistics?
We don’t want our names on a “registry.” We begged you to stop w/ registries but no one listened. Now it’s a 5 alarm fire. #autism #RFK @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
We don’t want our names on a “registry.” We begged you to stop w/ registries but no one listened. Now it’s a 5 alarm fire. #autism #RFK @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
April 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What are elected officials doing to protect PHI for autistics?
We don’t want our names on a “registry.” We begged you to stop w/ registries but no one listened. Now it’s a 5 alarm fire. #autism #RFK @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
We don’t want our names on a “registry.” We begged you to stop w/ registries but no one listened. Now it’s a 5 alarm fire. #autism #RFK @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @magaziner.house.gov
This is a legitimate question-what is the issue with RFK’s ability to talk?
I’m not interested in ableist jabs, but I’m genuinely trying to understand why it’s so hard for him. Did I miss it?
I’m not interested in ableist jabs, but I’m genuinely trying to understand why it’s so hard for him. Did I miss it?
April 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is a legitimate question-what is the issue with RFK’s ability to talk?
I’m not interested in ableist jabs, but I’m genuinely trying to understand why it’s so hard for him. Did I miss it?
I’m not interested in ableist jabs, but I’m genuinely trying to understand why it’s so hard for him. Did I miss it?
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NEW: A Democratic congressional delegation visited Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE facilities in Louisiana today, to demand their release and observe conditions there. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: A Democratic congressional delegation visited Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE facilities in Louisiana today, to demand their release and observe conditions there. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...
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Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For some disabled protestors, “Hands Off” went virtual
"We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Lawyers have a duty to defend our Constitution.
It is an absolute outrage that, in order to curry favor with Trump and continue making their billions, giant law firms like Paul Weiss have abrogated their responsibilities.
Thanks to those defending democracy. We will remember.
It is an absolute outrage that, in order to curry favor with Trump and continue making their billions, giant law firms like Paul Weiss have abrogated their responsibilities.
Thanks to those defending democracy. We will remember.
More than 500 law firms rally behind embattled peers, declaring that Trump’s crackdown on the legal industry poses “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself.” But none of the top 20 firms join. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...
More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump
The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Lawyers have a duty to defend our Constitution.
It is an absolute outrage that, in order to curry favor with Trump and continue making their billions, giant law firms like Paul Weiss have abrogated their responsibilities.
Thanks to those defending democracy. We will remember.
It is an absolute outrage that, in order to curry favor with Trump and continue making their billions, giant law firms like Paul Weiss have abrogated their responsibilities.
Thanks to those defending democracy. We will remember.
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Via New York Times: “The DOJ prosecutor who questioned the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a “failure to zealously advocate” for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov’t in federal court.”
April 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Via New York Times: “The DOJ prosecutor who questioned the Trump administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on indefinite paid leave for a “failure to zealously advocate” for the department — less than 24 hours after defending the gov’t in federal court.”
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“Tariffs are a regressive tax, they hurt lower-income families more than they do upper-income families.”
Experts continue to prove that Republicans are not the party for working families. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
Experts continue to prove that Republicans are not the party for working families. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
Trump's new tariffs will hit lower-income households the hardest
While Trump campaigned on a pledge to lower prices for struggling Americans, his tariffs are expected to increase the cost of everything from kids’ shoes to fresh produce.
www.nbcnews.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Tariffs are a regressive tax, they hurt lower-income families more than they do upper-income families.”
Experts continue to prove that Republicans are not the party for working families. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
Experts continue to prove that Republicans are not the party for working families. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump admin violated a court order by halting FEMA's disbursement of millions of dollars in grant funding to states.
April 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump admin violated a court order by halting FEMA's disbursement of millions of dollars in grant funding to states.
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Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...
April 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...
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Reuters: COLUMBIA STUDENT MAHMOUD KHALIL MAY CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE THE LEGALITY OF HIS ARREST IN NEW JERSEY FEDERAL COURT, JUDGE RULES
April 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reuters: COLUMBIA STUDENT MAHMOUD KHALIL MAY CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE THE LEGALITY OF HIS ARREST IN NEW JERSEY FEDERAL COURT, JUDGE RULES
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remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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For those of you folks who are a little younger, this is the story of the filibuster record that Cory Booker just broke. A finger in the eye of white supremacy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_T...
Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For those of you folks who are a little younger, this is the story of the filibuster record that Cory Booker just broke. A finger in the eye of white supremacy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_T...
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:: BREAKING NOW: Multiple polling places across Milwaukee are running low or have run out of ballots as turnout is at record levels.
MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots.
If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.
MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots.
If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
:: BREAKING NOW: Multiple polling places across Milwaukee are running low or have run out of ballots as turnout is at record levels.
MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots.
If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.
MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots.
If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.
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@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
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Gay Valimont is in the lead with 37% of the vote in.
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Gay Valimont is in the lead with 37% of the vote in.
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Wasn't expecting Cory @booker.senate.gov blocking senate business with an actual in fact standing filibuster to protest what the fuck is going on but I'll take it. @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov &c can ask questions to work in breaks
March 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Wasn't expecting Cory @booker.senate.gov blocking senate business with an actual in fact standing filibuster to protest what the fuck is going on but I'll take it. @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov &c can ask questions to work in breaks
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trans day of visibility was created with good intentions, when people barely knew trans people existed.
today, everyone knows we exist, but fascist Christian nationalists and neo-Nazis are trying to erase our very existence.
we need a new day to meet this moment—a trans day of resistance.
today, everyone knows we exist, but fascist Christian nationalists and neo-Nazis are trying to erase our very existence.
we need a new day to meet this moment—a trans day of resistance.
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
trans day of visibility was created with good intentions, when people barely knew trans people existed.
today, everyone knows we exist, but fascist Christian nationalists and neo-Nazis are trying to erase our very existence.
we need a new day to meet this moment—a trans day of resistance.
today, everyone knows we exist, but fascist Christian nationalists and neo-Nazis are trying to erase our very existence.
we need a new day to meet this moment—a trans day of resistance.
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ALERT: Democratic Natl Committee & campaign leaders file suit, asking judge to declare new Trump executive order on elections "legally void"
They argue the new Trump orders would "suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE"
They argue the new Trump orders would "suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE"
April 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
ALERT: Democratic Natl Committee & campaign leaders file suit, asking judge to declare new Trump executive order on elections "legally void"
They argue the new Trump orders would "suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE"
They argue the new Trump orders would "suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE"
We are all in danger when our thirst for “othering” overtakes any desire to keep people safe. I want the victim safely in my community and I want the perpetrator to be the one addressed.
We should all want that
We should all want that
THIS is why many local police departments choose not to share some information with ICE. This woman's decision to report her assault to the cops led to her being arrested by ICE and likely deported.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We are all in danger when our thirst for “othering” overtakes any desire to keep people safe. I want the victim safely in my community and I want the perpetrator to be the one addressed.
We should all want that
We should all want that
It was never about states rights. Not back then and not now.
1. The Trump administration has announced it will be investigating California, and will pull its school funding unless it forcibly outs transgender students.
California has a law against forced outing policies.
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California has a law against forced outing policies.
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Trump Admin Threatens To Pull California School Funding Unless It Forcibly Outs Trans Students
The investigation, which will take place under the Department of Education, threatens to pull California's funding over not outing transgender kids to their parents.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It was never about states rights. Not back then and not now.