Val
@vbon.bsky.social
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Every couple of days it stops me dead in my tracks and knocks the breath out of me to realize how bad things are gonna get for how many people in how many ways, and how it is all down to the petty insane whims of one of the worst people America has ever produced.
August 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Every couple of days it stops me dead in my tracks and knocks the breath out of me to realize how bad things are gonna get for how many people in how many ways, and how it is all down to the petty insane whims of one of the worst people America has ever produced.
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I am an American. In my country, law enforcement would show their faces, respect private property, not threaten people’s families, and follow the law. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
ICE try to break into barbershop when owner won't open door without a warrant—threaten to go after his parents.
Agent: "I'm going to go get your dad—and I'm going to get your mom!"
Witness: "Y'all can't tell him that, though. His mom?"
Agent: "Yes we can. That's how we do."
Lynwood, California
Agent: "I'm going to go get your dad—and I'm going to get your mom!"
Witness: "Y'all can't tell him that, though. His mom?"
Agent: "Yes we can. That's how we do."
Lynwood, California
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I am an American. In my country, law enforcement would show their faces, respect private property, not threaten people’s families, and follow the law. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Looking forward to John Bolton’s next book “I wish I had said something sooner”.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Looking forward to John Bolton’s next book “I wish I had said something sooner”.
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Trump and the GOP are redrawing maps for one reason: because losing the next election will mean answering for their crimes.
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump and the GOP are redrawing maps for one reason: because losing the next election will mean answering for their crimes.
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Anna is right. You have to read these two pages.
“What is your basis for saying she puts roast beef in her pockets and in her pants?”
I don’t even know where to begin.
You just have to read these two pages.
I don’t even know where to begin.
You just have to read these two pages.
August 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Anna is right. You have to read these two pages.
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Los Angeles Unified School District
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.
June 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Los Angeles Unified School District
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients
More details to follow--stay tuned!
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Happy 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord from the Supreme Court of the United States
April 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Happy 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord from the Supreme Court of the United States
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I have a dream…
April 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I have a dream…
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It's a clarion call:
Wilkinson: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
Wilkinson: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
April 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It's a clarion call:
Wilkinson: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
Wilkinson: "The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph."
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Calm down, folks, it was just an attempted assassination of a Jewish Democratic governor and his family on the first night of Passover, it’s not like somebody spray painted a dick on a Cybertruck.
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Calm down, folks, it was just an attempted assassination of a Jewish Democratic governor and his family on the first night of Passover, it’s not like somebody spray painted a dick on a Cybertruck.
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And that’s no stretch.
April 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And that’s no stretch.
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Best case he turns off Apr 2nd tariffs Monday. Leaves the 10pct tariffs (not great, but realistic). Elon leaves Doge, which decides to stagger the cuts over 3 yrs, accounting for local impact.
That slows the economy, reducing interest rates, reducing payments on debt to affordable levels.
That slows the economy, reducing interest rates, reducing payments on debt to affordable levels.
Hi Mark,
Have you, and if not, will you give us the best case scenario?
Have you, and if not, will you give us the best case scenario?
April 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Best case he turns off Apr 2nd tariffs Monday. Leaves the 10pct tariffs (not great, but realistic). Elon leaves Doge, which decides to stagger the cuts over 3 yrs, accounting for local impact.
That slows the economy, reducing interest rates, reducing payments on debt to affordable levels.
That slows the economy, reducing interest rates, reducing payments on debt to affordable levels.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
www.post-gazette.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
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Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
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Whatever happened to the "5 things " DoGe emails ? Talked to someone really smart who just left gov, who said all the emails bounced back as inbox full.
Already forgotten
Typical
Ready Fire Aim
Already forgotten
Typical
Ready Fire Aim
March 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Whatever happened to the "5 things " DoGe emails ? Talked to someone really smart who just left gov, who said all the emails bounced back as inbox full.
Already forgotten
Typical
Ready Fire Aim
Already forgotten
Typical
Ready Fire Aim
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The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.
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If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
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CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server
March 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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Hey, Politico --
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
March 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hey, Politico --
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
I consider myself to have "long-term standing in the private legal community" and I have been willing to speak out almost every single day. And, I'm not alone.
Yes, there is widespread cowardice among law firms, but don't ignore those refusing to bow down.
Defiantly,
Marc Elias
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WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.
March 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.
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“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
elias.law
March 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.