avanb2
@avanb2.bsky.social
Life long liberal, unapologetic atheist, lover of all animals and very few people. Too old to put up with any more BS. Here to toast marshmallows in the widening gyre with you all. Know my way around a few curse words. Rogier van den Weyden fan.
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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4 August 1877 - 7 July 1970 Laura Knight, British (1877-1970), Madonna of the Cotton Fields (Mighty Like a Rose), 1927, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 71.8 cm, private collection
3 p.m. Democratic 🗳️ Voted today: 2.24% of 8th CD voters 🗳️ Voted early: 4.28% of 8th CD voters 8th CD voters = 247,883 Republican 🗳️ Voted today: 0.72% of county voters 🗳️ Voted early: 0.80% of county voters County voters = 817,586
It is a toxin and should be a controlled substance! No surprise at all...
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · yesterdayWhat a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
On this day in 1944, the Gestapo found Anne Frank and her family in their Secret Annex. Her diary stands as a warning against hatred and persecution. Eighty years later, we should recognize the warning signs before it’s too late.🙂↕️
This is a man who has a hard time looking in the mirror
The white shoes symbolize the medical professionals who lost their lives while providing care. The installation was organized as a peaceful memorial and a call for greater protection of healthcare workers in conflict zones.
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Blue Virginia@bluevirginia.bsky.social · yesterday"Today, Tom Perriello launched his general election campaign to reclaim Virginia's Fifth Congressional District, after officially earning the Democratic nomination for the seat. Tom is focused on getting costs down, paychecks up, and corruption out lowering costs..." bluevirginia.us/2026/08/live...
they will stop at NOTHING to disenfranchise voters!
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · yesterdayIn Texas, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare cleared the meeting room, silencing public opposition to the GOP plan to eliminate half of the battleground county’s Election Day voting locations before the midterms.
Breaking: Elaine Luria has been elected as the Democratic nominee in Virginia's 2nd District. She will face Rep. Jen Kiggans in November. See more results: https://mrf.lu/2Z-Xx
HUGE: Under Mayor Mamdani, New York City just recorded its safest first 7 months of a year in history—and its safest July ever. In July: Major crime dropped 13% Murder dropped 32% Robberies dropped 15% Vehicle thefts dropped 25% Democratic mayors are putting public safety first.
Unless we ban the use of fossil fuels for energy generation and surface transport, no company will ever leave this stuff in the ground. Why would they when they're making money hand over fist?
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge, Despite Iran War Disruptions (Gift Article)
Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Shameful: The #BrokenTimes hands David Ellison op-ed space rather than challenging his bullshit pap and propaganda about journalism with the receipts he has already delivered at CBS. That would be journalism. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
Tragic because we could have avoided this catastrophe. We are failing our collective responsibility to the future - and will know the price in our lifetimes. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Yup. You did. And cancer research for children was first to go.
Sen Whitehouse explains that trumps DOJ is withholding "302" files. One is 32 pages of agents notes from interviewing a 13 or 14 YEAR OLD that TRUMP abused.. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
Try to defend this: "(trump trying to) escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to." Bury them! nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/trump-irs-todd-blanche.html?unlocked_article_code=1.21A.EmUC.kGRcejjJFhPd&smid=bs-share
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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This is insane! How many Americans follow no news at all and have no idea of this? Everyone, please drop some truth bombs in your daily lives at every opportunity. Personal conversations can move mountains, if enough of us speak up.
Turns out Tillis and Cornyn are head-knocking collaborators. As we knew all along. Much ado about nothing.
Jack Hopkins-The Original@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2d agoCornyn lost his primary. Tillis is walking. Neither has a donor, a term, or a future to protect. Both caved before lunch Monday. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.
🎥NEW: a federal court just blocked a USCIS policy that banned nonprofit organizations from registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies. Marc Elias breaks down the ruling, and what this win means for new Americans and the fight to protect voting rights ahead of the midterms.
BREAKING: Federal Court Blocks Trump's Voter Registration Ban
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
