No waste … using scraps to sew some scrap face pins as I continue to raise $ for cancer research. See more on my Instagram @CBDartstudio
Carlton B. Dietz 🌻
@cbdartstudio.bsky.social
Self-taught artist + flower lover + creative mama + watercolors + collage + illustration art + more Contact me for more info on any piece.
Republicans have dumped a staggering $160 million into Texas — and James Talarico is still leading. At the Texas Tribune Festival, the moderator went through the last 10 public Senate polls. Talarico led in all 10. That’s not a blip. That’s a huge warning sign for the GOP.
The court unanimously ruled the seizure was unlawful, saying voted ballots must remain in the custody of election officials, even during a criminal investigation. Bianco was also ordered to stop handling the ballots except to return them.
California sheriff broke election law by seizing ballots, state Supreme Court rules
The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state's election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar.
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Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.
A win! A federal judge has ordered the White House to immediately restore the press credentials of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO reporters after Trump barred the outlets from the White House. The temporary order lasts 14 days while the lawsuit moves forward.
After six American soldiers died in an Iranian attack earlier this year, Democrats pressed Pete Hegseth for answers — but he's stonewalling. Rep. Pat Ryan and I are pushing for a public hearing. Our service members and their families deserve better.
"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
He acts as if the people’s money is his personal money but that he spends taxpayer money way more freely than he has ever spent his own $. Such a PO(tu)S move.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoBreaking News: Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would help cement President Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Our country faces many pressing issues in 2026. Voter fraud is not one of them. “This is a made-up problem by Donald Trump to create a permission structure to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
So, when a journalist from any network is asked who he or she works for, they should say, “for the American people”.
Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2w ago1/When you learned Trump banned MS NOW, CNN & Politico from the WH, the first thought that crossed your mind was probably, “That has to violate the First Amendment.” You would not be wrong. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
Here’s my next batch of pins! Each is handsewn using wool & wool blend felt, cotton thread, glass beads and metal charms. No 2 alike. $30 each. All the profits go to underfunded cancer research. @cancerresearch.bsky.social @cancerresearch-ucc.bsky.social @cancerresearchinst.bsky.social
The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
While I am not currently supporting the national parks by purchasing a pass (until the evil ghoul is no longer pictured on the pass) I plan on making more hand stitched pins and donating the $ to the parks & @altnps.bsky.social resistance
You can find us on ye ole Spotify as well, btw. If you indulge #recordingstudiosky #musicsky #recordingsky #musicchallenge #musicmoments #musicthread #musicproduction #onthisday #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinylrecords #postpunk #powerpop#indiepop #britpop #newwave #punk #synthpop #BreakingKindSongs
The Melody Chamber - Album by The Melody Chamber | Spotify
The Melody Chamber · album · 2025 · 10 songs
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The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?
FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W
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Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation. Worse than Jimmy Carter!"
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w ago“WE HAVE TO SHOVE ACCOUNTABILITY DOWN THEIR F***ING THROATS.” 🔥🔥 Katie Phang delivers a fiery sign-off on today’s episode of Sidebar with Katie Phang: “I don’t want any of you to ever think that we can’t get through this. But I want us to thrive, not just survive.”
📩 Want to know when you’ll get your mail ballot? Use our interactive chart to search for your state and find the date that mail ballots are sent to voters: https://demdock.com/46naKQP
Here's the video that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried so hard to hide of him vacationing with his mistress in London that he allegedly lunged at an American tourist who recorded it. Share!
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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I live in Texas The only time we hear from our governor is election time or to support murdering children or brown ppl The rest of the time all Texans are hung out to dry Vote him OUT
