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💙🩵🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally Proud parent, loving daughter/sister/aunt/mom, "diversity is what puts texture in the fabric of society" Please, no DM unless we personally know each other or you have a question about a topic you don't want in a public space.

A second man, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, has died at Delaney Hall, the inhumane ICE detention center run by private prison contractor GEO Group. GEO Group’s profits have soared by over 700% since Trump has been back in office. Imagine profiting from death and suffering. Deplorable.

I can remember in 2008 the sense of how the arrival of a better America would accompany this man's election. I still believe his message of hope is the right one. It is a strategy. Happy birthday, Mr President!

Obama Hope Poster from 2008

In 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.

as millions of americans this year have had to give up their health insurance **specifically because** trump and republicans made the decision to send premiums skyrocketing, the administration now says everyone who's lost coverage must have been committing fraud: www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

RFK Jr., Oz claim fraud crackdown drove ACA enrollment drop, but analysts cite rising costs

Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.

cbsnews.com

Opinion | California allows 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register so that their registration activates automatically on their 18th birthday. Only 11% of eligible teenagers have done so. cal.news/4gbJvOB 📝 Conner Huey 📸 Rahul Lal

A student registers to vote at Sacramento State University in Sacramento on Oct. 20, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

You can legally take photos and video. You can even "monitor security" - as long as you do it from a public space. If you're in a public space and not trespassing or otherwise breaking the law, then being detained and having your vehicle searched is ILLEGAL! It's a 4th Amendment violation.

A federal judge agreed to dismiss the seditious-conspiracy case against the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and seven other members of the extremist group who planned to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Judge dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers

While taking the last step in the legal process to wipe out penalties from the riot, the judge also criticized the Justice Department for undoing the most serious convictions.

washingtonpost.com

Jessica was kind enough to offer to send me a copy of her new book. I’ve been clipping her for the past couple of years, and I can’t wait to read it 🙏