Harriet Showman
@harrietshowman.bsky.social
Gamecock WBB & other noticings
And .. here come the Freedom of Information Act requests for Kash Patel records DC watchdog group Democracy Forward has formally requested Patel's calendars & any messages from security detail that include words "drinking", "hungover", "inebriated" democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Roy Cooper wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina primary election.
ICE didn’t just shoot a woman, they blocked the ambulance. Eyewitnesses say thugs parked SUVs to delay lifesaving care and refused to let a doctor reach her body. Then DHS spun a story to justify it. It’s murder. Call it out.
Per Minneapolis Star Tribune Her Name Renee Nicole Good, 37 SHOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW Shot and killed by ICE This Beautiful young woman Our Heartfelt Condolences Our Hearts Break Omg ...Horrific and Wrong
Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE@patti3333.bsky.social · 10mo agowww.startribune.com/she-was-an-a... Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper states her Mother , Donna Granger has identified her daughter's Renee Nicole Good, 37 is the young woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis My heartfelt condolences to her mom & family She was loving & kind Not a terrorist?😪🙏
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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Across our Commonwealth, too many families are struggling to keep up with rising costs — and the high price of energy is often at the core of that. Read more on how I’ll lower costs Governor: roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
Commentary: As governor, I’ll work with both parties to lower energy costs
Across our commonwealth, too many families are struggling to keep up with rising costs and fear that their dream of building a life here in Virginia is slipping out of
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I am devastated by the loss of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in a horrifying act of violence. Our prayers are with their children and all who loved them, and with State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who were also targeted.
Virginia is holding its primaries are coming up in Tuesday, and there's a lot to track from the race to be the state's next attorney general to local battles for county board, prosecutor, and sheriff. To know more, explore our cheat sheet. boltsmag.org/whats-o...
The 40 Elections to Watch This June - Bolts
New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In... Read More
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Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing. “I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.
Klobuchar dined with Minnesota lawmaker just hours before she was killed
The Minnesota senator remembers Hortman, a friend of decades, as a "skilled legislator," she told POLITICO.
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The results are in! There were my favorite signs from yesterday’s No Kings protests. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Top Signs from No Kings Protests
So many great ones to choose from, but here are my top pics of signs/photos from yesterday’s No Kings protests.
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Yep that’s the story today. And the next story is how we funnel these millions of new people into sustained local organizing in service of democracy.
jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
The crowd in Asbury Park, NJ might’ve been as big as the dictatorship perade in DC. It was definitely more enthusiastic. Thank you to all who stood for democracy yesterday!
Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest #scnews
Thousands of SC residents attend ‘No Kings’ Protest
South Carolinians from all over the state were on the state house grounds for the ‘No Kings” protest after President Donald Trump’s efforts to use ICE to crack down on immigration enforcement.
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Today was a great day out at the No Kings Day/Save Democracy Rally at the Statehouse! It was great to meet so many new people. Thank you to all our great volunteers who helped make today a success! #NoKings #SaveDemocracy #InstantRunoffVoting #RankedChoiceVoting #IRV #RCV #MoreChoiceMoreVoice
In America, we have no Kings, no Queens, no nobles, no dictators, and no emperors. We have no slaves, no serfs and no subjects. Just us—‘We the People.’
This post embeds SOME of the best exchanges in Whiskey Pete's horrible congressional appearances this week: Pete Aguilar Jack Reed Seth Moulton Mikie Sherrill Eugene Vindman Salud Carbajal Sara Jacobs www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/15/t...
"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't - emptywheel
Because Pete Hegseth cannot admit who he is -- and more importantly, that he is not superior or even competent -- he is demanding that the men and women who serve under him be something they are not.
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If this is accurate and they’re still counting, we just about reached the 3.5% rule! LFG Americans! great job!
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · last yr.We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!"
🤣 you talking about how this kid, who isn’t even shaving yet, in charge of counterterrorism, doesn’t make you feel SAFE…🧐
Denise Wheeler@denisedwheeler.bsky.social · last yr.The political assassinations in MN = domestic terrorism. A reminder that the guy now running the DHS division responsible for combating domestic terror & targeted attacks is a 22 yr old with no federal experience, and whose last job was his own lawn mowing biz. Dems should now be screaming this.
