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📚🐕🌊 ☘️Former NYer living in SoCal. RN, chihuahua mama, married to a superhero. Always have my nose stuck in my Kindle. Lifelong Democrat #Resist #LGTBQ+ ally. #POTS. ❤️🤍💙 "Nevertheless, she persisted."
NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”
UPDATE: Today 35 former federal judges filed a comprehensive opposition to Donald Trump’s expedited motion to stay in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service. Simply put, members of the legal system are trying to put a stop to Trump's ongoing corruption.
Republicans wrote the Big Ugly Bill to funnel cash to billionaires — and they used your grandmother's Medicare as the piggy bank. Half a trillion in cuts start January 1. Vote them all out. #RepublicanMedicareCuts
BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.
Schiff: "He waited until he became president. Why did he wait to bring this $10b lawsuit? He waited so he would have the power of the presidency to leverage the IRS and DOJ to make him more money!"
Capital One has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Org. over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts in 2021, arguing that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering review — not retaliation for the Capitol riot, as the Trump businesses have claimed.
I am Vera Kober, an oil and acrylic painter who loves painting flowers. This is my art, and I'd love to hear what you think. Vera
The Trump Administration is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands www.sierraclub.org/sierra/trump...
The Trump Administration is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait-and-switch,” it’s set to power AI
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Marc Elias & Co. working hard and kicking butt. Please help support @marcelias.bsky.social and @democracydocket.com by following, RTing, and most importantly by being a sponsor. They don't have big corporate sponsors or website ads - they rely on their audience to fund their pro-democracy newsroom.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2d agoEvery court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.
Every court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.
In Brazil, it's a tradition to give the first slice of cake to the person you love the most. Birthday boy Ryan gives the first piece to little brother Antonio, who is deeply touched by his brother's action. Such a beautiful family.
NEW EPISODE: With the 2026 midterm elections 3 months away, the word of the week is capitulation. In today's episode I discuss capitulation by Thom Tillis and John Cornyn on Todd Blanche, Trump's anti-voting executive order before SCOTUS, and new reporting about Paul Weiss. youtu.be/pc9yF-70blY?...
92 Days Until Midterms: Everyone Is Capitulating to Trump
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration’s ban on nonpartisan groups helping newly naturalized U.S. citizens register to vote — finding the ban was likely driven by intentional discrimination against new citizens www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court blocks Trump ban on voter registration help for new citizens, finding likely intentional discrimination
Senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly portrayed immigrants' political participation as an electoral threat.
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I got my signed copy, here's your chance to get a signed hardcover from writer Andy Behrman. Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania has been translated into six foreign languages and is distributed worldwide.
Andy Behrman@electroboyusa.bsky.social · 2d ago
I’ve always liked how the mountains, forest, and reflections seem to share the same space in this painting. Even though everything is still, there’s a feeling that the landscape is quietly alive. #206 "Emerald Reflection" Hand Painted by Jeff Dillon, 24" x 30" #MountainLandscape #CanadianLandscape
Cocchiarella: You've heard a lot of people say that if you're not going to fit in nicely with the Democratic establishment, you shouldn't be a Democrat. Sanders: Well, maybe the converse is true. Maybe the establishment should understand that they are out of touch with where the American people are
The President’s job is to help Americans in need, not punish them for voting against him. Trump has approved nearly 90% of disaster-aid requests from Republican-led states. But not one, not two, not three—FOUR Democratic-led states were denied assistance they needed and qualified for.
Trump overrode his own agencies to deny 4 Democratic disaster requests
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
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RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ Hundreds of protesters marched through #Fishers, #Indiana in opposition to #GregBovino ’s “ #MassDeportationRally,” with demonstrators condemning the event and calling for immigrant rights and due process‼️