Lanita
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A little too earnest, wistful, and weird. I will probably never answer your DMs.
How does one go from talking about a ballroom to bicycle lanes? The alliteration of it all? What is happening?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoJoe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."
Susan Collins denied wrongdoing and claimed our reporting about an ex-CEO’s allegations against her took him at his word. That’s not true. Listen to how we reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records to independently corroborate key parts of his account:
Susan Collins and the Case of the Disappearing FBI Probe
Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 15 · 44m
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NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS’ cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.
Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have...
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US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.
Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich. Political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
NEW: Hegseth's chaotic secret evacuation of a US base in Bahrain left military families in harm's way. “They’re not telling the truth. They’re not telling the full story. They’re not telling how much damage there really was." www.ms.now/news/militar...
‘I was terrified’: Military families describe their harrowing evacuation from a Navy base in Bahrain
In exclusive interviews with MS NOW, military family members said that after a hasty and traumatic evacuation from Naval Support Activity Bahrain in March they have been living out of hotels and short...
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Wishing a very happy birthday to the woman who should be President - Kamala Harris!
Kamala Harris Dancing at Rally
ALT: Kamala Harris Dancing at Rally
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You know, Elon, if you just paid your taxes, we could give those kids food and healthcare, things far more valuable than stock in a government-welfare-dependent company that is bound to go bankrupt eventually.
Leya, a Cuban immigrant, said her boyfriend gave her a black eye and was arrested once before on suspicion of abuse. But after he called 911, she was the one who was detained by ICE, separated from their nursing daughter.
These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.
It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...
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huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress
The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.
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I’ve finally figured it out! A cappuccino machine. AND pay for someone to do all the cleaning of the cappuccino machine with excellent benefits for that person.
Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 7d agoquestion for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
NEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate.
Podcast: Susan Collins and the Case of the Disappearing FBI Probe
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This year alone, New Yorkers have reported more than 188,000 incidents of domestic violence. That's 780 incidents every day. Countless others go unreported. If you or someone you love needs help, call 1-800-621-HOPE or visit on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.
For my newsletter, I wrote about an HHS demand from RFK Jr to all the American medical associations demanding they clarify their stances on youth gender affirming care. It's the latest example of the Trump admin using their bully pulpit to target trans kids: www.burnsnotice.com/rfk-jr-deman...
RFK Jr Demands Medical Orgs Capitulate on Youth Trans Care
HHS letters give WPATH, the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, the Endocrine Society, and others ten days to respond
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Michigan law prohibits giving anything of value to induce someone to vote a particular way. Federal law also prohibits paying people to vote or register to vote. We hope Michigan election authorities investigate. Source: The Detroit News.
October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: https://www.nokings.org/
We're reporting on sports betting apps, and we need your help. ProPublica is looking for 250+ people who use DraftKings and FanDuel to share their data with us and help us understand how the apps respond to user behavior. ➡️ How to help: https://projects.propublica.org/sports-betting-uploader/
Hot off the presses! Just received my author copy from the publisher -- can't believe it's almost ready to be out in the world 🥹 Pub date is Tuesday, November 10th -- pre-order details and book tour dates and locations here: www.ms.now/department-o...
Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.
We scoured social media, court records and local stories for instances of immigration agents holding citizens against their will. The administration doesn’t track these cases. So we have. We’re sharing our database with you.
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Elon Musk has spent at least $276 million since July to boost Republican candidates, a record-breaking sum. That’s just 0.028% of his total net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
Only three more weeks left to get your videos in. "Flip Your Wig, And Get Out The Vote" Details below. #Maddow
Wigmaniac@wigmanaic.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe midterms this year are going to be a barn burner this year, which means, once again, it's time to "Flip Your Wig, And Get Out The Vote!" Here are the details for it : 1/ #Maddow
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
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Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
ICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEO
Surveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas.
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When all these tradwife influencers start pivoting away from their alt-right branding in the next few years, never forget they were on this fascist bandwagon to line their pockets at the expense of every other woman in this country.
