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Leslie

@leslieandrews.bsky.social

 Supporter of democracy, lover of dogs recovering triathlete. still addicted to the endorphins. Speech pathologist. Please no DMS. This is not a dating app for me.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

The Executive Branch has no authority to regulate states’ election decisions as to candidate qualifications, and the choice to file a lawsuit like this just days before an election speaks volumes about the political corruption festering at the top levels of the DOJ.

VoteHub@votehub.com · last wk.

NEWS — The Trump administration sued Alaska over Dan J. Sullivan’s Senate candidacy, arguing voter confusion could affect the race between Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, per Courthouse News.

Dr. Amy Acton@amyactonoh.bsky.social · last wk.

Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy has refused to sell his holdings in data centers and other industries Ohio’s governor will be responsible for regulating. Ramaswamy is only out for himself. The longer he refuses to put Ohioans before his own stock portfolio, the clearer that becomes.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

50 years ago, the Attorney General went to prison for committing crimes to cover up the criminal actions of the President of the United States. The fallout from Watergate led to the building of a wall of independence at DOJ that lasted half a century. That wall has been shattered by Trump's people.

Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social · last wk.

Attorney General Todd Blanche says there's a "misperception that there's this separation and independence between the Department of Justice and the White House." "I work for President Trump."

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trump is going after people who default on loans? That's rich, coming from a man who in 2008 failed to repay roughly $287 million in loans tied to his Chicago skyscraper project. He also sought forgiveness from countless other loans for millions of dollars because he couldn't afford to pay them.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Trump admin is moving forward on plans to impose financial penalties on Americans in default on their federal student loans and hire private debt collectors to go after them. The plans are unlikely to be announced until after the midterms.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yep. Noncitizen voting is extremely rare AND there’s no real pattern in who does it; it can be people of any political viewpoint. That’s because it’s not some grand “voter fraud” conspiracy, it’s almost always what law professor Benjamin Plener Cover calls “voter mistake.”

Voter F̶r̶a̶u̶d̶ Mistake

False narratives challenging electoral integrity often cite ineligible voting as a prime example of so-called widespread voter fraud. This Article demonstrates that ineligible voting often consists of...

scholarship.law.wm.edu

Julia Wick@sherlyholmes.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: President Trump has repeatedly claimed that Democrats are cheating by allowing noncitizens to vote. But the poster child of Monday’s voter fraud sweep — who the DOJ alleges was illegally registered to vote in L.A. — is a registered Republican lamaterial.com/p/voter-frau...

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w ago

Does it make sense to deport a man who overstayed a visa but otherwise has no criminal record when his deportation means shutting down a food pantry that serves meals to 7,000-8,000 needy people a month? Does choosing not to exercise discretion in his case make America greater?

Aleksander Nijal is the founder and president of the Open Hand Association Food Pantry on Lydig Avenue in the Bronx. He was detained by ICE on Monday when he attended a court hearing. "It was the saddest thing ever. What he did for this community for the past 14 years. He made sure that people in need had food on their tables for their families. Every day, every afternoon, regardless of what time it was,' " said Saimir Burgaj, Chairman of the Open Hand pantry. The pantry serves anywhere between 7,000 and 8,000 people each month.
Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2w ago

"It was the saddest thing ever. What he did for this community for the past 14 years. He made sure that people in need had food on their tables for their families." The pantry serves between 7,000 and 8,000 people each month... They said if he does not return, the pantry will close indefinitely.

Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Update: about 4 hours later and we still don't have admin access so we still can't post to the No Kings instagram account. This isn't slowing down the the 3,000+ early vote events today. We will drive the biggest early vote in history. But this should be a flashing alarm about what's to come.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w ago

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: No Kings organizer Ezra Levin SOUNDS ALARM after Meta suspended the movement’s Instagram during nationwide protests. LEVIN: “We might be seeing something similar from Meta in our country right now.” “We're not gonna stop organizing against this regime.”

Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.

When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.

theatlantic.com

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2w ago

Kinda wild that there have been wild protests going on in Albania for months set off by a corrupt Kushner luxury resort project and there has been barely coverage of it here 🇺🇸 and Trump never gets asked about it.

Roadrunner33@roadrunner33.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trump siding with Russia over Ukraine should make every American uneasy Russia is not our friends There is no benefit to US national security Republicans doing nothing to stop this should all be voted out of office

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w ago

Important to note that a case as prominent as this would take years to wend its way through the courts, meaning any final decision (or possibly even any initial merits decision) wouldn’t occur until years after Trump left office. So in the interim it’s primarily a harassment/intimidation tactic.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3w ago

Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3w ago

I said this in a thread last night and in a thousand threads before it, but you really are doing the work of those who would destroy democracy and the rule of law when you are a doomer. You can be aware of — and vigorously oppose — the lawlessness of this administration without insisting on doom.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w ago

Trump’s big lie this morning unraveled FAST. Zelenskyy says the announcement was “NEWS TO ME.” Now a senior RUSSIAN lawmaker says he knows NOTHING about the deal—and suggests Trump is making fake announcements to manipulate oil prices.

Trump’s Ukraine ‘Ceasefire’ Exposed as Kyiv and Moscow Rebuke Him

Zelenskyy says Trump’s ceasefire was “news to me,” while a senior Russian lawmaker suggests the announcement was a ploy to drive down oil prices.

meidasnews.com