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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”

Do you know what kind of fliers they were circulating after Jake Lang came to Michigan? KKK flyers. Hate all comes from the same place. It's up to us to unite to fight against all its forms.

The U.S. military has long warned that rising temperatures, severe droughts, and rising sea levels act as threat multipliers including an expanding refugee crisis and competition for water and land. See 2015 Time Magazine article on Pentagon cited threats of extreme climate crisis. #Nepal #tsunami

How Climate Change is Behind the Surge of Migrants to Europe

Climate change is playing an increasing role in driving migrants to Europe and beyond

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Trump reported 1,051 trades in his June disclosure. These two stood out: — June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract — June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in SpaceX, the same day NASA recorded a $425.6 million award to SpaceX

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE

💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.

Long before Trump ran for office, Law & Order: SVU ran a “ripped from the headlines” episode in 2011 of an Epstein-like child predator SA’ing children in his NYC mansion. What an indictment of us all. We knew and allowed the wealthy predators to go free. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20...

When Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tackled Jeffrey Epstein

A 2011 episode of NBC’s lurid procedural remains surprisingly potent in the wake of Epstein’s arrest.

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I mean, seriously. Were there politicians back in 1945 who thought "Yeah we should just reform the Schutzstaffel. It would be politically foolish to say we should defund or abolish them. I bet we can reign them in by re-writing laws that already exist. I'm sure they'll follow them this time."

🚨 Navy families are sounding the alarm, the Treasury Dept. just opened the door for money launderers, gas prices reach record levels, major election results, and more. Catch up on everything in today's recap:

Wednesday News Updates: Navy Families Sound the Alarm, Election Results, and More – 8/12/26

Your Wednesday updates are here

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo ago

Impeach and remove this incompetent administration. We have a Constitutional remedy.

SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2mo ago

To everyone who is home in Vermont, thank you. #vtpoli #vermont #home #janooforvt

El-Sayed: "Mike, I'm gonna say it right now, I know you're gonna say no because you're a coward: Five debates, alright? ... By the time we're done, you are not gonna have safe quarter from people holding you accountable to what you've done for them here in Michigan. We will send you back to Florida"

Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

Vermont Isn’t for Sale; An Independent PAC Is Spending Big to Support Democrat Aly Richards' Bid for Governor www.sevendaysvt.com/news/an-inde...

Vermont is not for sale. A Vermont Voter’s Take on PAC Transparency: Aly Richards can also come out plainly and ask those out-of-state PACs to withdraw their ad buys, take down their websites, and social media in support of her campaign.

She has not. She has said she didn’t ask them to involve themselves, but it’s legal. Without an explicit call to stop, Aly has tacitly allowed $200,000 in out-of-state funds to keep bolstering her campaign.

“Legal” isn’t the bar. It’s the floor.

I remember during Civil Unions, people on both sides of the issue told national groups to get out of Vermont. Not because the law required it. Because Vermonters alone should decide Vermont’s future.

Aly says she’ll sign stronger campaign finance laws as governor. Good. But you don’t need to wait for a law to do the right thing right now. According to VT Digger, $230,000 from five donors, four of them out-of-state, is exactly the influence she says she wants to end.

If you’re serious about reform, you lead by example before you’re in office. You don’t benefit from the loophole and promise to close it later.

Say it plainly. Ask them to stand down. #vermont

Mattison@mattison.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vermont is not for sale.

I'm ready for folks to think or say that this post isn't "Vermont nice". Frankly, I don't think advantaging outside PAC money you pledged against is very Vermont.

A Vermont Voter’s Take on PAC Transparency: Aly Richards can also come out plainly and ask those out-of-state PACs to withdraw their ad buys, take down their websites, and social media in support of her campaign.

She has not. She has said she didn’t ask them to involve themselves, but it’s legal. Without an explicit call to stop, Aly has tacitly allowed $200,000 in out-of-state funds to keep bolstering her campaign.

“Legal” isn’t the bar. It’s the floor.

I remember during Civil Unions, people on both sides of the issue told national groups to get out of Vermont. Not because the law required it. Because Vermonters alone should decide Vermont’s future.

Aly says she’ll sign stronger campaign finance laws as governor. Good. But you don’t need to wait for a law to do the right thing right now. According to VT Digger, $230,000 from five donors, four of them out-of-state, is exactly the influence she says she wants to end.

If you’re serious about reform, you lead by example before you’re in office. You don’t benefit from the loophole and promise to close it later.

Say it plainly. Ask them to stand down. #vermont

I'm ready for folks to think or say that this post isn't "Vermont nice". Frankly, I don't think advantaging outside PAC money you pledged against is very Vermont.

Max Miller released audio recordings of conversations he has with his ex wife. In one of them, she accuses him of clandestinely recording their conversations. “I have never recorded our conversations” he says, while recording their conversation. This is domestic violence. Ask me how I know.

Perimeters, not parameters. An excursion, not an incursion. Six genders, not cisgender. Insane asylums, not asylum. Transgender mice, not transgenic mice. The IQ of a potato.

I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser.

Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Phang: "The fact that it's taking France and England and other foreign countries to be able to launch investigations, and yet our American DOJ is sitting on it doing absolutely nothing, including not cooperating with those foreign nations, is such a big red flag."

This is a heinous crime! We seen horrific crimes in NJ and MN. We need our government to hold these people accountable! 🔁 cd_mattison We need a nationwide moratorium to address and stop the White House sanctioned lynchings of Black and Brown people and the white people who resist. #humanity