Marlene Jane

@mjgawark.bsky.social

Wife, Mom, sister, friend,military brat, retired Lactation Consultant, Artist, cat and dog tender, Democrat

Excuse my ignorance, but if Todd Blanche is confirmed, couldn’t he just issue a new memo under a slightly different framework that still gives Trump the slush fund and the immunity he wanted? We can’t trust these people.

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It's disgusting that Rand Paul doesn't care as much about the Epstein Files and the victims as he does a pandemic from 6 years ago. He needs to remember that it was his president and party that are responsible for the hundreds of thousands of deaths from Covid caused by their incompetence.

Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)

What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot

Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.

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If Andy Beshear does not push this to a conclusion that either has him appointing McConnell's replacement, or McConnell reappearing, Beshear will be out of Democratic politics. We need rabble-rousers, not the same quiet, proper Dems who keep losing.

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Why would a noncitizen stick their neck out and intentionally illegally vote, with deportation as the penalty (plus criminal sanctions), to have a minuscule impact on an election? It would be completely irrational (and it basically never happens).

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

Ahead of Trump’s speech tonight, re-upping a piece I wrote in 2024 unpacking the myth of noncitizen voting, using the Heritage Foundation’s own data to show how extraordinarily rare it has proven to be over decades. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/myths-a...

What constitutes a “priority investigation” for Trump’s FBI? Apparently, it involves directing hundreds of employees to look into debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election – and targeting local election workers in the process.

After legal losses, Trump admin forges ahead with bogus election fraud probes

The FBI is surging resources to its Georgia probe as the White House gears up to amplify Trump's false claims about past elections.

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More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.” (Published July 2025)

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

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The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?