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Retired math teacher. 1st female district specialist in large system hardware field engineering (70s & 80). Advocate for neurodivergent people. Have a hound and two ginger cat bros. Fighting for democracy as I am able. Western NC. Fiddler.
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Abdul El-Sayed's win "one of most extraordinary victories in modern American political history." "He withstood $70M of outside funding. He was outspent 9-to-1," he says. Plus establishment Dems in MI and DC opposed him. "Never heard" of a major candidate overcoming that.
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
Applies bigly to Trump. Also, since it's Dr. Oz, I'll add that Medicare/Medicaid fraudsters are typically medical companies or doctors.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoDr Oz: "When you steal money from the federal government, you ought to go jail and go to jail for a long time"
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time (Gift Article)
Representative Chuck Edwards’s decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.
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@jamestalarico.bsky.social for Texas US Senate gets it - under his opponent Ken Paxton and Gov. Abbott, data centers are running amok in TX. Talarico has a sensible plan to regulate data centers. Texas, he is the right choice for your next senator, not the corrupt, 15 home owning Paxton.
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Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15h agoICYMI last night, DHS is currently being fined every day for contempt of court until it coughs up the cell phone records of officers involved in immigration stops in L.A. last year that looked like racial profiling rather than reasonable cause. short thread -->
Something real is happening in rural Iowa. Voters who backed Ernst, Grassley, & Trump are turning out for Josh Turek because they’ve finally had enough. That’s not a fluke, that’s a movement building right in front of us, and we’ve got 90 days to keep it growing. #BlueWaveIn90Days
The heck with the polls. This headline (plus the fact that she got endorsements from the Governor and other key parts of the establishment). And if you don't think $60M (and "outsider" language) means anything, then I can't help you there.
The Intercept@theintercept.com · 10h agoAbdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens – despite a record-setting $60 million in outside spending in her favor.
This is my congressperson. I'm looking for the Democrat, Jamie Ager, to win in November. Hallelujah! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke (Gift Article)
Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.
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There was a similar collective amnesia about the 1918 flu pandemic. I've never seen a memorial to that either.
Malaclypse the Middle@malaclypse.bsky.social · last wk.A couple of weeks ago I rode to Newburyport MA and saw this COVID memorial and realized this is the only one I have ever seen anywhere. And the fact that I nearly broke down seeing it is something I still think about.
At 2:30 pm Bakersfield CA temps had reached 101°F. That didn't stop the farm workers who are hard at work harvesting table grapes. This demanding work requires constant bending, lifting the full boxes and carefully harvesting the fruit. #WeFeedYou
GREAT NEWS for Western NC! Edwards is a MAGA Congressperson who will be weakened by censure. His democratic opponent is strong.
Beth Sutton-Ramspeck@bsutton-ramspeck.bsky.social · 2d ago
The deal isn’t actually a valid agreement… It protects Trump and his sons from IRS audits… It’s a classic bait and switch on the American people…And on the senators who think they got a win.
Major Update: Trump DOJ Executes 'Sham' Deal to Immunize President and his Sons and get Todd Blanche Confirmed—Share This Everywhere
Good morning, everyone.
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And it should refer to the findings of the House Select Committee, accepting that report on Congress' behalf, and deeming it a sufficient evidentiary basis for the finding of ineligibility. It could be more or less aggressive in dealing with the Trump-sized hole in the finding. 4/
but for the record, here is an affirmative Congressional statement." It should say that past indictments or convictions about participation in Jan 6 are sufficient though not necessary to trigger the ineligibility, even in the face of subsequent pardons. 3/
I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, a court blocked a USCIS policy banning pro-voting groups from helping new citizens register to vote at naturalization ceremonies. These groups have helped people register at ceremonies for years, which helps address low voter turnout amongst naturalized citizens.
The pro-voting plaintiffs argued the ban cut off the most effective way to reach large numbers of new citizens at the moment they became eligible to vote. In 2024 alone, @lwv.org helped register over 122,000 new voters at naturalization ceremonies. Read the full story👇
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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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
This is such complete and utter bullshit on the part of Thom Tillis and John Cornyn. Giving the Trump crime family immunity from tax audits remains as corrupt as anything we’ve ever seen in this country. Todd Blanche should be impeached, not confirmed.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2d agoJUST IN: Tillis confirms he is on board with Cornyn to vote yes on Blanche for AG, after Blanche renounces Anti-Weaponization Fund in writing & asserts that the waiver of any past taxes due is limited to POTUS, Don Jr., Eric & Trump Org. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
If you want members of this regime to be held legally accountable, you have to add four seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. Otherwise, they'll protect their fellow oligarchs like they did in 2023. 1. Win the senate 2. Block nominees 3. Elect a dem POTUS 4. Congress adds 4 seats 5. Have nice things
It is very hard not to have contempt for John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who have sold their souls to find some fig leaf to support the worst nominee for Attorney General ever. The signed agreement is worthless without the signatures of the parties, namely Trump. The IRS break stands. Moral cowards. 
