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Sue Ferrara

@sferrara.bsky.social

Freelance writer. Lover of birds.

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Mickey Kuhns@mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 4h ago

Arizona congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she was knocked unconscious and raped while repairing campaign signs. She’s speaking out so other survivors know they can, too. No woman should risk her life simply to run for office in America. www.aol.com/articles/ari...

Arizona Congressional candidate raped in middle of night as she repaired campaign signs - AOL

WARNING — DISTRESSING CONTENT: Bernadette Greene-Placienta, Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, said she was violently raped while trying to repair campaign signs in a parki...

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h ago

An authoritarian government forcing people to use new politically-driven language in their speech -- call it "newspeak," if you will

Brendan Cantwell@cantb.bsky.social · 18h ago

The state of Alabama imposed a state law that requires pubic schools and universities to use the term “Gulf of America.” And obvious and flagrant authoritarian move and textbook example of what Barrett Taylor and I call postliberal governance. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Walter Olson@walterolson.bsky.social · 11h ago

How to make the Trump tariff regime even more burdensome and destructive? Go after importers who stockpiled targeted goods before a levy went into effect [Alfredo Carrillo Obregon and Clark Packard, Cato]

The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Import Stockpiling

There might be particular situations—such as those involving legitimate threats to the integrity and defense of the United States—where expediently restricting the importation of certain goods may be ...

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Sue Ferrara@sferrara.bsky.social · yesterday

[A regretful GOP voter] "accused the GOP of being taken over by 'loudmouths who are uneducated and unable to process any information beyond what they see on social media.' "Then came his verdict: 'I think the Republicans deserve to lose every single election.'" www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Regretful Republican Voter Obliterates Trump in Scathing Call

A regretful Republican voter has unloaded on Donald Trump and his own party, saying the GOP has “lost their minds” and that the president belongs in jail. Ronald, from West Virginia, called into C-SPA...

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · yesterday

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterday

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

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Sue Ferrara@sferrara.bsky.social · yesterday

The US president appointed himself chairman of the non profit Kennedy Center and illegally placed his name on it. He threatened to demolish the building, and is now resisting discovery on "blanket" executive privilege grounds, a lawmaker's court filing alleges. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

'Chairman' Trump invokes privilege to avoid discovery of Kennedy Center shutdown 'instructions'

Trump appointed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center and is now resisting discovery in "blanket" form on executive privilege grounds, a court filing said.

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CuriousCaine@curiouscaine.bsky.social · yesterday

Here's a measurement of how many hours of work are required now to make the same purchases as in past years. It takes 3.5X as many work hours to acquire the same things as in 2000. And you wonder why we all feel like we're falling behind? Inflation is a policy.

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