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Joan ❌👑

@still4dems.bsky.social

Love string quartets, cats, baseball, water aerobics. #DefendDemocracy #DemCast #Voterizer

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Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 4h ago

NEW: Missourians sued to put their bid to strike down a GOP gerrymander on November’s ballot after the state’s top election official declared the effort unconstitutional. Voters have fought nearly a year to put the gerrymander to a statewide vote, but the GOP has thrown roadblocks at every turn.

Missouri voting advocates sue after redistricting referendum rejected

Missouri voters have fought for nearly a year to put the gerrymander to a statewide referendum vote in November.

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Joan ❌👑@still4dems.bsky.social · 15h ago

Missouri voters defeated Amendment 4 which would have almost made their citizen-led constitutional amendment process impossible. Missouri Republicans much prefer placing measures on the ballot via the state legislature process. www.kmbc.com/article/miss...

Missouri voters reject proposals to tighten initiative petitions and phase out income tax

Missouri voters rejected Amendments 4 and 5 Tuesday, defeating proposals to overhaul the initiative petition process and phase out the state income tax.

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Steve Holcombe@steve-holcombe.bsky.social · 15h ago

"Under Amendment 4, any citizen-led ballot initiative would have to win a majority of the vote in all eight of the state’s congressional districts, not simply statewide. This would make it almost impossible to pass any measure not backed by Republicans ...." www.rawstory.com/missouri-gop...

GOP scheme to stifle democratic initiatives goes down in flames

In a defeat for Republicans, Missouri voters have rejected Amendment 4, a legislature-led initiative to crack down on direct democracy.The measure was defeated, according to projections from the Assoc...

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterday

BREAKING: The nomination of Trump's former personal lawyer to be Attorney General just advanced to the full Senate. Judiciary Republicans caved: All 12 Republicans voted in favor of Todd Blanche. All 10 Democrats voted against.

DrH@drhaup.bsky.social · yesterday

Hollow Blanche deal: Democratic Sen Blumenthal, Judiciary Cmte, said: “Cornyn & Tillis have gotten nothing. The tax immunity deal is still unlimited in terms of tax control liability, the slush fund (thug fund) is still alive & well so far as Trump is concerned.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Completely hollow’: critics denounce Blanche deal to halt Trump slush fund

Democrats say agreement – which clears way for Blanche’s confirmation – makes promises president can easily reverse

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Joan ❌👑@still4dems.bsky.social · 21h ago

Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these 2 new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."

Mary Peltola@marypeltola.com · 2d ago

Communities across Alaska are facing chronically low salmon runs, and Kenai is no exception. We have to restore our fisheries and bring abundance back to our homes.

Joan ❌👑@still4dems.bsky.social · 2d ago

Even Trump's own GOP allies can't pretend his lies are normal anymore—Sen. John Kennedy just casually outed him live on air by admitting Trump "grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought" and just rambles fiction as fact. Absolute clown show running the government!

AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 2d ago

Alongside 19 AGs, we’re supporting Boulder’s efforts to hold Big Oil accountable for misleading the public and worsening the climate crisis. States have the right to turn to their own laws to seek accountability and justice, and we urge the Supreme Court to preserve that right.

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Amicus Brief Supporting Boulder’s Efforts to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Misleading the Public and Worsening the Climate Crisis

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, co-led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supr...

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Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · 2d ago

We said from the get go Davey Hearn was innocent The reflecting pool was no different after he touched it than before Now DOJ has filed papers agreeing a botched installation was to blame, that the damage wasn't over $1,000, & that there's no proof beyond a reasonable doubt -TN

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

Reminder: Todd Blanche has… -Weaponized the DOJ to persecute Trump’s political foes -Purged hundreds of career DOJ lawyers -Botched the release of the Epstein files and ignored victims’ wishes He can’t be trusted and has no business being Attorney General. The Senate must reject him.

DrH@drhaup.bsky.social · 3d ago

Politicians have no business dabbling in healthcare. This death was avoidable. Official report: this otherwise healthy 28-year-old should not have died. She needed of a routine procedure called a dilation & curettage, or D&C. But GA had made the procedure a felony. www.propublica.org/article/geor...

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

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Joan ❌👑@still4dems.bsky.social · 3d ago

These vignettes, honoring the 250th birthday of our nation, are created by Heather Cox Richardson and her team. They are short. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/250to250...

Declaration of Independence, Narrated by Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson is an award-winning historian and the author of Letters from an American. She’s the author of seven books, including the bestselling Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of A...

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