Darlene

@westmm.bsky.social

Veteran, teacher, grandmother

Remember these 20 Republican Senators who pledged to strip voting rights from millions of Americans by supporting Trump’s Voter Suppression “SAVE America Act.” Senator Mike Lee Senator Rick Scott Senator Tommy Tuberville Senator Jim Banks Senator Ashley Moody Senator Darline Graham Senator Bill

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Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterday

Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Max Miller is the perfect example of a principle I’ve learned is foolproof when it comes to toxic people: You can learn everything you need to know about someone by the way they handle being confronted with things they definitely did.

This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.

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.

Republican FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty approved Paramount’s merger with Skydance in July 2025. Months later, as it eyed a merger with Warner Bros., Paramount gifted both commissioners tickets to the Kennedy Center's swanky gala. If that isn’t corruption, I don’t know what is.

Republicans designed it this way on purpose. 1. Pass the Big Beautiful Bill. 2. Lock in the Medicare cuts. 3. Delay the full premium and drug-cost pain until after the Nov midterms (to get your vote and stay in power).

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DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - Judge rules Trump voter ban was intentional discrimination - RFK Jr. and Rand Paul turn the Fauci hearings into a book-selling operation - Senator Moreno says Max Miller is unfit to serve, and Trump waves it all off -Trump turns on Big Oil