At least nine states are considering mid-cycle redistricting efforts in an attempt to gerrymander new congressional seats.

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The U.S. President's newest budget cuts reportedly slashed $1.2 billion from the $4.8 billion budget maintaining national treasures such as Glacier National Park & the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, which forms the southwestern boundary of GNP.

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Hi, friends, this weekend is the LATFOB & I'm moderating the panel: "Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land," at 10:30 a.m. on Sat. featuring 3 brilliant authors who wrote the 3 spectacular books pictured below. Come on down! @jesspish.bsky.social @jasondeleon.bsky.social

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If you've not yet read the remarkable opinion by Judge Wilkinson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, please do so. #DueProcess www.ca4.uscourts.gov/docs/pdfs/25...

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Please read the whole thread by @judgeluttig.bsky.social

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With each passing minute listening to you, @booker.senate.gov, I am filled with gratitude, inspiration, and the conviction that it's time to make Good Trouble. Thank you.

Yep. I'm listening as I work and am filled with gratitude, inspiration, and the conviction that it's time to make Good Trouble.

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Yep. What fear does.

Excellent tip for all of us during these dark days.. "Focus on 'the shark closest to the boat.'" Then, go in for the kill. (I mean that in the nicest possible way, of course.)

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After siding with the law this past Wed. Justice Amy Coney Barrett is declared evil and a DEI hire. witnessla.com/justice-amy-...

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Wait till the White House starts directing the Marshals Service not to protect judges who rule against the Administration. I’d bet good money that’ll happen at some point.

witnessla.com/wp-content/u... Monday, Cal AG Bonta announced Indictments Of 30 Probation Officers For Facilitating Gladiator Fights In Troubled Youth Hall…But there’s more to this story. (WitnessLA)

Human trying to finish important story. Research assistants not as helpful as might be optimum. (Reporter's note: Female assistant is yawning, not shouting at her brother.)

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Agree on the irritating generic fire names. In this case, a few hours ago, the location of this "Palisades fire" was—as the crow flies—seven miles of dry brush from the Cheney Canyon area of Topanga. (Yet, the wind has been blowing toward the ocean.)

!!!!! A Must Read for those interested in fact-driven reports on the best and worst in the nation's #childwelfare systems.

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#PardonLeonardPeltier #PardonsNotPolitics

As Joe Biden speeds toward the end of his presidency I've been rereading Peter Matthiessen's, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse," about the deeply flawed case against Leonard Peltier. That Biden still neglects to pardon the ill & very likely innocent 80-year-old is a political choice, not a moral one.

More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr. The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

Speechless. But painfully, not surprised.

Good call.

We need critical, independent news sites. I've subscribed to Haaretz.

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If I asked my grandson in your behalf, he'd strongly advise you to go with the Dogman idea. (Combining Dogman with the periodic table sounds like a winning idea too.)

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