138 years ago today, Congress signed the Dawes Act into law. You may have never heard of it, but this law redrew the map of the United States.

A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.

Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said. (Published Dec. 2025)

This happened today & dear Sally O’Malley is helping me embrace it ❤️

Petition to Sign: No More Money for ICE act.dream.org/sign/not-one...

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Republican Rep. Luna: “According to the files we saw, Ghislaine Maxwell was engaged in trafficking and rape of young women. Potentially children. I don’t think she deserves any special treatment. She’s a monster.” (From @acyn.bsky.social )

Second republican woman I’ve seen tonight saying the right thing 👏🏼

5calls.org/issue/releas... voice mails left today with Schmitt, Hawley & Alford #mogov #moleg No Clemency for Maxwell! Thank you for voice, @thebandcake.bsky.social

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Massie: "I vote with the president 91% of the time. The 9% of the time my party is taking for pedophiles, bankrupting this country, or starting another war, I don't vote with them. And they want 100% compliance. That's why they're trying to take me out."

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Vivek Ramaswamy says that Medicaid and Medicare were mistakes. The real mistake would be letting him anywhere near those lifelines, and the millions of Ohioans who rely on them. Watch:

Please troll #moleg #mogov fascist bootlicker Senator Joe Nicola. He is attacking minority groups in our state: Muslims and gender nonconforming kids in school.

Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.

LOUD cheers for Team USA Boos as JD Vance is shown on the in-arena screens Attaway, Italia 🇮🇹✊

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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.

#moleg #mogov Tell Senate to Protect Solar act.sierraclub.org/actions/Miss...

National Prayer Breakfast

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And @piperformissouri.bsky.social said Mississippi dropped the school voucher scam 👏🏼 nice job, #msleg #msgov #moleg #mogov

These are my special education kids & their families are struggling. Please send the message #moleg #mogov www.votervoice.net/Shares/BUqkd...

He’s being so awful. Please comment on his other socials #moleg #mogov

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So cool! #kcmo #moleg #mogov

WooHoo!!🎉 Supreme Court lets California use its new congressional map www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...

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#MOLeg is proposing bills that put high school sports & activities in politicians' hands. Send a predrafted letter to your MO Rep, Sen, & Gov Kehoe to oppose these bills. Follow me or text FOLLOW MOResist to 50409 to get updates on future petitions. #Missouri #ResistBot

@dailybeanspod.com you gave a shout out to a church in KC using @johnfugelsang.bsky.social ‘s book for their sermon. I think that’s a sign that it’s time for you all to visit KC! @muellershewrote.com @dgcomedy.bsky.social 💗 We are the home of @piperformissouri.bsky.social ! 😄

Woo. It’s rough. Add perimenopause. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

#moleg #mogov

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How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.

Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

I guess they are pretty upset. For some reason.

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MAGA Mom on SNL resembles mine. There’s hope🙏🏼