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small town lawyer, Mom; quixotic about democracy and other things; fan of civil discourse;
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💙 MaryH 💙
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OMG! He has finally lost it! IMPEACH/REMOVE HIM NOW!
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"It means whole regions of this country deciding that the social contract is a piece of paper the other side already burned, and they’re under no obligation to honor a corpse."
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Aaron Rupar
about 6 hours ago
NEGUSE: My understanding is a no bid contract is reserved for situations involving serious injury. What's the injury w/the reflecting pool? BURGUM: 19 fountains didn't work NEGUSE: That's the serious injury!? And who picked this company? Trump said 'I have a guy who's unbelievable at doing pools'
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Pray, meditate, fantasize, visualize, hope . . . enough Republicans in Congress start to fear it and turn soon . . .
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c0nc0rdance
about 8 hours ago
This is 'Red Beach' on Hormuz Island off the coast of Iran. The red mud is actually one of the island's most important natural resources: OCHRE. It's a mix of silica, clay & iron oxides. Let's talk about the unusual geology, vibrant colors & culture of Hormuz Island, Iran. (📷: Sirsilentbob423)
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Acyn
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Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation
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Chris Nagano
1 day ago
Investigative Journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez reveals how the New Mexico Epstein Survivors Truth Commission is key part of the Zorro Ranch coverup Not unexpected, but process seems far more planned & complicated than what one would normally expect frm New Mexico
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
FOX NEWS' JOHN ROBERTS: When I talked to the president this morning, he kinda surprised me bc he said, 'John, I'm very serious about beginning a process to make Venezuela the 51st state.' WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON ANNA KELLY: This is a president who is famous for never accepting the status quo
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What do they say about the majority of Congress? Too psychotic to care?
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has allowed Alabama to select a different map for this year’s congressional elections in a stunning, last-minute move to interfere with another state primary election that has already begun.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS greenlights 11th-hour Alabama redistricting plan for 2026 election
The order means that Alabama will discard its court-ordered congressional map for the 2026 primary elections and use a 2023 map that courts previously struck down as a violation under Section 2 of the...
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-greenlights-11th-hour-alabama-redistricting-plan-for-2026-election/
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Adam Kinzinger
2 days ago
The grift continues . Now we see why Trump has been so accepting of the Georgian regime that stole the election.
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Alt National Park Service
2 days ago
A Shark Tank investor just got a three-person county commission to approve one of the largest data centers ever built and the people who actually live there found out about it the same way you did.
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MeidasTouch
2 days ago
Out like a light
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www.propublica.org/article/clea...
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails
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Rachel Maddow
3 days ago
"The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion that Congress appropriated for tackling malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, global health security, HIV/AIDS and more..."
www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/w...
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Huh?! This guy is a "successful" human?
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Craig Bruce 💚💙
3 days ago
Dell family gave $6.25B to 'Trump Accounts' in December. Now Trump says 'buy a Dell' — and the stock soared 14% Source: Moneywise
share.newsbreak.com/ie25decj?s=i16
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Dell family gave $6.25B to 'Trump Accounts' in December. Now Trump says 'buy a Dell' — and the stock soared 14% - NewsBreak
This isn't the first time a social media post or public comment by the president has moved a company's stock in 2026.
https://share.newsbreak.com/ie25decj?s=i16
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So jealous . . .
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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩
3 days ago
“Some inmates who served with Ghislaine Maxwell say they were punished by prison staff for talking about her alleged special treatment. One woman says after speaking to a reporter, she was punished.” Totally normal and not suspicious at all.
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Exactly. The 6 are BS.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
3 days ago
This is what Mother’s Day means to an imbecile whose mother never loved him. Sad.
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In other words they're incompetent at predicting cause and effect.
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Middle Age Riot
4 days ago
Pigeons won't know whether to shit or throw up.
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Peggy Stuart
4 days ago
Lawyer for U.S. citizen who was detained by ICE 3 times: ICE is just rounding up people based on how they look without any reason to suspect that they've done anything wrong. Even when a citizen shows ID, they're put into handcuffs.
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Robert Reich
4 days ago
As primary season continues, some Democrats claim the party needs to "move to the center" to win in November. Hogwash. Democrats can't repeat the same failed playbook of the last 50 years. It's time for them to grow a spine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
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The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti
4 days ago
“officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”
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A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure — POLITICO
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
https://apple.news/A8VAK2a8MRNGAwnuyhWbP6g
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DCminx 🕊🌍🔥🌱
5 days ago
After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections. 🎁 Gift Link ⬇️
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...
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A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/buckley-case-supreme-court-billionaires.html?unlocked_article_code=1.g1A.6lV9.c9-tETCqVWsR&smid=url-share
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Mueller, She Wrote
4 days ago
Why did Trump pardon drug trafficker and Honduran president Juan Hernández? According to leaked audio tapes, it was an initial payment in part of a agreement between Trump, Bibi, and others to take down Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
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‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments
A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ...
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-07/hondurasgate-the-alleged-us-and-israeli-interference-plot-to-destabilize-mexico-and-other-progressive-governments.html
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Jennifer Devon
4 days ago
Probably.
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Trump Phone Scandal: 600,000 Customer Deposits Collected, Phones Never Delivered
Trump Mobile’s “Ghost Phone”: Deposits Collected, Promises Made, and a Device That Never Arrived Nearly a year after its high-profile launch, the flagship device behind the Trump Organization’s wirele...
https://sfl.media/trump-phone-scandal-600000-customer-deposits-collected-phones-never-delivered/
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
4 days ago
@lawofruby.bsky.social
: "The scope of the Epstein Files ... is brought to bear when you walk into the space. It's staggering and it hits you."
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In a sane Presidency, I might be curious.
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Please also see "AI Empire" by Karen Hao; the Industry is controlled by narcistic, greedy, reckless people. The technology may have great potential, but it's an insanity to let these people go unchecked.
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🐸SayItToMyFace❌👑
5 days ago
VA - do your redistricting anyway. There’s precedent in OH for ignoring the state Supreme Court rulings. Look at Ohio! They ignored the ruling & did what they wanted. The Federal Supreme Court has already ruled in favor of TX so it’s hard for them to say the state can’t do this. Just do it
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Timeline of Ohio’s Gerrymandered Maps: How Ohio Politicians Defied Court Orders to Manipulate Legislative Districts
During the 2021 redistricting cycle, self-interested politicians continuously gerrymandered voting districts despite attempts by the Ohio Supreme Court to help implement fair maps.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/timeline-ohios-gerrymandered-maps-how-ohio-politicians-defied-court
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Alison the Resister
5 days ago
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Tax the Rich as hate speech . . . surreal.
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Anna Kornbluh
5 days ago
universities have the brainpower, resources,+ community obligation to develop on-site secure NON PROFIT learning management systems + ed tech overseen by actual educators, not data-extraction censorious surveillance profiteers! VOID THE CONTRACTS
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
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Mamdani Win Could Be The First Step Towards Seizing The Means of Knowledge Production
Let CUNY socialize EdTech for all of us.
https://theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-win-could-be-the-first-step
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EWoolfolk
5 days ago
Rachel is a respectable journalist with exceptional credentials and she makes me proud! The felon is a jealous bitch and a crook and a rapist and a pedo and a clown and a dummy and a traitor and a sick old racist man child who lack credentials and should be in prison for all of his crimes!
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RoseMarie
6 days ago
On June 14, a group of legendary performers will take the stage in New York to celebrate art and music—and fight “an authoritarian regime that is rapidly taking over our democracy,” says organizer Jane Fonda. 🧵
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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Exclusive: Jane Fonda Enlists Bette Midler, Patti Smith, and More Stars to Fight Authoritarianism at June Concert
“We have to stand up now,” says Fonda, whose Committee for the First Amendment is organizing the star-studded “Rise Up, Sing Out” event in New York.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jane-fonda-bette-midler-patti-smith-concert-authoritarianism
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Lady Di
6 days ago
I mean, this is not wrong…
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Scott Horton
5 days ago
Was this a twofer deal? What was the cost in bitcoin?
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump pardons convicted California fraudster he previously freed for different crime
President Trump this week pardoned Adriana Camberos, whose sentence he commuted during his first term but who shortly wound up back in prison for a different scheme.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-17/trump-pardons-convicted-california-fraudster
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Scott Horton
5 days ago
Trump gave the $6.9 mn contract to paint the reflecting pool to a crony, violating government contracting rules.
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The No-Bid Contract That Is Turning Washington’s Reflecting Pool Blue
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-contract.html?smid=bs-share
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Why Did Jeffrey Epstein's "Last Girlfriend" Illegally Smuggle 50 Human Teeth From India to the United States?
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Why Did Jeffrey Epstein's "Last Girlfriend" Illegally Smuggle 50 Human Teeth From India to the United States?
Karyna Shuliak was also the primary beneficiary to Epstein's estate, in a will he changed just two days before his death to give her almost everything.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alisav/p/why-did-jeffrey-epsteins-last-girlfriend?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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ProPublica
5 days ago
NEW: Hours after ProPublica reported on how a federal probe of a drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico's prisons got quashed after the 2024 elections, some of the territory’s political leaders made public calls for investigations into the allegations.
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Puerto Rico Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report
One said the territory’s House has “an inescapable duty to investigate” after the ProPublica report revealed how federal prosecutors had been told to stop looking into whether the scheme was linked to...
https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-trump-drugs-votes-prisons-elections-jenniffer-gonzalez-colon?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
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I know they're fascists too, but they're so much funnier than ours.
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Introduction to The Federalist Papers, by Garry Wills: “The Constitutional Convention, meeting in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation, first rebelled against its own orders, and then invited the country to rebel against its own government. . . .. “
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W.E.D.em Boyz
5 days ago
Total shocker. Alito’s argument for why black people don’t need voting rights protections is based on fraudulent statistics.
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Supreme court’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ
Exclusive: Data in justice department filing quoted by Samuel Alito in his opinion relied on unusual methodology, a Guardian analysis has found
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Supremes? Racism is over?
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Christopher Webb
6 days ago
This clip is chilling. The Andes strain of the Hantavirus is airborne and appears to spread more easily between humans than previously suggested. Might be time to restart social distancing and break out the N95 masks.
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