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Tara O'Grady
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Journalist & Writer Former TV News Reporter at KTVN & at YourAKLink Graduated from UNR with degrees in Journalism & Political Science Now retired have worked in communications for the Democratic party News & Political junkie Mom to 3 amazing adults
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · Jan 20
It's a Very Sad Day for America.

It's the beginning of the unraveling of Democracy in the United States.
This account will go dark for today. No further posts until tomorrow as I promise to do all I can to resist.

Please 🙏 for America
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 6h
Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. BUT Now Trump is using it to take more power & seize all control of the government

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Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power
The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government. Yet it wasn’t always this way.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 6h
Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy

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Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement ai...
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 6h
Justice Dept. says it will have hundreds of poll monitors in California and New Jersey to check on voters & scrutinize all voters & election workers

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Justice Dept. says it will monitor polls in California and New Jersey
The move follows requests by Republicans in the two Democratic-led states. In California, the vote on a redistricting proposal could alter congressional lines.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 8h
Inflation climbs to highest level since January, beef prices soar
A recent uptick in prices has coincided with a sharp slowdown of hiring.

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Inflation climbs to highest level since January, beef prices soar
A recent uptick in prices has coincided with a sharp slowdown of hiring.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 13h
Could Trump order the military to kill Americans? It might be closer than you think

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Could Trump order the military to kill Americans? It might be closer than you think
The United States is now executing people on the high seas whom Trump calls “enemy combatants.” He’s doing so without a declaration of war, without input from Congress, and without any findings that t...
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 14h
Trump & the MAGA Movement’s Aspirational Fascism
The Trump regime's tactics, strategies & policies endeavor to include, incorporate or advance a politics that is recognizably “fascist” by either a classical or contemporary definition,

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Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement's Aspirational Fascism - Bucks County Beacon
The Trump regime's tactics, strategies and policies endeavor to include, incorporate or advance a politics that is recognizably “fascist” by either a classical or contemporary definition, write Christ...
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 14h
See You in 4 Years’: Trump Drives Canadians Away From Western New York & the entire U.S.
The presence of Canadian visitors in the U.S. has dropped off since the start of the year following tensions between Washington and Ottawa.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
‘See You in 4 Years’: Trump Drives Canadians Away From Western New York
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
Trump calls for prosecution of more of his opponents including Jack Smith and Merrick Garland

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Trump calls for prosecution of more Biden-era Justice officials including Jack Smith and Merrick Garland
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
What donors to Trump's White House ballroom stand to gain from the federal government

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What donors to Trump's White House ballroom stand to gain from the federal government
Dozens of companies and wealthy individuals have given money toward President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project. Many have also sought favorable policies from his administration.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?
For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race?
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts

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RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
How Trump’s ballroom will dwarf the White House
Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be larger than the rest of the complex.

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How Trump’s ballroom will dwarf the White House
Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be almost as large as the rest of the complex.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
Frustrated Arizonans have waited more than a month for their new congresswoman to be seated

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Frustrated Arizonans have waited more than a month for their new congresswoman to be seated | CNN Politics
House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in the newly-elected Adelita Grijalva while the government is shut down, leaving the residents of her sprawling southern Arizona district without a vote...
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 16h
Trump aims to auction offshore oil leases along U.S. coastlines that have been off-limits for decades

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Trump administration aims to auction offshore oil leases along U.S. coastlines that have been off-limits for decades
The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal documents viewed by CBS News.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.

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The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.
www.theatlantic.com
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
Steve Bannon Reveals ‘There’s a Plan’ for Third Trump Term

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Steve Bannon Reveals ‘There’s a Plan’ for Third Trump Term
Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
Congressman leads investigation into U.S. citizen detentions by immigration officers

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Congressman leads investigation into U.S. citizen detentions by immigration officers
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with California Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat, on an investigation he is leading into arrests of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
U.S. sending aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America in major war buildup

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U.S. sending aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America in major buildup
The U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Latin America, dramatically increasing the number of service members and ships dedicated to countering narcotics traffickers.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service

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They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service
Ohio officials booted Democrats from a fair and called the Secret Service — over anti-Trump buttons. Now, they’re facing a First Amendment reckoning.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law

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The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
Trump insists he can strike & kill alleged drug traffickers without evidence or Congress declaring war

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Trump insists he can strike alleged drug traffickers without Congress declaring war | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that he could continue to launch strikes against alleged drug traffickers abroad without Congress first passing an official declaration of war.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled,

After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland haven't produced any evidence to bring charges,

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The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say
After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland haven't produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about

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What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech delivered by conservative hero and former President Rona...
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d
Trump terminates all U.S. trade negotiations with Canada over Reagan tariffs TV ad

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Trump terminates all U.S. trade negotiations with Canada over Reagan tariffs TV ad
President Trump claimed Canada had ran an ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs to influence a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 2d
U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure. Other American warplanes carried out an “attack demonstration” near the South American country.

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Exclusive | U.S. Sends B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Ramping Up Military Pressure
The flights signal a possible widening of the U.S. campaign against cartels and alleged drug traffickers.
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