Shelley Powers
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🚨BREAKING: In the latest attempt to intimidate voters, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) launched a sweeping immigration-focused investigation into the signature-gathering firm behind the referendum that threatens to overturn the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander.
Missouri AG Launches Last-Ditch Immigration Probe into Referendum that Threatens GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
🚨BREAKING: In the latest attempt to intimidate voters, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) launched a sweeping immigration-focused investigation into the signature-gathering firm behind the referendum that threatens to overturn the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander.
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
What a great idea...kill foreign tourism even more! So many tourist locations in the US are going to be thrilled
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National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
What a great idea...kill foreign tourism even more! So many tourist locations in the US are going to be thrilled
#giftarticle
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What does this say about Brazilian vs US voters?
Bolsonaro and Trump both attempted coups.
Bolsonaro got 27 years and Trump got a presidency.
Bolsonaro got 27 years and Trump got a presidency.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
What does this say about Brazilian vs US voters?
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Poland can’t erase same-sex marriage www.courthousenews.com/poland-cant-...
Poland can’t erase same-sex marriage
Europe’s top court says refusing transcription violates EU free-movement rights and equality guarantees, marking a major step for LGBTQ+ families across the bloc.
www.courthousenews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Poland can’t erase same-sex marriage www.courthousenews.com/poland-cant-...
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Inexcusable. Is this pro life? This is insanity and cruelty. The parents of these babies should be charged. I don't want to hear "religious exemption." That's fucking bullshit. These babies are dead because their parents are fucking antivax morons.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Inexcusable. Is this pro life? This is insanity and cruelty. The parents of these babies should be charged. I don't want to hear "religious exemption." That's fucking bullshit. These babies are dead because their parents are fucking antivax morons.
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Breaking News: Brazil’s top court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison term for a failed plot to stay in power. nyti.ms/3LSSs2S
Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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BREAKING: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she will not run for a fourth term. x.com/MurielBowser...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she will not run for a fourth term. x.com/MurielBowser...
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BREAKING NEWS: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE | Trump is weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources.
READ MORE HERE: www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
READ MORE HERE: www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
I contracted with Nike years ago. I liked the people I worked with.
Knight? Not so much.
Knight? Not so much.
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I contracted with Nike years ago. I liked the people I worked with.
Knight? Not so much.
Knight? Not so much.
It makes no sense to have the Labor dept handle school funding. Trump is destroying the Dept of Ed just to destroy stuff.
www.the74million.org/article/with...
www.the74million.org/article/with...
With Crossed Wires and Late Funding, Some Call Ed Move to Labor a ‘Muddle’
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds.
www.the74million.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It makes no sense to have the Labor dept handle school funding. Trump is destroying the Dept of Ed just to destroy stuff.
www.the74million.org/article/with...
www.the74million.org/article/with...
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meanwhile look at this shady pre written response they’re making customer care send out to anyone who writes in to support the union, trying to get you to think the strike is over
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
meanwhile look at this shady pre written response they’re making customer care send out to anyone who writes in to support the union, trying to get you to think the strike is over
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Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
You know Trump is going to throw Taiwan under the bus, just like he has with Ukraine.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/t...
Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met last month in South Korea, where they reached some agreements on tariffs and other trade issues.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You know Trump is going to throw Taiwan under the bus, just like he has with Ukraine.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/t...
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Back in 2022, a divided D.C. Circuit panel *upheld* the military's constitutional power to court-martial retired servicemembers even for *post-retirement* offenses:
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
cases.justia.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Back in 2022, a divided D.C. Circuit panel *upheld* the military's constitutional power to court-martial retired servicemembers even for *post-retirement* offenses:
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
cases.justia.com/federal/appe...
I'm biased (I represented the appellee), but Judge Tatel's dissent seems clearly right to me.
Alas.
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
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A federal judge in Chicago issued a massive opinion on *Thursday that required the Trump admin to stop brutalizing people at the Broadview ICE facility
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A federal judge in Chicago issued a massive opinion on *Thursday that required the Trump admin to stop brutalizing people at the Broadview ICE facility
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Yet a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that order on *Wednesday 🤔
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
