DL JD’88
@devonl88.bsky.social
Blue dot in red state. Intolerant of intolerance. Retired ALJ. Proud mom of progressive adult son. Traveler, community volunteer, gardener, reader, music lover. CWCorgi & black cat mom. Agnostic humanist. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ BLM immigrant advocate. 🚫DMs. My photos©️
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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"The suppression of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence."
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"The suppression of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence."
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
— Andrew Hamilton, 1734
He’s not a billionaire. Imagine what all of them could do collectively.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
He’s not a billionaire. Imagine what all of them could do collectively.
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Trump’s attack on Raphael Warnock was tiresome and forgettable, except for one thing:
It showed Trump doesn’t understand the separation of church and state at a basic level. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
It showed Trump doesn’t understand the separation of church and state at a basic level. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump flubs what ‘separation of church and state’ means in targeting Raphael Warnock
“Mr. President, my faith is not a weapon, it’s a bridge, and I invite you to Bible study,” the Georgia Democrat replied.
www.ms.now
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trump’s attack on Raphael Warnock was tiresome and forgettable, except for one thing:
It showed Trump doesn’t understand the separation of church and state at a basic level. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
It showed Trump doesn’t understand the separation of church and state at a basic level. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Kerry Kennedy, niece of JFK:
"Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building."
"Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building."
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Kerry Kennedy, niece of JFK:
"Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building."
"Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building."
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I think you can all agree that we've taken this whole "anybody can be president" thing a bit too far .....
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I think you can all agree that we've taken this whole "anybody can be president" thing a bit too far .....
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Please read every word of this article, and please pass it on. We need to understand the day to day reality of what’s happening, and know how to help. It is no exaggeration to say that the United States is under occupation, and we are in the beginning stages of another Underground Railroad.
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Please read every word of this article, and please pass it on. We need to understand the day to day reality of what’s happening, and know how to help. It is no exaggeration to say that the United States is under occupation, and we are in the beginning stages of another Underground Railroad.
Ruth Bader Ginspurr misses her brother Rhys. Home seems so quiet and empty without him. #CancerSucks #dogs #cats
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Ruth Bader Ginspurr misses her brother Rhys. Home seems so quiet and empty without him. #CancerSucks #dogs #cats
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🌱 ¡Dos formas de cultivar, dos futuros distintos! 🌾
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🌱 ¡Dos formas de cultivar, dos futuros distintos! 🌾
If #POtuS feels the need to go to war against #Venezuela, the #Epstein files must be literally damning.
Exactly. If people can’t see the familiar choreography by now…..
Worried that the escalation this week is designed to coincide with Friday's deadline for the DOJ to release the Epstein files
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
If #POtuS feels the need to go to war against #Venezuela, the #Epstein files must be literally damning.
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NEW in @lawfaremedia.org: A Terrorism of Vengeance: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Incels, and School Shooterism
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NEW in @lawfaremedia.org: A Terrorism of Vengeance: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Incels, and School Shooterism
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This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...
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there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
Point well taken.
Please, not White Christian Nationalists. ⬇️
WORDS MATTER!
WORDS MATTER!
December 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Point well taken.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite.
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite.
Did not know this, but did know it is a slur.
The interesting thing is that Italian immigrants were stamped as Without Papers and so WOP was the discriminatory nickname or slur that applied to Italians. I haven’t heard it for a while but it was popular when I was in junior high
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Did not know this, but did know it is a slur.