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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸

@ellilanderson.bsky.social

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News and politics enthusiast. NEVER TRUMPER 🇺🇦 Wife & mom fueled by caffeine ☕️ and savoring the rare peaceful 🧘‍♀️ moment in the garden 🌺 or by the seaside 🌊 ⭐Unsolicited DMs = Blocked #Pinks #Women

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 3d

If the Speaker refuses to swear in a member, Congress or the courts can act. A member-elect can sue under Powell v. McCormack, colleagues can force a floor vote or resolution, and public pressure can make it politically impossible to delay. No one is above the Constitution… except you 😘

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 15h

I go to work & come home and read that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon has agreed to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho. A non-NATO country. 🤯

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

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Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has been scheduled to testify before Congress after her appeal was denied.

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Live Camera of Downtown Chicago

Wrigleyville Cam

Live streaming webcam views of Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs' home ballpark. Watch the iconic stadium via EarthCam and Wrigleyville Sports.

www.earthcam.com

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

oh wow!

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lol

Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw a commercial promoting people to join ICE. Turns out it’s part of a nationwide DHS recruitment push called “Defend the Homeland.”

JFC

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

When elected voices are silenced, the system stops being democratic and starts being authoritarian.

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

‘love thy neighbor’

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

They’ve forgotten their job description.

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

At this point, it’s like clockwork. Another scandal, another round of damage control. The corruption just keeps recycling itself.

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Elli Anderson 🌊💙🇺🇸 @ellilanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. The delusion has crossed into full-on fantasy land. The 25th isn’t just an option at this point, it’s a necessity.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Rebecca has 92K followers including Gaetz, Loomer, Massie, D’Souza, Sen Schmitt, Rep. Cloud. Broke with Trump over Epstein.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

NEWS: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a case brought by Trump’s former personal lawyer-turned-prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, following Donald Trump’s demands.