MEC
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Trying to maintain my optimism in this bizarre world and hoping the good outweighs the bad and the ugly.
Read the entire article and you’ll understand this is the Trump’s way of shutting down independent journalists - especially black journalists and civil rights advocates.
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
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Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
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Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Read the entire article and you’ll understand this is the Trump’s way of shutting down independent journalists - especially black journalists and civil rights advocates.
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
apnews.com/article/don-...
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
apnews.com/article/don-...
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Wild how quickly some Republicans forgot their January 6th stance. 'The Last Republican' documents my last term in Congress & what really happened. I'm hopeful we'll find our way back from this insanity. Stream on Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon & Google Play.
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Wild how quickly some Republicans forgot their January 6th stance. 'The Last Republican' documents my last term in Congress & what really happened. I'm hopeful we'll find our way back from this insanity. Stream on Apple TV, YouTube, Amazon & Google Play.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
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Here’s a clearer video of the interaction between Raiklin and Fanone. Stay til the end when members applaud Fanone and ask that Raiklin be reined in.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Here’s a clearer video of the interaction between Raiklin and Fanone. Stay til the end when members applaud Fanone and ask that Raiklin be reined in.
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As Trump continues to weaponize the EEOC against civil rights, we cannot stay silent. The lessons of our history are clear: bigotry and racism weaken this country, and we will not go backward.
Read my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
Read my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As Trump continues to weaponize the EEOC against civil rights, we cannot stay silent. The lessons of our history are clear: bigotry and racism weaken this country, and we will not go backward.
Read my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
Read my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
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NEW: Federal judge questions if Trump is legally allowed to build his ballroom
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build White House ballroom
Judge Richard Leon focused on whether the Trump administration’s use of private donations to fund the $400 million project was an “end run” around Congress.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
NEW: Federal judge questions if Trump is legally allowed to build his ballroom
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
If only our USA president acted as diplomatic as Denmark and Greenland Representatives, he may garner more respect. Trump definitely likes being the Bully President and I will never respect him for that very reason.
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Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump's reversal on tariffs
Leader of Denmark and its semiautonomous territory Greenland are insisting that the island's sovereignty is non-negotiable after U.S.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
If only our USA president acted as diplomatic as Denmark and Greenland Representatives, he may garner more respect. Trump definitely likes being the Bully President and I will never respect him for that very reason.
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...
Civil Discourse has helped me through the horrors of the Trump Administration to date, giving me some hope that our country will get through the chaos of Trump. This article highlights Jack Smith’s statement well in his own words. Bullet point two is a must read.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Trump's Lame Duck Karma
Last night, I closed out our preview of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today by writing, “We won’t be able to watch the proceedings because those members of Congress are a...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Civil Discourse has helped me through the horrors of the Trump Administration to date, giving me some hope that our country will get through the chaos of Trump. This article highlights Jack Smith’s statement well in his own words. Bullet point two is a must read.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
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Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
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Congresswoman Price is right on about every point she’s making. youtube.com/shorts/83qD0...
Virginia Democrat Marcia Price SLAMS The GOP's Redistricting Hypocrisy
YouTube video by TYT Investigates
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November 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Congresswoman Price is right on about every point she’s making. youtube.com/shorts/83qD0...
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Just yesterday DHS secty Noem said citizens were not being detained and here we are again: Two people-both citizens- were detained by ICE. in Chicago again today.
At least 2 people — both citizens — were detained by immigration agents in Albany Park Friday. blockclubchi.co/4hDz8Cu
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Just yesterday DHS secty Noem said citizens were not being detained and here we are again: Two people-both citizens- were detained by ICE. in Chicago again today.
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Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Every church should be doing this, and if your church isn’t, you’re at the wrong church.
apnews.com/live/donald-... Republicans reject Trump's call to eliminate the filibuster
Finally the GOP leadership are saying no to the wannabe dictator.
Finally the GOP leadership are saying no to the wannabe dictator.
Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule
Two federal judges ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, during the government shutdown.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-31-2025#0000019a-3b7d-dd25-ad9a-ff7f4e760000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Senate
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
apnews.com/live/donald-... Republicans reject Trump's call to eliminate the filibuster
Finally the GOP leadership are saying no to the wannabe dictator.
Finally the GOP leadership are saying no to the wannabe dictator.
Great podcast points: listen up democrats and especially @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov you must embrace change not ignore it. Embrace the new generation of democrats not the old guard because that is not what we need now.
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IHIP News: 🚨 Zohran and AOC DOMINATE Trump at MASSIVE NYC Rally! He's PANICKING!
YouTube video by I've Had It
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October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Great podcast points: listen up democrats and especially @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov you must embrace change not ignore it. Embrace the new generation of democrats not the old guard because that is not what we need now.
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Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏
Reproductive rights advocates are working to shore up access to abortion pills nationwide — and to strengthen their defense against efforts to prosecute doctors and pharmacies supplying the medication to states where it is banned.
As red states target abortion pills, this group aims to boost protections
The “Reproductive Futures” group is aiming to bolster and expand legal protections for clinicians who remotely prescribe and mail abortion pills across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏
Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏
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Reproductive rights advocates are working to shore up access to abortion pills nationwide — and to strengthen their defense against efforts to prosecute doctors and pharmacies supplying the medication to states where it is banned.
As red states target abortion pills, this group aims to boost protections
The “Reproductive Futures” group is aiming to bolster and expand legal protections for clinicians who remotely prescribe and mail abortion pills across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you to these women who are fighting for all women and girls to have the right to govern their own reproductive health! 👏 👏 👏
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
Hopeful the NC voters say No to the redistricting by voting to save our country and getting rid of Trump butt kissers.
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
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North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
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North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hopeful the NC voters say No to the redistricting by voting to save our country and getting rid of Trump butt kissers.
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
apnews.com/article/nort...
North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat
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I cannot believe this man is the VP of the United States. 🇺🇸 Proving again he is a truly evil person. apnews.com/article/vanc...
JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be remov...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I cannot believe this man is the VP of the United States. 🇺🇸 Proving again he is a truly evil person. apnews.com/article/vanc...
Trump’s America…
ICE tactics in Chicago are escalating.
Crashing into a woman’s car so they can grab her is unconscionable!
Crashing into a woman’s car so they can grab her is unconscionable!
October 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Trump’s America…
Scoring Points Is The Point
The president wants to win for himself, not for the American people
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September 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Keep speaking out…
apnews.com/article/new-... In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
apnews.com/article/new-... In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Tr...
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May 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Keep speaking out…
apnews.com/article/new-... In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
apnews.com/article/new-... In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall
Good news. These legislative leaders are believers of climate change and will soon be taking proactive actions to raise money to make necessary environment changes.
apnews.com/article/hawa... Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
apnews.com/article/hawa... Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that increases the state’s lodging tax. They say the increase will raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses agains...
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May 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Good news. These legislative leaders are believers of climate change and will soon be taking proactive actions to raise money to make necessary environment changes.
apnews.com/article/hawa... Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change
apnews.com/article/hawa... Hawaii lawmakers raise the state's hotel tax to help the islands cope with climate change