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H Mabe

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Retired USDC JA, proud grandma, believer in democracy & the Constitution 💙🇺🇸 🇺🇦🌻

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · Jan 20

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5h

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 32m

[looks over shoulder]

[looks over other shoulder]

[whispers]

(i’m actually totally fine with razing the whole white house to the ground on the off chance it makes previously disinterested people angry in a way that the destruction of actual human lives has not.)

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20m

Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 3h

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 4h

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · 6h

I appreciate Kenny Loggins coming out right away and making it abundantly clear that he doesn't bang w/ the current administration in any way, shape or form.

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 14m

Abbot is scum

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 2h

Arizona 7th is not the only Democratic district in Congress that is not being represented due to GOP interference. Tx.18 Houston has been vacant since Sylvester Turner died in March. Gov Abbott refused to call a special election for months. Now Tx 18 will not be filled until March 2026. #ProudBlue

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 15m

Exactly 👍🏼

H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 26m

Quick pole here can y’all tell me if you actually believe that Trump is paying for the ballroom himself. Please say yes he is paying for it or no he’s not. I have a crazy cult person from my past that seriously believes Trump is paying for the ball room. I say he’s not.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

He hates American values and principles. He hates democracy. He despises the Constitution and its constraints. He hates most Americans. All he desires is money, power and staying out of jail. Am I missing something?

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 1h

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits

Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 7h

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Seandalai @seandalai.bsky.social · 1h

The National Historic Preservation Act, plus the Congressional appropriations process are just the tip of the iceberg. Part of the reason Congress is DOA is because they’ve let him go too far. They themselves are complicit. It’s a cesspool…

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 1h

Uvalde? Same town the police were too scared to enter a school to save children by any chance?

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 8h

Trump "told so many lies about No Kings during a gaggle with reporters Sunday evening … that it was hard not to wonder if he’s confusing AI videos with reality.”

No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.

Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

"Through the whole of our correspondence, however, there is something Halligan never said: She never said a word suggesting that she was not 'on the record.'"

Read this article. Then pick your jaw up off the floor.

It is not uncommon for federal prosecutors to communicate with the press, both through formal channels and sometimes informally. My exchange with Halligan, however, was highly unusual in a number of respects. She initiated a conversation with me, a reporter she barely knew, to discuss an ongoing prosecution that she is personally handling. She mostly criticized my reporting—or, more precisely, my summary of someone else’s reporting. But several of her messages contained language that touch on grand jury matters, even as she insisted that she could not reveal such information, which is protected from disclosure by prosecutors under federal law.

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 1h

John has been with us since before the felon’s first term. He’s awesome!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

Glad to see those with big platforms and audiences continue to speak out.

A tweet from Marco Foster reads: “Actor John Cusack: ‘The whole country was founded on no kings. We have masked goons roaming the streets, hiding their faces, abducting people. Go to hell. If he thinks this place is gonna be a fascist hub, no chance.’” Below, a CNN video screenshot shows John Cusack wearing dark sunglasses, a black jacket, and a cap, speaking to a blonde reporter outdoors with police visible in the background. The caption reads: “ACTOR JOHN CUSACK ATTENDS ‘NO KINGS’ RALLY IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.”

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4h

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 11h

#Pinks #Proudblue

This sums it up! 🎯🎯🎯

WHY THE GOP SHUTDOWN IS HAPPENING:

Democrats are fighting for a budget that helps millions of Americans afford healthcare.
Republicans - who control the House, Senate, and White House - would rather shut down the government than ensure people have healthcare.

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 1h

I remember being thoroughly disgusted with the red-slaughter Christmas trees in the White House. Now it the actual White House being slaughtered.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 3h

That’s my point. That’s why I’m asking what the process was when the Eastwing was added on. I want to know if this is something that presidents can just decide on their own. How was this handled in the past?

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H Mabe @hmabe.bsky.social · 3h

Are you aware of the process that was taken to get approval for such an add on during the war?

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