Kari Johnson
@karijohn.bsky.social
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Animal lover, bleeding heart liberal, wife of USAF retired husband, grandma, aging services non-profit strategic director. karij at Daily Kos. 💙Stronger Together 💙Resist 💙Revolution
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karijohn.bsky.social
Vaccinations!!! RFK Jr will lose his damn mind.
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darthbluesky.bsky.social
meanwhile:
fritschner.bsky.social
A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period. Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes. 

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.
karijohn.bsky.social
President Miller. Shh, don't pass that on.
karijohn.bsky.social
We are all the Portland frog!
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gregproops.bsky.social
Antifa Fighters Assemble🐰🦖🐓
Fight🐸
#wizardfrog
#resist
#antifa
#fuckfascism
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pkrugman.bsky.social
So today's Substack about the impact of tariffs concluded:

"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."

Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation
Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.
paulkrugman.substack.com
karijohn.bsky.social
I keep thinking about the way they say we have tRump derangement syndrome...well it seems they have democrat derangement syndrome, such snowflakes. Oh and release the files.
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karijohn.bsky.social
Got the girls new beds today. 😂💙😍🐕

#Dogs
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Here is the promised opinion from Judge Perry in the Illinois troops case: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Case: 1:25-cv-12174 Document #: 70 Filed: 10/10/25 Page 1 of 51 PagelD #:994
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state; and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,
Case No. 25-cv-12174
Plaintiffs,
Judge April M. Perry
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security;
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PETER B.
HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense; UNITED STATES ARMY; DANIEL P. DRISCOLL, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army,
Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER
karijohn.bsky.social
Why is he always talking? Why? Please shut him the hell up. I am so tired.
karijohn.bsky.social
I would not get my medications from him if they paid me to get them.
karijohn.bsky.social
Cause I am only the pedo president for MAGA republicans.
karijohn.bsky.social
The man is motivated by greed. I believe in science not a classless know nothing who is protecting his assets not our health.
karijohn.bsky.social
Got the girls new beds today. 😂💙😍🐕

#Dogs
karijohn.bsky.social
Lier, she so casually just lies.
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karijohn.bsky.social
And that is bad how?
karijohn.bsky.social
Kyle and Anna, wear it as a badge of honor! Thank you both for all you do to keep us informed of the truth.
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge finds the Trump admin likely violated the First (viewpoint discrimination) and Fifth (vagueness) Amendments in a case over changed domestic violence grant conditions.

Preliminary injunction issued.

(A TRO previously was issued.)

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Case 1:25-cv-00342-MRD-PAS
Document 72
1683
Filed 10/10/25 Page 1 of 39 PagelD #:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
RHODE ISLAND COALITION
AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR. in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al.,
Defendants.
C.A. No. 25-cv-342-MRD-PAS
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Melissa R. DuBose, United States District Judge. Over twenty non-profit coalitions that receive federal grant money to help
support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault as well as members of
society who are unhoused or without stable housing filed suit against the United
States Departments of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") as well as various administrators and subagencies who fall
under and within these agencies (hereinafter the "Coalitions" or the "Plaintiffs").
Compl. at 1-4. The Plaintiffs allege that the Defendants are springing new conditions
on them as grantees and are requiring compliance with new spending restrictions on grant funds (the "Grants"), all in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (the
"APA"), 5 U.S.C. § 706, the U.S. Constitution's clearly articulated separation of
Case 1:25-cv-00342-MRD-PAS Document 72
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Filed 10/10/25 Page 2 of 39 PagelD #:
powers principles such as the Article I Spending Clause, the First Amendment, and the Due Process Clause under the Fifth Amendment. Id. 11 4, 66-89. The new
conditions and certifications foisted upon the grantees are focused on compelling
compliance with sweeping changes imposed by the executive branch by way of Executive Orders ("E.O.s") aimed at eliminating programs that are perceived as promoting gender ideology; diversity, equity, and inclusion; elective abortions; and
antidiscrimination. Id. 11 21-31, MPI at 73-74. IV. CONCLUSION
As stated, the Court determines that the Plaintiffs have met their burden as
to the preliminary injunction factors and finds them entitled to relief. Pursuant to Section 705 of the APA, the Court finds that it is necessary and appropriate to grant
the Plaintiffs' request for a preliminary stay of the Challenged Conditions.
See 5
U.S.C. § 705 (permitting a reviewing court to "issue all necessary and appropriate
process to postpone the effective date of an agency action or to preserve status or
rights pending conclusion of the review proceedings on such conditions as may be
required and to the extent necessary to prevent irreparable injury").
38
Case 1:25-cv-00342-MRD-PAS Document 72 Filed 10/10/25 Page 39 of 39 PagelD #:
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Melissa R. DuBose
United States District Judge
October 10, 2025
karijohn.bsky.social
Will there be any punishment for defying court orders? If nor this will not stop.
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thebulwark.com
George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized