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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records

Read more here.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4d

The house just extended their vacation!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.

Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 4d

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Stocks Fall Sharply on Trump’s Renewed Threat of China Tariffs

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 8d

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Jimmy Kimmel more popular than Trump after show suspension, poll finds

Economist and YouGov poll finds president had a 16-point deficit in terms of popularity compared to late-night host

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 8d

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Outcry as Trump plots more roads and logging in US forests: ‘You can almost hear the chainsaws’

Critics say move to axe Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ that protected key old-growth forests will be devastating to environment

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 9d

The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 8d

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Mike Nellis (@mikenellis)

Everyone should watch this video of Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger speaking out against what Trump is doing to this country. He says: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's bi...

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 8d

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State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 10d

Federal appeals court upholds decision that Trump's view on birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional - CBS News share.google/nVGBtj3SJFIh...

Federal appeals court upholds decision that Trump's view on birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: In Texas redistricting case, a leading political scientist testified that he saw “evidence of intentional discrimination” in the map, which “aggressively seeks to roll back minority power.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Texas Gerrymander ‘Aggressively Seeks to Roll Back Minority Power,’ Expert Testifies

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 10d

Federal appeals court upholds decision that Trump's view on birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional - CBS News share.google/LxJmhHHVqn4y...

Federal appeals court upholds decision that Trump's view on birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12d

“Trump isn’t a doctor, but he plays one for power — spreading false claims about autism, vaccines, and medicine to build his own ‘truth’ empire.”
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Trump’s Fake Science: How Acetaminophen Lies Reveal His Authoritarian Playbook

From autism myths to Truth Social, Trump uses fear, disinformation, and “common sense” to replace experts with himself.

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 15d

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Understanding the Coming Premium Apocalypse

Why health insurance is about to become unaffordable

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Elisabeth @elisabethws.bsky.social · 16d

Sundays are for (salt crusted) sourdough and reminding everyone that acetaminophen (Tylenol) does not cause autism.
#sourdough #sourdoughsunday #homebaked

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: On behalf of the Democratic Party, today we filed our brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to defend a campaign finance law that has been on the books for more than 50 years from Republican attacks. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 17d

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon

The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17d

"It's absurd to think that … the government of the United States that [the people] pay for, that they vote for, is really in service of one man. ... He is using every arm of the government to create pleasure for himself … and also to seek vengeance upon his enemies."

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 16d

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Donald Trump’s Personal Orchestration of the Epstein Cover-Up Is Now In Plain Sight

A shocking new Wall Street Journal report has finally blown the lid off why America is being denied the Epstein Files. The release isn’t being blocked by the FBI, DOJ or the victims. It’s all Trump.

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