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Mel in Baltimore

@mbe19.bsky.social

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Semi-retired environmental scientist with a mission to support climate activism. Had the best dogs and the best cats during my lifetime. True reporters son and DIL so also support factual excellence

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NovaMunkie @novamunkie.bsky.social · 5h

What’s worse…

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#holdfastdems

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The Soviet Union did that for years deliberately for their satellite countries, including Ukraine and Kazakhstan

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@govwesmoore.bsky.social
@thebaltimorebanner.com

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…we must remind everyone that…[t]here will come a time where people of good faith are empowered to uphold the law. When the time comes, Illinois will have the testimony and the records needed to pursue justice to its fullest extent.”

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..If it were, there would be coordination with local law enforcement and judicial warrant..Administration officials are acting as if they are immune from investigation or accountability..they are not…will create an official public record…of abuse, or law-breaking, or violations of rights

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@govwesmoore.bsky.social
J.B. Pritzker established the IL Accountability Commission to compile evidence against federal agents who have harassed, intimidated, brutalized, and detained American citizens and legal residents. None of this is about crime or safety

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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 3d

Democracy requires decency.

Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 4d

How are you supporting this?
@vanhollen.senate.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov

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Doctor putting up photos on x ray panel of room schematics. Woman patient sitting on table in Dr office

Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 6d

Bet this is one construction site which ICE doesn’t raid 🤬

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 6d

If some West Wing-type drama ran an episode where a deeply unpopular president faced the largest mass protests in several generation, and then ended it with visuals like this critics would universally pan it for the grossly over-the-top symbolism.

Photograph of heavy demo machinery ripping into the east wing of the white house.

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 7d

@wsj.com
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 8d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 8d

@sydneylupkin.bsky.social

Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 8d

#nokings nyc

Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 9d

Hope to see lots of you tomorrow on “No Kings” day

Dancing inflatable frog, chicken, unicorn and dinosaur

Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 10d

NO KINGS. Saturday. Find a rally near you. Be there.

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 11d

$4.5 B for 230 miles. Expensive wall/mile. Who is BCCG Joint Venture out of AL????

Feds announce $4.5B of new border wall contracts

These are the first Smart Wall contracts funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

theconstructionbroadsheet.com

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you Maryland and BWI

BWI not showing Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown

BWI is not displaying a new video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.

www.thebanner.com

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Mel in Baltimore @mbe19.bsky.social · 12d

I posted this story on FB. Taking bets on how long it will stay ….3,2…

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Pixie Thinks🧚🏽‍♀️ @pixiethinkss.bsky.social · 12d

I will miss the clock app when I have to finally abandon it for good b/c gems like this are gonna be hard to find elsewhere lol

The History of Wealth - skit by Sarah Cooper

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