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I Miss Molly Ivins

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Questioning authority since I could talk, & activist giving 'em hell even before RNC convention, DFW '84. Never on Xitter. Retired atty, poet, sketch artist. Happily married lesbian with grown kid & the best critters. Keep hope & keep fighting!

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 14h

Trump Held 'Antifa' Roundtable To Protect America From Dancing Unicorns
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By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social

Trump Held 'Antifa' Roundtable To Protect America From Dancing Unicorns

Oppose Trump, you're a terrorist, basically.

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 15h

Tax The Robots!
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By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social

Tax The Robots!

It's the only way we're going to survive the AI-pocalypse.

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

Leave it to Kristi: Antifa ubi est? Corpus, Habeus Corpus

Reporter: "Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending Habeus Corpus to not only deal with these insurrectionists across the nation but also to continue rapidly deporting illegal aliens?" W...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

CARTOON; Springtime for MILLER

He almost said the quiet part out loud.

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

The panic when he realized he'd said aloud the quiet part was just a bit funny.

Stephen Miller Froze on CNN. “Plenary Authority” Slip Exposes Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda

Stephen Miller’s “plenary authority” slip on CNN exposed the MAGA plan for Trump’s authoritarian control. He froze in catatonic fashion after the slip. Stephen Miller Froze on CNN. ...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

Federal judge slaps back ICE in Chicago; must show probable cause, no more “collateral arrests."

Good news: A federal judge in Chicago has sharply curtailed ICE’s ability to make arrests without warrants, siding with plaintiffs in a long-running class-action lawsuit. The ruling, tied to a 2022 co...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

While We Tout America’s Democracy, Plutocracy Is Taking Over

Washington’s MAGA government is shoveling massive giveaways of public money to corporate elites.

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

Certainly we don't know the half of 'em

Mike Johnson Sure Wants Some Weird Things

He's got thoughts on hospitals and the Super Bowl.

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 2h

Hadn't heard about the ginormous, injurious ring before. Bondi best look out, or Trump'll have her sic the DoJ on herself.

Trump complains Pam Bondi drew his own blood

Trump, 79, has been grinding his teeth behind-the-scenes about a bloody incident last year involving the attorney general's enormous diamond ring.

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Governor Puts Finger on Scale in Oilfield Wastewater Vote

Gov. Lujan Grisham appears to push commission to overturn its recent ruling barring the use of produced water outside the oilfield

I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

They won't tell the truth, & we won't like what it is

What the Hell Is a "Heritage American?"

Hint: I think it means "White Christian Nationalist." Here's why...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Texas, goddam

Eight More Abortion Arrests in Texas

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Cartoon: Catching criminals

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� So much for trying to protect your neighbors from being kidnapped by ...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

The Enemy Within is Vindictive and a Serious Threat — The Week in Editorial Cartoons (Update #6)

The Authoritarian Menace Has Arrived Does a country in a state of permanent crisis benefit the Trump Regime? It sure seems like it. Matt Yglesias: “There’s no emergency requiring the dispatch of Natio...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Great, just great.

Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

They should not have to

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Truly, madly, deeply: Trump’s desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy

The US president’s fervid pursuit of the award is believed to have been a key motivator in brokering peace deals in Ukraine and Gaza

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

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I Miss Molly Ivins @meepmeepboxer.bsky.social · 3h

Trump is not a king.

Stephen Miller said Trump has ‘plenary authority’. What does that mean?

White House deputy chief of staff had an odd pause during a CNN interview when asked about the president’s power to deploy national guard troops

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5h

October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 16h

Guy Who Wants To Beat Susan Collins Is Concerned. No, In A
Good Way!
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By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social

Guy Who Wants To Beat Susan Collins Is Concerned. No, In A Good Way!

Meet Graham Platner!

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 17h

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Insurrectile Dysfunction

The White House is determined to achieve an insurrection, even if it has to red pill itself into one.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 14h

The MAGA wall has some cracks in it.