Michele Dotson 🇺🇸🫶🏾⚖️🗳📬🇺🇦✌🏾🦾
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PRIORITIES: #Truth, #Facts, #VotingRights, #Democracy, NO racial/partisan #gerrymandering, End #CitizensUnited
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PRIORITIES: #Truth, #Facts, #VotingRights, #Democracy, NO racial/partisan #gerrymandering, End #CitizensUnited
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Americans and the world can ONLY blame Trump and Republicans for this government shutdown AND the last one.
1. They shut it down.
2. They own it.
3. They MUST re-open it.
#WorseThanWatergate the
#TrumpEpsteinShutdown
#Kleptocracy
#TrumpShutdown
#TrumpShutdown2
#RepublicanShutdown
Americans and the world can ONLY blame Trump and Republicans for this government shutdown AND the last one.
1. They shut it down.
2. They own it.
3. They MUST re-open it.
#WorseThanWatergate the
#TrumpEpsteinShutdown
#Kleptocracy
#TrumpShutdown
#TrumpShutdown2
#RepublicanShutdown
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🧵*trigger alert*
There's lots of discussion of real coconut trees in the Epstein files, but this 2011 email is disturbing. Nadia who sent the email to Epstein, is likely Nadia Marcinkova, and Sarah is likely Sarah Kellen. They were both named as possible co-conspirators but not charged.
There's lots of discussion of real coconut trees in the Epstein files, but this 2011 email is disturbing. Nadia who sent the email to Epstein, is likely Nadia Marcinkova, and Sarah is likely Sarah Kellen. They were both named as possible co-conspirators but not charged.
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🧵*trigger alert*
There's lots of discussion of real coconut trees in the Epstein files, but this 2011 email is disturbing. Nadia who sent the email to Epstein, is likely Nadia Marcinkova, and Sarah is likely Sarah Kellen. They were both named as possible co-conspirators but not charged.
There's lots of discussion of real coconut trees in the Epstein files, but this 2011 email is disturbing. Nadia who sent the email to Epstein, is likely Nadia Marcinkova, and Sarah is likely Sarah Kellen. They were both named as possible co-conspirators but not charged.
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US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit
Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts that the annual deficit will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2036.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Read the full piece: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MIouiF
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Read the full piece: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MIouiF
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“Republicans are over here being straight-up mercenaries,” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social told The Atlantic. “Democrats give everybody Fridays off and talk about work-life balance.” She apologized for yelling into the phone. Democrats “are not built for when the fascists come,” she concluded.
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
“Republicans are over here being straight-up mercenaries,” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social told The Atlantic. “Democrats give everybody Fridays off and talk about work-life balance.” She apologized for yelling into the phone. Democrats “are not built for when the fascists come,” she concluded.
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Anyone else sensing a pattern here?
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Anyone else sensing a pattern here?
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"Equal opportunity voter suppression”
@whipkclark.bsky.social slams the Republican-controlled House for voting to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that would require states to obtain documentary proof-of-citizenship and show photo ID in order to cast a ballot in person.
@whipkclark.bsky.social slams the Republican-controlled House for voting to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that would require states to obtain documentary proof-of-citizenship and show photo ID in order to cast a ballot in person.
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"Equal opportunity voter suppression”
@whipkclark.bsky.social slams the Republican-controlled House for voting to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that would require states to obtain documentary proof-of-citizenship and show photo ID in order to cast a ballot in person.
@whipkclark.bsky.social slams the Republican-controlled House for voting to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that would require states to obtain documentary proof-of-citizenship and show photo ID in order to cast a ballot in person.
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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
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So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions.
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
February 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions.
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
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From the Department of Justice's attempts to access sensitive voter info to pardoning the people responsible for Jan. 6, the Trump administration's campaign to undermine elections is underway. But we can fight back. Read @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com: nyti.ms/4rLg4WD
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
From the Department of Justice's attempts to access sensitive voter info to pardoning the people responsible for Jan. 6, the Trump administration's campaign to undermine elections is underway. But we can fight back. Read @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com: nyti.ms/4rLg4WD
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“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."
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Judge says Pentagon 'trampled' on Sen. Mark Kelly's rights, blocks effort to demote him over 'illegal orders' video www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge says Pentagon 'trampled' on Sen. Mark Kelly's rights, blocks effort to demote him over 'illegal orders' video
The Pentagon moved to downgrade Kelly’s military retirement rank and pay over a video he appeared in that urged the military and intelligence community not to follow illegal orders.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Judge says Pentagon 'trampled' on Sen. Mark Kelly's rights, blocks effort to demote him over 'illegal orders' video www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Movies such as “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Get Out” became mainstream hits in part because of the Sundance Film Festival. But independent cinema now finds itself in a much riskier place, writes Shirley Li:
‘A Lot of Us Have Let Go of the Old Way of Success’
The Sundance Film Festival, which once launched new directors to stardom, has become a riskier bet.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Movies such as “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Get Out” became mainstream hits in part because of the Sundance Film Festival. But independent cinema now finds itself in a much riskier place, writes Shirley Li:
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FLORIDA: “A handyman pardoned by Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sex abuse charges…”
nypost.com/2026/02/11/u...
nypost.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
FLORIDA: “A handyman pardoned by Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot was found guilty on Tuesday of multiple child sex abuse charges…”
nypost.com/2026/02/11/u...
nypost.com/2026/02/11/u...
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Justice Dept. antitrust chief says she's leaving, effective today
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Justice Dept. antitrust chief says she's leaving, effective today
Gail Slater is stepping down at a critical moment for corporate mergers in America.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Justice Dept. antitrust chief says she's leaving, effective today
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
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Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
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Rich guy whose business is entirely, entirely built on both foreign labor and the integration of the descendants of former colonial subjects sees the formal legal equality of those subjects as vile oppression. Story of our age! bsky.app/profile/theg...
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Rich guy whose business is entirely, entirely built on both foreign labor and the integration of the descendants of former colonial subjects sees the formal legal equality of those subjects as vile oppression. Story of our age! bsky.app/profile/theg...
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The Trump administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across the government to help ICE, yet arrests have increased only among immigrants with no criminal convictions.
Despite Budget Surge, ICE Fails to Make the Country Safer
The administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across government to help ICE but has increased arrests only of immigrants with no criminal conviction.
www.brennancenter.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The Trump administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across the government to help ICE, yet arrests have increased only among immigrants with no criminal convictions.
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RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Presidents can't cancel elections. But the administration can attempt to undermine the midterms, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social warns in @nytopinion.nytimes.com. It's up to voters, election officials, state law enforcement and advocates to ensure our elections are free and fair.
Opinion | Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Presidents can't cancel elections. But the administration can attempt to undermine the midterms, @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social warns in @nytopinion.nytimes.com. It's up to voters, election officials, state law enforcement and advocates to ensure our elections are free and fair.
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ICE thinks they can just leave Minnesota after murdering two Americans in cold blood.
We will not forget. This administration owns that bloodshed and Democrats should not give an inch on funding.
We will not forget. This administration owns that bloodshed and Democrats should not give an inch on funding.
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
ICE thinks they can just leave Minnesota after murdering two Americans in cold blood.
We will not forget. This administration owns that bloodshed and Democrats should not give an inch on funding.
We will not forget. This administration owns that bloodshed and Democrats should not give an inch on funding.
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A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands. bit.ly/46tX4nd
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands. bit.ly/46tX4nd
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"We don't just care how people who sit in C-suites are doing. We care about how those who clean C-suites are doing too."
NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su explains why we must center working people in economic policy-making.
NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su explains why we must center working people in economic policy-making.
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"We don't just care how people who sit in C-suites are doing. We care about how those who clean C-suites are doing too."
NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su explains why we must center working people in economic policy-making.
NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su explains why we must center working people in economic policy-making.
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A new study may have found the root cause of blood clots from a certain class of COVID vaccine—and that “could help make similar vaccines even safer in the future,” Roxanne Khamsi reports:
A Tragedy of Early COVID Has Finally Been Explained
Dangerous blood clotting associated with certain vaccines had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
A new study may have found the root cause of blood clots from a certain class of COVID vaccine—and that “could help make similar vaccines even safer in the future,” Roxanne Khamsi reports:
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Wow! Trump's DOJ is now spying on congress members!
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Wow! Trump's DOJ is now spying on congress members!