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Moira Rayner

@raynerme.bsky.social

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Churchill Fellow, Lawyer, investigator; ethicist, academic, author. Former Commissioner for Equal Opportunity & Human Rights,Victoria; Hearings Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission; Director, Office of Children’s Rights Commissioner for London.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 10d

Fgs

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 10d

He may find himself in a bit of bother over this BS

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 14d

Shame on that ratbag fake cop. Stand him down

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t think I’ve ever loved anything as much as ICE loves violently attacking women.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 15d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 14d

A good idea. When your kid is in danger, get them out of danger and talk turkey at the right time.

I did.

You’ll be grateful they’re alive and trusting you.

Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 14d

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Grandma Mendiola @grandmamendiola.bsky.social · 24d

Great job lady!

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 24d

For years, top executives of RCI bribed a former New York tax auditor with trips to their strip clubs, meals at restaurants, and thousands of dollars in cash to avoid paying over $8 million in taxes.

Today we’re charging them with dozens of crimes for their illegal scheme.

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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 14d

Corruption is still a crime even if the proof falls into the hands of those who wanted to prove than a highly paid official accepted a $50k bribe.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20d

White House border czar Tom Homan was investigated by federal law enforcement last year and was caught on camera accepting $50,000 in cash from agents who were posing as business executives seeking government contracts. Trump administration officials now decry the probe as “politically motivated.”

Border czar Tom Homan was investigated by DOJ for potential bribery, MSNBC reports

In statements to POLITICO, senior Trump administration officials confirmed an investigation but slammed it as "blatantly political."

www.politico.com

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 25d

AGAIN ?

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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · 29d

So, there.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 29d

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Alice I McCombs 🐈‍⬛ @earthwins.bsky.social · 29d

The Epstein files aren't a 'hoax.' And they need to be released. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The Epstein files aren't a 'hoax.' And they need to be released.

Releasing the files is not about scoring political points or winning elections. It’s about justice.

www.msnbc.com

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 29d

#AlreadyEnough
Good Morning! 🌺

You never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors! Kindness matters!

#Pinks #ProudBlue

If you have the chance to make people happy, just do it. Sometimes people are struggling silently.

Maybe your act of kindness can make their day.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29d

Study Links Oil Giants’ Emissions Directly to Dozens of Deadly Heatwaves

www.motherjones.com

Study links oil giants' emissions directly to dozens of deadly heatwaves

twp.ai

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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

That would be impolite, though

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

She looks excited with her new hubby’s interest in her virginiyy

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

Prick. Dead prick. Sounds like a highly trained military sniper was on hand. Just saying …

Patty Eguino @patriciaeguino.bsky.social · Sep 11

Charlie Kirk said this in July 13, 2023:

"Black women do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person's slot."

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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think his timing was off

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

Yeah well

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

One very very brave passenger on a 9/11 plane.

Marilyn Munster @heyfren.bsky.social · Sep 11

#Neverforget
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Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

Jesus wept.

Moira Rayner @raynerme.bsky.social · Sep 11

I support this tribute

Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · Sep 11

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

1) pic of Melissa and Mark Hortman 2) pic of Melissa Hortman and dog Gilbert

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 11

Charlie Kirk said the Epstein files should be released, prior to his assassination, which made a lot of MAGA and Trump’s circle angry.

"The DOJ should immediately move to unseal all the Epstein...Every file should be released to the public."

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · Sep 11

When you’ve been dancing longer than most people have been alive 💃🔥💙🎶 96 and still stealing the show! 🎥

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Sep 11

When President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. When the GOP let the ban expire in 2004 they increased by 243% - don’t try to say bans don’t work, the data doesn’t lie.

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