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Minnesota’s new red flag law is already saving lives 👏👏👏
380 emergency petitions have been granted since the law went into effect last year. That’s 380 guns kept out of dangerous hands and countless tragedies prevented.
380 emergency petitions have been granted since the law went into effect last year. That’s 380 guns kept out of dangerous hands and countless tragedies prevented.
Red Flag law petitions for guns on pace to double in 2025
Minnesota's "Red Flag" law is gaining traction as a key tool in preventing gun-related tragedies.
www.fox9.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Minnesota’s new red flag law is already saving lives 👏👏👏
380 emergency petitions have been granted since the law went into effect last year. That’s 380 guns kept out of dangerous hands and countless tragedies prevented.
380 emergency petitions have been granted since the law went into effect last year. That’s 380 guns kept out of dangerous hands and countless tragedies prevented.
Oklahoma water supply at risk.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Oklahoma water supply at risk.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Now Trump is weaponizing the FBI to go after the Members of Congress who spoke out against him.
The President is corrupt and none of us should back down in the face of these intimidation tactics.
The President is corrupt and none of us should back down in the face of these intimidation tactics.
Last night, the FBI's Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video President Trump did not like.
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Now Trump is weaponizing the FBI to go after the Members of Congress who spoke out against him.
The President is corrupt and none of us should back down in the face of these intimidation tactics.
The President is corrupt and none of us should back down in the face of these intimidation tactics.
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Breaking: Texas releases finalized rules for private school voucher program.
Texas releases final rules for school voucher program
The rules include official application dates for families and clarify that children attending private preschool programs are eligible for the full amount that most other participants will qualify for.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Breaking: Texas releases finalized rules for private school voucher program.
Nick Pappas has filed to run for Denton County Judge!
Officially filed for Denton County Judge in 2026!
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nick Pappas has filed to run for Denton County Judge!
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Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff isn’t working for the US, or for humanity. He’s working for Vladimir Putin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Please watch the interview tonight and read the story here: www.kxan.com/investigatio....
If you’ve walked this road, you are not alone. 💙
#EverlysLaw #TXLege #HD70
If you’ve walked this road, you are not alone. 💙
#EverlysLaw #TXLege #HD70
www.kxan.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Please watch the interview tonight and read the story here: www.kxan.com/investigatio....
If you’ve walked this road, you are not alone. 💙
#EverlysLaw #TXLege #HD70
If you’ve walked this road, you are not alone. 💙
#EverlysLaw #TXLege #HD70
Thank you HD 70 State Rep Mihaela Plesa.
Tonight, @KXAN_News is sharing families’ stories and how Everly’s Law (HB 37) gives parents more time to say goodbye after baby loss. I wrote this law with parents and providers because love doesn’t end at the hospital door.
www.kxan.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thank you HD 70 State Rep Mihaela Plesa.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals.
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
Texas adds ID restrictions on vehicle registrations, renewals
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
www.texastribune.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals.
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
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Thousands of people across the U.S. recently found a blue grocery bag tied to their door handle. Residents filled the bags with canned food and items, then placed the full bags back outside their door. (via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
A 40-year-old Scouting America tradition of food donation got its start in St. Louis
Scouting for Food became a national Scouting America program in 1988, expanding across the country as thousands of scouts collectively gathered hundreds of thousands of pounds of shelf-stable goods for food insecure residents in their local communities.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thousands of people across the U.S. recently found a blue grocery bag tied to their door handle. Residents filled the bags with canned food and items, then placed the full bags back outside their door. (via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
Call your senators and Congress persons.
🚨BREAKING: The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Call your senators and Congress persons.
Do we really want to live in a police state?
ICE is using a new app called Mobile Fortify to scan people's faces and determine their immigration status.
The government's use of biased, unreliable facial recognition tech to supercharge its mass deportation campaign endangers all of our rights.
The government's use of biased, unreliable facial recognition tech to supercharge its mass deportation campaign endangers all of our rights.
Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell | ACLU
ICE and CBP are smashing their way not only through car windows but also through any constraints on the use of face recognition
www.aclu.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Do we really want to live in a police state?
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Another day, another TEN missed opportunities for the DNC to speak on behalf of Dems about the abomination of the day.
Mark Kelly shouldn’t have to defend himself alone.
The DNC, the national Dem PARTY should be speaking up for him and the other members of Congress all over the place.
WHYYYYY
Mark Kelly shouldn’t have to defend himself alone.
The DNC, the national Dem PARTY should be speaking up for him and the other members of Congress all over the place.
WHYYYYY
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Another day, another TEN missed opportunities for the DNC to speak on behalf of Dems about the abomination of the day.
Mark Kelly shouldn’t have to defend himself alone.
The DNC, the national Dem PARTY should be speaking up for him and the other members of Congress all over the place.
WHYYYYY
Mark Kelly shouldn’t have to defend himself alone.
The DNC, the national Dem PARTY should be speaking up for him and the other members of Congress all over the place.
WHYYYYY
There is a shortage of healthcare professionals and the Regime is making it worse.
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions. n.pr/49F5HOn
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
There is a shortage of healthcare professionals and the Regime is making it worse.
Absolutely preventable if people would pay attention to science.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Absolutely preventable if people would pay attention to science.
Rolling back safety rules to line their pockets.
We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Rolling back safety rules to line their pockets.
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Johnson County Sheriff Adam King has been indicted on sexual harassment, retaliation against a witness and aggravated perjury charges since August.
Johnson County sheriff will still serve amid sexual harassment case as Texas AG declines to weigh in
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King has been indicted on sexual harassment, retaliation against a witness and aggravated perjury charges since August.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King has been indicted on sexual harassment, retaliation against a witness and aggravated perjury charges since August.
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Texans know he’s a tool for Trump.
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Texans know he’s a tool for Trump.
Shameful and illegal.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Shameful and illegal.
This is an Administration, and Party, that puts profits and billionaires over people.
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is an Administration, and Party, that puts profits and billionaires over people.