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staffordcat.bsky.social
@staffordcat.bsky.social
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Transportation strategy and funding. Student of jyotish. Cat lover. Native gardener in Pacific Northwest. Cook. Not giving up or obeying in advance.
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staffordcat.bsky.social @staffordcat.bsky.social · Feb 12
I truly love this.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 4h
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 20h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3nw...
‘I’m More American Than You’ - Mehdi unloads on Matt Walsh
YouTube video by Zeteo
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
“They’re literally putting 🇺🇸 in reverse”
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d
Congratulations to the 38 graduates of @calfire.bsky.social's new Atwater Training Center.

Each graduating class will bolster California's world‑class firefighting force and our commitment to keeping Californians safe in an era of evolving fire risk.
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staffordcat.bsky.social @staffordcat.bsky.social · 1d
And no more socialist seat belts!!
marmadukesbarber.bsky.social Marmaduke's Barber @marmadukesbarber.bsky.social · 1d
I expect the next change to be the return of smoking sections in restaurants.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
Whoaaaaa

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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 4d
Sen. Jeff Merkley is still speaking on the Senate floor, continuing a marathon speech he began last night. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/22/r...
Oregon's Merkley holds US Senate floor overnight in Trump protest • Oregon Capital Chronicle
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against what he called President Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d
I will be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 2d
This guy & Miller will be first at tribunals.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2d
LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just paused the three-judge panel’s order on our first TRO until Tuesday so they can complete their en banc vote.

This means for now, both our TROs preventing National Guard deployment remain in effect.
LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just paused the three-judge panel’s order on our first TRO until Tuesday so they can complete their en banc vote, deciding whether the full court will hear the case. This means for now, both our TROs preventing National Guard deployment remain in effect. What's next: Today’s Ninth Circuit’s administrative stay will last until 5pm on Tuesday 10/28. This will maintain the status quo—preventing deployment of National Guard troops in Oregon—while the court votes whether to rehear the case en banc. Given this development, we expect the second TRO will remain in place as well. Our team is working around the clock preparing for the trial in the district court on the merits of this case. The trial will begin on Wednesday 10/29. “This decision gives the court time to fully consider the serious constitutional questions at stake. It also ensures there won’t be a federal deployment while that process plays out—an important step in protecting Oregonians’ rights and keeping our communities peaceful.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.
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Michael @dsamichael.bsky.social · 2d
This man is the real enemy of a free America !!! DO THE RESEARCH
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d
"History has already shown us how this story unfolds. Fascism is not built only in the camps and cells. It is built in the shrug, the silence, the insistence that life can go on as if nothing has changed"
Frederick Joseph"A Thought on Normalcy in Fascism" frederickjoseph.substack.com/p/normal-tim...
Normal Times in Dire Times
Fascism does not break normal life, it feeds on it.
frederickjoseph.substack.com
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d
Given what Miller’s threat to arrest Pritzker for seditious conspiracy, I ask again:
gregolear.bsky.social Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 20d
Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
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Zelena Sage @zelenasage.blacksky.app · 2d
The Rose Garden is gone.

Everyday we see why Michelle Obama was finally proud of her country in 2008 & why many are ashamed in 2025.

Everyday the people Hilary Clinton called deplorable do more deplorable things.

Everyday something Kamala Harris said would happen, happens.

America hates women.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.

How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions
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staffordcat.bsky.social @staffordcat.bsky.social · 2d
Just saw it. what a wake up call to get back to diplomacy around denuclearization. BLOTUS has just moved us so much closer to nuclear midnight. I know some pacifists who thought Hilary or Kamala would push us into war. Sheesh
stephenking.bsky.social Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 2d
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Netflix): Terrifying, especially given the unprincipled, waffling nitwit in the White House.
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staffordcat.bsky.social @staffordcat.bsky.social · 2d
Holy shit. AECOM used to be good.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d
But Trump gets a ballroom and Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout
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staffordcat.bsky.social @staffordcat.bsky.social · 2d
They don’t need us anymore. The kidnappers have taken off their masks because the ransom was paid. We are expendable and they know we despise them. They know they can afford anything except letting us have fair elections. So we know what to do.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2d
New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!
The president said today that a donor had given the government $130 million to help pay troops during the government shutdown. He declined to name the donor, but described him as a “patriot” and a personal friend. If evenly distributed, the money would pay only about $100 to each service member. But is not yet clear how the money will be used, or whether the donation violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations.
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Robbin @robbin.bsky.social · 3d
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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d
The carceral state is generally brutal and evil in the way it treats the human beings it cages, but it’s fine to point out when there are bursts of unusually concentrated or vigorous evil and use it to get people to care.
eunicehcho.bsky.social Eunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 4d
Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 3d
Great Mr. Wolff,Sue In The
Language of The Chump's,Money
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