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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · Jan 3

2025 Marketing for Dr. Tracy A. Pearson, J.D.

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It’s because we let kids take Tylenol so they aren’t in pain.

Kidding.

Progress is still progress.

Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 20h

California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains www.latimes.com/california/s...

California test scores improve amid lingering pandemic setbacks. LAUSD, Compton show gains

Compton Unified and LAUSD schools are among the high flyers for progress in latest state test scores, but pandemic setbacks linger statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs literacy bill to implement science...

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Victoria Law @victorialaw.bsky.social · 23h

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New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 14m

😂🤣

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 50m

Huh. Gonna be an awkward day for Secretary of State-National Security Advisor-Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.

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Part of a letter sent by a bunch of GOP members of Congress in favor of granting Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won today.

The last three paragraphs, before Rick Scott and Marco Rubio's signature, reads:

The Maduro regime's abuses and assaults on the civil society and legitimate
political activity of Venezuelan citizens have caused millions to flee to other countries,
while millions more have had no choice but to remain in the prison Maduro has
imposed on them. The peace of the region has been greatly disturbed by Maduro’s
welcoming of some of the world’s worst actors, including terrorists and dictators who
support him.
It is our firm belief that María Corina Machado’s courageous and selfless
leadership, and unyielding dedication to the pursuit of peace and democratic ideals,
make her a most deserving candidate for this prestigious award. Her efforts not only
highlight the urgent need for international solidarity in the face of aggressive and
expansive authoritarianism but also serve as a reminder of the power of individual
bravery in the quest for justice.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3h

Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence.

Maria Corina Machado – awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize – has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 18m

And the Nobel Peace Prize continues to have meaning. All hail @norwaymfa.government.no for maintaining integrity when others gave it away.

Congratulations Maria!! ☮️🎊👏

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 8h

I’d like @chefjoseandres.bsky.social to get it.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

The Nobel Peace Prize announcement for 2025 is scheduled for Friday, October 10, at 11:00 am local time in Oslo, Norway, which is 5:00 am ET.

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 9h

Tell me you were an absentee husband & father not in the delivery room w/o telling me.

It’s an organ that temp forms in the uterus to provide nutrients & oxygen to a fetus.

No baby is in a placenta.

Waiting for Tylenol to sue the fuck out of these ppl.

I had a headache, I took it. B’cause.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 9h

She quit her residency because she couldn’t handle and made up a story.

J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 12h

Mini essay 🧵: I've posted about this grifter nominee for Surgeon General before, & about *why* this admin. gravitates to such awful people: Means, like Dr. Oz & RFK himself, doesn't just hawk products; she sells both the idea that people are to blame...

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She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.’s surgeon general pick

Casey Means, the surgeon general nominee, has criticized the medical establishment. She could be put in position to change it.

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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 17h

The indictment of Letitia James makes clear that calling it an attempted coup is no exaggeration.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 9h

States like CA gave an avenue.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 9h

Then the IRS is breaking the law asshole signed.

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 10h

The Internal Revenue Service is walking back an earlier promise to provide its furloughed workers backpay.The tax agency had notified its employees on Wednesday that they would be “compensated on t...

IRS Suddenly Says It’s Following Trump’s Plan for Shutdown Backpay

The IRS initially said its employees were guaranteed backpay. Then the agency flipped.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 9h

Hence the stupid triumphal arch he wants to build across from the Lincoln Memorial.

“to commemorate military victories and major public events, serving as a monumental symbol of state power, prestige, and imperial glory”

We will tear down that arch!

suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 10h

I’m not a gambler, but I BET I KNOW

Who’s NOT getting any kind of Nobel prize tomorrow.

What a loser. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

The whining, pouting, complaining & criticizing will commence.

Ever seen an 80 year old man have a tantrum??

Just treat him like a two year old and walk away.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 10h

We need to work on the legal concept of standing.

Who has standing to sue to stop this shit is the issue.

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 14h

A what now???

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14h

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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Athena Gabriel ❌👑 @athenagabriel.bsky.social · 13h

SHARE if you stand with Letitia James! Because I do!

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 14h

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: A librarian fired by in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves just got the last laugh – a $700,000 settlement for violating her first amendment rights. 👏 May this be a warning across the nation.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

🐶🐱 New California pet laws!

🐾 3rd party, for-profit sales of cats, puppies and rabbits are now BANNED
🐾 Cats CANNOT be declawed for non-medical reasons
🐾 Sellers MUST disclose origin and health info
🐾 Contracts for pets that include non-refundable deposits will be VOID

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Rep. @aoc.bsky.social RT’ed this 👀

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Bob Barlow @aeroscout58.bsky.social · 14h

J.D. Vance = Vladimir Futon

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 14h

It’d be more accurate if he were giving Felon an actual blow job.

Please.

Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 14h

I like Schumer’s reference to “couch”

Sophisticated.

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 14h

I’ll say it clearer:

JD Vance is antisemetic.
He’s also Islamophobic.
Dehumanizing is his jam.

Given the Palestinians were slaughtered, I’ll call it a death threat.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 15h

Someone like JD Vance, who has been on the receiving end of a lot of insinuations, should know to couch his language more carefully.

Anyways, I’ll be here, ready to make a deal to save Americans’ health care and reopen the federal government that Republicans shut down.

A headline from the New York Post reads: “JD Vance calls Chuck Schumer ‘one of the most famous Palestinians’”

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