Anne Padgett
@acivillawyer.bsky.social
Nevada lawyer, dog guardian, pro-democracy since 1976, compulsive gardener, pro-Ukraine since 2022
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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Excellent Tim Miller.
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
Tim Miller: You Don’t Get a Mulligan for Murder
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Excellent Tim Miller.
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
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If you’re able, please support this verified GoFundMe for Alex Pretti’s family. And if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing it far and wide matters just as much. It’s at $300K and counting.
Donate to Alex Pretti is an American Hero, organized by Keith Edwards
On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and American citizen wa… Keith Edwards needs your support for Alex Pretti is an American Hero
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January 25, 2026 at 6:26 AM
If you’re able, please support this verified GoFundMe for Alex Pretti’s family. And if you’re not in a position to donate, sharing it far and wide matters just as much. It’s at $300K and counting.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Please, PLEASE. Read this thread.
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Please, PLEASE. Read this thread.
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A president who is crashing the economy, destroying public health and terrorizing immigrants keeps slipping in the polls. He could:
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
September 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A president who is crashing the economy, destroying public health and terrorizing immigrants keeps slipping in the polls. He could:
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
A) stop his bad behavior to stem the slide
or
B) try to crush free speech to cover up his failures.
Right now, he’s choosing B.
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.
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Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
Trump and Musk and everyone else in Trump’s administration tell so many lies, break so many laws, and act so arbitrarily and capriciously, that it can be overwhelming, which is the point.
April 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Trump and Musk and everyone else in Trump’s administration tell so many lies, break so many laws, and act so arbitrarily and capriciously, that it can be overwhelming, which is the point.
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As has been stated quite a few times, Republicans could shut this down at any time if they wanted to…
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As has been stated quite a few times, Republicans could shut this down at any time if they wanted to…
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Tom Tillis do your job.
March 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Tom Tillis do your job.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Trump is not a King
Elon Musk is illegal
DOGE is illegal
This is fact not opinion
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Elon Musk is illegal
DOGE is illegal
This is fact not opinion
Keep Reposting
March 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump is not a King
Elon Musk is illegal
DOGE is illegal
This is fact not opinion
Keep Reposting
Elon Musk is illegal
DOGE is illegal
This is fact not opinion
Keep Reposting
Have Democrats learned nothing? Why would you, right now, vote to censure a member of your own party for an alleged breach of decorum! At least Rep. Al Green was trying to stand up for the American people. If you don’t like the way he did it, come up with something better and try that!
March 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Have Democrats learned nothing? Why would you, right now, vote to censure a member of your own party for an alleged breach of decorum! At least Rep. Al Green was trying to stand up for the American people. If you don’t like the way he did it, come up with something better and try that!
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Today I’m angry. Enough of this criminal bullshit. I want that level of anger from our leaders.
March 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today I’m angry. Enough of this criminal bullshit. I want that level of anger from our leaders.
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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The latest news from Burlington, Vermont. 😄🇺🇦
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The latest news from Burlington, Vermont. 😄🇺🇦