@bankc.bsky.social
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Dems believe in taking care of our neighbors. MI House Republicans don't. Their actions speak loud & clear: it sure isn't neighborly to rip away money from local nonprofits that help vulnerable Michiganders — families, seniors, kids.
Programs to feed seniors, help child abuse victims face setbacks after Michigan Republicans halt grant money
House GOP leadership has said the $645 million funding halt is part of an effort to cut waste and fraud in government.
www.mlive.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Dems believe in taking care of our neighbors. MI House Republicans don't. Their actions speak loud & clear: it sure isn't neighborly to rip away money from local nonprofits that help vulnerable Michiganders — families, seniors, kids.
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There’s so much bad stuff going on that I hope this one doesn’t get lost — Trump’s war on nurses. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/22/g...
The GOP War on Nurses
Donald Trump and the Republicans cut graduate student loans for nurses and social workers to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
There’s so much bad stuff going on that I hope this one doesn’t get lost — Trump’s war on nurses. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/22/g...
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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I'm still having trouble containing my rage about this. Treating African children as disposable toys in a desperate effort to bolster RFK Jr.'s anti-vax conspiracism. Expanding the moral stain on our nation from the USAID cuts. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I'm still having trouble containing my rage about this. Treating African children as disposable toys in a desperate effort to bolster RFK Jr.'s anti-vax conspiracism. Expanding the moral stain on our nation from the USAID cuts. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"If I'm sounding more worried to you than I've sounded in months, it's because I am."
December 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"If I'm sounding more worried to you than I've sounded in months, it's because I am."
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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Kelly notes it should send a shiver down the spine of any patriotic American that Trump and Hegseth would so corruptly abuse their power to come after him or anyone else this way. Kelly will not back down. Will you? Or will you also stand up for democracy? #EnoughIsEnough
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
We learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation"
YouTube video by Senator Mark Kelly
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Kelly notes it should send a shiver down the spine of any patriotic American that Trump and Hegseth would so corruptly abuse their power to come after him or anyone else this way. Kelly will not back down. Will you? Or will you also stand up for democracy? #EnoughIsEnough
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
youtu.be/NyF9dZQu5K8?...
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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"Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah with his wife of 57 years, Larisa Kleytman, also a Holocaust survivor, when the attack began. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body."
www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-rabbi...
www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-rabbi...
Chabad rabbis, Holocaust survivor, 10-year-old among victims of Sydney terror attack
At least 15 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire on 'Chanukah by the Sea' event at Bondi Beach. These are some of their stories
www.timesofisrael.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Alex Kleytman, an 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, was celebrating Hanukkah with his wife of 57 years, Larisa Kleytman, also a Holocaust survivor, when the attack began. He was killed while shielding Larisa from the bullets with his own body."
www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-rabbi...
www.timesofisrael.com/chabad-rabbi...
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ICE = Gestapo 2.0
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
ICE = Gestapo 2.0
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On the third day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders...
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On the third day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders...
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The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
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11 people in Australia were killed today by gunmen while they celebrated the first night of Chanukah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Targeted because they were Jews.
As Jewish families around the world, we place our menorahs in our windows. Our message to the world: Light will outlive the darkness.
As Jewish families around the world, we place our menorahs in our windows. Our message to the world: Light will outlive the darkness.
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
11 people in Australia were killed today by gunmen while they celebrated the first night of Chanukah at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Targeted because they were Jews.
As Jewish families around the world, we place our menorahs in our windows. Our message to the world: Light will outlive the darkness.
As Jewish families around the world, we place our menorahs in our windows. Our message to the world: Light will outlive the darkness.
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I’m horrified to wake up to news of the antisemitic slaughter at Australia’s Bondi Beach.
As my own family - along with the entire Michigan Jewish community - prepares for the first night of Hanukkah, we must redouble our efforts to fight antisemitism and not let hate win.
As my own family - along with the entire Michigan Jewish community - prepares for the first night of Hanukkah, we must redouble our efforts to fight antisemitism and not let hate win.
December 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I’m horrified to wake up to news of the antisemitic slaughter at Australia’s Bondi Beach.
As my own family - along with the entire Michigan Jewish community - prepares for the first night of Hanukkah, we must redouble our efforts to fight antisemitism and not let hate win.
As my own family - along with the entire Michigan Jewish community - prepares for the first night of Hanukkah, we must redouble our efforts to fight antisemitism and not let hate win.
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The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
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House Republicans claim they have weeded out waste, fraud and abuse, but as Dr. @monahanna.bsky.social said, "Behind every dollar cut is a mom who’s scared, a baby who needs care, and a family trying to stay afloat."
Dr. Mona Hanna says GOP funding cuts to Rx Kids program 'devastating'
The Rx Kids program has been awarded $270M in the 2026 budget not impacted by the cuts, but Dr. Mona Hanna said it can't yet access those funds.
www.freep.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
House Republicans claim they have weeded out waste, fraud and abuse, but as Dr. @monahanna.bsky.social said, "Behind every dollar cut is a mom who’s scared, a baby who needs care, and a family trying to stay afloat."
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MI Republicans are putting kids, families & communities at risk by ripping away $645M in funding that supports our neighbors w/out discussion. The GOP's vote says loud and clear that they think you are waste, fraud & abuse. #DontFallForHall
Michigan House GOP abruptly blocks $645M in spending, cutting into 78 programs
Michigan House Republicans upended spending on dozens of so-called "work projects" across state government through a rarely-used state law.
www.detroitnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
MI Republicans are putting kids, families & communities at risk by ripping away $645M in funding that supports our neighbors w/out discussion. The GOP's vote says loud and clear that they think you are waste, fraud & abuse. #DontFallForHall
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
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This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
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As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
As former Bush OLC leader Jack Goldsmith writes, the DOD manual prohibits killing shipwrecked enemies. If reporting is correct, killing helpless men clinging to boats was a war crime.
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
 open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.