Bridget Dugan ☘️🇺🇸
@bduganny1.bsky.social
Yankees, Giants & Bills fan.
Democracy, Photography, Travel, Communities, New Urbanism, and
various other interests. 😃
Democracy, Photography, Travel, Communities, New Urbanism, and
various other interests. 😃
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My name is Mary Peltola, and I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight for fish, family, and freedom – and that begins with fixing the rigged system in DC that’s shutting down Alaska.
We need systemic change if we're going to lower costs, save our fisheries, and fill our homes with abundance again.
We need systemic change if we're going to lower costs, save our fisheries, and fill our homes with abundance again.
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
My name is Mary Peltola, and I'm running for U.S. Senate to fight for fish, family, and freedom – and that begins with fixing the rigged system in DC that’s shutting down Alaska.
We need systemic change if we're going to lower costs, save our fisheries, and fill our homes with abundance again.
We need systemic change if we're going to lower costs, save our fisheries, and fill our homes with abundance again.
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👏 👏 NYC turning up, standing up and showing up to say No Kings No War No ICE 🚫👑🧊
@riseandresist.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social @nywfp.bsky.social
@riseandresist.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social @nywfp.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
👏 👏 NYC turning up, standing up and showing up to say No Kings No War No ICE 🚫👑🧊
@riseandresist.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social @nywfp.bsky.social
@riseandresist.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
@targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social @nywfp.bsky.social
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A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that they are serious about Arctic security and tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.
UK, Germany Discuss NATO Forces in Greenland to Calm US Threat
A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans for a military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security and to try to tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.
bloom.bg
January 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that they are serious about Arctic security and tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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All the ICE officer had to do was step aside and arrest her later . That’s easy , all they have do is run her plate and pick her up at home .
Just saying from 20 yr veteran of the NYC police dept . 🇺🇸
Just saying from 20 yr veteran of the NYC police dept . 🇺🇸
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
All the ICE officer had to do was step aside and arrest her later . That’s easy , all they have do is run her plate and pick her up at home .
Just saying from 20 yr veteran of the NYC police dept . 🇺🇸
Just saying from 20 yr veteran of the NYC police dept . 🇺🇸
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President Trump's White House presented plans for a $400 million ballroom to a federal building commission led by one of his aides. The 90,000-square-foot project would replace the East Wing that Trump had demolished last year reut.rs/4q9OMbX
Trump team to pitch White House ballroom project to oversight body led by one of his aides
The White House will make its case on Thursday for a new $400 million ballroom before a commission that oversees federal building construction in Washington and is led by one of President Donald Trump...
reut.rs
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
President Trump's White House presented plans for a $400 million ballroom to a federal building commission led by one of his aides. The 90,000-square-foot project would replace the East Wing that Trump had demolished last year reut.rs/4q9OMbX
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LATEST: Judge rules that a 5th federal prosecutor appointed by AG Bondi is serving unlawfully.
Judge rules that a 5th federal prosecutor appointed by Pam Bondi is serving unlawfully
The judge said that the DOJ tried to use impermissible workarounds to keep acting U.S. Attorney John Sarcone in office.
nbcnews.to
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
LATEST: Judge rules that a 5th federal prosecutor appointed by AG Bondi is serving unlawfully.
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
List of organizations, collaborations and treaties the US are pulling out of per presidential decree.
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
From security, climate, and peacekeeping to countless UN organizations.
Dismantling decades of work
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Last I checked, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the US Constitution still exists.
No one can spend money in the US Treasury without congressional authorization.
This clause is central to the separation of powers.
A president with unilateral control over government funds is a dictator.
No one can spend money in the US Treasury without congressional authorization.
This clause is central to the separation of powers.
A president with unilateral control over government funds is a dictator.
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Last I checked, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the US Constitution still exists.
No one can spend money in the US Treasury without congressional authorization.
This clause is central to the separation of powers.
A president with unilateral control over government funds is a dictator.
No one can spend money in the US Treasury without congressional authorization.
This clause is central to the separation of powers.
A president with unilateral control over government funds is a dictator.
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DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
January 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
DANISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: “🇺🇸 had 30 bases on Greenland, why did you leave? You can resume that tomorrow without attacking a NATO ally… the rationale lacks factual foundation and doesn’t stand any logic testing.”
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
(Unless the point is to hurt us and end NATO, a Putin/Xi goal)
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This plaque was made to honor law enforcement who heroically responded on January 6th.
It's nowhere to be found in the Capitol. Why?
Because Speaker Johnson & Republicans refuse to put it up.
They can try to rewrite history, but the American people know the truth.
It's nowhere to be found in the Capitol. Why?
Because Speaker Johnson & Republicans refuse to put it up.
They can try to rewrite history, but the American people know the truth.
January 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This plaque was made to honor law enforcement who heroically responded on January 6th.
It's nowhere to be found in the Capitol. Why?
Because Speaker Johnson & Republicans refuse to put it up.
They can try to rewrite history, but the American people know the truth.
It's nowhere to be found in the Capitol. Why?
Because Speaker Johnson & Republicans refuse to put it up.
They can try to rewrite history, but the American people know the truth.
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Officer Hodges and all those who defended our Capitol five years ago held strong in the face of unimaginable violence and chaos encouraged by Trump.
We must all aspire to have that same courage and strength as we continue this ongoing fight to defend our democracy and the heart of our nation.
We must all aspire to have that same courage and strength as we continue this ongoing fight to defend our democracy and the heart of our nation.
Officer Daniel Hodges narrates his body camera footage from January 6:
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
"That's me screaming because someone…is reaching underneath my visor and trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb while other people hold me down."
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Officer Hodges and all those who defended our Capitol five years ago held strong in the face of unimaginable violence and chaos encouraged by Trump.
We must all aspire to have that same courage and strength as we continue this ongoing fight to defend our democracy and the heart of our nation.
We must all aspire to have that same courage and strength as we continue this ongoing fight to defend our democracy and the heart of our nation.
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This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
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Why Trump has bombed 7 countries in a year.
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Why Trump has bombed 7 countries in a year.
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Trump’s expanded entry ban targets Muslims and Africans abroad and punishes businesses and U.S. citizens at home
bit.ly/4b48pO3
bit.ly/4b48pO3
New Entry Bans, Same Faulty Reasoning
The expanded entry ban targets Muslims and Africans abroad and punishes businesses and U.S. citizens at home.
www.brennancenter.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Trump’s expanded entry ban targets Muslims and Africans abroad and punishes businesses and U.S. citizens at home
bit.ly/4b48pO3
bit.ly/4b48pO3
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Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
By NYT Lisa Friedman
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
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Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
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Other donors to MAGA Inc in the 2nd half of 2025 were seeking or received nominations from Trump for themselves or their family members:
▶️Jared Isaacman (tapped as NASA head): $1m
▶️Benjamin Landa (tapped as ambassador to Hungary): $5m
▶️Elizabeth Brodie (son serving as ambassador to Hungary): $1m
🎁🔗
▶️Jared Isaacman (tapped as NASA head): $1m
▶️Benjamin Landa (tapped as ambassador to Hungary): $5m
▶️Elizabeth Brodie (son serving as ambassador to Hungary): $1m
🎁🔗
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Other donors to MAGA Inc in the 2nd half of 2025 were seeking or received nominations from Trump for themselves or their family members:
▶️Jared Isaacman (tapped as NASA head): $1m
▶️Benjamin Landa (tapped as ambassador to Hungary): $5m
▶️Elizabeth Brodie (son serving as ambassador to Hungary): $1m
🎁🔗
▶️Jared Isaacman (tapped as NASA head): $1m
▶️Benjamin Landa (tapped as ambassador to Hungary): $5m
▶️Elizabeth Brodie (son serving as ambassador to Hungary): $1m
🎁🔗
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JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
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NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
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In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a video captured dozens of ICE goons exiting a public library, escorting a single man during the “Metro Surge” operation.
December 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a video captured dozens of ICE goons exiting a public library, escorting a single man during the “Metro Surge” operation.
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Five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet were barred from entering the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut free speech.
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet were barred from entering the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut free speech.
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Trump's friends-and-family approach to clemency has spawned a pardon-shopping industry where lobbyists say their going rate is $1 million and some have been offered success fees as high as $6 million, per @rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @cryanbarber.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump's friends-and-family approach to clemency has spawned a pardon-shopping industry where lobbyists say their going rate is $1 million and some have been offered success fees as high as $6 million, per @rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @cryanbarber.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it