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The judge said it best, “the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender service members risk &!sacrifice their lives to ensure the very equal protection rights the military ban seeks to deny them.” We must fight for ALL our military & I mean ALL 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
tinyurl.com/yckeumsa
tinyurl.com/yckeumsa
Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s ban on transgender service members, saying it’s ‘soaked in animus’ | CNN Politics
A federal judge has indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members, dealing a major defeat to a controversial policy the president resurrected from his first term.
tinyurl.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The judge said it best, “the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender service members risk &!sacrifice their lives to ensure the very equal protection rights the military ban seeks to deny them.” We must fight for ALL our military & I mean ALL 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
tinyurl.com/yckeumsa
tinyurl.com/yckeumsa
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I feel confident in predicting history will judge this decade or so as the absolutely stupidest time in American history.
Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I feel confident in predicting history will judge this decade or so as the absolutely stupidest time in American history.
Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
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Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
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Damn straight!
March 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Damn straight!
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This will implode.
Hoping it’s soon.
“Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.”
Hoping it’s soon.
“Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.”
DOGE job cuts shake Trump-voting West Virginia town
Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.
www.reuters.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This will implode.
Hoping it’s soon.
“Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.”
Hoping it’s soon.
“Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.”
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“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
March 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
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America,
it would have been fitting on this International Women's Day...
. . . and the whole world would be better off !
💙
America,
it would have been fitting on this International Women's Day...
. . . and the whole world would be better off !
💙
March 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Women's rights are human rights.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Women's rights are human rights.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.
Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
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Women don’t wait for change, we make it. We’ve broken barriers, made history, and fought for justice every step of the way. Today, we honor the women who came before us and keep pushing for those who will come after. The fight isn’t over. Let’s get to work.
March 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Women don’t wait for change, we make it. We’ve broken barriers, made history, and fought for justice every step of the way. Today, we honor the women who came before us and keep pushing for those who will come after. The fight isn’t over. Let’s get to work.
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“Dem operatives gleefully swap private polling suggesting Mr. Musk could prove a serious liability for the president.”
“The billionaire’s…style and spending cuts have reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
“The billionaire’s…style and spending cuts have reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
Elon Musk Is Making Republicans Sweat and Giving Democrats a New Target
His unusual governing arrangement with President Trump is opening Republicans up to being yoked politically to Mr. Musk, who polls show is broadly unpopular.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“Dem operatives gleefully swap private polling suggesting Mr. Musk could prove a serious liability for the president.”
“The billionaire’s…style and spending cuts have reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
“The billionaire’s…style and spending cuts have reverberated far beyond the Capitol, making even lawmakers from deep-red states begin to sweat.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
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Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
March 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
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Pass it on: The Resistance is alive and well and angry. Reports of our demise might have been premature
The Resistance is alive and well and angry
Reports of our demise might have been premature
www.thealtmedia.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Pass it on: The Resistance is alive and well and angry. Reports of our demise might have been premature
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Well, here I am, late to the bluesky game but happy to have an outlet where I can post without feeling soiled. I think I’m going to have a lot to say in the next long months and years.
January 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well, here I am, late to the bluesky game but happy to have an outlet where I can post without feeling soiled. I think I’m going to have a lot to say in the next long months and years.
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
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Unsafe at any speed www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Cybertruck crash raises alarm bells about Tesla's self-driving software
A crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck in self-driving mode this week has sparked worries about the reliability of the company's software that powers the feature, days after CEO Elon Musk said he would roll out a paid robotaxi service this year.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Unsafe at any speed www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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The whole myth of total Elon genius right there folks. Smart no doubt but the smartest? Obviously not.
The DOGE "force of super-geniuses" reinventing our $6 trillion government forgot to password-protect their website. Here's what it looks like right now www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The whole myth of total Elon genius right there folks. Smart no doubt but the smartest? Obviously not.
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New in PN: The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
Credibility is more important than access.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New in PN: The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
ABC: “.. Multiple current and former employees described the situation as ‘a national security crisis.’”
@abcnewsgo.bsky.social
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
@abcnewsgo.bsky.social
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
February 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
February 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Basically, SUCK IT ELON: "OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition. Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity." — OpenAI chair Bret Taylor
February 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Basically, SUCK IT ELON: "OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition. Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity." — OpenAI chair Bret Taylor
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Too. Little. Too. Late. ✨
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Too. Little. Too. Late. ✨
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And here we are…👇
Sad.
Sad.
February 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
And here we are…👇
Sad.
Sad.
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)