Donna in Rome
@donnainrome.bsky.social
Lifelong Dem from a diehard Republican family, trained for years as an artist (Painting major, now mostly photos) & teacher, living in Italy for 50+ years & working for 4 decades as an Italian-English translator. 24/7 caregiver for a disabled adult son.
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
What's tragic is that he rushed to tear down the entire East Wing (after saying it wouldn't be touched), without even having a definitive plan ready. It still hasn't been decided. 😡
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National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What's tragic is that he rushed to tear down the entire East Wing (after saying it wouldn't be touched), without even having a definitive plan ready. It still hasn't been decided. 😡
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Gift article.
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Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Gift article.
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Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Every right-wing oligarch, podcaster, hack, Russian apologist, paid influencer, and bot has been activated in a coordinated manner to attack Europe after the EU fined Musk.
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Suck it Donald!!!
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Suck it Donald!!!
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
They were probably severely burned and wounded by shrapnel. They didn't just fall off the boat. They were hit by a missile, for Pete's sake, and I would assume they were also in shock.
"The 2 men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers Thursday"
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
They were probably severely burned and wounded by shrapnel. They didn't just fall off the boat. They were hit by a missile, for Pete's sake, and I would assume they were also in shock.
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If Trump thought his election was a green light to engage in a massive, lawless, and brutal reign of terror—with a goal of “reimmigration” (a fascist term amounting to ethnic cleansing)—he misjudged the tenacity of lower federal courts and the decency of Americans open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Trump Faltering in Face of Lower Courts
The rule of law is proving to be stronger than he thought
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If Trump thought his election was a green light to engage in a massive, lawless, and brutal reign of terror—with a goal of “reimmigration” (a fascist term amounting to ethnic cleansing)—he misjudged the tenacity of lower federal courts and the decency of Americans open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
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"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
The Onion: Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers —
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Onion: Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers —
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Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
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In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
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Tell me you have Pro-Russia bias without telling me you have Pro-Russia bias.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tell me you have Pro-Russia bias without telling me you have Pro-Russia bias.
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I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
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Nothing proves the Trump administration is made of mean whims based on lies better than a president who is murdering people in boats "because I am so strongly against drug trafficking" pardoning someone who trafficked more drugs than a hundred fishing boats could carry.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction ...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Nothing proves the Trump administration is made of mean whims based on lies better than a president who is murdering people in boats "because I am so strongly against drug trafficking" pardoning someone who trafficked more drugs than a hundred fishing boats could carry.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
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Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
In Washington, everything appears to be for sale
And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Donald Trump’s use of power of the state for punishment and reward, coupled with his open transactionalism, incentivises companies, countries and individuals to pay for access and favour
"He's constructed an entire alternate reality around a mundane word, and he's governing from inside that reality."
Trump Can't Stop Talking About "Groceries." Psychologists Say It's a Dementia Tell.
When "Groceries" Becomes a Tell: Trump's Fixation Reveals More Than He Realizes Donald Trump can't stop talking about the word "groceries." Not the price of groceries—though he claims that's his conce...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"He's constructed an entire alternate reality around a mundane word, and he's governing from inside that reality."