Donna Austin
@donnamaustin.bsky.social
I’m a retired professor from LSUS. I live in San Antonio but I’m soon moving back to Shreveport, LA.
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The VP is fundamentally a fake lawyer
JD Vance: "The War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law"
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The VP is fundamentally a fake lawyer
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As of Jan. 1, it's a misdemeanor offense in California for law enforcement to wear a mask while on duty. State and local police have the authority to issue citations, which creates a public record of DHS officer names.
This is happening right now in the city of Pomona, a city run by 7 Democrats.
This is happening right now in the city of Pomona, a city run by 7 Democrats.
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
As of Jan. 1, it's a misdemeanor offense in California for law enforcement to wear a mask while on duty. State and local police have the authority to issue citations, which creates a public record of DHS officer names.
This is happening right now in the city of Pomona, a city run by 7 Democrats.
This is happening right now in the city of Pomona, a city run by 7 Democrats.
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How can you defend your country when you place personal gain over your values?
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
How can you defend your country when you place personal gain over your values?
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The top aide for Mike Collins, who is running for Senate against Jon Ossoff, received more than $170,000 in office reimbursements from the lawmaker’s official House account, according to records reviewed by NOTUS. www.notus.org/congress/mik...
Top Aide to Rep. Mike Collins Was Reimbursed for More Than $170,000 in Office Expenses
Most of the money that was reimbursed went to franking — which is permissible under House rules. But Brandon Phillips’ travel reimbursements are already the subject of an Office of Congressional Condu...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The top aide for Mike Collins, who is running for Senate against Jon Ossoff, received more than $170,000 in office reimbursements from the lawmaker’s official House account, according to records reviewed by NOTUS. www.notus.org/congress/mik...
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Vance called Good’s death a "tragedy of her own making” and said the agent had previously been involved in a similar run-in months ago that resulted in 33 stitches.
"So you think maybe he's a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him with an automobile?"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"So you think maybe he's a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him with an automobile?"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Walz questions fairness of ICE shooting probe with FBI solely in charge
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday questioned whether an investigation into the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent Wednesday in Minneapolis could be impartial with only the FBI in charge. Here’s the latest on...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Vance called Good’s death a "tragedy of her own making” and said the agent had previously been involved in a similar run-in months ago that resulted in 33 stitches.
"So you think maybe he's a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him with an automobile?"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"So you think maybe he's a little bit sensitive about somebody ramming him with an automobile?"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The U.S. seizing Greenland would embolden China and Russia to go after countries they covet, Mark Kelly tells @HannaRosin, adding that it “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.” theatln.tc/EtZT0t1G
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. seizing Greenland would embolden China and Russia to go after countries they covet, Mark Kelly tells @HannaRosin, adding that it “would probably be the biggest mistake any president has made in the history of this country.” theatln.tc/EtZT0t1G
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Goodness gracious, 16 Republicans are voting on Jeffries’s discharge petition for the ACA extension. This is some egg on Mike Johnson’s face.
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Goodness gracious, 16 Republicans are voting on Jeffries’s discharge petition for the ACA extension. This is some egg on Mike Johnson’s face.
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The House is breaking out into applause as the bill passes on the floor to extend the ACA subsidies for three years.
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The House is breaking out into applause as the bill passes on the floor to extend the ACA subsidies for three years.
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The administration's response continues to be an amazing object lesson in propaganda in the modern information ecosystem. The goal is not to convince, but rather to sow confusion and doubt.
JD Vance on the killing of Renee Good: "The reporting over this has been one of the biggest scandals I've ever seen in media. I've never seen a case so misrepresented and misreported."
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The administration's response continues to be an amazing object lesson in propaganda in the modern information ecosystem. The goal is not to convince, but rather to sow confusion and doubt.
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Walz says: "It's beyond me that apparently from the federal government, from the Homeland Security Director herself has already determined who this person was, what their motive was and they hadn't even been taken out of the vehicle. We're not living in a normal world."
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Walz says: "It's beyond me that apparently from the federal government, from the Homeland Security Director herself has already determined who this person was, what their motive was and they hadn't even been taken out of the vehicle. We're not living in a normal world."
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Justice in the American system is supposed to be blind and impartial—but attorney General Pam Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment for Nicolás Maduro and his wife is “profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance,” Paul Rosenzweig argues:
American Justice Isn’t Supposed to Be Wrathful
Attorney General Pam Bondi transgresses basic principles of criminal law.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Justice in the American system is supposed to be blind and impartial—but attorney General Pam Bondi’s vow of wrathful punishment for Nicolás Maduro and his wife is “profoundly illiberal, suggesting a lust for criminal vengeance,” Paul Rosenzweig argues:
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RFK Jr. will not rest until U.S. measles cases are at a 100-year high.
U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
RFK Jr. will not rest until U.S. measles cases are at a 100-year high.
In Hot Springs, AR, on our vacation, we saw this Trump store. They are closing out his stuff already. It’s all on clearance . Store was closed so we could not go in and check it out. 🤣🤣🤣
December 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
In Hot Springs, AR, on our vacation, we saw this Trump store. They are closing out his stuff already. It’s all on clearance . Store was closed so we could not go in and check it out. 🤣🤣🤣
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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“A curtain of darkness is settling over our nation. And it’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots,” Peter Wehner argues: https://theatln.tc/HCsgbCVd
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“A curtain of darkness is settling over our nation. And it’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots,” Peter Wehner argues: https://theatln.tc/HCsgbCVd
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Must read piece by @weissmann.substack.com & Mary McCord: In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Must read piece by @weissmann.substack.com & Mary McCord: In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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They are firing pepper balls into the faces of clergy, again
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
They are firing pepper balls into the faces of clergy, again
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
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Things that make you go hmmm 🤔
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Things that make you go hmmm 🤔
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Y’all better get my Sis’s book!
It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Y’all better get my Sis’s book!
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This is real life: as thousands of federal workers are going unpaid, a ballroom is being built in the White House and the president wants the Justice Department to pay him $230 million. Even Marie Antoinette would find that to be a bit much.
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is real life: as thousands of federal workers are going unpaid, a ballroom is being built in the White House and the president wants the Justice Department to pay him $230 million. Even Marie Antoinette would find that to be a bit much.