Donni
@donnig.bsky.social
I am retired defense attorney, liberal, pro democracy. Covid anxious #covidisnotover . Love family, cats and other animals and kids, art, reading, video games, and not really a hermit but it looks like that from the outside.
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefings aren’t just spin – they reflect what George Orwell warned about: lies divorced from reality, and the use of “doublethink” to have a word (like “transparency”) mean just the opposite. A historian who studies Orwell explains:
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
A historian analyzes how White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claims about her boss and his administration are ‘doublespeak’ straight out of the pages of George Orwell’s ‘1984.’
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December 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefings aren’t just spin – they reflect what George Orwell warned about: lies divorced from reality, and the use of “doublethink” to have a word (like “transparency”) mean just the opposite. A historian who studies Orwell explains:
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A federal judge has asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.
Judge to proceed with contempt probe after US flew migrants to El Salvador prison in March
A federal judge has asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A federal judge has asked attorneys to identify witnesses and offer plans for how to conduct a contempt probe of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.
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Breaking News: The U.S. military accepted a private donation of $130 million to help pay troops during the shutdown. The move is highly unusual and a potential violation of federal law.
Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops
It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Breaking News: The U.S. military accepted a private donation of $130 million to help pay troops during the shutdown. The move is highly unusual and a potential violation of federal law.
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Jayapal said without further negotiations with Republicans, 328,000 Washington State residents could lose their health insurance as a result of the tax and spending bill passed in July
Rep. Jayapal laments 'terrible choice' between shutdown, looming healthcare cuts in WA
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) said Friday that her party faces a "terrible choice" between forcing the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 or allowing Republican-backed cuts to health ben...
www.kuow.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Jayapal said without further negotiations with Republicans, 328,000 Washington State residents could lose their health insurance as a result of the tax and spending bill passed in July
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Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain reut.rs/4pDQdjc
Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain
Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday as the city shut down and more than 700 flights were cancelled.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain reut.rs/4pDQdjc
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A consumer advocacy group sounded the alarm that Americans consistently paid the highest prices globally for the same treatments.
Americans pay triple for prescriptions while Big Pharma reaps profits
A consumer advocacy group sounded the alarm that Americans consistently paid the highest prices globally for the same treatments.
www.alreporter.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A consumer advocacy group sounded the alarm that Americans consistently paid the highest prices globally for the same treatments.
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Trump says that DC having a week with no homicides was something that happened "for the first time in memory." The last time that happened was March, where there was a 16-day streak without a homicide.
August 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump says that DC having a week with no homicides was something that happened "for the first time in memory." The last time that happened was March, where there was a 16-day streak without a homicide.
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Newsom: We can’t do things the way we’ve done. Let’s disabuse ourselves of that.
The Democratic Party needs to assert itself. We need to be strong again. Strength matters. People want conviction. They want character. They want a sense of intention and purpose…
The Democratic Party needs to assert itself. We need to be strong again. Strength matters. People want conviction. They want character. They want a sense of intention and purpose…
August 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Newsom: We can’t do things the way we’ve done. Let’s disabuse ourselves of that.
The Democratic Party needs to assert itself. We need to be strong again. Strength matters. People want conviction. They want character. They want a sense of intention and purpose…
The Democratic Party needs to assert itself. We need to be strong again. Strength matters. People want conviction. They want character. They want a sense of intention and purpose…
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Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
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Seems Mike Johnson has been using campaign funds to pay his rent in DC, which is a major legal no no.
www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
Mike Johnson hit with new accusation showing ‘clear-cut violation’ of federal law
House Speaker Mike Johnson has been accused of using campaign money to pay his rent in what the government watchdog group Campaign Legal Center described as a “clear-cut violation of federal campaign ...
www.rawstory.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Seems Mike Johnson has been using campaign funds to pay his rent in DC, which is a major legal no no.
www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...
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The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…
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So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
July 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
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Sen. Jon Ossoff: "Trump promised to release the Epstein Files. Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was gonna release the Epstein Files?"
July 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sen. Jon Ossoff: "Trump promised to release the Epstein Files. Did anyone really think the sexual predator president who used to party with Jeffrey Epstein was gonna release the Epstein Files?"
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The United States Attorney General is an active and wiling co-conspirator in a cover-up regarding the crimes of the President of the United states.
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The United States Attorney General is an active and wiling co-conspirator in a cover-up regarding the crimes of the President of the United states.
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Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
JIANG: What is the NEC's estimate for how many people could lose healthcare coverage?
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
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The death toll in Texas rose to 79 on Sunday afternoon and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in areas already reeling from the deadly floods. Dozens of people remained unaccounted for, including 10 girls from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4knBZ1S
July 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The death toll in Texas rose to 79 on Sunday afternoon and forecasters warned that downpours would continue in areas already reeling from the deadly floods. Dozens of people remained unaccounted for, including 10 girls from a summer camp on the Guadalupe River. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4knBZ1S
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NEW: the Trump admin has moved to terminate TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, covering over 50,000 people
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
July 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: the Trump admin has moved to terminate TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, covering over 50,000 people
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
Both of these designations date back to 1999, meaning Trump wants to strip legal status from people here legally who have had a background check every 18 months for the last 26 years.
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The DOJ says there’s no client list and Epstein wasn’t murdered, which means there’s DEFINITELY a client list and Epstein was murdered.
July 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The DOJ says there’s no client list and Epstein wasn’t murdered, which means there’s DEFINITELY a client list and Epstein was murdered.
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The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
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The additional $80,000 that Noem received from the dark money group in 2023 represented a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 salary as South Dakota governor.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
July 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The additional $80,000 that Noem received from the dark money group in 2023 represented a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 salary as South Dakota governor.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
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This last minute freeze of funds will cripple summer classes and camps scheduled to begin soon, leaving poor working parents without options. Shameful. Illegal. Wrong.
July 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This last minute freeze of funds will cripple summer classes and camps scheduled to begin soon, leaving poor working parents without options. Shameful. Illegal. Wrong.
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