Susan
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Susan
@elfem.bsky.social
Pro choice & pro democracy. Athiest, anti-fascist. Wife, mother, dog mom.
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The joke is on us.
January 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

“I've been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.”
BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
This is a major loss for the Trump administration
www.meidasplus.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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NEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
North Carolina Supreme Court Dismisses GOP Candidate’s Election Challenge, Lower Courts Must Review First
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.

“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Two senators have introduced a constitutional amendment that would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, a long-shot escalation of the congressional effort to overhaul the nation’s highest court amid ethics scandals and sinking public approval.
Supreme Court term-limits amendment proposed by Sens. Manchin, Welch
The long-shot proposal by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin III (I-West Virginia) would impose 18-year term limits on new justices.
wapo.st
December 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Yes please
Two senators have introduced a constitutional amendment that would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, a long-shot escalation of the congressional effort to overhaul the nation’s highest court amid ethics scandals and sinking public approval.
Supreme Court term-limits amendment proposed by Sens. Manchin, Welch
The long-shot proposal by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin III (I-West Virginia) would impose 18-year term limits on new justices.
wapo.st
December 7, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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"As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election day last month to wait for the results to trickle in, a small group of far-right Germans went largely unnoticed", reports @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:34 AM