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Mrsesmy
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Not much just a normal person with opinions
Married with 3 children
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If you're a journalist going up against these gag rules, we've got some tips for you 🗞️

#WorldPressFreedomDay
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12...
May 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Corrections departments are increasingly trying to use "gag rules" to forbid staff from interviews with journalists without approval – what would a system centered around "justice" need to hide? 🤔
May 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Singapore’s ruling party was on track to secure a convincing victory in Saturday’s election as voters rallied behind incumbent Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first electoral test since taking office a year ago.
Singapore’s Ruling Party PAP Retains Parliamentary Majority
Singapore’s ruling party was on track to secure a convincing victory in Saturday’s election as voters worried about rising costs and a worsening global economic climate rallied behind incumbent Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his first electoral test since taking office a year ago.
bloom.bg
May 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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TIL that if you’re arrested for a crime in Antarctica you are prosecuted in the District of Hawaii.
May 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This Administration should celebrate the Army’s 250th Birthday by honoring past & present soldiers & reinstating thousands of vets fired from the federal workforce. Spend millions on rehiring heroes, not an extravagant military parade—on Trump’s birthday.
Army Plans a Big Parade That Could Fall on Trump’s Birthday
The Army said the celebration was in honor of its 250th birthday but did not mention that the president’s birthday happened to be the same day.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Commentary: Unlike past presidents who demanded adversaries curb subversion before improving ties, Trump is dismantling U.S. defenses against foreign meddling without securing anything in return — leaving the country exposed.
Why is Trump unilaterally dismantling U.S. defenses?
Trump may reorganize agencies within the law, but his sweeping cuts to national security defies 2,000 years of great powers using deterrence and diplomacy to manage threats.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Trump said screw everyone that fought in the pacific theatre against imperial Japan. US victory in World War II happened on August 15, 1945 when Japan surrendered. Not May 8th.

Also, "nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance" what, lol ????
May 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
His priorities are not for what this country stands for…
May 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has taken radical steps to target his political foes, back a harsh agenda against undocumented immigrants and help business allies.
Pam Bondi turning DoJ into Trump’s ‘personal law firm’, top experts warn
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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All Harvard really needs is a screenshot of that post because under federal law, the president cannot direct the IRS to conduct tax investigations. In fact, IRS employees are required to report any such command to an inspector general.
May 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Trump said Harvard would lose its tax-exempt status. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” he wrote on social media.
May 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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UK could save billions by ending hunger – not slashing benefits

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
UK could save billions by ending hunger – not slashing benefits
Researchers at Trussell have found that the UK government could save billions if it increased universal credit to help tackle hunger.
www.bigissue.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
capitol.texas.gov
April 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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South Korea officials heading to Washington for talks with USTR over tariffs reut.rs/4cVkO5W
South Korea officials heading to Washington for talks with USTR over tariffs
South Korean Industry Ministry officials will travel to Washington on Wednesday for "technical discussions" with their U.S. Trade Representative counterparts on U.S. tariffs, Seoul's ministry said.
reut.rs
April 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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We've learned the Trump Administration has ILLEGALLY withheld over $430B in funds approved by Congress — gutting vital services including child care, disaster relief and more.

The courts must continue to hold this lawless president accountable, even if spineless congressional Republicans won't.
April 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Trump news at a glance: children targeted in immigration crackdown
Trump news at a glance: children targeted in immigration crackdown
The moves have prompted alarm about what one critic called ‘backdoor family separation’ – key US politics stories from Monday 28 April
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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I wonder who Trump is referring to?😂

PS: I left Perkins Coie in 2021.
PPS: Perkins Coie is suing Trump, not the other way around.
PPS: Perkins will win.
April 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.

The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM