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Ron Filipkowski

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When does the winning start? Wars are still raging in Ukraine & Gaza, a new war has broken out w/India-Pakistan, we’re bombing Yemen, allies & trading partners hate us, economic growth is negative, prices are going up, Iran is close to a nuke, and now they’re talking martial law.

May 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM

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Laura Bassett

@lebassett.bsky.social

So just to recap, the Transportation Secretary is scared shitless of public transport. The Education Secretary is being sued for enabling child sex abuse. The Health Secretary is bringing back measles. And the Defense Secretary is texting classified war plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic

Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · Apr 29

That would be Secretary of Education Linda McMahon who's being sued for aiding and abetting systemic child molestation, just to be clear

David Bixenspan @davidbix.bsky.social · Apr 28

Amended complaint has been filed in the ring boys sexual abuse lawsuit against WWE, TKO, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon. Three new plaintiffs have joined the original five, one of which accuses Pat Patterson of also participating in the abuse.

PDF link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

April 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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Mother Jones

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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

www.motherjones.com

April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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The Vote Is The Antidote

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February 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM

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Dahlia Lithwick

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lawyers: your bat signal has been activated

P. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · Feb 10

The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."

Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

We call upon our elected representatives to stand with us and to insist upon adherence to the rule of law and the legal processes and procedures that ensure orderly change. The administration cannot choose which law it will follow or ignore. These are not partisan or political issues. These are rule of law and process issues. We cannot afford to remain silent. We must stand up for the values we hold dear. The ABA will do its part and act to protect the rule of law.

We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.

February 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM

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All In with Chris Hayes

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“Elon Musk—the man Republicans are letting dismantle the government—has a direct personal and financial interest in dismantling much of the government. He’s a walking conflict of interest,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social

‘He has billions at stake': The real reason behind Elon Musk’s government takeover

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

February 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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Thomas Zimmer

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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.

Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 21

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"