@essjay50.bsky.social
Liberal, mom, wife, ally, wanna-be writer, lover of animals, nature, beauty and democracy, cancer survivor, fibro warrior
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.
See some of the most memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacy
Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Republicans are actually lowering the age limit to buy guns to 18, even though 18 to 20-year-olds are FOUR TIMES more likely to commit gun homicides. This is craven.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering Iowa age to own a handgun to 18
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law, which goes into effect July 1, to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to own and carry handguns.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump’s war on higher ed and public schools has expanded to an exciting new front: pre-K! Elon Musk and DOGE are shutting down a preschool near you. The richest government contractor in the world will stop those 3-year olds from defrauding our people.
Head Start funding lags by nearly $1 billion this year, causing some preschool closures
Federal databases show Head Start centers across the U.S. have received nearly $1 billion less in federal funding compared with this time last year.
apnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Assuming this post today is aimed at us. The Trump admin changed the rules to make it easier to replace career federal employees with political loyalists. If you’re not alarmed by Trump’s post, you should be. This isn’t about policy it’s about control. It’s “do as I say, or you’re replaced.”
April 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
American Oversight put together a timeline showing how participants in the Waltz/Hegseth Signal chat continued to make changes AFTER Judge Boasberg ordered them to preserve the chat.
But that's ALSO after Wicker and Reed asked DOD IG to investigate.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But that's ALSO after Wicker and Reed asked DOD IG to investigate.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
When ICE agents descended upon 19-year-old Merwil Guttiérez in New York City, they realized he was not the intended target of their operation — but they arrested the boy anyway.
Merwil was, in fact, in the United States legally — from Venezuela, seeking asylum.
Merwil’s father, Wilmer Guttiérez,…
Merwil was, in fact, in the United States legally — from Venezuela, seeking asylum.
Merwil’s father, Wilmer Guttiérez,…
April 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."
www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...
‘Treated like a criminal': US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada
Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont
www.nbcboston.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
no criminal record
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
no gang ties
no tattoos
active pending asylum case
**19 years old**
sent by trump to prison (forever?) in el salvador
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
Merwil Gutiérrez sent from New York to El Salvador prison although family says he has no criminal history or gang ties
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
April 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year.
Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.
Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What in the world is happening?
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
Erik Prince has proposed designating a section of a foreign prison as US territory to bypass American immigration laws.
If Prince is involved, it can't be good.
#ProudBlue
Exclusive: Military contractors are pitching the White House on an unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants.
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador.
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador.
April 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is Trump “facilitating” the return of Abrego Garcia thanks to the vague SCOTUS order.
UPDATE: The 9:30 deadline has passed with no information from the Justice Department about Abrego Garcia's location or status, as demanded by the judge. She has not granted an extension, unclear if she will.
April 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well said, and the truth hurts like hell…
April 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trump appears to be utilizing the prison in El Salvador as his first version of Hitler’s Dachau, he’s working to find a path to eliminating that pesky constitutional right of “due process of law”, so he can ship anyone, including American Citizens, out of the country indiscriminately & unopposed…
April 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Not sure what to make of it, but Chief Justice Roberts just denied Abrego Garcia’s motion to file this👇reply (called a “sur-reply”—an additional response to the government).
At a minimum, not a GREAT omen.
At a minimum, not a GREAT omen.
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the man illegally sent to a Salvadoran prison due to the government’s own error—say the Justice Department can’t disavow the admissions its lawyers made in court. (DOJ suspended the lawyers for, in part, just telling the truth.) www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Billionaires gained a combined $304 billion — and guess who got over 10% of that.
Get used to it. This was the plan all along.
Get used to it. This was the plan all along.
April 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
April 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This will damage our system of higher education, a key export, and thereby our ability to attract talented individuals to the US for many many years to come. It will therefore weaken us.
We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
April 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“I like to take a nice shower to take care of my beautiful hair,” he declared from the Oval Office—because where else would you address such a national emergency? “I stand under the shower for 15 minutes until it gets wet. It comes out drip, drip, drip. It’s ridiculous.”
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
You lost your 401k... and did Trump make money doing it?
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
He posted "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!" just hours before pausing the tariffs. It's time for everyone to ask House Republicans why they aren't fighting for an investigation into this.
April 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
House Republicans just voted to let presidents break the law, and to block courts from stopping them. (H.R 1526)
Yep. They voted on a bill that would ban nationwide court orders, even when the government is violating our rights. (Final tally was 218-214) 🧵
Yep. They voted on a bill that would ban nationwide court orders, even when the government is violating our rights. (Final tally was 218-214) 🧵
April 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Worth reading.
And....not surprisingly...worth being alarmed about.
And....not surprisingly...worth being alarmed about.
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You (Gift Article)
Databases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The majority of Americans oppose this economic nightmare, but House Republicans are using every last bit of their power to prevent Congress from doing anything to stop it.
Remember this in November and vote them all out.
Remember this in November and vote them all out.
This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are officially giving up their power to revoke his tariffs until October.
April 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM