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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 30m

" he received directions only from the White House"

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h

NEW: This year, Texas handed the keys to its congressional map over to Washington. The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified Wednesday he received directions only from the White House, as well as requests from the Texas GOP congressional delegation.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 34m

A project plan, to establish a committee to examine the possibility...

Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 35m

We just gotta get more and more people to say "no" in whatever capacity they have.

If the elite won't do it, we will do it for ourselves.

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

We may soon be heading to an AI bubble.

Get your financial affairs in order

www.reuters.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

Most Americans do not want troops deployed against their fellow Americans

www.reuters.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

This makes me nervous for the future. Republicans can sabotage these departments, Americans will be harmed, and then no one trusts the departments to help. It's a way to get progressives to help gut the government.

We need to rely on each other more than ever.

Americans sour on government agencies like FEMA: Poll

The rating for the Department of Homeland Security has improved, however, driven by Republican satisfaction.

www.semafor.com

Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

More and more people are considering the possibility of approaching the idea of telling Trump "no"

That pace needs to speed up

As Trump prosecutes more adversaries, some allies see trouble getting convictions

James Comey is one of more than a half-dozen presidential enemies under DOJ scrutiny, and the list is growing. Making the charges stick won’t be easy.

www.semafor.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

Prime Day is a fraud.

Shop local. Shop in person.

UPDATE: Lawsuit alleges Prime Day is a fraud

The federal class action lawsuit has been ignored by major media outlets, which continue to promote Prime Day deals.

popular.info

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

Gerrymandering is one of the major reasons we have such extreme politics. Safe seats means they have no breaks.

The Cancer Eating at Democracy

I’ve long believed that the singular cancer in our democracy is political gerrymandering. It’s the reason Congress doesn’t work the way it should.

jaimeharrison.substack.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1h

Happy Thursday, lovelies!

Free speech is what makes a free society.

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

This is from @semafor.com. Most Americans know/feel that Trump is making the economy worse for them.

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

But I should link to the @advocate.com story where I saw this.

Cite your sources, and everything.

New York Republican Mike Lawler declares trans community is 'not an enemy or a threat'

"LGBTQ+ people are our equals and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," he wrote in a Facebook statement that has proved divisive.

www.advocate.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

So let's not throw any parades or anything, just yet.

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

Hahahaha. And just because Republicans are who they are...this is the next post that I see.

DemCast USA @demcast.com · 16h

Hakeem Jeffries came to play today as Lawler tries to confront him: "You’re not going to talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say so why don’t you just keep your mouth shut."

More 👏🏼Of👏🏼This👏🏼

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

...They are our friends, our family, and part of the fabric of America. We should never allow rhetoric to paint them as dangerous simply for being who they are. It is time to take the temperature down. LGBTQ+ people are our equals and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.”

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 15h

Lawler is making a HUGE departure from the Republican stans on trans people.
His quote (in two parts):
"We are blessed to have two thriving LGBTQ+ centers that support people every day. Let me be clear: LGBTQ+ people, and especially our Transgender community members, are not an enemy or a threat...

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 19h

It's not really undercover if you are announcing it, Kenny.

Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Undercover Operations Into "Antifa," Citing "Transgenderism"

The announcement comes after a flurry of reports that Trump would weaponize the FBI against groups supporting LGBTQ+ people.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1d

One of the last flowers from summer.

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1d

Providing housing helps to eliminate so many problems for communities.

We need multiple solutions, and more thinking like this project.

An unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good

Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.

www.npr.org

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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1d

And he's doing it right when renewable energy surpassed coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of of 2025.

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

apnews.com

Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 1d

Rev. Barber compares the apartment raids that zip tied naked children together to Pharaoh or Herod of the Bible, both of whom slaughtered children who were perceived to be a threat to their rule, and a beacon of freedom for the oppressed.