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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 6h

Voting rights protections may be up against their biggest fight yet with this Supreme Court
And the 2026 election looms

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 7h

Autumn night.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 8h

So I'm curious..
On the NJ turnpike today, at Exit 4, a whole caravan of charter buses entered the highway with a NJ state police escort.
They stayed in line as they went along, with police closing lanes to let them move in unison (Interesting process to watch)
Anyone know what it concerned?

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 8h

Good point..

God @thegodpodcast.com · 10h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 15h

Right. Also a key factor.

Bmore Gabe @bmoregabe.bsky.social · 17h

It has to do with bacteria that generate the smell rising due to water temperature changes.

It has human causes but having an unnatural shoreline is just as much a factor as other human caused factors.

Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

If this was a police officer in a local department, they likely would have been cited or charged or fired.
But ICE has zero accountability.
And who are these people who would even do this?

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Why does Pam Bondi have to read from notes while evading the question?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH — @whitehouse.senate.gov : “What became of the $50,000 in cash in that Cava bag? Did the FBI get it back from Homan?”

AG PAM BONDI: *LASHES OUT aggressively, avoids answering entirely* 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent point.
Many people elected to represent don't really.
If they did, the country would be different.
Affordable healthcare.
Human rights.
Effective public health and research.
Instead, we've got what we got.

Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, David

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that a vast majority of Americans agree on a wide array of issues and yet our political leaders advance none of them illustrates just how broken our system is. Power has shifted from the majority to a monied-few. How do we win it back? I have some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Jan 6 2021

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

😬 awkward

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

We could finally get some relief from the pistachio tide in Baltimore..but we are our own worst enemy.
What makes it so stinky is largely due to bacteria caused by storm water runoff and sewage leaks (which we have too frequently)

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 1d

Rain, cool air could help end Baltimore’s stinky ‘pistachio tide’

Environmental groups say this has been the longest and most widespread pistachio tide in recent memory.

buff.ly

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Is anyone surprised Trump will go around the law to deny federal workers back pay?
He has shown incredible disdain for the people who serve the country.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A new draft Trump memo argues that furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown.

Those who represent federal workers or advocate on their behalf say the White House is misreading the clear intent of the law.

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi takes arrogance to another level.
I lived through the Nixon years too.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride.

We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

This is an affront to the voters who elected Rep. Grijalva.
Mike Johnson does not get to decide when to seat her based on his own political preference...and, apparently, his attempt to cover up the Epstein files

Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

Two psychiatry groups call for RFK Jr to be removed due to the harm he is causing--increasing stigma, causing fear, and hurting
access to mental health and addiction care.
And it's still his first year. Imagine the next 3 with him in charge of public health.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

n.pr

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 1d

We have had an unusually long stretch of a pistachio tide in Baltimore. The smell is potent! Need a weather change to clear it

Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 2d

Living near the inner harbor is great until the pistachio tide makes your whole neighborhood smell like rotten eggs. 🥚🤢

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

We all need neighbors like this!

Shaindel Beers @shaindelr.bsky.social · 2d

A neighbor left suddenly for a family emergency and thought that their dogs would be fine home alone with access to a doggie door. All four of her dogs escaped and had to stay at my house since the pound and shelter were full. Yesterday was an ADVENTURE 😬 #dogs

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

You know the whole issue of deploying the military in cities (blue) will likely end up before SCOTUS.
And then you know what will happen.
And we will all be dealing with armed military to walk down our streets.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

This is a good thread to show the big increase in health insurance premium without the tax credits.
Medicare for All would go a long way to mitigating these issues but it has struggled to gain enough support to move it along

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

Can't argue with this.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

The proximity in time between this fire and the judge's ruling against Trump raises suspicion.
Ordinarily, the FBI and ATF would investigate.
But these days, not certain that's going to happen

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

This is the home of Diane Goodstein, a federal judge who ruled against Trump last month.

Members of her family were still inside, but survived by jumping out windows.

Just yesterday Stephen Miller claimed left wing judges were terrorists & state power was needed to stop them.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 2d

My latest podcast from Maryland Capital:
Rebuilding civic leadership--
the goal of the upcoming Impact Maryland event, put on by the Baltimore Banner.
My conversation includes the Banner's recent expansion to Montgomery County and its success as a non-profit model
open.spotify.com/episode/3b80...

Rebuilding Civic Leadership

open.spotify.com

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 3d

The family continues to do very well with Trump's presidency

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government

One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 3d

They just leave. Really makes you wonder:
Who are these people?
What is their real purpose?
Because what's seen here is just physical harassment of a man who fits their profile

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 3d

Horse slaughter??
Who publishes this stuff?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 3d

Banned Book Week starts today!
Find your list of books banned because they tell the real American history and the stories of real people, regardless of race, background, gender identity, sexuality

ACLU of Indiana @acluindiana.bsky.social · 3d

It's the first day of Banned Book Week! Here are some picks from ACLU staffers that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights.

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/aclu-back-to-school-bookshelf-our-reading-list-to-build-a-more-perfect-union

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