kmccartan
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Mother, grandmother, former nun, lawyer, loves history, art, politics, and reading.
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Virginia Democrats on Thursday night vowed to axe four Republicans from the state's U.S. House delegation, a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that same evening that Texas' extreme Republican gerrymander is legal.
Here's how Virginia Democrats will combat Texas' map-rigging
Virginia Democrats on Thursday night vowed to axe four Republicans from the state's U.S. House delegation, a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that same evening that Texas' extreme ...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Virginia Democrats on Thursday night vowed to axe four Republicans from the state's U.S. House delegation, a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that same evening that Texas' extreme Republican gerrymander is legal.
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SCOTUS has spoken. Right? Every blue state needs to get onboard with this. And hurry the hell up.
If gerrymandering were illegal nationwide, Republicans would struggle to hold the House at all. The only thing propping them up all these years are rigged maps.
If gerrymandering were illegal nationwide, Republicans would struggle to hold the House at all. The only thing propping them up all these years are rigged maps.
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
SCOTUS has spoken. Right? Every blue state needs to get onboard with this. And hurry the hell up.
If gerrymandering were illegal nationwide, Republicans would struggle to hold the House at all. The only thing propping them up all these years are rigged maps.
If gerrymandering were illegal nationwide, Republicans would struggle to hold the House at all. The only thing propping them up all these years are rigged maps.
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Another deliberate slap in the face. Will it ever end?
Trump has eliminated free admission to national parks on MLK's birthday instead offering free admission on his own birthday
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Another deliberate slap in the face. Will it ever end?
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I think it would be nearly impossible to find a more loathsome person than Trump.
And with the exception of Trump himself, I could say that about all his cabinet secretaries.
And with the exception of Trump himself, I could say that about all his cabinet secretaries.
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I think it would be nearly impossible to find a more loathsome person than Trump.
And with the exception of Trump himself, I could say that about all his cabinet secretaries.
And with the exception of Trump himself, I could say that about all his cabinet secretaries.
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Was just gonna ask if anyone else was getting overwhelming bad vibes from this place. Got daughters, too. My heart hurts for those poor girls.
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Was just gonna ask if anyone else was getting overwhelming bad vibes from this place. Got daughters, too. My heart hurts for those poor girls.
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Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
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the fact 'we' haven't marched up to Congress and DEMANDED Trump & his cronies be removed is horrific.
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
the fact 'we' haven't marched up to Congress and DEMANDED Trump & his cronies be removed is horrific.
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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I love how this is happening while Marco is going on about his leadership and how he is the only one who fix what ails us. The napping POTUS. Jesus. The jokes write themselves with these clowns.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I love how this is happening while Marco is going on about his leadership and how he is the only one who fix what ails us. The napping POTUS. Jesus. The jokes write themselves with these clowns.
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FAKE NEWS. I mean, sure.. the napping is notable, but I think that these meetings will be best remembered for the fawning toadying of the cabinet. One person napping is bad. An entire table filled with people debasing themselves is even worse.
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
FAKE NEWS. I mean, sure.. the napping is notable, but I think that these meetings will be best remembered for the fawning toadying of the cabinet. One person napping is bad. An entire table filled with people debasing themselves is even worse.
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What a bunch of shady creepers.
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What a bunch of shady creepers.
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Trump has become more and more nasty, hateful, and abusive to reporters with each passing day. They are just trying to do their jobs, asking questions Americans deserve to know. If he were an ordinary person, we could blame it on dementia.
December 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Trump has become more and more nasty, hateful, and abusive to reporters with each passing day. They are just trying to do their jobs, asking questions Americans deserve to know. If he were an ordinary person, we could blame it on dementia.
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This Is What It’s Like In Our Country Every Day….
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This Is What It’s Like In Our Country Every Day….
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Good! Ask the right questions! You can see her anxiety rising🤣
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Good! Ask the right questions! You can see her anxiety rising🤣
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Not even a year and they've committed war crimes, while Trump keeps freeing hardened criminals from prison.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Not even a year and they've committed war crimes, while Trump keeps freeing hardened criminals from prison.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
Well done!
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Well done!
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Can someone explain to me how some of the country's poorest states with some of the lowest ranking public schools can afford to pay their collegiate head football coaches tens of millions of dollars a year in salaries plus bonuses?
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Can someone explain to me how some of the country's poorest states with some of the lowest ranking public schools can afford to pay their collegiate head football coaches tens of millions of dollars a year in salaries plus bonuses?
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Tbh I don’t care about Trump’s approval ratings. He has power now and is doing things rn. Like how will that translate to stopping his disastrous policies?
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Tbh I don’t care about Trump’s approval ratings. He has power now and is doing things rn. Like how will that translate to stopping his disastrous policies?
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FYI: the EXAMPLE of what a war crime is in the DoD Law of War manual is EXACTLY what Hegseth did. bsky.app/profile/jjin...
⚖️ DoD Law of War Manual, page 1075:
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
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"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
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December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
FYI: the EXAMPLE of what a war crime is in the DoD Law of War manual is EXACTLY what Hegseth did. bsky.app/profile/jjin...
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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Whoever leaked this information served Hegseth up in a platter. Good.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whoever leaked this information served Hegseth up in a platter. Good.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.