Katie Penterman
@ktpenterman.bsky.social
MN mom. Proud liberal. Vikings & Timberwolves fan. Jayhawks basketball fanatic. Rescued is the best breed — Adopt Don’t Shop.
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun.
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin
Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun.
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
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By far the most important gifts in America this Christmas: banned books and vaccinations.
December 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
By far the most important gifts in America this Christmas: banned books and vaccinations.
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Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor.
Party of Family Values, am I right?
Party of Family Values, am I right?
December 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor.
Party of Family Values, am I right?
Party of Family Values, am I right?
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Let me put it this way: If you’re for a ban on abortion but against funding childhood cancer research, you are many things, but “pro-life” is not one of them.
December 20, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Let me put it this way: If you’re for a ban on abortion but against funding childhood cancer research, you are many things, but “pro-life” is not one of them.
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If every Democratic leader isn’t on every camera available blaming Donald Trump and Elon Musk for today’s clusterfuck it will be political malpractice.
December 20, 2024 at 1:57 AM
If every Democratic leader isn’t on every camera available blaming Donald Trump and Elon Musk for today’s clusterfuck it will be political malpractice.
Gee — What could go wrong? 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤬
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Gee — What could go wrong? 🤷♀️🤦♀️🤬
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Here's an idea for the Democrats: Have a victim or two of Assad's torture chambers testify at Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation hearing.
Watching the people who were tortured by Assad…. And my anger for @TulsiGabbard defending him grows hotter.
Every senator that votes yes on her is complicit
Every senator that votes yes on her is complicit
December 12, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Here's an idea for the Democrats: Have a victim or two of Assad's torture chambers testify at Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation hearing.
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Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
December 8, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
JFC 🤬🤦♀️
Chip Roy dismisses the Pete Hegseth rape allegation: "We've all had some indiscretions in our past and things like that."
December 6, 2024 at 6:51 PM
JFC 🤬🤦♀️
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Oh, members of Congress are mad about federal employees working remotely, huh? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 6, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Oh, members of Congress are mad about federal employees working remotely, huh? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk was the sole person behind the “RBG PAC” that ran ads saying Trump would never sign a national abortion ban.
He spent $20M on this.
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He spent $20M on this.
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Elon Musk gave $20M to mysterious group defending Trump’s abortion stance
A group called RBG PAC that ran ads telling voters Trump would protect abortion access was funded by Elon Musk, filings show.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Elon Musk was the sole person behind the “RBG PAC” that ran ads saying Trump would never sign a national abortion ban.
He spent $20M on this.
wapo.st/49okcnr
He spent $20M on this.
wapo.st/49okcnr
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You'll never guess who bankrolled that shady dark-money mystery group that invoked Ruth Bader Ginsberg in contradiction of her family's wishes and the political ideals she stood for www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk gave $20M to mysterious group defending Trump’s abortion stance
A group called RGB PAC that ran ads telling voters Trump would protect abortion access was funded by Elon Musk, filings show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:03 AM
You'll never guess who bankrolled that shady dark-money mystery group that invoked Ruth Bader Ginsberg in contradiction of her family's wishes and the political ideals she stood for www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Litman: I think there is no other inference but the owner of the LA Times has decided to curry favor with Trump.. I think they cowered and are worried about their personal holdings.. that is a really shameful capitulation. I felt I couldn't be a part of it and had to resign.
December 6, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Litman: I think there is no other inference but the owner of the LA Times has decided to curry favor with Trump.. I think they cowered and are worried about their personal holdings.. that is a really shameful capitulation. I felt I couldn't be a part of it and had to resign.
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And since it's being discussed on-air again today, here's link to the article I wrote about my experience yesterday on Morning Joe. I want to stress: I am very sympathetic to the predicament faced by TV hosts. These are worrying times. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:18 PM
And since it's being discussed on-air again today, here's link to the article I wrote about my experience yesterday on Morning Joe. I want to stress: I am very sympathetic to the predicament faced by TV hosts. These are worrying times. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
December 4, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
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@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social reports on how the Trump Administration could use phone-hacking software to surveil citizens and target vulnerable groups. “Every single person should be worried,” a privacy expert said.
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NEW
Ten current and former Fox employees say that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.
This includes multiple Fox employees who told NBC News they could smell the alcohol on him just before he went on air.
Ten current and former Fox employees say that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.
This includes multiple Fox employees who told NBC News they could smell the alcohol on him just before he went on air.
Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News
Ten current and former Fox employees say Trump’s pick for defense secretary drank in ways that concerned his co-workers. A Trump transition team spokesperson called the claims "completely unfounded an...
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December 3, 2024 at 10:13 PM
NEW
Ten current and former Fox employees say that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.
This includes multiple Fox employees who told NBC News they could smell the alcohol on him just before he went on air.
Ten current and former Fox employees say that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.
This includes multiple Fox employees who told NBC News they could smell the alcohol on him just before he went on air.
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The public still deserves to see the Matt Gaetz report. The Republican Party is covering up alleged child sex trafficking. Release. The. Report.
December 3, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The public still deserves to see the Matt Gaetz report. The Republican Party is covering up alleged child sex trafficking. Release. The. Report.
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Reminder that the woman accusing Pete Hegseth of assaulting her is a Republican, and the incident occurred at a Republican conference. She was there with her husband. Pretty difficult set of circumstances to dismiss as a witch hunt but seems like Republicans are going to try.
December 2, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Reminder that the woman accusing Pete Hegseth of assaulting her is a Republican, and the incident occurred at a Republican conference. She was there with her husband. Pretty difficult set of circumstances to dismiss as a witch hunt but seems like Republicans are going to try.
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We’re not accepting complaints about the Hunter Biden pardon unless you also complained about the Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort pardons.
December 2, 2024 at 1:21 AM
We’re not accepting complaints about the Hunter Biden pardon unless you also complained about the Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort pardons.
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When making a MAGA cabinet, it's very important to strike a careful balance between billionaires, sex criminals, Russian assets, anti-vaxxers, and just plain unpleasant people.
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 PM
When making a MAGA cabinet, it's very important to strike a careful balance between billionaires, sex criminals, Russian assets, anti-vaxxers, and just plain unpleasant people.
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Four years of ‘Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter’ and this is what we get the moment Republicans retake power. The president appointing his son-in-law’s former convict father, who he earlier pardoned, to a prestigious US government job abroad for which he has zero qualifications.
NEW: Trump intends to nominate Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s dad, as Ambassador to France.
November 30, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Four years of ‘Hunter Hunter Hunter Hunter’ and this is what we get the moment Republicans retake power. The president appointing his son-in-law’s former convict father, who he earlier pardoned, to a prestigious US government job abroad for which he has zero qualifications.