LK
@lydiakob.bsky.social
A disappointed presidential voter, but extremely happy to live in solid blue WA State!
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Funny, how MAGA is *outraged* over someone who is simply a Muslim in the New York City mayor's mansion, but has no comment about a Muslim who is an actual murderer in the White House.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Funny, how MAGA is *outraged* over someone who is simply a Muslim in the New York City mayor's mansion, but has no comment about a Muslim who is an actual murderer in the White House.
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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In a world full of Stephen Millers, be a Terry Moran.
June 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In a world full of Stephen Millers, be a Terry Moran.
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Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
June 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Healthcare for seniors is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Food for hungry kids is *not* waste, fraud, or abuse.
A $45 military parade for a draft dodging felon *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
Paying the National Guard to attack US citizens *is* waste, fraud, and abuse.
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"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
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This is an important reminder: even the LAPD acknowledged yesterday that everything was peaceful.
Then Trump brought the chaos.
He is responsible.
Then Trump brought the chaos.
He is responsible.
June 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is an important reminder: even the LAPD acknowledged yesterday that everything was peaceful.
Then Trump brought the chaos.
He is responsible.
Then Trump brought the chaos.
He is responsible.
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This is Liz Oyer, the former Pardon Attorney for the DOJ. Trust me, you want to hear this. Pass it on, please.
June 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is Liz Oyer, the former Pardon Attorney for the DOJ. Trust me, you want to hear this. Pass it on, please.
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A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
Kudos, Sir.🌦️
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Are we great yet?
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Are we great yet?
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South Carolina! Annie Andrews opposes Lindsey Graham for his Senate seat. This ad is light, even humorous at times. Just what's needed to get younger voters' attention. Thoughts?
youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?...
youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
youtu.be
May 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
South Carolina! Annie Andrews opposes Lindsey Graham for his Senate seat. This ad is light, even humorous at times. Just what's needed to get younger voters' attention. Thoughts?
youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?...
youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?...
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This is what happens when you give an interview while you're hungry.
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
May 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is what happens when you give an interview while you're hungry.
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
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🚨NEWS: The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ’s New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🚨NEWS: The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP legislatures in Alaska, Nebraska, and Missouri are trying overturn voter-approved referenda requiring paid sick leave.
And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether.
The GOP can't stand the will of the people.
And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether.
The GOP can't stand the will of the people.
May 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
GOP legislatures in Alaska, Nebraska, and Missouri are trying overturn voter-approved referenda requiring paid sick leave.
And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether.
The GOP can't stand the will of the people.
And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether.
The GOP can't stand the will of the people.
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Here at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma to conduct oversight — a duty we have as members of Congress. We will keep you posted.
May 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Here at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma to conduct oversight — a duty we have as members of Congress. We will keep you posted.
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White House Unveils New Details of Stark Budget Cuts
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.
White House Unveils New Details of Stark Budget Cuts
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
White House Unveils New Details of Stark Budget Cuts
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.
The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.
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Poverty? “Well, we all are going to die.” Kids without insulin? “Well, we all are going to die.” School shootings, poisoned water, hurricane devastation, a mother’s cancer, a family’s hunger? “Well, we all are going to die.”
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
“We All Are Going To Die.”
In which Joni Ernst says the quiet part out loud.
open.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Poverty? “Well, we all are going to die.” Kids without insulin? “Well, we all are going to die.” School shootings, poisoned water, hurricane devastation, a mother’s cancer, a family’s hunger? “Well, we all are going to die.”
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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House Dem Raskin sends letter to President Trump about the Trump meme coin dinner last week. Trump will never respond obviously. But it documents some important ethics questions. Cites multiple stories we wrote at The New York Times democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfile...
May 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
House Dem Raskin sends letter to President Trump about the Trump meme coin dinner last week. Trump will never respond obviously. But it documents some important ethics questions. Cites multiple stories we wrote at The New York Times democrats-judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfile...
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The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.
Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.
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Why do billionaires need more tax cuts than kids need health insurance? Why do billionaires need more tax cuts than hungry kids need food?
They don’t.
The bill Republicans are trying to pass is WRONG.
Every Senator needs to vote NO.
They don’t.
The bill Republicans are trying to pass is WRONG.
Every Senator needs to vote NO.
May 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why do billionaires need more tax cuts than kids need health insurance? Why do billionaires need more tax cuts than hungry kids need food?
They don’t.
The bill Republicans are trying to pass is WRONG.
Every Senator needs to vote NO.
They don’t.
The bill Republicans are trying to pass is WRONG.
Every Senator needs to vote NO.
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Hospitals and community health centers could get shut down if the GOP guts Medicaid—closing their doors to everyone, not just Medicaid patients. If someone feels chest pains and needs emergency care, or a kid falls at the playground and needs stitches, they could be out of luck.
May 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hospitals and community health centers could get shut down if the GOP guts Medicaid—closing their doors to everyone, not just Medicaid patients. If someone feels chest pains and needs emergency care, or a kid falls at the playground and needs stitches, they could be out of luck.