Melissa Hanson
@lynnjulia.bsky.social
Your average person making her way through life.
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A Tennessee woman was denied prenatal care by her doctor because she is "unwed."
Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family.
If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.
Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family.
If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.
Doctor Denies Woman Prenatal Care Because She’s Unmarried
A Tennessee woman was forced to flee her state to seek treatment for her pregnancy.
newrepublic.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A Tennessee woman was denied prenatal care by her doctor because she is "unwed."
Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family.
If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.
Let's be clear: the Republican agenda is not pro-life or pro-family.
If it were, pregnant women wouldn't be forced to flee their home states to get basic prenatal care.
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And today, the Trump FCC approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance.
At least they’re not trying to hide the corruption.
op: energycommerce (via IG)
At least they’re not trying to hide the corruption.
op: energycommerce (via IG)
July 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
And today, the Trump FCC approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance.
At least they’re not trying to hide the corruption.
op: energycommerce (via IG)
At least they’re not trying to hide the corruption.
op: energycommerce (via IG)
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South Park used its first new episode in two years to openly ridicule President Trump and Paramount, their own parent company. The episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount,” parodies much of the president’s first six months, portraying him literally in bed with Satan.
https://trib.al/zkzR9kQ
https://trib.al/zkzR9kQ
South Park Eviscerates Trump and His “Teeny-Tiny” Manhood
South Park kicked off their new season with a damning episode showing Donald Trump in bed with Satan.
trib.al
July 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
South Park used its first new episode in two years to openly ridicule President Trump and Paramount, their own parent company. The episode, titled “Sermon on the Mount,” parodies much of the president’s first six months, portraying him literally in bed with Satan.
https://trib.al/zkzR9kQ
https://trib.al/zkzR9kQ
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New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: "If you actually redraw the districts that are named in the letter, that’s just buying like a Texas-sized legal fight. You’re just inviting the argument that you’re intentionally discriminating against communities of color."
The Texas GOP’s ‘Unprecedented,’ Risky Gerrymandering Scheme
A redistricting expert discusses Tom Delay, ‘dummymanders,’ and the long history of racial gerrymandering in the state.
www.texasobserver.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social: "If you actually redraw the districts that are named in the letter, that’s just buying like a Texas-sized legal fight. You’re just inviting the argument that you’re intentionally discriminating against communities of color."
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"The president seems to be engaging in blackmail, pure and simple," @digby56.bsky.social writes. "With many of our institutions caving to his threats to block their ability to do business and refusing to defend their own freedoms, it looks like it will be up to comedians to fight the power."
Stephen Colbert's firing is a test of free expression
If a comedian can't make jokes about the president and corporations, who can?
www.salon.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"The president seems to be engaging in blackmail, pure and simple," @digby56.bsky.social writes. "With many of our institutions caving to his threats to block their ability to do business and refusing to defend their own freedoms, it looks like it will be up to comedians to fight the power."
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Vought wants to dismantle our gov and rebuild it into a dictatorship. His weapon is a fringe legal theory called the “unitary executive.” It claims the president should control the entire executive branch, with 🚫✅s from Congress, no independence for the courts, and no oversight from watchdogs. ❌👑.
June 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Vought wants to dismantle our gov and rebuild it into a dictatorship. His weapon is a fringe legal theory called the “unitary executive.” It claims the president should control the entire executive branch, with 🚫✅s from Congress, no independence for the courts, and no oversight from watchdogs. ❌👑.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Donald Trump’s attacks on courts “follow a clear pattern seen in backsliding democracies around the world,” writes Andrew O'Donohue. “To undermine public support for the judiciary, political leaders adopt policies that are popular but very likely illegal”:
Trump Is Baiting the Courts
The president is following a playbook that authoritarians around the world have used to assert their power over the judiciary’s.
bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Donald Trump’s attacks on courts “follow a clear pattern seen in backsliding democracies around the world,” writes Andrew O'Donohue. “To undermine public support for the judiciary, political leaders adopt policies that are popular but very likely illegal”:
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More than 200 people protested on Worcester Common Tuesday evening against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the arrest of a Brazilian immigrant in front of her daughters on a city street last week. trib.al/ElnWaK3
May 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More than 200 people protested on Worcester Common Tuesday evening against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the arrest of a Brazilian immigrant in front of her daughters on a city street last week. trib.al/ElnWaK3
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Life without tRump was GREAT ‼️
May 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Life without tRump was GREAT ‼️
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We should be ashamed of ourselves for not appreciating him breaking the law. ✈️ 💰 🙏
May 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We should be ashamed of ourselves for not appreciating him breaking the law. ✈️ 💰 🙏
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Art of the deal.
For those confused by the China tariff news:
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Art of the deal.
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If you’re having problems buying a car because of tariffs, your days of worrying are over! You can now buy an Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce with super low tariffs! You can thank Donald Trump!
May 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If you’re having problems buying a car because of tariffs, your days of worrying are over! You can now buy an Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce with super low tariffs! You can thank Donald Trump!
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The rule of law is all or nothing and must apply equally to everyone. If there's no rule of law for some people in America, then there's no rule of law for any of us.
May 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The rule of law is all or nothing and must apply equally to everyone. If there's no rule of law for some people in America, then there's no rule of law for any of us.
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
May 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
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And she's 1000% right...
May 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
And she's 1000% right...
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This right here......
May 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This right here......
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'Verbatim copying': Bombshell report says Hegseth broke Princeton's academic honesty rules
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
'Verbatim copying': Bombshell report says Hegseth broke Princeton's academic honesty rules
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can add plagiarism to his list of things he's been formally accused of.Trump's pick for the top Pentagon spot has previously faced allegations of sexual assault and...
www.rawstory.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
'Verbatim copying': Bombshell report says Hegseth broke Princeton's academic honesty rules
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
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The same people who went apoplectic when asked to wear a mask to *protect people* in a pandemic eagerly wear one to *kidnap people* in Gestapo cosplay.
May 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The same people who went apoplectic when asked to wear a mask to *protect people* in a pandemic eagerly wear one to *kidnap people* in Gestapo cosplay.