@margie35x100.bsky.social
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ICYMI: Alabama appealed its long-running redistricting case to the Supreme Court again — even though the high court and lower judges agreed that the state's original congressional map discriminated against Black voters.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Alabama Asks SCOTUS to Revive its Intentional Racial Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ICYMI: Alabama appealed its long-running redistricting case to the Supreme Court again — even though the high court and lower judges agreed that the state's original congressional map discriminated against Black voters.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"Ice has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished"
It's become fashionable for even progressive politicians to diss the 'Abolish ICE' movement. I make the political and moral case for abolition in my latest for @GuardianUS, with receipts:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's become fashionable for even progressive politicians to diss the 'Abolish ICE' movement. I make the political and moral case for abolition in my latest for @GuardianUS, with receipts:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Ice has become Trump’s private militia. It must be abolished"
It's become fashionable for even progressive politicians to diss the 'Abolish ICE' movement. I make the political and moral case for abolition in my latest for @GuardianUS, with receipts:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It's become fashionable for even progressive politicians to diss the 'Abolish ICE' movement. I make the political and moral case for abolition in my latest for @GuardianUS, with receipts:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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arguing against birthright citizenship in front of the supreme court while at the same time pitching a netflix show where immigrants compete for citizenship is such a perfect microcosm of america right now that it feels fake
May 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
arguing against birthright citizenship in front of the supreme court while at the same time pitching a netflix show where immigrants compete for citizenship is such a perfect microcosm of america right now that it feels fake
RFK Jr. Tells CDC To Go All In On Bogus Vitamin ‘Cures’ For Measles
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr. Tells CDC To Go All In On Bogus Vitamin ‘Cures’ For Measles
The health secretary has been promoting vitamin A and other unproven treatments for a disease that is highly preventable with a vaccine.
www.huffpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
RFK Jr. Tells CDC To Go All In On Bogus Vitamin ‘Cures’ For Measles
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Trump Says He'll Extend TikTok Deadline If No Deal Reached By Next Month
Trump Says He'll Extend TikTok Deadline If No Deal Reached By Next Month
The president has already twice granted a reprieve from enforcement of a congressionally mandated ban on the app created by ByteDance.
www.huffpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trump Says He'll Extend TikTok Deadline If No Deal Reached By Next Month
No one is safe in this country
Immigrants who came to the Texas Panhandle to work legally have been told they must leave
Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas Panhandle, where newcomers have come for generations to work in its immense meatpacking plants.
apnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No one is safe in this country
No, not coffee! 😭
Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too
Premium coffee roasters in the U.S. are reeling from the sharp price increases of coffee beans, which nearly doubled last year after record drought in Brazil.
apnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
No, not coffee! 😭
Please tell me this is a joke
Former Vice President Pence will receive the Profile in Courage Award for his actions on Jan. 6
Former Vice President Mike Pence will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 e...
apnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Please tell me this is a joke
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I'm joining fellow truth tellers like @contrariannews.org @meidastouch.com @sddaction.bsky.social in the fight for democracy.
Let's do this 🔥
Let's do this 🔥
BIG NEWS: @katiephang.bsky.social is departing MSNBC to join the pro-democracy fight. She’s teaming up with The Contrarian, @meidastouch.com, and @sddfund.bsky.social to hold the Trump administration accountable in the court of law and the court of public opinion. More to come. Stay tuned!
April 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm joining fellow truth tellers like @contrariannews.org @meidastouch.com @sddaction.bsky.social in the fight for democracy.
Let's do this 🔥
Let's do this 🔥
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Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"
Prof McBride, USNA 1974, PhD Johns Hopkins, went on to say, “Your acquiescence was a repudiation of the Naval Academy’s historic mission. You may take some solace that the removal of these books was a lawful order. However, such an interpretation runs contrary to larger Constitutional issues ..
April 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"
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The worst thing you can do right now is hide or go quiet.
Stand up and talk back.
Stand up and talk back.
April 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The worst thing you can do right now is hide or go quiet.
Stand up and talk back.
Stand up and talk back.
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Connecticut’s attorney general sent a letter warning Avelo Airlines that it has jeopardized tax breaks and other local support by agreeing to conduct deportation flights for ICE.
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.
A letter to the airline from Connecticut’s attorney general cited ProPublica’s reporting on ICE Air flight attendants, who said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in an…
www.propublica.org
April 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Connecticut’s attorney general sent a letter warning Avelo Airlines that it has jeopardized tax breaks and other local support by agreeing to conduct deportation flights for ICE.
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
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Question: if there are so many violent criminals who are undocumented, why aIs ICE having to grab kids with cancer (who are actually citizens) just to stay busy?
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Question: if there are so many violent criminals who are undocumented, why aIs ICE having to grab kids with cancer (who are actually citizens) just to stay busy?
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Nice parallel with SINNERS.
April 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Nice parallel with SINNERS.
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6 weeks ago today, planes flew a few hundred people to El Salvador, where they’re being held at CECOT — a place from which Salvadoran officials brag no one is ever released — at US expense.
Their continued detention there is our continued shame.
Their continued detention there is our continued shame.
April 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
6 weeks ago today, planes flew a few hundred people to El Salvador, where they’re being held at CECOT — a place from which Salvadoran officials brag no one is ever released — at US expense.
Their continued detention there is our continued shame.
Their continued detention there is our continued shame.
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A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
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Not to mention that he stole something priceless: our personal data.
And we don't really know what he's using that for, either.
And we don't really know what he's using that for, either.
@cbsnews.com is reporting elon's DOGE spent $135 billion to save $160 billion, netting a less than impressive $25 billion in 'savings'. And we still don't really know what he is saving us from.
April 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Not to mention that he stole something priceless: our personal data.
And we don't really know what he's using that for, either.
And we don't really know what he's using that for, either.
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Trump’s trade war has caused nearly a 50% year-over-year drop at West Coast ports.
There’s a supply chain breakdown just like we saw during COVID and we’re about to get slammed with higher prices. P
There’s a supply chain breakdown just like we saw during COVID and we’re about to get slammed with higher prices. P
April 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump’s trade war has caused nearly a 50% year-over-year drop at West Coast ports.
There’s a supply chain breakdown just like we saw during COVID and we’re about to get slammed with higher prices. P
There’s a supply chain breakdown just like we saw during COVID and we’re about to get slammed with higher prices. P
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The potential loss of the world’s greatest climate forecasting tool has ramifications for long-term safety and security.
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
April 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The potential loss of the world’s greatest climate forecasting tool has ramifications for long-term safety and security.
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
NOAA’s climate modeling systems help the Defense Department not just operate but anticipate and prepare for emerging threats.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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Funny how Trump's DOJ bulldog Ed Martin -- who ghostwrote online attacks against the judge in a lawsuit he was involved in -- now takes issue with people posting anonymously on Wikipedia...
April 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Funny how Trump's DOJ bulldog Ed Martin -- who ghostwrote online attacks against the judge in a lawsuit he was involved in -- now takes issue with people posting anonymously on Wikipedia...
