@marthapowell.bsky.social
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ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ALA is disappointed and concerned with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court ruling in Little v. Llano County stand. This decision will significantly restrict the freedom to read in public libraries across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
Our statement: https://bit.ly/48HOSAl
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It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
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Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
Breaking news: President Trump plans to announce a $12 billion relief assistance package for farmers, a key segment of his base, according to a White House official.
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Farmers — particularly those who produce soybeans — have felt the impact of the president’s tariff policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
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My grandpa was born in the US to German parents. He had younger cousins who were in Hitler youth in Germany. Decades later I talked with some of them about it (with the ruthless candor of youth). Why did you do that? What were you thinking? What they described was a lot like this.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My grandpa was born in the US to German parents. He had younger cousins who were in Hitler youth in Germany. Decades later I talked with some of them about it (with the ruthless candor of youth). Why did you do that? What were you thinking? What they described was a lot like this.
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The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
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This is a horrifying but important read by @radleybalko.bsky.social. We must document these instances now so that better laws are passed by the next administration and everyone involved gives the money back and goes to jail.
The Republican Party really only has one core principle now: Everything the government does must either benefit Donald Trump and his allies or punish his enemies.
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is a horrifying but important read by @radleybalko.bsky.social. We must document these instances now so that better laws are passed by the next administration and everyone involved gives the money back and goes to jail.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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Big thanks to the OC Register and the Southern California News Group for splashing me across their Sunday papers this morning. I’m still a proud print Sunday paper reader, so this makes it feel real. (Also? Maybe first photo of an author in a Replacements t-shirt to grace said pages?)
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Big thanks to the OC Register and the Southern California News Group for splashing me across their Sunday papers this morning. I’m still a proud print Sunday paper reader, so this makes it feel real. (Also? Maybe first photo of an author in a Replacements t-shirt to grace said pages?)
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Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
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if you’re looking for more ways to support independent media and fight fascism, help my friends at @liberalcurrents.com reach their $500k fundraising goal!
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
if you’re looking for more ways to support independent media and fight fascism, help my friends at @liberalcurrents.com reach their $500k fundraising goal!
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
gofund.me/4e2ac0714
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I didn’t know about this! 👇🏾
a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I didn’t know about this! 👇🏾
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Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
bsky.app/profile/slot...
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Every detail in this gets somehow crazier
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Every detail in this gets somehow crazier
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props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
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As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
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"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Do you know how fast you were going."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
"We're looking at that very strongly."
"Where are you headed?"
"We'll have something on that in about two weeks."
"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"That's a nasty question."
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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Tariffs are taxes. The power to tax is a power vested in Congress—not the President—that’s rooted in the history and founding of the U.S. back to the revolution.
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tariffs are taxes. The power to tax is a power vested in Congress—not the President—that’s rooted in the history and founding of the U.S. back to the revolution.
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
More on oral argument in the cases challenging Trump’s illegal tariffs on @meidastouch.com’s Legal AF:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLUp...
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Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino called federal agents' use of force in Chicago "more than exemplary." blockclubchi.co/3Jnwa8y
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino called federal agents' use of force in Chicago "more than exemplary." blockclubchi.co/3Jnwa8y
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I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
it's been a really bad long shitty time for people who care about victims of rape and sexual abuse, and those who've suffered it. drubbing someone who perpetrated it gleefully and believed he was entitled to power despite it is part of this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like this is an important aspect to emphasize, loudly, to everyone who endorsed Cuomo. they chose to side with a known sexual predator for personal gain and frankly that should be disqualifying for public office. you knew who he was and decided the women he hurt were acceptable losses
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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If you’re looking at the state of the world and thinking "I have to do something but I don’t know what," this week's video is for you.
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
Don't Know How to Fight Fascism? Watch this.
YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you’re looking at the state of the world and thinking "I have to do something but I don’t know what," this week's video is for you.
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
In this conversation, I break down how to move from uncertainty to effective action, how to choose the issues that call to you--
youtu.be/I7vnTNd8eq8
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Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...