Marylaine
@marylained.bsky.social
Cautious optimist, happily retired; love history, reading, exercise and the outdoors.
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This one is speaking to me today
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This one is speaking to me today
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Stephen Miller tells law enforcement in MEMPHIS: “You are unleashed”
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Stephen Miller tells law enforcement in MEMPHIS: “You are unleashed”
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Bukele wanted the contractor on the corruption investigation gone, according to a report obtained by @propublica.org.
In Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend—and a friendship that lasted long after Johnson left his post:
www.propublica.org/article/amba...
In Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend—and a friendship that lasted long after Johnson left his post:
www.propublica.org/article/amba...
The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement
A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforc...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bukele wanted the contractor on the corruption investigation gone, according to a report obtained by @propublica.org.
In Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend—and a friendship that lasted long after Johnson left his post:
www.propublica.org/article/amba...
In Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend—and a friendship that lasted long after Johnson left his post:
www.propublica.org/article/amba...
I believe the Democrats are suffering from propaganda, and the animus toward them is largely manufactured by the right wing media. That is what must be fought.
August 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I believe the Democrats are suffering from propaganda, and the animus toward them is largely manufactured by the right wing media. That is what must be fought.
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The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. My Faith Votes was founded in 2015 to mobilize millions of conservative Christians to vote in elections.
Jason Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, pleads guilty to child porn possession
Former My Faith Votes CEO Jason Yates, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, months after he was arrested
www.christianpost.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. My Faith Votes was founded in 2015 to mobilize millions of conservative Christians to vote in elections.
thehill.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Knoxville just lost $42 million in infrastructure grants for East Knoxville. Funding that would have gone to sidewalks, safe streets, and neighborhood improvements.
And yes, Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Bill Hagerty all voted for it.
Elections matter.
VoteBlue
www.KnoxvilleDemocrats.org
And yes, Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Bill Hagerty all voted for it.
Elections matter.
VoteBlue
www.KnoxvilleDemocrats.org
July 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Knoxville just lost $42 million in infrastructure grants for East Knoxville. Funding that would have gone to sidewalks, safe streets, and neighborhood improvements.
And yes, Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Bill Hagerty all voted for it.
Elections matter.
VoteBlue
www.KnoxvilleDemocrats.org
And yes, Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Bill Hagerty all voted for it.
Elections matter.
VoteBlue
www.KnoxvilleDemocrats.org
Cool.
How Bad Bunny is helping Puerto Rico tackle exploitative tourism
How Bad Bunny is helping Puerto Rico tackle exploitative tourism
July 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Cool.
How Bad Bunny is helping Puerto Rico tackle exploitative tourism
How Bad Bunny is helping Puerto Rico tackle exploitative tourism
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Reporter: Why was the national weather service not pinging their phones before 7.. Was it a fundamental failure of the federal government’s responsibility to keep us safe?
Noem: Trump is currently upgrading the technology in the national weather service..
Noem: Trump is currently upgrading the technology in the national weather service..
July 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Reporter: Why was the national weather service not pinging their phones before 7.. Was it a fundamental failure of the federal government’s responsibility to keep us safe?
Noem: Trump is currently upgrading the technology in the national weather service..
Noem: Trump is currently upgrading the technology in the national weather service..
So, are we going back to the Middle Ages, or what???
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So, are we going back to the Middle Ages, or what???
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
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#BREAKING: Over a (sharp) public dissent from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS clears the way for the Trump administration to remove migrants to third countries *without* giving them an additional opportunity to contest whether they face persecution or other forms of mistreatment there:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Some proof: Impact on TN via TN-specific data.
Bottom Line: 171K cut from TennCare, 328K will lose healthcare, and 130K households lose SNAP benefits, 9 rural hospitals close, TN economy loses $35B
Cost/Benefit analysis here:
youtu.be/mAzrAGZehRY
And HUGE churn also spreads to emp-based plans
Bottom Line: 171K cut from TennCare, 328K will lose healthcare, and 130K households lose SNAP benefits, 9 rural hospitals close, TN economy loses $35B
Cost/Benefit analysis here:
youtu.be/mAzrAGZehRY
And HUGE churn also spreads to emp-based plans
Tennessee Cost/Benefit Analysis of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (June 18, 2025)
YouTube video by RintheOpen
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Some proof: Impact on TN via TN-specific data.
Bottom Line: 171K cut from TennCare, 328K will lose healthcare, and 130K households lose SNAP benefits, 9 rural hospitals close, TN economy loses $35B
Cost/Benefit analysis here:
youtu.be/mAzrAGZehRY
And HUGE churn also spreads to emp-based plans
Bottom Line: 171K cut from TennCare, 328K will lose healthcare, and 130K households lose SNAP benefits, 9 rural hospitals close, TN economy loses $35B
Cost/Benefit analysis here:
youtu.be/mAzrAGZehRY
And HUGE churn also spreads to emp-based plans
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The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
$75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push
What the hell?!?
What the hell?!?
June 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
$75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push
What the hell?!?
What the hell?!?
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i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Zelensky stated that Hungary showed interest in Ukraine’s air defense locations and military units. He questioned Budapest’s intentions, asking NATO if Hungary had been asked to gather such data. NATO representatives denied making such a request.
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Zelensky stated that Hungary showed interest in Ukraine’s air defense locations and military units. He questioned Budapest’s intentions, asking NATO if Hungary had been asked to gather such data. NATO representatives denied making such a request.
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ICYMI — @MarshaBlackburn’s bill would lock people up for 5 years for ID’ing masked ICE agents grabbing people off the streets without due process: www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
What are they so ashamed of?
And If they say what the mayor did was illegal, why do they need a new law?
What are they so ashamed of?
And If they say what the mayor did was illegal, why do they need a new law?
June 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICYMI — @MarshaBlackburn’s bill would lock people up for 5 years for ID’ing masked ICE agents grabbing people off the streets without due process: www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
What are they so ashamed of?
And If they say what the mayor did was illegal, why do they need a new law?
What are they so ashamed of?
And If they say what the mayor did was illegal, why do they need a new law?
Trump directs DOJ, White House counsel to investigate Biden’s mental state in office
Looks like he’s projecting again. Worried about people finding out about his own mental state much??
Looks like he’s projecting again. Worried about people finding out about his own mental state much??
June 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump directs DOJ, White House counsel to investigate Biden’s mental state in office
Looks like he’s projecting again. Worried about people finding out about his own mental state much??
Looks like he’s projecting again. Worried about people finding out about his own mental state much??
But Who Gets Sammy Alito in the Divorce? www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/01/w...
But Who Gets Sammy Alito in the Divorce? - emptywheel
In the long term, Trump's screed about Leonard Leo is probably an announcement that he seeks judges who are more reliable political hacks than the right wing judges Leo helped to install in his first ...
www.emptywheel.net
June 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
But Who Gets Sammy Alito in the Divorce? www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/01/w...
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A threat assessment includes a checklist of options for how the school could address its concerns about James, including ensuring he has access to counseling.
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.
The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them —…
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A threat assessment includes a checklist of options for how the school could address its concerns about James, including ensuring he has access to counseling.
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
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Reup: Karoline Leavitt Says American Businesses Should Have No Recourse When Trump Mood Swings Destroy Their Businesses
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/29/k...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/29/k...
Karoline Leavitt Says American Businesses Should Have No Recourse When Trump Mood Swings Destroy Their Businesses - emptywheel
Karoline Leavitt says that America's small business owners should have absolutely no recourse if Trump's violent mood swings and his unlawful usurpation of Congressional authority to levy tariffs dest...
www.emptywheel.net
May 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Reup: Karoline Leavitt Says American Businesses Should Have No Recourse When Trump Mood Swings Destroy Their Businesses
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/29/k...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/29/k...
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NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...