@mistymaiden.bsky.social
Just heard this on Farm Aid. “ whether you are right wing or left wing, the Eagle cannot fly without both wings”. True. For the sake of our democracy we need to come together. Also as my grandmother used to say, “no one gets the whole pie, we have to compromise and share”.
September 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Just heard this on Farm Aid. “ whether you are right wing or left wing, the Eagle cannot fly without both wings”. True. For the sake of our democracy we need to come together. Also as my grandmother used to say, “no one gets the whole pie, we have to compromise and share”.
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Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
What One Man’s 45-Year-Old Case Tells Us About the “Jim Crow Juries” Haunting Louisiana
Today, a split verdict would mean a mistrial. But in 1980s Louisiana, when nonunanimous juries were still legal, 19-year-old Lloyd Gray, a Black man, was sentenced to prison for life — even though the...
www.propublica.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
So if trump deserves a Nobel peace prize for Operation Warp speed, who are the scientists and medical advisors who worked on this? And are they now “ quacks “ according to Kennedy? Why is no one asking this? Can’t have it both ways.
September 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So if trump deserves a Nobel peace prize for Operation Warp speed, who are the scientists and medical advisors who worked on this? And are they now “ quacks “ according to Kennedy? Why is no one asking this? Can’t have it both ways.
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New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
September 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
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NPR, a beacon of public broadcasting, now faces the wrath of Trump. His executive order aims to sever federal funding, branding NPR as biased. This legal battle underscores a chilling attempt to silence independent journalism. #3E
May 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
NPR, a beacon of public broadcasting, now faces the wrath of Trump. His executive order aims to sever federal funding, branding NPR as biased. This legal battle underscores a chilling attempt to silence independent journalism. #3E
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Duffy loses his first 2025 Road Rules Challenge.
A federal judge blocked the Trump admin's attempt to end New York City's congestion tolling.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman is a Trump appointee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman is a Trump appointee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
May 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Duffy loses his first 2025 Road Rules Challenge.
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Wonder how many people Trump is negotiating foreign policy and tariffs with, that have children and other relatives going to Harvard and other Ivy League schools ?
May 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Wonder how many people Trump is negotiating foreign policy and tariffs with, that have children and other relatives going to Harvard and other Ivy League schools ?
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He got a REAL ID, is a citizen and was arrested and told his real id was fake. ICE is a disgrace.
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
nbcnews.to
May 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
He got a REAL ID, is a citizen and was arrested and told his real id was fake. ICE is a disgrace.
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“Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order that would have restricted its business.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
May 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Four top partners at Paul Weiss announced late Friday that they were leaving the law firm, a major blow to the firm in the wake of its decision to cut a deal with President Trump to head off an executive order that would have restricted its business.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...
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Over 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles used by Putin and the Russian terrorist state to attack civilians in Kyiv. Ukraine's brave defenders shot down as many as possible saving thousands of lives.
May 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Over 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles used by Putin and the Russian terrorist state to attack civilians in Kyiv. Ukraine's brave defenders shot down as many as possible saving thousands of lives.
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The numbers speak volumes:
When you’re losing over 95% of the federal cases you’re involved in even though you’re the United States Government and get the benefit of the doubt, maybe you’re just not obeying the rule of law!
When you’re losing over 95% of the federal cases you’re involved in even though you’re the United States Government and get the benefit of the doubt, maybe you’re just not obeying the rule of law!
Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
May 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The numbers speak volumes:
When you’re losing over 95% of the federal cases you’re involved in even though you’re the United States Government and get the benefit of the doubt, maybe you’re just not obeying the rule of law!
When you’re losing over 95% of the federal cases you’re involved in even though you’re the United States Government and get the benefit of the doubt, maybe you’re just not obeying the rule of law!
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On Memorial Day weekend, a reminder that at least one part of one branch of government is upholding the rule of law and the Constitution.
Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.
May 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On Memorial Day weekend, a reminder that at least one part of one branch of government is upholding the rule of law and the Constitution.
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Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
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Resistence is NOT futile
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Resistence is NOT futile
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NOTE: There are more people *in this frame of television* than there are transgender athletes in the State of Maine
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
April 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NOTE: There are more people *in this frame of television* than there are transgender athletes in the State of Maine
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
*All* of this is theater for stupid people
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This is the first habeas petition to directly seek the release of a Venezuelan detained at CECOT.
NEW: We @immcouncil.org just joined @nipnlg.bsky.social and @ccrjustice.org to file a habeas petition seeking an order requiring the Trump admin to end the indefinite imprisonment of Edicson Quintero, sent to El Salvador on March 15 with NO DUE PROCESS.
Like so many others, he deserves to be freed.
Like so many others, he deserves to be freed.
April 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is the first habeas petition to directly seek the release of a Venezuelan detained at CECOT.
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The Pentagon’s elite tech unit resigned en masse this week after clashing with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
Elite Pentagon Unit Resigns En Masse After Clashing With DOGE
“The best way to put it, I think, is either we die quickly or we die slowly,” the program’s director said.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Pentagon’s elite tech unit resigned en masse this week after clashing with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
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The thing about Whiskey Pete Hegseth advisor Dan Caldwell being escorted from the building: That investigation (possibly into who leaked details of the Elon Musk briefing on Chinese war plans) was ALWAYS designed to report to Hegseth, not DOJ.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/t...
Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe: Reuters
www.cnbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The thing about Whiskey Pete Hegseth advisor Dan Caldwell being escorted from the building: That investigation (possibly into who leaked details of the Elon Musk briefing on Chinese war plans) was ALWAYS designed to report to Hegseth, not DOJ.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/t...
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The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Democratic attorneys general in 19 states argued in a new lawsuit against President Donald Trump Thursday that his broad elections executive order violates the Constitution by attempting to wrest control over elections from the states.
Trump’s Elections Order ‘Sets the Stage for Chaos,’ States Warn in New Lawsuit
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Democratic attorneys general in 19 states argued in a new lawsuit against President Donald Trump Thursday that his broad elections executive order violates the Constitution by attempting to wrest control over elections from the states.
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“100%, this could be a risk that ends up ending his presidency in my mind,” said Enten when asked by CNN’s John Berman if the tariffs push is a “huge political risk” for the president”
www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...
www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...
CNN Data Chief Says This Hard-To-Find Poll Result Spells Serious Trouble For Trump
Harry Enten said Americans simply want "nothing to do" with Trump's fresh round of taxes on imports.
www.huffpost.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“100%, this could be a risk that ends up ending his presidency in my mind,” said Enten when asked by CNN’s John Berman if the tariffs push is a “huge political risk” for the president”
www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...
www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...