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Mrs. West : Do Not DM Me

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Mrs. West : Do Not DM Me @mrswest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Why is this hard to understand?

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‘Suspending Who?’ Trump Caught Flat-Footed by Question About ‘Suspending Habeas Corpus’

President Donald Trump appeared not to hear or not understand a reporter's question about possibly "suspending habeas corpus."

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This is how they do it

Sometimes called the Gish Gallop, it's a technique for overwhelming you with crap.

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the "Gish gallop," a rhetorical technique whereby the speaker confronts an opponent with a rapid series of specious arguments, half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies, making it impossible for the opponent to refute all of them within the format of the debate.

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"Flooding the zone" is a tactic of deliberately overwhelming others with a rapid flow of unrelated information, with the intention of creating confusion and making it impossible for them to respond effectively. It is currently a favored strategy of right-wing politicians. It includes

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 4h

Most of Dem Senators did not attack Bondi yesterday as they should have. Among other things they should have said, "You're lying again, Ms. Bondi" and "That's a bald-faced lie, Ms. Bondi."

The rapid rise of authoritarianism is no place for etiquette.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

My latest: The fight for democracy is the defining battle of our generation. Within that struggle, protecting free and fair elections must be our top priority. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

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Amnesty International, Multiple Countries Warn Travelers Against Visiting U.S.

America’s reputation for gun violence precedes it in Uruguay and Venezuela.

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Catincognito skeeting since 07/3/2023 @catincognito.bsky.social · 4h

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Despicable, desperate and weak

"Rather, Bondi had collected screenshots of social media posts, prewritten comebacks, and handwritten notes she hoped could give her a good “gotcha” moment."

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

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violence and the disappearances, as well as inexplicable arrests and jailing of tourists, other countries have issued warnings to their citizens not to visit this country. Where is this place? Central America? Africa? Eastern Europe?

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while creating new taxes and implementing fiscal policies that undermine trade and commerce.. Poverty and homelessness are on the rise. The dictator appears to be trying to start a war, by using military action to murder fishermen in international waters. Because of the government-supported

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dictators, and from the oligarchs in his own country. He and his family have rapidly become extremely wealthy through fraud, influence peddling, money laundering, and bribery. All of this while failing to maintain the country's infrastructure, and withholding funds from health and education,

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civilians in order to intimidate and control the population. The regime, which operates a number of black site prisons, has become known for "disappearing" people who are snatched off the streets or dragged from their homes and workplaces. In the meantime, the dictator accepts bribes from other

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rarely lead to action. The dictator commands a private army, composed of untrained thugs and paroled felons, that he sends to areas where he believes the population opposes his regime. The private army members are unidentified, masked, and extremely violent, using brute force on unarmed

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Imagine you're reading a news article about a faraway country. That country is ruled by a dictator some describe as a "madman". There is a sham parliament, with the majority of its members in full support of the dictator, and a minority made up of supposed opposition members whose complaints

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 14h

On this day in 1953, a Birmingham police commissioner banned an interracial All-Star baseball game organized by Jackie Robinson since it was a "mixed athletic event."

Oct. 8, 1953 | Jackie Robinson and Others Banned From Playing Interracial Baseball in AL

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Scott Immordino @scottimmordino.bsky.social · 12h

Bill Gates: $106B | Microsoft: $3.9T
Jeff Bezos: $232.5B | Amazon: $2.3T
Larry Page: $204.2B | Google: $2.84T
Mark Zuckerberg: $243.5B | Meta: $1.8T

Can someone please explain why on earth we’re paying the power & water bills for their data centers?

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Never Trumper 2015 @jso65.bsky.social · 1d

Just sayin.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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