Tracy Collum
@tracycollum.bsky.social
First Gen at both college grad & redhead. MomUber for teen soccer, theatre, bball, & life. Reading is escape & power. Pizza is life.
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⚽️ ICYMI: “WE ARE NOT ALL HERE”
@NashvilleSC’s largest Latin American supporters group canceled its usual game-day activities because of the ICE raids — with @TNHighwayPatrol’s help, and @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty’s blessings.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
@NashvilleSC’s largest Latin American supporters group canceled its usual game-day activities because of the ICE raids — with @TNHighwayPatrol’s help, and @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty’s blessings.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
May 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
⚽️ ICYMI: “WE ARE NOT ALL HERE”
@NashvilleSC’s largest Latin American supporters group canceled its usual game-day activities because of the ICE raids — with @TNHighwayPatrol’s help, and @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty’s blessings.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
@NashvilleSC’s largest Latin American supporters group canceled its usual game-day activities because of the ICE raids — with @TNHighwayPatrol’s help, and @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty’s blessings.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
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when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
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Yes, I did promise to do this; …
April 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Yes, I did promise to do this; …
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We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
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1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the president is mentally unstable – that he has dementia, probably – and as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in Donald Trump.
April 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the president is mentally unstable – that he has dementia, probably – and as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in Donald Trump.
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BREAKING: North Carolina court strikes down GOP law that moved the power to appoint state election officials from the Democratic governor to the Republican state auditor — a change that could have affected the ongoing state Supreme Court election contest.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Court Blocks GOP Bid to Seize Control of North Carolina Elections Board
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
BREAKING: North Carolina court strikes down GOP law that moved the power to appoint state election officials from the Democratic governor to the Republican state auditor — a change that could have affected the ongoing state Supreme Court election contest.
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
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Is there something you need to tell us?
Fox News Host Accidentally Calls Hegseth 'Former Secretary' In Awkward Live TV Flub
Do you know something we don't, Brian? 😬
www.comicsands.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Is there something you need to tell us?
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In the words of Lizzo: It's about damn time.
April 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In the words of Lizzo: It's about damn time.
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This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
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NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Judge orders DOGE and Elon Musk to turn over documents, answer written questions
The demands for information are designed to clarify the “parameters of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea’s statement on the disturbing events at the Kootenai County town hall:
February 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea’s statement on the disturbing events at the Kootenai County town hall:
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Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner.
New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him
Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.
wapo.st
February 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner.
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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
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Wondering what states have the most active voting rights lawsuits?
1. Georgia (22)
2. Pennsylvania (21)
3. North Carolina (18)
Democracy is on the docket. Stay updated by checking out our litigation database.
1. Georgia (22)
2. Pennsylvania (21)
3. North Carolina (18)
Democracy is on the docket. Stay updated by checking out our litigation database.
Court Cases
Learn about the lawsuits that Democracy Docket is keeping an eye on.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Wondering what states have the most active voting rights lawsuits?
1. Georgia (22)
2. Pennsylvania (21)
3. North Carolina (18)
Democracy is on the docket. Stay updated by checking out our litigation database.
1. Georgia (22)
2. Pennsylvania (21)
3. North Carolina (18)
Democracy is on the docket. Stay updated by checking out our litigation database.
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BREAKING: Another federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze in a lawsuit filed by @democracyforward.bsky.social and other nonprofits. The judge’s order ensures funding will continue while the case is litigated.
Another Judge Halts Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
BREAKING: Another federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze in a lawsuit filed by @democracyforward.bsky.social and other nonprofits. The judge’s order ensures funding will continue while the case is litigated.
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President Donald Trump removed Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting in motion a potentially landmark shift at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
Trump removes Rohit Chopra as director of CFPB
The change in leadership could portend radical changes at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
President Donald Trump removed Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting in motion a potentially landmark shift at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I first came across this quote back in high school, and I think it’s a good time to share with everything going on.
Also today is his birthday
Silence by Langston Hughes (1941)
#LangstonHughes #booksky #quotes #blackhistorymonth
Also today is his birthday
Silence by Langston Hughes (1941)
#LangstonHughes #booksky #quotes #blackhistorymonth
February 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#booksky friend me on @thestorygraph.com ⤵️
February 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
#booksky friend me on @thestorygraph.com ⤵️