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Bleeding Heart. Bunny & Tree Hugger. Roosevelt Democrat. 100% Vaccinated. Nothing to say to MAGAts. Native Texan (oh, the shame!) Twitter: @whenpigsflyyy

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · Aug 21

Roberts "has consistently shown hostility towards civil rights, trade unions and environmental protections, approaching the law with the rigidity of a right wing ideologue."

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The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 2h

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Katie Porter's Outburst with Reporter Shocks Calif. Governor Race After CBS Releases the Tape: 'I Don't Want This All on Camera'

Katie Porter, the Democratic frontrunner in California's 2026 governor race, snapped at CBS News Sacramento investigative reporter Julie Watts for asking follow-up questions during an interview

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 2h

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A rightwing late-night show may have bombed – but the funding behind it is no laughing matter

Conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a rightwing Stephen Colbert-style talkshow

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 1d

Hunter had to have seen her collar before he killed her, so he knew she was from Yellowstone

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Fans are mourning the loss of another popular Yellowstone wolf, 1479F, a young female that was killed legally by a hunter in Montana last week. She also…

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dumpsterchicken.bsky.social @dumpsterchicken.bsky.social · 22h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 23h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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Dr René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 3h

Good‼️ Flood the courts‼️

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Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h

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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NPR @npr.org · 3h

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000. n.pr/4h19OGf

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

He's totally going to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell by the way.

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carol-sompls.bsky.social @carol-sompls.bsky.social · 1d

In other words, you can go before the Supreme Court and lie... and win as long as what you say aligns with their religious and cultural beliefs.

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John Castiglione @johncastiglione.bsky.social · 1d

Things a state can ban: abortion

Things a state can't ban: conversion therapy

Amy Coney Barrett: "I don't understand why people think we are political wahhh"

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A.B. Smart @blobrights.bsky.social · 1d

The US is gonna have to do a whole judicial review period after this is over where we have democratically elected proctors working with an expanded Supreme Court to re-adjudicate a bunch of crap. If we survive

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Grungehamster @grungehamster.bsky.social · 1d

Marge: I thought you said the law was powerless
Wiggum: Powerless to help you, not punish you.

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Numbcat9 @numbcat9.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS: "I'm sorry, the Court can't help you. It's these darned rules."

Us: "Don't you make the rules?"

SCOTUS: "..."

Us: "..."

SCOTUS: "Wouldn't you know it, Trump wins again!"

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 6h

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Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 16h

The GOP dismantled the CFPB’s anti-discrimination office and put its fair-lending chief on leave.

They didn’t just protect corruption, they institutionalized it.

They turned your government into a corporate collection agency.

#GOPCorruption #CFPB

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 6h

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for the development of molecular building blocks with spaces large enough that gases and other chemicals can flow through them.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"At the Vatican Wednesday, Pope Leo urged bishops to 'speak strongly' on behalf of immigrants affected by Trump’s deportation drive.

The pope met privately Tuesday with 100 American Catholics involved in migrant ministry, thanking them for their work..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...

Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who attended the meeting, said Chicago-born Pope Leo was visibly moved after being handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of arrest and separation under Trump’s enforcement policies..."

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Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"The Federal Protective Service reports — which are prepared each day for law enforcement partners — offered no indication of a dangerous escalation of tensions, or unusual levels of protest activity that would prompt the level of alarm expressed by Trump..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 6h

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Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 6h

Intellectuals, scientists, writers, academics, and artists had to flee Nazi Germany in the same way and for the same reason.

America is a fascist state now.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

"A rival petition began circulating Sunday, calling on the Rutgers chapter of TPUSA to be disbanded, accusing it of inciting violence. As of today, that petition had several hundred more signatures than the petition calling for Dr. Bray’s firing..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

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