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Retired legislative history attorney and researcher. Busy retiree, wife, mother, grandmother, reader, gardener, traveler, and voting Californian. Will join coalitions of the sane. They are out there … We are all keepers of the flame.🗽
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In the history of epic takedowns….

Three years without the protections of Roe v. Wade. Three years of cruelty. Three years of women denied care, criminalized for miscarriages, and forced to cross state lines in crisis. Three years of the GOP screaming “freedom” while snatching away our bodily autonomy. (1/2)

Alaska is also on fire (223,803.7 acres as of 10pm June 23, 2025) & they're cutting $26mil in fire suppression funding while the Governor fails to call an emergency. There's 294 active fires & 16 are staffed/being suppressed. Evacuations are happening while many have nowhere to go. HELP ALASKA

UPDATE: Judge Brian Murphy says 8 men deported from US and stuck in Djibouti en route to South Sudan can't be sent there despite #SCOTUS ruling today. He cites dissent for his conclusion. But #SCOTUS majority explained nothing so he could be right! www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Mic drop.

Andrew Egger in Morning Shots: “…we should expect stories like these to multiply in the days ahead. On Monday, [SCOTUS] gave the Trump administration a remarkable assist in its efforts not merely to detain illegal immigrants, but to short-circuit their due process in order to quickly deport them.”

#Bullshitzkrieg

Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards. Me, via “One First”:

🔥 BREAKING: Shareholders of Mastercard voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal at their annual meeting today (tally TBA). Mastercard's Board urged shareholders to vote against the anti-DEI proposal, writing in its proxy statement about "inclusive culture," saying it's "good for our business."

Some more good news, this time for people in the UK. While abortion has been legal in the UK for many decades, there was still an archaic old law on the books which could see pregnant persons face criminal charges if they were to end a pregnancy after 24 weeks. It's now being decriminalized. 🥰

Your country needs you to fight back—now more than ever. And you can do it by telling 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 story here: ofthebrave.org Follow us at @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

We need to start pushing back—legally If they’re masked, unmarked, and flashing Amazon gear, report it for what it is: an attempted kidnapping by law enforcement impersonators. 🎥 Record. 📍 Share location. 📞 Call the police. “ICE vest” is not an ID.

Well, gosh, whoda thunk

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

“You’re a pretty contrarian guy.” “I’m not a contrarian guy!” In some ways, talking to a toddler is a bit like talking to a libertarian edgelord. Or, more accurately, talking to a libertarian edgelord is like talking to a toddler.

KTLA - Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all US Marines, pepper-sprayed and punched in the face by alleged federal immigration officers while he was working as a landscaper at an IHOP. He was then forced into the back of an unmarked car in Santa Ana.

“He has always worked hard to put food on the table for us and my mom,” said Alejandro. “He was always careful and always did his taxes on time. He never caused any problems and he is known as a kind and helping person by everyone in our community.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/l...

Narciso Barranco's 3 sons are all serving as U.S. Marines & how is he paid back for their service? A RACIALLY MOTIVATED violent attack by the US government! If it can happen to this family, it can happen to yours! #ICE in #SantaAna AKA #SecretPolice or #Gestapo bsky.app/profile/male...

WATCH: “This is f*cking kidnapping! That’s not your badge… I do have a little bit of education… get the f*ck out of here, racial profiling is illegal…” A brave woman melts ice 🧊 💪🏽 www.instagram.com/reel/DLOWbEs...

This book is not only a good summer read, it is as topical as this morning’s news and the author’s writing moves the plot along at a good pace while also making you laugh out loud. I recommend it!

This bizarre takeover of our country by a wicked conman backed by religious nutters and techbros who lack any understanding of human nature

Tuesday will be the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, the case that stripped American women of their right to get an abortion. At the time, that felt like a new low in modern-day America. Since then, however, the country reelected Donald Trump to the presidency.-Joyce Vance

🚨🚨🚨 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did 🚨🚨🚨

We’ll never know what could have been, but we do know they chose to believe him and not her, and now they are making up excuses for their votes that put us all in harm’s way. Don’t think this is a one-off.

What am I worried about? -Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East -cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration) -Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs) -Allied assistance (we’ll need that now) -Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)

She explicitly warned America but all magats heard was: “They’re eating the pets! They’re eating the dogs!”

By the way, the US striking Iran’s nuclear facilities and infrastructure gives Russia the green light to strike Ukraine’s nuclear facilities & infrastructure. This is another reason it’s forbidden under international law. Trump is escalating danger everywhere.

AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.

These are not police. By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.

STORY TIME: ICE rolled up. The city of Bell, California said, “Not today!”

I am glad that Mahmoud Khalil will be released and finally meet his son, but he never should have been taken in the first place. Our Constitution guarantees the right to due process to everyone. We will continue fighting to defend that right. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/n...

Victor Avila, a 66-year-old legal assistant — and a green card holder for 58 years — was detained after visiting his son, who is a member of the U.S. Air Force.

Midnight GOP legislative shenanigans risk exposure by pissed off Dems who have had enough! . Good. This one by US Senator Chris Patrick Murphy.👇

Always.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.