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cathyferron.bsky.social
Suburban white woman age 65+ who votes for Democrats & believes in democracy, women’s equal rights, science, LGBTQ rights and rule of law Pro-choice
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If we think air traffic control is dangerous now, don’t deliver responsibility to a company which fails repeatedly.

It has been estimated that by eliminating programs like USAID and PEPFAR, the Trump administration has effectively killed 300,000 people Over 200,000 of them were children And if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve threatened, thousands will die in the US as well We MUST stop these ghouls

my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

NEW: SCOTUS will hear a GOP-backed challenge to Illinois' mail-in ballot receipt deadline, previously dismissed by lower courts for lack of standing. Republicans aim to use this case to reshape how federal candidates challenge election laws in the future.

Mike Johnson is lying when he says their bill won’t cut Medicaid. The simple truth is, Johnson’s bill will leave 13.7 million Americans uninsured. Spread the word.

REMINDER: 72 million patients currently rely on Medicaid. It’s the largest provider of long-term care in the country. Under Medicaid, people are healthier and have the security of health care coverage.

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After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.

“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to its most severe warning, saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

Trump regime's deep cuts to public health leave system reeling www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Let’s get an impeachment train going. Follow, like, & share.

“We’re not in love with the law” is a pretty good motto for this group

Portland Police Bureau is proposing a change to their rules which will make it easier to hide evidence of police misconduct. Help stop this harmful revision to the PPB directive 0320.00. Today is the last day for public comment. Provide your feedback here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/3WPQRK3

BASH: Is it fair to say that what you are doing now is in part enacting Project 2025? VOUGHT: No, of course not. (This is a blatant lie.)

Homeland Security has gone full fascism. This is why also we are seeing them show up with ICE. DHS raided @nadler.house.gov office and arrested one of the aides.

Chris Murphy on Joni Ernst: "I think everybody in that audience knows they're going to die, they would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90 instead of dying at 40. And the reality is that when you lose your healthcare, you are much more at risk of early death."

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🚨NEWS: The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse

This has to stop. Has to.

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

This is the real game: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

The Democrat’s top line ad theme for the midterms…

So this happened to my FB friend - WTF!?!

Harvard is offering FREE online classes on American government, politics and public policy and w/ the predicament we're in and the way some of y'all sit in so much ignorance... I need y'all to go check out them classes.

ProPublica's Brett Murphy just appeared on @msnbc.com to to discuss his reporting with @annamaria.bsky.social on the fallout of the Trump administration's abandonment of its humanitarian commitments around the world. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“We don’t want anyone being able to buy anything of the shelf that could kill you” says guy who is cool with selling guns at drive through liquor stores.

GOP 2026 "We all die eventually"

“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

It’s been around since 1983.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social tax the rich 💪🔥🤬

It’s almost like it’s a personal grudge or something.

Dr. Judy Stone is out with another incredible piece today about RFK Jr.’s latest incompetence. Thank you, @drjudystone.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Elon Musk spent $288 million to join the administration and most Americans disapprove of basically everything he did

Lots of legal news this week, so easy to miss that NPR has filed a lawsuit against Trump. Protecting the 1st Am & the balance of power among the 3 branches of gov't is a big deal right now & it's all happening here. joycevance.substack.com/p/big-bird-f...

Now he’s considering pardoning the Governor Whitmer plotters (per WSJ): "These defendants were outside a woman's house in the middle of the night with night-vision goggles, and guns, and a plan to kidnap her."

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