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charlenedev.bsky.social
Democracy, dogs, arts, gardening and reading. Slava Ukraini. Lifelong Hawaii resident. Interesting stuff at malasadasbooks-collectibles.com
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sunset tonight lahaina maui no ka oi #maui #hawaii #beach #sunset #photography

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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

77 million people voted for deregulation (Trump). Did they know they were also voting for pollution, cancer, and climate chaos loved ones and future generations? We can now be poisoned on purpose—without a check.

BREAKING BAD NEWS: Trump is proposing eliminating Head Start: This is an abhorrent attack on children & families, ripping opportunities from our country’s youngest, damaging businesses & hurting our economy. Congress must hold the line & protect Head Start. #MomSky www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

1/2 Breaking 🤬 The Trump admin’s top ag “strategy” to fight bird flu? Rob $1B from school meal programs & food banks meant to support local farmers. Brooke Rollins is raiding the cupboard to cover up their own failures—while kids go hungry & small farms collapse. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Very fair requests by attorneys for Abrego Garcia⬇️ Needed transparency for all the detainees unlawfully sent to El Salvador torture center. - compel government to produce written documents on agreement with El Salvador - require government officials to appear as witnesses before district court

100%. It really is time to go there. Again.

As noted by @joshgerstein.bsky.social, Trump DOJ blew past the 5 p.m. ET deadline on this by 10 minutes, landing on the docket just after Garcia's attorney sought contempt for flouting court's orders.

AOC: And his whole presidency began with launching tools for bribery, meme coins to fleece working people and move around money in the dark, extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

This part

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

these days if you tell me you’re into “wellness” i assume you are too stupid to breathe

Someone in the crowd is in medical distress while nurses are on stage at the fighting oligarchy rally. The nurses rush off stage to give medical aid

An estimated 15,000 people are at the Fighting Oligarchy rally with AOC and Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles today. Amazing!

SAME! "I didn't grow up saying 'with liberty & justice for all' every fucking day to accept anything else!" @tjdpoetry.bsky.social

With his asinine military parade, Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook - and soaking the taxpayers for $92 million all while he fires veterans and tanks everyone's retirement accounts. Read more here: bit.ly/4jn8vkE #MangoMussolini

FEMA ends 100% coverage for North Carolina recovery efforts https://twp.ai/4imgV4

Slippery bunch, dogs. Ain’t they ?

Sit awhile and find your calm. Learning to pause and return to our breathing helps our resilience to face the day. Moments of solitude are as vital as food and water. May your day be peaceful, my friends. 😊 #Cornwall #nature #calm #river #peace #life #walk #photography #mindfulness

👀🇺🇸 Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying “anti-Christian bias” as part of its effort to implement executive order on supporting employees of Christian faith working in the federal government, - Politico

Thought you'd get a kick out of this @t4booboo.bsky.social

Perhaps media should look at possible motivations here? Gabbard isn’t a _real_ Texan—and the Texas GOP doesn’t need her—so her residency declaration there (likely a fraud) was to save money. The reason she needs to remain a _Hawaii_ voter is Trump and the GOP think she can flip a Senate seat there.

He's on the wrong side so much I truly wonder why he is a Dem. If he can't see a suppression bill for what it is, what good is he? Hawaiʻi Rep. Ed Case Angers Democrats Over ‘Proof Of Citizenship’ Vote www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/hawa...

What a bunch of dumbasses! All the financial losses, turmoil, and lost international credibility for nothing… Unfit and unacceptable!

NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:

Wait. THEY KEPT MEIN KAMPH???

It seems as if this happens daily....

This was an eye opening read. Carney plays a quiet hardball.

Trump likely to propose pay freeze for federal workers in 2026 www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

I'd say this is a pretty important story. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

I’m leading a letter with Rep. Terri Sewell and 131 colleagues demanding answers from the White House, USTR, Treasury, Commerce, and the SEC. Who knew about Trump’s tariff reversal? When did they know? How did they know? $300B didn’t move by accident. This is market manipulation.

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate": "While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..." www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...

Rutgers Senate Proposes Big Ten 'Mutual Defense Compact' to Block Trump's Campus Attacks www.commondreams.org/news/rutgers...

Absolutely brutal

"Our parents are actively fighting for our country for us to be able to have these rights..." www.military.com/daily-news/2...

True story.

wsj editorial board from wednesday evening, before thursday's market cliffdive www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during today’s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? That’s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came. Why? Has the fear already taken hold?

MTG dabbling in insider trading now too

We are literally being led by the dumbest people alive

❗️No security guarantees. Trump is forcing Ukraine to return billions of dollars in aid to the US – NYT. New terms of the minerals deal: ▪️Ukraine must repay the US billions in military and financial aid it received after Russia’s major invasion three years ago;

📢 "The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their social security numbers & effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits in an effort to get them to leave the country, according to two people familiar with the situation."

Pursuant to Trump's EO 14202, enacted to "eradicate" alleged anti-Christian bias, Rubio has ordered the State Department's global workforce to root out perceived discrimination by informing on co-workers. GOP: No preferential treatment...unless you're "Christian." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...