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Omg ๐Ÿ‘€ www.tmz.com/2025/04/25/k...

No attorney general should ever speak like this. She's Trump's advocate, not the people's lawyer, which is what the AG's job is. Whatever state she is barred in should start disciplinary proceedings immediately. This isn't subtle or arguable, it's wrong.

music.youtube.com/watch?v=4EjN...

The MyPillow guyโ€™s lawyer maybe (probably?) using generative AI to submit a terrible brief has another Local Angle, in that the in-house counsel identified, Doug Wardlow, is a former state rep and failed AG candidate: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Over 1,000 people here with us in the small rural town of Saxapahaw, North Carolina. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Jordan Wood is the potential challenger to Senator Susan Collins. Wood was the chief of staff for Katie Porter who is running for California governor.

Jordan Wood is the only candidate with political connections to jump into the race against Collins so far.

Jordan Wood, who once was chief of staff to former Rep. Katie Porter, launches a challenge to GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB74...

Former congressional staffer Jordan Wood is the first serious candidate to enter Democratic primary to face GOP Sen. Susan Collins. #MESEN

@govpritzker.illinois.gov ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ #WhatComesNext?

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

I've got a democrat here running against SUSAN COLLINS! @meidasjordy.bsky.social @aaronparnas.bsky.social @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social www.wmtw.com/article/demo...

www.propublica.org/article/face...

NEWS: Trump deploying U.S. combat forces to the Middle East as conflict with Houthis escalates

Why wonโ€™t Trump release the Epstein Files? Hmmโ€ฆ

Yes!

Rising rates of poor mental health among youth have been called a national crisis. Our latest survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 and their parents finds that parents are generally more worried than their children about the mental health of teenagers today. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

We need to talk about RFK Jr.โ€™s recent comments on autism. He said: โ€œThese are kids who will never pay taxes. Theyโ€™ll never hold a job. Theyโ€™ll never play baseball. Theyโ€™ll never write a poem. Theyโ€™ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted.โ€

Happy Earth Day! ๐ŸŒŽโค๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ

Cutting funding for climate research and programs isnโ€™t going to help curtail climate change. thehill.com/opinion/ener...

โ€œHe did say he was a U.S. citizen, but they didn't believe him,โ€ Layva said. โ€œI think they would have kept him..." www.azpm.org/p/headlines/...

Beautiful day out there ๐Ÿ˜Ž

I heard Vance unalived the Pope. ๐Ÿ‘€

From 2020: Jill Lepore on what we can learn from the upheaval of the 1930s.

The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.

โ€œTo lose one Signal chat, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.โ€ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

Happy 420! ๐ŸŒฟ

Happy 4/20 to those that celebrate!

Amen.

No Kings protestโ€ฆ Boston

so I guess for the foreseeable future Iโ€™m going to have to wake up every couple of hours in the middle of every night to refresh supremecourt.gov to see if anything new has happened in the ongoing case of ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™š๐™ญ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ก. ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™จ ๐™ซ. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ช๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‡๐™–๐™ฌ

Rep. Jason Crow: "You know what I think the right thing, politically, to do is? Actually just do the right thing. If we do the right thing and we defend people, if we defend the innocent, if we defend our democracy, the politics tend to take care of themselves."

@meidasjordy.bsky.social @meidastouch.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Today in Harrisburg, PA #HandsOff

Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine despite โ€˜Easter truceโ€™ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

St. Louis shows up no matter the weather #fiftyfiftyone #handsoff #marchforscience

www.whec.com/local/marrie...

MORE unnecessary ways to die in 2025: Food borne illnesses Plane crashes Measles Illegal deportation to CECOT Miscarriage Loss/lack of gender affirming care Driving a Tesla (please add)

at this point 2025 feels like being awake during surgery

โœ… DEI Employer of the Day Samsung Electronics โ€œDiversity ยท Equity ยท Inclusionโ€ โ€œAt Samsung, we believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. โ€œDiverse talent and a culture of inclusiveness drive innovation and growth.