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A very liberal homebody, married mom of 2, atheist, retired designer, who loves vegetable gardening, exploring recipes from around the world, celebrating and decorating for food holidays, politics, nature, and watching wild ducks in my pond.
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Solidarity on April 5 open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Every time a Dem or the media refers to Trump's tariffs; they need to brand it Trump's TAX on hard working Americans. Every damn time.

JUST IN: The acting Inspector General of the Defense Department will review Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other key national security officials to discuss military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen last month, the IG’s office announced.

Last year, credit unions were forced to disclose the billions they made charging their members unnecessary junk fees. Now Trump is once again hiding their grift.

In every war, there are battles that end up being the turning point. Last night's huge win by Democrats in Wisconsin will likely be see in the future as one of those turning points as we began the process of taking our nation back from FASCISM! My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

Every damn Dem better be there to support Booker!

“It’s a blood bath this morning,” one CDC employee messaged @kieraevebutler.bsky.social Thousands of staffers at the CDC received early morning emails asking them to resign. The centers affected included those working on reproductive health, chronic disease, occupational safety...

The attorneys general for 23 states and Washington, D.C., filed a suit Tuesday.

After taking control of the U.S. Institute for Peace, a young DOGE staffer is trying to seize its headquarters free of charge.

Congress is voting on a bill this week that would make it harder for millions of people to vote. While Trump attempts to upend our elections, it's more important than ever that our leaders protect democracy. Tell your representative to vote NO.

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Thank You Corey Booker! Hold the floor in protest! Dems; Help him out!!❤️

Leah and I released the new Indivisible doc, "A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink," after spending the post-election weekend in a cabin feverishly writing, editing, and rewriting. TNR describes it here as "refreshingly blunt." I think it holds up pretty well 5-ish months later.

"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

The same people who falsely cried for last 5 years that elections were rigged & bought by left are now openly bribing voters in Wisconsin to buy state Supreme Court race. Let that sink in

There is an ongoing debate across the U.S. on the role of religion in public life, and an Oklahoma official in charge of public education is at the center of it right now.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.

By mainstreaming conspiracies and threatening election workers, the far-right extremist movement is attempting to destabilize democratic institutions. At the same time, gerrymandering prevents communities of color from achieving fair representation.

Naturalized citizens have the rights and privileges of those born in the U.S., but conservative pundits are looking for ways to remove them from the country: www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...

Eleven Democratic senators are demanding an investigation into the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department, warning the cuts could have “disastrous consequences.”

Franz Kafka would have appreciated ICE’s justification of their Venezuelan deportations, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social. A lack of evidence against an individual apparently “highlights the risk they pose”. www.prospectmagazine...

A group that focuses on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights has announced it will target 46 U.S. House seats held by Republicans in the midterms. In Ohio, it includes incumbent GOP Congressmen Max Miller, Michael Turner and Mike Carey

Buying organic fruits and vegetables is the best way to avoid pesticides. But that can get expensive quickly. If you don’t have the funds to buy all your produce organic, prioritize swapping out just the ones that are higher risk for pesticides.

“What’s happening is clearly an overstep by the president and DOGE. This is legally an independent nonprofit organization — even the building itself is privately owned by USIP. So it was breaking and entering for DOGE to go in there,” Susan Hayward said.

It’s only been a day and we have six credible family reports from Reuters and Washington Post that missing men were not in a gang

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS! Please tag Rachel Maddow 10,000 times (I love her) then tag all the shitty people in the media that we do not love. We will not stop. We will NOT go away. Don’t be afraid of Trump. Be afraid of us. Do your fvcking job or expect us on your door step youtu.be/qM633wuZEFc?...

Donald Trump has been photographed watching U.S.

BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier in Red Sea. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/fnffdm

A post on X highlighting US Vice President JD Vance admitting that he was willing to "create stories" to further his political agenda has gone viral online amid the controversy generated by Vance's Oval Office meeting, alongside Donald Trump, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts

Chuck Schumer and the Democrats who joined with the GOP are NOT the Democratic Party. They are what is WRONG with it. To me the party is defined by these fighters from grassroots activists to members of Congress. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/chuck-schu...

President Trump has ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.

Trump orders strike on military sites in Yemen!

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”

“In what could foreshadow a major new onslaught against queer and trans children, the US Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear a case challenging a 2019 Colorado law forbidding licensed therapists from trying to turn LGBTQ kids straight and cisgender.”

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.”

@schumer.senate.gov NOT ONE SINGLE VOTE! You aren't voting to avoid a shut down; you are voting in support of the GOP policies! Make them fix the bill! Use leverage to support our party, not theirs!