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Friday, May 16, 2025 You can find details and information here for the Municipality of Anchorage: www.bikeanchorage.org/BTWD2025?fbc...

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#akleg #akgov #Alaska

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Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.

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“But there is also a more chilling possibility that we should not rule out…that..every toxic choice made by Trump is not in fact due to mental defect but, on the contrary, is intentional. That it is consciously thought out & well-executed, part of a plan” www.thedailybeast.com/is-trump-out...

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The video doesn’t show a congressperson “body slamming” an ICE agent, but it does show that ICE agents are unprofessional thugs who seem to delight in escalating confrontations

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I just wrote about Justice Sotomayor's forceful call to action for lawyers. Hoping Democracy Docket can get it out to members tomorrow. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03jcjqV0

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There are currently more kids in Texas with measles than there are transgender collegiate athletes in all of America. Guess which one they want you to focus on.

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Trump claims companies like Ford and Mattel are saying they’re going to raise prices on certain products due to his tariffs “to negotiate deals” with him. Then he went on to tell Ford that they “wouldn’t sell any cars” if prices were raised.

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What can we do about $90 million jets continuing to fall off carriers into the Red Sea? When are going to get around to that stuff?

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Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.

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"HHS said that CMS and NIH would establish a data use agreement focused on Medicare and Medicaid enrollees — about 36% of Americans — and follow autism diagnoses before expanding their research into additional chronic health conditions." German Nazis did this. Now American ones are, too. 😠

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Every Republican in Congress should be asked if they agree with Trump that it’s a “good thing” if truck drivers and dockworkers lose their jobs

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JUST IN: The full bench of the DC Circuit has stepped in to force the release of funds to government-backed news networks overseen by USAGM. The 7-4 ruling unlocks about $25 million of obligated funds. The court’s four Republican appointees (3 Trump, 1 Bush) dissent.

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"On Wednesday, the Alaska House voted 26 to 14, to update the corporate income tax for companies doing business over the internet. The revenue measure is tied to pay for part of House Bill 57, a bipartisan education funding measure awaiting Gov. Dunleavy’s verdict." #akleg #akgov #Alaska

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Trump DC US Atty nominee Ed Martin looks to be done after NC Senator Thom Tillis says he’s a no vote on Sen Judic Comm. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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WATCH: Rep. Landsman debunks lies Republicans like @MarshaBlackburn SenatorHagerty RepTimBurchett are about to tell to slash Medicaid (health care for tens of millions of Americans) to justify more tax cuts for the rich.

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HUGE ruling—by a conservative judge—that is almost certain to be affirmed by the 4th Circuit and is unlikely to be disturbed by SCOTUS. Justice Riggs’ final victory draws much closer.

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you got any stuff that doesn't suck?

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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS. Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!” Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.

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Note the reference in the Pulitzer designation to her "fearlessness that led to her departure from the news organization after 17 years"

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65% increase for Homeland Security. Sounds like more kidnappings and illegal prisons and concentration camps…

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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

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Trump's new playbook for defiance of judicial orders Supreme Court: We affirm the order requiring US Government "to facilitate Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador." Trump-Bondi DOJ: That's not how we interpret the Supreme Court decision. Easy to see: criminal contempt.

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Those who pushed the Biden bribery story an informant lied to the FBI about say nothing about what Trump is doing right out in the open. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Friday, May 16, 2025 You can find details and information here for the Municipality of Anchorage: www.bikeanchorage.org/BTWD2025?fbc...

#akleg #akgov #Alaska

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An interesting 🧵

Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.

“But there is also a more chilling possibility that we should not rule out…that..every toxic choice made by Trump is not in fact due to mental defect but, on the contrary, is intentional. That it is consciously thought out & well-executed, part of a plan” www.thedailybeast.com/is-trump-out...

The video doesn’t show a congressperson “body slamming” an ICE agent, but it does show that ICE agents are unprofessional thugs who seem to delight in escalating confrontations

I just wrote about Justice Sotomayor's forceful call to action for lawyers. Hoping Democracy Docket can get it out to members tomorrow. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03jcjqV0

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There are currently more kids in Texas with measles than there are transgender collegiate athletes in all of America. Guess which one they want you to focus on.

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Trump claims companies like Ford and Mattel are saying they’re going to raise prices on certain products due to his tariffs “to negotiate deals” with him. Then he went on to tell Ford that they “wouldn’t sell any cars” if prices were raised.

What can we do about $90 million jets continuing to fall off carriers into the Red Sea? When are going to get around to that stuff?

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.

"HHS said that CMS and NIH would establish a data use agreement focused on Medicare and Medicaid enrollees — about 36% of Americans — and follow autism diagnoses before expanding their research into additional chronic health conditions." German Nazis did this. Now American ones are, too. 😠

Every Republican in Congress should be asked if they agree with Trump that it’s a “good thing” if truck drivers and dockworkers lose their jobs

JUST IN: The full bench of the DC Circuit has stepped in to force the release of funds to government-backed news networks overseen by USAGM. The 7-4 ruling unlocks about $25 million of obligated funds. The court’s four Republican appointees (3 Trump, 1 Bush) dissent.

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"On Wednesday, the Alaska House voted 26 to 14, to update the corporate income tax for companies doing business over the internet. The revenue measure is tied to pay for part of House Bill 57, a bipartisan education funding measure awaiting Gov. Dunleavy’s verdict." #akleg #akgov #Alaska

#akgov #akleg #Alaska

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Trump DC US Atty nominee Ed Martin looks to be done after NC Senator Thom Tillis says he’s a no vote on Sen Judic Comm. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

WATCH: Rep. Landsman debunks lies Republicans like @MarshaBlackburn SenatorHagerty RepTimBurchett are about to tell to slash Medicaid (health care for tens of millions of Americans) to justify more tax cuts for the rich.

HUGE ruling—by a conservative judge—that is almost certain to be affirmed by the 4th Circuit and is unlikely to be disturbed by SCOTUS. Justice Riggs’ final victory draws much closer.

you got any stuff that doesn't suck?

THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS. Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!” Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.

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Note the reference in the Pulitzer designation to her "fearlessness that led to her departure from the news organization after 17 years"

65% increase for Homeland Security. Sounds like more kidnappings and illegal prisons and concentration camps…

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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

Trump's new playbook for defiance of judicial orders Supreme Court: We affirm the order requiring US Government "to facilitate Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador." Trump-Bondi DOJ: That's not how we interpret the Supreme Court decision. Easy to see: criminal contempt.

Those who pushed the Biden bribery story an informant lied to the FBI about say nothing about what Trump is doing right out in the open. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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