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Retired English teacher, political and news junkie, feminist, children's book writer, progressive Dem, defender of Democracy. No DMs, please.
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I put a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination. He’s denied elections. Fired quality public servants. Attempted to chill free speech. Turns out he’s also carrying water for the Kremlin. So wholly unfit to be a U.S. Attorney.

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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

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The most beautiful pale pink impatience.

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it's hard to find a motivation for DOGE other than 'hatred of the good.' these are bad people fundamentally envious or un-understanding of the idea that you might work or give for others, and attempting to punish it.

submitted 10 hours ago • 48 comments

🤬😡🤬

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This makes Tammany Hall look like Sesame Street.

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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

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JUST IN: @aclu and @democracyfwd ask Boasberg to reimpose nationwide TRO on Alien Enemjes Act deportations. They also want to refile habeas corpus claims in DC for the roughly 130 men deported March 15 despite Boasberg's order to turn planes around. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

submitted 8 hours ago • 41 comments

"Tesla pays $323 million a year taxes to China for its Chinese plant. They pay zero dollars in United States taxes." #TaxDay2025

submitted 1 day ago • 44 comments

It's almost as if Anne's words have come to life in 2025...

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Now what?

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Americans are suffering under the weight of sky-high housing prices. Today, I’m re-introducing my bill with @warnock.senate.gov and @cleaver.house.gov to build 3 million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, and cut red tape that drives up costs. Congress must act.

submitted 36 days ago • 886 comments

Marjorie Taylor Greene gets called a “butch body bigot” at her town hall in Cobb County, Georgia. A Jasmine Crockett fan was representing! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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This is what the evil Trump has done.

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In one of the main Freedom of Information Act lawsuits involving Elon Musk and his team of analysts in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal judge accelerated the case timeline this evening—ordering DOGE to produce details about its structure and authority within two weeks.

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This administration is staffed by the dumbest people you can possibly imagine. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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This is something we can all do.👇🏼 File a complaint with the FL and DC Bar to have Pam Bondi disbarred for not complying with the 9-0 Supreme Court ruling to return Mr. Garcia from El Salvador.

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JUST IN: Hongkong Post, the postal service in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, has suspended postal service to the US after President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. cnn.it/3RiYxF6

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Hear from the immigration attorney, a US citizen, born in Massachusetts, who received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security telling her she had a week to leave our country. ‘I think it’s a scare tactic. I think they want people afraid of immigration.’ #MomSky #Voices4Victory

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"The SS made us increase our pace. ‘Faster,you tramps,you flea-ridden dogs!They had orders to shoot anyone who could not sustain the pace. Fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of the pleasure.If one of us stopped for a second, a quick shot eliminated the filthy dog." ~Elie Wiesel

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I don't care how many junior staffs Hegseth or others throw under the bus. Hegseth HIMSELF was on the Signal group chat. He used his fingers to enter the sensitive military info into the chat. He bears 100% full responsibility for that -- no matter how many scapegoats he finds.

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"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us." www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

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