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shochet.bsky.social
Basic person. Flawed but trying hard to be better. Firm believer in blue ideals. What that means to me is be kind and humble and have common sense. Save our friggin planet already, please
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Jasmine Crockett: ''I’m glad the Supreme Court stepped in and stopped that plane from taking off last night. Because deporting folks with no criminal record and no due process isn’t justice—it’s cruelty. You can’t scream 'law and order' while breaking the law at every turn.''

A bizarre turn of events in the AEA cases, with Pres Bukele now saying he'll send all the prisoners back to the US if Venezuela releases a commensurate number of prisoners, including opposition members. Underscores how easy release is but also injects a new political angle to the whole mess.

Pope Francis walked humbly, loved mercifully, and pursued justice with God – not just in word, but in deed. He sought to heal a world too often fractured by hate. I join people around the globe in mourning his loss, and honoring his memory.

Gotta say, I struggle on some days to reconcile the fact that millions of Americans actually WANT to live in a country with viruses spreading freely, thousand of people getting kicked out of their jobs, billionaires feasting on the government & people being snatched off the street by secret police.

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If you aren’t following him, do so now! You won’t regret it

One of the things I have all of my patients do is journal their thoughts, feelings or whatever. I've read a lot of extraordinarily bizarre and hateful things over the years. This is every bit as angry and deranged as some of the people in a criminal psych ward! He's a very sick man. Seriously.

Sen. Van Hollen: "I don't think it's ever wrong to fight for the constitutional rights of one person because if we give up on one person's rights, we threaten everybody's rights...Anyone who is not prepared to stand up and fight for the Constitution doesn't deserve to lead."

Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...

“Are you worried?” That is always the first question. “Of course I am worried,” I respond. “The president of the United States considers me an enemy and has promised retribution. I would be an idiot not to be worried. But I am not going to give in. I will continue to fight.”

BREAKING - Hegseth shared military bombing plans in 2nd Signal chat - with his wife, brother, and personal lawyer Now we see why he fired 2 scapegoats - and his top 3 deputies were pushed out Total MESS at the Pentagon, putting America at risk HEGSETH MUST BE FORCED OUT - NOW

*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead.

On the front lines of democracy 📍Denver, Colorado #50501Movement @50501movement.bsky.social

What a brilliant child

It’s been almost 250 years since we organized a political revolution to overthrow a king and constitute a new democracy. Maybe we’re overdue.

Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

“Department of Government Efficiency.”

We have two Supreme Court Justices—Thomas & Alito—who have come out of the closet about their contempt for the Constitution.

Spot On...

Buff-tailed Coronet is a great Andean hummingbird with little white boots. #Colombia #birds #nature 🌿

Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.

The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.

I finally found my tweet from the last time this ridiculous bullshit popped up.🤣

Thanks to @meidastouch.bsky.social for sharing stories of the resistance on both sides of the border. #elbowsup

#NoKings

Happy #Easter

We the people are PISSED!📍NYC / April 19 Join the People’s Movement at www.FiftyFifty.one. #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #April19 #NYC @polrev.bsky.social @meidastouch.com

"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..." www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...

If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.

Head Start, an early childhood education program for low income families, is on the chopping block. Growing up, my own mom was an aide with the program; it’s helped countless young mothers, including the one who tells her story here. www.kqed.org/news/1203596...

Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...

Spot on. Who else agrees with this? Drop a comment.

church bells ringing! letfreedomring.live

A force not to be reckoned with? Indeed.

I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar and check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night. Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:

Scaramucci: Will be the worst 100days of any modern Administration.Crushed the economy.Severed relationships with our allies and trading partners.Disavowed the rule of law. Went after the law firms and the media and have decided that human rights no longer include due process. So much more.

Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?

Congrats @bluesky on 35m !

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

Tonight is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. May his memory remind us all to resist the tyranny forming in our government.

I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia. I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.