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Happily retired INTJ. Former VP, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. Animal & Environmental Advocate. Pro Democracy. DMs turned off.

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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 2h

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump admin from conducting mass layoffs during the government shutdown, a victory for unions that challenged Trump’s plan to use the fiscal standoff to cut programs & personnel. The admin had already taken steps toward dismissing 4,000 workers.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Layoffs During Federal Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 3h

insurance or pay sky high rates to keep it, as they stand firmly against extending the ACA federal credits.
US farmers are failing because of Trump’s tariffs. China will no longer buy soybeans from the US, but is buying them from Argentina.
Trump & Republicans don’t care about you.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 3h

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Argentina $20 billion in American taxpayer $ without Congressional approval to bail out its failing pesos, which otherwise would have hurt his billionaire hedge fund manager friends.
But Trump & Republicans want you to either go without healthcare ⬇️

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 4h

The White House Illegally Guts Education Department Again With More Layoffs During the Shutdown.
About 1/5 of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students & civil rights enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

www.nytimes.com

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 4h

Trump Targets Democratic Districts By Halting $ Billions During Shutdown. He’s a SOB.
The Trump admin has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

told by subordinates—whether career lawyers or political appointees—that sound grounds for legal action don’t exist, they fire those honest attorneys & go ahead with the prosecution.”
Bill Kristol

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

“In the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi & FBI Director Kash Patel have abandoned all pretense that they are interested in something so old-fashioned as the rule of law. They are directing that individuals against whom the president has a grievance be criminally prosecuted. And when ⬇️

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

His attorneys argue that the charges are weak & say DOJ’s prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.” Scott Dworkin

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump “DOJ’s sloppy case against former FBI Director James Comey is already hitting major roadblocks. A judge swiftly rejected a DOJ attempt to limit Comey’s access to evidence, saying it would ‘unnecessarily hinder and delay’ the proceedings.
Now, Comey is moving to dismiss the case entirely. ⬇️

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

also expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.
The Republican Party is the party of hate.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

Politico reported on 2,900 pages of messages exchanged on the messaging app Telegram between leaders of the hardline pro-Trump factions of Young Republican groups in NY, KS, AZ & VT. The leaders used racist themes & epithets freely & cheered slavery, rape, gas chambers, & torturing Democrats. They ⬇️

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

country into an authoritarian society.”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to House majority whip Tom Emmer (R-MN)

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

The No Kings event is about loving America & the Constitution, not hating them, as Republicans & the Trump admin have said. “It’s a rally of millions of people all over this country who believe in our Constitution, who believe in American freedom & are not going to let you & Donald Trump turn this ⬇️

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 5h

Throw Barron’s ass in jail. The Trumps are a family of grifters & criminals.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

I’m told by others that 3 Republicans open a session every 3 days for 10 minutes, then adjourn again.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

Do you remember when Trump told the governor of Maine that he would see her in court?
Well, the reps of each did meet in court & Trump lost. The courts said Trump could not stop federal transfers to the state of Maine. Of course you never heard anybody in the Trump admin make any mention of this.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10h

Jasmine Crockett Drops Another
Chump Truth Bomb.......

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

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Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

The State of Texas has 9 million Democrats & 6 million Republicans. That’s how badly its maps have been gerrymandered.

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 6h

Why aren’t the Democrats enforcing this?

Patricia @powermacuser1.bsky.social · 17h

against a hostile Supreme Court.”
Kate Andrias, professor, constitutional law & labor law, Columbia Law School