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SnarkeeBeachGal
@snarkeebeachgal.bsky.social
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Retired Courtroom Clerk Wife of a 💜 Vietnam Vet Happily a Bubble off Center to the Left 💙 Survived too much to trade Democracy in on Fascism over $3/doz 🥚.
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SnarkeeBeachGal @snarkeebeachgal.bsky.social · Nov 15
Only a few years ago, our Family Holiday table still included BOTH a Holocaust Survivor & a Pearl Harbor Survivor.

This year we must try to prepare their Great-Grandkids for life under a Fascist Dictator ~

Baffled, how we explain a bunch of kooks who decided *they* couldn't SURVIVE $3/doz eggs.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
Trump says he's sending the National Guard to crime-ridden "hellholes," but homicide rates across major cities have been falling.

In Portland, murders were down 39%.

In Chicago, they were down 22%.

Trump's deployments are about authoritarian control, not "law and order."
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 14h
"What he built was more than legacy. It was a lesson in dignity, discipline and quiet power"

#reminiscing #BackToDecency
#WhatATruePresidentLooksLike
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 3d
When families say they don’t know how they will afford life if Republicans jack up their health care costs, THIS is what they mean.

These are the prices that many families in Wisconsin will be forced to pay to get health care. This is what Republicans are OK with.
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 14h
We need to protect Social Security — for current retirees and future recipients alike.

Glad to have the partnership of the RI Alliance for Retired Americans & the RI AFL-CIO to reject Trump’s threats and protect the promise of Social Security.
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SnarkeeBeachGal @snarkeebeachgal.bsky.social · 13h
Quid Pro Quo ...

Who would have imagined ?

Like anyone with 2 connected brain cells.
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 1d
More Than 100 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump's Immigration Policy
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More Than 100 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump's Immigration Policy
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 14h
Every time politicians redraw maps in the dark, democracy dies a little more.

Prop 50 says: Not here. Not now. Not ever.

Vote YES to protect fair representation and stop political power grabs cold. #VoteYesOn50Today
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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 14h
After World Series celebration, ICE and Border Patrol gather at Dodger Stadium once again
After World Series celebration, ICE and Border Patrol gather at Dodger Stadium once again
Videos shared with The Times and on TikTok, show agents in unmarked vehicles, donning green vests and equipped with white zip ties in parking lot 13, next to the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Cente...
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 14h
During the lapse in SNAP benefits, I want you to know there are resources here to help you. No one in our state should go hungry. Here are some food resources in and around WA-09.
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 14h
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 14h
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 21h
Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
Bovino also asserts he has “interacted with many violent rioters and individuals at the Broadview facility,” and, indeed, will not admit he has ever seen protesters who were not violent rioters. Ex. 100 at 215. Yet Bovino admitted Hhe did not know “what they are,” he explained, and could not remember whether any protesters were non-violent. Id. Ex. 100 at 215. By Bovino’s logic, anyone who shows up to protest is presumptively violent or assaultive and he can then “go hard” against them. Plaintiffs submitted video and testimonial evidence supporting their claims, which stands unrebutted. See Dkt. 82 at 34-36. There is now more evidence showing Plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits, including from the depositions of Hott and Bovino. Hott—shockingly— answered “No” when asked if he agreed “agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?” Ex. 101 at 155. Similarly, Bovino testified that he has instructed his officers to arrest protesters who make hyperbolic comments in the heat of political demonstrations, Ex. 100 at 193-97, even though such statements—which do not constitute true threats—are protected speech. See Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705, 708 (1969).
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 16h
After years of delayed elections, two seats on Georgia's utility commission are up for grabs today. Republican incumbents face Democratic challengers who have called for ramping up clean energy production and stopping electricity rate hikes.
As Georgia Returns to Electing Its Utility Commission, Worries over Democracy Linger
A pair of races are crystallizing issues with fair representation in Georgia: officials who stay in their seats years past their term, low-turnout runoffs, and the diluted power of Black voters.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 14h
We can’t normalize this and we can’t ignore it. That’s why CREW is keeping it on record:
How President Trump is dismantling our democracy, one piece at a time - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
CREW is tracking anti-democratic ethics, transparency and accountability actions that Trump has taken in his second term.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 14h
Month by month, Trump is tearing out the foundations of accountability and demanding loyalty instead.

But this isn’t new. Authoritarians around the world have done this before: chipping away at democracy *gradually* to cement their power and erode guardrails.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 14h
President Trump is dismantling democracy—one piece at a time.

Here’s a roundup of what he’s done since returning to the White House. It paints a damning picture. 🧵
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 14h
President Trump’s policies have gutted rural America—slashing Medicaid, cutting schools, crippling broadband, and hollowing out hospitals. Now tariffs and deportations are finishing the job.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump-loving farmers must be masochists
President Donald Trump’s policies could not be more destructive for rural America—from his attacks on Medicaid , gutting rural health care , and budget cuts that are ...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 14h
Congress is debating a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act that would get rid of the confirmation process for senior positions at CIA and other spy agencies.

Tell your Senators to reject this harmful proposal. The last thing we need is less public oversight of intelligence agencies. 
Transparency From Spy Agencies Now
We cannot afford to weaken transparency and public oversight of the intelligence community. Join the ACLU in demanding Senators reject the provision to remove confirmation hearings for spy agencies.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14h
WTF? @washingtonpost.com just published a profile about Chris Buskirk—who co-founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network with JD Vance—that omitted Buskirk’s ties to American Reformer, self-professed Christian Nationalist William Wolfe, & Wolfe’s Center for Baptist Leadership. 1/
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 14h
Even as the news is flooded with families devastated to discover their health premiums are doubling or tripling - bills they simply can’t afford - the Trump admin is still refusing to extend the ACA tax breaks.

Tell Trump and his allies in Congress: stop the health care crisis!
CALL: Stop the Shutdown and the Cuts to Working Families
The federal government is shutting down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Countless jobs, the essential government services we all rely on and the econ...
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SnarkeeBeachGal @snarkeebeachgal.bsky.social · 14h
Maybe Trump should quit trying to wear out AF-1 by ALWAYS being ABSENT from the Country he CLAIMS to RULE.

Let the seat cool off before yet another "Foreign Trip" on your "Dictators of the World" Tour.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14h
Constitutional Court rejects Milorad Dodik's appeal, saying the ex-president's right to a fair trial was not violated.
Bosnia’s top court upholds political ban on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
Constitutional Court rejects Milorad Dodik's appeal, saying the ex-president's right to a fair trial was not violated.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h
This isn’t discipline strategy or military strength—it’s drift. And drift, when it comes to matters of war and peace, is the most dangerous course of all. www.thebulwark.com/p/nigeria-ro...
Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Meandering on the world stage isn’t leadership, it’s dangerous.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h
Cities thrive not on fear but empathy, on cooperation not division.

That's the NYC we know and love. It has found expression in this movement. And it is rising up at the ballot box today.

Polls close at 9pm: zohranfornyc.com/vote
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 14h
““This is the problem when... we’ve got a revolving door of attorneys and they haven’t been here for the entire thing,” Ellis told Khojasteh.”
Judge Rips Bungling DHS Lawyer for Trying to Keep Stephen Miller Orders Secret — The Daily Beast
Judge Sara Ellis chastised the attorney after he repeatedly interrupted while trying to block questions about Stephen Miller’s role.
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