LizR
@lizrussell.bsky.social
Twin mom. Sports fan. Community activist and gun violence prevention advocate in my spare time.
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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Watch the 13th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on our Facebook page or our YouTube page.
This year’s Tribute Videos will begin at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm.
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#FreedomToLive
This year’s Tribute Videos will begin at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewtownActio...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newtownacti...
#FreedomToLive
December 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Watch the 13th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on our Facebook page or our YouTube page.
This year’s Tribute Videos will begin at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewtownActio...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newtownacti...
#FreedomToLive
This year’s Tribute Videos will begin at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewtownActio...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@newtownacti...
#FreedomToLive
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Senate Republicans’ alternative to extending the enhanced premium tax credits is not a real health care plan. It shifts financial risk onto families, fractures insurance markets, and revives low-value products that have failed consumers in the past. Learn more: https://ampr.gs/4oTWaXS
Senate Republicans’ HSA Plan Can’t Replace the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
The Senate Republican response to the looming expiration of the ACA’s enhanced tax credits is a patchwork of policies that will shift costs onto patients and weaken insurance markets.
ampr.gs
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Senate Republicans’ alternative to extending the enhanced premium tax credits is not a real health care plan. It shifts financial risk onto families, fractures insurance markets, and revives low-value products that have failed consumers in the past. Learn more: https://ampr.gs/4oTWaXS
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U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
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“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
In case it wasn’t already clear - cbs is fox now under Bari Weiss
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
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Trump’s foreign policy isn’t “noninterventionism,” it is a kind of neo neo conservatism devoted to imposing authoritarian ethnonationalism abroad instead of democracy (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t “noninterventionism,” it is a kind of neo neo conservatism devoted to imposing authoritarian ethnonationalism abroad instead of democracy (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation's own research shows that concealed handguns make people feel unsafe. But it’s still pushing a federal bill that would prevent states from fully enforcing their gun-carrying laws.
Concealed Handguns Create a Climate of Fear, the Gun Industry’s Own Research Reveals
The gun industry is pushing Congress to loosen restrictions on carrying, even though routine carrying makes even its customers feel less safe.
www.thetrace.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The National Shooting Sports Foundation's own research shows that concealed handguns make people feel unsafe. But it’s still pushing a federal bill that would prevent states from fully enforcing their gun-carrying laws.
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At base, the issue with Humphrey's Executor is the same issue as with impoundment: Is the federal government required to follow federal law, as described in the Federalist Papers and in Article 2's take care clause? Or is the entire federal lawmaking process merely advisory?
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At base, the issue with Humphrey's Executor is the same issue as with impoundment: Is the federal government required to follow federal law, as described in the Federalist Papers and in Article 2's take care clause? Or is the entire federal lawmaking process merely advisory?
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Today in "America will do literally anything to avoid having replacement level rich country marginal tax rates & social insurance programs"
Hawley is pitching his colleagues — and Trump — on a new health care plan that would allow all tax payers to deduct up to $25K/person in medical expenses.
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley pitches new health care tax plan
The Missouri Republican is proposing making it easier for more tax payers to deduct medical expenses — and has pitched Donald Trump on the idea.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today in "America will do literally anything to avoid having replacement level rich country marginal tax rates & social insurance programs"
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On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
www.alreporter.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
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The U.S. constitution is widely considered the hardest constitution in the world to amend.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The U.S. constitution is widely considered the hardest constitution in the world to amend.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
The U.S. Senate is the only legislative body in the democratic world which requires a supermajority for normal legislation.
The U.S. is one of the only advanced democracies with a two-party system.
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NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Join San Diegans For Gun Violence Prevention for a program of words and music to remember all who have been lost to gun violence. This is one of many #FreedomToLive vigils being held across the country.
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/newtownactio...
Host a #FreedomToLive vigil: freedom-to-live.org
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/newtownactio...
Host a #FreedomToLive vigil: freedom-to-live.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Join San Diegans For Gun Violence Prevention for a program of words and music to remember all who have been lost to gun violence. This is one of many #FreedomToLive vigils being held across the country.
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/newtownactio...
Host a #FreedomToLive vigil: freedom-to-live.org
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/newtownactio...
Host a #FreedomToLive vigil: freedom-to-live.org
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
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Credit to @ellenwapo.bsky.social and the @washingtonpost.com for this important reporting on the lawlessness of Pete Hegseth www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Credit to @ellenwapo.bsky.social and the @washingtonpost.com for this important reporting on the lawlessness of Pete Hegseth www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...