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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning. In case you’re interested in tracking the effects of #Project2025 (aka demolition of the US government) in real time project2025.observer/en

Project 2025 Tracker

A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals

project2025.observer

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Machado’s party Súmate is funded by the US National Endowment For Democracy (NED) venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/1160/ NED is also linked to the CIA www.voltairenet.org/article19299... 2/2

Democracy vs Bush-o-cracy in Venezuela - Venezuelanalysis

From an ad hoc podium Maria Corina Machado addresses the gathered reporters sprawled out on the White House lawn before her. “Good morning. Yes, I had a meeting with Mr. President just now,” she say...

venezuelanalysis.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Maria Corina Machado just won the Nobel “Peace” Prize #WarIsPeace

Maria Corina Machado was a Yale Greenberg World Fellow worldfellows.yale.edu/person/maria... This program is linked to the CIA publicintelligence.net/maurice-r-gr... 1/2

Maria Corina Machado – Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program

worldfellows.yale.edu

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 4d

Have we given up freedom by chasing security US? It’s worth thinking about the political leadership (of both parties) as well as the business world with whom the politicians work hand in glove. What are some common characteristics? Food for thought👇 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...

Naming Evil: Dark Triad, Tetrad, Malignant Narcissism

What is evil? Is malignant narcissism "the quintessence of evil"? Is the mix of extreme and maladaptive psychopathy, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sadism the recipe for evil?

www.psychologytoday.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 4d

Schadenfreude isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Can’t wait to see the responses to the NYT demand for info about Elon Musk’s security clearances storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 6d

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry to cross post this from the bad site, but it’s very important news — #Oregon #NationalGuard General said that if deployed in Portland, his troops would be ordered to protect the people who are protesting ICE x.com/mollyploofki...

Molly Ploofkins on X: "Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE. https://t.co/P0Fgx4WLvM" / X

Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE. https://t.co/P0Fgx4WLvM

x.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 5d

The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center is widening its focus to include unspecified “national security threats."

The new mission has resulted in a new name: the Threat Screening Center.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror cases.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Law Dork @lawdorknews.bsky.social · 7d

Judge Karin Immergut held a hearing tonight and issued a second TRO in the Oregon v. Trump case, barring the Trump administration from sending *any* National Guard federalized under 10 U.S.C. 12406 to Oregon from any state or D.C.

Check out @chrisgeidner.bsky.social's thread for much more —>

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Oregon and Portland filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit against Trump tonight, with a new plaintiff added who is joining them: California. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
PORTLAND DIVISION
STATE OF OREGON, the CITY OF PORTLAND, and the STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as
Case No.
AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF
OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, in her official apacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; nd U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Defendants.

N. Cross-State Deployment of California National Guard to Oregon
110. On the evening of Saturday, October 4, 2025, after this Court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the attempted federalization of Oregon National Guard personnel to deploy to Portland, Oregon, the U.S. Army Northern Command communicated to the California Military Department Executive Leadership that they intended to send 200 of the federalized California National Guard personnel in Los Angeles to Portland.
111. As of 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 5 one transport carrying approximately 100
federalized California National Guard personnel had already departed from Los Angeles to Portland, with additional transport scheduled for later in the day. Additionally, California
Military Department Executive Leadership learned that all 300 federalized California National
Guard personnel will be imminently deployed to Portland.
112. Also on Sunday, October 5, 2025, the California Military Department received an order extending the federalization of the 300 federalized California National Guard personnel
through January 31, 2026.

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 5d

A test case for this development is now in #Colorado court www.westword.com/news/colorad... 4/4

Colorado Prisoner Lawsuit Argues That DOC Actions Violate Anti-Slavery Amendment

Any inmate forced to work in Colorado can join the case, which could have ripple effects across the country.

www.westword.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 5d

A positive development in #Colorado is worth watching. Colorado voters came together and passed an amendment to their state constitution that closes the loophole created by the exception to the #13thAmendment re: involuntary servitude 3/4

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 5d

#PrisonLabor is used in a wide array of sectors across the entire US economy prismreports.org/2025/06/05/p... 2/4

The corporations that profit off the prison system

Bianca Tylek’s new book, “The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits,” reveals the corporations that benefit from incarceration

prismreports.org

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know that the #prison industry in the US is seen as a valuable commodity because corporations and others take advantage of conditions of virtual #slavery in order to increase their profit margins? It’s really an abomination if you think about it long enough #13thAmendment 1/4

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · Jun 9

Funny you said sláinte because we’re watching a TV series out of Donegal that’s 100% in Irish & I was like “So THAT’s how you say that!”

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · Jun 9

That is so perfect

a baby is sitting on a bed wearing a varsity shirt and crying .

ALT: a baby is sitting on a bed wearing a varsity shirt and crying .

media.tenor.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · May 29

I wonder if #MAHA used AI to write its “report?”
www.notus.org/health-scien...

The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist

The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

www.notus.org

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · May 28

More info apnews.com/article/braz...

What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge

Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.

apnews.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · May 28

Looks like another sign that #ElonMusk can call in government favors at will? Is this retribution for what #Brazil did last year? newrepublic.com/post/195802/...

Marco Rubio Announces Hypocritical “Free Speech” Visa Restrictions

In a sign that irony is dead, the secretary of state has revealed new visa restrictions for those who violate Americans’ free speech rights.

newrepublic.com

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · May 27

I think that’s where we messed up. They were here working for so long that when they left we immediately took the respirators off🤦🏻‍♀️

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Holly🍉 @nurselawyer.bsky.social · May 27

I broke my perfect record at the end of January when (I think) we got it when we had workers replacing the furnace & heat pump. We were masked & we provided masks to the guys, but I’m pretty sure they didn’t keep them on the whole time😔

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · May 27

The newest thing I'm seeing from hasbara is replacing "Jewish American" with "Zionist American" and that is extremely gross.

Zionism is a personal choice, a political philosophy (and a genocidal one at that). It's like calling yourself a "Republican American."