Lynn F
@riseupwarriors.bsky.social
Full-time mom, wife, grandmother, daughter, aunt, friend and part-time worker who puts family and community first. Always put people over profits. Yes we can!!!
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Lynn F
@riseupwarriors.bsky.social
· Jan 14
This report should be the jet fuel Dems and Independents need to get through the next four years. Never bow down, never obey in advance. We were right all along. #pathetic #damnshame
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“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say | CNN Politics
Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with t...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
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Members of Congress are currently allowed to buy and sell stocks while they’re making rules regulating those same companies and markets.
But momentum is building for a ban on congressional stock trading. Will you add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform?
But momentum is building for a ban on congressional stock trading. Will you add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform?
Tell Congress: You Shouldn’t Trade Stocks While in Office
Members of Congress are currently allowed to buy and sell stocks while they’re making rules regulating those same companies and markets. That creates an obvious conflict of interest and erodes trust i...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms.
Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump earlier this year — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.
Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump earlier this year — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.
Scoop: Elon Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP
Musk recently cut big checks to help Republicans win congressional races next year.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms.
Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump earlier this year — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.
Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump earlier this year — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp.
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After sharing these surprisingly candid views of the Trump team, I wonder how much longer White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will have a job. 👀
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
After sharing these surprisingly candid views of the Trump team, I wonder how much longer White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will have a job. 👀
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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#Trump is used to getting his way & Dad's money ran out. Russia lent him more.
Now's as president, he's acting like the conquerors of the Middle Ages.
He's raping, pillaging & plundering our citizens, democratic institutions, precious resources, money & environment.
Now a war?
📌Call your reps!!
Now's as president, he's acting like the conquerors of the Middle Ages.
He's raping, pillaging & plundering our citizens, democratic institutions, precious resources, money & environment.
Now a war?
📌Call your reps!!
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#Trump is used to getting his way & Dad's money ran out. Russia lent him more.
Now's as president, he's acting like the conquerors of the Middle Ages.
He's raping, pillaging & plundering our citizens, democratic institutions, precious resources, money & environment.
Now a war?
📌Call your reps!!
Now's as president, he's acting like the conquerors of the Middle Ages.
He's raping, pillaging & plundering our citizens, democratic institutions, precious resources, money & environment.
Now a war?
📌Call your reps!!
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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A note on my friend, Rob Reiner — a man of courage and conviction.
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A note on my friend, Rob Reiner — a man of courage and conviction.
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"The former dictator has lined up interviews with RT and a popular rightwing American podcaster, but is waiting for approval from Russian authorities to make a media appearance...."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Assad family live in Russian luxury as Bashar ‘brushes up on ophthalmology’
Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"The former dictator has lined up interviews with RT and a popular rightwing American podcaster, but is waiting for approval from Russian authorities to make a media appearance...."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power, weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back. Our new guide shows you how. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power, weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back. Our new guide shows you how. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a map in the 2026 elections that heavily favors Republicans, overruling a bipartisan set of judges who found that those maps discriminate on the basis of race. Here’s what you need to know:
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a map in the 2026 elections that heavily favors Republicans, overruling a bipartisan set of judges who found that those maps discriminate on the basis of race. Here’s what you need to know:
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My thoughts are with everyone affected by the horrific attacks in Providence and Bondi Beach this weekend. In moments of fear and darkness, students helped each other shelter. Bystanders disarmed gunmen. May we build a world where such acts of heroism are no longer necessary.
December 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My thoughts are with everyone affected by the horrific attacks in Providence and Bondi Beach this weekend. In moments of fear and darkness, students helped each other shelter. Bystanders disarmed gunmen. May we build a world where such acts of heroism are no longer necessary.
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Imagine your precious child, a high schooler, goes out to walk the dog & never comes back.
The reason: he gets abducted by #ICE who just release the dog.
Neighbors rescue the dog & return it with the news of #ICELawless.
Your son's detained for months in brutal conditions.
youtu.be/NumOmTjZHoY?...
The reason: he gets abducted by #ICE who just release the dog.
Neighbors rescue the dog & return it with the news of #ICELawless.
Your son's detained for months in brutal conditions.
youtu.be/NumOmTjZHoY?...
Reseda student returns home after ICE detention
YouTube video by NBCLA
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December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Imagine your precious child, a high schooler, goes out to walk the dog & never comes back.
The reason: he gets abducted by #ICE who just release the dog.
Neighbors rescue the dog & return it with the news of #ICELawless.
Your son's detained for months in brutal conditions.
youtu.be/NumOmTjZHoY?...
The reason: he gets abducted by #ICE who just release the dog.
Neighbors rescue the dog & return it with the news of #ICELawless.
Your son's detained for months in brutal conditions.
youtu.be/NumOmTjZHoY?...
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🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🔥HOPE WALZ: “Oh Don Jr, it is so clear your dad doesn’t love you… my family will always be richer than yours, because we find joy in each other - not tearing other people down. I really hope you get the help you need.”
You just can’t understand how pathetic and rogue this administration is. What is wrong with Americans? Are we this gullible, blind and dumb?
youtube.com/shorts/8p0FT...
youtube.com/shorts/8p0FT...
They are so dumb and gullible #duet #memphis #cocaine #drugs #drugtrafficking #alicemariejohnson
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You just can’t understand how pathetic and rogue this administration is. What is wrong with Americans? Are we this gullible, blind and dumb?
youtube.com/shorts/8p0FT...
youtube.com/shorts/8p0FT...
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In another brazenly antidemocratic ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the 2026 election to go forward with freshly gerrymandered maps. bit.ly/4a7H8d8
Supreme Court Hammers Away at Democracy
With its latest gerrymandering decision, the Court is creating a political system primed for distortion and deeper division.
www.brennancenter.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In another brazenly antidemocratic ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the 2026 election to go forward with freshly gerrymandered maps. bit.ly/4a7H8d8
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Exclusive: Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs will abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month. The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Exclusive: Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs will abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month. The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 employees.
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A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest in Chicago has been exposed for a history of extreme, racist and hate-filled online posts, reported The Daily Beast on Friday.
Racist rants exposed for Border Patrol agent accused of threatening to shoot bystanders
A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest in Chicago has been exposed for a history of extreme, racist and hate-filled online posts, reported The Daily Beast on Friday."Timothy Donohue, 38, was a member of lead commander Gregory Bovino’s maurauding so-calle...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest in Chicago has been exposed for a history of extreme, racist and hate-filled online posts, reported The Daily Beast on Friday.
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I immigrated here legally. And still I’m petrified by Trump’s ICE operations in my city.
I feel increasingly anxious for New Orleans and the ordinary folks who just want to provide for their families and obtain a good education for their children.
I feel increasingly anxious for New Orleans and the ordinary folks who just want to provide for their families and obtain a good education for their children.
Opinion | Videos of ICE grabbing the wrong people leave me trembling
Annell López: I feel increasingly anxious for New Orleans and for myself
www.ms.now
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I immigrated here legally. And still I’m petrified by Trump’s ICE operations in my city.
I feel increasingly anxious for New Orleans and the ordinary folks who just want to provide for their families and obtain a good education for their children.
I feel increasingly anxious for New Orleans and the ordinary folks who just want to provide for their families and obtain a good education for their children.
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Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power,weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back. Our new guide shows you how. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power,weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back. Our new guide shows you how. bit.ly/4iQ1v0B
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The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
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Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
History Podcast · Series ·
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December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surprise! Happy holidays!
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The final two episodes of "Burn Order" were due to be posted this Monday, December 15th. But here they are, a little early.
This is the complete series -- a total of six episodes.
Free to listen at Apple podcasts or on any podcast app:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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“Congress has largely been focused on the double-tap strike. But the consensus among experts is that the entirety of the strikes is illegal.”
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
@naomilachance.bsky.social breaks down the details of Trump’s recent strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and what makes them illegal.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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