TspofCourage2025
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Apathy kills democracy. If not us, who? If not now, when? Be creative. Resist. Never give up. Support The Democratic Party and those who break through the DOGE bs while we still have a democracy.
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Share EVERYWHERE. Greg Abbott just said the quiet part out loud. The Texas GOP wants to end public education in Texas.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
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My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
When I was a judicial law clerk in Montana, Pres Bush flew into the Billings airport for a rally.
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
I wanted to see Air Force One and asked the judge I clerked for if I could go. He said no, that it wouldn’t be appropriate.
And I was just a clerk. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My dad was a state judge and made me take the KERRY EDWARDS bumper sticker off my car in 2004 because the title was in his name.
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I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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WATCH: "Is the president going to follow through on the threat and close guard bases and stopped paving roads in Indiana? Let's see," says Pete Buttigieg on the Heritage Foundation saying Trump will cut off funding to the state if lawmakers don't pass the gerrymandered maps.
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
WATCH: "Is the president going to follow through on the threat and close guard bases and stopped paving roads in Indiana? Let's see," says Pete Buttigieg on the Heritage Foundation saying Trump will cut off funding to the state if lawmakers don't pass the gerrymandered maps.
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One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
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WATCH: New reporting from the New York Times reveals Andrew Tate’s release from Romania—where he faced rape and human trafficking charges—may have involved powerful allies, including Barron Trump. Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Megan Twohey joins to discuss.
Barron Trump's ties to accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate exposed in NYT report
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December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
WATCH: New reporting from the New York Times reveals Andrew Tate’s release from Romania—where he faced rape and human trafficking charges—may have involved powerful allies, including Barron Trump. Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter Megan Twohey joins to discuss.
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Indiana, we salute you!!
“New: Indiana Republicans withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives- to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing him one of his most significant political setbacks since his return to the White House.
“New: Indiana Republicans withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives- to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing him one of his most significant political setbacks since his return to the White House.
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Indiana, we salute you!!
“New: Indiana Republicans withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives- to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing him one of his most significant political setbacks since his return to the White House.
“New: Indiana Republicans withstood immense pressure from President Donald Trump — and ignored threats on their lives- to defeat his plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, dealing him one of his most significant political setbacks since his return to the White House.
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Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn't supposed to be released.
He was released.
Indiana was supposed to gerrymander.
It didn't.
Maybe ordinary people fighting, and not waiting for some savior, is the way to go? As that community organizer said, "WE are the ones we've been waiting for."
He was released.
Indiana was supposed to gerrymander.
It didn't.
Maybe ordinary people fighting, and not waiting for some savior, is the way to go? As that community organizer said, "WE are the ones we've been waiting for."
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn't supposed to be released.
He was released.
Indiana was supposed to gerrymander.
It didn't.
Maybe ordinary people fighting, and not waiting for some savior, is the way to go? As that community organizer said, "WE are the ones we've been waiting for."
He was released.
Indiana was supposed to gerrymander.
It didn't.
Maybe ordinary people fighting, and not waiting for some savior, is the way to go? As that community organizer said, "WE are the ones we've been waiting for."
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Trump says he pardoned a former county clerk in Colorado convicted of tampering with voting machines, but she was found guilty on state, not federal, charges.
Trump Says He Pardoned Ex-Clerk in Prison for Election Crimes
President Donald Trump said he was pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was imprisoned after being found guilty of tampering with voting machines.
bloom.bg
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Trump says he pardoned a former county clerk in Colorado convicted of tampering with voting machines, but she was found guilty on state, not federal, charges.
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Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
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Trump’s physical decline is only matched by his political decline.
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trump’s physical decline is only matched by his political decline.
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I just don't see how the court can avoid at least sanctioning the attorneys at this point.
"Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal."
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I just don't see how the court can avoid at least sanctioning the attorneys at this point.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Trump’s AI executive order advances corruption, not innovation
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Trump’s AI executive order advances corruption, not innovation
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If you’ve lost track of the Calif. National Guard case, earlier this week, the Judge issued an important ruling. Why now, seemingly out of the blue? This post explains its significance, as Trump tries to create a national police force & deploy troops in US cities open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Judge Breyer on Trump's Continued Federalization of the California National Guard
Federal District Judge Charles Breyer issued a ruling in the California National Guard case earlier this week.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
If you’ve lost track of the Calif. National Guard case, earlier this week, the Judge issued an important ruling. Why now, seemingly out of the blue? This post explains its significance, as Trump tries to create a national police force & deploy troops in US cities open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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From @findoutpodcast.bsky.social : “611,000 Tennesseans are on subsidized ACA plans. The AVERAGE increase will be $16,000 per person per year.”😳
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 AM
From @findoutpodcast.bsky.social : “611,000 Tennesseans are on subsidized ACA plans. The AVERAGE increase will be $16,000 per person per year.”😳
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
THIS is what @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty just voted to do to you. A policy choice.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order and returns home
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Thank you, Sen Jim Abeler (R-MN)
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Thank you, Sen Jim Abeler (R-MN)
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It takes a truly special kind of politician to attack a nun who is simply following the Gospel's mandate to feed the hungry and shelter the stranger. It seems political ambition is far more important than actual Christian charity.
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It takes a truly special kind of politician to attack a nun who is simply following the Gospel's mandate to feed the hungry and shelter the stranger. It seems political ambition is far more important than actual Christian charity.
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Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
DHS cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) from receiving federal funding, according to CCRGV.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
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Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
Stuck in Quicksand, a Hiker in Utah Has His SOS Answered
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December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...