WriteWhale
@writewhale.bsky.social
Call Upstate NY & New England home,
SMFA Boston, Visual Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Writer,
Gardener, Butterfly & Moth enthusiast
FDR & Warren Democrat, Je me Souviens
SMFA Boston, Visual Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Writer,
Gardener, Butterfly & Moth enthusiast
FDR & Warren Democrat, Je me Souviens
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Capitulation Caucus
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Capitulation Caucus
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Kaine 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto 202-224-3542
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Hassan 202-224-3324
Durbin 202-224-2152
King 202-224-5344
Shaheen 202-224-2841
Rosen 202-224-6244
Call until you get through. Some have full mailboxes. Some let you leave messages. Others only take after 9:00 am
Cortez Masto 202-224-3542
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Hassan 202-224-3324
Durbin 202-224-2152
King 202-224-5344
Shaheen 202-224-2841
Rosen 202-224-6244
Call until you get through. Some have full mailboxes. Some let you leave messages. Others only take after 9:00 am
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Kaine 202-224-4024
Cortez Masto 202-224-3542
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Hassan 202-224-3324
Durbin 202-224-2152
King 202-224-5344
Shaheen 202-224-2841
Rosen 202-224-6244
Call until you get through. Some have full mailboxes. Some let you leave messages. Others only take after 9:00 am
Cortez Masto 202-224-3542
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Hassan 202-224-3324
Durbin 202-224-2152
King 202-224-5344
Shaheen 202-224-2841
Rosen 202-224-6244
Call until you get through. Some have full mailboxes. Some let you leave messages. Others only take after 9:00 am
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Sometimes you have to put all you are against all they've got
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
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The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Sometimes you have to put all you are against all they've got
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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One unnamed Southwest pilot was filmed telling passengers to call lawmakers about ending the government shutdown, which has snarled flights.
Pilots are sounding off to passengers as travel stress from the government shutdown reaches fever pitch
One unnamed Southwest pilot was filmed telling passengers to call lawmakers about ending the government shutdown, which has snarled flights.
www.businessinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
One unnamed Southwest pilot was filmed telling passengers to call lawmakers about ending the government shutdown, which has snarled flights.
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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold roughly $4 billion in payments for the federal SNAP food assistance program, despite an earlier court order requiring the money to be distributed.
Supreme Court gives Trump green light to withhold billions in food aid — for now
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold roughly $4 billion in payments for the federal SNAP food assistance program, despite an earlier court order requiring the money to be distributed.Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who handles emergency applications fro...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold roughly $4 billion in payments for the federal SNAP food assistance program, despite an earlier court order requiring the money to be distributed.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown. https://cnn.it/3JrUohY
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown. https://cnn.it/3JrUohY
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"Let them eat dirt... but my ballroom galas will go on"... Says the most vile person on earth.
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"Let them eat dirt... but my ballroom galas will go on"... Says the most vile person on earth.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
https://to.pbs.org/47F61LP
https://to.pbs.org/47F61LP
WATCH: Senate meets as Republicans reject Democratic offer to end shutdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impas...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
https://to.pbs.org/47F61LP
https://to.pbs.org/47F61LP
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Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence. trib.al/W2wJSVD
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in jail.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence. trib.al/W2wJSVD
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There already aren’t enough dentists who accept Medicaid patients, said Kimberly Raleigh of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, and “if there is a reduction in community water fluoridation, it’s just a downward spiral.”
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
On the Front Line of the Fluoride Wars, Debate Over Drinking Water Treatment Turns Raucous
After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are wavering on the practice. In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There already aren’t enough dentists who accept Medicaid patients, said Kimberly Raleigh of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, and “if there is a reduction in community water fluoridation, it’s just a downward spiral.”
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
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Sick coal miners deep in Trump country fight back, saying they are being suffocated by government policies aimed at helping industry while stripping away worker health and safety regulations written in blood over decades.
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sick coal miners deep in Trump country fight back, saying they are being suffocated by government policies aimed at helping industry while stripping away worker health and safety regulations written in blood over decades.
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Going into 2025’s off-year elections, Democrats were worried the polls would be wrong as they were in 2016. But as the party collected win after win, it became abundantly clear that Americans are rebuking Trump's authoritarian regime.
https://bit.ly/4onJEQC
https://bit.ly/4onJEQC
Voters Rebuke Trump In Resounding Win for Democracy
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Going into 2025’s off-year elections, Democrats were worried the polls would be wrong as they were in 2016. But as the party collected win after win, it became abundantly clear that Americans are rebuking Trump's authoritarian regime.
https://bit.ly/4onJEQC
https://bit.ly/4onJEQC
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Democratic senators Alex Padilla and Dick Durbin said they “strongly oppose” the DOJ’s unprecedented legal efforts to stronghold states into handing over private voter data, arguing it lacks the legal authority to do so. https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
DOJ Efforts to Seize Voter Data ‘Pose Serious Risks’ to Privacy and National Security, Senators Warn
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Democratic senators Alex Padilla and Dick Durbin said they “strongly oppose” the DOJ’s unprecedented legal efforts to stronghold states into handing over private voter data, arguing it lacks the legal authority to do so. https://bit.ly/3WKpqVf
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NEW: Top GOP mapmaker Adam Kincaid called on campaign donors to fund congressional gerrymanders, saying “if you're looking for a return on your investment, redistricting is second to none” in securing the maximum number of possible U.S. House seats.
Top GOP Mapmaker Calls on Donors To Fund More Gerrymandering
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
NEW: Top GOP mapmaker Adam Kincaid called on campaign donors to fund congressional gerrymanders, saying “if you're looking for a return on your investment, redistricting is second to none” in securing the maximum number of possible U.S. House seats.
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“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
freedom.press
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“ICE loves to demand our papers but it seems they don’t like it as much when we demand theirs,” said Ginger Quintero-McCall, one of FPF's lawyers in our latest FOIA lawsuit against the immigration agency.
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The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal rejected his request to reduce his sentence.
Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro's appeal, upholding 27-year sentence
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September of attempting a coup following his 2022 electoral defeat and was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison.
nbcnews.to
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal rejected his request to reduce his sentence.
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BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James asks a federal judge to dismiss the charges against her, arguing that the Justice Department is prosecuting her because of Trump’s “genuine animus” toward her.
‘Flagrantly Unconstitutional’: Letitia James Slams DOJ’s Political Prosecution, Asks Judge to Toss Charges
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James asks a federal judge to dismiss the charges against her, arguing that the Justice Department is prosecuting her because of Trump’s “genuine animus” toward her.
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NEW: Alabama Republicans introduced new legislation that would enable them to redo the state's primaries and potentially eliminate the state’s two Black-majority congressional seats if the Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering.
Alabama GOP Wants Do-Over Elections if SCOTUS Weakens Protections for Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
NEW: Alabama Republicans introduced new legislation that would enable them to redo the state's primaries and potentially eliminate the state’s two Black-majority congressional seats if the Supreme Court weakens protections against racial gerrymandering.
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At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.
As millions of Americans struggle with SNAP lapses, food banks are swamped with demand
At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.