Bridgette B
@bblumenthal.bsky.social
Don't play the victim to circumstances you created.
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The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
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"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Why Trump’s pitiful new health care ‘plan’ is even worse than it appears
The White House’s health care gambit isn’t just a sham, it also diverts the process from an actually helpful solution.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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2) “We” = total breakdown in the division between the White House and the president’s personal legal affairs.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
2) “We” = total breakdown in the division between the White House and the president’s personal legal affairs.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
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They’re gonna start calling it micro-Bovenis.
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
They’re gonna start calling it micro-Bovenis.
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“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.’ Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,” the petition reads. “Let’s buy California from Donald Trump… We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’”
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
“Have you ever looked at a map and thought, ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.’ Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality,” the petition reads. “Let’s buy California from Donald Trump… We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’”
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🚨BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
apnews.com/article/denm...
🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
European’s live reaction👇🏽
apnews.com/article/denm...
🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
European’s live reaction👇🏽
January 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🚨BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
apnews.com/article/denm...
🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
European’s live reaction👇🏽
apnews.com/article/denm...
🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺
European’s live reaction👇🏽
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Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson responded to Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, saying Denmark and Greenland alone decide their own affairs and that “we will not be blackmailed.” Kristersson said Sweden is in intensive talks with EU partners, Norway, and the UK to coordinate a joint response.
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson responded to Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, saying Denmark and Greenland alone decide their own affairs and that “we will not be blackmailed.” Kristersson said Sweden is in intensive talks with EU partners, Norway, and the UK to coordinate a joint response.
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TODAY: Massive protests erupt in Greenland and Denmark as people take to the streets to show their unity against the United States threat
January 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
TODAY: Massive protests erupt in Greenland and Denmark as people take to the streets to show their unity against the United States threat
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"Welcome home." - Joe Biden to Donald Trump on his inauguration day.
When South Korea successfully stopped a coup, arrested the former president, and prosecuted him, it sent a very strong message to everyone else:
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
"You can trust that 4 years from now, you won't have to worry about him returning and fucking everything up."
The US under Biden did the exact opposite.
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"Welcome home." - Joe Biden to Donald Trump on his inauguration day.
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In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
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Question for Denmark: Can Washington State opt into this deal? Asking for me.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Question for Denmark: Can Washington State opt into this deal? Asking for me.
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NEW: President Donald Trump’s redistricting arms race is wreaking havoc across the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
In battling a GOP gerrymander, Missouri voters are fighting for American democracy
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s redistricting arms race is wreaking havoc across the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
But in Missouri, the fight has grown into something that threatens to cut democracy to the bone. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-...
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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Election Truth Alliance - Election Truth Alliance
Where Data Meets Democracy.
Electiontruthalliance.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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"I just want to be out here supporting people who are really scared right now, I can't believe it's happening, I feel like we're being threatened, I'm not gonna sit home and not do anything," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"I just want to be out here supporting people who are really scared right now, I can't believe it's happening, I feel like we're being threatened, I'm not gonna sit home and not do anything," -Minneapolis ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social LIVE NOW ⬇️
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His entire plan for America in one photo.
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
His entire plan for America in one photo.
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BREAKING: I'm headed to the Senate floor to move to pass legislation passed by the House last week to extend the ACA premium tax credits for three years.
The American people need relief, and today we have a chance to deliver it.
The American people need relief, and today we have a chance to deliver it.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
BREAKING: I'm headed to the Senate floor to move to pass legislation passed by the House last week to extend the ACA premium tax credits for three years.
The American people need relief, and today we have a chance to deliver it.
The American people need relief, and today we have a chance to deliver it.
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Trump’s America 🇺🇸
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump’s America 🇺🇸
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NEW: The Supreme Court opened the floodgates to lawsuits challenging the counting and certifying of election results, ruling 7-2 that any candidate for federal office may challenge laws governing their election.
Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court opened the floodgates to lawsuits challenging the counting and certifying of election results, ruling 7-2 that any candidate for federal office may challenge laws governing their election.
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Alternate headline: “Is @joerogan really going to pretend he wasn’t warned repeatedly about his support for this guy?”
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Alternate headline: “Is @joerogan really going to pretend he wasn’t warned repeatedly about his support for this guy?”
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NEW: It's a BFD reform in New Jersey.
The state has some of the entire nation's harshest rules when it comes to excluding people from jury service. It has resulted in very distorted jury pools, to the detriment of Black defendants.
Murphy just opened jury service to over *300,000* people.
The state has some of the entire nation's harshest rules when it comes to excluding people from jury service. It has resulted in very distorted jury pools, to the detriment of Black defendants.
Murphy just opened jury service to over *300,000* people.
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions - Bolts
On Sunday, coming up on his last full week in office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stood at the lectern of the New Hope Baptist Church in East Orange to... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
NEW: It's a BFD reform in New Jersey.
The state has some of the entire nation's harshest rules when it comes to excluding people from jury service. It has resulted in very distorted jury pools, to the detriment of Black defendants.
Murphy just opened jury service to over *300,000* people.
The state has some of the entire nation's harshest rules when it comes to excluding people from jury service. It has resulted in very distorted jury pools, to the detriment of Black defendants.
Murphy just opened jury service to over *300,000* people.
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She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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One thing it took some effort to learn after moving to Ireland is that the Vikings were not a monolithic group, as I was taught in Murica, bc why would Americans need to know subtleties about Viking domination?
It's finally happening.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
One thing it took some effort to learn after moving to Ireland is that the Vikings were not a monolithic group, as I was taught in Murica, bc why would Americans need to know subtleties about Viking domination?