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Lifelong Democrat. Generation Jones. Childless Cat Lady. Union member. Support NPR, PP, ACLU. Volunteer. Every resistance starts with small acts that "won't change anything." Make Good Trouble Anyone who advocates violence will be unfollowed.
I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
EXCLUSIVE: Trump “has essentially told the thousands of citizens who are stuck in the Middle East because of a war he started that they are on their own,” New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Mother Jones.
NEW: Big news out of the US trade court, where a judge took the first steps towards refunds for companies that paid Trump's tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. The judge blocked US officials from including IEEPA tariffs in the normal customs process and ordered recalculations buff.ly/Jdv9aZm
Just a beautiful moment from today (at least to me).
There’s still a trace of snow left in Kyiv.
The world feels like it’s descending into darkness.
I don’t deny it.
I choose to look for the light.
I’m voting NO on Trump and Netanyahu’s war in Iran.
The American people do not support Donald Trump dragging the United States into yet another endless war in the Middle East, and neither do I.
A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔
Moskowitz: I want to end on a happy note. I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ended restrictions that barred political appointees at the Justice Department from participating in political activities, according to a memo seen by NBC. The rules were originally put in place to avoid even the appearance of political influence, prohibiting those
Jeffries: "Article 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the sole authority to declare war. Framers made that decision b/c they were concerned about kings plunging their people into unnecessary wars to pillage resources of others for the benefit of a tyrant and his family. Sound familiar?"
This, for the love of Pete
one of the very tiring things about politics from 2015 on is the two tiered system election system where there are real candidates who have to be perfect in every single way and anything in their record any statement can be used to disqualify them
and clown vibe candidates who are never accountable
Night night, sweet dreamies
Hard times don’t create the hero within us, they reveal the strength that was already there.
So be your own superhero tonight.
Trust that you are far stronger than you sometimes believe.
Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats.
Screenshot of an X post by Senator Tom Cotton saying Iran has been an imminent threat to the United States for 47 years and that the president was right to act. Below is a Fox News segment with Cotton speaking while footage labeled “U.S. Central Command – Unclassified” shows a strike.
“Imminent.” You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Raskin: Based on what you know today, were Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists?
Noem: What happened was an absolute tragedy.
Raskin: Were they domestic terrorists?
Noem: My condolences to their families
Raskin: You lied about them.
“Data centers … they need some PR help,” said President Donald Trump at the event. “People think that if the data center goes in, their electricity is going to go up.”
Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
The Trump regime has abandoned the constitution:
- declared war without Congressional authorization
- ignoring multiple court orders
- impounding Congressional authorized funds
- ignoring the freedom of speech and assembly
It’s a lawless regime that has no legitimacy.
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
It's not just oil.
About 100 million people live in Gulf States now "under Iranian attack. Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE are, for all practical purposes, completely dependent on [water] desalination plants .."
@javierblas.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“The press only wants to make the president look bad.”
Hegseth complains that reporting on dead troops is bad PR for Trump
".. on Wednesday, a U.S. Navy destroyer .. shot down an Iranian missile on its way toward an important Turkish military base that hosts American forces, a U.S. official said, marking the crossing of another line in the rapidly expanding conflagration."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Lights on.
I made tea.
Tasted it and smiled.
Remembered my grandma’s kitchen.
Stubborn hope lives in little moments.
Mike Johnson ignores a question about if the Pentagon has asked for supplemental funding and walks away
Which is why nothing happened for the 47 years until we bombed them.
* MAERSK: WE ARE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING CARGO BOOKINGS ACCEPTANCE IN AND OUT OF UAE, OMAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, SAUDI ARABIA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
@reuters.com
Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
Kindness is showing someone they that they matter, especially when so many are going through so much 🧡
Please practise kindness always
*kindness sometimes looks like a 3rd breakfast too
BREAKING: Cornyn and Paxton have been forced into a runoff. Hahaha
We don't struggle w/ self love because we're "unlovable." We struggle w/ it because we had precious few examples of what "loving" us looks like. Where do you think we learn how to love & value ourselves (or anybody)? We had no models for it. We're learning self-love on the fly.
