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Mom (πŸ‘§πŸ½,πŸˆβ€β¬›,🐢), JD-trained-buractivist-for-work, DEIB @fourstrandscp.bsky.social, #RCV fan, 1st time house-builder (NEVER again), future farmer @ mvhleavenworth.com, gratefully Black Washingtonian & occasional blogger at karenfrancismcwhite.com

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Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls 'Jim Crow 2.0'

It is WAY past time to impeach, convict and remove this abomination. He treats the Constitution like it’s the toilet paper he uses after he sh*ts on the country.

www.npr.org/2026/03/08/g...

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Church and State are Being Reunited, Thanks to SCOTUS Podcast Episode Β· Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts Β· March 7 Β· 49m

As a red-letter Christian who loves me some table-flipping Jesus, I must say that if these United States survive the religious extremism and perverse cruelties of the Trumpian Era, judicial reform ALSO needs to be prioritized.

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08.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a critical reminder. It remains to be seen whether FOTUS supporters share this baseline or whether they prioritize white supremacist and β€œChristian” nationalist drivel more.

07.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Congress: No War with Iran Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...

Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

02.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image that shows article heading that has realistic name for the disastrous distraction Trump started in Iran on Feb 28th - "Operation Epstein Fury"

Image that shows article heading that has realistic name for the disastrous distraction Trump started in Iran on Feb 28th - "Operation Epstein Fury"

Call it what it is: 'Operation Epstein Fury' is an apt name for the disastrous distraction that Trump just unleashed in the Middle East.

Here's good look at the bad faith negotiations that happened, & the string pulling going on behind the curtain.

open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

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There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana

(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)

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Gallego: "They're going and racially profiling people and rounding up Americans until they can prove their citizenship. That money came from kicking millions and millions of Americans off Medicaid. It was the same bill. They cut Medicaid to expand ICE."

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β€œWe are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done," journalist Garrett Graff wrote: "A superpower … suicide because the [Repub] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.”

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

22.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 3616 πŸ” 1178 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good Morning
Dear Virginia Giuffre..
I am thinking of you this morning..
May this be the start of many who must be held accountable.

On his 66th birthday Andrew arrested
Yes Virginia as your family stated ..."NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW"
RIP Brave Virginia
"Miles To Go Before I Sleep"
#Epstein

19.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 898 πŸ” 312 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 18
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Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties

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Black History Month is becoming what it was meant to correct | Opinion Concentrating Black history into the shortest month of the year strips it of context. History becomes episodic instead of foundational.

Thank you Dr. LaNitra Walker for this reflection on Black History Month.

What was meant as a corrective has become a container, and even that continues to be under attack by those convinced of Black inferiority.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

19.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Poll taxes are unconstitutional. Any i.d. that is required to vote has to be provided by the government.

This is a way to disenfranchise the poor.

Call your senators.

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Other countries can do it, why can’t we?

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

15.02.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 13438 πŸ” 4217 πŸ’¬ 753 πŸ“Œ 272
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The city of Minneapolis and its people have been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
This #CupOfJoe comes in the form of an action.

Sign this petition to send to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...

#ValentinesDayResistance

14.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1020 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 25
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Contact Your MOC

The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L59wZJZY

#Demcast

12.02.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5
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I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth. Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children must be held accountable.

♻️ SHARE & SUPPORT SURVIVORS ✊🏻

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
#EpsteinClientList

Thread 6/7🧡

11.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning Bluesky. The Olympics has always been a troubling reality. It is not impervious to racial bias. My belief, believe half of what you see, and almost none of what you hear, if it is coming from the media. Do your research.

10.02.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
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Yep

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@davidfrum.bsky.social

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Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards Podcast Episode Β· Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts Β· 01/31/2026 Β· 47m

Law without a morality that respects human dignity is an abomination.

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GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024

01.02.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 2020 πŸ” 446 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 43

No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.

30.01.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 27916 πŸ” 10816 πŸ’¬ 999 πŸ“Œ 448
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Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution? Podcast Episode Β· Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts Β· 01/24/2026 Β· 50m

This episode is a somewhat brutal reality check about the uphill battle to end qualified immunity. It CAN happen but … it’s going to be a battle. Best to go into it with eyes wide open.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

30.01.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So basically Albert Speer’s defense at Nuremberg.

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller

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This country was not founded in love or justice, and it shows.

Absolutely on point.

Thank you @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social!

mailchi.mp/adriennemare...

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It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.

23.01.2026 05:54 πŸ‘ 5365 πŸ” 2515 πŸ’¬ 794 πŸ“Œ 390
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies 
2 from hiring certain federal employees; adding a new section to 
3 chapter 10.93 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective 
date.4
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.93 
RCW to read as follows:7
8 (1) A general authority Washington law enforcement agency or a 
9 limited authority Washington law enforcement agency may not employ 
10 any individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States 
11 immigration and customs enforcement on or after January 20, 2025.
12 (2) This section applies prospectively only and does not apply to 
13 any individual hired by the agency prior to the effective date of 
this section.14
15 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect October 1, 2026.
16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as the ICE 
17 out act of 2026.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies 2 from hiring certain federal employees; adding a new section to 3 chapter 10.93 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.4 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.93 RCW to read as follows:7 8 (1) A general authority Washington law enforcement agency or a 9 limited authority Washington law enforcement agency may not employ 10 any individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States 11 immigration and customs enforcement on or after January 20, 2025. 12 (2) This section applies prospectively only and does not apply to 13 any individual hired by the agency prior to the effective date of this section.14 15 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect October 1, 2026. 16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as the ICE 17 out act of 2026.

WA state pals: there is currently a state bill (HB2641) that will ban certain federal officers (ICE) from employment at any state law enforcement.

Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202...

Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641

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