Sign in

dearoldmom.bsky.social

@dearoldmom.bsky.social
103 followers 36 following 356 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
February 1, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
421610534
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
January 29, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 29, 2026
Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.
541284425
dearoldmom.bsky.social @dearoldmom.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Facebook and Instagram are using AI to institute bans. Sometimes, the user can appeal, sometimes not.
000
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
January 8, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 8, 2026
On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.
451202410
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 23/12/2025
The 60 minutes segment they don't want you to see. Thank you Allison. You are priceless. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
muellershewrote.com
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
271005344
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
December 22, 2025
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 22, 2025
This afternoon, President Donald J.
53901287
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNOW show has 2 Epstein survivors blasting DOJ for failing to properly redact names, leaving some survivors‘ identities newly revealed. They suspect DOJ’s top priority is to protect other people — not the survivors. “We’re being re-traumatized by our government.”
483049915
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The White House is now citing "national security" for everything it does. Seriously, check out these headlines. It's just the last few weeks. If you know authoritarian history, then you know how menacing this is.
ABC News: Trump admin pauses leases for some offshore wind projects citing 'national security concerns'
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said they were pausing leases for five projects.

By Michelle Stoddart
December 22, 2025, 1:50 PMUSA Today: President Trump says US needs Greenland for 'national security'
President Donald Trump told reporters on Dec. 22 that the special envoy he appointed would "lead the charge."
Michael Loria
USA TODAY
Updated Dec. 22, 2025, 7:57 p.m. ETFox News: Trump admin defends White House ballroom as national security matter
Secret Service warns halting $300M project would compromise presidential protection requirements
By Ashley Carnahan  Fox News
Published December 16, 2025 8:46am ESTNBC Washington: Trump says lax migration policies are top national security threat after National Guard members shot
“No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival,” he said.
By Chris Megerian and Farnoush Amiri | The Associated Press • Published November 26, 2025
601463585
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Across the country, communities are fighting back against Big Tech and preventing construction of power-hungry AI data centers in their backyards. In response, Big Tech is launching an all-out lobbying blitz. youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=OabmXBYpoIN…
youtu.be
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
35938340
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We've heard from these Venezuelan CECOT survivors multiple times, in human rights reports and written testimony. The NYTimes version of it got a WH quote. This is the useless kind of thing Bari needed? www.propublica.org/article/vene... www.hrw.org/report/2025/... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Presented with the men’s accusations and the experts’ findings, a White House spokeswoman, Abigail Jackson, said: “President Trump is committed to keeping his promises to the American people by removing dangerous criminal and terrorist illegal aliens who pose a threat to the American public.”
1027692
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Politico @politico.com · 22/12/2025
‘A very clear plan’: How Trump demolished California’s electric vehicle mandate
dlvr.it
‘A very clear plan’: How Trump demolished California’s electric vehicle mandate
The Trump administration learned from a first term hampered by sloppy regulations and internal resistance.
22815
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
60 MINUTES CORRESPONDENT: “Our story was screened 5x and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.” #CBSNewsMAX #BariWeiss www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
22667682519
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
What would Jesus do if he visited the United States Senate?
38509157
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
25180872577
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
857109273612
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 06/12/2025
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
democracynow.org
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
701165692
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 06/12/2025
Like here's another thing, the things are just adding up. Every day there's more things. bsky.app/profile/npr....
27621122
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 06/12/2025
NEW: Kristi Noem, Todd Blanche, and Joseph Mazzara identify themselves (and now-judge Emil Bove) as the decision-makers involved in directing deportation flights to El Salvador despite Judge Boasberg's order. Their declarations are otherwise substance-free. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741...
DECLARATION OF SECRETARY NOEM
I, Kristi Noem, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare under penalty of perjury as follows:
1. As Secretary of Homeland Security, I made the decision to continue the transfer of
custody of the Alien Enemies Act detainees who had been removed from the United States before
this Court issued its temporary restraining order in the evening of March 15, 2025.
2. Before making that decision, I received privileged legal advice from the Acting
General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security, Joseph N. Mazzara, and through him from the senior leadership of the Department of Justice.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this 4th day of December 2025.
Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland SecurityDECLARATION OF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL BLANCHE
I, Todd Blanche, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare under penalty of perjury as follows:
I am the Deputy Attorney General of the United States. In the evening of March
15, 2025, after analyzing this Court's oral statements at the TRO hearing and subsequent written order, then-Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove and I provided privileged legal advice to the Secretary of Homeland Security, through Acting DHS General Counsel Joseph
N. Mazzara, regarding the decision whether to continue the transfer of custody of the Alien Enemies Act detainees who had been removed from the United States before this Court issued
those pronouncements.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this Sth day of December 2025.
Your
Stand
Todd Blanche
Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of JusticeDECLARATION OF JOSEPH N. MAZZARA
1, Joseph N. Mazzara, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare under penalty of perjury as follows:
1. I have served as Acting General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
since January 2025. On March 15, 2025, I analyzed what the Court said at the TRO hearing and in its subsequent written order. After my review, I then gave Secretary Noem legal advice —prior to
her decision—-about the legality of continuing with the transfer of custody to El Salvador of certain terrorist aliens detained under the Alien Enemies Act. DHS had removed these terrorists from the United States before this Court issued any order (or oral statement) regarding their removal.
2. That same evening, I also gave Secretary Noem—prior to her decision-legal advice on
the same topic that I received from senior Department of Justice leaders.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this 5th day of December 2025.
Joseph N. Mazzara
Department of Homeland Security
5667216
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/12/2025
A reminder:
motherjones.com
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
1041195
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Kelly Holiday @kellyoholiday.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
This quote popped into my head during the conclusion of @hcrichardson.bsky.social chat yesterday…
334176
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Nita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Unfuckingbelievable.
61683219
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Kelly Guinan @kellyguinan.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Mother Jones lost her entire family to yellow fever, then her business in the #GreatChicagoFire. Instead of succumbing to trauma, she led multiple movements of people proclaiming, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living" Learn from @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/FT0kootLdfg?...
youtu.be
Mother Jones | Episode 4, The Declaration in Action
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
038576
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire? Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
theguardian.com
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
220100172749
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.” (cc: Speaker Sexton)
17164972114
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
President Biden - never stopped being presidential even after going through cancer treatment, showing great leadership and stamina. The felon couldn't be bothered being presidential, is destroying our country and pardons criminals like himself.
251209326
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/11/2025
Trump’s plan for drilling off California and Florida faces bipartisan opposition [via @insideclimatenews.org]
motherjones.com
Trump’s plan for drilling off California and Florida faces bipartisan opposition
His "idiotic proposal" is "dead in the water," says Golden State Gov. Gavin Newsom.
418739
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Powerful.
Spray-painted yellow stencil on a sidewalk reads “NEIGHBOR KIDNAPPED HERE” and, underneath, “ABOLISH ICE.” A few dry leaves are scattered around the pavement. The tweet above says, “Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing.”
332527599
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
491174414989
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
POSTPONED: 11/26 MSP March Delayed to Next Week --- Due to the incoming winter storm, we are delaying this action by one week - To Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 10:30 am. Please be safe in any travels you have coming up, and join us next week to stand up for justice. @seiumn.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social
13124
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/11/2025
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn’t exactly scream: “pro-natalism.”
motherjones.com
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
2647599
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Politico @politico.com · 26/11/2025
Kristi Noem made call to hand over deported men to El Salvador, DOJ says
dlvr.it
Kristi Noem made call to hand over deported men to El Salvador, DOJ says
The disclosure adds a wrinkle to the murky timeline surrounding the unprecedented deportation effort.
611949
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is. There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
8960851326
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Hegseth gets cut out of Russian-Ukraine talks, scrambles to find ways to please the King and save his pathetic ass.
29574139
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
1/Judge Cameron Currie dismisses the Comey prosecution because Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed US Atty.
602442486
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.
904541993
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Tyson is one of just a few companies that controls the entire meat market. Just last month, it paid $85M to settle charges it illegally conspired with other meatpackers to raise pork prices. Corporate monopolies are great for executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
13539681578
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Such a small, petty, insecure loser. The Trump admin didn’t trust this drunken fool anywhere near the Ukraine negotiations so they sent the Sec of the Army instead. So this clown needs to play more stupid games.
2631937466
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/11/2025
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, President Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying tie.
washingtonpost.com
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
18332169
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican: @punchbowlnews.bsky.social
50148241263
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Much needed urgency from @thefarce.org: "We must demand that the Republicans in Congress do what they don’t want to do most: their job. We must demand that the president’s war of choice in Venezuela be fully debated in both houses of Congress before it’s too late." open.substack.com/pub/thecause...
open.substack.com
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela is a sneak attack on our freedom
We must force to Congress debate and vote on it.
7448156
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Another Trump promise with much hype and fanfare when it was announced as a "HUGE WIN" for farmers that didn't happen. Incidentally, we made concessions to the Chinese for this "deal." bsky.app/profile/atru...
891417417
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly. But this one...
Mark Kelly tweet, showing his medals on a dress uniform, reading:

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.
441859524
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
America has a major nursing workforce shortage. We need hundreds of thousands more. Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school? Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
381065382
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 24/11/2025
President Trump's threats against members of Congress are dangerous and unacceptable. These threats have soared recently, and political violence has taken too many lives—including my friend, former MN House Speaker Melissa Hortman. This dangerous rhetoric must end now.
2436877
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 23/11/2025
A teenager. A U.S. citizen. Detained by ICE at a courthouse. This isn’t law and order—this is intimidation. It doesn’t protect our communities; it undermines them.
941536609
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/11/2025
This is my kind of good trouble.
723221515704
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Never forget who MTG really is. courtesy of @mindcite.bsky.social
976124644432
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 23/11/2025
More private jet freebies for jet-setters Noem and Patel. The G in MAGA is Grift.
reuters.com
15394130
Reposted by @dearoldmom.bsky.social
Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 23/11/2025
Big Pharma just lost AGAIN — that’s 16 straight defeats in court! A federal judge threw out Teva’s lawsuit trying to block Medicare from negotiating lower prices on two of its drugs. I’ll keep working to expand Medicare negotiation so that families can afford their medications.
1328155