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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

so that we as individuals might have a say in governing our country? Honor the lives sacrificed for your freedoms. Vote.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 3h

@vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Ellis Chen have a new piece in the @donmoyn.bsky.social Blog showing that they really don't want the IRS to work (with the exception of sharing your secure IRS data with ICE, which they've been working hard at) donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea...

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Things Really Are Getting Worse at IRS

Data show damage to service quality and taxpayer privacy in a more politicized agency

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

“Resistance isn’t enough. If we want change, we have to get out the vote.” ― DaShanne Stokes

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 3h

I'd rather not. Everyone has their own regional and policy priorities, and my list reflects mine. But there's enough polling out now to provide a long list of "almost tied" or "slightly ahead" candidates.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

I left x despite having a large following bc I don’t want to make free content for the world’s wealthiest racist. It’s not worth it to me.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 10h

Today, I made another round of donations to 10 House & Senate Dem candidates who are within the error margin in what should be GOP locks. Does it do them any good? I don't know; it can't hurt. Does it do me any good? You betcha. Hope... and a sense of solidarity. Try it, if you're able.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 10h

Once again, we have to consider the @scaramucci.bsky.social theory that DJT actually wants the GOP to crash in the midterms to prove that, without him, it's got nothing. His insurance policy against lame-duckism. His road to being the '28 kingmaker. His narcissistic ego's comfort binky.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12h

So...a Democratic POTUS could just show up and order room service? And wander through the dining room teasing all the plutocrats who voted GOP? And wait, wait! Maybe tear down a third of it since that's a Trump-initiated presidential prerogative!!

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12h

Someone has spent way too much time relying on Teleprompters... An 8th grade debate team member could have memorized that passage in 15 minutes. She had to read it... slowly... stopping each time she looked up for quick eye contact?

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12h

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." You can read that on the walls of Texas classrooms. It apparently has not been read by our vice president, a self-described devoted Christian.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12h

The Trump administration's own statements suggest strongly that the entire purpose of Trump's diesel deal with Putin is to support Putin's war-making against Ukraine. It represents a switch in alignment of the US in this conflict, one which contradicts US law.

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Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law

By lifting export restrictions on Russian diesel, the United States arguably bears responsibility for aiding Russia's unlawful use of force.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12h

...who are probably tearing their hair out in frustration over this ignorant feckless comment. Lordy, what a time.

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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 12h

And they will need to summon below cabinet-level, non-political appointees.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12h

Whether China and Russia are helping Iran is not a question to be answered as a matter of "belief." It's a question of actual knowledge. We have Intel services informing the POTUS. Congress can interrogate them to get a fact-based answer. Once we get a Congress capable of doing that. VOTE.

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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 14h

Was amazing to finally get a chance to meet @lizdye.bsky.social and a privilege to be able to talk about this work

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13h

“Every election is determined by the people who show up.” ― Larry J. Sabato

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14h

Russians are confused about the diesel deal. They say, "There’s a huge fuel shortage in Russia, with long lines at gas stations and rising prices. Yet we’re going to sell diesel to the US? This will only lead to even greater shortages and higher prices."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."

There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any

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Michelle @footnoted.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If it is pushed through, it will definitely be interesting to read what Atkins says about the 99% who want to keep quarterly earnings. Talk about tortured logic!

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 13h

I've picked up this extraordinary novel by @kurtandersen.bsky.social and cannot put it down. Stayed up waaaay too late last night - and picked it up at breakfast. I loved his "Turn of the Century." This is even better. Grab a copy!

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 13h

An excellent piece - and a thoughtful program for reform. But first we need a Democratic Congress capable of overriding the inevitable veto. VOTE. Then, in 2028, vote again. We've got work to do!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

It is easy to wonder what the point of voting is when those in power are restricting access to the ballot & changing election rules to protect their own power. That is exactly why participation matters. YOUR vote matters!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

NEW: After four witnesses recanted, a Pennsylvania man spent 20 years in prison insisting he was innocent of murder. Records show his lawyer, to whom he wrote dozens of letters pleading for help, did little to help besides asking for more time. with @inquirer.com

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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.

Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy birthday! My gift: Hubby and I have already voted and our ballots are securely stowed in the Board of Elections drop box safely located by the guard post at City Hall.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I cannot imagine why the SEC - (ahem!) THE INVESTOR'S ADVOCATE - would take a step that so clearly serves only the corporate issuers. Institutional investors aren't saying "Oh, no, we don't mind getting less information." Wall Street analysts aren't saying "tl;dr" when quarterly filings come in.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Additionally, it's an attempt to usurp the power to judge the qualifications of members of the House, which the Constitution vests solely in the House itself. And there's no reason to assume she will be the last member of Congress he goes after like this. It's a direct attack on the legislature.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It matters that she's a member of Congress. This is an extreme escalation. He is attacking a member of the one body with the constitutional power to hold him accountable and check his crimes. And he's doing so trying to gin up a fake basis to strip her of her eligibility to be in Congress.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 12/10/2026

Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN

1. On October 12, at 1:31 p.m. Eastern, the Washington Post reported that two ads continued airing after the Court issued the Order and into the early hours of
Monday, October 12, on multiple programs, including “60 Minutes,” “ABC World News Tonight,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Ex. A.
2. According to AdImpact data retrieved at 2:45 p.m. Eastern today, Defendants’ ads ran in nearly 400 spots on programs that began airing at 7 p.m. Eastern last
night—that is, after this Court’s order was in effect. Ex. B.
3. Specifically, “Final Battle” ran in 193 spots during “60 Minutes,” which aired on CBS starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
4. And “Maduro” ran in 198 spots during “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which aired on ABC starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

💔 😢 💔

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Hang in there - your work is so important! Anyone who has lived long enough knows that a whole slew of things that folks said would never change...changed. Jim Crow, apartheid, polio epidemics, Nazi Germany, the Berlin wall. All were gonna last forever. And didn't.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

True. Canada had about zero broken banks after the meltdown. The Cato argument is that the little banks allegedly do 40% of the small biz lending. If so, that's a marketing, not a regulatory, issue. No rule bars big banks from making small biz loans - or pushes baby banks to make them.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

perhaps this is a lesson that judges need to stop taking the government at its word!!!!

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 12/10/2026

10/12 Troy Jackson's campaign goes up with an unconventional ad on Mainers’ heating costs #maine #MEpolitics

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

When Dems talk about the Ilhan Omar situation, they need to stop using language that implies that Omar might have done anything wrong. Trump is not "investigating" Omar. They are trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting Congressmember by scrutinizing decades old paperwork from when she was a kid

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I'm not saying Dodd-Frank doesn't need tweaking. But small young banks can be a source of financial instability and outright fraud as easily as big old banks and you're an ostrich if you can't see that.

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Milly Dogood @millydogood.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The greatest Danger to a Republic is not that its Rulers should commit extraordinary Offenses, but that the People should grow so accustomed to them that they cease to appear extraordinary. What once would have shaken the Nation now scarcely interrupts its Breakfast.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A wild correlation/causation argument. Lotsa new banks born 1990-2008; fewer since then. Why? Investors wised up post-meltdown? Flight to safety? Low interest rate returns? Fewer stupid loans? NO! New regulations! Federal regulations are killing new banks www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Opinion | Federal regulations are killing new banks

Restrictions were supposed to prevent another financial crisis, but they're hurting small banks instead.

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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 11/10/2026

I'm ready.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"Maybe it's time to shut up," David Brooks said in response to Trump and other Republicans who call Democrats "Communists" oh wait...

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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Pay attention or pay the cost. Ignorance and arrogance is a horrible recipe for leadership. All the sleeping have to do is learn the truth and awaken. IJS.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.

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KaJo503 @kajo503.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Or Tom Kean Jr., (R-NJ 7th) who was AWOL from the US House of Representatives for FOUR MONTHS -- and all that time not one "investigative journalist" managed to suss out that he was suffering from depression and had been undergoing treatment ... imagine that!? HIPAA works if you're a Republican!

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Visited a posh corner of Maine last week. Heard re all the $$$ Collins has brought in via her Appropriations Comm seat. No one seems to realize she's losing that power with every step she's taking to distance herself from Trump. Ask Cornyn. Ask Tillis. If she wins by shunning DJT, she's kaput.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Bessent might need the senator's expert guidance someday. As a Harvard law professor, she was an advisor to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission and is a widely recognized expert on the US bankruptcy system. You know. The one DJT has utilized so many times...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What a shock. So it turns out Scott Bessent lied about everything during his confirmation hearing. Including this.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sunday Telegraph: Donald Trump has just shown us, unambiguously, that he is Putin's man. Time to wake up to that fact. www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026...

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