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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Stephen Miller saw actual competent lawyers as a huge threat to his plans for authoritarian rule, and so he started removing them and replacing them with hacks and sock puppets who would give whatever advice he wanted. In this, he followed a precedent set down by Cheney in the Bush 43 presidency.
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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Trump Wrecks Republicans’ Biggest Talking Points on Zohran Mamdani
Donald Trump was shockingly smitten with Zohran Mamdani.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
newsweek.com
Full list of Democrats voting to condemn socialism as Zohran Mamdani comes to town
The House of Representatives voted on a resolution condemning socialism ahead of President Trump's meeting with Zohran Mamdani.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
www.commondreams.org/news/billion...
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'We Must Overturn Citizens United,' Says Sanders as Analysis Details Billionaire Takeover of US Politics | Common Dreams
"If democracy is to survive, billionaires cannot be allowed to buy elections," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New Mexico now offers free childcare for all. Here’s how parents and teachers made it happen
From marches and petitions to a constitutional amendment, a years-long campaign led to New Mexico becoming the first state in the US to offer universal childcare
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New Mexico now offers free childcare for all. Here’s how parents and teachers made it happen
From marches and petitions to a constitutional amendment, a years-long campaign led to New Mexico becoming the first state in the US to offer universal childcare
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
www.alternet.org/trump-offici...
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Federal judge says Trump officials 'lied multiple times' under oath
In a new 233-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis found that many top officials in President Donald Trump's administration "lied multiple times" under oath. The Thursday ruling issued a prelimi...
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Wait, wtf? nurse.org/news/nursing...
nurse.org
Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education
The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" excludes nursing from graduate degree programs deemed as 'professional.' The move impacts loan funding, healthcare delivery, and patient care access...
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The Department of Justice will HIDE certain names on the Epstein List for “National Security Concerns”.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Please Ukraine, don't let liar Trump bully you. He will betray allies at the drop of a hat. Trump stabs everyone in the back, except maybe Ivanka.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
scientificamerican.com
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
www.mediaite.com/opinion/impe...
mediaite.com
Impeach, Convict, and Remove Trump From Office — Today
Donald Trump has bent our sense of perspective to his will so successfully that we no longer blink at what would have once caused us to gasp.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
According to the UCMJ, an unlawful order is one that requires the commission of a criminal act or violates the Constitution, U.S. federal law, or applicable international law. Examples of Unlawful Orders: Targeting or intentionally harming civilians. Torturing or abusing detainees.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
MAGA loves cruelty.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Who said Elon Musk was a Nazi? www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
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🎃 🕯️ Monica Valentinelli is Sipping Tea. 🐈‍⬛ ☕ @booksofm.com · 20/11/2025
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 20/11/2025
Donald Trump's idiotic proposal to sell off California's coasts to his Big Oil donors is dead in the water. We will not stand by as our coastal economy and communities are put in danger.
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
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House Democratic leaders contact Capitol Police after Trump "death threats" against vets
Jeffries and his deputies urged Trump to "immediately delete these unhinged social media posts."
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Trump's Kasshoggi Murder Cover-Up Vindman refers to “shocking and disturbing” Trump and MBS call about the gruesome murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. "The American people and the Khashoggi family deserve to know what was said on that call." www.thedailybeast.com/secret-tape-...
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Secret Tape That Could Spin Trump Into Another Cover-Up Scandal
Details of the phone call emerged after Trump defended the Saudi crown prince over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 20/11/2025
Thanks, Washington Post!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 20/11/2025
Trump's transportation department is systematically dismantling consumer protections. Injuries and deaths are inevitable.
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How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
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Mike Leake @mikejleake.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Also, this www.history.uscg.mil/Portals/1/Ou...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/11/2025
Pelosi: "President Trump is the biggest con job in American history"
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Still think we’re not there yet?
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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Children in underperforming schools and the lowest income communities are going to suffer greatly from this. What is Trump proud of hurting American children?
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Politics_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Box of Frogs @boxoffrogs.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
It's not just the Trump administration. It's the Republican party. Don't let the party hide behind the man they enabled. Destroy the brand. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The Trump administration has declared that swastikas and nooses are no longer classified as hate symbols.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/11/2025
Pelosi: "Trump is the worst president of the United States that American children have ever had in terms of their health, education, a clean, safe environment in which they can thrive - including safety from gun violence - the economic security of their families and a future that is fair and just."
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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Lindsey Graham is outraged about federal surveillance powers that Lindsey Graham helped create and expand reason.com/2025/11/19/l...
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Lindsey Graham is outraged about federal surveillance powers that Lindsey Graham helped create and expand
The government can look at your phone records whenever it wants, but it's a different story when we're talking about Graham's metadata.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
fat generals = bad swastikas = meh? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
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jon greig @jgreig.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Trump’s FCC just removed cyber regulations governing telecoms that were put in place after Chinese hackers stole the call records of Trump and JD Vance last year Several senators told me telecoms lobbied heavily for the rules to be removed therecord.media/fcc-removes-...
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FCC spikes Biden-era cyber regulations prompted by Salt Typhoon telecom breaches
The Republican-led FCC voted to remove cybersecurity rules for telecom companies that were put in place before Donald Trump's inauguration as a response to 2024 breaches attributed to state-backed Chi...
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Ren Hollitt @rensaysthings.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
JD Vance is a liar. A worldwide pandemic caused record inflation all over the world not Joe Biden. Thanks to Biden our inflation was lower and our economy was stronger than any European country. The economic pain we are all facing now is entirely caused by Trump's tariffs that have raised prices.
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This was what they said throughout 2024. JD Vance said it in his debate with Tim Walz. It's cruel and malicious, but it's also consistent
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Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing crisis, most experts say
The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters cla...
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