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Ellen L

@lammersellen.bsky.social
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Seeking whimsy to help settle daily chaos. Never enough dogs, music, nature, travel and kindness.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 12h
on this day in 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr., was named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace. "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I may start posting this every day- if for no other reason than to remind myself.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One of the reasons Trump is doubling down on AI is it has become essential to his administration's campaign to weaponize the administrative state. www.csmonitor.com/Environment/...
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The EPA may deploy AI to regulate toxic chemicals. It’s not telling the public.
Federal law requires U.S. government agencies to disclose how they’re using AI tools in their work. But in the case of the EPA, this doesn’t appear to be…
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
my latest column. please subscribe if you can to Lincoln Project. lincolnproject.substack.com/p/strait-tal...
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Strait Talk: Breaking The Wheel
Matthew Dowd: Reforms To Rebuild The Constitution
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone else miss the days when ABC aired Schoolhouse Rock as PSAs. In honor of today being Constitution Day youtube.com/watch?v=ptYk...
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Schoolhouse Rock - America Rock - The Preamble
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Even in this never ending political chaos, our new pup, Kerby, replenishes my belief in kindness.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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7 News Detroit @wxyzdetroit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A dad is raising Title IX concerns after discovering his daughter's gym class syllabus requires students to disclose the length of their menstrual cycle to make up missed swimming days. www.wxyz.com/news/lakeview-high-sch… 
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026
Really can’t get over the fact that in the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballots case, Sam Alito’s official position is “I know this rule would disenfranchise millions, and I know the law says I’m supposed to consider that fact, but I don’t care and won’t do it”
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Samuel Alito: Disenfranchising Millions of Voters Is No Big Deal If Mister Trump Wants It
For Alito and Thomas, there is no greater injustice than Donald Trump not getting what he wants, when he wants it.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
EPA no longer tracking pollution but will track....checks notes..."America's drinking water for abortion medication & birth control"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
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Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This feels very “unjust” for a Department of Justice. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Justice Department Hits Pause on Cooperation With Canadian Government
The antitrust division was instructed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government, amid a trade dispute.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Could another shake-up be coming for national parks? Former superintendents are worried
A hasty summons for national park superintendents to attend regional meetings later this month has triggered alarms that more downsizing could be in store.
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
US National Parks are already in crisis and fear more political disruptions are planned. protectnps.org/2026/09/02/f...
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Former National Park Superintendents Warn Interior Secretary: National Parks Are in Crisis – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The logic of a Supreme Court is that money is speech, and therefore cannot be significantly restricted. But of course, money is much more than that. it allows the purchasing of political influence, and can meaningfully affect the election of candidates. It gives some people more power in society.
The third big funder of Fairshake, the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has some wider ambitions.

The firm, together with its eponymous founders and their spouses, is the biggest donor this election cycle. The Andreessen executives are part of a group of tech megadonors driven by a broad desire to deregulate the American economy, particularly when it comes to crypto and artificial intelligence. The firm, along with the OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna Brockman, are key donors behind Leading the Future, a super PAC focused on electing politicians who are friendly to the A.I. industry. The Brockmans are expected to donate another $25 million to Leading the Future this year.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Big news this morning is a whistleblower files a complaint that USPS has been illegally preparing to implement Trump’s executive order against mail voting in defiance of court orders: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Chico Escuela @blaqdocdown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A reporter should hold up a map of the Great Lakes with numbers on them and ask Trump which one he's just purported to rename.
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If anyone deserves to have streets and schools named after them it is Dolly Parton.
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Washington Nationals @nationals.com · 26/08/2026
an angel in the infield 🥹💖
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A stark look at greed at the expense of everything else.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
January 6 was only 5 and a half years ago, and we’ve already cycled through investigation, indictment, conviction, pardon, and now gleeful promises to do it again only with actual hanging rather than just chants about it. Nice job GOP.
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They're still doing it because we didn't hang them
last time.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Ken Paxton says housing has become "too expensive.” He currently owns 15 homes across the nation, worth $9 million.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is an appalling departure from the post-Watergate mission of the Department of Justice. DOJ, as we once knew it, is no more. Blanche has turned it into Trump‘s private law firm. What a complete disgrace. 
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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seanfk.bsky.social @seanfk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Paxton literally has an anti-Talarico poster pinned to his podium but when asked about Talarico he hides behind the skirt of his press Secretary. Talk about low T
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Beautifully written piece on women’s place/perception through history. open.substack.com/pub/historyo...
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Sorry to tell you, the crone is not matriarchy
Three questions to make you rethink the maiden, mother, crone archetype
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 06/07/2026
I don't think it should be legal to hide whether an elected official is conscious and or alive.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"For more than 180 years, the Smithsonian has served the American public with nonpartisan and independent scholarship, and we remain committed to doing so," a spokesperson for the Smithsonian said in a statement to USA TODAY. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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White House report accuses Smithsonian leaders of 'extreme' activism
A White House report accuses leaders of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History of embracing "extreme political activism."
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Aleianjack @aleianjack.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52-year-old law meant to protect worker pensions theconversation.com/how-health-i...
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How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52-year-old law meant to protect worker pensions
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
UNFUN FACT: The 2026 FIFA World Cup features 48 teams co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico. Of the 48 participating nations, the United States is the only one without a universal health care system.
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Loved this. “Never leave a room without leaving behind a smile” I hope Neal’s post makes you smile.
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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
W A L K. ?
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👻𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓮𝔂 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓪𝔃🎃 @fireytopaz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Good morning BlueSky🌞 🐓🌷🍩☕
A photo of 4 white dogs and a white cat. The dogs all look happy and the cat looks miserable.
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Rebellious Cherokee/Scot @taibhseghealach.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Politics is so ugly now, I’d rather see dogs! Partie deux.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
on this day in 1633 "the Holy Office (Vatican) in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the solar system". let us not allow faith to blind us to truth and scientific advancement.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/06/2026
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
When a news story includes claims by Trump that are unverified, it should run with a logo reading, ”He’s probably lying.”
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Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
High speed chase yesterday with multiple TX DPS cars driving the wrong direction on a 75mph highway in Austin and I can find no news coverage at all? Multiple dash cams videos posted on Reddit. www.reddit.com/r/Austin/s/Q...
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From the Austin community on Reddit: Chase on TX-45 Toll
Explore this post and more from the Austin community
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Mica Lee Smith @micaleesmith.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I've never seen this quote before, but now it's one of my favorites too!
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
A happy and kind news story we can all use. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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“We Don't Know Too Much About You, But We Want to Welcome You Here”
A college town in Kansas adopted a soccer team from thousands of miles away, and the team adopted them right back. This is the America I know.
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Ellen L @lammersellen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What a lovely idea! Fresh air care for bedridden patients. H/t to Dr.Chatterjee Friday Five newsletter www.bbc.com/news/article...
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'I forgot what it's like to be outside': Intensive care ward opens on rooftop
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
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🌼Peace2Day🌼 @peace2day.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"If going is tough & pressure is on If reserves of strength have been drained & the summit is still not in sight then the quality to seek in the person is neither great strength nor quickness of hand but rather a resolute mind firmly set on its purpose that refuses to let its body slack or rest"👇
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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
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Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule
Russell Vought is going destroy American Science
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