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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 23h
Gavin Newsom on the Jim Acosta show explains how Trump’s comments are not just deranged, but very dangerous in a very real way. This is inexcusable podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Trump Goes Nuclear - My Discussion with CA Gov Gavin Newsom, Rick Wilson, Molly Jong-Fast and Rep. Jim Himes
Podcast Episode · The Jim Acosta Show · October 6 · 1h 6m
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A cartoon meme featuring Tom from Tom and Jerry holding a shotgun whose barrel has bent backward, causing it to blow back into his own face, leaving his fur singed and blown straight back. Yellow text overlaid across the bottom reads: "Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) after questioning Jack Smith on his whereabouts on Feb. 3, 2024".
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just can’t get enough of the Schmitt memes
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Fella Historian🌻 @thisuserisdumb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Senator Eric Schmitt is a godsend to mememakers 🤣 Here are 4 memes I made today. I have one more idea for a meme with Senator Schmitt and Big Bird but I am out of time. I have to log off now.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Already do
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He was literally out of his league 🤣
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is why I refuse to listen to those who say don’t go out at night, don’t walk by yourself, don’t get gas at night, etc. I refuse to give up my freedom.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Switzerland’s iconic glaciers lost an enormous amount of ice in 2026, a new report shows, signaling an ongoing rapid meltdown driven by climate change that has astonished scientists. About 20 percent of glacial ice in Switzerland has vanished since 2021.
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Switzerland’s glaciers are losing an astonishing amount of ice. See the meltdown.
Dry winters and a warming climate are taking a toll on centuries-old ice in the Alps, researchers say, with about 20 percent of Swiss glacial ice melting since 2021.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You’re my hero… Hell, America’s hero!!
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Schmitt was literally out of his league 🤣
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Schmitting yourself”: When you try to discredit someone only to comit a disastrous self-own
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nothing is sacred or off limits to his greed, grift, and megalomaniacal ego. How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Rihanna Winks on Ellen Show
ALT: Rihanna Winks on Ellen Show
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Only the good die young?
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh good point. Maybe he had AI write it
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are all Jackie O rn #kennedyctr
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🤣
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I leave Blue Sky for a minute and missed the shenanigans
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Apparently he did bsky.app/profile/greg...
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Such a weird obsession with what things are called. His invented words. Nicknames. Lakes. Gulfs. Cultural centers. Monuments. There lies a psychological disorder.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is why we just vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Stop this bleeding
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Athul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 19/09/2026
Yall could’ve had a Green New Deal but you fucked it
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kelly, Ossoff, or Buttigieg
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Man Pointing: THIS, ALL OF THIS
ALT: Man Pointing: THIS, ALL OF THIS
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DougDouganucci @dougdouganucci.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Bernie Bros who didn’t vote for Hillary & we got Trump. Not all their fault, just a lot their fault. Dems need to stop being butt-hurt if their golden child isn’t nominated. Presidential elections are binary. Elect ALL Dems, then push for your fav to serve ad Cabinet Secretaries/Undersecretaries.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yeah, seriously. I agree
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is mincing words really the fight we need to have right now?
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump admits that he doesn’t understand how trade deficits work www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
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Hayes on Vance’s plea to voters: ‘Things are not going well’
Chris Hayes discusses the Vice President's recent plea to voters ahead of the midterms.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Jon Ossoff explains AI regulations, the stakes, and what can be done about it podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Psaki: Trump does not sound like he knows what A.I. is
Podcast Episode · The Briefing with Jen Psaki · September 16 · 42m
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW EPISODE: Donald Trump just did something extraordinary on stage at the RNC convention: he made Republicans raise their right hand and pledge to him personally — then pledge that they're going to "cheat like hell." www.youtube.com/watch?v=A70h...
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What Trump Just Said on Stage Should Shock Every American
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@MarcElias is a true hero!! His law firm is managing 90+ law suits in defense of Democracy and the right to vote! He takes the effort to inform us all. The least we can do is listen. Also, make sure your voter registration is up to date. And VOTE!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Trump Made Republicans Raise Their Hands and Pledge to Cheat
Podcast Episode · Defending Democracy with Marc Elias · September 16 · 29m
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is the timing, coming right after Nichols’ ruling (within a day), coincidence considering SCOTUS also agreed with Nichols in March about it being too early to block it?
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is the timing, coming right after Nichols’ ruling (within a day), coincidence considering SCOTUS also agreed with Nichols in March about it being too early to block it?
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is the timing, coming right after Nichols’ ruling (within a day), coincidence considering SCOTUS also agreed with Nichols in March about it being too early to block it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In addition to all the other arguments, this seems like a huge invasion of privacy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Department of Justice effort to restore U.S. Postal Service mail-in voting rule. A huge victory for voting rights and free and fair elections. A defeat for Trump and his scheme to rig the elections. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...
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🚨 State of California et al v. United States Postal Service et al
Learn more here.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a major win for voters, the Supreme Court Monday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to reinstate its mail voting restrictions ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to revive mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms, in huge win for voters
Read more here.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hallelujah! To celebrate I started paying for my subscription to democracydocket.com. Marc Elias, you kept me sane through this ordeal and you absolutely rock! Thanks for all you do!
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Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket is the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And that aged well. Heheh
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hot damn! Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting: Live Updates
The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Meanwhile a judge in DC issued another injunction on that rule
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm still working to add 500 Democracy Docket subscribers this weekend. Democracy Docket will never send you spam or sell your email address. It's not on Substack or ActBlue. Free and premium options available. Link and thanks! demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Upside: You probably saw it before anyone else
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@marcelias.bsky.social What say you?
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Marianne @mwolda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yes! SCOTUS has yet to issue their ruling on the Talwani case in MA. This is a completely different one in DC. I don’t see how this rule can go forward at all now. Does this go through appeal to SCOTUS too?
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee sitting in DC, issues a preliminary injunction blocking the entire U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rule. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Key portions of the rule were blocked by Judge Talwani in federal court in Massachusetts.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DSCC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01114 (CJN)
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN
CITIZENS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01132 (CJN)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-cv-01151 (CJN)ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that DSCC Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,
ECF 163, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART'; and it is further
ORDERED that LULAC Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, ECF
ECF 171, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that NAACP Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, ECF
172, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that the United States Postal Service is preliminarily enjoined from
implementing and enforcing the Final Rule it published on August 21, see Ballot Mail for Federal
Elections, 91 Fed. Reg. 54,966 (Aug. 26, 2026).
DATE: September 13, 2026
'ARL. NICHOL
United States District Judge
' The Court denies only the portion of the Motion that seeks to preliminarily enjoin Section 3 of the Executive Order.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nichols’s opinion is based on the rule likely being ultra vires (essentially, they had no legal authority to issue the rule): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Less than three weeks ago, the United States Postal Service adopted a Final Rule requiring that all absentee and mail-in ballots for federal elections including for the elections occurring in less than sixty days be transmitted only in envelopes satisfying new design requirements and be
transmitted only to voters who are verified by the Postal Service to have been enrolled in a newly created "Federal Ballot Mail Portal." As the Government concedes, the Postal Service could issue (and enforce) the Rule only if Congress gave it the authority to do so, but here no statute grants the Postal Service the power to issue key parts of the Rule. Plaintiffs have therefore demonstrated
that they are likely to succeed on their claim that the issuance of the Rule was ultra vires, and the
record otherwise weighs in favor of preliminary injunctive relief. Accordingly, and for the reasons
discussed in more detail below, Plaintiffs' Renewed Motions for Preliminary Injunction against
the Rule are granted. See ECF Nos. 163, 171, 172.
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