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Diane Schenker

@pdschenk.bsky.social
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Alaskan, independent; Reed College '75 BA/political "science" 😄; civically active, lover of animals/nature; non-sexist, always ready to stand up to bullies, advocate of scientific method, skeptic, stoic, optimist. "Enjoy your problems." ~Shunayu Suzu

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A win for voters! A judge ruled that the DOJ’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal.
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Federal judge shuts down Trump DOJ’s nationwide voter roll crusade, even in states that cooperated
The ruling also reaches voter rolls that states voluntarily turned over. By vacating the policy itself, the court barred DOJ from continuing to use those already-obtained files as part of the nationwi...
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AOC: “ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in NYC and should not exist in 🇺🇸. Abolish ICE.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Dept. of Justice policy of collecting unredacted voter rolls, checking them against federal citizenship databases, and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible. www.democracydocket.com/cases/doj-na...
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🚨 Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice
Learn more.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Diane Schenker @pdschenk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...
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The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco
The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Diane Schenker @pdschenk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The World Reels. Trump Throws a Tantrum.
Plus: The Texas GOP has a bigot problem. Who knew?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Zelenskyy: The first drone deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. We looked at the drones that will be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of production will be transferred to Ukraine. Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
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Paul Scarpelli @paulscarpelli.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don't know ANYONE on the Right who fact checks.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed and Big Tech bent the knee. But MapQuest told him to shove it, gained 210,000 downloads, and bought a billboard to mock him. See how they won: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-is-h...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In a recent declaration, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) told a federal judge that, during the week of Sept. 6, it expected to launch an online portal that’s crucial to enforcing and complying with its new mail voting restrictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In ominous sign, USPS initially rejected Florida county’s mail ballot over spacing issue
Read more here.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Power to the people! ✊
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lots of coverage of Trump on renaming New Mexico, New America. But people are too polite to point out Trump has no interest in renaming New England or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York. It's Mexico and Mexicans and Latinos he wants to taunt. It's childish idiocy, but it's also a dog whistle.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The labor movement gave us weekends, 8 hour work days, and ensured that our kids can go to school rather than work. Honored to fight for unions every day. Happy Labor Day to all those who have fought for a fairer economy in the richest country in the world.
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Leah Berman Williams @leahwrenn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Who would have guessed that when they raised the rates a lot, healthier people dropped insurance but sick people stayed in, so the smaller pool is now filled with heavier users of health insurance. Just awful. And health care is so expensive here—when it’s even available.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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The Dumbest Trade War Ever
Plus: Some thoughts on a spiked column.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw tells Americans squeezed by high prices to “stop whining, get a job, eat Ramen.” His estimated net worth has increased 65% over his seven years in Congress, to approximately $1.34 million.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In Trump's latest attempt to rewrite the Constitution via Executive Order, he has declared that children born to "people who lobby and act on behalf of foreign governments” are not US citizens by birth. Does that mean none of his kids are citizens?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C. This marks a 0-21 record for the DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/doj...
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DOJ is 0 for 21 as court dismisses D.C. voter roll grab
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) took its latest blow in a failing voter roll crusade as a federal judge Thursday dismissed its case targeting Washington, D.C.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Healthcare workers belong in hospitals, not detention centers. Over 100 nurses rallied outside Maine Medical Center in Portland on Aug 5, forcing ICE to release Debora Kapisha on Aug 6. Organize, speak out, and demand permanent protection for essential workers. 🎥NowThisImpact
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Parnas: How much money was funneled through these banks to Epstein? Wyden: I think it’s certainly well over a billion dollars. One of the things we pointed out yesterday is that Deutsche Bank failed to properly report to the Treasury Department more than $250 million in suspicious transactions
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Diane Schenker @pdschenk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I'm attending Alaska First Coordinated Campaign's event, “Poll Watcher Training” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/alaskafirst/...
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Poll Watcher Training · Alaska First Coordinated Campaign
## 👀 Poll Watcher Training ### Observing the Vote. Protecting every ballot. **Help protect the vote by serving as trained eyes and ears at polling locations.** Poll Watchers play an important role...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 19/07/2026
Letter to the Editor: Isn’t it about time that those of us who do not belong to either major party are acknowledged and welcomed to take part in the oversight of the voting process?
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Letters: Why must an election judge identify as either a Democrat or a Republican?
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
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This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
‼️ US Marshals have arrested Andrew and Tristian Tate in Miami — They were arrested on an extradition request from the U.K. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute 👇🏼
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We’ve got it handled
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Beyond absurd. A budget is a moral document.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Bernie's Correct, Again......
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
REUTERS: “.. A 16th straight U.S. district court, this one in Connecticut, on Friday rejected the US Department of Justice's demand for state voter rolls.” www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 18/07/2026
Today I made an unannounced visit to ICE’s facility in Scarborough, Maine. What I heard was unacceptable: no body cameras, no training, and no accountability. Johan Guerrero should be alive. Congress must act. Abolish ICE. End qualified immunity.
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Diane Schenker @pdschenk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Trump is looting our country. He just gave us (more) proof.
This week, Trump filed a government ethics disclosure known as Form 278-T. It's a roadmap to the corruption and conflicts of interest that have pervaded his presidency.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The most ignorant American president ever. What an international embarrassment.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Hey, Donald Trump—wake up, pay attention—that's not an IQ test they keep making you take. Dude, try to stay awake! It's a test for dementia! You still there?? Our latest ad 👉 georgeconwayforcongress.com
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13/06/2026
don't own them quite yet a coming collaborative state AG antitrust lawsuit could delay the timeline so it lines up perfectly with an AI bubble pop and economic aftershock, which would be great for a company swimming in debt already trying to navigate sagging interest in broadcast TV
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The graffiti is "no longer desecrating the front of the Kennedy Center." They waited until the middle of the night, under the cover of darkness, and put up a huge tarp to block the public and the cameras from seeing the letters removed. But Jim Acosta was there. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
“Who cares?” is the honest default Trumpist position on law. When it benefits us or hurts our enemies, the law, when it doesn’t, who cares?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Trump's name was removed from the Kennedy Center building in the early hours of Saturday morning. Workers spent Friday evening erecting scaffolding in front of the building as crowds gathered below to watch. They then covered it with plastic to obstruct the view of the giant letters being removed.
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Trump's Name Removed From Kennedy Center Building - AOL
The removal of Trump’s name came after a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to restore its original name by Friday, June 12.
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis calls the new Trump/DOJ $1.776 Bn slush fund "stupid on stilts." "These people assaulted police officers, admitted their guilt, were convicted. Now we're going to pay them for that?!?!" He calls it what it is: "tyranny,” and corruption on steroids!
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Trump & Vance are calling the US a Christian nation. What do you think of that? Teach your children, friends & family what the founders said. Freedom of religion is a beautiful thing. It separated us from many oppressive regimes. Are we going to lose that?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4a7l1TR
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 27/04/2026
Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence, writes Justin Shorman for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/04/27/r...
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How Trump’s order on mail ballots threatens Postal Service independence | Alaska Beacon
Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence meant to shield it from partisan politics.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Daily Beast: Acting AG Todd Blanche is being sued in federal court in Washington DC, by lawyer and political commentator, Katie Phang, for failing to release the Epstein files. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The 1st Amendment wasn't written so we'd feel free wishing each other a happy birthday. It was written so we'd feel free saying sharp and difficult things, such as stating plainly that the president of the United States is a convicted felon who is trying to destroy American democracy.
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#BLM/#NMP/#ANTIFA🇲🇽 @sinnu1.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Perfect…
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