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JohnJJP

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Family, friends, health, nature, sustainability, reducing greenhouse gas, fairness and equal rights are the things I'm thinking of now. I'm 315ppm CO2 years old. That's a good number, let's go back to it. ✌️

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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
We went from sanctioning Russian oil to buying it in three weeks. Instead of ending his disastrous war in Iran, Trump is now funding Russia's war in Ukraine. We used to hold dictators and autocrats accountable. Now our president negotiated a deal to fund Putin's unjust war.
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Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
President Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
A father dropping his daughter off at college. Dozens more Californians separated from their families. This administration is not done pushing their destructive immigration agenda, backed by court-allowed racial profiling, and utilizing ICE agents armed to the teeth by your tax dollars.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/10/2026
@padilla.senate.gov, @carbajal.house.gov, and I are investigating the legality of this ethically dubious career change that’s a trademark example of this administration’s corrupt relationship with the oil industry.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/10/2026
A Trump White House energy adviser helped override state law and court orders to restart an old and dormant pipeline on the Central Coast responsible for one of the state’s worst oil spills. Now she’s a top executive for the company that owns the pipeline.
politico.com
Senate Democrats probe former Trump official’s connections to oil company
Democratic lawmakers are seeking information on former White House official Brittany Kelm's work with a California oil company.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Former President Barack Obama endorses Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate in Maine: "Troy Jackson is running to be your next senator and I'm proud to be on board" Obama cites Jackson’s record on wages, drug prices, school meals, and abortion rights as Democrats target Susan Collins' seat.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Absolutely 👇 This.......
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Help democracy by staying informed. Become a Democracy Docket subscriber today. If you can afford it, become a premium member. Either way, sign up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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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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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NC's GOP-controlled elections board again refused an accessible early voting site at NC A&T, the nation's largest HBCU. Student activists showed up to push for on-campus polling in November's election—the board voted it down Thursday anyway."
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North Carolina election board denies voting site at nation’s largest HBCU for second time
With student activists in the front row, the GOP-controlled board rejected student pleas for an on-campus polling place in November’s general election during a Thursday vote.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
California regulators have finally ordered the cleanup of a toxic waste site in South Los Angeles. Testing found extremely high levels of carcinogenic solvents in the soil. Toxic vapors could be rising into homes. By Kori McNair @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Toxic site near South L.A. homes finally faces state cleanup order
The California toxic substances agency cites what "appears to be a major source of contamination" that "may present a substantial hazard to human health."
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is one of those unusual situations where we don't know if 2026 will be the hottest year on record (though it'll be close) but already know that 2027 is almost certainly going to break records. Read this thread 👇
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/08/2026
NEW: Harmeet Dhillon swore in 100+ new Civil Rights Division lawyers as "civil rights warriors" for "ALL Americans" — then named exactly none of them. So we did. Court filings let us ID 11. At least 5 arrived with records of misconduct, controversy, or hiring irregularities. 1/
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Meet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission - Public Citizen
Introduction  On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new…
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Dr Gerald Kutney | Climate Politics @geraldkutney.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A symbol of the hurt and harm of extreme weather events is the Keeling Curve. Which was partially created by climate denial! #ClimateBrawl
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 12/08/2026
Now, ICE is looking to purchase electrical shock gloves to continue terrorizing our communities. How soon will they be used to inflict further cruelty?
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 12/08/2026
Senate Republicans had the opportunity to rein in ICE and CBP, they refused. Instead they handed DHS BILLIONS more of your tax dollars without any constraint after the shooting and killing individuals in the streets. www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/u...
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ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents | CNN
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My open letter to David Ellison has unexpectedly gone viral. Here is the full version for anyone who wants to read and share. If you like it, I would ask you to sign to Democracy Docket at the bottom. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We all know he would have… time to replace his ass…NOW.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is leading a coalition of billionaires who plan to spend $87M+ on ads attacking California's proposed wealth tax. He's accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Arson, too.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 20/07/2026
The Supreme Court is out of control and nakedly partisan. Today I'm making another push to strengthen accountability, transparency, and ethical standards across the federal judiciary. Here's what the bills I'm introducing would do: 🧵
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Judicial Ethics Proposals on Financial Conflicts, FOIA Revived
A Democratic senator is proposing a trio of bills that would crack down on conflicts of interest and allow public records requests into the federal judiciary, as part of a push to increase transparenc...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/07/2026
🎥 NEW: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin just admitted it: Real ID doesn't prove citizenship and isn't acceptable voter ID. Marc Elias explains the 15-word slip that exposes the goal of Trump's voter ID push and why only two documents — which many Americans don't have — actually prove citizenship👇
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Why Republicans' "Common Sense" Voter ID Law Actually Makes No Sense at All
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
motherjones.com
What ICE didn't say about its latest killing
The agency is no longer even claiming its officers feared for their lives.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Stop. He's a climate science "critic" the same way flat earthers are space science "critics " www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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White House appoints climate science critic to lead key climate program
Matthew M. Wielicki will now oversee the nation’s flagship report on the climate.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The longer we allow grandpa to rage post to distract from the EPSTEIN Files, the more danger he creates for the safety & security of the world. Any doubt he would use nuclear weapons in a heartbeat if he thought it would benefit himself? I'm with Maj. Jason Watson: IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE 🇺🇸
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Now do this for water.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE fatally shot a man in Houston yesterday. Agents arrested a nun on her way to mass. An Afghan who helped the U.S. military died in ICE detention, one of at least 21 people to die in detention this year. The headlines have moved on, but Trump is still waging his reign of terror.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Their goal is to create so much chaos and so many crises that it starts to feel like nothing you do makes a difference. Don’t believe it. Every action matters. Keep showing up and remember the resistance will prevail!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony
The California governor plans to introduce new legislation targeting "federal interference" in elections.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/07/2026
The Trump administration filed 32 appeals to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket in 2025 alone, one analysis found. The Obama and George W. Bush administrations filed just eight petitions in 16 years, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.
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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The corruption is endless. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The 14th amendment literally says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Four SCOTUS justices just said it doesn't say this. That's how corrupt they are.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
the egg price thing under biden was all fake lol
From mid-2022 to early 2025, the egg producers communicated with each other to coordinate bidding activity on a widely used pricing service, according to a complaint filed in a federal court in Iowa.
The complaint details instances of executives for the companies calling and texting each other in an effort to push prices higher.
Under the settlement, the state DOJ says the three companies must end their price coordination, adopt compliance measures and cooperate with
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/07/2026
In the first year of his presidency, Trump made more money than in the rest of his life combined. A total of $2.2 billion from the presidency. Meanwhile, most Americans worked hard to just break even. This is the cost of corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
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Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Greenwater Services got a no-bid contract and is partly owned by a twice-convicted felon who is a Trump friend..." www.wsj.com/us-news/linc...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Here, we have a president who, by his own account, personally called a federal prosecutor to intervene in an ongoing election — and the story has barely registered. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Trump told us exactly what he did
Here, we have a president who, by his own account, personally called a federal prosecutor to intervene in an ongoing election — and the story has barely registered.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Two ICE agents showed up at a polling place to threaten a poll worker into taking down a social media post about the agent who shot Renée Good. If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/06/2026
A woman in Arkansas was seeking care for a life-threatening miscarriage. Under the state’s strict abortion ban, no doctor would treat her. “Our hands are tied behind our backs,” one doctor told her. “Tell your friends to vote differently.”
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Europe is suffering through its worst heat wave ever recorded. The climate crisis is here. To solve it, we need to solve another crisis, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXURo0FUjM
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The Solutions to the Climate Crisis No One is Talking About | Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why we must not go back to normal after this coronavirus crisis ends, an
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
33% of the World's population does not have access to clean drinking water. Eff the data centers.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump doesn’t want people to have housing or the right to vote www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump abruptly cancels signing of bipartisan bill on affordable housing
The president posted on social media that the signing was off until the Senate passes his election integrity bill. It is unclear whether he intends to kill the housing bill.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Yes, today IS the day to talk about #climate change and it's growing impacts. And tomorrow is the day to talk about #climatechange, as is the day after and every day after that. Silence is a disservice to humanity.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Growing #water stress in more and more places. Satellite images show some of the most stressed freshwater bodies in the world. This is a symptom of bad water management, excessive human demands, lack of ecosystem protections, and #climatechange. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/...
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Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally
From lakes to rivers, freshwater is declining worldwide under rising climate and land pressure.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/06/2026
A major heatwave is shattering records across Europe, leaving tens of millions of people under sweltering conditions. to.pbs.org/3R1tNMf
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Millions in Europe face extreme temperatures from record-breaking heatwave
A major heatwave is shattering records across Europe, leaving tens of millions of people under sweltering conditions. France topped a record for the country’s hottest day ever for the second consecuti...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I just sent this out to Democracy Docket premium members, but in light of the Postmasters comments this morning threatening voting by mail, I felt it is urgent to post it online for everyone. Please read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail...
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Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
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haterofhate62.bsky.social @haterofhate62.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Hunter speaks! Dems need to listen. 🙌🔥
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