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TerriP

@terrip2.bsky.social
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Retired, breast cancer survivor, proDemocracy, dog mommy. Fan of all things Cincy. No DM's.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h
Paxton complained he can’t change anything about his own campaign. trib.al/g8Dwzi5
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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio
Paxton complained he can’t change anything about his own campaign.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 11h
Ken Paxton says he can’t control his own Senate campaign. Texas voters can control what happens next. Vote James Talarico. Make it count. 🔥 #USDemocracy
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3h
WATCH: All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in England have been pulled out and returned to their home stations in the United States as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns across Europe. Read more about the withdrawal and threats here: www.stripes.com/branches/air...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h
Three U.S. citizens arrested and detained by immigration agents are the first Californians to sue federal officers under the No Kings Act, hours after it was signed by Gov. Newsom last week.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
In the last hours of Kristi Noem's tenure as Homeland Security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man's firm at a substantial markup, documents show.
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
NEW: After unlawfully firing FBI agents that worked on Trump cases, Patel's FBI is arguing that the reason they can't release Epstein redaction training videos featuring agents is because "assignments to cases are not by choice." Read my latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h
Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 9h
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10h
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: The Trump White House has blocked Politico from accessing Air Force One on Monday to carry out its pool responsibilities.
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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One
The news outlet was supposed to travel with the president to Nebraska on Monday.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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TerriP @terrip2.bsky.social · 13h
So sorry. Also, do you mean Eagles?
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TerriP @terrip2.bsky.social · 13h
No, it is not!
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fox5atlanta.bsky.social @fox5atlanta.bsky.social · 14h
An Atlanta doctor broke down how a botched lethal injection attempt in Nashville left death row inmate Christa Pike hospitalized on a ventilator with severe arm burns.
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Atlanta doctor breaks down Christa Pike's failed Tennessee execution
An Atlanta doctor broke down how a botched lethal injection attempt in Nashville left death row inmate Christa Pike hospitalized on a ventilator with severe arm burns.
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namor13.bsky.social @namor13.bsky.social · 14h
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Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again | Austin Sarat
What happened to Pike was gruesome. No one deserves what she went through, not even those who commit horrible crimes
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 14h
Weeks before the botched execution of Christa Pike, the state’s Catholic bishops urged Gov. Bill Lee to stop it. Lee, an evangelical who has made his “pro-life” faith central to his politics, refused.
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Defying Pope Leo XIV and Tennessee’s Bishops, Bill Lee Sends Christa Pike to a Botched Execution
Two doses of pentobarbital failed to kill her on Wednesday night, and Michael Knowles answered with a joke about crushing her skull. Twelve days earlier, the governor had called Tennessee to prayer an...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15h
The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell.
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Skylar Jones @skylarettajones.bsky.social · 17h
@meidastouch.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social This is so powerful from James Talarico. This man doesn't need to have memes of himself dressed up like Jesus, he has him in his heart. youtube.com/shorts/WJ02N...
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James Talarico: “show me how you treat other people, and I will tell you what you believe.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a "serial child molester." He was a registered sex offender.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16h
I can't believe I have to say this: Richard Nixon was corrupt and Congress was right to force him out. But, according to Trump's DOJ and a GOP congressman, Nixon was subject to a Deep State coup. Nonsense. This is just Trump trying to rewrite the past to obscure his corruption today. Link below ⬇️
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
The most Republican thing ever is to claim you suddenly care about affordability by giving a speech at a yacht club.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
"I would say Donald Trump is probably at this point in his term the least popular Republican president since Herbert Hoover" -- Enten details how Trump is down 20 points of approval in Kansas relative to his first term
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews performed Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater cover) at the Power to the People concert in Columbia, Maryland (October 3, 2026).
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watershipdown-72 @watershipdown-72.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes. In Ohio, extortion can occur when a person tries to gain something of value or tries to induce another to perform an unlawful act. Ohio's extortion laws include a statute prohibiting coercion, which is a lesser crime than extortion. State law and he can't pardon himself.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: Trump announces he will withhold federal funding from Ohio if they vote blue in November… Isn’t EXTORTION, a typical mob tactic?! RICO. CHARGES. FORTHCOMING. 😎✨
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline is now receiving thousands of voicemails. Listen to what they’re saying: “Ken Paxton is corrupt.” “I’m voting for James Talarico!” Texans are tired of corruption — and ready for something new.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.
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Russian Lab Worker Dies After Suspected Plague Accident as Quarantines Expand
A 28-year-old worker at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected laboratory accident in Siberia, with nearly 200 people under observation and conflicting accounts emerging from R...
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
NEWS: After losing a major court fight, Trump and Todd Blanche’s DOJ is now begging a federal judge to kill Katie Phang’s Epstein files lawsuit altogether.
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Trump’s DOJ Begs Judge To Kill Epstein Files Case After Court Loss in Phang Lawsuit
The Justice Department now argues that journalist Katie Phang cannot use federal administrative law to force further disclosure.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Some were there because even though they had not known the young man personally, they 'are dedicated to standing in solidarity with his family and all of the other Haitian families who have come to Springfield seeking a place of safety,' the pastor said..." www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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At Haitian student’s funeral, a community confronts painful immigration reality
The emotional ceremony held in English and Haitian Creole was attended by his parents and two younger brothers, local community advocates and elected officials including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Sta...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want. His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Midterm shockwaves. GOP Texas panic. Trump voters defect. Latino backlash. A donor windfall. Kushner questions. Trump’s rally meltdown. MAGA infighting. DOJ poll monitors. And Democrats plan for what comes next. This weekend bulletin is packed. (no paywall)
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473.
… NYT: “One month until Election Day, voter dissatisfaction with the economy, concerns about political extremism and frustration with Trump have Democrats within reach of flipping 4 Republican-held go...
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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TerriP @terrip2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just saw my first one during the season premier of Marshals. Just yuck!!
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And during the season premiere of Marshals! Just yuck!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm not running to bow to a corporation. I'm not running to raise your utility rates or help them do it. I'm not running so that your premium goes up and everybody looks the other way. I'm running to fight for you.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Jörg Mührmann @jm3107.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers said Sunday. abc7news.com/post/christa... via ABC7 News App
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Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers...
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WJTV 12 News @wjtv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
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Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawy…
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frankwork.bsky.social @frankwork.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Maybe stop executing people. That should include ICE. Facing Fury Over Failed Execution, Tennessee Prison Chief Steps Down www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Americans want a House led by Democrats. It is time to hold those who trash our rights and dodge accountability responsible at the polls. Polls are just the spark, but votes are the fire. Vote blue in every race. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
🥊 Hassett gets his ass kicked by Tapper 🥊 Hassett's efforts to insist Trump's economy is the greatest ever and POTUS has never failed to deliver on his promises did not go well on CNN, as Tapper brought receipts to back up the feeling the majority of Americans have about how hard it is to get by
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