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Catherine Richardson

@truthjoylove.bsky.social
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🔹️Former DC attorney, PhD, Social Democrat, author, cyclist, humaniac, birder, haiku, she/her🔹️ 🔹️Antifa🔹️ #AbolishICE

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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Exactly
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Terrifying www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Republicans who spent years promoting a lie about secret biolabs in Ukraine are suddenly quiet about the plague outbreak from a Russian biolab.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
F*cking terrifying
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Dear God
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm just trying to afford food.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great. Just great. Another thing to worry about–especially when the people in charge have brought us the reflecting pool repairs, the Iranian War, measles deaths, murders by ICE, data centers, and so much more. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (Gift Article)
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So basically nothing's changed.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Vladimir Putin's October surprise this year is literally the plague.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why the misleading headline, NYT! A more accurate title would have mentioned the sweeping voter ID restrictions the G.O.P. attached to the bill. Et tú? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Democrats Block Stock-Trading Bill, Denying the G.O.P. a Pre-Midterm Win (Gift Article)
A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Prediction: If he gets impeached after the midterms, he will use the armed forces against us. We still need to impeach him. Cowardice and appeasement got us here.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can't wait to see it!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“‘Ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation or promoted voluntary return of non-white immigrants'... This is, of course, beyond alarming...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not the Chinese first lady speaking better English than the Einstein visa recipient and polyglot. Smh
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That leaves out Trump as well.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Comparing him to 47 is highly insulting... to Jabba.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Kaitlan Collins should've told trump that if he wants positive media coverage he should smile more.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
very excited and grateful for this! “Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock! trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Rachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
Rachel Maddow's ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
29% approval rating is still too high for that man.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17/09/2026
Kash Patel Gets Tangled in Bestiality Questions & Don Jr. Gets a Blushing Bribe youtu.be/VqtAdUtLGeA
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Kash Patel Gets Tangled in Bestiality Questions & Don Jr. Gets a Blushing Bribe | The Daily Show
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is determined to turn the military into the next season of "Love Island"
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
SHOUT-OUT to all proud members of the MAGA-Resistance Movement in their defense of the Kennedy Center. It will NEVER have the Orange Felon's name on it, just as it will continue to be the Gulf of MEXICO, Lake ONTARIO & the Department of DEFENSE. #AccountabilityIn45Days 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Facility staff said detainees were not locked in the enclosures, but federal investigators found locking mechanisms on them..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Have you signed up yet? 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I dunno. Slavery was pretty bad.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The President of the United States posted an AI video of himself beating another world leader and a map of countries he wants to invade. Yet the media and the Republican-controlled Congress are still operating like this is a sane individual.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Judge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AI
The Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little. At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? #StolenValor
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Bette Midler @therealbettemidler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
He’s tightening the noose. They are rigging and getting all hands on deck to steal the coming midterms. Vote like your life depends on it. It does. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 18/07/2026
On Saturday, September 26th, don’t miss the chance to attend “Together in Texas: We The People 2026,” our annual live community event. Buy your tickets today: ms.now/together
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m strongly recommending bestselling novelist Ric Patterson’s new nonfiction work, “Tripwires.” It’s a terrific read and a great overview of how we came to this time of crisis — and how we can avert irreversible catastrophe. — Laurence Tribe. Hint: Buy it now! thenewpress.org/books/tripwi...
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Tripwires - The New Press
In a trenchant work of nonfiction, the #1 New York Times bestselling author identifies a series of self-inflicted wounds on our body politic that have led to the current moment, and shows us how we ca...
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oh my God. The horrors are coming fast and hard. We've GOT to flip the sh*t out of both houses in November!
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Catherine Richardson @truthjoylove.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Bye, Felicia! 😁
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The only time Hakeem Jeffries should've come face-to-face with jared kushner is when kushner is under oath before Congress
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"The Trump administration is shuttering research projects key to the federal government’s fight against cyclospora, the foodborne parasite sickening thousands of Americans this summer..."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn
Trump administration proposes new rule to dismantle requirement for datacenters to publicly report air pollution
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"When prompted, the chatbots fabricated photorealistic imagery of election fraud that in some cases included fake or falsified government documents. One platform even wrote the prompts to create such images for us..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | My team fed chatbots election lies. Here’s what happened.
Did the machines push back? The midterms hang in the balance.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Republicans being in control of Texas for 30 years and running in 2026 on a platform of fixing problems in Texas is funny to me.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Inciting a coup against your own country is the very definition of TREASON, full stop. There should be a law that prevents traitors from running for office.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Democrats have now flipped 31 seats from red to blue since January 2025..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Democrats flip another legislative seat, winning in a district Trump carried by 18 points
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed Democratic special election victories as “anomalies.” That would be easier to believe if they didn’t keep happening.
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