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UpholdRuleOfLaw

@upholdruleoflaw.bsky.social
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Past Sierra Club plaintiff, current immigrant rights educator, phone banking, protesting, advocating to save American Democracy.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Contact your Member of Congress right now and tell them to stand with Ukraine or get out of the way. Let's try to send 1,000 letters in the next hour! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stand with Ukraine over Russia
Contact Congress today!
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
His careless mishandling of sensitive information has not only compromised national security but also put the lives of U.S. service members and our allies at tremendous risk.
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Tell Congress: Demand the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/12/2025
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained. His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing. He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 06/12/2025
The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right. We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
Blue background with black and white photo of a protest sign reading "I stand with immigrants and refugees" and a blue tinted photo of two hands holding each other. White text reads "The president doesn't decide who has the right to be a U.S. citizen — the Constitution does."
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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Death by Deregulation: Trump declares war on coal miners. #MSHA will "revisit" and likely weaken silica standard that would prevent severe black lung diseases plaguing young miners. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
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Death by Deregulation: MSHA to Roll Back Miners' Silica Protections - Confined Space
Trump administration announces that it will reconsider -- and likely weaken -- the new silica standard issued in 2024
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
US waives $11m fine for Southwest Airlines over 2022 holiday meltdown
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US waives $11m fine for Southwest Airlines over 2022 holiday meltdown
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Jayne4Freedom @jayne4freedom.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Believing your own Gaslighting is a MAGA trait.
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Raymond Norman @raymondnorman.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
For small businesses hit by soaring costs, layoffs are painful and personal Lacie Carroll-Marsh had to lay off 17 of her 31 employees this year: “We have Christmases together. And it hurts. There’s tears on both sides.” www.nbcnews.com/business/con...
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For small businesses hit by soaring costs, layoffs are painful and personal
Lacie Carroll-Marsh had to lay off 17 of her 31 employees this year: “We have Christmases together. And it hurts. There’s tears on both sides.”
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places. 1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This latest Trump pardon of a Columbian drug king pin sentenced to 40 years in prison is just another in a string of pardons for big time drug traffickers Law & Order, my ass! War on drugs, my ass Performative BS & Million Dollar Pardon$
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Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric
President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving...
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Hitler was bad. An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
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Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 01/12/2025
This article is 1000% correct. We can’t actually achieve any of these goals without more staff. Friendly reminder that the last time we had this few staff it was 1967. We served 480 claimants per staff then. Now we have to serve 1800 per staff. This is not sustainable or even achievable. Period.
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Social Security wants about 15 million fewer visits in its field offices
The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Trump told crews working on his White House ballroom to ignore permitting, zoning or code requirements: report
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Trump told crews working on White House ballroom to ignore zoning conditions: report
White House ballroom project has become costlier and larger than originally anticipated
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Dr. Lucian Walkowicz @notnotrocketscience.com · 13/11/2025
You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
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Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13/11/2025
MARYLAND!!! This is out of the ordinary, ICE usually uses smaller Coast Guard planes to pick up recent captives from our state. Ping me if you want directions on where to observe, but go right now! It’s about to land.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
NPR reported this morning that, based on their review of the #Epstein emails released yesterday, Trump’s name appeared more than 1,000 times in the document— "I have met some very bad people, none as bad as #Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." - Jeffrey Epstein
A black-and-white photo of Trump & Epstein in suits standing close together at what appears to be a party, with Trump holding two children in front of him while the Epstein holds a drink.
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Senator Mazie K. Hirono @hirono.senate.gov · 13/11/2025
Trump has time to call multiple GOP House members when it comes to covering up the Epstein files, but wouldn't meet with Democrats when our government was shut down. Seems like he cares more about hiding the Epstein files than he does about protecting the American people.
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David Noll @david.noll.org · 13/11/2025
New one from DHS: ICE agents wear masks to protect themselves from rapists. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
According to Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, the man who was detained is from Guinea, illegally entered the United States in 2021 and was ordered removed by an immigration judge in 2024.

She added, in part, "When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs like Tren de Aragua and MS-13, criminal rings, murderers, and rapists."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
When you have to check if it’s The Onion or a real headline.
A tweet from MAYRA (@LePapillonBlu2) says:
“That’s what happens with unchecked power.”
Below is a headline screenshot from The Independent that reads:
“Trump admits he didn’t have to tear down East Wing for ballroom, but just wanted to.”
A subheadline adds that Trump addressed reports of backlash from former first ladies.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13/11/2025
No other agency of the U.S. government has saved more lives per dollar than U.S.A.I.D.—it supplied medicine, food, and staffing for some of the most desperate and vulnerable. A new short documentary shows the impact of its dismantling. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2a5Jm5
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The dog ate my jobless and inflation homework!
A tweet from Michael Burry Stock Tracker (@burrytracker) reads:
“How bad are the numbers?”
It quotes The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter):
“BREAKING: The White House says October jobs and inflation data may never be released.”
Below is an image of actor Christian Bale as Michael Burry from The Big Short, sitting at a desk and biting his nails.
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UpholdRuleOfLaw @upholdruleoflaw.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Organizing with Care: Building Community Through Solidarity” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Organizing with Care: Building Community Through Solidarity · Indivisible
This moment calls for organizers who lead with courage and community. Join Indivisible and Solidarity Pledge for an interactive training on what it means to be a solidarity organizer—someone who conne...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
It can be hard to do math in your head, while standing up, on national television. Nerve-wracking, too. But even so, in twenty seconds on the air, I did a better job than the President in costing his latest idea and figuring out whether his new idea of a $2,000 rebate check will work. (It won't.)
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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M 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘‍♀️ @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
People weren’t going hungry because of the shutdown. They were going hungry because republicans didn’t release the snap funds. And republicans got what they wanted tonight anyway.
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a man is standing in front of a door with his arms crossed and says i 'm feeling this
ALT: a man is standing in front of a door with his arms crossed and says i 'm feeling this
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 10/11/2025
“…But this weak deal is no cause for celebration. Millions of working families of all backgrounds will now see their healthcare costs skyrocket as ACA tax credits expire… We won’t back down until Congress takes action to resolve our healthcare.”- @seiupres.bsky.social full statement: seiu.co/3Jv77Au
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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/11/2025
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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Ornery Old Lady @orneryoldlady.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
As much as I loved officiating my best friend’s wedding at SF City Hall when it was legalized, I really didn’t want to have to marry him again to his husband in a few years when we fight for relegalization. SCOTUS Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/11/2025
NYT: Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.
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Common Cause @commoncause.org · 10/11/2025
If @democrats.senate.gov cave and vote on the Republican CR tonight, the cost of healthcare will skyrocket for millions of Americans. Any bill that doesn’t protect your healthcare isn’t a compromise, it’s a surrender.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions against Russia after Dnipro apartment block strike #AssociatedPress
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Zelenskyy calls for more sanctions against Russia after Dnipro apartment block strike
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
If he has been found to lie constantly, he should be charged with perjury. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Angelina Jolie used her Instagram platform to shed light on Russia’s so-called ‘human safari’ in Kherson. It is a deeply important and much-appreciated gesture.
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
LAST CALL! #Sociology Professorships in Copenhagen, Denmark! We're hiring 2+ open-rank profs (Asst/Assoc/Full). Any area. Deadline: this Saturday, Nov 15! Join a leading European sociology department. Please repost! jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
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Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Germany is feeding US military members & their families while we starve them to protect a malignant narcissist child rapist. I love the smell of American greatness in the morning. #SNAP #GOPShutdown #RemoveTrump CALL YOUR GOP REPS AND ASK WHY THEY HATE OUR MILITARY: 202-224-3121
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/11/2025
Of course a plain reading of the Constitution and precedent says Trump can't use the military as domestic law enforcement. But the right isn't into plain readings of the Constitution these days. ICYMI Philip Allen Lacovara:
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The Founders Would Abhor Trump’s Domestic Deployments
And the notion that courts can’t review his National Guard decisions is baseless.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
At the same time Trump is bringing back confederate statutes and base names, he is erasing attention to persons of color in American military history. From earlier this year: open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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Whitewashing American history
The Trump Presidency as a project of erasure
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theresa-i-10901.bsky.social @theresa-i-10901.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Good morning. The cruelty this week is bad even for Dozy Don.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Trump threw another lavish party as his DOJ asked the Supreme Court to stop it from being forced to pay food stamps for 40 million Americans. Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
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Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago
The president’s ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
'His plan all along': GOP accused of trying to slip backdoor abortion ban into funding bill
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'His plan all along': GOP accused of trying to slip backdoor abortion ban into funding bill
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Most people have pointed out that Trump was golfing in Palm Beach at the exact moment Mullin posted this, but I will also note that the “work” Trump is doing here is autographing Truth Social posts that have been blown up and printed out.
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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 09/11/2025
Can't stop thinking about what it must be like to be a national guardsman---a normal person with real job---who signed up to do a couple weeks year of public service and then get a letter saying that a sociopathic reality TV grand dragon is forcing you to play backup to the gestapo for free.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
One authoritarian defunds media critic of another authoritarian: “Mr. Orbán’s government had long accused Szabad Európa of bias. By halting its funding, the United States removed one of the few outlets that continued to scrutinize his administration.” US no longer supports democracy overseas.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich. Gift link #MomSky www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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Premium Steve @premiumsteve.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The headlines a day after the worlds first trillion dollar CEO pay package
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