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Isn’t It A Pity

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True Blue to the core. Sometimes I swear when I’m mad , lately I’ve been mad quite often. Otherwise, I’m really nice 😊

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Protect Democracy protectdemocracy.org · May 11
Essential democracy reading: How will we know when we have lost our democracy? By Steven Levitsky, @lucanway.bsky.social, and @dziblatt.bsky.social. Gift link ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy? (Gift Article)

And how exactly can we tell whether America has crossed the line?

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Helen Kennedy helenkennedy.bsky.social · May 8
If you don't total it up, it didn't happen.
- The New York Times nytimes.com · May 8
  Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer track the cost of the most expensive natural disasters, in the Trump administration’s latest move to restrict climate research.
  U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
  
  nytimes.com
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Isn’t It A Pity handle.invalid · Apr 30
I have no words
- Asha Rangappa asharangappa.bsky.social · Apr 30
  Literally the reason the President gets so much deference in foreign affairs is because he is the “sole voice” of the nation when it comes to representing the U.S. as a sovereign and negotiating on its behalf. (Also, so much for the “unitary” executive)
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Isn’t It A Pity handle.invalid · Apr 30
This is not normal
- Radley Balko radleybalko.bsky.social · Apr 30
  I’ve watched too many of these raids to count. This one is one of the most infuriating in recent memory. Appropriate that we learn about it on the same day SCOTUS hears oral arguments for a case that may remove the last remaining way to hold federal agents accountable for this kind of terror.
  'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
  
  A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
  
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Peter Sagal petersagal.bsky.social · Apr 18
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Isn’t It A Pity handle.invalid · Apr 19
Check out this article from USA TODAY: US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
US Supreme Court temporarily halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law

The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court.

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Mehdi Hasan mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 18
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?

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Emma Mitchell silverpebble2.bsky.social · Apr 18
The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real. When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains. Zoom in if you're strung out🌿

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