Pam Spaulding
Former natl political blogger, Pam's House Blend (2004-2013) during OG citizen journo era. Dipping back into pol discourse here. Spinal fusion vet (3x). DM only if I know IRL. Durham, NC native, now in Central Valley CA.
PHB history: is.gd/vdqpej
- Missouri womb controllers go back to the ballot again to ban most abortions w/exceptions for rape & incest. "The newly proposed constitutional amendment would go back to voters in Nov 2026, or sooner, if Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe calls a special election before then." 🧾 apnews.com/article/abor...
- Well, dang. Roberts figured out he endangered the rule of law? 🧾 @joycevance.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
- John Roberts Says the Rule of Law Is Endangered open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
- @jilldlawrence.bsky.social asks a pertinent question about the mind-blowing corruption in the Trump regime, latest the 747 "gift" (after the Trump Org signed a deal to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar): What are congressional Republicans going to do about it? 🧾 open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
- Trump's first-term corruption seemed huge, but it's already been dwarfed by the ongoing, unchecked festival of domestic and foreign corruption four months into in his second term. Blame the Supreme Court and the Republican Congress. My latest at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-unqu...
- It's an all-star cast of billionaires enjoying Saudi hospitality with the FELON and fElon... 🧾 NYT: is.gd/vPnKfY
- For a bootlicker like Ted Cruz this is his meek way of calling the $400M flying bribe a five-alarm security fire. 🤣 I'm sure a phone call from the FELON will be incoming as things "play out." 📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...
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- Full Town Hall 📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/P9-p2eI... 🧾 CBS2Iowa coverage: is.gd/cEqV7U
- FULL VIDEO! @petebuttigieg.bsky.social at the @votevets.org Cedar Rapids Town Hall (1:45:17). The former Transportation Secretary took Qs from an audience >1,000, centering on veterans & military families, & how Trump/Vance policies hurt veterans. 🧾 CBS2Iowa: is.gd/cEqV7U 📺 YouTube: is.gd/eCguv3
- This is how you do it! @govpritzker.illinois.gov won't let RFK Jr consolidate data profiles to contribute to the growing surveillance state, this time targeting vulnerable populations in the name of "autism research." 🧾 The executive order: gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
- 🤯 This is an insane Tech Bros-set proposal actually before Trump that brings "Squid Games" to life for migrants: "High performers become prime candidates for U.S. residence; those who disrupt public order can be repatriated quickly—no state courts involved.” 🧾 New Republic: is.gd/qKDG5U MORE ⬇️
- "Freedom cities are little more than spit-shined reboots of the “company towns” of yesteryear...the president has proven receptive to the idea, & the groups claimed that his inner circle is engaging w/their proposals." 🤔 "Inner circle?" You mean Temu Goebbels Stephen Miller? 🧾 is.gd/qKDG5U MORE ⬇️
- Watch @timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social discuss this bizarre proposal to turn Guantanamo into a "transformative" city, blending business, tourism, and immigration in what sounds like a mix of 'Squid Game', 'Severance' and 'The Truman Show." 😆 youtu.be/Tga5Teq0d4g?...
- This is who we are. No warrant. No ID. ICE wouldn't even let the mother go to the bathroom. The teen daughter had her face slammed into the ground. 🧾 NBC Boston: is.gd/zu6rKm 📺 Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra : da.gd/Xo1X4A bsky.app/profile/thej...