Blue Dot in Red State

Chef: so perfect!!!

@theglovesareoff.bsky.social

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Wow! Now there is a creative solution....nice job Minnesota!!

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social

(New Republic) Apparently, Bondi did not prepare answers to respond to Senators in her congressional testimony, but rather spent her time preparing attack lines to change the subject and attack Democratic Senators.
newrepublic.com/post/201475/...

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

(NPR: free) When the full story of Camp Mystic in Texas comes fully clear, this type of information will be really tough to swallow or understand.

www.npr.org/2025/07/12/n...

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

FWIW, listened to about twenty minutes of Trump's press conference. I found it depressing and so sad. He is so extreme, so unprepared, so stupid in his approach to life. The lies, exaggerations, stupidity, dumbness....this racist Felon in completely unprepared for this job. Appalling.

Depressing…

@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social

No surprises here, complicit cowards, every last one of them…

Probably best to save the ink to publish this for HIM. He can't read and can't even understand pictures. Shame that he most likely didn't finish grammar school.

@theglovesareoff.bsky.social

The bullshittery continues.

MUST SPREAD THIS ONE. IT gets TRUMP riled up and that is a good thing. Frankly it looks almost real as it depicts ICE agents illegally "stealing" people off the streets. PLEASE COPY AND SPREAD.

Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

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(S. Bechloss) "Number of gun deaths this year, already over 13,456, including 380 mass shootings...sure to be higher by the time you read this.) Changing this culture requires electing leaders who don’t glory in death or pride themselves by the magnitude of their sadism."

Just thinking. When the DEMs get back in power in 28 with the Executive and both houses, we MUST have a kick-ass Attorney General and President in Office who use the constitution and law to run like hell over the GOP law breakers. Full speed ahead, no compassion. I am tired of turning a check.

(The Atlantic: free) Great article by David Frum and George Conway, reflecting on the impact of Trump on our economy, our world impact, the degradation of law & the constitution, and the fact that the Judiciary can't save us. Hope you can make time to read.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...

The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump

George Conway on Trump, the rule of law, and why the legal system is failing

(WSJ: free) The GOP embarrasses itself once again by not being able to have an adult conversation concerning the Epstein files. So they take a five to six-week summer vacation. Suspect the DEMs will make hay over this childish behavior.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Fight Over Epstein Disclosures Brings House to Standstill

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he anticipated personally meeting with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.

Jim O"Neill will be acting head of the CDC. He was and will continue to be the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. His experience is in investing; he has a BA and MA in Humanities. He is not a Medical Doctor, breaking precedent for 72 years. Huge risk.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_O%2...

Jim O'Neill (investor) - Wikipedia

(Contrarians) "The Voice of America will no longer be muted — the judge ordered that over a thousand VOA journalists and workers (who were put on administrative leave by the Trump Administration) must be reinstated by tomorrow. All other decisions have been “vacated and set aside.” GREAT NEWS!!

Is there a pattern here? Yes, I am talking to you, MAGA and GOP?

Fade to black ⚫️ @fade-to-black.bsky.social

(WSJ: should be free) Names and profiles of mostly men mentioned and some impacted by the Epstein files.
www.wsj.com/finance/epst...

Epstein Files Fallout: 40 Famous Names and High-Profile Exits

A look at how Jeffrey Epstein’s network reached from Silicon Valley to the halls of Harvard and Buckingham Palace.

Appalling and sad....sound on.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility They kidnapped a disabled child!

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(DaileyBeast) Looney Tunes in the White House. Now, RFK, Jr. is suggesting that antidepressants and other medical drugs are driving transgender people to embark on mass shootings. Nowhere does he mention 500 million guns in the US, more than the 350M population.
www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-offer...

RFK Jr. Offers Bonkers Explanation for School Shootings

Critics have accused the Health Secretary of using the tragedy to advance his political agenda.

(Politico: free) RFK, Jr. is now getting flak from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which issued guidance regarding vaccines for COVID-19. Kennedy is pissed that the doctors have contradicted him. Sadly, the truth will evolve with children's deaths over time..

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics had earlier urged parents to get young children vaccinated against Covid — pushing back against the health secretary’s stance.

THIS is ABSOLUTELY THE BEST for this week or even this MONTH. YES!!

Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social

I absolutely agree!

(WaPo: free?) When we have a criminal felon as POTUS, we must always expect this below: no due process if they can find a way to avoid it. Deport the person and ask questions later, even if they speak no English. Disgraceful.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Some migrants detained in L.A. ICE raids have already been deported

Lawyers and relatives of the immigrants detained in a series of workplace raids in Los Angeles were rushing to locate them and intervene before removal.

YES, YES, YES. Another DEM leader, Gov Moore in Maryland, is PUSHING BACK. NEED TO HAVE THIS KEEP ON COMING. The Thin Skinned dictator will slowly begin to get the message....that most of us all HATE him.

Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social

BREAKING: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore just announced he refuses to authorize National Guard deployment in Maryland. 🧵

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(CNBC) Once again, RFK, Jr. is fulfilling our expectations for him. He has retired (actually fired) all 17 members of his CDC advisory panel for vaccines. He will replace them with people of his choice. Anyone worried about what he'll do? I am.

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r...

RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines

It's the latest move by Kennedy – a prominent vaccine skeptic – to change and potentially undermine vaccinations in the U.S. since he took the helm at HHS.

Want some encouragement? Graham Platner, DEM for Senate candidate in Maine, to run against GOP Susan Collins. Kinda inspiring.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Portland, Maine crowd as Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes the stage today.

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