Peter Ashman

Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii | CNN Politics Election law experts said Gabbard’s vote, coupled with her claiming a homestead tax break on her Texas home, raises questions about whether she properly cast her ballot and illustrates the complexity ...

In any normal administration, the Director of National Intelligence committing voter fraud would lead to an immediate resignation and criminal investigation.

In a little over a month Trump has undermined our global position and alliances. Our allies of the past 80 years--a period of unequalled peace and prosperity--are justifyably questioning our commitment to democracy (and our sanity). America First means America Alone and still eggs are not cheaper.

Share this. Hand on the bible or not, he took this oath.

22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments — STAT Attorneys general representing 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, asking a federal judge to temporarily block a major policy change by the National Institutes of Health that would subs...

This! The response to Trump is beginning to look more like it should, and rest assured…millions of angry Americans are fueling it.
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Study finds immigration crackdown could slow housing market Mass deportation efforts by the Trump administration are likely to lead to a reduction in the construction sector's workforce.

Mass deportations "could cause drastic reductions in the construction sector's workforce and residential homebuilding, while also sending home prices up...The absence of these workers ultimately results in net job losses for U.S.-born workers."

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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico; China is hit with 10% - NewsBreak The new tariffs on imports from all three nations ‒ which are on top of existing tariffs ‒ went into effect Saturday.

Oh boy! Can't wait for those prices to start falling. I'm planning a costco run soon for some Mexican avocados and paper products made from Canadian trees.

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico; China is hit with 10%
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Do not forget your humanity 🙏🏾👍🏾

I'll bet tips to service workers were virtually non-existent.

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Here's how to cover things that are illegal:

(i) this is illegal
(ii) they say it's legal
(iii) It's not

Truth sandwich, extra mustard

Staying classy MAGA!

Abbott orders flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite one month order to honor Carter - NewsBreak Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that flags at the state Capitol in Austin and all state office buildings will be raised to full-staff on Jan. 20, to mark

Abbott orders flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite one month order to honor Carter
Source: Fox News
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Sobering.

The industries that could be hardest hit by Trump's immigration crackdown Construction and agriculture workforces had the highest shares of undocumented workers as of 2022.

"Mass deportations could lead to a loss of about 4.2% to 6.8% of annual GDP," the American Immigration Council reports, "amounting to between $1.1 trillion and $1.7 trillion. For comparison, the national GDP declined 4.3% during the 2007-09 Great Recession."

Took a trip to the border region (Arivaca/Sasabe, AZ) with @jennbudd.bsky.social and a group of folks from Humane Borders. These water stations provide fresh water for people in this unforgiving desert terrain. Our trip went through the Arivaca and Sasabe regions.

Here goes. My first post on bluesky. Want to say something profound, but all I can think of is: Matt Gaetz as Attorney General?