Ann Shores

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Good news on the disbarment of MAGA lawyer John Eastman.

Love seeing the photos of the huge No Kings protests!

My brother and his husband in the Washington Post!

‘We have to fight’: WorldPride attendees on why they’re still celebrating The Washington Post spoke to WorldPride attendees about what the celebration means to them amidst rising threats to LGBTQ+ rights.

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Hands Off! Marin Fights Back · Hands Off **Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Marin is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and...

For any Blueskyers in the SF Bay Area, Indivisible Marin, Indivisible Novato and Indivisible West Marin are proudly co-hosting on 4/5, "Hands Off! Marin Fights Back!" Sign ups are through the roof and @rephuffman.bsky.social will be speaking. Join us! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

Trump and Musk are taking a chainsaw to Americans' health.

They're firing thousands of federal health workers and stopping lifesaving research in its tracks — all to help fund tax giveaways for their billionaire buddies.

Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.

He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.

This aged badly

Tell Congress: Demand National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s Resignation Hours before the United States bombed Houthi rebels in Yemen, a journalist without a security clearance had the war plans because National Security Adviser Mike Waltz added them to a group chat. Walt...

Sign the petition: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz must RESIGN! www.waltzresign.org

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned after nearly five years in the position. He's leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of...

apnews.com/article/post... General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position

well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough

Trump Names Himself Principal Ballerina of Kennedy Center Ballet Trump took to Truth Social to announce a purge of the company's ballerinas.

Subscribe to Andy Borowitz, for the sake of your own sanity.

Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her (Gift Article) Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...

More of this, please! "Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally valid."

Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere (Gift Article) The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/o...

Screenshot from "Letter from our correspondent" in "Papua New Guinea Courier"

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

Opinion | The Courts Must Stop This Judge From Stealing an Election (Gift Article) North Carolinians — all Americans — should be watching closely to ensure that justice is done.

Stop the steal!

Yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense demonstrated two things: The Democrats are ready to scrap, while the GOP-controlled Senate is already busy kissing Trump’s ass. My write up: https://buff.ly/3PD9KQc

Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ | CNN Business Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.

Solid coverage from @brianstelter.bsky.social : www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

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Why We Will Remain the League of WOMEN Voters | League of Women Voters Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our ...

I support the LWV, their advocacy for voting rights, and their critical work in voter education.