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Minnesota, you fuckin' go 💕

Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it.

Most Democratic-led states will continue to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite a CDC advisory panel’s vote against it. www.wired.com/story/many-s...

i cannot even come close to wrapping my mind around this

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

Fran at a podium, surrounded by colleagues and those who helped push for Paid Leave For All legislation.

Minnesota is launching Paid Leave in January. Wisconsin could’ve been right there with them — but Republicans blocked it at every turn.

So this week, we reintroduced the bill. >>>

He's also wrong on principle in that the very purpose of a Constitution and legal rights in a democracy is protecting them from public opinion

I’m honored and grateful for the endorsement of @votevets.org and especially the support of my friend MG(R) Paul Eaton. I had the privilege of working with them over the past nearly two decades. They have built a powerful platform for veterans stepping up for second service in elected office.

Reporting indicates this isn't even true but note the standalone charge DHS is making that the man is a "sodomite" and thus should be deported

the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top

Yep.

300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: More than 300,000 Missourians have signed a petition demanding that the gerrymander be put to a statewide referendum, advocacy organization People Not Politicians announced as it delivered those signatures to the state government Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A Danish intelligence agency has for the first time described the US as a potential security risk, signaling a shift in the Nordic country’s view of its close ally after months of friction over Greenland bloom.bg/44Q1Bj6

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Trans People Are Under Attack Not In Our Name NION Logo

Across the UK, trans people are facing hostility like never before.

The UN and @Amnesty.org have warned that Britain is backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights, with trans rights under particular threat (@ILGAEurope.bsky.social , 2024).

#HumanRightsDay

I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.

In case it wasn’t already clear - cbs is fox now under Bari Weiss

“.. Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal ..”

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As if I couldn't love him more...

Politico: Miami elects its first ever woman Mayor, and she’s a Democrat who defeated the politician endorsed by Trump and Tropical Hitler. She ended 28 years of Republican control of the office.

the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi

“.. If you want to live in the best country on the earth, that is also the safest, and the one that will actually respect your work and offer you the right environment to flourish, well, come to Canada,” she said. 🇨🇦

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I need y'alls help with another toy drive. This one is for the children of incarcerated parents. Can we bring some joy to these families?

"I guess I have a very different view of the dangers and real-world consequences of your position than what you explored with Justice Kavanaugh. My understanding was that independent agencies exist because Congress has decided that some issues, some matters, some areas should be handled in this way by nonpartisan experts—that Congress is saying that expertise matters with respect to aspects of the economy and transportation and the various independent agencies that we have. "So having a president come in and fire all the scientists and the doctors and the economists and the PhDs and replacing them with loyalists and people who don't know anything is actually not in the best interest of the citizens of the United States."

Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”

This is incredible.

You will be visited by 3 spirits.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills protecting Illinois immigrants from federal immigration enforcement Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of legislation Tuesday morning to protect immigrants from "unjust" federal immigration enforcement actions.

“… the slate of legislation will also allow people to file civil lawsuits against law enforcement officers who violate Illinois or US constitutional rights of members of the public, Pritzker said.

'No one is above the law, especially those wearing a badge representing the law,’ said the governor.”

Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?

A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.

“.. the president’s most virulent denunciation to date of these Western democracies, threatening a decisive rupture with countries like France and Germany ..”

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Honduras seeks arrest of ex-President Hernández after Trump pardon Honduras' attorney general said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Honduras' attorney general said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump. n.pr/4prsNx7

A lot of journalists are writing stories about DIY now and I don't trust any of them not to scaremonger about it to build support for crackdowns. I've refused requests for interviews on this. Do not talk to the media about DIY.