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06.03.2026 00:44 β π 6130 π 1507 π¬ 231 π 101@chelleld16.bsky.social
Lover of democracy, L.A., arts, music, live music, dance, books, outdoors, hikes, caring for/about others, good times with good people. Go Dodgers!πΊπ¦ βMusic expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silentβ - Victor Hugo
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06.03.2026 00:44 β π 6130 π 1507 π¬ 231 π 101www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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BREAKING:
The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.
They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.
DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
Pete Hegseth, if he does not resign, should at least get out of the way and let better men than him talk to the nation and to the press.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Seems relevant to the upcoming war powers vote in the House.
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After Renee Good was killed, career FBI agents were ordered to stand down from investigating her killing.
Why?
Kash Patel wanted to falsely spin Renee Good as a threat to law enforcement.
"Demand is so great that programs to mentor attorneys to file habeas cases are emerging...
βIβm on all these listservs where people are saying, who can help me in Arizona, who can help me in Mississippi, and people are stepping up and helping each other...β
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Very strong statement from the First Lady of Iraq:
05.03.2026 18:11 β π 8301 π 2530 π¬ 280 π 140Starting soon.
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The DISCLOSE Act is a bill that would expose the donors trying to meddle in our elections and lead to an informed electorate.
If we want a democracy that works for the people, Congress must pass this bill.
Today our top Democrat on Appropriations will offer to fund TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard, agencies Republicans are holding hostage to extract more money for ICE.
05.03.2026 18:08 β π 193 π 61 π¬ 20 π 1Itβs time to reveal the billionaire donors flooding American elections with potent dark money. Iβm introducing the DISCLOSE Act with Senator Whitehouse and Rep. Pappas to make our money-drenched elections more transparent for all citizens.
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Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and itβs good sheβs gone.
But this doesnβt change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
π¨BREAKING: A day before early voting begins in Virginiaβs redistricting referendum, Barack Obama called on Virginians to vote in favor of a state constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
05.03.2026 15:41 β π 5957 π 1763 π¬ 71 π 48Sitting U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy attacked a Marine veteran.
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[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]
Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.
GOP lawmaker injures anti-war Marine during hearing scuffle: 'The senator broke his hand!'
www.rawstory.com/sheehy-mcgin...
βNo front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.β www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...
05.03.2026 04:01 β π 4165 π 2099 π¬ 61 π 75βI still donβt fully think itβs real. I wish I got to tell him I love him one more time.β
05.03.2026 04:00 β π 2571 π 735 π¬ 119 π 58Incredible scenes out of Tehran. March 4, the US began dropping 2000 pound bombs on the densely populated city of 9 million people. I guess weβre not trying to free the Iranians anymore. Also, the administration still says this is not a WAR.
04.03.2026 19:55 β π 473 π 291 π¬ 87 π 62Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war
03.03.2026 22:06 β π 74 π 41 π¬ 7 π 8A military watchdog has been βinundatedβ with complaints that officials are using end-times Christian rhetoric to justify war.
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Right-wing Christian media are celebrating Trumpβs war with Iran as a fulfillment of End Times prophecy.
β‘οΈ www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
Our troops are being instructed that Trump is appointed by Jesus to attack Iran and hasten Armageddon. More on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
04.03.2026 22:32 β π 327 π 174 π¬ 46 π 27Reminder that a president can't just "announce" a permanent new DHS secretary by fiat; Mullin still has to get confirmed by the Senate. He needs 50 senators to support him (and there's a very good chance he'll get that).
05.03.2026 18:54 β π 467 π 165 π¬ 78 π 16I'm sure Lewandowski, committed to the department, will remain as a close adviser to Mullin.
05.03.2026 18:44 β π 1802 π 267 π¬ 185 π 22Mullin is the guy who tried to fight a witness at a Senate hearing. www.axios.com/2023/11/14/m...
05.03.2026 18:58 β π 522 π 180 π¬ 60 π 25There it is: Noem out, Mullin in
05.03.2026 18:42 β π 2511 π 843 π¬ 743 π 954The subpoena passed 24-19. Bondi is coming in to Oversight. We can hold the Epstein class accountable if we are willing to cross the aisle and build a coalition of accountability.
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