Rita Smith

My reporting has come to the attention of Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney. Here’s the response I provided to the @thedailybeast.bsky.social

The CBO just confirmed what we already knew: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is the biggest wealth transfer from the poor to the rich in U.S. history.
📉 Bottom 20% get poorer
😐 Most Americans don’t benefit
💰 Top 10% cash in
And that’s before tariffs.

Victims of the Texas floods are still dealing with the wreckage and waiting on more assistance from the state government.

What have Texas Republicans been prioritizing?

Gerrymandering the state's U.S. Congressional maps ahead of schedule because Trump asked them to.

Hello?

ICE smashed car windows in 50 cases in the first month of Trump’s 2nd term - versus 8 cases over the prior decade, per Propublica.

Staying in the car is seen as resisting arrest, even for pregnant women or scared kids, people with no criminal records.

Call / email Congress to investigate ICE!

Ask this question until he answers it.

Republicans Release Proposed New Texas Congressional Map, Could Add 5 GOP Seats Read more here.

BREAKING: Texas Republicans release their proposed congressional map that could add 5 new Republican seats and set off a consequential redistricting battle between red and blue states over control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections.

From: @jenrice.bsky.social

The price of 1 lb of ground beef is now higher than the federal minimum hourly wage…

IEA: Renewables to cover 90% of the electricity demand increase forecast for 2025 Wind and solar PV are set to cover over 90% of the increase in global electricity demand this year, according to the IEA.

Renewables to cover 90% of the electricity demand growth in 2025 - PV Tech www.pv-tech.org/renewables-c...

Augusta, Georgia
Tomorrow July 31
Town Hall /Stop Cuts to The VA & Protect our Federal Workers

Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Know Authoritarianism Written by Deep Dive Guest Author Rita Smith

substack.com/@indivisible...

CONFIRMED: Arturo Suárez, the musician imprisoned by the Trump admin without due process in El Salvador for 4 months is FREE.

A video shows him telling his brother that while they were imprisoned, they were beaten daily by guards. Remember: this is the first ever mass release from CECOT.

The last two nights, you have done an incredible job on the Epstein story @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com. Thank you for highlighting the victims, their pain, and the ongoing damage they deal with every day.

Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges "The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."

“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."

Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.

Mississippi Limits Polling Place Changes With New Law Mississippi election officials can no longer change polling places within 60 days of an election, except under special circumstances, under a new law.

Since 2020, the Mississippi Free Press has reported on hundreds of precinct closures and changes, including some that happened mere weeks before an election or left voters confused about where to go on Election Day.

Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It. Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.

Republican abortion bans are making it more deadly to be pregnant in America.

Routine care is being denied, and women are being forced to nearly bleed to death before they can get help. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows

Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows: An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan on the kind of studies that produce the most breakthroughs. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...

#NationalKittenDay

Queen Elsa 👑

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted. U.S.

A federal judge ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce.

Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Know Authoritarianism The least favorite question an advocate who works to end domestic violence gets asked by family, friends or at public speaking engagements is why doesn’t she just leave? The answer is complex, and adv...

The public needs to understand what they are experiencing. I self-published this because 6 media outlets showed no interest.

Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Know Authoritarianism
www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-su...

@maddow.msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social

LOUDER….but women are so emotional 🙄

Yes, They’re Going After Medicare Too A wonky change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would hammer some of the very people Republicans insist they are protecting.

"A wonky change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would hammer some of the very people Republicans insist they are protecting." — From @thebulwark.com's in-house wonk @citizencohn.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/yes-they-a...

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

“Protesting is an act of love. It is born of a deeply held conviction that the world can be a better, kinder place. Saying "no" to injustice is the ultimate declaration of hope.” - Amy Goodman

#RadioFreeAmerica

Amazing No Kings protest in Denver.

No Kings Protest - Denver

Loved her spot about Presidential "erections" and why anyone cared

The country just showed the world, Trump is lying about LA, California.

Had a previous commitment today, so couldn't go to the Denver protest. Clipped a No Kings sign on my backpack and made my commitment clear to a caring community, justice and the Constitution.