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Novice woodworker. Trees are my spirit animal. 21% of America is illiterate. 50% of America reads at a 6th grade level. Prisons for profit incentivize systemic (police, politicians, judicial, cheap labor) actions to jail people.

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Yup, it’s not perfect, it never will be. But, they still did good things. If we vote Republicans because things were not exactly the way we wanted it, that gets us Trump. That’s why the fight has to be in the primaries.

03.03.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A914
NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
No. 25A915
PETER KOSINSKI, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[March 2, 2026]
The applications for
stay presented
to
JUSTICE
SOTOMAYOR and by her referred to the Court are granted.
The January 21, 2026 order entered by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 164002/2025, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25A914 NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY No. 25A915 PETER KOSINSKI, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [March 2, 2026] The applications for stay presented to JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR and by her referred to the Court are granted. The January 21, 2026 order entered by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 164002/2025, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from grant of stay.
The Court's 101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: "Rules for thee, but not for me." Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts have limited jurisdiction. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not interfere with state-court litigation.
Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an elec-tion. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one. Ignoring every limit on federal courts' authority, the Court takes the unprecedented step of staying a state trial court's decision in a re-districting dispute on matters of state law without giving the State's highest court a chance to act. Because that order violates basic principles of jurisdiction, federalism, and equity, I respectfully dissent.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from grant of stay. The Court's 101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: "Rules for thee, but not for me." Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts have limited jurisdiction. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not interfere with state-court litigation. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an elec-tion. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one. Ignoring every limit on federal courts' authority, the Court takes the unprecedented step of staying a state trial court's decision in a re-districting dispute on matters of state law without giving the State's highest court a chance to act. Because that order violates basic principles of jurisdiction, federalism, and equity, I respectfully dissent.

BREAKING: SCOTUS blocks New York state court redistricting order, over the strong dissent of the Democratic appointees.

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Yup, he’s trying to use that as an excuse to take over our elections. Foreign interference is huge, social media is bonkers with trolls, and it’s been effective. So Trump is right, but he’s saying it’s happening at the ballots so he can take it over and change the votes.

03.03.2026 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration Record | The American Presidency Project

Yeah, the Dems aren’t good at advertising what they’ve done. I never understood why Obama shut down his website after he won. Here’s an outline of what Biden accomplished. www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fa...

03.03.2026 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Landlords have bills to pay too, mortgage, insurance, property tax, maintenance and upkeep, landscaping. Everyone needs help there.

03.03.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good grief (see the next post as well)

And yes, I’m raising money for Osborn myself:

secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...

03.03.2026 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can understand that. Trump is strong, he’ll do what he wants. Trump would be amazing if he worked for Americans, but he only serves himself. I always thought that Biden was too weak and couldn’t stand up to the world, but he represented my values. He did ok.

03.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They’re trolls trying to turn people against the Dems. It worked with Hillary and Kamala, but not when Trump is POTUS.

The change has to come at the primary.

Good work! Keep calling it out.

03.03.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems have passed some pretty good legislation. Obama gave us the ACA, single payer would have been better, but it was a step forward. Biden and Obama passed a lot of legislation for climate change. And there’s a lot more. Biden was trying to reign in the tech industry.

But, yeah, Mamdani.

03.03.2026 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, I needed the cuteness today, soooo sweet!

02.03.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear ya, both Hillary and Kamala infuriated me. I still voted for them though.

Primaries are the place to make the change.

02.03.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s governing for the wealthy, independent of country, and they are lawless. We’re going to see a lot more. It says to the world that we can’t be trusted, and that will hurt us for generations.

02.03.2026 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The primary is where we make changes. Trump is what we get when we stay home or vote Republican.

02.03.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A PSA from Thomas Massie:

01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30350    πŸ” 9059    πŸ’¬ 627    πŸ“Œ 341

Or maybe Republicans are better at undermining us.

01.03.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll agree, they ran bad campaigns. But Republicans are good at using microaggressions to generate anger between Dems.

I remember really aggressive β€œHillary voters” eviscerating Bernie voters, doing so much damage that Bernie voters didn’t vote. Turns out, they were trolls.

We know better now.

01.03.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, the election is coming up, so the trolls who pit dems against dems are ramping up to discourage people from voting. It worked against Hillary and Kamala.

28.02.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No need for any theism at all. But, you are right, in a theistic world, tolerance for different views works best. But it can’t happen when one religion damns other nonbelievers to hell.

27.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Over 50% of Americans read under a 6th grade level, 21% can’t read at all.

We are not the America we think we are.

27.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 36885    πŸ” 11923    πŸ’¬ 493    πŸ“Œ 799

One new thing I’m seeing is that dems are trying to fill every seat possible, from school boards, city, state and federal positions, across the US.

There are lots of orgs involved, but this was also the goal of Ken Martin.

It’s a huge change from Schumer, who said we could ignore rural areas.

27.02.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a significant number of trolls trying to stir up trouble on bsky now. I’ve found them trying to pit dems against each other. I saw it first in Hillary’s campaign, and then in Kamala’s. They are quite effective.

Stay strong.

27.02.2026 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Based on CONFIRMED data compiled by WaPo during Trump's first term, he made a total of 30,573 false or misleading claims, averaging approximately 21 per day, and that number is likely even higher.

Why would anyone believe him?

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

21.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
A photo of New Jersey Assemblywoman Katie Brennan speaking into a microphone at a public event. Overlaid text reads: β€œNJ Lawmaker introduces bill to allow lawsuits against ICE agents for constitutional violations.” The image highlights proposed legislation aimed at holding federal immigration agents accountable if they violate individuals’ constitutional rights.

A photo of New Jersey Assemblywoman Katie Brennan speaking into a microphone at a public event. Overlaid text reads: β€œNJ Lawmaker introduces bill to allow lawsuits against ICE agents for constitutional violations.” The image highlights proposed legislation aimed at holding federal immigration agents accountable if they violate individuals’ constitutional rights.

Katie Brennan is doing what lawmakers are supposed to do.

If government agents violate constitutional rights, there should be consequences. That is not radical. That is the rule of law.

Power without accountability is abuse.

F.U.C.K.I.C.E.

#SheShed #Voices4Victory

21.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 748    πŸ” 343    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 18
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Americans are told low taxes equals freedom. But freedom that disappears when you get sick, lose your job or age is conditional. The real question is not what you pay. It's what you get in return.

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They will face accountability one day.πŸ‘‡

21.02.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7363    πŸ” 3439    πŸ’¬ 679    πŸ“Œ 252

This is so awful.

21.02.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah Supreme Court upholds fairer map for midterm elections, rejects GOP appeal That fairer map creates a district where Democratic voters can meaningfully compete.

In a decisive win for voters, the Utah Supreme Court dismissed the GOP legislature’s appeal in the state’s landmark redistricting case β€” clearing the way for a fairer congressional map to be used in the 2026 elections.

21.02.2026 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 298    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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Bridge Owner Donated $1 Million to MAGA Inc. PAC Before Trump Blasted New Span

SCOOP: Less than 1 month before Trump came out against a new bridge connecting Michigan with Canada, the billionaire owner of an existing bridge donated $1M to the Trump-backed super PAC, MAGA Inc.

with @matinastevis.bsky.social

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