Deb Taft

Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

Democrat Flips California House Seat—Tightening Razor-Thin GOP House Majority - NewsBreak The Associated Press called the race for Democratic candidate Derek Tran, who was leading by just over 600 votes.

Congrats to Derek Tran -- and happy about +1 more seat.
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Trump taps Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdown, to be NIH director - NewsBreak Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to lead the NIH, is known for arguing against lockdowns and for "herd immunity" to control the COVID-19 virus.

What could possibly go wrong?
Trump taps Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdown, to be NIH director
Source: USA TODAY
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Analysis | In a breakout year for women’s sports, the NWSL shows how far it has come Saturday night’s showpiece final between the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit capped a record year for attendance, viewership and growth.

My column from KC …

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...

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Last year at the Institute for Advanced Study, I had the great pleasure of convening an amazing group of multidisciplinary scholars on the topic of the platform in society. One of our collective efforts was "5 Theses on the Gravity of Platforms" www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/fiv...

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Useful and important. The AI Equity Project—a research initiative focused on AI and Data Equity in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: mailchi.mp/namastedata/...

Good morning to everyone not hanging around public bathrooms trying to conjure up reasons to feel threatened.

Sarah McBride has used the bathroom in our home. She can return any time. She has also talked legislative policy and action to support families, health, housing, infrastructure, justice, liberation, and more. That's where good elected officials focus.

This is a safe account for the trans and non-binary community. 🤍

I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.

It’s not a Russian spy ring. It’s a Justice Department graphic showing Venmo payments to girls by Gaetz and Greenberg.

Brown University transfers 255 acres in Bristol, R.I., to the Pokanoket Indian tribe: ‘We are the original stewards’ - The Boston Globe “We are not talking about a land acknowledgment or cultural appreciation,” lawyer Taino Palermo said. “They have set a precedent to show other institutions they can do this.”

Brown University is transferring 255 acres of land in Bristol to a preservation trust set up by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe, marking one of the nation’s biggest victories in attempts by Indigenous people to reclaim ancestral lands.

Dana Goldberg post: I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.

They say the cover up is always worse.

Let us be clear. A man adjudicated as a sexual abuser wants to put multiple men credibly accused of sexual assault/crimes (which they deny) in position of extreme importance. This movement has violence and deep misogyny at its core. This is deeply sick

House Republicans actually voted today to block the US Senate from receiving their report containing sworn witness testimony and documentary evidence about the nominee for Attorney General of the United States paying a child $10,000 for sex.

That’s where we are at.

"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.

Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC

I hope that the people who are usually not politically engaged but worked really hard to get Harris elected wake up soon and realize that they are not the only ones who are tired of a struggle that is full of defeat & in fact they could learn about surviving from the leftists they mark as enemies

AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.

"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."

I keep thinking about those congresspeople kneeling in the rotunda wearing kente cloth scarves, very performative. There has been no loud, visible, unified support for Sarah McBride from the democrats. It’s a real disgrace. That is your colleague! They are bullying her in your faces. And silence!

U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

Breaking News: The Justice Department asked a federal court to force Google to sell Chrome, a move that could fundamentally alter the company’s business.

US Embassy in Kyiv Closes Amid Russian Threat — The U.S. closed its embassy in Kyiv after warning of a potential Russian airstrike, increasing tensions.

https://www.newsweek.com/us-embassy-kyiv-closes-attack-threat-russia-ukraine-war-latest-1988714

Kamala had 107 days to go from a VP most Americans weren’t familiar with to coming within a hair of defeating a virtual incumbent. What she did was nothing short of amazing.

Bill Threatening Nonprofits Advances in US House—Again - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Last week, HR 9495, a bill that would give the US secretary of the treasury the power to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status if unilaterally deemed to be a “terrorist-supporting” organization ...

The vote on H.R 9495 was moved up to TODAY in US House. Ostensibly combatting terrorism, it enables broad overreach to irreparably harm nonprofits. Contact your reps this AM. nonprofitquarterly.org/bill-threate...

Unusually, the Senate is still in session. After confirming one circuit judge, Chuck Schumer has kept the chamber in session to tee up votes on over a half-dozen more judges, against Republican opposition. This is the main Democratic project of the lame duck before they cede power.

Schumer at the lectern, hands gripping over the top of it. TEXT: MR. SCHUMER: I MOVE TO PROCEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CALENDAR 711.

This is the shot of the night.

Chuck Schumer is filing cloture on several judicial nominations. The Republicans are forcing them to go into executive session separately for each nomination. Schumer and the Democrats are just pushing ahead. Here was Schumer before the 10th vote, by my count, began.

CNN: “Trump allies have also discussed how to use the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to put Gaetz in place, which would potentially allow him to temporarily make Gaetz head of the DOJ in an acting capacity for an extended period of time.”

How long can Trump make Matt Gaetz AG for by fiat?

420 days.

Pay attention to Oklahoma.

Bibles in classrooms isn't the big story.

The same legal teams behind the seeding of Dobbs are driving a case to create religious schools fully funded by the public & they've already petitioned the Supreme Court.

Understandably, everyone was focused on the election.