@kennyrussell.bsky.social
Part time songwriter, believer in democracy, Nichiren Buddhist. Sucker for cute animal reels.
If you sat down a random panel of Americans and told them what Republicans are currently doing, my guess is that the vast majority simply wouldn't believe you. It comes off like you're describing a Bond villain. The reality sounds wildly different & more extreme than what they hear organically.
14.05.2025 21:27 β π 3085 π 680 π¬ 68 π 56School vouchers arenβt about βfreedom.β Theyβre a workaround to dodge diversity!
They allow this this to happenβ¦
β’ Reject LGBTQ+ students
β’ Exclude kids with disabilities
β’ Teach whitewashed curriculum
And draining public schools to do it.
#DontDefundPublicSchools
Allison Riggs won her election to North Carolinaβs Supreme Court by 734 votes
Her opponent has since been trying to overturn the result
With 1 Senate and 14 House seats up in 2026
And the GOPβs constant attempts to gerrymander the state
This decision for Riggs could flip both Houses of Congress
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29.04.2025 22:53 β π 36417 π 5012 π¬ 1035 π 385Canada and Mexico brought resumes. We brought reality show B-roll.
30.04.2025 16:07 β π 11488 π 2605 π¬ 321 π 116100%. We are under attack.
06.05.2025 04:05 β π 161 π 27 π¬ 2 π 0Today was so busy, I forgot to post that my firm is suing Kansas on behalf of three advocacy groups that are challenging a new law, Senate Bill 4, which disqualifies mail ballots that arrive after election day. www.democracydocket.com/cases/kansas...
06.05.2025 00:54 β π 6715 π 1432 π¬ 123 π 28Who can turn down Andy's 88-year old mother?
I can't!!
Planes were briefly βflying blindβ into Newark Liberty International Airport last week after a communications blackout occurred. Sources said the outage lasted 90 seconds on April 28th and shook up the on-duty controllers so much that some were placed on βtrauma leave.β
06.05.2025 00:47 β π 5669 π 2246 π¬ 372 π 242In Minnesota, weβre not walking away from the commitments weβve made to our schools, to our health care, to flighting climate change, to public safety, to feeding our kids, and to taking care of seniors.
06.05.2025 00:46 β π 10231 π 1833 π¬ 168 π 70Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texasβ abortion ban.
Hereβs how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Take your time with this oneβ¦
06.05.2025 02:12 β π 3896 π 1433 π¬ 127 π 81NEW: Gavin Kliger, one of Elon Muskβs young DOGE delinquents who helped the Trump regime carry out mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agencyβs dismantling.
Not only does this constitute a conflict of interest,β¦
Trevor Reed in combat gear with weapon in Donbas, Ukraine standing behind an infantry fighting vehicle.
Hi guys, my name is Trevor Reed. I am a USMC veteran that was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly 3 years. After I was released in a prisoner exchange I trained for 6 months then joined a special forces team in the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence where we fought the Russians. #nafo
20.04.2025 20:29 β π 2442 π 432 π¬ 264 π 28Is this defamation??? www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...
21.04.2025 03:35 β π 1712 π 292 π¬ 182 π 29Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
20.04.2025 21:58 β π 15283 π 4645 π¬ 1577 π 1027Honestly, me too.
19.04.2025 22:06 β π 57034 π 6434 π¬ 252 π 99"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named βDefense | Team Huddle,β it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Dark Ferris Bueller.
19.04.2025 11:56 β π 16910 π 4937 π¬ 810 π 400CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clintonβs email server
25.03.2025 01:14 β π 15636 π 5156 π¬ 334 π 402Pete Hegseth in 2016: "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"
24.03.2025 18:33 β π 5034 π 1324 π¬ 86 π 150This is what corruption looks like.
31.03.2025 02:48 β π 41860 π 12592 π¬ 2744 π 1083Ch-ch-ch-Chia π΅
21.04.2025 03:37 β π 19 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0The Pentagonβs recently departed chief spokesman has warned of more βbombshell storiesβ about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that are set to leak over the next few weeks.
21.04.2025 02:58 β π 2899 π 916 π¬ 192 π 112Time for another digital security PSA with guitar β¦ hereβs βAll the Small Thingsβ but itβs about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them π€
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