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Arlene

@whynotaduck.bsky.social

Proud Democrat. Work in and around film and theater. Robert Benchley fan, and a mom to one human and two cats. And a knitter. Yes to Oxford commas! No DMs.

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Totally normal that the #2 person at the DOJ civil rights division is asking me about a trial court denying our motion to intervene in a case DOJ is going to lose on the merits.

He clearly does not want you to stay informed by subscribing to Democracy Docket. Here is the link: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

09.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3969    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 13
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Here’s an update on Joseph, a 6-year-old child from Hayward, who was cruelly deported with his family without his necessary hearing device.

10.03.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 965    πŸ” 329    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 11
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Oliver Larkin a Bernie Sanders campaign staffer and a DSA anti-Jew/Israel is running against Jared Moskowitz of Florida. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ If Nina is involved" this will be an automatic loss.

PS) Guess who the legendary liar didn't endorse?? Jasmine Crockett.

10.03.2026 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
graphic that has four photos: upper left is two sheep eating a pumpkin together, lower left is a black and white goat, lower right is a beautiful dark brown pig running on snowy ground, and upper right is a dark brown mini horse with snow on his nose. Text in the middle says "help us get 100 new monthly sponsors by march 31st!"

graphic that has four photos: upper left is two sheep eating a pumpkin together, lower left is a black and white goat, lower right is a beautiful dark brown pig running on snowy ground, and upper right is a dark brown mini horse with snow on his nose. Text in the middle says "help us get 100 new monthly sponsors by march 31st!"

We have a huge goal we want to reach by the end of this month, and while it seems awfully ambitious you all have helped us accomplish seemingly impossible tasks in the past so we know you are capable of miracles! We would like to add 100 new monthly donors by March 31st. donorbox.org/mmfs-donate

09.03.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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Justice Jackson says Supreme Court's handling of emergency cases creates β€˜warped' process | CNN Politics Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday said the Supreme Court's handling of emergency cases has created a β€œwarped” process that effectively signaled the outcome of high-profile controversies prematurely, describing that as an β€œunfortunate” departure fr...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the Supreme Court’s handling of emergency cases has created a β€œwarped” process that effectively signaled the outcome of high-profile controversies prematurely. https://cnn.it/4ulLZz8

10.03.2026 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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Why We Never Got a β€œMurrow Moment” With Trump The days are long gone when a single journalist could fatally wound an American demagogue. But that’s not what actually happened with Murrow’s famous broadcast on Senator Joe McCarthy.

72 years ago tonight, Edward R. Murrow made his famous broadcast on Sen. Joe McCarthy.

As I wrote for @newrepublic.com a couple years ago, we should remember Murrow not for taking down McCarthy (which is a myth), but as one of the great advocates for democracy: newrepublic.com/article/1795... πŸ—ƒοΈ

10.03.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Those who have tamped down concerns about the SAVE Act’s chance of passage in the Senate are wrong. Keep your eyes on the prize. The potential for a blowout in 2026 is top of mind for Trump, and there are only a few ways to avoid it.

Call your Senators. 202-224-3121.

09.03.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 836    πŸ” 442    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 12

Keep your eyes open for Fight Agency client candidates.

10.03.2026 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Worth watching. Whitehouse does an excellent job summarizing 1-2% of the evidence that Trump is a Russian asset and the Trump-Epstein Scandal is connected to that. One of the other sources you can turn to is the bestselling Proof Seriesβ€”now on its seventh book. See the link to my Substack in my bio.

10.03.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1023    πŸ” 435    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 23
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We've never been afraid of Greg Abbott & we're certainly not afraid of him now.

10.03.2026 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 345    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President’s Name Front and Center at America’s 250th In one filing submitted on Friday, a β€œTrump 250” image was trademarked to be used on a variety of merchandise.

From meme coins to our nation’s 250th Anniversary, Trump continues to enrich himself off the backs of working Americans.

www.notus.org/donald-trump...

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The Beatles and Eleanor Bron in The Bahamas for the filming of β€˜Help!’, February 1965.

21.01.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Lies that undermine our democracy’: Arizona governor slams FBI election probe β€œArizonans are tired of election conspiracies."

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and several Democratic officials and voting rights organizations have denounced the FBI’s decision to subpoena records related to the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s Maricopa County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Makes sense. Netanyahu told him to start, Putin told him to stop.

09.03.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In capitalism, money provides influence; in socialism, influence provides money.

09.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fact check: Western European countries do not embrace socialism.

Americans aren’t terrified of the social programs that exist in Europe, they are opposed to the level of individual taxes needed to provide them.

And under Biden, the US economy significantly outpaced the European economy.

09.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are a secular democracy. If you don't like the freedom of religion, you are welcome to move somewhere else.

In America, you can be Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or anything else. It's written into our Constitution. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Get lost with this garbage.

09.03.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1435    πŸ” 378    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 29

I am going to flip out, Schellingly

09.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time for complicit Republicans to stop covering up and lying and avoiding!! We must pressure them to take action! They have control of all three branches of OUR gov’t! Dems cannot do this alone right now.

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Before donating to long shots, this campaign MUST be funded.

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My god…

09.03.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2740    πŸ” 1334    πŸ’¬ 197    πŸ“Œ 142
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Trump Confounded by the War He Started It’s now clear: There was no plan.

"The Ukrainians have become the world’s experts in counter-drone warfare. After withstanding more than a year of American pressure to accede to Russia’s demands and essentially surrender, it’s not obvious Ukraine would still want to help us. We’re grateful they do." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

09.03.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 11
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The movie I directed about how crypto is bad and dumb will be in select theaters April 17. Here’s a 😜

05.03.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 437    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 9
Photo of a narrow street blocked by a huge wall of stacked oil barrels

Photo of a narrow street blocked by a huge wall of stacked oil barrels

Christo & Jeanne-Claude, "Wall of Oil Barrelsβ€”The Iron Curtain" (1961–62), an installation of stacked oil barrels that completely blocked the historic rue Visconti, one of the narrowest streets in Paris, and slowed traffic through the city's Left Bank

08.03.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

The indigenous people the protest at the Zorro ranch, and they did it up right. This land is polluted by murder, rape, and the tears of children.

β˜„οΈWe demand that they release all of the tRump/Epstein files!β˜„οΈ

#ProudBlue #EpsteinFiles
#PedoRapisttRump

09.03.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 240    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Boston, MA. March 7, 2026. Mass residents rallied as part of the Stand Up For Science National Day of Action calling for an end to political interference in America’s scientific enterprise. #standupforscience #StandUpForSceince #March7 #Rally #science #savescience #fundscience #NIH

08.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They must know some people. 🀑

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

09.03.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2259    πŸ” 811    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 68
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How Stand Up For Science is trying to 'pull every lever' to win over the public Stand Up For Science has become a formal organization and adopted a new strategy that's more confrontational with grassroots tactics

'Stand Up For Science' moving from protest day to political player | STAT

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The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime America has blood on its hands.

New in PN: The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime

"American disinterest in the lives of people abroad is a resource politicians use to justify cynical wars. It's hard to see on what moral grounds we claim a right to decide the fate of those about whom we clearly care so little."

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Monet’s stepdaughter Blanche was the only one he let paint beside him.
Her brush carried his colors into another generation.

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