I’ve voted twice to make independent redistricting the law of the land nationwide, and I would gladly do so again.

But I also live in the real world.

I’m voting YES on Prop 50.

Here’s why:

#VoteYESonProp50

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
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YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

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There already was an “I Hate America” rally. It was on January 6th, 2021. The President spoke at it.

“So this is purely a political move… why not get rid of gerrymandering and put the power in the hands of voters?”

Republican Rep. Brian Harrison as no answer for that. Because they need it rigged, as he freely admits here.

Russian Patriarch Kirill was seen wearing a €30,000 Breguet Classique 5177BR during a July 30 meeting with Laos's president. The watch has an 18k gold case, 38mm diameter, 55-hour power reserve, and sapphire caseback.

Probably, it was “God-given.” What else could it be?

He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation. Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention by ICE now feels like “a second kidnapping,” says his sister.

“I felt like someone just sucked my blood, my air. Like, how do you live?"

@anntelnaes.bsky.social

DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website WASHINGTON—In the latest of a series of escalations in President Donald Trump’s highly publicized war on “woke,” the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly removed all mentions of justice from its website Friday. The purge follows a directive from the DOJ last week to roll back pro-justice programs and delete thousands of webpages that contained banned […]

DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website
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If you haven't noticed, the superrich have risen above government. They now view themselves as above it all, transnational entities that often pull the strings globally. They routinely "nation shop" for the best deal for themselves and their billions. /1

There's officially been more accountability for corporate extramarital affairs at Coldplay concerts than there's been for the sitting president covering up a massive sex trafficking operation that targeted children.

The Republican idea of a healthcare system It really is about life and death

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Fox is not journalism. It's anti-journalism. The more you watch, the stupider you get.

When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court.

Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.

What ProPublica’s Reporters Are Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters are watching during his second presidency.

UPDATED TODAY: If you're looking to get in touch with us about a specific issue related to the Trump administration, we've got a list of the federal agencies/topics our reporters are covering + their secure contact information 👇

When Congress funded the DOD, there was no line item for big-boy birthday presidential military parades. Where did the money for Trump’s vainglorious spectacle come from? Cutting Army pay and benefits? Reducing training? Or just Departmental slush funds from bloated annual budgets?

The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects.

We the People.

the sufferings of mr elon

Why are so many law enforcement officers wearing masks now? Embarassed?

As an indication of the upside-down we are now living in, a Ukrainian friend who lives in Kyiv under the daily threat of aerial bombardment reached out to me today:

“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃

@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "It's reverse Robinhood. It's welfare for the wealthy. And it's a travesty that this [private school voucher] scam has passed into law here in Texas. But we should do everything we can to stop this from happening at the federal level."

Trump Admin: Mexican Girl Receiving Lifesaving Care Can’t Stay The Trump administration revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl receiving lifesaving medical care in California to stay in the country.

The Trump administration has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country, attorneys for the family said on Wednesday.

“Don’t be afraid” could be considered a central theme from @hcrichardson.bsky.social letters. Speak up, stand up for what is right, talk about choices both individually and collectively for education, governance and healthcare. There’s great power in our voice.

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Remembering an Act of Conscience and Courage Seventy-five years later, Margaret Chase Smith’s example is more important than ever.

"What would she think of Ted Cruz (a modern-day McCarthy figure if ever there were one), Mike Lee, Tommy Tuberville, and Lindsey Graham? Would she make another Declaration of Conscience to compare Trump and his sycophants to McCarthy?"

Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.

Army estimates that Trump's military parade could cost $16 million in damage to Washington streets The repair costs are part of the estimated $45 million price tag for the upcoming parade.

Trump’s parade. 45 million total cost with an estimated 16 million in damages to D.C. streets.

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The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.

Turns out that many clients and employees don't want to work with firms that cower in the face of authoritarianism.
Gift link.
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Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.

Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.

W/ @texastribune.org‬ @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga

ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years Lewelyn Dixon had been arrested at the Seattle airport after a trip to her native Philippines in late February. She was released from ICE custody after three months.

One more for the "WTF" quota...

This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.

"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
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Trump cut staffing at the VA, and now Dallas vets are waiting months for care.

Surgeries are being delayed. Vets are being left without mental health care.

I’ve called for an investigation—because if you claim to support veterans, act like it.