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Catherine Mary
Catherine Mary
@catestake.bsky.social
Ancienne professeure au collégial 📚Traductrice FR-EN I post in English et en français. My interests include, but are not limited to, la langue française 🇫🇷 American politics 🇺🇸 and animalia 🐾 Québec
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Bounties, threat letters, lawsuits -- That’s what panic looks like Trump & his cronies are scared of voters & they should be--34M early votes are in & a record midterm is in sight Civil rights groups, democracy groups & election officials have voters’ backs, & Trump won’t get away w/ it @ms.now👇
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Article I, Section 4 is about as clear as the Constitution gets: states run their elections Nowhere in that clause is there a role for Trump’s DOJ to play in California @democracydefendersfund.org & partners will keep defending a free & fair vote @ms.now👇 -TN
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Trump’s DOJ has no business in California’s election & the 9th Circuit told them so yesterday Ballots are going out. A junk list from Washington doesn’t change who runs the vote @democracydefendersfund.org & partners make that case in court today & @ms.now got the preview -TN
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Judge Reyes says this started as a case about golf -- now it’s about whether a president follows court orders @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are staying in this fight well past Nov 15 I’ll get into it w/ @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @ms.now at noon👇 -TN
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No more surprise chainsaws at East Potomac Park The court says not one more tree comes down & the administration owes 10 business days’ notice before any other move it can’t undo Our @democracydefendersfund.org statement w/ @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates👇 -TN
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Je vous recommande cet article de La Presse : Une commission de l’ONU accuse Israël d’« extermination » lp.ca/2d4PMa?shari...
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A federal judge on Monday night indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from removing even a single tree from a public golf course in D.C. that President Donald Trump intends to immediately transform into a championship-style course. READ MORE: www.ms.now/news/judge-b...
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BREAKING: We're asking the Office of Special Counsel & State Dept IG to investigate reports that diplomats' promotions hinge on how they vote & who they donate to If true, that's a political loyalty test & the law bars it @democracydefendersfund.org complaint 👇
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BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case by Judge Reyes! The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates
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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN
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BREAKING: the 9th Circuit REJECTED the DOJ’s desperate attempt to prevent 20,000 votes from being counted in CA Tomorrow, @democracydefendersfund.org @campaignlegal.org NAACP & @lulacorg.bsky.social address the merits head-on in District Court This is a major win for voters in CA & everywhere! -TN
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Fantastic news in our defense against Donald Trump's attacks on our Constitution and elections. Make no mistake: Trump won't stop trying to illegally seize power or deface our democracy. California will keep fighting back.
A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's unprecedented attempt to force California to set aside votes from 20,000 people it claims are noncitizens. https://cnn.it/4i8Q3P7
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On this day in 1942, a 7 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother and brother (5) where they were murdered after selection. Her father was placed in a work camp but escaped, went into hiding and survived. Her name was Rita Krammer Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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On this day in 1942, a 7 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother where they were murdered after selection. Her father perished in 1944, date and place unknown. Her name was Jansje van Velzen Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Early voting just crossed 30 million That’s 30 million Americans casting ballots before Election Day, while Trump’s DOJ unsuccesfully runs around trying to throw ballots out The courts are one line of defense -- the ballot box is the strongest one, & your vote is how we hold it -TN
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Good news: Maurene Comey is back at SDNY after a judge ruled her firing unlawful Who trusts a case if the prosecutor’s job hangs on pleasing the president? Rules keep the answer simple, & today they protected more than one person -TN
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@marcelias.bsky.social : “Mr. Blanche... we have beaten you and your team in court like a drum. So I hope you don't do what you are threatening or insinuating you might do. But if you do, I will see you in those courtrooms. I will win. And then I will dance on your head for those victories.”
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BREAKING: 174 bipartisan former judges are calling on the 8th Circuit to toss DOJ’s misconduct complaint against the Minnesota judges DOJ wants them investigated & some barred from DHS cases, all for saying ICE violated 210 court orders @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to stand w/ them👇 -TN
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Trump's assistant, Natalie Harp & the KC CEO swapped 11 texts the day the board voted to close it Lots of chatter about a building he wants "ripped down." Now he claims privilege?? @democracydefendersaction.org & @washlitgroup.bsky.social are in court for @repbeatty.bsky.social to get them👇 -TN
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GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell is threatening to block Trump’s legislative agenda unless he stops bending the knee to Putin www.wsj.com/opinion/codd...
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Je vous recommande cet article de La Presse : Lula réélu pour un quatrième mandat lp.ca/uSEcFQ?shari...
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It's time for a change. Vote for leaders like @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @jocelynbenson.bsky.social who will work every day to make this country better.
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On this day in 1943, a 6 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother where they were murdered on arrival. Her father perished in Tsjechowitz (an Auschwitz sub-camp) in 1944. Her name was Barbara Aal Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Il accuse toutefois Washington de nuire à la diplomatie.
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Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...
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Donald Trump insisted his job approval is somehow actually 60% as polling has shown he’s one of the least popular presidents going into the midterms. “I don’t believe I could be beaten by anybody,” he said www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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I've worked w/ state AGs for years & have never seen them this prepared to fight election sabotage Trump is up against an unprecedented legal wall—and all of you More from the front lines, in this week's publisher's note 👇 -TN
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Ohio! I’m heading to Cleveland for a rally to support @amyactonoh.bsky.social and @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social. Make sure you have a plan to vote: IWillVote.com/OH