Cheri

Cheri

@cheri5902.bsky.social

Joyful warrior that’s not so joyful about losing democracy. AZ🌵Educator. Trust women. NO DM’s please. What you have to say, you can say to the crowd.Anti fascist.Anti racist.

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The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells. (Published August)

propublica.orgThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million FiascoProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.

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Insane. Actually insane. Let’s make his money this year a waste, shall we?

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

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I believe in government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Mike Rogers believes in government of the billionaires, by the corporations, and for the special interests.

Morning Thought: Today is my birthday. I have one wish….I will be satisfied if it happens anytime before midnight tonight.

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Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

Morning Thought: You know what the world actually would appreciate? An alert on our phones, like an Amber Alert, when the great day happens. Just sayin’….

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When more than $20 million of defense contractor Navatek’s priorities made its way into the defense budget, CEO Martin Kao seemed to thank Susan Collins for making it happen. And it appeared he was keen to return the favor. Listen to this excerpt ⤵️

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NEW: A week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips.

propublica.orgAfter Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight TheftA week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

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Attn Seattle voters: Two mail bins containing undelivered ballots were found in a dumpster at Golden Gardens Park, according to King County Elections. All ballots have been reissued to the affected voters, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is investigating.

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Across multiple states, the GOP has sought to weaken institutions limiting its power. In North Carolina, legislators stripped authority from Dem. governors. In Wisconsin, Republicans threatened to impeach a Supreme Court justice to protect gerrymandered maps.

propublica.orgFrustrated by Losses in the Courts, Missouri Republicans Want to Change How Top Judges Are SelectedFor 86 years, Missouri has held on to a nonpartisan system of selecting its top judges. But after the state Supreme Court overruled the GOP’s redistricting push, some Republican lawmakers are calling ...