Deborah

Deborah

@dlowry.bsky.social

Retired midwife, women's health proponent. Peace, justice, cooking, gardening.

1K followers1.7K following229 posts

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🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

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Gonna guess it's the feckless cowards vs complicit propagandists dilemma

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

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this is very sound advice in many ways & I’m not a political journalist either but I do have some knowledge of bad politics so I will add: yes; also, sometimes it’s worth sharing bad statements by powerful people to help draw a line & create a culture of rejection & permission structure for dissent

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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F’ing badass! Go Georgia!!

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

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ICE said Antonio Moreida jumped onto the hood of their vehicle. Now a local police investigation concludes that an ICE agent struck him with his SUV. The routine lying by ICE is the result of the example set by leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

sacbee.comPolice dispute ICE’s account of Woodland collision: ‘Inconsistent’ with videoWoodland police said video evidence contradicted ICE’s claims that man jumped onto an agent’s SUV.

Lately my timeline is filled with memes from folks I don’t follow. I’m muting them because even if I agree with the message I hate the delivery. I’m here for more depth.

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all of this has always been about getting back at the uppity women who wouldn’t fuck them

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

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Many of you are asking how you can help me in these final days before the election. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

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"[SCOTUS] has blinded itself to the very deleterious effects of their rulings ... and has created a democracy that doesn't work[.]"

Truthout@truthout.org

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned a group of law students that the current iteration of the court — which has a 6-3 majority of far right conservatives — is upending American democracy. She stated gerrymandering is “effectively depriving masses of citizens of their rights to voting equality.”

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The same US president who treats our friend Canada as an enemy is trying to give Alaska to Russia, a country whose absolutely overt foreign policy is to destroy us. This superpower suicide has to be stopped. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

ft.comUS executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian controlFormer CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval

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NEW: A federal appeals court agreed today to hear the Trump administration's request to block California election officials from counting thousands of ballots. A ruling in Trump's favor “risks sowing confusion and disorder in the midst of an ongoing election," state officials argued.

democracydocket.comAppeals court to hear DOJ's dangerous bid to block California from counting votesA federal appeals court agreed Saturday to the Trump administration’s request that it consider its unprecedented bid to block California from counting tens of thousands of ballots.

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Detainees at ICE's Folkston detention center in Georgia say a Mexican national has taken his own life. Detainees heard the man screaming in pain while being held in solitary confinement. Then, the screams stopped. He is the 60th person to die in ICE custody under Trump. More to come...

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I'm shocked, shocked.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

Overall, we are seeing some very odd deal talks that are supposedly a part of ending the war in Ukraine. But in fact evidence shows these deals are structured (in the most recent case secretly until now) to financially benefit Russia or business partners of the Trump and Witkoff families.

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"[T]he war is having a tremendously negative impact on the region's environment, with emissions from military activities contributing to the climate crisis, bombings worsening the effects of drought ... and pollution threatening air quality for much of Western Asia[.]"

Truthout@truthout.org

Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee were recently briefed about the war’s costs, but the administration has not made those figures public. Democrats are saying the White House should be forthright with the American people about updated numbers.

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'The largest heat storm on record… lasted for 367 days over 2023-2024 & reached almost 85% of the globe – sent temps in parts of the Philippines up to 38 C (100.5 F)… As the same heat storm encased southern Louisiana for months, it exacerbated a historic drought.' www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/giant-h...

cnbcafrica.comGiant ‘heat storms’ are scorching the Earth. This is the story of the biggest one on record | CNBC AfricaOct 20 (Reuters) – In less than a lifetime, about six and a half decades, heat waves have evolved from sporadic, isolated episodes to massive, cascading weather events that can blanket vast swaths of ...

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What the actual fuck

Olivia of Troye@oliviaoftroye.com

Glad to see CNN reporting on this. @jimacosta.bsky.social and I raised concerns about DHS potentially using a military-grade “heat ray.” After 20+ years in national security, I find this deeply troubling. A weapon designed to inflict intense pain. Against civilians? Why does DHS need this?

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Hi fellow voters, Trump is cutting your FEMA funding and urging states to “increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help”. I wonder how soon we will revert to saying “The United States are” instead of “is”.

politico.comFEMA tells states to handle disasters on their ownThe Trump administration plans to cut disaster aid in as few as six months and shift responsibility to states, FEMA's administrator said in remarks obtained by POLITICO.

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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

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What’s extremely important to remember in this is that for a fascist/authoritarian regime to take hold, it requires the population turning on itself. The government does not have the numbers to do it on its own, it needs people willing to sell each other out and others living in constant fear.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "People will make millions of dollars by turning others in"

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"The [GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast] bomb has only been used once before in combat, by Trump. In 2017, the U.S. dropped a MOAB ... [T]he U.S. had previously never considered using the bomb in Iraq because of civilian damage concerns. It caused a mushroom cloud visible from 20 miles away."

Truthout@truthout.org

The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up plans to attack Iran with the “Mother of All Bombs,” the largest conventional weapon ever developed by weight, after being ordered by Trump to develop strike plans for “a lot of energy infrastructure.”

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Shooting at a car to stop a shoplifter is not justified. Even if no one was harmed, let alone shooting to death a 1 year-old baby.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

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Canada is leaving Starlink and will ban it in Canada “ASAP.” Not “reviewing,” not “studying options,” not “monitoring the situation.” Canada understands the danger of Elon’s partnership with Trump and Putin “deeply,” according to one

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This is asking for a lawsuit. Wow.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Leaked audio: Michigan Republican Mike Rogers asking for officers at polling stations to intimidate voters "We called the RNC early and said hey... Let's put police officers, retired or off-duty police officers as our poll watchers in Detroit because go ahead, try to intimidate them. Please."

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Trump's new strategy to hand a nation of 35,000,000 to Putin in exchange for Trump family enrichment - aiding the massacre of women and children in Ukraine. This the new America - a piece of shit and a complicit @gop congress.

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The “Tommy” shown in this viral video from Abdul El-Sayed is a former staffer for Sen. Josh Hawley and the son of a GOP strategist. For nearly five minutes, El-Sayed questioned the man about his understanding of the Constitution and the religious freedom it affords all Americans. Simply brilliant.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.

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Jones: I've been told I'm too young to understand politics. Too young to understand why some neighborhoods get parks while others get police tape… But they never said I was too young to inherit the debt…. too young to inherit the consequences of decisions I never got to make

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If Meta suspended the account at the request of or under pressure from the admin, that would be “jawboning” — and a 1A violation. This was exactly what the MAGA states argued wrt the Hunter Biden story and COVID minsinfo. The purpose of the investigation would be to find out if that happened

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

People demanding Zuck be hauled before Congress to explain why No Kings insta was suspended... how would you feel if MAGA GOP hauled MSNow execs to explain why they covered Trump the way they do? Both are editorial choices protected by the First Amendment. If this annoys you...

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BlueSky seems to be the only platform not actively doing stuff like this. Threads throttles news, etc.

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com

Meta took down the No Kings instagram; TikTok banned the Musk documentary account for supposedly violating its political posting policies. A reminder that platforms are owned by the wealthiest of people, control the means of media distribution, & put their thumbs on the democracy scale as they wish

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I am hair-on-fire alarmed. Particularly as a Jew. We’ve been in that place…

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

I’m alarmed that more people aren’t alarmed by Trump targeting Somali Americans and labeling them “garbage” and “crooks” who “contribute nothing.” Most of them are U.S. citizens, yet Trump says, “I don’t want them in our country.” If you know history, you know the horror this can lead to.

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😡😡😡 “Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian ​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by ‌restrictions during [Brazil’s] election” & that Meta “recommended the profile ​of challenger…Flavio Bolsonaro” & “his ​WhatsApp channel…” 1/