Jo

Jo

@handyauntjo.bsky.social

I drink whisky and I know things. Frequently handy. Aunt to surprisingly many. STEM. Linguist. Adventurer. Former athlete cut short by Endometriosis. #AltFam

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Barbosa de Cunha immediately goes to the front of the line as the most important case #SCOTUS will decide this term. Trump's entire immigration arrest and detention policy regime *depends* upon its novel reading of the statutes, one that's been rejected by an overwhelming majority of lower courts.

Kelsey Reichmann@kelseyreichmann.bsky.social

NEWS: Supreme Court takes up 3 new appeals, including mandatory ICE detention in Rhoney v. Barbosa @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Superzoomed close-up of the a.m. ocean - the spots that look like lights/candles are the rising sun reflecting off the crests. #nature #Maui #nokings #abstract #photography #marinelife

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John Sununu has long been a leading figure in the scheme to privatize Social Security. Newly reported footage reveals him saying: "I was willing to it before. I'm willing to do it again." #BlueWaveIn40Days

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Replying to @kalimurray.bsky.social

I want Dems to make Trump veto bill after bill. Voters do not seem to understand republicans will never make anything better. Make him veto child tax credits, healthcare improvements, home heating subsidies, etc.

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Replying to @kalimurray.bsky.social

And when people in DC are like it is rude not to invite the President; maybe, if you act like a Constitutional Goon, we treat you like one. You are a temporary tenant, buddy. You preside, you don’t rule.

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πŸ—“οΈ Join NH Medicaid Matters for a local community conversation this fall in Claremont, Keene, or Littleton! These events will provide updates on the upcoming Medicaid changes and how they'll impact your community. πŸ”—Register at nhneedsmedicaid.com/events. #MedicaidMatters #NHPolitics

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Our Cut the Costs tour continued with a stop this morning at the C&J Bus Lines terminal in Portsmouth! I appreciated the face-to-face conversation about the challenges that C&J is facing β€” from tariffs to rising gas prices β€” and the importance of investing in our roads and bridges. #NHPolitics

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Kash Patel defended his new policy before the Senate Judiciary Committee which allows the FBI to hire agents who have engaged in bestiality and it barely gets noticed because there are 50 other things happening from these clowns each day that are worse.

'Harshly'?? His language was so much gentler than many things I've personally said. #BlockICE #CrushICE #FuckICE #MeltICE #ICEout

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

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ALERT: #GreatLakes and #Rockies regions are likely to see another price hike this week, even with price jumps that happened already yesterday and today due to huge jumps in wholesale gasoline and diesel prices. Gasoline could jump 25-75c with diesel rising 55-85c/gal

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we've reached a new milestone- the U.S. average diesel price has hit $6.301/gal while gasoline is up to $4.355/gal. I expect both of these to jump noticably over the next 48 hours. diesel could hit $6.60/gal in a few days, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak seen in 2022.

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You're likely to hear more about DOGE in the coming days. Rightfully, you'll think "Hey weren't they disbanded?" No. And their ethos hasn't faded either.

Lynn Stahl@msbtterswrth.altgov.info

DOGE didn't "self-delete" over the weekend, they were all absorbed into National Design Studio, under Joe Gebbia. They are still around and still very much breaking things and making bad decisions.

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NEW: Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has launched an investigation into Donald Trump Jr.’s relationship with a Russian oligarch who paid for much of the president’s son’s Bahamas wedding earlier this year.

propublica.orgTop Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded WeddingRep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise β€œserious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financia...

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He's saying renovations are needed because the facility is unsafe. But the money for renovations isn't available unless his name goes on the building. Ergo, if his name doesn't go on the building and, as a result, it's not renovated, then it must be demolished for public-safety reasons.

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

Trump says the Kennedy Center won’t be renovated unless he gets his name on it.

@meidastouch.com - if the US taxpayer is financing this transaction, then it is not a 'sale'.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEWS: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads to Israel, with the weapons to be purchased using U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Foreign Military Financing program

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I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)

washingtonpost.comTrump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in yearsThe pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets

My personal embarrassment as a US citizen has hit a new low. Global citizens: I am so sorry. #KashPatel #WeAreNotintoBestiality #WTFUSA #FBIstandards

Terrible Swift Sword Enjoyer@hamantaschendog.bsky.social

When you have to specify β€œwe’re not into bestiality” publicly you know things are going awesome

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Holy shit guys, this is in AMERICA! We have so lost our way.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧡

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Replying to @aslynnromano.com

"cOgnATIve iSSueS" fellas I don't mean to engage in whataboutism but we Autistic people SEEM to be cognitively processing just fine when compared to these yahoos who won't vaccinate their dog for fear it might get way into trains or start reformatting their spreadsheets for them without asking jfc

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Not only is there NO CURE FOR RABIES the rabies exposure preventative treatment is AWFUL even if you don't end up with rabies, being surrounded by creatures who might have rabies is TERRIFYING rabies vaccines for humans suck a lot, too, but sometimes US folks get it for travel VACCINATE THE DOGS

cdc.govRabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis GuidanceNecessary steps to take when a patient has been exposed to rabies.
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Replying to @adamundefined.com

I spent 33 years in the hospitality industry in Ottawa so I've seen plenty of "ugly American" tourists. Most were just rude, ignorant people unaware of their offensiveness, but the Maga cultists are actually proud to be unkind, insensitive assholes, and anxious to show it. Trump did that.

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This American group apparently flew to Halifax yesterday. I’m not sure why you would want to visit a place just to be shitty and disrespectful to the people who live there.

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🧊 Monday ICECAST – 14 Sep 26 ✈️ 8am β€” Houston, San Diego/Miramar πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ 10am – Bakersfield, Boston/Hanscom, Birmingham AL 11am – Indianapolis, Jacksonville πŸ‡²πŸ‡½, Richmond, Tallahassee, Tampa 1pm β€” Ft Benning GA, Punta Gorda FL 2pmβ€” Memphis Outbound: πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­πŸ‡³πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ

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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, DHS posted a contract notice most people will never see. ERO ONE would give ICE the military intelligence apparatus that ran the war on terror, aimed at people in the U.S. I did this job for 20 years. Here's why it could be the next chapter of the deportation engine.

projectsaltbox.comOP-ED: The $100 Million Hole in ICE's Deportation MachineA procurement notice describes the one capability ICE doesn't have yet: a standing near-real-time intelligence enterprise to turn its surveillance into target lists.

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Thank you, New Hampshire. I’m honored and humbled to be your Democratic nominee for governor. Now let’s go take back the governor’s office for the working people of our state. #NHPolitics

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Amherst, #NH Labor Day picnic feat. Nearly everyone: Cong. Ro Khanna, Cong. Maggie Goodlander, Cong.Chris Pappas, Melanie Levesque for Executive Council, Shannon Chandley for State Sen., Sen. Mark Kelly, Paige Beauchemin for Cong, Krishma Manzur for Senate + tons of other candidates #NHPolitics

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With today's filing in the Supreme Court, Elias Law Group is now litigating 90 voting and election cases.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

Elias Law Group is currently litigating 89 voting and election cases in 42 states plus the District of Columbia: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI.

And, the city suspects that it was put into operation despite a local hold order - and without a certificate of occupancy! 🀨

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UPDATE: A very creative person/group made an imposter website for the upcoming RNC midterm convention in Dallas. That imposter website fooled many of us and what was great is when you clicked on it, it redirected to the Trump DOJ's Epstein Files website. Good job! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

nytimes.comFake Version of Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects to Epstein FilesA spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.
Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social

The fact that the website for the upcoming RNC convention in Dallas redirects to the Trump DOJ's Epstein Files website is...AMAZING.

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🧊 Monday ICECAST – 7 Sep 26 ✈️ 7am β€” Houston 9am β€” Salt Lake City, Bakersfield 10am – San Diego πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ 11am – Indianapolis, Jacksonville πŸ‡²πŸ‡½, Richmond, Boston/Hanscom 1pm β€” Dallas/Love 2pmβ€” Memphis 4pmβ€” San Diego(2nd) Outbound: πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­πŸ‡³πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ