(((JaneInNJ)))

(((JaneInNJ)))

@janeinnj.bsky.social

Nonprofit world veteran, very happily retired. Lifelong Democrat. Live and let live.

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Not a single Democrat anywhere should be afraid of doing this to absolutely every Republican who takes money from Elon Musk in 2028.

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social

Jon Ossoff’s closing argument went in for the kill.

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A social media video purporting to show a former student accusing Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual misconduct is the latest example of how Russian groups are generating false information to influence U.S. elections, researchers say. politifact.com/factchecks/2...

politifact.comRussian group targets Talarico with fake AI-generated videoA Russian disinformation group targeted Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico with an AI-generated video making a baseless claim.

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Heads up. A Senate bill being sold as “permitting reform” could seriously weaken protections for our public lands, clean water, historic places, and sacred Tribal sites. S. 5653, the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, would narrow environmental reviews and

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Revelations about WH's involvement in Epstein memo in files pried loose by @democracydefendersfund.org lawsuit Trump was briefed his name was in the files--Weeks later his deputy chief of staff was editing the DOJ-FBI memo that declared the matter closed Patel sent the draft: "Here you go"👇 -TN

rawstory.comSecret email puts White House fingerprints on Epstein memo: 'Someone needs to own this'Following a briefing in June 2025 to inform President Donald Trump that his name was in the Epstein files, the Department of Justice and the FBI quietly issued a joint memo that shook the administrati...

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Jared went to them

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social

What does Jared Kushner actually do with all that Saudi oil-dictator cash? After Trump hyped a massive gas plant and Amazon data center in tiny Homer City, Pa., Kushner and his Arab money bought into the project It's a climate disaster My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/hype...

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This fake Christian grifter funnels off over $700,000 from just *one* of his many "charities." And he pays no taxes--because he's a "Christian" who doesn't delve into politics. TAX THE CHURCHES.

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This is not the meaning of service and, as a career public servant, it's incredibly sad to see.   At the State Department, my job wasn't about politics or serving one political party or President – it was about serving the American people. This move is about serving Trump.

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🚨 BREAKING: Democrats have filed a new lawsuit against Trump, asking a federal court to block his administration from: 🔺Threatening election officials with criminal prosecution 🔺 Pressuring states to remove voters from the rolls The suit comes just a week after Trump’s DOJ sued California.

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🚨 BREAKING: New Mexico’s AG has sued Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime attorney and accountant, accusing them of helping finance and conceal his sex trafficking operation. The lawsuit seeks to block the two men from receiving up to $75 million in bequests from Epstein’s estate.

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It’s a clear conflict of interest for the Trump Administration to have their own lawyers represent immigrant children against their own deportation machine. We have two demands for Secretary Kennedy: (1) Drop this absurd plan (2) Restore independent legal counsel Now.

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The American flag and military branch flags fell to the ground right before Hegseth addressed cadets. You could spend all day writing a metaphor for his leadership and still not come up with anything quite so brutally on the nose. The stage directions wrote themselves #sheshed#momsky #momthevote

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after uproar over its silence it is forced to come out with a (albeit mealy mouthed) statement: "Regardless of intent, its use can reinforce harmful tropes about Jews and normalize language that has long been used to target the Jewish community."... REALLY??? That's it?

Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social

Why has the ADL said nothing about Trump's invocation of the grossly antisemitic "Shylock" trope? Have they entirely given up any pretense of caring about rightwing Jew hatred?

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ICE goons in Long Beach intentionally hit U.S. citizen Ricardo Gonzalez with an unmarked vehicle as he rode his bike, tased him twice and then broke his arm while they pinned him face down in the gutter. Lawless fascist thugs.

lbwatchdog.comICE assaulted a Long Beach resident, causing serious injuries, family saysRicardo Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen born in California, was reportedly hit by an unmarked federal vehicle, tased twice and then handcuffed while face down in the gutter screaming that his arm was broken.

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Since Trump cares about only his own power and wealth and nothing else, the question isn't whether he will try to overturn a November election loss, but how 2 former gov't officials say the secret of a Trump coup may be locked in a White House safe My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

inquirer.comAre the secrets to a Trump post-election coup locked in a White House safe? | Will BunchWhat two ex-high-ranking U.S. government officials fear about a presidential emergency should terrify all Americans.

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🚨 Trump’s golf course hearing took a stunning turn as a top Interior Department official claimed he learned about Trump’s construction plans from Truth Social. The judge also ordered him to preserve his personal phone after a surprising revelation about who was sending him golf course designs.

meidasnews.comTrump’s Golf Course Hearing Erupts as His Own Official Gets GrilledTrump’s Interior Department chief of staff said he learned about the president’s construction plans from social media as a judge ordered evidence preserved.

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I can't imagine the utter gall of this man, bragging on FB that he and his friends assaulted a woman at the orange-pedo's rally. She should press charges and hire an attorney.

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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

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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Worth noting this, in light of Meta's temporary ban on the 'No Kings' Instagram account

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

The president of Brazil has won a court case against Meta, after accusing them of restricting his posts and algorithmically favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

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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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I think Congress should ask Zuck what happened. And also what happened in Brazil. If Stephen Miller asked him to throttle it, THEN it becomes a big deal.

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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Journalists need to ask prominent people on the record whether they think Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. There’s an abundance of evidence that Trump indeed is, but hardly any major public figures seem willing to say it. I believe people are afraid to say what they know to be true.

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As we try to restore access to the No Kings instagram today, this is what I am thinking about.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

😡😡😡 “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/

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The President of the US is now threatening to jail local election officials if they do not break federal law in the middle of an election in which hundreds of thousands of votes have already been returned. An unprecedented attack on our democracy — one we will call out every. single. time.