Lilly

Lilly

@mrslah.bsky.social

Mother, widow, cat lady. Will always stand for our country, our Constitution and the Rule of Law against Trump efforts for dictatorship. Lifelong Dem.

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🚨 NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump DOJ ILLEGALLY fired prosecutor Maurene Comey, ordering retroactive reinstatement and backpay. The judge ripped the DOJ’s defense as bordering on “frivolous” and rejected its sweeping claims of executive power.

meidasnews.comTrump DOJ Ordered to Pay Up After Illegal Firing of Maurene ComeyJudge orders backpay for Maurene Comey, rejecting the Trump administration’s sweeping claims of executive power.

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GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's been open to deporting Melania Trump and Elon Musk if it turns out they lied on their paperwork

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The resistance around the world keeps growing. Brazil and Serbia are thousands of miles apart, but people in both countries are standing up to authoritarianism. They’ve shown us what can happen when people refuse to give up.

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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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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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“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

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Shellie Flockhart, who called lowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017. You can’t make this shit up.

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OBAMA on IRAN WAR: Meanwhile, you've got the defense secretary who's squarely focused on the jawlines and testosterone levels of our troops. How much time do you think this Defense Secretary spends looking at himself in the mirror in the morning?

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NEW: A woman featured in a Republican attack ad accusing a Democrat of being “dangerous” for children actually PLEADED GUILTY TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT after driving drunk with her own kids in the car, per the Washington Post.

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Nothing is a more convincing admission that you know your entire administration is corrupt than giving criminal pardons to EVERYONE.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

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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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC, Elias Law Group is fighting the Department of Justice’s sham lawsuit to preemptively block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if anyone other than the Republican incumbent wins. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comDemocrats fight DOJ bid to block Alaska election if GOP losesMary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Party want to fight the Trump administration’s attempt to interfere in Alaska's Senate results, calling it “extraordinary assault” on democracy and “insultin...

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Ossoff says his campaign is for everybody who craves sanity and decency in their politics

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This man was dead weight, hanging high above the ground after touching a high-voltage line. His coworker climbed up, held him in place, gave him mouth-to-mouth. Randall Champion survived—and lived another 35 years. Rocco Morabito’s photo, “The Kiss of Life,” won the Pulitzer Prize. True heroism.

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BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski over accusations that he personally profited from his role as a top adviser to the Department of Homeland Security, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.

nytimes.comJustice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into LewandoskiThe details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.

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BREAKING: major development in our case on ICE at the polls The judge granted our request for expedited discovery & we’ll now seek answers about threats & their impact on voters DDF, NAACP, Mfenaccion, OCANational, NatUrbanLeague, MN8, SEIU, AFT, UFCW IUPAT & others! - TN

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Hundreds of lawyers are spending election week in war rooms & courthouses, ready to file at a moment's notice More than a dozen national firms are in it w/ @democracydefendersaction.org & our complaints are already written Bring it on More @financialtimes.com👇 -TN

ft.comArmies of lawyers prepare to stop interference in US midtermsHundreds of attorneys to work with election integrity groups owing to fears of meddling in next month’s vote

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch obtained NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. bases from Trump's Iran war. Troops and military families describe being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.”

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

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Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

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AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

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AOC: "They call people communists, they call them this or that. But really what it is is they're afraid of a waitress in the House and a logger in the Senate"

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Remember when Pete Hegseth's mom wrote him a letter telling him he was a misogynistic POS?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

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Vance seems to admit Starlink throttling is result of Trump policy👇 Q: Musk said any decision on Starshield would come from the govt. Should there be an investigation? JD: Elon runs a private company & it's understandable he doesnt want to get in the middle of a war without the govt directing him

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🚨🚨🚨 Q: Is there any scenario in which DOJ would try to block states from certifying the election? AG TODD BLANCHE: Yes, of course. It is not DOJ's intention to improperly interfere with elections or the state certification process, but ...

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Tommy Tuberville pledged in 2020 to donate his Senate salary to Alabama veterans & families. An investigation found no evidence he did. The pledge is worth roughly $1 million. Asked about it, he had staff remove him, then called the media socialists and communists. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...

huffpost.com‘Get Him Out!’ Trump Ally Freaks Out Over Question About Broken Promise To VeteransSen. Tommy Tuberville reportedly ousted a reporter who asked him about a pledge he made to veterans and their families back in 2020.

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Q: Do you support the deal with Russia to buy diesel? ROGER MARSHALL: If this brings Russia to the bargaining table and ends the war, then I'm all for it ADAM HAMILTON: What you said just now is you're gonna sell out our friends in Ukraine. That's not okay. It's indecent

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BREAKING NEWS: Convicted Felon Donald Trump has now been ordered to sit for his sworn videotaped deposition by December 11, 2026, or risk having his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC dismissed.

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Trump wants to talk about waste, fraud, and abuse? Let’s follow HIS money. 🚩 $3.2 BIL: Gov business to companies tied to his sons’ investments 🚩 $2.3 BIL: Estimated Trump family crypto profits 🚩 $620 MIL: Pentagon loan to a company backed by Don Jr’s investment firm #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime 🧵

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you know Natalie was absolutely beaming when she hit "Post" on this one (Trump is still on stage so he certainly didn't)

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Exactly 10 years ago today: Hillary Clinton said Vladimir Putin would rather have "a puppet as president of the United States.” She absolutely nailed it. 🔨

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Voters have the power & Trump admin is AFRAID of you That's why they brought their B.S. lawsuit about noncitizen voter registration last week--& that's why they arrested a tiny handful of folks in CA today Don't be deterred by these pre-election stunts. VOTE EARLY! We at DDF r fighting back👇

democracydefendersfund.orgPro-Voter Coalition Moves to Intervene in DOJ Lawsuit to Protect California Voters Ahead of MidtermsWithin 24 hours of DOJ's lawsuit, Democracy Defenders Fund & partners moved to protect 20,000+ LA County voters and the groups fighting for them.

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Trump sycophant Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

newrepublic.comBari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic CandidatesCBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

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Kern County’s Mojave Micro Mill will be California’s first new steel mill in more than 50 years. Through a kickstart of $30M in tax credit through California Competes state funding, this new mill will commit over $540M in capital investments and ~450 new jobs over its first 5 years of operation.

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DOJ's woeful attempt to disqualify Judge Reyes in the golf course case is rightly DENIED We will see the Trump administration in court bright and early Monday morning on our preliminary injunction motion!