Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

@rantingbanshee.bsky.social

Artist, poet, friend to dogs, enemy of despots.

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WTAF?

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

BREAKING: Nearly 3000 voters in one Georgia county haven't received their absentee ballots yet, putting them at risk of missing the Election Day deadline to vote by mail. They're asking a judge to order the county to overnight their ballots to avoid being disenfranchised.

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🗳️ Trump’s DOJ claimed — without evidence — that more than 400 noncitizens voted in Washington, ordering the state to set aside their ballots. But the state’s top election official noted there have been only 15 documented cases of illegal voting there since 1982: https://demdock.com/4stP13B

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Quick check-in: Do you know where you’re voting? What time works for you? Who’s coming with you? Making a plan makes it way more likely you’ll actually get there. Drop your plan in the replies! 👇

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🚨 Troy Jackson FIRES BACK after Susan Collins runs an ad questioning his qualifications as a fifth-generation logger. “It's not the first time I've had someone that thought they were better than me talk down to me.” “Actually it IS about a cord of wood. People can't afford to heat their homes.”

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Trump just threatened to withhold federal disaster relief from North Carolina if the state votes Democratic in the midterms. Let me remind you again: no president in history has politicized and weaponized natural disasters the way Trump has.

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Trump admitted he blocked energy funding to punish blue states he lost in 2024, including $586 million for Illinois. Courts ruled it illegal. He's still blocking the money. Bipartisan permitting reform won't work if Trump ignores the law. He must reinstate the grants first.

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CDC Deputy Director Dr. Jennifer Shuford is leaving after 6 months in the position. One person said it’s a family issue. Another said it’s because she disagrees with RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine actions. My guess is that something terrible prompted this and we’ll find out what after the election.

independent.co.ukSenior CDC official to quit amid turmoil over Trump's vaccine policies: reportJennifer Shuford, the deputy director of the US Centers for Disease ​Control and Prevention, will leave the Trump ‌administration after next week's midterm elections

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Our newest arrivals. They are called Bonnie and Clyde. 2 nice ladies got them out of this neglect situation. Sadly a 3rd dog died there recently. Hopefully we can turn their lives around 🤞❤️

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🏛️ TODAY AT 4 P.M. ET: A judge will hear Trump's extraordinary request to stop California from counting 20k mail ballots — one day after the 9th Circuit rejected the DOJ's attempt to bypass him. Stay tuned as a ruling is expected shortly after the hearing. Background: https://demdock.com/4srTlR6

democracydocket.comTrump DOJ’s bid to stop California ballot counting returns to federal judge after 9th Circuit dismissalWhether Carter will actually reach DOJ’s request Tuesday could depend on another court’s action.

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It's not just California: The Trump admin just asked Washington state to set aside ballots received from more than 400 people it claims are suspected to be registered to vote without U.S. citizenship.

pbs.orgTrump administration asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizensThe effort is the latest by the administration to identify noncitizen voters, even though noncitizen voting is exceptionally rare.

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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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BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case by Judge Reyes! The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates

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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury — a move Comey's lawyers say makes the case legally invalid. https://to.pbs.org/47J21Jj

to.pbs.orgTrump administration charges former FBI Director James Comey for the third timeThe Trump administration is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for what it calls disclosing classified information, employing the unusual maneuver of bypassing a grand jury.

Sure.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm also going to be issuing a $1 million bonus or reward or whatever you want to call it for anybody that reports voter fraud, leading to the arrest and conviction of somebody. We're giving that person $1 million."

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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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El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

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Republican Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott "dangerous" for kids, actually pleaded guilty to endangering kids herself after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.

washingtonpost.comWoman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kidsShellie Flockhart, who called Iowa 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.

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@marcelias.bsky.social : “Mr. Blanche... we have beaten you and your team in court like a drum. So I hope you don't do what you are threatening or insinuating you might do. But if you do, I will see you in those courtrooms. I will win. And then I will dance on your head for those victories.”

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Trump: "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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WIN: Last week, the 7th Circuit denied a right-wing request for a full rehearing of its request for access to Wisconsin’s complete voter registration list, which includes private data. The move comes after a three-judge panel for the circuit and a lower court already ruled against the group.

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👇👇👇. Cynicism is the authoritarian‘s best tool. Don’t fall for it. People who don’t want you to have hope for a sane, decent government plant despair on purpose.

OlympiaDonna@olympiadonna.bsky.social

"He Wants You Exhausted" Governor Newsom to Ben Meiselas: Newsom argues that Donald Trump’s constant onslaught of chaotic news, aggressive social media behavior, and norm-breaking statements is not accidental. Instead, it is a deliberate political tactic designed to create outrage fatigue.

Heads up!

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

📬 REMINDER TO MAIL VOTERS 📬 We are 8 days away from the midterms — a critical election that could determine House control and key positions in your community. To those voting by mail, TOMORROW is the last day USPS recommends mailing your ballot. Be sure to do so to ensure your vote counts.

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🚨BREAKING: Democratic candidate Mary Peltola and her party asked a federal court in Alaska to throw out DOJ's unprecedented lawsuit that seeks to preemptively block certification of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comDemocrats ask judge to toss DOJ’s 'wholly baseless' bid to block Alaska election if GOP loses"This case never should have been filed,” the Democrats argued.