TavitD

TavitD

@tavitvt.bsky.social

Todo en fuego. Cyclist. Legal-junkie but not a lawyer. In retrospect, environmental justice activist and nonbinary since 1972. They used less kind terms back then. Landed in VT. AntiFascist since I was 7.

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Collins Watch
@collinswatch.bsky.social

"Collins has snowed a lot of people; if you read the typical fare from the political media, you’ll mostly see her characterized as a pro-choice Republican who, somehow or another, keeps casting pivotal votes that further the ends of the anti-abortion movement." #MEpolitics

newrepublic.comMake Susan Collins Pay for Her Big Abortion LieThe Maine senator has spent the week prevaricating about her vote for Brett Kavanaugh. It’s time for her reckoning.
TavitD
@tavitvt.bsky.social

An indicator of GOP brain rot: “We don’t want to be surveilled by our government,” said Gene Belmares, a Republican former city councilman from Laredo urging members of his party to imagine the towers under the control of Democrats. NYT free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.comTrump’s ‘Smart Wall’ of A.I. Cameras Is Watching the Border, and More Than a Million People (Gift Article)The administration is planning a massive expansion of the surveillance program. Here’s how much it can see.
TavitD
@tavitvt.bsky.social

These articles are written as if the law still matters. When Trump's person loses this case goes to SCOTUS where he already has 4 votes on pretty much anything. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comTrump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan Loses (Gift Article)The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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Armenian News Network - Groong
@groong.bsky.social

Armenia offers Artsakh refugees $5,000 to $14,000 for housing. The hosts say it won't buy a bathroom in Syunik, and taking it can mean surrendering the passport and the right of return. #Artsakh #RightOfReturn #HumanRights ▶️…

TavitD
@tavitvt.bsky.social

Dismantling the public information sources is the quiet part of the regime's strategy. Trump thrives on ignorance in every way possible.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web.

motherjones.comThe EPA is quietly killing its web archiveTens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.

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Gabe Blanc
@gabeblanc.bsky.social

Replying to @gabeblanc.bsky.social

I’ve donated and would encourage supporters of safe cycling infrastructure with the means to do the same. Not a campaign promise, but a promise nonetheless: If Doug brings heavy machinery to University Avenue, I’ll be in front of it. 2/2 gofund.me/df2e2379e

gofund.meDonate to Bike Lane Protest Fund, organized by Dave ShellnuttWe are raising funds to help in the ongoing bike lane removal protests in Toronto. We will raise… Dave Shellnutt needs your support for Bike Lane Protest Fund
TavitD
@tavitvt.bsky.social

Reposting this years later. Outside of my kids, being part of the MJE family for years is the most impactful thing I've ever done. I know it's an old piece but please read if you have the time.

JusticeWithJean@jeantrounstine.com

This is a wonderful organization that helps women whose kids get lost in the #criminallegalsystem. "For Mothers for Justice and Equality, being trauma informed is key" www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/07/m... via @BostonGlobe

bostonglobe.comFor Mothers for Justice and Equality, being trauma informed is key - The Boston GlobeEliminating violence is not just about organizing and protesting, Monalisa Smith said. It’s also about supporting those who have experienced loss firsthand.

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Brad Lander
@bradlander.bsky.social

This afternoon, we toured the infrastructure of occupation in the West Bank: Settler outposts that uproot groves full of olive trees & steal Palestinian land. Gates arbitrarily closed by Israeli forces, forcing Palestinian villages to transfer construction supplies and bulk goods by hand.

TavitD
@tavitvt.bsky.social

The Trump regime and SCOTUS are all in on maintaining White Supremacy. Who knows what'll happen when they lose in a few weeks. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Blanket Ban on Student IDs at Polls in New Hampshire (Gift Article)The justices had been asked to weigh in on a New Hampshire directive that prevented election officials from considering student IDs to prove a voter’s identity.

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Representative Becca Balint
@balint.house.gov

This is a violation of international law and absolutely unacceptable. I’m grateful Brad has been released but he never should have been detained in the first place. Others remain in custody - all for the crime of accompanying farmers during the olive harvest - and they must be released immediately.

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social

I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee). But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.

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Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social

there’s no middle ground position on this. either musk is forcibly rooted out of government infrastructure or every war proceeds at the whims and dictates of a generational buffoon

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com

Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt

on.wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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MassShootingTracker
@massshootingtrk.bsky.social

UPDATE: America's gun psychopathy continues: *444* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest: A man fatally shot his parents, son, and girlfriend at home, then turned the gun on himself (Mundelein, Ill.): abc7chicago.com/post/5-found...

abc7chicago.comMan killed parents, son, and girlfriend before turning gun on himself at Mundelein home: officialsNorth suburban officials say a man killed his parents, his son, and his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself on Sunday.

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Representative Becca Balint
@balint.house.gov

Donald Trump is gaslighting people about the state of our economy. Just ask yourself: do you have more money in your pocket today than you did on the day he took office in 2025?

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John Clarke
@johncke.bsky.social

The hundreds of Toronto Police that have been deployed to ensure #bikelane removal goes ahead in the face of strong opposition provides a clear indication of who gets served and protected in this society.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Decades ago they joked that there was no more dangerous place to stand in Washington DC than right between Chuck Schumer and a TV camera. But for some reason this schmuck can’t work up a press release for a Democratic member of Congress being persecuted by the president.

Truthout@truthout.org

Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.

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Representative Becca Balint
@balint.house.gov

By the time this video is posted, I’ll be actively making an unannounced visit to the ICE facility in Burlington, MA - the largest in New England. I’ll be checking back in soon.

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Gabby Giffords
@gabbygiffords.bsky.social

Three little kids and a teacher were shot and killed at their school today in Bend, Oregon. Two more were injured. Our hearts are broken and we’re angry. It’s disgraceful that extremists keep blocking critical, lifesaving laws while kids die in their classrooms. America can do better. It must.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Do you need a nice little cry? Here you go.

Noelle@finallynoelle.bsky.social

So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness…

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MassShootingTracker
@massshootingtrk.bsky.social

BREAKING America's gun psychopathy continues: *436* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer 4 killed, including 3 children, in shooting at Oregon elementary school, source says. Shooter is also dead. abc17news.com/news/crime/2...

abc17news.com4 killed, including 3 children, in shooting at Oregon elementary school, source says. Shooter is also deadBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to preliminary information from a law enforcement sou...

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Dan Hollingsworth
@dhollingsworth.bsky.social

A bit weird: When socialising with other children. Increase weird: Teenage years. Some of that may have been the gay thing plus the weird nerd thing combined. One of the more frustrating things about being human is the years wasted worrying about being weird or different. Embrace it!

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social

QUESTION OF THE DAY: This sounds like a joke question, but it isn’t. If it doesn’t apply to you, fine. But it’s a serious question with different levels of meaning. And I am genuinely curious. When did you first realize you were weird?

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanmn.bsky.social

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Andy Craig
@andycraig.bsky.social

There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.