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Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
I'm going to alienate some people now. Abortion is a critical part of gynecological care. Full stop. Hormonal birth control is used by many individuals simply to regulate difficult menstrual cycles. Legislators who don't understand the minutiae of reproductive biology should SHUT THE FUCK UP.
An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May)
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...www.propublica.org
Blanche gave Cornyn/Tillis a fake deal, which is not a legally binding modification of the original agreement signed by all parties like they demanded, & kept IRS immunity, so they can surrender while declaring victory. Just more theater from worthless Republicans in the senate.
Reminder: Todd Blanche has… -Weaponized the DOJ to persecute Trump’s political foes -Purged hundreds of career DOJ lawyers -Botched the release of the Epstein files and ignored victims’ wishes He can’t be trusted and has no business being Attorney General. The Senate must reject him.
I delivered all 3 of my kids at hospitals that no longer provide labor and delivery care. Maine has lost 10 birthing units in just the past decade. While I appreciate the challenges hospitals like Lincoln face, closing this unit would be devastating for patients, workers, and Midcoast communities.
Dozens rally in Portland ahead of MaineHealth board vote on closure of birthing unit in DamariscottaMaineHealth says it's considering the closure because of staffing challenges and low birth rates.www.mainepublic.org
To be clear: Senate Republicans are caving on a deal that gives Donald Trump and his family immunity from tax audits potentially worth $100 million.
NBC NewsBREAKING: Todd Blanche reaches a deal with the GOP senators blocking his AG nomination, signing an order to end the “anti-weaponization” fund.
The Trump tariff scheme was just a massive wealth distribution to corporations, right?
BREAKING: The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.
"First, Democratic senators should kill the deal on the CR. Then they need to use the Blanche confirmation to highlight that a GOP Senate will be a rubber stamp for Trump. Blanche may get confirmed. But Democrats can turn that sour lemon into sweet, tart lemonade." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
GOP Sheep to the Midterm SlaughterTodd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.www.thebulwark.com
Why do we bother obeying the law and paying our taxes when the President does neither? He is playing us all for fools!
Manatees are sweet round babies that deserve better 😭
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At the 49th Academy Awards in 1977, Eletha Finch accepted the Best Actor Oscar for her late husband PETER FINCH — for his portrayal of ‘Howard Beale’ in NETWORK (1976)
One of the most fascinating facts about the ocean, is that there are whales alive today who were born before Moby Dick was written. Some of the bowhead whales in the icy waters off of Alaska today are over 200 years old. Original post
A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks
I’m in a bookstore now. This shelf holds books from publishers affected by the russian attack on August 1, when eight million books were destroyed. The bookstore is asking people to buy their books. I wanted to remember this shelf.
easier to say on Bluesky than elsewhere, but Pittsburghers: you don’t need to root for the Steelers as long as this bum is the QB. JUST WALK OUT. you can leave!!! I hit da bricks last year and highly recommend it.
Denny CarterIt’s August 2026 and Aaron Rodgers is having a full blown meltdown about Anthony Fauci.
Two senators on their way out the door. Nothing left to lose. Total leverage. And they traded it for a memo. A piece of paper. Cornyn and Tillis folded like lawn chairs, and everybody knew they would. Again.