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Champion for the oppressed and defenseless 🌊 🏳️‍🌈 ⚖️ 🇺🇦 🐾
Pro-human/animal rights, pro-democracy
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Again this year, people volunteer their time on July 4 to stay with dogs at a shelter and keep them calm during fireworks. (I wish there were enough volunteers to bring comfort to them every day.) Here's to all the animals and those who watch over them.

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I now have a word for what it’s like to be me for the first ~1-2 hours of most every day:

Matutolypea [muh-TYOO-toh-LAHY-pee-uh] (n.) - The state of being in a bad mood or annoyed when first waking in the morning. - Waking up on the wrong side of the bed. “I apologize for my display of matutolypea, but that hotel mattress is so lumpy that I ended up sleeping in the bathtub.”

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It looks like Meta is taking down every repost from Democracy Docket today.

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TWO FULL DAYS. That’s how long Trump’s plane was parked next to a Russian Embassy plane, all by themselves. WHY ISN’T THE MEDIA ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS?

Watched Total Trust today, a documentary about surveillance technology, abuse of power, and censorship. It's excellent and shows the affect of totalitarianism on the human spirit. Timely content given state of the world right now. Rating: 100% www.rottentomatoes.com/m/total_trust

Total Trust | Rotten Tomatoeswww.rottentomatoes.com TOTAL TRUST is an eye-opening and deeply disturbing documentary about surveillance technology, abuse of power and censorship. Through the haunting stories of people in China who have been monitored, i...

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Yes, he forced a 12 yr old to perform sex acts for him with another underage child. MSM should be talking about this. But they’re ignoring it. Let’s not make them ignore it. I posted the document link on my feed. You can check it out. It’s 6 pages.

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She was fucking right about everything.

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Exactly

Absolutely Nothing!!

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Good question. And where was the Secret Service while these planes were having their tete-a-tetes? And where was Trump? The media should be ALL OVER this story, but instead we get crickets. Too busy hounding Biden over his age.

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Good question..

If protection agencies are eliminated (SCOTUS overturning Chevron paved the way), this will be the future for many areas.

The DC Water and Sewer Authority has just issued a Boil Water Advisory for all customers in DC www.dcwater.com/about-dc-wat...

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Happy No-More-Kings Day tomorrow! And remember: Patriotism is helping the country you love do less wrong. Nationalism is pretending that it's *never* wrong. 🇺🇸 "Nationalism is Patriotism for Assholes." – Jon Lovett

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I mean, that didn't stop them from trying. I think a large number of lower court judges (and Jack Smith) should state they cannot follow a decision that side-steps the Constitutionally mandated process for changing core elements of the Constitution. It would be contrary to their oaths of office.

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i think akhil amar reed captures something very important, which is that the roberts court rewrote article ii, which explicitly states that a president can be held criminally liable after impeachment (and which has long been understood to mean that he can be held liable after leaving office)

Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Courtwww.theatlantic.com Jurists who preach fidelity to the Constitution are making decisions that flatly contradict our founding document’s text and ideals.

WFH is here to stay and will increase despite fierce corporate pushback. Commercial real estate (CRE) impact needs to be addressed separately head-on. Those who refuse to pivot and mandate return to office (RTO) will suffer long term. thehill.com/opinion/tech...

A growing body of data is debunking myths about remote workthehill.com A meta-analysis of 108 studies has found that remote work has positive effects on employee outcomes and job satisfaction.

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Marc E Elias: NEW: In 2021, my team sued New York over its ban on handing out food and water to people waiting in line to vote. Inexplicably, the state fought us for three year. In May, we won. The deadline to appeal has now passed. Congratulations to our clients.

🚨 Voting Rights Victory in New Yorkwww.democracydocket.com Read about the latest voting rights victory in Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP v. Kosinski.

It's a 5-alarm fire, President Biden 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 In the case of this emergency, BREAK THE GLASS! Take advantage of presidential immunity now.

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Dems have 4 mos. to take advantage of presidential immunity. DO IT NOW!!! Too much is at stake. We need to break the glass in this case of emergency.

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This whole “When they go low, we go high” thing isn’t really working out very well.

"The decision makes talking to VP a magic shield, as POTUS is presumed to have immunity for any discussion relating to official responsibilities. So, Trump trying to pressure Pence into refusing to certify election becomes official conduct because certifying the election falls within VP's duties."

Sure, nothing fascist to see here. Idaho: Where a 13-year-old is forced to carry out pregnancy but can’t go to the library solo.

How ob-gyns are handling more requests for sterilization after ‘Roe’ was overturnedwww.npr.org Tubal ligations doubled in the 16 months following the Dobbs decision. Vasectomies also increased, but men still get sterilized much less often than women.

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apropos of uhhhhhhh everything, reposting this again

As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).

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This isn’t “hypocrisy,” he was lying about what he believes so they would confirm him

The hypocrisy, it burns.

Justice John Roberts Saying The President Is 'Bound By The Law' During Confirmation Hearing Resurfaces After Immunity Rulingbit.ly John Roberts previously said presidents are "bound by the law" during his confirmation hearing.

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If Justice Kennedy had an ounce of integrity, he could blow this whole thing up.

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So, today's decision has even LESS support than Dobbs: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...

Character matters!

Between King Trump and King Biden, I'm riding w/King Biden!

Biden speaking re: SCOTUS immunity decision @ 7:45 pm ET tonight. Take off the gloves since you now have immunity! I hope, for sake of addressing domestic terrorism & ongoing coup, he jails Trump and Congressional insurrectionists and/or vacates some SCOTUS seats. Only have 4 mo. to stop Trump!

Katy Tur is giddy today. If you want to know who the bad people are, look for those who are jubilant today. (Note: I didn't choose to watch her. She was on TV in the medical office.)