lex Maria

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Scientist.
Took a long hiatus from sm after the last place was ruined. Nice to be back

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I know we know about JD Vance, but he's also working to make divorces harder to obtain, and says that people in "violent" marriages should stay married and not get divorced. So.

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This is a really good time if you're not already connected to local groups and organizations organizing around particular issues to find ones in your communities that could use your talents and skills.

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Helen Kennedy

In a stunning development, the Republican presidential ticket will be … 2 white guys.

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But you knew that. www.axios.com/2024/07/15/t...

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Vance was Heritage's pick so don't forget about Project 2025, which proceeds apace

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extra funny bc the dc circuit already upheld the constitutionality of mueller's appointment in 2019! www.lawfaremedia.org/article/conw...

The latest Aileen Cannon power grab does two things that Trumpland will love: Declare that Jack Smith's appointment was unlawful while suggesting over and over again that Robert Mueller's appointment was unlawful, too. "Private citizen" Mueller, she suggests, was doing lots of unlawful things.

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It’s all 100% masks off at this point, lads.

Judge Cannon went and did it. She has dismissed the stolen documents case against Trump on Clarence Thomas’s (nonsense) appointments clause rationale.

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As I just told a neighbor, none of what is happing right now changes the fact that Project 2025 will ruin your life.

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open.substack.com/pub/carlbeij...

Isn't this what 2nd Amendment guys want?open.substack.com Does political violence "have no place in America," or is it our sacred right?

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This is a great idea.

If you need help pitching an oped you can email me lollardfish at gmail and I will help. I will do it for free because I think more experts, writing and accessible ways for the public is a fundamental good.

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This is NYT’s portrait of a Trump rally, where the explicit agenda was putting millions of people in concentration camps before deporting them.

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The thing that these pundits, reporters and centrists will NOT do is to monitor the GOP convention for any references to violence. It will not be scrutinized that way. The DEM convention will be picked over like a fine tooth comb for any references to fascism.

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You’d think there might be some renewed coverage of Republican politicians openly calling for political killings in the wake of all this. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump-Endorsed Candidate for Governor: ‘Some Folks Need Killing’www.rollingstone.com North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson declared "some people need killing" during a Sunday sermon.

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I don't think people get how horrific the actual bad stuff Republicans are doing is RIGHT NOW. Nightmarish, hunted existence for anyone who can get pregnant in the South right now. Going to collect the local news headlines to convince even myself it's real.

This is now: Rape victims are being denied emergency contraception in medical centers and hospital emergency rooms. jessica.substack.com/p/idaho-wome...

Idaho Women Flown Out Weekly for Emergency Abortionsjessica.substack.com 7.12.24

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Kinda my thought persistently over the last couple of weeks.

I would maybe like people to stop declaring Trump the winner of the election ahead of the fact because of this or that. Not sure that accomplishes anything. He's still a deranged fucking creepy weirdo, it's possible people don't want him back. Just please and thank you etc.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil

Explainer: There's exactly one standard in America. If Dems call out Trump for his fascism, it's incitement. If Republicans demand violence, it's free speech.

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This is going to get insanely bad, that’s all I’ll say for now

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Hot take: I'm truly not interested in hand wringing over how much people will miss enjoying the books of men who have turned out to be abusers. I'm far more concerned about the missing art that women haven't been able to create/publish because they crossed paths with such men.

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Oh hey, an article about Trump's Project 2025 from last august~ "The president Day One will be a wrecking ball for the administrative state,” said Russ Vought, a former Trump administration official involved in the effort apnews.com/article/elec...

Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s visionapnews.com With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump.

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Having fun with The Cool Down, debunking common climate misconceptions in my videos! Here's the latest on hurricanes and why these comments (from other platforms) are so off.

Climate scientist responds to commenter questioning changes to hurricanes: 'Putting us all at risk'www.thecooldown.com Renowned climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe expertly shuts down a dismissive social media commenter with hard facts about hurricanes and climate change.

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Damnit.

Well, I hope they’re pleased with themselves because it got me

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Media asking if Harris has the vision to run the country and if Vance should shave. Both sides getting scrutiny.

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Jorge Caballero

Project 2025, page 455-456: a national abortion database that includes detailed medical information, including the person's state of residence to assist with criminal prosecution

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If you've come here from X we're not having the same issue on this platform as we have there. The link to this article is still being miscategorized as spam despite our reports to X. The link to the investigation below should work on Bluesky as it appears to be an X only issue.

Latest: An analysis of open source evidence, as well as multiple missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/07...

Russian Missile Identified in Kyiv Children’s Hospital Attack - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com An analysis of open source evidence, as well as missile experts, have pointed to a Russian launched Kh-101 cruise missile being the weapon that struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

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Brooke Binkowski

Well, that's handy; they're basically telling everyone to call them NatCs.

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Does the Democratic Party have a plan if a 2000 situation happens in 2024?

Yeah the thing is that Trump and the Republicans don't need a resounding victory. They need it to be narrow enough to claim victory, file lawsuits, and activate their foot soldiers That's why it's worrying that Biden doesn't have a huge lead right now. He needs to crush the chances for the above

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Really not good they are all ready turning up this rhetoric at his campaigns. Really really not good.

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Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter

The biggest thing people should know about the GOP platform on abortion is that Republicans are lying about their plans to help Trump win the election. Trump himself has implicitly admitted this. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Adam Liptak should be fired for this. It's not some sort of minor technical error or a debatable issue. He's simply lying.

In which the New York Times' top Supreme Court reporter says the court "enhanced the availability of abortion" this term www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/p...