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@karenwootton

small town lawyer, Mom; quixotic about democracy and other things; fan of civil discourse;

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According to the RNC's new legal theory aimed at throwing out mail-in ballots, In 2000, Gore won! πŸ‘€
www.democracydocket.com/cases/missis...

11.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1411 πŸ” 520 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 21

And getting lots of lobster.

11.03.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Witkoff and Kushner Get an F in Diplomacy Inexperienced and overextended, Trump’s envoys have failed on three fronts.

Any serious examination of the "diplomacy" of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner comes to one very obvious conclusion: they're in it for private profit, which they exploit the name and reputation of the US to achieve. They have no interest in brokering peace. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/w...

11.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 501 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 14

4/ Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories.

But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production?

They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 9231 πŸ” 1650 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 105
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They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE

They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/t... Thomson Reuters, best known for its media outlet and legal research tools, provides an investigative tool to immigration enforcers. Its Minnesota employees want that to stop.

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Cartoon by
Robert Ariail

11.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) installed rooftop solar panels on his home, despite once criticizing green energy as β€œgoofy, subsidized green energy crap.” His response: β€œIt’s my personal home, so it’s not really any of your business”

His hypocrisy is everyone's businesses..

10.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 1807 πŸ” 516 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 16
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

10.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1783 πŸ” 1095 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 101

⬇️ For your consideration: Watch to learn about the $220M taxpayer-funded ad campaign that's tied to a mysterious Delaware LLC and a horse named Gill.

More details: propub.li/4uoc28E

11.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 1530 πŸ” 684 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 41
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Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Defense Department allegedly blew through $22 million on lobsters and ribeye steak in a Sept. 2025, end-of-year spree.

We shut down USAID but:

www.mediaite.com/politics/pet...

11.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 3700 πŸ” 1496 πŸ’¬ 306 πŸ“Œ 92

Dumbest news of the week so far, and that’s saying something

11.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 4781 πŸ” 1119 πŸ’¬ 564 πŸ“Œ 76
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This administration has more clueless fools than any Monty Python movie.

10.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 2776 πŸ” 686 πŸ’¬ 292 πŸ“Œ 77

We should.

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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

10.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 24858 πŸ” 8605 πŸ’¬ 980 πŸ“Œ 514
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Marco Rubio’s Florida Bestie Is an Accused β€˜Foreign Agent’ Set to Go on Trialβ€” With Rubio On the Witness List David Rivera and Rubio bought a house in Tallahassee when they were coming up together in Florida politics. But he’s been a headache for the secretary of state ever since, and now he could be one for ...

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

10.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no!

10.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 342 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 5
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10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1872 πŸ” 801 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 38

Does still being shockable by the petty tyranny of this narcissistic psychopath mean I'm insane, or sane?!?

10.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 3160 πŸ” 1549 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 127
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Leavitt confirms that the current "ballpark" total of US soldiers injured fighting Iran is 150

10.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 2670 πŸ” 1020 πŸ’¬ 452 πŸ“Œ 192
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β€œ.. off limits to the public.”

10.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 1174 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 30

Congratulations. I had one bad enough that I empathize.

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Who put this MFer in charge of the world?

10.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 13330 πŸ” 3085 πŸ’¬ 2361 πŸ“Œ 505

I wonder what Congress will do if he starts spreading his own shit on himself in public and telling them it's chocolate?

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NBC’s Richard Engel: β€œThe White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

09.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 16608 πŸ” 6923 πŸ’¬ 973 πŸ“Œ 505

Another admission that he's just making shit up.

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This moron is surrounded by sycophants who keep showing him false data and stroking his ego.

It's the Emperor Wears No Clothes, but written by the most violent, psychotic, ignorant people on Earth.

08.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 989 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 12

Fox News is not news

08.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1041 πŸ” 360 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 21
Tree branches on the left and the sun on the center right, late afternoon, sky in shades of light orange.

Tree branches on the left and the sun on the center right, late afternoon, sky in shades of light orange.

"I have seen the truth; I have seen and I know that people can be beautiful and happy without losing the power of living on earth. I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

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Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X

I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together.
This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

β€œSurveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

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