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Retired medical librarian, lifelong blue dot in a distressingly red state. Now that the US is apparently Alabama, I suppose I shouldn't feel lonely... #angret

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UPDATE: Trump says Kushner helped convince him to go to war with Iran The disclosure highlights Kushner's massive financial conflicts.

Judd Legum - UPDATE: Trump says Kushner helped convince him to go to war with Iran open.substack.com/pub/populari... @indivisiblebham.bsky.social

12.03.2026 00:26 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Another word you might use for it is "looting".

"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 20:39 👍 13966 🔁 5449 💬 1086 📌 347
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Connect the dots

11.03.2026 17:50 👍 10704 🔁 4009 💬 327 📌 140
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

It was not enough for Elon Musk's minions to gut the Social Security Agency.

An ex-DOGE engineer allegedly took SSA's master databases of personal information to a job in the private sector.

DOGE was never about fighting fraud. It was about exposing Americans to more of it.

11.03.2026 19:00 👍 1551 🔁 630 💬 60 📌 34
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Thank you, Amy! 💙

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Every fucking word. 🎯🎯🎯

09.03.2026 21:58 👍 23 🔁 16 💬 5 📌 1
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11.03.2026 09:43 👍 3605 🔁 1126 💬 384 📌 155
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Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, CNN projects | CNN Politics Republican Clay Fuller will face Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff to replace former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, CNN projects.

🔵 Democrat Shawn Harris has forced a runoff in the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s deep-red Georgia seat (Trump +37).

With ~70% in, Harris leads with 38.3% to Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller’s 34.5%.

Runoff set for April 7. A major warning sign for MAGA.

11.03.2026 07:02 👍 232 🔁 75 💬 15 📌 4

Look at this photo carefully.

Mikaeil Mirdoraghi. Third grade.
Waving goodbye to his mother before school.
She, and he, thought he'd be coming home.

That school is now rubble.
Mikaeil is gone.
Absolutely heartbreaking.

His name should be remembered.
F*ck the demons who killed him.

11.03.2026 06:09 👍 1076 🔁 364 💬 54 📌 17

Almost spit out my drink when I read this one!!!

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“Can we pray for the moms as well? Or just the babies?”

Allie Phillips bravely told a pro-FAILED abortion death penalty bill group her story of fleeing Tennessee for a life-saving abortion

Men tried to intimidate/stop her. She persisted: www.instagram.com/reel/DVuUJfm...

11.03.2026 17:32 👍 2562 🔁 871 💬 218 📌 91
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The Plot Against America A network of billionaires is openly calling for the end of democracy—in their own words, in public, on the record. This site documents their statements, investments, and connections.

It makes carrying out the plot so much easier.
www.ThePlotAgainstAmerica.com

11.03.2026 03:08 👍 42 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
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They’re At It Again With Election Subversion This time, the DOJ went with some lower-hanging fruit

Jay Kuo: "The Fulton raid and the Maricopa subpoena are really about the 2026 midterms and running 'practice seizures' of ballots and other materials." They’re At It Again With Election Subversion open.substack.com/pub/statusku... #elections

11.03.2026 19:45 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Stop SB26 in the State House  
SB26 has passed the Alabama Senate and now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives.
This bill would fundamentally weaken independence of Alabama’s public library boards open the door to greater political interference in local library decisions.
Read Freely Alabama  has made it easy to get connected to your state Representative. Simply fill in the form, review the policy points about why SB26 is a bad idea for Alabama libraries, and press 'make the call'. An automated agent will connect with you and then connect you to the right office at the Capitol. When you do, remember to share that:
•	SB26 weakens local library board independence
•	Trustees should not be subject to political removal without cause
•	Libraries belong to their communities, not to political actors
•	Please vote NO on SB26
 #3 -  Oppose SB248  / Amend bills HB8 and SB305
SB248 - This bill PASSED Senate on 2/19
OPPOSE THE BILL.
These bills let kids out of school, during the school day, to go to bible study. Sounds benign, but in practice, these policies have been downright poison to school culture in the places they have been implemented.            
SB4   (NOW  known as SB 248)  Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for.
School districts are already allowed to do this if they want to.
Sponsors: Shelnutt (R - Jefferson, St. Clair, Blount)
Chaplains Bills
2 identical bills allow for volunteer chaplains to serve schools
The bills do not have any minimum training requirement. The bills do not specify that chaplains may not serve students.There is no parental consent or opt-in required in the bill. This means that  any "chaplain" from up the street with no training, will be legally allowed to serve the “spiritual needs” of your child.HB8 (Gidley)There will be an attempt to amend the bill in committee to set a training standard.Tell them to amend the bill to require chaplains to be trained!SB305 (Smitherman)

Stop SB26 in the State House SB26 has passed the Alabama Senate and now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives. This bill would fundamentally weaken independence of Alabama’s public library boards open the door to greater political interference in local library decisions. Read Freely Alabama has made it easy to get connected to your state Representative. Simply fill in the form, review the policy points about why SB26 is a bad idea for Alabama libraries, and press 'make the call'. An automated agent will connect with you and then connect you to the right office at the Capitol. When you do, remember to share that: • SB26 weakens local library board independence • Trustees should not be subject to political removal without cause • Libraries belong to their communities, not to political actors • Please vote NO on SB26 #3 - Oppose SB248 / Amend bills HB8 and SB305 SB248 - This bill PASSED Senate on 2/19 OPPOSE THE BILL. These bills let kids out of school, during the school day, to go to bible study. Sounds benign, but in practice, these policies have been downright poison to school culture in the places they have been implemented. SB4 (NOW known as SB 248) Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for. School districts are already allowed to do this if they want to. Sponsors: Shelnutt (R - Jefferson, St. Clair, Blount) Chaplains Bills 2 identical bills allow for volunteer chaplains to serve schools The bills do not have any minimum training requirement. The bills do not specify that chaplains may not serve students.There is no parental consent or opt-in required in the bill. This means that any "chaplain" from up the street with no training, will be legally allowed to serve the “spiritual needs” of your child.HB8 (Gidley)There will be an attempt to amend the bill in committee to set a training standard.Tell them to amend the bill to require chaplains to be trained!SB305 (Smitherman)

Post image Post image Haven't we had enough scandals with clergy -- from Catholic priests to the Southern Baptist Convention -- to worry about inviting untrained  "volunteer" men of faith into Alabama public schools where they have a charge to serve "spiritual needs" and access to our children?
Not Alabama lawmakers, who are promoting HB8 and SB305. The two companion bills do not have any minimum training requirement. There is no parental consent or opt-in required in the bill. ANYONE who has ever been certified to work as a professional in public schools can tell you this is a bad idea.
These bills that have passed their chamber of origin and are in the education committee of the other chamber, which means they are close to passing. 
Call your state representative and senator today and urge them to vote NO on this and all other bills that push religion and volunteer untrained adults into positions of authority in Alabama public schools. 
These potentially harmful bills have nothing to do with raising test scores and will cost Alabama tax players hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend when they are challenged legally and ruled unconstitutional.

Haven't we had enough scandals with clergy -- from Catholic priests to the Southern Baptist Convention -- to worry about inviting untrained "volunteer" men of faith into Alabama public schools where they have a charge to serve "spiritual needs" and access to our children? Not Alabama lawmakers, who are promoting HB8 and SB305. The two companion bills do not have any minimum training requirement. There is no parental consent or opt-in required in the bill. ANYONE who has ever been certified to work as a professional in public schools can tell you this is a bad idea. These bills that have passed their chamber of origin and are in the education committee of the other chamber, which means they are close to passing. Call your state representative and senator today and urge them to vote NO on this and all other bills that push religion and volunteer untrained adults into positions of authority in Alabama public schools. These potentially harmful bills have nothing to do with raising test scores and will cost Alabama tax players hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend when they are challenged legally and ruled unconstitutional.

1/3📢March 11 Daily Action☎️
🚫NO WAR WITH IRAN🚫
"Major Combat operations"bombing Iran➕ sinking their ships➕ involving the Middle East 🟰WAR‼️
#NOWARWITHIRAN
✳️ 5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
Support HR7481
☎️Alabama state issues
✳️ www.facebook.com/share/p/1AoT...
🛑OPPOSE SB26/248🛑
Amend chaplain bill
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11.03.2026 13:23 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
 Daily Action Call, Tuesday, March 10th, STOP THIS WAR, TELL DOJ NO INTERFERENCE IN BAR ASSOCIATION INVESTIGATIONS, STOP KOSA
Trump has not given any clear end date for the war or provided a plan for moving forward
Lawmakers anticipate that Trump will soon seek emergency funding—despite the billions already spent on military operations in Iran 
experts fear the ill-defined rationale for bombing Iran will lead to another “forever war.”
The daily cost of Trump’s war in Iran is an estimated $1 billion a day, enough to cover a full year of health care for 110,000 Medicaid enrollees. Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.
I’m calling to demand that Congress put an end to Trump’s unconstitutional and unwanted war with Iran. I urge the Senator/Rep to introduce and vote on another war powers resolution to exert Congress’s constitutional authority over military conflict and refuse to pass any supplemental funding for this unauthorized military action.
This week Pam Bondi announced a new rule that would stop state bar associations from investigating misconduct by lawyers. We can work to stop this rule by writing comments stating our objections. 
Leave your comments here click the “comment” box.
Sample comment to use or edit 
 I am a concerned citizen who cares deeply about preserving the rule of law and upholding the integrity of our justice system. I strongly oppose this new rule because it will diminish accountability for misconduct by government lawyers. I believe that lawyers representing the United States should be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. They must be subject to oversight by independent authorities like state bar associations; the Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself. This proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to interfere with independent state bar investigations. That will greatly harm the integrity of our justice system and allow misconduct to go unpunished. Thanks.

Daily Action Call, Tuesday, March 10th, STOP THIS WAR, TELL DOJ NO INTERFERENCE IN BAR ASSOCIATION INVESTIGATIONS, STOP KOSA Trump has not given any clear end date for the war or provided a plan for moving forward Lawmakers anticipate that Trump will soon seek emergency funding—despite the billions already spent on military operations in Iran experts fear the ill-defined rationale for bombing Iran will lead to another “forever war.” The daily cost of Trump’s war in Iran is an estimated $1 billion a day, enough to cover a full year of health care for 110,000 Medicaid enrollees. Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______. I’m calling to demand that Congress put an end to Trump’s unconstitutional and unwanted war with Iran. I urge the Senator/Rep to introduce and vote on another war powers resolution to exert Congress’s constitutional authority over military conflict and refuse to pass any supplemental funding for this unauthorized military action. This week Pam Bondi announced a new rule that would stop state bar associations from investigating misconduct by lawyers. We can work to stop this rule by writing comments stating our objections. Leave your comments here click the “comment” box. Sample comment to use or edit I am a concerned citizen who cares deeply about preserving the rule of law and upholding the integrity of our justice system. I strongly oppose this new rule because it will diminish accountability for misconduct by government lawyers. I believe that lawyers representing the United States should be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. They must be subject to oversight by independent authorities like state bar associations; the Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself. This proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to interfere with independent state bar investigations. That will greatly harm the integrity of our justice system and allow misconduct to go unpunished. Thanks.

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1/3📢March 10 Daily Action☎️
🚫NO WAR WITH IRAN🚫
"Major Combat operations" 🟰bombing Iran, sinking their ships & involving all the Middle East
#NOWARWITHIRAN
✳️ 5calls.org/issue/stop-i...
❌No DOJ interference
✳️ www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ...
🛑OPPOSE KOSA🛑
✳️ 5calls.org/issue/kids-o...
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10.03.2026 15:45 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.

"Just as it did with Mel Gibson, the administration once again restored gun rights to a group of people who served their time from criminal convictions years ago and tried to slip in a political supporter without anyone noticing." www.npr.org/2026/03/11/g... #EndGunViolence

11.03.2026 15:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

BREAKING: The DOJ has reportedly deleted over 65,000 pages of the Epstein files.

10.03.2026 16:01 👍 3010 🔁 1432 💬 333 📌 79
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New Research Details 'Human and Economic Toll' of US Abortion Bans | Common Dreams A Monday report from the Center for Reproductive Rights features various profiles demonstrating "the human and economic toll" of US abortion bans.

"The Price of Safety: Stories of Abortions Denied, Careers Disrupted, and States Left Behind" details the human and economic toll of abortion bans. The anthology uses stories from patients, doctors, business leaders, and others to show the real-world consequences of abortion bans.

10.03.2026 02:32 👍 3681 🔁 1557 💬 86 📌 60

It was a US strike that killed 165 schoolgirls. Mostly aged 7-12.

While it was likely unintentional, the decision to strike a military target in a densely populated civilian area was not.

Yes, difficult decisions have to be made in war.

I don’t trust this bloodthirsty regime to make good ones.

09.03.2026 16:12 👍 2468 🔁 584 💬 203 📌 27
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Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease By watching Alzheimer’s-related protein clumping unfold second by second, researchers have uncovered new clues about the role of metal ions.

This amazing scientific advance may one day lead to either more effective treatments or dare I say perhaps a cure.
This is why it is vitally important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease share.google/Vm0hfSMfkGIc...

10.03.2026 15:56 👍 8482 🔁 2500 💬 169 📌 128

Spare me, I can't handle any more of the gaslighting...🤦‍♀️

10.03.2026 20:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiar—far higher than the Pentagon’s publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)

10.03.2026 18:36 👍 13211 🔁 5980 💬 768 📌 356

As a writer myself, I'm wary of AI, especially given that it is so unregulated currently...

10.03.2026 19:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Framing the Choice Between Democrats and Republicans In a 10-minute speech last Tuesday, James Talarico showed how it's done

James Talarico: "The real fight in this country is not left versus right, it’s top versus bottom." - Framing the Choice Between Democrats and Republicans open.substack.com/pub/wolvesan... #politics

10.03.2026 19:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gaslighting Over Atrocities The Trump White House’s deflections and false claims around a massacre of children cannot be allowed to stand.

Jay Kuo: "The parents and families of those slain children deserve the truth and full justice. And we as a nation deserve a government that will tell us that truth, however hard it is." - Gaslighting Over Atrocities open.substack.com/pub/statusku... #Iran @indivisiblebham.bsky.social

10.03.2026 19:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan ‘Resistance is futile’, wrote one AI product manager for the Associated Press in internal messages to colleagues

Margaret Sullivan: "The one strong suggestion my colleague and I made – foundational for many organizations using AI, not just newsrooms – is to make sure that there are 'humans in the loop'”. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #AI #writing #journalism

10.03.2026 18:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Does it bother anyone but me that Donald Trump can still have "productive talks" with Putin?

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Bye, Girl I am neither Andy Borowitz nor The Onion.

Joyce Vance: "Go get ‘em, Shield of America." - Bye, Girl open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... #KristiNoem @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

10.03.2026 17:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Gov. Kay Ivey Commutes Death Sentence in 1991 Talladega Murder Case Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. 'Sonny' Burton to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Bu

OMG! Gov. Ivey actually commutes a death sentence! (Looking out my window for pigs flying...) 🎉 abc3340.com/news/local/g... #AbolishDeathPenalty #Alabama

10.03.2026 17:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fight book Bans Act

Please email Congress today and urge them to pass the Fight Book Bans Act. share.nwmd.social/s/sA63CQaQ

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