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@laurelbgood

I want the smartest people running our country, not the richest people! 🌎 Ret Librarian, Mom & Noni. Amateur chicken-keeper, knitter & avid reader. 60 yrs of watching sports, I still like hometown baseball best. Married to retired veteran. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸŒˆ

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They were doing, typo above πŸ™„

12.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a blue shirt is sitting in a chair with a mug in her hand ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is sitting in a chair with a mug in her hand
11.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fetterman has crossed the Rubicon.

11.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm more concerned about her embrace of 'alternative medical theories' like connecting vaccines to autism and promoting dietary supplements.
I'm sure MDs & their professional associations value credentials/certifications and judge competency based on acquiring them.
But it sounds like she's unfit.

11.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We all knew that what they doing, how did Congress just figure this out?!

11.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Court order ordering work to cease at Williamsport ICE detention warehouse.

Court order ordering work to cease at Williamsport ICE detention warehouse.

JUDGE GRANTS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, HALTING PROGRESS ON WILLIAMSPORT, MD. DETENTION WAREHOUSE.

11.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2459 πŸ” 583 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 47

He's still serving up word salad and SOS.

11.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or maybe go back to the bill Lankford worked so hard on? That and defunding ICE unless they reform.

11.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's just lying all the time now.
He's lied so much he doesn't remember what the truth is..

11.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gov. Pritzker presses Congressional leaders to act on refunds for families and businesses harmed by Trump’s tariffs.

Gov. Pritzker presses Congressional leaders to act on refunds for families and businesses harmed by Trump’s tariffs.

Gov. Pritzker presses Congressional leaders to act on refunds for families and businesses harmed by Trump’s tariffs.

Gov. Pritzker presses Congressional leaders to act on refunds for families and businesses harmed by Trump’s tariffs.

Donald Trump owes Illinoisans $8,679,261,600.

That’s $1,700 owed to every household.

I’m demanding Congress end his illegal tariffs, rein in this lawless President, and deliver for working families.

11.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1465 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 10
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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...

"He told a colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal..."

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

11.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 2376 πŸ” 1204 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 58
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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 πŸ‘ 1503 πŸ” 605 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 32
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Sen. Murray: "I'm just sickened by this. To go into this war unprepared, to use outdated data, and to have this horrific thing happen where children were killed in a school sends a horrible message to those that are in a war with us and to our own constituents about what America's values are."

11.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 10725 πŸ” 3105 πŸ’¬ 638 πŸ“Œ 201
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In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation

β€œAnd doubts about vaccines are increasingly spilling into refusal of other mainstays of pediatric medicine… At a hospital in Boise, Idaho, for example, three infants died last year after their parents declined a shot of vitamin K, administered to newborns to prevent bleeding, said Dr. Amanda Lee”

11.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 29

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today.

Active Voting Rights Cases: 167
Active Redistricting Cases: 50
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 91
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 73
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 32

www.democracydocket.com

11.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 2106 πŸ” 530 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 17

All of this!
Republicans have bad ideas but a well designed, long-term plan to consolidate power.
Democrats have great ideas & serve the majority of people but they don't have a propaganda system & waste time explaining why the GOP is bad instead of explaining why Democrats are
the better choice!

11.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I still think about this one often.

11.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 1003 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 21
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As a congressman, Markwayne Mullin made not one but two solo trips to Afghanistan, ignoring State Department warnings so he could play action hero.

He’s a former amateur MMA fighter, not a veteran.

If he’d been captured or injured, American troops would’ve had to risk their lives to bail him out.

11.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 4145 πŸ” 1496 πŸ’¬ 334 πŸ“Œ 95
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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‘ 24916 πŸ” 8626 πŸ’¬ 982 πŸ“Œ 517
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Blumenthal after getting briefed on Iran: "We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here. There's also the specter of active Russian aid to Iran putting in danger American lives ... China also may be assisting Iran"

10.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 10986 πŸ” 4565 πŸ’¬ 1078 πŸ“Œ 553

Camp East Montana is a massive tent camp sitting on Fort Bliss military base near El Paso, Texas. It opened in August 2025 and almost immediately became the largest ICE detention facility in the entire United States holding over 2,700 people. In tents in the Texas heat.

10.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 1129 πŸ” 461 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 24

😒

10.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump administration is gearing up to kick an estimated six million more people off of food assistance programs β€” including nearly two million children.

The move would save just $1 billion a year, while Trump spends upwards of $1 billion per *day* on his new forever war.

Priorities.

10.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1977 πŸ” 939 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 38
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Will that message get out in time to get voters to vote? We have such low turnout here in the states.

10.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a war now?
Officially?
Without congressional approval?

10.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It galls me yo think we pay her to lie to us every day. She is a professional liar for trump.

10.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obamacare? Republicans gave up on that issue? They dragged it out as long as possible despite support from constituents AND added over 60 amendments to make it run more clunky. They lied about death panels & costs to consumers.
They still work for the insurance/pharmaceutical industry donors!

10.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Sen. Martin Heinrich: β€œRemember when Republicans said we couldn't afford those tax credits for your healthcare?

Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”

09.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 6208 πŸ” 2156 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 73