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@rurallife

Policy wonk. Staunch dyke feminist. Trans ally. Birds, gardening, whiskey, books. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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08.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
β€œAn organization like FAFO could allow prosecutors to trade research on novel legal theories designed to head off immunity arguments, share recommendations for expert witnesses, and even help strategize on how to sue the federal government to access evidence or get a case back into state court. It could facilitate collaboration between prosecutors in neighboring counties both subjected to CBP and ICE deployments, or between a local DA and their state AG. β€œA lot of what we’re looking at has not been tried yet in the court system,” Conover said. β€œRather than each one of us facing something, God forbid, like Minneapolis and finding ourselves having to invent the wheel, we can do it together.””

β€œAn organization like FAFO could allow prosecutors to trade research on novel legal theories designed to head off immunity arguments, share recommendations for expert witnesses, and even help strategize on how to sue the federal government to access evidence or get a case back into state court. It could facilitate collaboration between prosecutors in neighboring counties both subjected to CBP and ICE deployments, or between a local DA and their state AG. β€œA lot of what we’re looking at has not been tried yet in the court system,” Conover said. β€œRather than each one of us facing something, God forbid, like Minneapolis and finding ourselves having to invent the wheel, we can do it together.””

Struck by this quote from Tuscon’s local prosecutor on why she joined a nationwide group discussing how to prosecute federal agents

boltsmag.org/how-state-an...

08.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 1301 πŸ” 375 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 22
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Gwen Lane
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International Women's Day March 3/8
πŸ“Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota

08.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
water color sign saying believe women

water color sign saying believe women

08.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Minnesota loon puppet at international women's rally Minneapolis, Minnesota March 2026

Minnesota loon puppet at international women's rally Minneapolis, Minnesota March 2026

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protest sign that says too many issues for just one sign

protest sign that says too many issues for just one sign

08.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
woman wearing pink with green hair with a sign that says if you don't fight for all women you fight for no women

woman wearing pink with green hair with a sign that says if you don't fight for all women you fight for no women

08.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labor market impacts of AI: A new measure and early evidence Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

uh oh

www.anthropic.com/research/lab...

06.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida college Republicans group chat reveals racist texts: β€˜Avoid the coloreds like the plague’ In leaked chats, students at Florida International University referenced Nazis and made antisemitic and racist remarks

Today's GOP under the Epstein administration

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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I know! Let’s send large slow-moving targets into the arena!

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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

In Europe, they’re making arrests over the Epstein scandal. In America, the regime’s making redactions and hiding evidence.

27.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 9428 πŸ” 2986 πŸ’¬ 436 πŸ“Œ 153
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The dumbing down of America.

27.02.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 4264 πŸ” 1091 πŸ’¬ 184 πŸ“Œ 61
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Here’s a thought for James Comer.

There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton.

It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein.

You know, just to see what she knows.

26.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 28541 πŸ” 8251 πŸ’¬ 899 πŸ“Œ 425
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A Laser, a Shutdown of Airspace and Signs of Government Agencies at Odds

Noem's DHS launched another drone ($$$) which was promptly shut down by Hegseth's DOD resulting in the closure of airspace once again. Only the best work in the Epstein administration

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

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First Amendment Troop We hope you will come join us in the fight to preserve our endangered democracy.

firstamendmenttroop.com

26.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For all those who didn't watch tonight, allow me to summarize:

The liar lied again.

25.02.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 10502 πŸ” 2123 πŸ’¬ 404 πŸ“Œ 101
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PSA: When Trump brags about β€œcutting regulations” he means letting his Fossil Fuel oligarch donors poison babies and children to increase profits.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

25.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1072 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 9
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What America sees

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first time I've appreciated AI

25.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The REAL State of the Union Speech tonight...πŸ€ͺπŸ€ͺπŸ€ͺ

25.02.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 308 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 12
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ABSOLUTELY AGREE πŸ’―%.......

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#TheAmericanHolocaust

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Rescuer who jumped into icy Chicago lake to save baby: β€˜All I did was a human act’ Lio Cundiff, who is trans, told the Guardian he hopes the act shows everyone how β€˜human we are – because all I did was a human act’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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yup

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β€œI heard the officer say β€˜that ain’t shit’.”

NASHVILLE β€” ICE shatter a car window in front of a newborn, refuse to look at man’s license & work visa… drag him out of his car, hit him, mock him for being Guatemalan (he’s from Mexico), laugh when he begs to say goodbye.

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