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@puffinlee

Passionate about Maryland, science, democracy, disability rights, hiking, cute animals, and kindness. Oligarchs out, democracy in!

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I know there’s a lot going on, but we can’t ignore this.

09.03.2026 19:20 👍 819 🔁 337 💬 36 📌 8
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The NYT found that doctors hired by Epstein, for himself, the girls & women he associated with, bent or broke ethical rules. Epstein rewarded some of these medical professionals with substantial fees, gifts, & donations.
Complicity = guilt. Consequences 4 all!

09.03.2026 19:25 👍 329 🔁 215 💬 25 📌 15
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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

Trump on terrorist attacks in America: “Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die."

06.03.2026 01:03 👍 2748 🔁 1020 💬 555 📌 446
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In a new TIME interview, Trump casually acknowledged Americans could face retaliatory attacks at home due to his escalating war with Iran. “I guess,” he said when asked about the risk, adding: “When you go to war, some people will die.” time.com/7382697/trum...

06.03.2026 01:17 👍 1908 🔁 778 💬 311 📌 102
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www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

06.03.2026 01:34 👍 6165 🔁 2434 💬 283 📌 115
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Jeffries: "Article 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the sole authority to declare war. Framers made that decision b/c they were concerned about kings plunging their people into unnecessary wars to pillage resources of others for the benefit of a tyrant and his family. Sound familiar?"

04.03.2026 21:06 👍 7395 🔁 2196 💬 263 📌 91
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Rep. Walkinshaw (VA): "I am opposed to Trump's illegal, unconstitutional and reckless war in Iran. Americans need affordable health care, groceries and lower gas prices not a war that costs $220 Million a day and puts our troop in danger." #sheshed

04.03.2026 22:11 👍 367 🔁 177 💬 8 📌 3
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McGovern: How the hell is this America first? You guys broke your top campaign promise. Good luck with that. I hope the defense contractor money was worth it. Shame on you all. The mask is off. You're all just a bunch of pathetic Neocon Warmongers.

04.03.2026 22:20 👍 21101 🔁 6540 💬 545 📌 348
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We're at war with Iran. Congress never approved it. Now some members say it's "too late" to even debate it and Raskin is calling that out HARD.

A War Powers Resolution is on the floor NOW. The Constitution is clear. Congress declares war. Not the president.

Watch. Share. Tag your rep. 👇

04.03.2026 22:38 👍 422 🔁 239 💬 21 📌 15
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AOC: If people like Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences. These are people who call themselves law enforcement officers. The message they’re sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles and street executions. That cannot be acceptable.

05.03.2026 00:04 👍 6527 🔁 1795 💬 102 📌 54

Kristi Noem testified under oath yesterday that detainees receive medical attention within 12 hours. Yet another shameless lie.

05.03.2026 00:25 👍 3584 🔁 1461 💬 189 📌 59

thehill.com/homenews/sen...

05.03.2026 02:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily BLOCKED a Dallas judge’s order to keep the polls open til 9, ordering the county to separate out votes from people who were not in line at 7pm. 

Not a final ruling, but will create chaos in getting results from Dallas County

The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily BLOCKED a Dallas judge’s order to keep the polls open til 9, ordering the county to separate out votes from people who were not in line at 7pm. Not a final ruling, but will create chaos in getting results from Dallas County

Chaos at Dallas polling places tonight.

I'm supporting Talarico, but if these polling hours aren't extended after the issues earlier today - and at the hands of Ken Paxton no less - that is incredibly unfair to Jasmine Crockett.

04.03.2026 02:52 👍 204 🔁 76 💬 9 📌 5
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Voter confusion plagues Texas primary in key county Republicans’ decision to shake up polling locations led to mass confusion in the Texas primary election.

Hundreds of voters showed up at the wrong polling place after the Dallas County GOP forced both parties to abandon countywide vote centers in the March primary.

www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

04.03.2026 03:05 👍 589 🔁 373 💬 51 📌 53
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‘We’re seeing chaos.’ Hundreds turned away at Dallas County polls amid switch to precincts The switch surprised and frustrated voters who stopped to vote on their way to work or between errands only to be redirected elsewhere – an outcome predicted...

There are reports of voter confusion in Dallas County, TX, where voters are being turned away for going to the wrong polling place. www.dallasnews.com/news/electio...

03.03.2026 20:16 👍 790 🔁 503 💬 63 📌 71
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Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.

What just happened in Dallas County is one of the most blatant voter suppression operations I've ever seen—and it happened in a *primary*.

In March. Imagine November.

I broke it down here:

open.substack.com/pub/objectio...

04.03.2026 04:29 👍 2708 🔁 1493 💬 102 📌 135
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A 1,500-bed detention facility is coming to rural Maryland. We’re calling on ICE to account for what that means — and asking you to do the same. An Open Letter to DHS's Sustainability Team from Project Salt Box

open.substack.com/pub/projects...

04.03.2026 01:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
(between images of a map showing the nearly 2,000 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

(between images of a map showing the nearly 2,000 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

There are nearly 2,000 events on the No Kings Day map in all 50 states (and 10 countries). March 28 will be the largest protest in American history. Find your local event or plan a protest in your area: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

27.02.2026 01:07 👍 1855 🔁 920 💬 44 📌 58

“It’s the transformation of DHS from an entity that protected the homeland from external threats to one increasingly policing American society,” … the endgame will be “filling those warehouses with people and using those guns and that technology to control American cities.”

01.03.2026 18:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade."

So why do it?

"A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..."

Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too.

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

01.03.2026 14:54 👍 4213 🔁 1768 💬 352 📌 103
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

01.03.2026 14:59 👍 6176 🔁 2268 💬 332 📌 112

Correct. Trump has no plan. And even if he had one, it would make no sense.

28.02.2026 21:26 👍 2198 🔁 506 💬 96 📌 6
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

28.02.2026 21:44 👍 12628 🔁 3826 💬 426 📌 192

Amazing turnout in DC! ✊ No war with Iran! Congress must step up, vote, and assert its authority.

28.02.2026 21:48 👍 3181 🔁 468 💬 57 📌 2
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Translation: Scott Jennings thinks you’re a moron

28.02.2026 22:00 👍 2849 🔁 635 💬 250 📌 44

Update: The total number of little girls killed at an elementary school in Minab, Iran, by the US and Israel has risen to 51.

The entire community is devastated, families destroyed.

28.02.2026 16:01 👍 815 🔁 460 💬 84 📌 64

One way of thinking about how might humans may be replaced by AI agents in the workplace:

“As you go about your day, occasionally stop and think to yourself, “would it be easy to cheaply verify that I am doing this task correctly?”…the answer is often “yes”.

28.02.2026 03:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My team and I have been anticipating this for months. It is unconstitutional and illegal.

The media should note: Last time he issued an EO about voting, we sued and won. If Trump issues such an order we will sue again and we will win again.

26.02.2026 18:57 👍 2531 🔁 879 💬 112 📌 30
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We’re not being governed, we’re being looted.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

26.02.2026 22:46 👍 8849 🔁 3530 💬 430 📌 186

@projectsaltbox.bsky.social

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