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Joe Stewart<p>ICE has killed 10 already. No different from the Gestapo under the Nazis. No different. <br>“So far this year, there have been 10 confirmed deaths in ICE detention, per the agency.”<br><a href="https://toot.io/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/alligator-alcatraz-hunger-strike-what-know-2108005" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/alligator-alcatra</span><span class="invisible">z-hunger-strike-what-know-2108005</span></a><br><a href="https://one.darnell.one/@darnell/114961641791981567" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">one.darnell.one/@darnell/11496</span><span class="invisible">1641791981567</span></a></p>
Alt FedNews Subreddit<p>SOURCE: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/fednews/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>**I only post the hottest 10 posts in the subreddit.**</p><p>Seeking anyone who's refused to report to new duty station &amp;gt;50 miles away: What happened? Are you fighting for severance?</p><p>Does anyone have personal experience with refusing to report to a new duty station &gt;50 miles away?I expect a seemingly inevitable order like this any day, and I'm guessing it will be proposed as "you just have to report to this new place Monday," and not as a legitimate reassignment with potential relocation expenses or adverse action/severance. I have ideas about how to respond, though I know I'm at the mercy of people who want the worst for me.I remember seeing someone here say they just didn't go and they were still working, status quo. But that was a while ago.I'd love to hear advice/lessons learned from someone who refused to report. Who do we even file/grieve with to try to get severance?</p><p>------</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1mg22gy/seeking_anyone_whos_refused_to_report_to_new_duty/?utm_source=ifttt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1mg22gy/seeking_anyone_whos_refused_to_report_to_new_duty/?utm_source=ifttt</span></a></p><p>r/fednews is the main subreddit for US Federal government workers.</p><p>This robot is NOT affiliated with r/fednews. It merely rebroadcasts the top 10 hottest posts. Responses here are only seen in the Fediverse. YOU SHOULD GO TO REDDIT TO PARTICIPATE FULLY!</p><p>High volume posting robot - block me if irritating.<br>-----<br><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reddit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/subreddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subreddit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/fednews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fednews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalWorkforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkforce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>imagine cutting funding for the world's most famous mathematician (who also happens to be a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> user) in the name of "american greatness"</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/114956840959338146" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mathstodon.xyz/@tao/1149568409</span><span class="invisible">59338146</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UCLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCLA</span></a></p>
ɹ uɐp :antifascism:<p>happy birthday or whatever :bald_vance: </p><p><a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/BaldVancePics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaldVancePics</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/SkibaldiVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkibaldiVance</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/RageAgainstTheRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RageAgainstTheRegime</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vance</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/b3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>b3d</span></a></p>
Matthew Rimmer<p>Deere must face FTC’s right-to-repair lawsuit, judge rules<br>The tractor giant’s effort to dismiss was denied last week, clearing the way for a trial expected later this year that would challenge the company’s system for repairs and services. <a href="https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/deere-must-face-ftc-right-to-repair-lawsuit-judge-rules/750781/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">manufacturingdive.com/news/dee</span><span class="invisible">re-must-face-ftc-right-to-repair-lawsuit-judge-rules/750781/</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uslaw</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Julian Oliver<p>TVNZ (Television New Zealand) interviewed me about some of the work we're doing at Nīkau, and infrastructure activism more broadly. It was on TV nationally here this morning, archived soon after on YT. </p><p>Apparently a longer version is in the mix somewhere, will follow up. </p><p>For now, here's a privacy preserving copy of what was aired today:</p><p><a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ozKC9xMK1yQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=ozKC9xMK1yQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aotearoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aotearoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>TRUMP CRIME FAMILY </p><p>Republican Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro, Fox News Reporter and ardent Trump supporter, as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-confirms-jeanine-pirro-dc-us-attorney/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/senate-confir</span><span class="invisible">ms-jeanine-pirro-dc-us-attorney/</span></a></p>
David August ❌👑<p>Share this with anyone you see claiming ice is only going after criminals. They aren’t. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> #50501 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/50501movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50501movement</span></a></p>
skry<p>…in just six months of operation, DOGE wasted more than $21 billion.</p><p>This comes at "the very same time," Blumenthal said, that "the Trump administration is cutting healthcare, nutrition assistance, and emergency services in the name of 'efficiency' and 'savings,'" via the recently passed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which itself is projected to add $3.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next 10 years.”</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/doge-2673797223/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawstory.com/doge-2673797223/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>The White House reaches peak irrelevance.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Lorraine C. 🇨🇦<p>Section 2 Voting Rights Act 😮<a href="https://forall.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> </p><p>Not looking good. Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@democracydocket" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>democracydocket</span></a></span> @mas.to </p><p>duck://player/jM1UHD1e0uA <a href="https://forall.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a></p><p>Bring on the gerrymandering..🆘 <a href="https://forall.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Alexander Karn<p>I’ve said it before. <br>I’ll say it again.<br>I’ll keep saying it. </p><p>MAGA will happily dictate history—and much more besides. There’s nothing remotely conservative about this nihilistic anti-truth machine. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonian</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://progressive.org/latest/the-danger-of-maga-history-karn-20250130/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/latest/the-dan</span><span class="invisible">ger-of-maga-history-karn-20250130/</span></a></p>
Stacey Campbell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span> Everything old is new again.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20457514" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-asia-204575</span><span class="invisible">14</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/asylum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asylum</span></a></p>
Alt FedNews Subreddit<p>SOURCE: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/fednews/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>**I only post the hottest 10 posts in the subreddit.**</p><p>How is this site legal? Isn't it breaking a bunch of regulations and policies?</p><p><a href="https://trumpcard.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">trumpcard.gov/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>------</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1mg44gx/how_is_this_site_legal_isnt_it_breaking_a_bunch/?utm_source=ifttt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1mg44gx/how_is_this_site_legal_isnt_it_breaking_a_bunch/?utm_source=ifttt</span></a></p><p>r/fednews is the main subreddit for US Federal government workers.</p><p>This robot is NOT affiliated with r/fednews. It merely rebroadcasts the top 10 hottest posts. Responses here are only seen in the Fediverse. YOU SHOULD GO TO REDDIT TO PARTICIPATE FULLY!</p><p>High volume posting robot - block me if irritating.<br>-----<br><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reddit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/subreddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subreddit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/fednews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fednews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalWorkforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkforce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
Jeri Dansky<p>Amy Sherald painted that stunning portrait of Michelle Obama. Last year she also painted an equally stunning portrait entitled Trans Forming Liberty. </p><p>Sadly, the National Portrait Gallery wanted her to remove that portrait from an upcoming exhibition — now cancelled by the artist — because it might upset Trump.</p><p>"The sitter for Trans Forming Liberty (2024), Arewà Basit, is a non-binary trans-femme artist, actor, singer and songwriter."</p><p>I think the portrait is magnificent.</p><p><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24/amy-sherald-smithsonian-cancellation-censorship-trans-portrait" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/24</span><span class="invisible">/amy-sherald-smithsonian-cancellation-censorship-trans-portrait</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a></p>
South Bay Swing Left<p>Want to get hands-on for progressive causes?</p><p>Check our list : <a href="https://linktr.ee/southbayswingleft" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/southbayswingleft</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> our Health Care Phone Bank! <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocratslahq/event/773889/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/grassrootsdemocrat</span><span class="invisible">slahq/event/773889/</span></a></p><p>Sister District South Bay Phonebank! <a href="https://sisterdistrict.com/event-details/eventid/610237/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sisterdistrict.com/event-detai</span><span class="invisible">ls/eventid/610237/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAPol</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> rejects <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a>’s request for all <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a>’ personal info, list of election officials</p><p>Secretary of State <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShennaBellows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShennaBellows</span></a>' responded to the request by telling the DOJ to "go jump in the Gulf of Maine." </p><p>by Dylan Tusinski, July 29, 2025</p><p>AUGUSTA — "Maine is denying the U.S. Department of Justice access to its voter registration records, state officials said Tuesday, rejecting an unprecedented request for sensitive voter data that the Trump administration has now delivered to all 50 states.</p><p>"A letter late last week to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and signed by Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General Michael Gates claims Maine had roughly 11,000 voters with duplicate registration. It requested the state’s entire voter registration list dating back to November 2022 'to ensure that ineligible voters are being removed.'</p><p>"The state has 14 days to respond to the letter dated July 24.</p><p>"Bellows, who is also a Democratic candidate for governor, said in a press conference Tuesday the Trump administration is overstepping its bounds, empowering false narratives and 'trying to change the topic away from the Epstein files.'</p><p>" 'Article 1 of the Constitution places the states — not President Trump, not the federal government — in charge of federal elections,' she said. 'The DOJ doesn’t get to know everything about you just because they want to.'</p><p>"Bellows’ office is coordinating with Maine’s Office of Attorney General to draft a formal response, she said.<br>The Maine Republican Party has previously claimed widespread voter fraud across the state, but a subsequent investigation by Bellows’ office concluded this month and found those claims were baseless. Just because someone is registered to vote in two different towns doesn’t mean they intended to vote twice. Often, it simply means that they moved between elections.</p><p>"A spokesman for Maine Senate Republicans declined to comment on the DOJ’s request or Bellows’ response. Other Maine GOP officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.</p><p>"In addition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterRegistration</span></a> information, the DOJ also has requested the names of local election officials as well as information about noncitizens, felons, and deceased people’s alleged participation in Maine elections following President Donald Trump’s repeated false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him. </p><p>" 'Please provide a description of the steps that Maine has taken, and when those steps were taken, to identify registered voters who are ineligible to vote as well as the procedures it used to remove those ineligible voters from the registration list,' the DOJ’s letter reads.</p><p>"The DOJ has not publicly said why they are seeking voter records across the country. Asked about the request to Maine and other states, spokesperson Pierson Furnish replied in an email 'No comment.'</p><p>"The first Trump administration similarly made requests to view all Americans’ voter information in 2017. Then-Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said at the time he would release voters’ names, ages, residences and districts with the government, as allowed by Maine law. </p><p>"The American Civil Liberties Union [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a>] of Maine said the DOJ’s actions both now and then are part of 'a clear pattern of intimidation' and applauded Bellows’ refusal to share voters’ information.</p><p>" 'This letter also fuels <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FalseNarratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalseNarratives</span></a> that sow distrust in our elections. Maine elections are safe, secure, and accessible, and that’s why Maine consistently has some of the highest voter turnout,' said Samuel Crankshaw, the group’s communications director. 'Our government should focus on helping more people exercise their fundamental rights.'</p><p>Maine’s voter turnout is reliably high compared to other states and more Mainers voted in 2024 than in any election before, according to state voting data.</p><p>"The Justice Department initially reached out to swing states like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, where local election clerks have reported federal agents requesting broad access to the states’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegistrationRolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegistrationRolls</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotingMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingMachines</span></a>. </p><p>Now, Bellows said all 50 states have received similar letters. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewHampshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewHampshire</span></a> are the only states to have rejected the requests so far."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/29/maine-rejects-justice-departments-request-for-lists-of-all-voters-election-officials/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/07/29/mai</span><span class="invisible">ne-rejects-justice-departments-request-for-lists-of-all-voters-election-officials/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/K91De" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/K91De</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/District13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>District13</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinnesotaResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinnesotaResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewHampshireResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewHampshireResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernmentOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBrother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBrother</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
xs4me2<p>Opinion | Trump should heed, not undermine, the jobs numbers - The Washington Post</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/02/trump-bls-firing-jobs-numbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">25/08/02/trump-bls-firing-jobs-numbers/</span></a></p><p>And it is a clear telltale for how this presidency goes forward... </p><p>Eventually, voters will look around and notice the truth: America is losing its way.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bully</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theemperorhasnoclothes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theemperorhasnoclothes</span></a></p>
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