⧗ Natasha R 

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AKA natasharesists on that birdsite. I’m here to resist the Trumpist kleptocracy, whatever it takes. #HeroesResist #Shawarma

@Gargron

To my followers/readers:
Let's try and throw some support here today as many new users are here.

According to The Hill, Roger Stone is trying to disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson, the judge who sentenced him. His lawyers are trying to get a new trial - they are using Trump’s claim that one juror was biased. Can you believe this blatant corruption?

Trump's claim that Bolton can publish his book when he leaves the White House doesn't support his claim that Bolton's conversations and contacts with him rise to the level of being classified.

Put even more clearly: if the material becomes fit to publish once Trump leaves office, by definition it's not classified. Classifications survive presidential turnover. It's obvious, therefore, that the restriction until Trump leaves office is purely political.

https://mastodon.cloud/@LiliVonShtupp/103703009376641918

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@Thunderbirds511 I don't think that book will ever be published. I hate to be shoulding on people but Bolton should've testified.

mastodon.cloud

@OfdonaldJ
That's a great resource. Thank you.

I use it to track things like local election law in the states. Lots of good things on it.

@IronMan There is a good resource for tracking the consistent circumvention of Senate confirmation - as well as the attrition of administration officials, where they came from and where they went after - I haven't looked at it in awhile, but it is regularly updated and worth a bookmark: https://www.brookings.edu/research/tracking-turnover-in-the-trump-administration/
Tracking turnover in the Trump administration

Brookings researchers track turnover among Trump's top staffers and Cabinet members.

Brookings

First, we have to continue to agree to support the eventual Democratic nominee and work with others to elect the next Democratic President.

The key concept here is that Mick Mulvaney admits that the GOP actively sabotages the economy when Democrats are in power to make themselves look better.

Tell your friends and fellow voters the truth about the Republican economy. Sharing information with people off social media is key to making change.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/20/dont-let-republicans-sabotage-economy-under-next-democratic-president/

If you copy the link to the toot—not the text, but the link—and then paste that link into a new toot, this toot you’re reading right now is how it will look. It’s not as quick and simple as a QT button, but it works pretty well. 🙂
https://mastodon.social/@Tenacious/103692909383157021

All Americans should be terrified at Trump's efforts to purge our government of any employees who have a whiff of integrity and replace them with loyalists, experience not required.

Trump is deliberately avoiding Senate confirmation by filling the administration with "acting" officials. These are dangerous times that will only get worse if we don't act accordingly in working to remove Republicans from office.

https://nyti.ms/39PN8Vu

Opinion | Will Richard Grenell Destroy the Intelligence Community?

President Trump selected an unqualified loyalist as his top spy. We know what happens next.

The New York Times

Dear people who are voting in Democratic primaries for the first time,

The Democratic Party has had liberals in it for a long time, so showing up and immediately demanding that non-moderates drop out is like moving into a house where people already live and trying to replace all the furniture and decor on the first day. Try getting to know us a little bit and compromising. Maybe we can pair your armchair with our couch, and we could go in together on a rug and a coffee table.

@IronMan There must be massive turnout in both the Primaries and the Nov election. The GOP and Trump will cheat so we have to make sure they cannot win. TurnOut #VoteBlueNoMatterWho up and down the ballot