Stephanie Lawton

Stephanie Lawton

@persteph.bsky.social

Liberal/left political junkie located near Washington DC. Childless cat lady. Writer of bad poetry. Vegetarian. Fun aunt to two. ADHD, MDD, GAD, PMDD, PCOS, etc.

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It shouldn’t be controversial to insist that Democrats vote to rein in this lawless and sadistic agency. Demand that your Members of Congress use their leverage with the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

yahoo.comICE Agents Grab Five-Year-Old Boy, Use Him ‘As Bait To Knock On the Door’ To Find ImmigrantsImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents took a five-year-old boy named Liam Ramos – and his father – who had just arrived home from the child's school.

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Breaking WaPo: The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp in Texas has been officially deemed a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.

washingtonpost.comAutopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicideThe report deeming an ICE detainee’s death in Texas a homicide comes the same day that a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two witnesses.

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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

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The big difference between Trump's first term and second is that he didn't burn down a strong economy with tariffs last time around. It's a lot easier for voters to overlook his bigoted nonsense and authoritarian bluster when they feel good about material conditions.

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Trump continues to fuck over vulnerable House Republicans by insisting the economy is “doing great” while families drown in rent, food, and gas costs. That’s why Republicans lost Tuesday - and why they’ll lose the midterms. Thanks for the free ad for Democrats Donnie.

Jeff Cohen for Congress@jeffcohen4congress.bsky.social

Donald Trump raging about Democrats doing commercials about affordability and saving our economy would make a great commercial for our campaign. What say you?

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In other civilized countries the governments try to help their citizens. In America the government is at war with their citizens and are prepared to go to court to starve out the ones that need governments help the most.

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One of the biggest upsets on Tuesday: Aurora, one of Colorado's largest and more conservative-leaning cities, has swung to progressives. The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.' www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...

coloradopolitics.comConservative-strong Aurora City Council swings leftAurora election results show a swing in the council from a seven to three conservative majority to a six to four progressive majority.

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Mark Zuckerberg's Palo Alto neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge. Read more: wrd.cm/4hMW4PM

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So the story goes: 1-Trump sees high beef prices 2-Decides to quadruple Argentine imports 3-Gets condemned by ranchers saying that's not the problem 4-after being dogwalked, decides to do what the Biden admin was already doing on meatpackers (there's an active lawsuit)

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This capitulation will only embolden Trump to target other universities and institutions. This helps no one and only feeds the beast. We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.

apnews.comCornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal fundingCornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy Leagu...

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Republicans rejecting the Dem shutdown offer (1 year extension of ACA subsidies while long-term solution is worked on) universally, digging in as their position has clearly been rejected at the ballot.

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BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.

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Over 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources say. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and alleged poor working conditions.

wrd.cmHundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working ConditionsOver 200 contractors who work on improving Google’s AI products, including Gemini and AI Overviews, have been laid off, sources tell WIRED. It’s the latest development in a conflict over pay and…

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Instead of making free speech, being suspiciously brown, and the Democratic Party illegal, Trump and Stephen Miller instead should make hand foot and mouth disease illegal, tho that would conflict with stated HHS guidelines

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Shit sucks all over, but this is how the weekend began for one guy in Ohio And to be clear, if the trump administration had succeeded in doing to him what they wanted to, it would have made it easier to replicate it to numerous other victims of the government: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

propublica.orgOhio Chaplain’s Case Shows How 9/11-Era Terror Rules Could Empower Trump’s Immigration CrackdownThe U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump administration ...
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social

After months of smearing this guy as a possible terrorist or terrorist supporter who they needed to eject as soon as possible back to Egypt, the trump administration today filed a motion in court basically going, eh nvm Glorious taxpayer funded use of time www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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As Amy Klobuchar said: I just want this to stop. During the campaign, Trump called Kamala Harris everything from “fascist” to “radical left communist fascist.” Meanwhile, the Justice Department quietly took down data showing most ideological murders come from right-wing extremists.

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As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

newrepublic.comI’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.

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NEW: Right-wing groups are pressuring a top federal voting agency to mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration, an effort that could revive a court-blocked provision of Trump’s anti-voting order and keep large numbers of potential new voters off the rolls. From: @jimsaksa.com

democracydocket.comRight Wing Groups Press Election Agency on Proof Citizenship Rule for Voter RegistrationRight Wing Groups Press Election Agency on Proof Citizenship Rule for Voter Registration

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Douglas Dietrich of Grifton, NC, was so comfortable with his racism and ignorance that he decided to put a public bullseye on his brown neighbor - who is an American CITIZEN. That's where we are in 🇺🇸. If you live in Pitt County, NC, pls take your auto repair needs to Mr. Garfias! #ncpol 🎥 NBCNews

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In Ohio and other red states, “school choice” means that state legislatures and their donors are choosing not to adequately fund public education—including diverting district money to transport kids to private schools. It’s not about individual freedom. www.13abc.com/2025/09/06/t...

13abc.comThousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expandsPublic school districts canceled bus transportation for thousands of high schoolers again this year while in some cases still busing students to private and charter schools to avoid steep fines under ...

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#ResistanceUnited Pictured below are two of the people who caused ACA premiums to soar. "At least 75% of the premium increases ... is because they're losing the advanced premium tax credit. ... It's because of who was elected to Congress and the presidency.” www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

tucsonsentinel.comAz's healthcare premiums set to soar on 2026 online marketplaceArizona insurance officials are warning that those who buy healthcare coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act online marketplace should prepare for sticker shock when they purchase a plan next yea...

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House Democrats today posted on Twitter an image of a birthday message that Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Trump has denied having anything to do with the card, which was included in a leather-bound book of birthday messages for the late convicted sex offender's 50th birthday.

nbcnews.comHouse Democrats release lewd birthday message Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey EpsteinWhite House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich posted on X that the note should help Trump’s case because "it’s not his signature."