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If by a Liberal they mean someone who looks ahead not behind,someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions,.Then I am a Liberal, John F. Kennedy 1960
Mar 21 5 tweets 2 min read
Trump pins Supreme Court immunity hopes on Brett Kavanaugh not remembering his own argument via @msnbcmsnbc.com/deadline-white… @MSNBC By @Jordan_S_Rubin in ,”
In his immunity brief to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump name-checks two articles by Brett Kavanaugh from before Trump appointed him to the high court….tinyurl.com/26quumrr
Jan 13 6 tweets 2 min read
By @Jordan_S_Rubin in ,”
Massachusetts’ highest court has issued an important ruling on sentencing and modern science, banning sentences of life without parole for people younger than 21 when they committed the crime.tinyurl.com/yv2ddchp @Jordan_S_Rubin By @Jordan_S_Rubin in ,”On Thursday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court extended its sentencing precedent to cover “emerging adults,” [banning sentences of life without parole]tinyurl.com/yv2ddchp
Jan 12 4 tweets 1 min read
By @glennkirschner2 in ,
[regarding the Impeachment Judgments clause] Sauer [Trumps Lawyer]apparently decided he could rewrite that portion of the Constitution, and urged the judges to adopt what he’d like the Constitution to say.tinyurl.com/yv2tq5nt @glennkirschner2 By @glennkirschner2 in , In layman’s terms, this[the Impeachment Judgments clause] meanstThat evenIf theHouse ofRepresentatives impeaches aPresident &the Senate convicts at his impeachment trial, the president can still be prosecuted for his crimes.tinyurl.com/yv2tq5nt
Dec 12, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
per by @HC_Richardson,"Late Friday night the Texas Supreme Court blocked the lower court’s order, pending review, and today, Cox’s lawyers said she had left the state to obtain urgently needed health care.tinyurl.com/2x5kp7gn @HC_Richardson per by @HC_Richardson,"...the Texas Supreme Court ruled against Cox, saying she was not entitled to a medical exception from the state’s abortion ban.tinyurl.com/2x5kp7gn
Jun 25, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
“I do think that right after the [Supreme Court] decision,some folks, especially in Dem...states, felt like their rights were going to be protected,”...“And now they’ve seen...Republicans move towards a nationwide abortion ban.”said Rep.DelBene, D-WA per nbcnews.to/3poBLS0 [Rep.Suzan DelBene D-Wash] ] and other Democratic strategists noted that voters will continue to hear more stories of women who suffer because they cannot access abortion care, as Republican-led states move to restrict abortion access. per nbcnews.to/3poBLS0
Jun 10, 2023 7 tweets 6 min read
Is it possible to attribute this to climate change Per on.msnbc.com/3J7GUUW by @ZeeshanAleem interviewing [Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State and the author of “The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet,”] @canilor @ZeeshanAleem @canilor Per on.msnbc.com/3J7GUUW by @ZeeshanAleem interviewing [Michael Mann, a professor] "These unusual jet stream patterns are favored by human-caused warming.
Jan 21, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
"an announcement last week from the Biden administration that it will extend some protections to migrants reporting employer abuse was so historic. Per on.msnbc.com/3HlHRJ2 In a Jan. 13 news release, the Department of Homeland Security said that “noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, can now access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process.Per on.msnbc.com/3HlHRJ2
Dec 8, 2022 7 tweets 4 min read
@DJGalbreath For their part, the liberal justices – Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor – robustly argued that incorporating the theory into constitutional law would be a threat to democracy.[Read more at bit.ly/3uBkXGq by @Edpilkington] Elena Kagan cited three recent supreme court rulings that all counter the theory.[Read more at bit.ly/3uBkXGq by @Edpilkington]
Dec 4, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
@jordi_nito Researchers are a step closer to unravelling the cruel mystery of the dementia that afflicts my wife and so many others [Read more at bit.ly/3VTpakp by @mdmaylwin] As life expectancy lengthens and science grows more sophisticated, the extent of dementia’s drain on society is revealing itself at every turn.[Read more at bit.ly/3VTpakp by @mdmaylwin]
Nov 14, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
@Zrimmy [Read more at bit.ly/3tg9Hi3 by @SmithInAmerica , an excerpt is below] [Read more at bit.ly/3tg9Hi3 by @SmithInAmerica , an excerpt is below]
Nov 14, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
[Read more at bit.ly/3tg9Hi3 by @SmithInAmerica , an excerpt is below] [Read more at bit.ly/3tg9Hi3 by @SmithInAmerica , an excerpt is below]
Nov 8, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
@RogerLamb1 The ranting right is winning, from the US to Israel. The left must raise its game [wrote Simon Tisdall in bit.ly/3holk3N] US Democrats and leftwing parties around the world have failed to come up with a compelling narrative to counter the lies and distortions of extremists[wrote Simon Tisdall in bit.ly/3holk3N]
Nov 7, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
@maryderrickart The results of the midterms may determine if American democracy endures [wrote @RBReich in bit.ly/3hkoHIZ] Republican ascendancy is always a possibility with US elections, but the perils this time are more extreme than ever[wrote Robert Reich in bit.ly/3hkoHIZ]
Nov 6, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
@TartanmanDavid ‘Sulking and moping is not an option’: Obama campaigns with Biden ahead of US midterms[reported the @AP in bit.ly/3NBqNQK ] Democrats roll out political heavyweights to deliver closing arguments, warning that democracy itself is at risk[reported the @AP in bit.ly/3NBqNQK ]
Nov 5, 2022 13 tweets 5 min read
@DrDavidHabbel Abortion might help Democrats in the midterms in two major ways [wrote Laurel Elder, Steve Greene and Mary-Kate Lizotte in bit.ly/3zM2XMf ] If young pro-choice voters turn out in higher numbers than forecast models are expecting, it could provide a bounce to Democrats in key races[wrote Laurel Elder, Steve Greene and Mary-Kate Lizotte in bit.ly/3zM2XMf ]
Nov 4, 2022 17 tweets 10 min read
@M4A_Weathergeek ‘They haven’t tried’: Bernie Sanders criticizes Democrats’ economic messaging [reported @salamdogmillion in bit.ly/3NAXTAj ] In a Guardian interview, the Vermont senator urges people to turn out for next week’s ‘consequential’ midterm elections[reported @salamdogmillion in bit.ly/3NAXTAj ]
Nov 2, 2022 9 tweets 6 min read
@AhBrightWings How Michigan’s abortion referendum could decide key congressional race [wrote @PoppyNoor in bit.ly/3SPRPVn ] Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin[@RepSlotkin] says abortion is a top issues in the state and fear of a ban will motivate voters to re-elect her: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’ [reported @PoppyNoor in bit.ly/3SPRPVn ]
Oct 30, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
@mike19461117 Can Obama magic charm Democrats to the polls in crucial midterms? [Wrote @smithinamerica in bit.ly/3TRn0RE] The ex-president remains his party’s rock star and is touring key states to fire up voters – but his midterms record is far from flawless[Wrote @smithinamerica in bit.ly/3TRn0RE]
Oct 29, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
@StillAliveWell Many idealists have arrived in Washington only to find their dreams crushed by compromise.[wrote @smithinamerica in bit.ly/3fgaWdD] “Congress is changing me[Cori Bush said] a little bit in the way of helping me to see how, by pushing, our government can work for the regular everyday person…[read this in bit.ly/3fgaWdD by @smithinamerica]
Oct 27, 2022 13 tweets 7 min read
@Michael73312708 Florida governor debate: DeSantis defends abortion ban with false claims [wrote @MartinPengelly in bit.ly/3W4TpFH ] Charlie Crist, former Republican who switched parties, puts governor on defensive during Florida’s sole gubernatorial debate [wrote @MartinPengelly in bit.ly/3W4TpFH ]
Oct 26, 2022 8 tweets 5 min read
@SueFromStPaul @DrOz Abortion rights take centre stage as Oz and Fetterman clash in Pennsylvania Senate debate [wrote @adamgabbatt in bit.ly/3f1v96Z] The two candidates for the competitive Senate seat argued over the economy, crime and the tone of Republican attacks on the Democrat candidates health[wrote @adamgabbatt in bit.ly/3f1v96Z]