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Milo Dide<p>Sign the petition: Urge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to block Trump’s plans to privatize the USPS! <a href="https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/trump-usps-privatization/?t=4&amp;akid=32965%2E3072249%2EDPnmYi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.demandprogress.org/sign/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-usps-privatization/?t=4&amp;akid=32965%2E3072249%2EDPnmYi</span></a></p>
maeve harris<p>US <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> certifies <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> election, 1 year after Trump incited an attack on the Capitol. <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> did not raise a single exception to the tally of the electoral votes. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/06/congress-certify-jan-6-donald-trump/77242723007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/elections/2025/01/06/congress-certify-jan-6-donald-trump/77242723007/</span></a></p>
Milo Dide<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> Keeps Trying to Hide the True <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> Death Toll by @jessica_m_wash <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/12/12/congress-gaza-death-toll-palestinians/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2024/12/12/co</span><span class="invisible">ngress-gaza-death-toll-palestinians/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter</span></a></p>
Yakyu Night Owl<p>"The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever, as 62 Black lawmakers were sworn in ahead of the 119th United States Congress. Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators and two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving simultaneously for the first time."</p><p><a href="https://www.theskanner.com/news/usa/36632-congressional-black-caucus-ushers-in-new-era-with-record-membership-and-historic-firsts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theskanner.com/news/usa/36632-</span><span class="invisible">congressional-black-caucus-ushers-in-new-era-with-record-membership-and-historic-firsts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hatemonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hatemonger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NancyMace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NancyMace</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antitrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CapitolHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitolHill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bathroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathroom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a> didn’t make the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a> package </p><p>Mace introduced her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Antitrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bathroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathroom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resolution</span></a> last November, admittedly targeting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Delaware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delaware</span></a> Rep. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SarahMcBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarahMcBride</span></a>, the first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/member" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>member</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/politics/trans-bathroom-missing-house-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/politics/trans-ba</span><span class="invisible">throom-missing-house-rules</span></a></p>
Mark Smith<p>Everybody in DC is having a bad hair day.<br><a href="https://smithtodon.org/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://smithtodon.org/tags/ElectoralCount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCount</span></a> <a href="https://smithtodon.org/tags/CSPAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSPAN</span></a> <a href="https://smithtodon.org/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://smithtodon.org/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a></p>
David August<p>“By doing things like this, Biden can force the hands of Congress and SCOTUS to ‘un’King the president and protect the Republic from dictatorship.” </p><p>🧵 by @shannabanana1981@threads.net <br>5/5 end </p><p>
<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>
David August<p>“…can do in regards to illegal immigrants.” </p><p>“Perhaps the best example, by executive order, President Biden can appoint a successor, in spite of our legal requirements and electoral process. And because he has expanded SCOTUS with his judges, it will be ruled an official act, completely circumventing Congress and the Constitution. To prevent this, Congress can pass specific laws.” </p><p>🧵 by @shannabanana1981@threads.net 
4/5 

</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>
David August<p>“Congress can either allow themselves to be ignored by the President or they can take steps to make sure they cannot be ignored or circumvented.” </p><p>“Another example, Biden should, through presidential proclamation or executive order, automatically grant every undocumented immigrant US citizenship. If Congress disagrees, then they need to pass a law delineating what a president…”</p><p>🧵 by @shannabanana1981@threads.net 
3/5 </p><p>
<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>
David August<p>“As an example, Biden, as an official act, should make and executive order expanding SCOTUS by at least four &amp; bestowing those seats on judges of his choosing, w/o Senate approval (perhaps as a recess appointment). Because he has immunity in official acts…new SCOTUS of at least 13, which includes Biden's hand picked appointments, can now decide if his actions were official &amp; therefore immune.”</p><p>🧵 by @shannabanana1981@threads.net 
2/5</p><p>
<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a></p>
David August<p>“So here's a thought l've had ruminating for a few weeks now. </p><p>We have had norms in government that were never codified because we never thought we would need them to be. I think Biden should intentionally challenge those norms with the intent of forcing the House and the Senate to codify them in to [sic] law so that they would be more difficult to circumvent.”</p><p>🧵 by @shannabanana1981@threads.net <br>1/5 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/potus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/republic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> writes in an OpEd:</p><p>What Americans should remember about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6</span></a><br>
“4 years ago, our <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> was put to the test — &amp; prevailed.

“On this Jan 6, order will be called. Clerks, staff &amp; members of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> will gather to certify the results of a free &amp; fair presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> &amp; ensure a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeacefulTransferOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeacefulTransferOfPower</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CapitolPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitolPolice</span></a> will stand guard over the citadel of our democracy.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeverForget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverForget</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a><br><a href="https://wapo.st/3W6jx4W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3W6jx4W</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Environmentalists praised <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s plans, saying they would prevent future <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> spills that threaten <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coastal</span></a> communities &amp; marine <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>.</p><p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> plans to invoke the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which gives <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> broad powers to withdraw federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/waters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waters</span></a> from future leasing.A federal judge ruled in 2019 that such withdrawals cannot be undone without an act of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drilling</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalLaw</span></a></p>
micchiato 🍉<p>“Long before … <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> … there was the idea of a ‘virtual wall.’ In 2006, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> authorized the construction of 700 miles of fencing to be accompanied by a vast buildup of surveillance equipment and border guards in more remote terrain.”</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2019/08/25/border-patrol-israel-elbit-surveillance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2019/08/25/bo</span><span class="invisible">rder-patrol-israel-elbit-surveillance/</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>With the 119th U.S. Congress opening today, Republicans will control both the Senate and House. To keep up with their legislation, follow these Magazines:</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@politico/congress-612v48qqz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>congress-politico</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@rollcall/congress-s3n6cf14z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>congress-RollCall</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@TheHill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheHill</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@cnn/politics-17jf08kfz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics-CNN</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr/politics-v8m4p3ukz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics-npr</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@axiosnews/politics-o9rs3homz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics-AxiosNews</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@electioncentral/the-house-eda968upz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the-house-ElectionCentral</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@electioncentral/the-senate-ihpua2siz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the-senate-ElectionCentral</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Never again wait for the inevitable, Plan For It - Will He or Won't He? Donald Trump is term-limited by the 22nd Amendment, right? JV Last - <a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-he-or-wont-he" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/will-he-or-wo</span><span class="invisible">nt-he</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/No" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>No</span></a> he is not. This insightful commentary takes a critical look ahead at <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> power over and control of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Executive</span></a> branch <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> - and how the 22nd Amendment <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/executiveorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorders</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/presidentialimmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidentialimmunity</span></a> may be used to rescind <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/birthright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birthright</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> an steamroll a 3rd term. Frightening - must re ad!</p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Well...<br>The one good thing Donald Trump has succeeded in doing is...getting Matt Gaetz out of Congress 😂 </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HoR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoR</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MattGaetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattGaetz</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>LIVE</p><p>Watch the joke that is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> (keep the comments on to bask in maximum stupidity):</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSj5mDbVNRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=XSj5mDbVNRA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>They are still tallying votes on the first round but 2 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> did not vote. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jeffries</span></a> cannot win, but the margin is so slim <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> has already lost as well without those 2 votes so it will be another round of voting next</p><p>One "funny" possible implication is that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> won't have a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HouseSpeaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseSpeaker</span></a> in time to confirm <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a></p>
jackhutton 🇺🇸<p>Everyone hates Matt Gaez. Opening of the 119th Congress. The clerk reads the letter from Matt Gaetz that he will not serve in the House in the 119th congress and the House erupts into applause and hoots. lol</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/119thcongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>119thcongress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/house" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>house</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mattgaetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mattgaetz</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/everyonehatesmattgaetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyonehatesmattgaetz</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> trailblazer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SarahMcBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarahMcBride</span></a> heads to her debut in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, hoping for a touch of grace</p><p>Jonah Valdez, December 31 2024</p><p>"'We talked about the fact that this was your child. You love your child,' [Rev. Gregory Knox Jones] recalled. 'You can’t think of losing a son. You’ve gained a daughter.'</p><p>"David McBride, Sarah’s father, said that kind of support has made all the difference for their family. 'Our life and Sarah’s life have been made by the response that we and she got first from our friends, our church, our community.'"</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/sarah-mcbride-congress-transgender-lgbtq-delaware-9cce7f778e6b57dfdb08986d7410404e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/sarah-mcbri</span><span class="invisible">de-congress-transgender-lgbtq-delaware-9cce7f778e6b57dfdb08986d7410404e</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>