Rachel Poliner

Excellent. Had a team lobbying our state legislators today, now I can catch up on the Trump trial over a late lunch. Won’t miss a thing. TY!

Helen @tener_duende

05.16.2024 NY trial

Trump keeps his eyes closed, moving only to scratch the side of his nose, but otherwise looking unbothered.

Boebert, Gaetz, and Eric sit quietly directly behind him.
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Polls schmolls.

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"The first question asked respondents how pregnancies are dated. The correct answer is that pregnancies are dated using the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period, which is often two to three weeks before conception...

Only 1/3 of respondents knew how pregnancy is dated."

Wait, say what?💀

theconversation.com

Confusion over how pregnancy dates are measured is widespread – and makes for uninformed debate over abortion limits

Most Americans surveyed did not know how pregnancies are dated or how long a trimester is – but this is especially true among some groups, like people who say they support six-week abortion bans.

12:28 PM - May 15, 2024

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Who's got today's Trump trial transcript segment when Cohen reported Trump bragged that beautiful women wanted him, not "Big Ben Roethlisberger" who was also at the golf tournament? The ego contortions continue to surprise. #ruleoflaw

12:08 AM - May 14, 2024

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After Trump approved the payments, Cohen says Trump said: "This is gonna be one heck of a ride in DC."

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(for us, you turnip)

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Jstn Green

@JstnGreen

Spread everywhere...

The most important post you'll read this year.

4D Tik Tac Toe Master Jack Smith won't do it, but we can.

Kirschner walks us through filing an official complaint to have Judge Loose Cannon removed from the case. Let's get 10k complaints (or more)...

https://www.youtube.com/wa

Judge Aileen Cannon's Bias Is Showing - YouTube

In a move that is of enormous benefit to Donald Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon cancelled the May trial date that had been set for Trump's classified documents/ob...

07:34 PM - May 11, 2024

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ICYMI, Lawrence O'Donnell's opening monologue about Thursday's #trumptrialwatch was funnier than any of the late night comedians and rich in detail from the transcript itself. #democracy #ruleoflaw
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Lawrence: Why Trump's lawyer called him the 'orange turd' during Stormy testimony - YouTube

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Donald Trump’s lawyer Susan Necheles attempted to mischaracterize Stormy Daniels’ description of Donald Trump as the ...

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Mona Burns

@MonaBurns

Everyone should read this
Understand that they are coming for ALL of our rights
And go volunteer at your local or state run Democratic Cmte
TODAY

Mona Burns @MonaBurns

So hot mess Senator Katie Britt
(of taking acting lessons for her SOTU rebuttal and blowing it anyway fame)
Has introduced a horrifying bill to create a national registry of pregnant women
It'll never pass the Senate
But it's a damn good reason to make sure we regain control of the House
https://me
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@spoutible folks, to get details like these all day, follow Helen @tener_duende . So much more texture! #trumptrialwatch #ruleoflaw

Helen @tener_duende

guardian

TFG is leaning back in his chair with a passive look on his face as Stormy Daniels takes the stand in his criminal trial.

In the rows behind Trump, his attorney Alina Habba is sitting with her arms crossed, Eric Trump is looking at the wall, and Trump aide. Boris Epshteyn is on his phone.
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from the guardian live 14m ago 17.03 EDT Closing summary It’s been a lively day in New York, where former president Donald Trump is on trial for criminally falsifying and hiding a hush money payment to an adult film star . On his way out of the courtroom just now, Trump complained to

05:19 PM - May 06, 2024

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""I'm suing HeartbeatIntl and 11 crisis pregnancy centers across New York for illegally advertising and promoting an abortion reversal treatment. Abortions cannot be reversed, and this treatment could be incredibly dangerous," James wrote on X."
#LetitiaJames #abortionpill #pregnancy #treatment #GA

newsweek.com

Letitia James Lawsuit Accuses Business of 'Misleading' Women

According to James' lawsuit, the anti-abortion group used false and misleading claims abortion pill reversal treatment.

06:15 PM - May 06, 2024

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Gift: "Nostalgia and presentism are part of politics. But a 2nd problem is even more worrisome: Americans simply cannot imagine how badly Trump’s 1st term might have turned out, & how ghastly his second term is likely to be. Our minds are not equipped to embrace how fast democracy could disintegrate

theatlantic.com

A failure of imagination about Trump - The Atlantic

American minds are not ready to think about how fast democracy could disintegrate.

07:50 PM - May 06, 2024

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A few minutes from #SNL . There will have to be a sketch about Kristi Noel and her puppy, right? Played by whom? #vote4decency

11:28 PM - May 04, 2024

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Anybody doubting this is about controlling women? The title says it all even if the paywall prevents reading the article: "TX man files legal action to probe ex-partner's out-of-state #abortion "
(use of "probe" in the title is extra gross) #reproductivefreedom #voteblue
https://www.washingtonpost.c

washingtonpost.com

Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion - The Washington Post

The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.

12:42 PM - May 03, 2024

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Victorians #frame even a light fixture base. Look up. #dailypicturetheme

04:15 PM - May 01, 2024

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OMG. In writing. #getactive #savedemocracy

Helen @tener_duende

"...carry out a deportation op designed to remove more than 11 million ppl from the country, he'd be willing to build migrant detention camps & deploy the U.S. military, both at the border and inland. He would let red states monitor women’s pregnancies & prosecute those who violate abortion bans."

Donald Trump on What His Second Term Would Look Like | TIME

In exclusive interviews, the former President lays out a second-term agenda that would reshape America and its role in the world.

04:10 PM - Apr 30, 2024

04:34 PM - Apr 30, 2024

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Klasfeld: When trial began, prosecutors told jurors that then-Stormy lawyer Keith Davidson asked Dylan Howard on election night when it seemed Trump would win:

"What have we done?"

Howard replied: "Oh my god."

This is the text message exchange.

02:29 PM - Apr 30, 2024

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"There is something worse than a king." Discussion about the #SCOTUS immunity hearing between O'Donnell and Timothy Snyder (Yale prof, historian on tyranny & fascism) starts at 13:30. Worth watching those 4 important minutes. #democracy #ruleoflaw
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Watch The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell Highlights: April 29 - YouTube

Watch highlights from The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.» Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest bre...

11:07 AM - Apr 30, 2024

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ICYMI, O'Donnell walks through some testimony released yesterday in the FL classified documents case. Such blatant lies. Would have been so easy for Trump to avoid making it a legal case. Please get to trial! #democracy #trumptrialwatch
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Lawrence: New Trump docs transcripts reveal lies detailed in case's indictment - YouTube

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes what we’ve learned about the Trump classified documents and espionage case thanks to newly released transcripts between t...

10:57 AM - Apr 30, 2024

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#Trump found in contempt of court for breaking the gag order. And this isn't even the Thursday gag order hearing. Fined per breach, tightened gag order parameters, threat of jail time explicit. #democracy #ruleoflaw #trumptrialwatch
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

BREAKING: Trump fined for each gag order violation - YouTube

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Tuesday held the former president in criminal contempt over a series of posts on Truth Social that...

10:41 AM - Apr 30, 2024 (Edited)

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Need some humor? Colbert was off last week; I kept thinking he'd be annoyed at missing good joke opportunities. He's back and catching up in a big way. #democracy #Trump #Noem #Pecker #humor
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Kristi Noem, Puppy Killer | Did Trump Fart In Court? | Why Pecker Wouldn’t Pay Stormy Daniels - YouTube

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem admitted to murdering her 14-month-old puppy, the former president is suspected of passing gas while snoozing in court, and...

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Colbert is back and on fire tonight with Noem's dog and Trump's trial! Finally, someone really went to town on Pecker. Looking forward to the video clip for more laughs tomorrow. #democracy #ruleoflaw #decencymatters

11:49 PM - Apr 29, 2024

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What wordle looks after sleeping badly. 😏
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05:27 PM - Apr 29, 2024

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My backyard andromeda in full bloom shows a zillion stringlets of #pearl (s). Lovely subtle scent too. #dailypicturetheme

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I’d like to see every serious media outlet, law school, history org, & political policy org produce shows, columns, & papers on overhauling #SCOTUS . Who agrees? #democracy #ruleoflaw

06:57 PM - Apr 28, 2024

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Spoutible gardeners, anybody recognize this munched-on branch as the work of a (somewhat cute) woodchuck? Munching on a downed limb isn’t a big deal. Other damage likely? Thanks. #gardening

05:06 PM - Apr 28, 2024 (Edited)

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TEXAS J.D.

@yknighttx

JUST SAYING!

02:18 PM - Apr 27, 2024

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Anybody imagining what SNL will focus on this week?
The week calls for humor!
(my first attempt at a poll; hmmm, seems easy) #democracy #ruleoflaw #scotussupportsinsurrection

David Pecker

What a family man!

SCOTUS allows crime

Cruz still loves Trump

Other: _______

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