Blue Radleigh
@blueradleigh.bsky.social
Former fed at DOJ & DHS. ⚖️
Somedays surviving out of sheer spite. Don't let them steal your sunshine.
Somedays surviving out of sheer spite. Don't let them steal your sunshine.
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Blue Radleigh
@blueradleigh.bsky.social
· Jan 30
You are not alone, and you are so very needed. You don’t have to see the whole way through, just keep taking each step you can in the right direction. Rest, but don’t quit. You will find others doing the same, finding the way. We will make a way out of no way, like so many have done before us.💛
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Since Callais came down, Democracy Docket has published 81 pieces of redistricting content:
74 news stories
4 analysis pieces
3 op-eds
I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
74 news stories
4 analysis pieces
3 op-eds
I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
May 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Since Callais came down, Democracy Docket has published 81 pieces of redistricting content:
74 news stories
4 analysis pieces
3 op-eds
I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
74 news stories
4 analysis pieces
3 op-eds
I challenge you to find another news outlet with more detailed coverage. Support independent and pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Trump's ever-expanding list of taxpayer grifts:
-$10B in damages from the IRS
-$1B for ballroom "security"
-$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments
-$230M in DOJ "compensation"
-$100M+ for golf outings
When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.
-$10B in damages from the IRS
-$1B for ballroom "security"
-$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments
-$230M in DOJ "compensation"
-$100M+ for golf outings
When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.
May 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump's ever-expanding list of taxpayer grifts:
-$10B in damages from the IRS
-$1B for ballroom "security"
-$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments
-$230M in DOJ "compensation"
-$100M+ for golf outings
When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.
-$10B in damages from the IRS
-$1B for ballroom "security"
-$1B for Qatar jet refurbishments
-$230M in DOJ "compensation"
-$100M+ for golf outings
When he says he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation," I believe him.
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As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon has no new munitions contracts amid concerns about a weapons shortage
Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, source...
www.nbcnews.com
May 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter.
Please watch - it’s brief and powerful. 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
May 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Please watch - it’s brief and powerful. 🙌🏼 🙌🏼 🙌🏼
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US hospitality industry faces huge crunch. Visits by Canadians to major US cities have crashed by a staggering 42% during Trump’s second term. Trump makes clear he doesn't want any tourists. www.thedailybeast.com/staggering-d...
Staggering Drop of Canadian Visitors to U.S. Cities Under Trump Revealed
Research using cellphone tracking data has found a 42 percent plunge in trips to major U.S. cities.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
US hospitality industry faces huge crunch. Visits by Canadians to major US cities have crashed by a staggering 42% during Trump’s second term. Trump makes clear he doesn't want any tourists. www.thedailybeast.com/staggering-d...
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WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE!
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
High-strength, multi-mode processable bamboo molecular bioplastic enabled by solvent-shaping regulation - Nature Communications
Bioplastics derived from biomass show promise as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics, but their adoption is hindered by their inferior mechanical properties and processability. Here, th...
www.nature.com
May 11, 2026 at 4:10 AM
WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE!
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
"The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
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The one who stays is the HERO.. .
May 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The one who stays is the HERO.. .
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"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..."
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
DHS responds to claim of wrongful ICE detention
The Dept. of Homeland Security has responded after a Bronx man said he was injured during what he described as a case of mistaken identity involving immigration agents in Norwood. Jeury Concepcion tol...
www.nbcnewyork.com
May 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"An ICE takedown caught on camera left a 19-year-old bleeding and requiring stitches to his head. Cellphone video showed the teen get tackled by agents. Once they figured out they had made a mistake, they dropped him off at a park, bloody and bruised..."
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/d...
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Priorities dontcha know
May 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Priorities dontcha know
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You wouldn’t marry someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t be friends with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t do business with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t work for someone who lied to u like this. You’d want nothing to do with someone who lied to u like this.
May 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
You wouldn’t marry someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t be friends with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t do business with someone who lied to you like this. You wouldn’t work for someone who lied to u like this. You’d want nothing to do with someone who lied to u like this.
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State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important.
Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.
Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.
May 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important.
Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.
Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.
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After Missouri voters passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights and establish paid sick leave, GOP state legislators overturned them.
Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made.
The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.
Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made.
The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.
'Promising Milestone': Missouri Campaign Submits Signatures to Protect Voter-Approved Laws | Common Dreams
Missouri organizers reach milestone in campaign for constitutional amendment to protect ballot initiatives from legislat
www.commondreams.org
May 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
After Missouri voters passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights and establish paid sick leave, GOP state legislators overturned them.
Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made.
The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.
Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made.
The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.
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How the fuck does the GOP explain this? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Jim Crow on steroids’: Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts
County election commissions will no longer be required to directly notify voters when their polling place or precinct changes.
www.democracydocket.com
May 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
How the fuck does the GOP explain this? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It’s staggering
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
May 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It’s staggering
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
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TN GOP is gleeful about returning to Jim Crow. Here, a 47 flag is worn as its wearer’s fellow MAGAts revel in the outrage at their unfairness and hate.
Truly despicable.
#BlackDisenfranchisement
Truly despicable.
#BlackDisenfranchisement
May 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
TN GOP is gleeful about returning to Jim Crow. Here, a 47 flag is worn as its wearer’s fellow MAGAts revel in the outrage at their unfairness and hate.
Truly despicable.
#BlackDisenfranchisement
Truly despicable.
#BlackDisenfranchisement
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Can we please have a moratorium on headlines about Iran that start with “Trump says?” It’s been clear for some time that he is, at best, saying things he wants to be true. It has no basis in reality and shouldn’t be treated as news.
May 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Can we please have a moratorium on headlines about Iran that start with “Trump says?” It’s been clear for some time that he is, at best, saying things he wants to be true. It has no basis in reality and shouldn’t be treated as news.
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⚡️ Ukraine condemns 'severe humanitarian crisis' caused by Russia in occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast.
"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
Ukraine condemns 'severe humanitarian crisis' caused by Russia in occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast
"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
kyivindependent.com
May 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
⚡️ Ukraine condemns 'severe humanitarian crisis' caused by Russia in occupied Oleshky, Kherson Oblast.
"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
"Residents attempting to buy food or flee in private vehicles are being targeted by Russian drone attacks," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
Yes! Today. Choose to be a helper.
It is one of the most radical forms of resistance there is.
🫶🏼 Thank you to @tizzywoman.bsky.social for the reminder.
It is one of the most radical forms of resistance there is.
🫶🏼 Thank you to @tizzywoman.bsky.social for the reminder.
May 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Yes! Today. Choose to be a helper.
It is one of the most radical forms of resistance there is.
🫶🏼 Thank you to @tizzywoman.bsky.social for the reminder.
It is one of the most radical forms of resistance there is.
🫶🏼 Thank you to @tizzywoman.bsky.social for the reminder.
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The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.
In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
It all began with the Powell Memo.
In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
It all began with the Powell Memo.
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert Reich
The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.In 1976, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyist
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May 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.
In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
It all began with the Powell Memo.
In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
It all began with the Powell Memo.
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We have to demand to know how much this has cost the people out here barely scraping by.
May 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
We have to demand to know how much this has cost the people out here barely scraping by.
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Trump trying to get out of the giant mess he created with the Iran war.
Utility Vehicle Jammed in Tunnel
ALT: Utility Vehicle Jammed in Tunnel
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May 6, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Trump trying to get out of the giant mess he created with the Iran war.
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🚨 At least 578,000 Americans have lost ACA coverage across just 7 states so far.
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
Washington: Effectuated ACA enrollment down 11 - 16% so far; over 46,000 have already lost coverage
At least 578,000 Americans have lost coverage across just 7 states so far.
open.substack.com
May 7, 2026 at 2:42 AM
🚨 At least 578,000 Americans have lost ACA coverage across just 7 states so far.
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
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🔥 Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social to William Lamberth: “I just wanted to look you in the eye and tell you you’ll be in the history books with George Wallace and Bull Connor, and your children will be ashamed of where you stand by presenting these racist maps.“
May 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
🔥 Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social to William Lamberth: “I just wanted to look you in the eye and tell you you’ll be in the history books with George Wallace and Bull Connor, and your children will be ashamed of where you stand by presenting these racist maps.“
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We live in a time dominated by deeply unserious people making deeply unserious arguments in support of tragically serious results that serious people would have both avoided and known to avoid.
May 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
We live in a time dominated by deeply unserious people making deeply unserious arguments in support of tragically serious results that serious people would have both avoided and known to avoid.