Claudia
@claudiajgorham.bsky.social
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You know what I don't see on the agent who shot a dad with a military assault rifle?
THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS.
THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS.
See this ICE agent? He’s a holding a *military assault rifle.*
And according to a witness, that‘s the agent who shot a man **while the man was in his car with his 5-year-old kid.**
Also, I’m no expert, but i’m pretty sure it’s bananas to hold your phone in one hand & your ASSAULT RIFLE in another
And according to a witness, that‘s the agent who shot a man **while the man was in his car with his 5-year-old kid.**
Also, I’m no expert, but i’m pretty sure it’s bananas to hold your phone in one hand & your ASSAULT RIFLE in another
October 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
You know what I don't see on the agent who shot a dad with a military assault rifle?
THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS.
THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS.
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We are watching in slow motion the things that happen before ethnic cleansing happens. People get that, right?
Tom Emmer refers to Somali-Americans as "enemy combatants" and says they should be "rounded up and put in jail"
October 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM
We are watching in slow motion the things that happen before ethnic cleansing happens. People get that, right?
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America, they are trying to desensitize you to violence. They want us to dehumanize one another so we become numb to their attacks on our liberty. They wish to normalize total state control thru visual terror.
Attention is currency.
Don’t invest it in evil.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Attention is currency.
Don’t invest it in evil.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
America, they are trying to desensitize you to violence. They want us to dehumanize one another so we become numb to their attacks on our liberty. They wish to normalize total state control thru visual terror.
Attention is currency.
Don’t invest it in evil.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Attention is currency.
Don’t invest it in evil.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
October 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings.
![Hanna placed the noose around Bethea's neck, adjusted it, and then signaled to Hash to pull the trigger. Instead, Hash, who was drunk, did nothing. Hanna shouted at Hash, "Do it!" A deputy then leaned onto the trigger, which sprang the trap door. citation needed! Bethea fell 8 feet (2.4 m), and his neck was instantly broken.
Afterward, two doctors confirmed he was dead.
His body was taken to Andrew & Wheatley
Funeral Home. Icitation needed! He wanted his body to be sent to his sister in South Carolina so that she could arrange for him to be interred next to his father, but against these wishes, he was buried in a pauper's grave at Owensboro Cemetery (also known as City Cemetery and
"Potter's Field") in Owensboro. 14]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiafwdmp63odeydunst4aizjbnunnu5s26f6bk22yqg6drbdmutqf4)
![It was estimated that a crowd of about 20,000 people gathered to watch the execution.!9! One man, 36-year-old Leonard A. Peters, was killed in a car accident while driving to Owensboro to witness the hanging. Three others, including his wife, were injured. 15. Afterwards, Hanna complained that Hash should not have been allowed to perform the execution in his drunken
condition. Hanna further said it was the worst display he experienced in the 70 hangings he had supervised. citation needed]
The spot where the scaffold stood
(approximately 37.775248° -87.116462°) is now part of a drop-off/pick-up lane in front of the Owensboro Convention Center. citation needed]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreidewrh2r7x4l3whf3llsqoenslqugawxzj3p43gflsa5pd4zqmuhi)
October 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings.
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SCOOP: While Trump was crisscrossing the USA last week trying to help the GOP stave off a midterm washout, two of his top political advisers were in Republika Srpska advising its pro-Russian government on election issues.
James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)
James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
SCOOP: While Trump was crisscrossing the USA last week trying to help the GOP stave off a midterm washout, two of his top political advisers were in Republika Srpska advising its pro-Russian government on election issues.
James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
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Thank you for coming forward.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
October 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Thank you for coming forward.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand
accountability.
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Trump’s EPA let a major pesticide company pick what its regulations should be. Alarming proof that EPA is there to serve corporate interests, not protect the safety of Americans.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Trump’s EPA let a major pesticide company pick what its regulations should be. Alarming proof that EPA is there to serve corporate interests, not protect the safety of Americans.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The youth-dominated government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s most polluting countries as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers caused by a warming planet. nyti.ms/4rMa2Xf
September 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The youth-dominated government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s most polluting countries as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers caused by a warming planet. nyti.ms/4rMa2Xf
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They all knew ahead of time who he is...
September 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s Demolition
Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate (Gift Article)
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Stop being so cynical about the six-figure gift to the president's son, people give him gifts like that all the time!!
Bettina Trump, wife of Trump Jr., posts a lengthy Instagram caption responding to @propublica.org’s reporting that a Russian oligarch paid for over $170,000 of her wedding.
September 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Stop being so cynical about the six-figure gift to the president's son, people give him gifts like that all the time!!
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Shoot this into my veins!
What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Shoot this into my veins!
What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
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Zelenskyy: The first drone deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. We looked at the drones that will be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of production will be transferred to Ukraine.
Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
September 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Zelenskyy: The first drone deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. We looked at the drones that will be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of production will be transferred to Ukraine.
Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership.
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Credit to PBS News. This is by far one of the most accurate descriptions of what trump did. None of the sanewashing we saw with so much of the news coverage.
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/4yTjfzl
WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vo...
to.pbs.org
September 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Credit to PBS News. This is by far one of the most accurate descriptions of what trump did. None of the sanewashing we saw with so much of the news coverage.
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The Raids
Texas AG Ken Paxton sent armed State Police to invade Hispanic voting-rights organizer homes.
One target: an 87-year-old retired teacher who criticized his mail-ballot rules.
That's not security.
It's Jim Crow Voter Suppression. 🧵
newrepublic.com/article/1853...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sent armed State Police to invade Hispanic voting-rights organizer homes.
One target: an 87-year-old retired teacher who criticized his mail-ballot rules.
That's not security.
It's Jim Crow Voter Suppression. 🧵
newrepublic.com/article/1853...
GOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll Intimidate
Last week in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton unleashed police raids of the homes of Hispanic voting activists. Get ready for more of this.
newrepublic.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The Raids
Texas AG Ken Paxton sent armed State Police to invade Hispanic voting-rights organizer homes.
One target: an 87-year-old retired teacher who criticized his mail-ballot rules.
That's not security.
It's Jim Crow Voter Suppression. 🧵
newrepublic.com/article/1853...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sent armed State Police to invade Hispanic voting-rights organizer homes.
One target: an 87-year-old retired teacher who criticized his mail-ballot rules.
That's not security.
It's Jim Crow Voter Suppression. 🧵
newrepublic.com/article/1853...
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Democrats should be at the microphone right now noting that this is a Hatch Act violation that they'll be pursuing in January.
I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it.
I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it.
September 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Democrats should be at the microphone right now noting that this is a Hatch Act violation that they'll be pursuing in January.
I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it.
I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it.
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“Under the law, both the person who pays the supplemental income and the person who receives it are liable. The Trump Justice Department might decline to enforce the law, but the statute of limitations is five years. Trump’s term ends in a little over two years.”
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other close aides, per financial disclosures.
Washington Post exclusive from @aaronschaffer.com and Cat Zakrzewski
Washington Post exclusive from @aaronschaffer.com and Cat Zakrzewski
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides
Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“Under the law, both the person who pays the supplemental income and the person who receives it are liable. The Trump Justice Department might decline to enforce the law, but the statute of limitations is five years. Trump’s term ends in a little over two years.”
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In Tennessee, we officially have ONE month to register to vote before the Nov. 3rd election.
🚨 Voter registration deadline 👉🏾 October 5th
We need everyone to turn out this November! Check your registration and register ➡️ vote.org
🚨 Voter registration deadline 👉🏾 October 5th
We need everyone to turn out this November! Check your registration and register ➡️ vote.org
September 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
In Tennessee, we officially have ONE month to register to vote before the Nov. 3rd election.
🚨 Voter registration deadline 👉🏾 October 5th
We need everyone to turn out this November! Check your registration and register ➡️ vote.org
🚨 Voter registration deadline 👉🏾 October 5th
We need everyone to turn out this November! Check your registration and register ➡️ vote.org
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Trump's need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home.
His ridiculous bullying of Canada is completely backfiring.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-canada-tariffs-trade-war-backfiring
His ridiculous bullying of Canada is completely backfiring.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-canada-tariffs-trade-war-backfiring
Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring | Robert Reich
The US president’s need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump's need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home.
His ridiculous bullying of Canada is completely backfiring.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-canada-tariffs-trade-war-backfiring
His ridiculous bullying of Canada is completely backfiring.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-canada-tariffs-trade-war-backfiring
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then. n.pr/4x7ckRs
Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.
n.pr
September 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then. n.pr/4x7ckRs
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NEW: In a White House meeting this spring, Rubio brought up Alejandro Betancourt as an oil partner in Venezuela. Then US officials pressed Switzerland and UK to ease or drop travel restrictions and investigations into him. UK was reluctant but agreed. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/w...
Alejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations (Gift Article)
Alejandro Betancourt has been targeted by multiple investigations. Now he’s the U.S. government’s unrivaled partner in President Trump’s bid to control Venezuelan oil resources.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
NEW: In a White House meeting this spring, Rubio brought up Alejandro Betancourt as an oil partner in Venezuela. Then US officials pressed Switzerland and UK to ease or drop travel restrictions and investigations into him. UK was reluctant but agreed. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/w...
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A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April. n.pr/3SLD5wW
4 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump's Labor Department
A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April.
n.pr
September 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April. n.pr/3SLD5wW
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Breaking News: For the third time, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plans to restrict mail-in voting. The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene.
Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules
The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
nyti.ms
September 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Breaking News: For the third time, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plans to restrict mail-in voting. The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene.