Betsy Grimm-Howell
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Homesick Midwesterner... Blue Dot in Western NC. 🏳️🌈 🧶 ☯️ ⚖️ Posting mostly political outrage and legal stuff with the occasional cute animal video or knitting tutorial for sanity...
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Betsy Grimm-Howell
@gheliz.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Hi! My very first post on BlueSky on this frigid MLK Day 2025. "Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” - MLK, Jr.
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Our current economy is rigged. It just is.
A new report shows that 88 of the largest companies in America, including:
Amazon
Citigroup
Haliburton
Kohl's
Palantir
PayPal
PG&E
Southwest Airlines
Tesla
United Airlines
Disney
paid ZERO corporate income tax last year.
A new report shows that 88 of the largest companies in America, including:
Amazon
Citigroup
Haliburton
Kohl's
Palantir
PayPal
PG&E
Southwest Airlines
Tesla
United Airlines
Disney
paid ZERO corporate income tax last year.
April 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Our current economy is rigged. It just is.
A new report shows that 88 of the largest companies in America, including:
Amazon
Citigroup
Haliburton
Kohl's
Palantir
PayPal
PG&E
Southwest Airlines
Tesla
United Airlines
Disney
paid ZERO corporate income tax last year.
A new report shows that 88 of the largest companies in America, including:
Amazon
Citigroup
Haliburton
Kohl's
Palantir
PayPal
PG&E
Southwest Airlines
Tesla
United Airlines
Disney
paid ZERO corporate income tax last year.
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Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?
May 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?
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Texas voters just sent the book banners packing. Not in California. Not in New York. In Texas. Across the state, voters went to the polls and threw out right-wing school board members who built their local political brands on book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies and Christian nationalist culture-war panic
May 5, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Texas voters just sent the book banners packing. Not in California. Not in New York. In Texas. Across the state, voters went to the polls and threw out right-wing school board members who built their local political brands on book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies and Christian nationalist culture-war panic
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This morning Oversight Dems filed a resolution in the House to hold Pam Bondi in contempt. Then surprise, surprise—they suddenly scheduled her deposition. No one is above the law.
April 29, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This morning Oversight Dems filed a resolution in the House to hold Pam Bondi in contempt. Then surprise, surprise—they suddenly scheduled her deposition. No one is above the law.
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NEW: SCOTUS guts what remained of the Voting Rights Act before taking on TPS termination case.
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years.
In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.
Law Dork:
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years.
In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.
Law Dork:
SCOTUS guts what remained of the Voting Rights Act before taking on TPS termination case
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's result for more than 40 years. In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.
www.lawdork.com
April 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
NEW: SCOTUS guts what remained of the Voting Rights Act before taking on TPS termination case.
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years.
In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.
Law Dork:
It was Alito's decision, but Roberts has sought Wednesday's VRA result for more than 40 years.
In the arguments over temporary protected status, however, DOJ might have overstepped.
Law Dork:
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Here's a horrifying fact: Meta spent more on lobbying in 2025 than America’s three largest oil and gas companies combined.
Number go up
Our charts tell the story of oligarchy in overdrive.
www.motherjones.com
April 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Here's a horrifying fact: Meta spent more on lobbying in 2025 than America’s three largest oil and gas companies combined.
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Three scandal-plagued members of Congress have resigned in the past eight days. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills remains defiant.
And Then There Was Mills
Three scandal-plagued members of Congress have resigned in the past eight days. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills remains defiant.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Three scandal-plagued members of Congress have resigned in the past eight days. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills remains defiant.
Thank you, Virginia!!
Virginia Dems just won a major battle in Trump's redistricting war
Virginia Dems just won a major battle in Trump's redistricting war
Voters don't like gerrymandering. But they seem to hate Trump even more.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Thank you, Virginia!!
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NEW: Louisiana is asking a federal court to impose nationwide restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S.
Extremist politicians' attacks on abortion are out of touch with science, law, and public opinion.
Extremist politicians' attacks on abortion are out of touch with science, law, and public opinion.
April 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
NEW: Louisiana is asking a federal court to impose nationwide restrictions on mifepristone, a medication used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S.
Extremist politicians' attacks on abortion are out of touch with science, law, and public opinion.
Extremist politicians' attacks on abortion are out of touch with science, law, and public opinion.
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KERNEN: We'd never be able to send anyone back if you needed a judicial warrant every single time
RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.
RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.
April 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
KERNEN: We'd never be able to send anyone back if you needed a judicial warrant every single time
RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.
RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have officially resigned
April 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have officially resigned
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Mamdani’s first 100 days.
We should be studying how he campaigned, but more importantly, he’s delivering. Voters see that. That buys goodwill, and it buys time to finish the job and deal with the real challenges.
And all that talk about billionaires fleeing the state? Still waiting.
We should be studying how he campaigned, but more importantly, he’s delivering. Voters see that. That buys goodwill, and it buys time to finish the job and deal with the real challenges.
And all that talk about billionaires fleeing the state? Still waiting.
April 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Mamdani’s first 100 days.
We should be studying how he campaigned, but more importantly, he’s delivering. Voters see that. That buys goodwill, and it buys time to finish the job and deal with the real challenges.
And all that talk about billionaires fleeing the state? Still waiting.
We should be studying how he campaigned, but more importantly, he’s delivering. Voters see that. That buys goodwill, and it buys time to finish the job and deal with the real challenges.
And all that talk about billionaires fleeing the state? Still waiting.
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The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
April 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.
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This is how you attack a Republican on abortion rights 👏👏.
Elissa Slotkin is awesome….
Elissa Slotkin is awesome….
April 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
This is how you attack a Republican on abortion rights 👏👏.
Elissa Slotkin is awesome….
Elissa Slotkin is awesome….
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Time for the Democrats and Independents to wake up. You work on behalf of the owners of the United States of America, THE PEOPLE.
April 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Time for the Democrats and Independents to wake up. You work on behalf of the owners of the United States of America, THE PEOPLE.
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Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...
Orban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day
All of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope.
iandunt.substack.com
April 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...
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Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza today in a drone strike—
Wishah had been on the ground since the early days of the war in Palestine
Wishah had been on the ground since the early days of the war in Palestine
April 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Israel killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza today in a drone strike—
Wishah had been on the ground since the early days of the war in Palestine
Wishah had been on the ground since the early days of the war in Palestine
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We’re defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court because President Trump doesn’t get to define what is means to be American.
I’m fighting Trump’s birthright citizenship order at the supreme court. Will we adhere to the best of our history? | Cody Wofsy
For 128 years, it’s been clear that if you are born in this country, you are a citizen. The court must not turn back the clock
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We’re defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court because President Trump doesn’t get to define what is means to be American.
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here is a story we reported this story two years ago that remains very relevant.
March 31, 2026 at 2:59 PM
here is a story we reported this story two years ago that remains very relevant.
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NEW: The government is holding Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a Sacramento DACA-protected mother deported after her February green card interview, at the San Ysidro port of entry despite an approaching court-ordered deadline to bring her back to the United States, advocates and her legal team say.
"Flagrant Violation": Judge orders return of mother deported despite DACA
"I followed the rules and trusted the process, and I just want to return to my family and rebuild my life."
www.motherjones.com
March 31, 2026 at 1:07 AM
NEW: The government is holding Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a Sacramento DACA-protected mother deported after her February green card interview, at the San Ysidro port of entry despite an approaching court-ordered deadline to bring her back to the United States, advocates and her legal team say.
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On Saturday, millions of people around the country took part in more than 3,000 No Kings protests opposing the presidency of Donald Trump, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 36 percent, a record low since his return to the White House.
This weekend’s No Kings rallies were historically massive
Organizers said eight million people turned out to protest the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
March 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
On Saturday, millions of people around the country took part in more than 3,000 No Kings protests opposing the presidency of Donald Trump, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 36 percent, a record low since his return to the White House.
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Rep. Ro Khanna is a fiery torch in this bleak moral darkness.
February 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna is a fiery torch in this bleak moral darkness.
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Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.
Five constitutional amendments Trump is ignoring in Minnesota
Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Let us count the ways your rights have been violated.
South Carolina 🙄
789 cases have been reported so far
South Carolina Measles Outbreak Becomes Largest In U.S. History Since First Elimination
789 cases have been reported so far
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
South Carolina 🙄