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Protector of democracy, botanical artist, loves the outdoors and nature. Happily married, mom, and grandma.
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Maersk, one of the shipping corporations at the center of the dockworkers strike, has recently spent over $6.5 billion on stock buybacks for its wealthy shareholders. Don't tell me shipping companies can't afford to share their record profits with their workers.

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The Biden administration this week restored Obama-era farmworker protections from pesticides that were rolled back under the Trump administration. The rule restores a requirement preventing people from being within 100 feet of where some pesticides are sprayed. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Biden administration restores pre-Trump farmworker protections from pesticides
Biden administration restores pre-Trump farmworker protections from pesticides

The Biden administration this week restored Obama-era farmworker protections from pesticides that were rolled back under the Trump administration. The rule restores a requirement preventing people …

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Undocumented immigrants paid $97B in taxes in 2022. They paid a higher state/local tax rate than the top 1% in a majority of states. They contributed $26B to Social Security, which they can't benefit from. Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders."

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🧵An open question: Describe a memorable moment when you had a knock-out reaction to an art work? Like that whole body & mind swoon, a personal game changer. Mine was in 1988. I was in Manhattan on an art school trip, gallery hopping. I was in The Whitney, exhausted after a day of visiting galleries.

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Ferguson rose to prominence at the onset of former President Donald Trump taking the White House. His was the first attorney general office to file a lawsuit against the Trump travel ban and he went on to sue the Trump administration almost 100 times, winning almost all the lawsuits

Bob Ferguson Sued Trump Nearly 100 Times — Now He’s Running for Governor
Bob Ferguson Sued Trump Nearly 100 Times — Now He’s Running for Governor

The longtime Washington attorney general discusses his gubernatorial campaign, Project 2025 and how being a chess master influenced his political career.

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The ruling in Trump v. United States is an affront to democracy and the rule of law.

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Protector of democracy, botanical artist, loves the outdoors and nature. Happily married, mom, and grandma.
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