Information gatherer and reposter, with occasional opinions. 😊🌊💙 I love the U.S.A.!🇺🇸 | Californian in the PNW| Democrat| Lost a child to police/gun violence| College Student | Senior Citizen | End Gun Violence! 🚫MAGA🚫DMs (Unless I know you)https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mkbgzlculs2f⚖️ Geofence warrants: The question before the U.S. Supreme Court is whether geofencing is ingenious, Orwellian, or both? And, ultimately, is it constitutional? https://youtu.be/VjdZg-Wr1qY?si=8biPcf8NXxkw7vC324 Apr 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbgzlculs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6zzug3fc2rSonny Bunch speaks with whistleblower Josef Palermo, who saw the collapse of the Kennedy Center from the inside. https://youtu.be/_rEDNCdqYzg?si=ZXF4lmkJCX3eXCuX23 Apr 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6zzug3fc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6zn77qk222Not surprised, but... wow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6zn77qk222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6yhscrok22The White House has an answer for Republicans accusing President Donald Trump of failing to do more to win this week’s redistricting vote in Virginia: look in the mirror. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/23/virginia-redistricting-blame-white-house-gop-0088944323 Apr 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6yhscrok22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6xrrmo6222A former police officer who allegedly was traveling to Louisiana to conduct a mass shooting at a large festival was arrested Wednesday night in a Florida hotel where investigators found a gun and nearly 200 rounds of ammunition, authorities said. https://abcnews.com/US/former-police-officer-arrested-alleged-mass-shooting-plot/story?id=13231423023 Apr 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xrrmo6222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6xmvdvqs22Federal investigators believe the commando bet more than $33,000 on the prediction market Polymarket just hours before President Donald Trump announced Maduro's capture in January, the sources said. https://abcnews.com/US/doj-arrests-soldier-made-400000-betting-maduros-removal/story?id=13232542623 Apr 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xmvdvqs22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6xifhos222Hung Cao is known to campaign watchers as a Virginia Republican who ran a failed congressional campaign in 2022, losing to then-Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton by nearly seven points, followed by a failed Senate campaign in 2024 https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/acting-navy-secretarys-record-raises-eyebrows-including-his-concerns-about-witchcraft23 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xifhos222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6xdggt2222A judge has approved a $425 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that Capital One paid lower interest rates on older savings accounts while offering higher rates on a similar product. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capital-one-settlement-425-million-claim-how-much-will-you-get/23 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xdggt2222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6xbs6bkk22🔥More than 15 million people across the central United States are under fire weather alerts through Friday, as a combination of heat, dry air and strong winds fuel risks of "extreme" wildfire behavior, forecasters said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-fire-weather-alerts-warmth-winds/23 Apr 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6xbs6bkk22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6wzuzuo222As Iran's state media post dramatic video of masked commandos boarding two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Philippine government confirmed 15 seafarers were on the vessels being held by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, but said they were "safe and unharmed." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-video-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-ceasefire-lebanon/23 Apr 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wzuzuo222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6wqkmy7k22But inside the Pentagon — where he served as Navy undersecretary until his abrupt promotion on Wednesday — Cao has built substantial credibility for being a quick study on shipbuilding and managing turmoil after turnover wracked the service last year. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/23/white-house-new-navy-secretary-0088867323 Apr 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wqkmy7k22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6wkkxpks22In recent weeks and months, the president and administration officials have zeroed in on people involved in the years-long investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign’s ties to Moscow. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/23/russia-investigatinon-donald-trump-0088934923 Apr 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wkkxpks22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6wg5b36222The report from the National Transportation Safety Board, released Thursday, did not identify a sole cause for the crash, but it did find overlapping issues in the two minutes prior to the collision that potentially contributed to the disaster. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/communication-issues-contributed-fatal-laguardia-crash-preliminary-rep-rcna34168923 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wg5b36222https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6wcc3xwk22The Trump administration is discussing a $500 million rescue deal for Spirit Airlines that could leave the federal government owning up to 90% of the company after it emerges from bankruptcy. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/spirit-airlines-bailout-concerns-rcna34152623 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wcc3xwk22https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6gkeom7224The New York Times reports that the FBI investigated the reporter who wrote an article about FBI Director Kash Patel using bureau personnel to provide security for his girlfriend. The FBI denies investigating the reporter. https://youtu.be/49c9SxTTLrc?si=JblxYG25AcuN4L4g23 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6gkeom7224https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk6gae22ck24👀👇 Trump said Thurs. he directed the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any boats planting mines in the Strait of Hormuz and speed up the clearing of mines from the key oil passage—a process that could reportedly take six months, prolonging the economic consequences of the war. https://youtu.be/_5M32lzLFxw?si=lrK0ToPn_c_eOc1X23 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6gae22ck24https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk4rtxbk3227"no way to control or shut down its AI models"?!?!? 😐👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4rtxbk3227https://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk42yztc3c2gHouse Judiciary Democrats want to force FBI Director Kash Patel to take the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test after The Atlantic reported that his drinking was “a recurring source of concern across the government.” https://newrepublic.com/post/209360/democrats-kash-patel-alcohol-disorder-test22 Apr 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42yztc3c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk42tqgp3s2gThe Covid-19 vaccine significantly reduced emergency room visits and hospitalizations this past winter—but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t want the public to know that. https://newrepublic.com/post/209375/cdc-blocks-study-proving-covid-vaccine-works22 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk42tqgp3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk425j77f22bThis is the same guy who seized the ballots, right?! 😠👇 Bianco said he is seeing a shift in voter preference. “It doesn’t bode well for the party in power. Who’s in power here? Democrats. Democrats have had complete control of this state.” he said. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5843238-chad-bianco-california-governor-primary-election/22 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk425j77f22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk3zvmfcgk2bInternal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential. https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5842678-supreme-court-shadow-docket-leak/22 Apr 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zvmfcgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk3zphgotk2b🤔👇 Local opposition was mounting against data centers in West Virginia, so the Republican-dominated Legislature stripped local governments of the power to limit them “in any way.” https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/states-strip-power-cities-counties-0086876322 Apr 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zphgotk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk3zh3bsx22bThe effort includes two bills — the SECURE Data Act, which deals with tech companies’ consumer data, and a second financial data privacy measure dubbed the GUARD Financial Data Act. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/house-republicans-roll-out-landmark-data-privacy-push-0088680022 Apr 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zh3bsx22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericsmom2006.bsky.social/post/3mk3zanvsb22bThe case he lost was against ex-MSNBC analyst and columnist Frank Figliuzzi, a former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI. https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/patel-loses-defamation-case-against-ex-msnbc-analyst-that-he-cited-in-his-new-atlantic-suit22 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:z6ooe4j7tjsqs5tfezcalwvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zanvsb22b