Notices by Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world), page 2

Accustomed to the McCain ethos, some registered Republicans in AZ are no longer feeling represented by their party.

“It's become easier and easier to not vote for people who don't stand for normal conservative principles.”

#Velshi #VelshiAcrossAmerica

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-we-ve-seen-what-he-s-capable-of-az-voters-tell-ali-velshi-why-they-re-voting-harris-walz-222184517923

As a result of Trump’s family separation policy, 1,300 kids still remain separated from their parents. Filmmakers of “Separated,” Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff call the policy one of the “most shameful chapters in the history of our country.” #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-government-based-on-meanness-errol-morris-and-jacob-soboroff-expose-trump-policy-in-separated-221625413865

Trump’s relationship with Putin has consequences - it undermines national security, empowers authoritarianism & destabilizes global alliances. If elected again, Trump will continue what he started. “This is a very scary moment,” says Bill Browder, head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign. #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/bill-browder-this-is-a-very-scary-moment-221595717768

The Supreme Court has “accrued more power to itself” than actual voters, warns Elie Mystal, The Nation's justice correspondent.

A third of the justices have “emotional support-billionaires,” contributing to widespread loss of faith, adds Melissa Murray, an NYU law professor. #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/scotus-heads-into-new-term-backed-by-emotional-support-billionaires-221027909675

“Like a tyrant.”

New Jack Smith filings reveal “Trump was acting not under the rubric of his office, but simply as…a frustrated and angry political candidate,” says Rep. Raskin. “He was acting as an outlaw candidate." #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-acting-like-a-tyrant-rep-raskin-slams-trump-after-new-smith-filings-221025861966

#Project2025’s plan for USAID would take the U.S. “deeply out of step with where the world is,” says Jeremy Konyndyk by pulling funding for climate change and mandating that NGOs restrict abortion. "This is not trivial stuff.” #Velshi #InsideProject2025
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-this-is-not-trivial-stuff-project-2025-s-plan-to-ally-the-u-s-with-authoritarians-worldwide-220366917969

"No one else can give you freedom," says Timothy Snyder. "The moment you think it comes from outside, or from the past, or from somebody else, you’re basically asking for authoritarianism." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/historian-timothy-snyder-freedom-is-positive-and-being-joyous-is-the-first-step-219893829918

The GOP has "morphed" into an "incredibly dangerous" party, says Ken Burns. "It's going to be difficult for the Republican Party to figure out a way to escape the specific gravity of the darkness that engulfs it.” #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/ken-burns-on-the-incredibly-dangerous-party-that-the-gop-has-morphed-into-219893829982

Louisiana is about to make it harder for doctors to access a lifesaving drug that stops women from bleeding out post-labor. Why? Because that drug can also be used to induce an abortion. It's "intellectually dishonest," says Dr. Joia Crear-Perry. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/abortion-drugs-and-procedures-are-part-of-lifesaving-treatments-because-abortion-is-healthcare-219873349818

Abortion bans reduce women to breeding stocks– and that’s exactly the point. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/abortion-bans-reduce-women-to-breeding-stocks-and-that-s-exactly-the-point-219395141661

#Project2025 aims to revive the #ComstockAct, an 1873 "Victorian purity law." The plan skips the legislative process & would apply even in states w/legal abortion.
The ultimate goal is to “subordinate women," says Leah Litman #InsideProject2025 #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/project-2025-seeks-to-resurrect-a-151-yr-old-law-to-subordinate-women-219369029747

#Project2025 aims to shield domestic rightwing extremists from FBI scrutiny despite a surge in threats.
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade warns "vigilante violence” will follow. “If we ignore those kinds of threats, we're doomed to have more of them.”#InsideProject2025 #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/project-2025-plans-to-shield-rightwing-extremism-will-lead-to-vigilante-violence-218382917620

There's a "big secret" Senator Bernie Sanders wants to share: "All progressive ideas are enormously popular.” That's why so many people at last week's DNC cheered for so many of the policies he has long championed. #Velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/sen-bernie-sanders-the-big-secret-about-progressive-ideas-217944133971

You can look at Project 2025's goals as going after the health of women," says fmr. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius. Many of its proposals will lead to poor outcomes for women. "We're not just talking about repro. health. We're talking ALL health." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-a-terrifying-place-to-be-fmr-hhs-secretary-warns-about-project-2025-s-plans-for-women-s-health-217946181817

In overturning #Roe, #SCOTUS has ushered in a new period of "Jane Crow," says Michele Goodwin. "When you take people’s ability away to be able to care for themselves, you affect every aspect of their life." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/the-jane-crow-era-why-the-abandonment-of-morality-by-scotus-is-a-matter-of-democracy-217923141536

Going #InsideProject2025’s labor policies with Seth Harris: they would create a hostile labor market for workers and weaken unions…and allow teenagers to operate heavy machinery. Because that is what we needed. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/inside-project-2025-s-plan-to-weaken-unions-and-lower-workers-wages-217920069973

The GOP have spent decades pitting low-income Americans against each other for political gain. Rev. Dr. William Barber III says if the 30 million Americans living in poverty united and voted, they would be "the largest potential swing vote in the country." #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-racist-tropes-block-americans-from-seeing-full-poverty-picture-rev-william-barber-iii-217396805671

Abortion bans are leading doctors to deny women the medical care that they need, resulting in near-death medical complications and permanent damage to their reproductive systems. These abortion bans mean that every single person of reproductive age with a uterus is at risk. #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/why-every-single-person-of-reproductive-age-with-a-uterus-is-at-risk-217374789635

Abortion bans continue to put lives at risk, as more and more women are denied necessary emergency abortions. Nancy Northup of The Center for Reproductive Rights says “This should scare anyone who is pregnant in a state where abortion is a crime” #velshi

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-really-frightening-women-waiting-until-near-death-for-reproductive-care-217376325562

As president, Trump tried to revoke the independence of U.S. media agencies, but he fell short. #Project2025, argues Vox's Zack Beauchamp, “gives Trump a blueprint for how to wield power more effectively” and succeed this time. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/project-2025-s-plan-for-turning-gov-t-funded-independent-media-into-a-bully-pulpit-215814725970