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Looking back on a post I wrote in 2011 right after Gabrielle Giffords was shot, in which I reflected on my political career and the risks that come with being in the public eye. https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2011/01/representing-aryans-political-speech.html

#politics #ElectedOfficials #WomenLead #HumanRights #Aryans #Nazis #NeoNazis #Idaho #CoeurdAlene #RichardButler #GabrielleGiffords #PoliticalMom

Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess voted in favor of giving herself a 45% salary increase. County commissioners will now be charged with giving her raise final approval.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/09/17/531106/harris-county-district-clerk-votes-to-give-herself-81000-salary-increase-in-grievance-committee-meeting/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Local #News #Politics #ElectedOfficials #HarrisCountyCommissionersCourt #HarrisCountyDistrictClerk #HarrisCountyOfficials #MarilynBurgess

I never quite know when my daily poetry-reading practice and my work in transportation will overlap. They do more often than you might think, as with this poem by Maya Stein, "The Sting."
https://mayastein.com/campaigns/view-email/8IlGTYKuxyvQy0hmK3OHEjfOMRdy2x2AQlLIiBWo_WjX5YT_wuZJSPssXttWWIV6xb73h-sYS44F_Np43GkGoPdNtqYuTr-RFcCSGIkjWLBaFmrbLZMO-R9wwYNgTaFXQpcIxhXV9tzTDSlPmDc2a1mWXx1z3hTkNndNFw==?ss_source=sscampaigns&ss_campaign_id=68aca675e2f0fd766918dc26&ss_email_id=68ae19d5d2547058f5c7222c&

#poetry #poem #poems #TodaysPoem #PoemADay #transportation #TranspoPoems #ElectedOfficials #infrastructure #sidewalks #protest #bees #MayaStein #haibun #Basho #MatsuoBasho #haiku

Many of our elected officials responded to this week's betrayal by Trump & Congressional Republicans.

📃 Read their letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vIwA_oRBeSOTvOO-JZi1_l-KXRPhyARYlJqJFjZQhF8/edit?tab=t.0

#Seattle #WAState #WAElex #WAPolitics #USPolitics #ElectedOfficials #Democrats

Presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung criticizes elected officials for misusing power, emphasizing their role as public servants during a campaign visit to Imsil.
#YonhapInfomax #LeeJaeMyung #PresidentialCandidate #DemocraticParty #ElectedOfficials #PublicAccountability #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=61932

An interesting read! But they need to join @Mastodon!

#electedofficials #oakland #CA #politics #citycouncil #communication

https://oaklandside.org/2025/05/06/oakland-city-council-social-media-videos-instagram-reels/

Jasmine Crockett DROPS TRUTH BOMB on Public Figures’ Values!

Explore the values of public figures in this engaging panel discussion! Join us as Jasmine Crockett tackles the question of accountability for spouses of elected officials. Witness her sharp insights and thought-provoking perspective on public expectations. #PublicValues #EthicsInPolitics #PublicFigures #JasmineCrockett #PoliticalDebate #Ethics #Accountability #ElectedOfficials #Values #PublicOpinion…

https://worldtravelsyt.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/jasmine-crockett-drops-truth-bomb-on-public-figures-values/

#USpol #Police #ElectedOfficials #Politicians
It would be just amazing if public officials in the US would stop lying. Also, it would be amazing if our public officials could admit when they are wrong.

The Montgomery County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a policy this week to limit the power of “non-returning” elected officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/02/14/513924/montgomery-county-approves-policy-to-limit-power-of-lame-duck-officials/

#Local #News #Politics #ElectedOfficials #InventoryItems #JudgeMarkJKeough #LameDuck #MontgomeryCounty #MontgomeryCountyCommissionersCourt

Find and contact elected officials! Do it today!
https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
#electedofficials #congressperson
#resist

#Extremists #inspired by #conspiracytheories pose major #threat to 2024 #elections, #US #intelligence #warns.

#Candidates, #electedofficials, #election #workers, members of the #media and #judges involved in #election #cases are among those #intelligence #officials #identified as #targets.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/election-threats-rcna177274

#Laws #target #gendernonconforming #Idaho #residents. Here’s what they want you to know.

Many #Republican #electedofficials in the have continued to #dismiss #transgender people's #identities, and a few have grown even more #extreme.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Idaho #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article290844069.html

'Welcome to our #annual #convening of the #GayMafia': #EqualityPAC #celebrates 10 years.

The #political #fundraising #organization promotes #LGBTQ+ #electedofficials and held its annual #gala last week. Here's what went down.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/politics/equality-pac-gala-dc

#NORC #Poll: 77% Say #ElectedOfficials Use #Transgender #Issues As A #Distraction.

A new NORC poll shows #support for #protecting #transgender #access to #medicalcare and finds that 77% of people in the United States think #politicians use #trans #people as a #distraction for their #failure at #leadership.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/norc-poll-77-say-elected-officials

Violence against elected representatives: https://www.aurianneor.org/violence-against-elected-representatives/

#aggression, #aurianneor, #citizens, #conservatives, #democracy, #electedofficials, #farright, #king, #lawenforcement, #nationalguard, #police, #force, #policeprotection, #policing, #politics, #progressive, #Quiscustodietipsoscustodes?, #security, #society, #traditionalist

60% of elected representatives worldwide have been victims of violence or harassment, and in many cases this has led to the end of their careers. This is not a new phenomenon. These elected representatives are almost all progressive, and their actions have challenged traditionalist society. A young woman in charge, a white man who wants to give rights to blacks, the content of what is taught in school, etc. These elected officials are victims of traditionalists who feel deeply threatened by the actions of these leaders. The elected officials leave office, which is anti-democratic. More than 600 police emails were found in the FBI archives when Obama was president from officers who said they didn’t want to obey a black man. Obama backed down on abortion rights because he was afraid.

Against the progressives, there’s a long history of traditionalists resorting to violence. What can be done to improve things? Why don’t the police protect the progressists more? Why is it only progressives who get attacked? John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed in Dallas, a Republican state.

In police forces worldwide, there’s a corporate phenomenon. The organization perpetuates beliefs and traditions. The police force decide who they will protect and who they will not.

In the Roman Empire, the Praetorian Guard protected the Emperor. They decided who was emperor. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who guards the guards?

As Ontarians call for a permanent #ceasefire, the #Arab #Canadian #Lawyers Association #ACLA has documented a marked increase in #ElectedOfficials in #Ontario engaging in #AntiPalestinian #racism through their #rhetoric and their actions. One such example is the #SpeakerOfTheHouse's decision to bar entry into #QueensPark to individuals wearing the #keffiyeh