Ashley
@aamas739.bsky.social
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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How about not deporting her at all?
And a formal apology.
And a formal apology.
19 Nov 2025 -- Trump admin admits “inadvertently” deporting trans woman Britania Rios to Mexico after judge ordered she not be over fears of tortured or persecution. Govt says it will allow her to return to ICE custody and await alternative deportation.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Trump administration ‘inadvertently’ deported transgender woman to Mexico despite a judge’s concern she may face torture there | CNN
The Trump administration admitted it “inadvertently” deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violent...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How about not deporting her at all?
And a formal apology.
And a formal apology.
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And almost nobody has "cancer money” of the type you need when it’s really serious
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
i've half-joked about how you aren't actually rich until you have "cancer money", or enough that you can pay for treatment *and* be out of work for however long *and* maintain your or your family's basic quality of life (ie, not having to liquidate core assets like your primary residence).
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
And almost nobody has "cancer money” of the type you need when it’s really serious
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
which is why I’m increasingly skeptical thinking about how the idea that wealth is protective (which it is…until it’s not) causes us to overlook how ind. wealth, not Bezos wealth but like median white wealth,
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If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
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Ain't no fight like an evangelical slapfight.
Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Ain't no fight like an evangelical slapfight.
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Because it should have provoke a reaction from her peers and colleagues and in general adults in the room and it didn't because its grandpa Trump, and that's morally and ethically wrong, and staring at it and sitting in it doesn't help any of that
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Because it should have provoke a reaction from her peers and colleagues and in general adults in the room and it didn't because its grandpa Trump, and that's morally and ethically wrong, and staring at it and sitting in it doesn't help any of that
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i signed a non disclosure agreement read between the lines donald trump is a prolific raper of teenage girls do you need a map and a flashlight to figure this out
PSAKI: Do you think Donald Trump was aware of that arrangement at Mar-a-Lago?
EPSTEIN SURVIVOR SHARLENE ROCHARD: Umm. I don't know if he was aware. Um. Actually, I can't answer that.
EPSTEIN SURVIVOR SHARLENE ROCHARD: Umm. I don't know if he was aware. Um. Actually, I can't answer that.
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
i signed a non disclosure agreement read between the lines donald trump is a prolific raper of teenage girls do you need a map and a flashlight to figure this out
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there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions.
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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“Where’s the rest of it? You know there’s more, where is it?”
-the only thing every democrat should say from now until the end of time, no matter WHAT Epstein stuff gets released.
-the only thing every democrat should say from now until the end of time, no matter WHAT Epstein stuff gets released.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“Where’s the rest of it? You know there’s more, where is it?”
-the only thing every democrat should say from now until the end of time, no matter WHAT Epstein stuff gets released.
-the only thing every democrat should say from now until the end of time, no matter WHAT Epstein stuff gets released.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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not beating the allegations
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
not beating the allegations
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
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Honor Tally: Larry Summers is no longer affiliated with the Hamilton Project or the Center for American Progress
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November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Honor Tally: Larry Summers is no longer affiliated with the Hamilton Project or the Center for American Progress
👏
👏
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Some good news!
apnews.com/article/hung...
apnews.com/article/hung...
Election campaign in Hungary heats up as Orbán challenger Péter Magyar gains rural support
Hungary is gearing up for a heated political battle as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unprecedented challenge from his opponent, Péter Magyar.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Some good news!
apnews.com/article/hung...
apnews.com/article/hung...
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DON'T YOU DARE LOOK AWAY
We don't get to be too uncomfortable to see this, when this is what people are living through.
Don't you fucking dare.
We don't get to be too uncomfortable to see this, when this is what people are living through.
Don't you fucking dare.
Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
DON'T YOU DARE LOOK AWAY
We don't get to be too uncomfortable to see this, when this is what people are living through.
Don't you fucking dare.
We don't get to be too uncomfortable to see this, when this is what people are living through.
Don't you fucking dare.
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Various group-philosophical pessimisms will have you believing that universalism is impossible, not worth striving for. That if you don't oppress, you will inevitably be a victim. I refuse. We are best protected by democracy, by the rule of law, by human and civil rights.
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Various group-philosophical pessimisms will have you believing that universalism is impossible, not worth striving for. That if you don't oppress, you will inevitably be a victim. I refuse. We are best protected by democracy, by the rule of law, by human and civil rights.
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Masha Gessen on this precise thing in 2023 www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Masha Gessen on this precise thing in 2023 www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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A White House reporter was “insubordinate” to….MBS??
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A White House reporter was “insubordinate” to….MBS??
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And if Epstein was "poaching" kids from Mar a Lago, then Trump was hiring them younger than Epstein was.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
And if Epstein was "poaching" kids from Mar a Lago, then Trump was hiring them younger than Epstein was.
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An Atlanta resident has bequeathed @wabe.org a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.
Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history
An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.
www.ajc.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
An Atlanta resident has bequeathed @wabe.org a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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"The director of the Museum of the City of New York, Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, said she no longer needs to hire copy editors to work on annual reports. [She is turning to AI.]"
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"The director of the Museum of the City of New York, Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, said she no longer needs to hire copy editors to work on annual reports. [She is turning to AI.]"
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...
This should be embarrassing to admit.
nymag.com/intelligence...