Adam Shah
@adamshah.bsky.social
Was a union member until they kicked me upstairs
James Madison said he created a complicated government because it would result in an invisible hand that would cause venal elected officials to nevertheless put country over party (faction).
James Madison, meet Mike Johnson
James Madison, meet Mike Johnson
October 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
James Madison said he created a complicated government because it would result in an invisible hand that would cause venal elected officials to nevertheless put country over party (faction).
James Madison, meet Mike Johnson
James Madison, meet Mike Johnson
The kids are alright (free article). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
Frustrated Gen Z Threatens to Topple African Governments
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The kids are alright (free article). www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
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Just because it didn't work before doesn't mean it never could.
October 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Just because it didn't work before doesn't mean it never could.
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Remember back in April, when hundreds + hundreds of college/univ prez signed letter via @aacu.org and Amer Acad of Arts and Sciences, standing up for academic independence?
@aacu.org is back with another statement, about odious Trump "compact" www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
@aacu.org is back with another statement, about odious Trump "compact" www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for… | AAC&U
AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
www.aacu.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Remember back in April, when hundreds + hundreds of college/univ prez signed letter via @aacu.org and Amer Acad of Arts and Sciences, standing up for academic independence?
@aacu.org is back with another statement, about odious Trump "compact" www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
@aacu.org is back with another statement, about odious Trump "compact" www.aacu.org/newsroom/aac...
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Baristas across NorCal getting some practice and Strike Captain training in today!
October 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Baristas across NorCal getting some practice and Strike Captain training in today!
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Cook County’s main vehicle for righting wrongful convictions is the Conviction Integrity Unit, a group of prosecutors who are supposed to honestly appraise their colleagues’ work. The unit has not exonerated anyone in a year.
Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.
boltsmag.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Cook County’s main vehicle for righting wrongful convictions is the Conviction Integrity Unit, a group of prosecutors who are supposed to honestly appraise their colleagues’ work. The unit has not exonerated anyone in a year.
In case you had any illusions that Ross is anything other than an anti-abortion rights, anti-LGBT lunatic with no moral compass
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In case you had any illusions that Ross is anything other than an anti-abortion rights, anti-LGBT lunatic with no moral compass
Anybody in DC got a spare ark? #askingforafriend
September 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Anybody in DC got a spare ark? #askingforafriend
A reminder I occasionally give: Every time a progressive floats over a right-winger going to prison and facing possible assault: The US incarceration system/industry is a litany of human rights violations that usually hurt the most vulnerable among us
September 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A reminder I occasionally give: Every time a progressive floats over a right-winger going to prison and facing possible assault: The US incarceration system/industry is a litany of human rights violations that usually hurt the most vulnerable among us
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Woke up this morning determined to find some positive news to share amidst all the gloom. Great to see NM joining Quebec and many other places in the world that make child care affordable.
apnews.com/article/univ...
apnews.com/article/univ...
New Mexico is the first state to promise free child care for all families
New Mexico's governor plans to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to bankroll free child care for families of all income levels. Gov.
apnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Woke up this morning determined to find some positive news to share amidst all the gloom. Great to see NM joining Quebec and many other places in the world that make child care affordable.
apnews.com/article/univ...
apnews.com/article/univ...
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I really do think this is an example of political leadership, grassroots opposition, and the law all converging in a place that made moving on Chicago impossible. I’ll add, it would be very embarrassing for the president (1) to follow the law and the Guard do nothing (2) be rejected by grand jurors.
genuinely shocked that the pritzker pushback was successful
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I really do think this is an example of political leadership, grassroots opposition, and the law all converging in a place that made moving on Chicago impossible. I’ll add, it would be very embarrassing for the president (1) to follow the law and the Guard do nothing (2) be rejected by grand jurors.
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Someone wore a white nationalist t-shirt to a Washington Nationals game like 3 weeks ago.
How are you, an adult man in the year 2025, writing this shit www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Someone wore a white nationalist t-shirt to a Washington Nationals game like 3 weeks ago.
I think this is my first grammar post on Bluesky, but this bugged me. I think the following sentence from a @nytimes.com op-ed should have one comma and no amount dashes, although the em dash is not strictly ungrammatical
Do people agree?
Do people agree?
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I think this is my first grammar post on Bluesky, but this bugged me. I think the following sentence from a @nytimes.com op-ed should have one comma and no amount dashes, although the em dash is not strictly ungrammatical
Do people agree?
Do people agree?
To be fair, Kavanaugh likely has driven while in blackface
Reading Kavanaugh's appalling concurrence.
Who could have imagined that confirming an overprivileged white boy who'd been given everything he ever wanted, & letting his sexual assault slide, would lead to a Court devoid of empathy for brown working people?
Who could have imagined that confirming an overprivileged white boy who'd been given everything he ever wanted, & letting his sexual assault slide, would lead to a Court devoid of empathy for brown working people?
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
To be fair, Kavanaugh likely has driven while in blackface
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The Trump admin is trying to gut the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Again.
NIOSH conducts essential research that keeps working people safe. Workers' lives are on the line.
Tell your rep to stop cuts to NIOSH! 📲844-292-9097 act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
NIOSH conducts essential research that keeps working people safe. Workers' lives are on the line.
Tell your rep to stop cuts to NIOSH! 📲844-292-9097 act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
September 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Trump admin is trying to gut the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Again.
NIOSH conducts essential research that keeps working people safe. Workers' lives are on the line.
Tell your rep to stop cuts to NIOSH! 📲844-292-9097 act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
NIOSH conducts essential research that keeps working people safe. Workers' lives are on the line.
Tell your rep to stop cuts to NIOSH! 📲844-292-9097 act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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Was this an autopen?
September 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Was this an autopen?
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Yup. Definitely Dump’s signature on the Epstein Birthday Letter. Seems when he signs just his first name, there’s a tail.
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Yup. Definitely Dump’s signature on the Epstein Birthday Letter. Seems when he signs just his first name, there’s a tail.
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Black workers are the canaries in the coal mine for America’s economy. Last week’s jobs report is an ominous sign of how the Trump administration’s policies are hurting working families across the country.
President Trump: what happened to all those Black jobs you promised?
President Trump: what happened to all those Black jobs you promised?
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Black workers are the canaries in the coal mine for America’s economy. Last week’s jobs report is an ominous sign of how the Trump administration’s policies are hurting working families across the country.
President Trump: what happened to all those Black jobs you promised?
President Trump: what happened to all those Black jobs you promised?
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It's hard to afford your life when your employer is cheating you out of your hard-earned wages. I promise you this: as long as I remain your AG, this Office will always work for working people.
Check out our 2025 "Working for Workers" report: bit.ly/working-for-workers
Check out our 2025 "Working for Workers" report: bit.ly/working-for-workers
September 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's hard to afford your life when your employer is cheating you out of your hard-earned wages. I promise you this: as long as I remain your AG, this Office will always work for working people.
Check out our 2025 "Working for Workers" report: bit.ly/working-for-workers
Check out our 2025 "Working for Workers" report: bit.ly/working-for-workers
Bessent is pissed that Elon will become the first trillionaire
‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your Fucking Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F--king Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival
The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
www.politico.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bessent is pissed that Elon will become the first trillionaire
Listening to voices in your head ≠ running into people
September 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Listening to voices in your head ≠ running into people