Adam Yockey
@adamyockey.bsky.social
Nashvillian. Books, music, travel, human rights. Views are my own.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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“.. The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo .. That guidance threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not “comply” quickly with the government’s new orders.”
@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
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@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
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November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“.. The Agriculture Department issued the command in a late-night Saturday memo .. That guidance threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not “comply” quickly with the government’s new orders.”
@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
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@tonyromm.bsky.social #SNAP
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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A chart from the great @bennsteil.bsky.social — showing how US importers did, in fact, absorb most of Trump’s tariffs at first.
But not for long.
@cfr.org
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But not for long.
@cfr.org
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A chart from the great @bennsteil.bsky.social — showing how US importers did, in fact, absorb most of Trump’s tariffs at first.
But not for long.
@cfr.org
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
But not for long.
@cfr.org
www.cfr.org/article/who-...
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Thousands turn out for 2nd Nashville ‘No Kings’ protest: "Thank you for taking peaceful, nonviolent, joyful action with us today." https://wpln.org/post/thousands-turn-out-for-second-nashville-no-kings-protest/
Thousands turn out for second Nashville 'No Kings' protest
As Sarah Baer riled up the crowd between the state capitol building and Bicentennial Plaza, she shouted into the mic that there's was one essential for The first ‘No Kings’ protests started as a response to a military parade held on Trump’s birthday in Washington D.C. Ahead of this event, Nashville Indivisible focused largely on abuses of executive power.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thousands turn out for 2nd Nashville ‘No Kings’ protest: "Thank you for taking peaceful, nonviolent, joyful action with us today." https://wpln.org/post/thousands-turn-out-for-second-nashville-no-kings-protest/
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Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says
The firm said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is probably conservative.
www.cnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
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US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
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US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
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October 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
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He did it again for the 5 year anniversary
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
He did it again for the 5 year anniversary
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The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration that would give preferential funding.
Vanderbilt Faculty Senate Opposes White House Compact
University members approve resolution recommending university reject Trump deal
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October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate has adopted a resolution recommending the school reject a recent offer from the Trump administration that would give preferential funding.
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'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
September 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
“If we ever aspire again to become one nation, the entirety of our past, including the enslavement of an estimated 10 million people, must be acknowledged as our shared history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Scrubbing Slavery From Our Historical Sites
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September 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“If we ever aspire again to become one nation, the entirety of our past, including the enslavement of an estimated 10 million people, must be acknowledged as our shared history.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
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The release of a second consecutive poor jobs report on Friday confirmed the reality that President Trump has been trying to avoid. The labor market is stalling — and the nation is facing real strains — under the weight of his economic agenda.
A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.
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September 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The release of a second consecutive poor jobs report on Friday confirmed the reality that President Trump has been trying to avoid. The labor market is stalling — and the nation is facing real strains — under the weight of his economic agenda.
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
“When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
Opinion | The Revolutionary and Radical Tenderness of Andrea Gibson
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July 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
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Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels.
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After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
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July 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels.
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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But “we’re broke”, right? We can’t afford health care, housing, education, etc right?
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
July 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
But “we’re broke”, right? We can’t afford health care, housing, education, etc right?
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸