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@alliance4health.bsky.social
HX design expert in health technology / ex @HHS / passionate about eldercare and caregivers and grassroots organizing. #resist #StandUp
In the PNW, ICE agents are now pulling over Native American's (apparently any non-white people) and asking for their ID and refusing to recognize Tribal documentation.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In the PNW, ICE agents are now pulling over Native American's (apparently any non-white people) and asking for their ID and refusing to recognize Tribal documentation.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
Certain phrases in Trump’s proposed deal seem to be using Russian language.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
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What appear to be random acts of chaos by the Trump regime is a deliberate strategy anchored in the unlikely triangle of Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and complexity science.
There is bad chaos—and good chaos. Democrats need to learn the difference.
www.mind-war.com/p/dissolving...
There is bad chaos—and good chaos. Democrats need to learn the difference.
www.mind-war.com/p/dissolving...
Dissolving America: Peter Thiel, Chaos, and the “Hard Reset”
What Democrats need to learn from complexity science.
www.mind-war.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What appear to be random acts of chaos by the Trump regime is a deliberate strategy anchored in the unlikely triangle of Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and complexity science.
There is bad chaos—and good chaos. Democrats need to learn the difference.
www.mind-war.com/p/dissolving...
There is bad chaos—and good chaos. Democrats need to learn the difference.
www.mind-war.com/p/dissolving...
Now that Trump is planning on sending in the Coast Guard to Portland they are getting ready to resist them as only Oregon can . @maddow.msnbc.com
Giant floating pumpkin races draw thousands to annual event in Oregon - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-4...
Giant floating pumpkin races draw thousands to annual event in Oregon - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-4...
Giant floating pumpkin races draw thousands to annual event in Oregon
YouTube video by The Oregonian
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Now that Trump is planning on sending in the Coast Guard to Portland they are getting ready to resist them as only Oregon can . @maddow.msnbc.com
Giant floating pumpkin races draw thousands to annual event in Oregon - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-4...
Giant floating pumpkin races draw thousands to annual event in Oregon - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-4...
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Friends, I leave you with a bedtime story tonight.
Technically it could probably be classified as a musical, too. Super catchy tune!
Either way, enjoy!
Have a good night y'all💜
#SheShed
Technically it could probably be classified as a musical, too. Super catchy tune!
Either way, enjoy!
Have a good night y'all💜
#SheShed
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Friends, I leave you with a bedtime story tonight.
Technically it could probably be classified as a musical, too. Super catchy tune!
Either way, enjoy!
Have a good night y'all💜
#SheShed
Technically it could probably be classified as a musical, too. Super catchy tune!
Either way, enjoy!
Have a good night y'all💜
#SheShed
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Seattle suburbs - #issaquah #Snoqualmie high income ($153,786 Median household income) purple 8th congressional District rocks #NoKings event
Fav signs No faux Kings
And it is so bad even the introverts turn out @maddow.msnbc.com
Fav signs No faux Kings
And it is so bad even the introverts turn out @maddow.msnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Seattle suburbs - #issaquah #Snoqualmie high income ($153,786 Median household income) purple 8th congressional District rocks #NoKings event
Fav signs No faux Kings
And it is so bad even the introverts turn out @maddow.msnbc.com
Fav signs No faux Kings
And it is so bad even the introverts turn out @maddow.msnbc.com
Authoritarianism rarely storms the gates with tanks on Day One. It metastasizes through language. Call dissenters “domestic terrorists.” Declare a “war from within.” Recast protest as invasion. Once that script is established, tyranny follows.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/i-co...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/i-co...
I covered dictatorships for CNN. Portland looks eerily familiar | Op-Ed
Most Americans lack living memory of despotism. That makes us susceptible to dismissing the warning signs as hyperbole, a former CNN reporter writes.
www.seattletimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Authoritarianism rarely storms the gates with tanks on Day One. It metastasizes through language. Call dissenters “domestic terrorists.” Declare a “war from within.” Recast protest as invasion. Once that script is established, tyranny follows.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/i-co...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/i-co...
G8 Piece @brianphillips.bsky.social - best explanation of the dangers of media consolidation and a great primer on who the players are and how networks, affiliates and shows, FCC intersect.
Of note: Will online save us? Colbert got taken down by Ellison's son & Tiktok is now controlled by Ellison
Of note: Will online save us? Colbert got taken down by Ellison's son & Tiktok is now controlled by Ellison
I’m dying (I have a mild cold) but I fought my way back from the precipice of eternity (pseudoephedrine) to write about media in the age of corruption (it’s bad)
Who Are Sinclair and Nexstar, and Why Are They Keeping Jimmy Kimmel off the Air? An FAQ.
Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC … unless you live in one of 66 markets. Let's break down what's happening, and what it says about the future of American broadcasting.
www.theringer.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
G8 Piece @brianphillips.bsky.social - best explanation of the dangers of media consolidation and a great primer on who the players are and how networks, affiliates and shows, FCC intersect.
Of note: Will online save us? Colbert got taken down by Ellison's son & Tiktok is now controlled by Ellison
Of note: Will online save us? Colbert got taken down by Ellison's son & Tiktok is now controlled by Ellison
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Universities and health care facilities associated with them along with non-profits are exempt from the cap as well as the current fees.
Last year for example out of the ~400,000 total H1b approved (new + renewals) 133,751 were exempt from the fee.
USCIS report www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
Last year for example out of the ~400,000 total H1b approved (new + renewals) 133,751 were exempt from the fee.
USCIS report www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
September 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Universities and health care facilities associated with them along with non-profits are exempt from the cap as well as the current fees.
Last year for example out of the ~400,000 total H1b approved (new + renewals) 133,751 were exempt from the fee.
USCIS report www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
Last year for example out of the ~400,000 total H1b approved (new + renewals) 133,751 were exempt from the fee.
USCIS report www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
Top 10 are all tech - 2/3 of silicon valley are now foreign born (not all on h1b)
FYI in the last 3 years ~ 400,000/year were approved (new+ renewals) for a total of ~ 1,200,000
You can look up the breakout by industry on the USCIS website
www.uscis.gov/tools/report...
FYI in the last 3 years ~ 400,000/year were approved (new+ renewals) for a total of ~ 1,200,000
You can look up the breakout by industry on the USCIS website
www.uscis.gov/tools/report...
September 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Top 10 are all tech - 2/3 of silicon valley are now foreign born (not all on h1b)
FYI in the last 3 years ~ 400,000/year were approved (new+ renewals) for a total of ~ 1,200,000
You can look up the breakout by industry on the USCIS website
www.uscis.gov/tools/report...
FYI in the last 3 years ~ 400,000/year were approved (new+ renewals) for a total of ~ 1,200,000
You can look up the breakout by industry on the USCIS website
www.uscis.gov/tools/report...
@blanka.bsky.social FYI great coverage on the h1b proclamation. One correction the majority of H1bs are actually renewals vs new applications.
Last year for example there were almost 400,000 approved with the bulk of those renewals. via Pew Research
They last 3 years so > 1.2 million right now
Last year for example there were almost 400,000 approved with the bulk of those renewals. via Pew Research
They last 3 years so > 1.2 million right now
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@blanka.bsky.social FYI great coverage on the h1b proclamation. One correction the majority of H1bs are actually renewals vs new applications.
Last year for example there were almost 400,000 approved with the bulk of those renewals. via Pew Research
They last 3 years so > 1.2 million right now
Last year for example there were almost 400,000 approved with the bulk of those renewals. via Pew Research
They last 3 years so > 1.2 million right now
Friday was the Trump version of Chamberlin and the "Munich Pact" of 1938 - signed between the US to appease Adolf Hitler that allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) in exchange for a promise of no further territorial aggression.
A year later WWII started
A year later WWII started
August 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Friday was the Trump version of Chamberlin and the "Munich Pact" of 1938 - signed between the US to appease Adolf Hitler that allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia) in exchange for a promise of no further territorial aggression.
A year later WWII started
A year later WWII started
@schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @kenmartin.bsky.social @reynawaltersmorgan.com @governor.ca.gov where is the Democratic messaging on #trumpTax?
Come on the game has changed - you need a rapid response and crisis communication team.
Stop the endless text asks for $$ for midterms
Come on the game has changed - you need a rapid response and crisis communication team.
Stop the endless text asks for $$ for midterms
July 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @kenmartin.bsky.social @reynawaltersmorgan.com @governor.ca.gov where is the Democratic messaging on #trumpTax?
Come on the game has changed - you need a rapid response and crisis communication team.
Stop the endless text asks for $$ for midterms
Come on the game has changed - you need a rapid response and crisis communication team.
Stop the endless text asks for $$ for midterms
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"Accordingly, it is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve." - Donald Trump
July 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Accordingly, it is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve." - Donald Trump
@thomasfuller.bsky.social even though you don't appear to be on bsky anymore I wanted to thank you and @emilyscochrane.bsky.social and the video team for the 1st person story today on the Texas tragedy
I am a liberal, techie from the Seattle suburbs but the story connected. Thanks
I am a liberal, techie from the Seattle suburbs but the story connected. Thanks
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
@thomasfuller.bsky.social even though you don't appear to be on bsky anymore I wanted to thank you and @emilyscochrane.bsky.social and the video team for the 1st person story today on the Texas tragedy
I am a liberal, techie from the Seattle suburbs but the story connected. Thanks
I am a liberal, techie from the Seattle suburbs but the story connected. Thanks
@rfk-junior.bsky.social doesn't want food coloring in our food - how does he feel about asbestos in our environment?
As I was saying.
June 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
@rfk-junior.bsky.social doesn't want food coloring in our food - how does he feel about asbestos in our environment?
@maddow - the biggest challenge facing us is the growth of AI and the loss of our privacy
The intersection between big tech and the CIA and military is 1000x more dangerous then the old military industrial complex
The intersection between big tech and the CIA and military is 1000x more dangerous then the old military industrial complex
The U.S. Army swore in four Big Tech executives as Lieutenant Colonels:
- Palantir’s CTO
- Meta’s CTO
- OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer
- OpenAI’s former Chief Research Officer
All of these people are surely connected to fascist Peter Thiel, as Zuckerberg (Meta) and Altman (OpenAI) are his protégés.
- Palantir’s CTO
- Meta’s CTO
- OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer
- OpenAI’s former Chief Research Officer
All of these people are surely connected to fascist Peter Thiel, as Zuckerberg (Meta) and Altman (OpenAI) are his protégés.
US Army swore in tech executives as lieutenant colonels
The Silicon Valley executives will serve as senior advisers as part of the U.S. Army Reserve, according to a news release.
www.snopes.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@maddow - the biggest challenge facing us is the growth of AI and the loss of our privacy
The intersection between big tech and the CIA and military is 1000x more dangerous then the old military industrial complex
The intersection between big tech and the CIA and military is 1000x more dangerous then the old military industrial complex
We need to find ways to support the national guard and troops who are being used like pawns for political theater.
Even some ICE agents are feeling conflicted but are following orders - we need to give them an offramp - ie quit their jobs but NG are stuck for a few years
Even some ICE agents are feeling conflicted but are following orders - we need to give them an offramp - ie quit their jobs but NG are stuck for a few years
i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We need to find ways to support the national guard and troops who are being used like pawns for political theater.
Even some ICE agents are feeling conflicted but are following orders - we need to give them an offramp - ie quit their jobs but NG are stuck for a few years
Even some ICE agents are feeling conflicted but are following orders - we need to give them an offramp - ie quit their jobs but NG are stuck for a few years
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Every day the authoritarianism grows worse - Christopher Rufo calling for the Trump administration to "dispatch unmarked vans to follow key agitators and snatch them from the streets while the media are not looking" christopherrufo.com/p/trump-shou...
June 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Every day the authoritarianism grows worse - Christopher Rufo calling for the Trump administration to "dispatch unmarked vans to follow key agitators and snatch them from the streets while the media are not looking" christopherrufo.com/p/trump-shou...
#UnitedHealth bought a medical center in Oregon, and shifted the focus to “money, efficiency & quotas.” Doctors quit en masse and people couldn't get #healthcare.
So Oregon passed legislation (not yet law) to ban corporations from telling doctors how to practice . www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAqk...
So Oregon passed legislation (not yet law) to ban corporations from telling doctors how to practice . www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAqk...
We Went To Luigi's Trial. Here's What Everyone Is Missing.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#UnitedHealth bought a medical center in Oregon, and shifted the focus to “money, efficiency & quotas.” Doctors quit en masse and people couldn't get #healthcare.
So Oregon passed legislation (not yet law) to ban corporations from telling doctors how to practice . www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAqk...
So Oregon passed legislation (not yet law) to ban corporations from telling doctors how to practice . www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAqk...
Great NYT piece on not only the law but the historical context of #SCOTUS decision to block deportations last night
@adamliptak.bsky.social "who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times" is one of the few Yale trained attorney/journalists.
@adamliptak.bsky.social "who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times" is one of the few Yale trained attorney/journalists.
April 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Great NYT piece on not only the law but the historical context of #SCOTUS decision to block deportations last night
@adamliptak.bsky.social "who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times" is one of the few Yale trained attorney/journalists.
@adamliptak.bsky.social "who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times" is one of the few Yale trained attorney/journalists.