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· Apr 17
Point of Information:
Sharpies are not magic markers. They cannot, regardless of who is using it, make an Executive Order something it is not. Executive Orders do not have the power to change current law or override the US Constitution. Power unchecked is power retained. #Resist
Sharpies are not magic markers. They cannot, regardless of who is using it, make an Executive Order something it is not. Executive Orders do not have the power to change current law or override the US Constitution. Power unchecked is power retained. #Resist
The White House will later today announce that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will also serve as the Director of Legislative Affairs. “Mike is so SMART and TUFF (sic) and Loyal,” said the Sharpie-in-Chief. “I gave Mike a deadline and a BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL and said DO THIS FOR ME. And he did it.”
July 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The White House will later today announce that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will also serve as the Director of Legislative Affairs. “Mike is so SMART and TUFF (sic) and Loyal,” said the Sharpie-in-Chief. “I gave Mike a deadline and a BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL and said DO THIS FOR ME. And he did it.”
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Seth: Do you think that there’s a chance these protests will be effective?
Me: No doubt about it.
Me: No doubt about it.
June 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seth: Do you think that there’s a chance these protests will be effective?
Me: No doubt about it.
Me: No doubt about it.
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This #scotus ruling makes us sad for all the bright, curious children who love learning and will have their exploration cut off by the biases of others.
Our hearts break for the mental health impacts that young queer people will feel as they try to figure themselves out and are made to feel lesser.
Our hearts break for the mental health impacts that young queer people will feel as they try to figure themselves out and are made to feel lesser.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled public schools must allow opt-outs from any lesson parents believe will interfere with their child's religious development, including LGBTQ-themed materials.
This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.
This will make it difficult for public schools to teach lessons that may trigger religious objections.
June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This #scotus ruling makes us sad for all the bright, curious children who love learning and will have their exploration cut off by the biases of others.
Our hearts break for the mental health impacts that young queer people will feel as they try to figure themselves out and are made to feel lesser.
Our hearts break for the mental health impacts that young queer people will feel as they try to figure themselves out and are made to feel lesser.
WH presser shifted from SCOTUS decisions but bizarre ramblings w/no basis in fact continue. Claims that tariffs brought in “hundreds of millions of dollars” just don’t add up. Threats and chaos loom large but most countries’ tariffs still on hold, delayed, or w/drawn.
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/t...
Trump trade deadlines in July 'not critical': White House
"Perhaps it could be extended, but that's a decision for the president to make," Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the tariff extension deadlines.
www.cnbc.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
WH presser shifted from SCOTUS decisions but bizarre ramblings w/no basis in fact continue. Claims that tariffs brought in “hundreds of millions of dollars” just don’t add up. Threats and chaos loom large but most countries’ tariffs still on hold, delayed, or w/drawn.
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/t...
Speaking of which… the Regime’s presser is an embarrassing display of bravado & full-blown misinformation at work.
They are claiming a victory that has not yet been won.
Not one federal judge has come close to validating the Regime’s substantive position on eliminating birthright citizen.
They are claiming a victory that has not yet been won.
Not one federal judge has come close to validating the Regime’s substantive position on eliminating birthright citizen.
With Trump v CASA, SCOTUS handed the Regime a first down… maybe even a TD. But we’re a long way from the final whistle, folks. Stretch your legs, grab a snack, & reapply that sunscreen.
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
June 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Speaking of which… the Regime’s presser is an embarrassing display of bravado & full-blown misinformation at work.
They are claiming a victory that has not yet been won.
Not one federal judge has come close to validating the Regime’s substantive position on eliminating birthright citizen.
They are claiming a victory that has not yet been won.
Not one federal judge has come close to validating the Regime’s substantive position on eliminating birthright citizen.
With Trump v CASA, SCOTUS handed the Regime a first down… maybe even a TD. But we’re a long way from the final whistle, folks. Stretch your legs, grab a snack, & reapply that sunscreen.
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
June 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With Trump v CASA, SCOTUS handed the Regime a first down… maybe even a TD. But we’re a long way from the final whistle, folks. Stretch your legs, grab a snack, & reapply that sunscreen.
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
Dissenting justices in Trump v. CASA sounding the alarm.
- Justice Sotomayor issues sharply worded dissent from the bench, calling out threats to other constitutionally protected rights.
- Justice Jackson, in her own dissent, calls majority ruling “an existential threat to the rule of law.” #SCOTUS
- Justice Sotomayor issues sharply worded dissent from the bench, calling out threats to other constitutionally protected rights.
- Justice Jackson, in her own dissent, calls majority ruling “an existential threat to the rule of law.” #SCOTUS
June 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dissenting justices in Trump v. CASA sounding the alarm.
- Justice Sotomayor issues sharply worded dissent from the bench, calling out threats to other constitutionally protected rights.
- Justice Jackson, in her own dissent, calls majority ruling “an existential threat to the rule of law.” #SCOTUS
- Justice Sotomayor issues sharply worded dissent from the bench, calling out threats to other constitutionally protected rights.
- Justice Jackson, in her own dissent, calls majority ruling “an existential threat to the rule of law.” #SCOTUS
SCOTUS’ last day of the 2024-25 term is underway. Buckle up Buttercups! A 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA limits nationwide injunctions & sidesteps any resolution to the merits of Trump’s EO challenging the fundamental elements of birthright citizenship. (🎁 article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Supreme Court Uses Birthright Citizenship Case to Limit Use of Nationwide Injunctions
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
SCOTUS’ last day of the 2024-25 term is underway. Buckle up Buttercups! A 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA limits nationwide injunctions & sidesteps any resolution to the merits of Trump’s EO challenging the fundamental elements of birthright citizenship. (🎁 article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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In light of today, we wanted to highlight another #AltPrideCitizen. Bayard Rustin was one of MLK, Jr.’s closest advisors of nonviolent protest techniques and one of the primary organizers of the March on Washington in 1963. After being arrested on a “moral charge,” he was outed and lived his (1/2)
June 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In light of today, we wanted to highlight another #AltPrideCitizen. Bayard Rustin was one of MLK, Jr.’s closest advisors of nonviolent protest techniques and one of the primary organizers of the March on Washington in 1963. After being arrested on a “moral charge,” he was outed and lived his (1/2)
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📅 On June 25 (10am ET), the Senate finally takes up Susan Monarez’s nomination for CDC Director.
At the all-hands, Nina Witkofsky from our “leadership” called her “like a mythical creature, the unicorn you never see.”
It’ll take some serious magic to explain her prolonged absence. 🦄
At the all-hands, Nina Witkofsky from our “leadership” called her “like a mythical creature, the unicorn you never see.”
It’ll take some serious magic to explain her prolonged absence. 🦄
Nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Nomination Hearing on June 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
www.help.senate.gov
June 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📅 On June 25 (10am ET), the Senate finally takes up Susan Monarez’s nomination for CDC Director.
At the all-hands, Nina Witkofsky from our “leadership” called her “like a mythical creature, the unicorn you never see.”
It’ll take some serious magic to explain her prolonged absence. 🦄
At the all-hands, Nina Witkofsky from our “leadership” called her “like a mythical creature, the unicorn you never see.”
It’ll take some serious magic to explain her prolonged absence. 🦄
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Chicago federal union comrades! ⬇️
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Chicago federal union comrades! ⬇️
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📣 Seattle comrades! Today, and every Friday you can stand with Federal and public unions as they fight the fascist regime
Join us TOMORROW for another powerful rally in support of our unionized, nonpartisan federal civil service, public workers, & the common good. We're showing up for justice, solidarity, & community.
✊ Come for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Bring a friend!
#FederalBuildingFriday
✊ Come for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Bring a friend!
#FederalBuildingFriday
June 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📣 Seattle comrades! Today, and every Friday you can stand with Federal and public unions as they fight the fascist regime
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BREAKING: We just sued the Department of Homeland Security over their use of excessive force against protesters, reporters and legal observers.
Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents.
We’ll see you in court, DHS.
Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents.
We’ll see you in court, DHS.
June 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
BREAKING: We just sued the Department of Homeland Security over their use of excessive force against protesters, reporters and legal observers.
Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents.
We’ll see you in court, DHS.
Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents.
We’ll see you in court, DHS.
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This week, WIRED has been helping readers (that’s you!) learn how to win a fight, from Tesla Takedown to out-trolling trolls. We also put together a zine that collects some of the most helpful tidbits in a handy format you can print, fold, and share.
Download here: www.wired.com/story/downlo...
Download here: www.wired.com/story/downlo...
June 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This week, WIRED has been helping readers (that’s you!) learn how to win a fight, from Tesla Takedown to out-trolling trolls. We also put together a zine that collects some of the most helpful tidbits in a handy format you can print, fold, and share.
Download here: www.wired.com/story/downlo...
Download here: www.wired.com/story/downlo...
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Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go. Today, we’re once more committing ourselves to the work of ending systemic oppression of Black people in America. We’re not free until everyone is free.
June 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go. Today, we’re once more committing ourselves to the work of ending systemic oppression of Black people in America. We’re not free until everyone is free.
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In honor of 1865 #emancipation of enslaved people in USA who struggled for equality and #freedom. I’m grateful for the federal holiday in recognition of this momentous event although personally feel I should be working and that all Black Americans should enjoy a paid day off instead💋 #juneteenth
a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
ALT: a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
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June 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In honor of 1865 #emancipation of enslaved people in USA who struggled for equality and #freedom. I’m grateful for the federal holiday in recognition of this momentous event although personally feel I should be working and that all Black Americans should enjoy a paid day off instead💋 #juneteenth
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
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In a time of global uncertainty and ever shifting tides, it is nice of Musk to provide us with this small bit of dependable consistency.
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on its test stand on Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the sky. The company had cleared personnel from around the site. wapo.st/4kUmz6G
June 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In a time of global uncertainty and ever shifting tides, it is nice of Musk to provide us with this small bit of dependable consistency.
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Some good news with NIH roots!!!
Twice a year dosing to control HIV infection.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Twice a year dosing to control HIV infection.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
www.npr.org
June 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Some good news with NIH roots!!!
Twice a year dosing to control HIV infection.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Twice a year dosing to control HIV infection.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Good evening, Bsky. Let the Ask Me Anything session commence. Will answer in real-time until 10pm ET. Any unanswered will follow later this evening-ish.
June 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Good evening, Bsky. Let the Ask Me Anything session commence. Will answer in real-time until 10pm ET. Any unanswered will follow later this evening-ish.
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Lots of new followers in the last day.
Welcome.
I hope you find value here.
This account serves as:
📔 a daily diary of sorts, for me
🌲 a rallying point, for others who care for the Forest Service
📰 a log of USFS news
☎️ a call to action
🗣️ a message
If I ever ask for money, I’m hacked.
#AltGov
Welcome.
I hope you find value here.
This account serves as:
📔 a daily diary of sorts, for me
🌲 a rallying point, for others who care for the Forest Service
📰 a log of USFS news
☎️ a call to action
🗣️ a message
If I ever ask for money, I’m hacked.
#AltGov
June 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Lots of new followers in the last day.
Welcome.
I hope you find value here.
This account serves as:
📔 a daily diary of sorts, for me
🌲 a rallying point, for others who care for the Forest Service
📰 a log of USFS news
☎️ a call to action
🗣️ a message
If I ever ask for money, I’m hacked.
#AltGov
Welcome.
I hope you find value here.
This account serves as:
📔 a daily diary of sorts, for me
🌲 a rallying point, for others who care for the Forest Service
📰 a log of USFS news
☎️ a call to action
🗣️ a message
If I ever ask for money, I’m hacked.
#AltGov
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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Important info! 👇👇
Folks whose #NEH grants were terminated and have closeout costs to claim - go get your money ASAP!! Deadline is June 29, 2025.
Dearest humanities friends, I’m sending up the humanities bat signal. Heard a NEH colleague that orgs aren’t submitting requests for close out costs on terminated awards—which they are entitled to!! Here’s what to do: 1/
June 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Important info! 👇👇