Andrea J. Phillips
@andreajphillips.bsky.social
Love books, Democratic politics, Oxford commas, and justice for all. MA in Government from Johns Hopkins ‘23, where I studied political polarization. Former Iowa Democratic Party vice chair. #Resist
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In 2020, I lost my race for the Iowa House. I went to grad school to study one of the biggest problems I saw facing our country: affective (emotional) polarization. In ‘23 I graduated with an MA in Government from Johns Hopkins. I’m going to use this account to share what I learned, …
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
Aww, Jon Stewart reads BlueSky comments!
#constitutionalcrisis
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"I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast." Jon Stewart on Trump's refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador
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April 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Aww, Jon Stewart reads BlueSky comments!
#constitutionalcrisis
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#constitutionalcrisis
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“I voted for him but I didn’t vote for this to happen” is sort of like saying “I ordered a hamburger, why the fuck have you brought me a ground beef patty in between two buns”
April 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“I voted for him but I didn’t vote for this to happen” is sort of like saying “I ordered a hamburger, why the fuck have you brought me a ground beef patty in between two buns”
I mean, it really does all trace back to Newt Gingrich.
April 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I mean, it really does all trace back to Newt Gingrich.
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* HHS SPOX: SECOND CHILD WITH MEASLES HAS DIED IN TEXAS // HHS SECY KENNEDY EXPECTED TO ATTEND FUNERAL SUNDAY
(via @nbcnews.com)
(via @nbcnews.com)
April 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
* HHS SPOX: SECOND CHILD WITH MEASLES HAS DIED IN TEXAS // HHS SECY KENNEDY EXPECTED TO ATTEND FUNERAL SUNDAY
(via @nbcnews.com)
(via @nbcnews.com)
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“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
April 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
More of this, please.
I'm proud to be part of this statement released by 68 @uvalaw.bsky.social faculty colleagues, on the recent executive orders and administration actions. tinyurl.com/statementof6...
It's great to see so many law colleagues speaking up for the rule of law & the legal profession.
It's great to see so many law colleagues speaking up for the rule of law & the legal profession.
April 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
More of this, please.
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The tariffs are catastrophic. But so too are the abuses of power, so is the corruption, so are the police state tactics, so is the destruction of our health care infrastructure, so are the ways our national security is being endangered, so are the attacks on our core freedoms.
April 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The tariffs are catastrophic. But so too are the abuses of power, so is the corruption, so are the police state tactics, so is the destruction of our health care infrastructure, so are the ways our national security is being endangered, so are the attacks on our core freedoms.
Thank goodness there’s at least one adult left in the room.
BREAKING: The Department of Defense Inspector General has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing secret attack plans against the Houthis using Signal.
April 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thank goodness there’s at least one adult left in the room.
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my favorite kind of lib are the guys who are like “DONT LET HIM DISTRACT YOU! he crashed the economy on purpose to draw attention away from covfefe”
April 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
my favorite kind of lib are the guys who are like “DONT LET HIM DISTRACT YOU! he crashed the economy on purpose to draw attention away from covfefe”
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Wall Street bets discord is so goddamn funny right now
April 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wall Street bets discord is so goddamn funny right now
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Wow, ok, this put a huge lump in my throat this morning. You know the 4 US soldiers who died in Lithuania? (Video in linked post.)
HUNDREDS of Lithuanians showed up to pay their respects.
Rump played golf.
HUNDREDS of Lithuanians showed up to pay their respects.
Rump played golf.
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Wow, ok, this put a huge lump in my throat this morning. You know the 4 US soldiers who died in Lithuania? (Video in linked post.)
HUNDREDS of Lithuanians showed up to pay their respects.
Rump played golf.
HUNDREDS of Lithuanians showed up to pay their respects.
Rump played golf.
I read a lot of political thrillers. WEEKS ago, I said to my husband that what was happening in our country was just way, way, too much for one book. No editor would approve all of this.
Sort of feels like we're all characters in a book and the author got bored with the plot and decided to blow things up.
April 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I read a lot of political thrillers. WEEKS ago, I said to my husband that what was happening in our country was just way, way, too much for one book. No editor would approve all of this.
Going forward, I am hereby banning the word “calorie.”
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service Sunday, agency banned key language, including words... #groundwater pollution, sediment remediation, #water collection, water treatment, rural water, clean water. @neorsd.org newrepublic.com/post/193395/...
Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say
The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Going forward, I am hereby banning the word “calorie.”
“Lizard brain hate action”—this is indeeed a better descriptor of Trump’s actions than “4D chess.” The guy can’t even play regular chess.
I'm firmly in the NO PLAN camp. There's no strategy here. I read even some liberal commentary theorizing this is Trump's secret plan to do x,y, or z. It's not. It's all lizard brain hate-action. That's it.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Lizard brain hate action”—this is indeeed a better descriptor of Trump’s actions than “4D chess.” The guy can’t even play regular chess.
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The administration is trying to destroy free speech and freedom of the press. The White House Correspondents Association does not want to offend them while they're doing it. Sad days when journalists are the ones greasing the slippery slope to fascism.
March 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The administration is trying to destroy free speech and freedom of the press. The White House Correspondents Association does not want to offend them while they're doing it. Sad days when journalists are the ones greasing the slippery slope to fascism.
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What people want from Democrats is clear:
They want elected Ds to acknowledge we’re in an emergency and 2. act like it.
It’s not complicated.
They want elected Ds to acknowledge we’re in an emergency and 2. act like it.
It’s not complicated.
March 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
What people want from Democrats is clear:
They want elected Ds to acknowledge we’re in an emergency and 2. act like it.
It’s not complicated.
They want elected Ds to acknowledge we’re in an emergency and 2. act like it.
It’s not complicated.
Apparently not trusting me to make my 3rd cup of coffee & return to the couch without getting distracted with some adulting, James decided to supervise.
March 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Apparently not trusting me to make my 3rd cup of coffee & return to the couch without getting distracted with some adulting, James decided to supervise.
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Chuck Schumer right now:
March 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Chuck Schumer right now: