annie
@ann99.bsky.social
Nonprofit and philanthropoid. Big fan of democracy, equity, and a livable planet. Bringing my Midwestern Blue-Moon-loving heart wherever I roam.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
Fucking Pasta Primavera???
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Fucking Pasta Primavera???
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The decision of European leaders to all join Zelensky in his White House visit was one of the savviest diplomatic moves I’ve seen in a long time.
Historic.
THAT is how you unify for democracy.
Historic.
THAT is how you unify for democracy.
August 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The decision of European leaders to all join Zelensky in his White House visit was one of the savviest diplomatic moves I’ve seen in a long time.
Historic.
THAT is how you unify for democracy.
Historic.
THAT is how you unify for democracy.
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He had the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, the EU and NATO in the White House and he made them wait while he went to get instructions from Putin ...
For forty minutes?!
For forty minutes?!
BREAKING NYT:
Trump paused his meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy this afternoon to call Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has since confirmed the call. It lasted for 40 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump paused his meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy this afternoon to call Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has since confirmed the call. It lasted for 40 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Update from Jim Tankersley
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
He had the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, the EU and NATO in the White House and he made them wait while he went to get instructions from Putin ...
For forty minutes?!
For forty minutes?!
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Voters who supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso in their most recent general elections = 440,734
NYC voters who ranked Zohran #1 in the *primary* = 432,305
Perfect distillation of how unrepresentative the Senate is
NYC voters who ranked Zohran #1 in the *primary* = 432,305
Perfect distillation of how unrepresentative the Senate is
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Voters who supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso in their most recent general elections = 440,734
NYC voters who ranked Zohran #1 in the *primary* = 432,305
Perfect distillation of how unrepresentative the Senate is
NYC voters who ranked Zohran #1 in the *primary* = 432,305
Perfect distillation of how unrepresentative the Senate is
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Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.
June 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.
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It's typical that the New York Times would write this ...
"The death of outrage in the Trump era, or at least the dearth of outrage, exemplifies how far the president has moved the lines of accepted behavior in Washington."
... when NYT spent years normalizing Trump's misconduct.
"The death of outrage in the Trump era, or at least the dearth of outrage, exemplifies how far the president has moved the lines of accepted behavior in Washington."
... when NYT spent years normalizing Trump's misconduct.
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's typical that the New York Times would write this ...
"The death of outrage in the Trump era, or at least the dearth of outrage, exemplifies how far the president has moved the lines of accepted behavior in Washington."
... when NYT spent years normalizing Trump's misconduct.
"The death of outrage in the Trump era, or at least the dearth of outrage, exemplifies how far the president has moved the lines of accepted behavior in Washington."
... when NYT spent years normalizing Trump's misconduct.
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Amazing how quickly the rhetoric of “personal choice” drops away once they’re in a position to impose their crackpottery on everyone.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Amazing how quickly the rhetoric of “personal choice” drops away once they’re in a position to impose their crackpottery on everyone.
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Sen. Dick Durbin is asking Attorney General Bondi how she came to the conclusion that the Qatari gift of a $400 million jet to Trump would be "legally permissible."
Durbin asks Bondi if she recused herself from the matter because she previously worked as a lobbyist for Qatar.
Durbin asks Bondi if she recused herself from the matter because she previously worked as a lobbyist for Qatar.
May 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sen. Dick Durbin is asking Attorney General Bondi how she came to the conclusion that the Qatari gift of a $400 million jet to Trump would be "legally permissible."
Durbin asks Bondi if she recused herself from the matter because she previously worked as a lobbyist for Qatar.
Durbin asks Bondi if she recused herself from the matter because she previously worked as a lobbyist for Qatar.
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Hey NY Times--
It is still a "fringe theory" -- every court has rejected it.
There is still a "broad consensus" -- John Eastman is a disgraced lawyer under indictment.
The only thing that has changed is the Times.
It is still a "fringe theory" -- every court has rejected it.
There is still a "broad consensus" -- John Eastman is a disgraced lawyer under indictment.
The only thing that has changed is the Times.
May 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hey NY Times--
It is still a "fringe theory" -- every court has rejected it.
There is still a "broad consensus" -- John Eastman is a disgraced lawyer under indictment.
The only thing that has changed is the Times.
It is still a "fringe theory" -- every court has rejected it.
There is still a "broad consensus" -- John Eastman is a disgraced lawyer under indictment.
The only thing that has changed is the Times.
Literally never heard anyone say “FD ROOO-sevelt” before
“Trump, who frankly knows very little about history, economics and tariffs, is blundering on and he’s dragging down the world’s greatest democracy.”
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon assesses President’s Trump second spell in the White House.
#Newsnight
Historian Sir Anthony Seldon assesses President’s Trump second spell in the White House.
#Newsnight
April 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Literally never heard anyone say “FD ROOO-sevelt” before
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Judge Xinis in Tuesday eve order homes in on key issue:
"Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT."
She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”
"Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT."
She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Judge Xinis in Tuesday eve order homes in on key issue:
"Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT."
She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”
"Abrego Garcia appears to remain inexplicably detained in CECOT."
She cites text in written agreement with El Salvador showing US control: That detainees are kept in CECOT “pending the United States’ decision on their long-term disposition.”
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AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
April 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
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Hearing the same from a direct source. People in Americorps being told they're done. It's over. No notice.
My bff’s son works for Americorps and received a decommissioning letter today. DOGE is gutting the program. I’m so angry and disappointed DOGE would go after a program that does such good work. @marisakabas.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hearing the same from a direct source. People in Americorps being told they're done. It's over. No notice.
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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gee i wonder why voters might've been confused about the existential stakes of the last election
April 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
gee i wonder why voters might've been confused about the existential stakes of the last election
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this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
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The Trump administration is comfortable disappearing people to foreign gulags partially because the Trumpis Justices on the Roberts Court have enabled him at every turn, rewriting the Constitution when necessary to accommodate Trump's lawlessness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Trump administration is comfortable disappearing people to foreign gulags partially because the Trumpis Justices on the Roberts Court have enabled him at every turn, rewriting the Constitution when necessary to accommodate Trump's lawlessness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Pushback works, folks! Time and time again, this administration has reversed course when faced with public outcry. As exhausting as it may be, we cannot take our feet off the gas!
Please keep calling your elected officials, keep writing letters and emails. Please keep showing up and speaking out!
Please keep calling your elected officials, keep writing letters and emails. Please keep showing up and speaking out!
JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman | CNN
The National Park Service seems to have returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was dramatical...
www.cnn.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Pushback works, folks! Time and time again, this administration has reversed course when faced with public outcry. As exhausting as it may be, we cannot take our feet off the gas!
Please keep calling your elected officials, keep writing letters and emails. Please keep showing up and speaking out!
Please keep calling your elected officials, keep writing letters and emails. Please keep showing up and speaking out!
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Like a three-fold win here =>
California pilots a solar-over-canal system to combat drought. Project Nexus will cover canals with solar panels, generating clean energy while preventing water evaporation. The project showing potential for 13 GW of annual energy, while saving 50,000 acres of land. buff.ly/ZBokAil
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
California solar on canals initiative moves forward
The California Solar Canal Initiative project aims to use information gained in a University of California, Merced study and begin to identify communities willing to generate electricity with solar…
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Like a three-fold win here =>
Shout out to all the Gilded Age and Progressive Era historians! They know what’s up!
🧵
Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
April 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Shout out to all the Gilded Age and Progressive Era historians! They know what’s up!
I still have butter in the fridge that I bought when our economy was the envy of the world. You know, back in early January.
April 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I still have butter in the fridge that I bought when our economy was the envy of the world. You know, back in early January.