Abie
@aspangler.bsky.social
Let’s rebuild the table instead of adding a seat. West Coast raised, East Coast living. Here to fight the good fight.
Hey so, this is what militarized states do…
Breaking news: The Trump administration is considering making a military “reaction force” for civil unrest that would have 600 troops remain on standby to deploy in as little as one hour, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by The Post.
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
Documents reviewed by The Post detail a new National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey so, this is what militarized states do…
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Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
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🚨 Thanks to our lawsuit, the world's richest man has been stopped from stealing your data.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🚨 Thanks to our lawsuit, the world's richest man has been stopped from stealing your data.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
DOGE's unrestricted access to Treasury systems is incredibly dangerous, and this emergency order halting their access proves it.
I'll never stop fighting to protect our residents.
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Thank you, Canada!
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, Canada!
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Gov JB Pritzker (R-IL) signs order prohibiting Jan 6 rioters from state employment in Illinois:
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
January 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Gov JB Pritzker (R-IL) signs order prohibiting Jan 6 rioters from state employment in Illinois:
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
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One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
I’m so tired of them taking words and making them “bad.” I’m reclaiming woke, DEI, and affirmative action. Also taking back the American flag. They do not get to claim that.
January 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I’m so tired of them taking words and making them “bad.” I’m reclaiming woke, DEI, and affirmative action. Also taking back the American flag. They do not get to claim that.
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"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight
Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.
www.msnbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Today's crazy but wanted to wish everyone celebrating a happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you health and prosperity in the year ahead.
January 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Today's crazy but wanted to wish everyone celebrating a happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you health and prosperity in the year ahead.
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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To our faithful public servants across America:
HOLD THE LINE -- do NOT resign.
Stay in your job, keep reporting for duty, and make them fire you.
Because they CAN'T fire you - it's ILLEGAL - and we will stop them in the courts.
WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
HOLD THE LINE -- do NOT resign.
Stay in your job, keep reporting for duty, and make them fire you.
Because they CAN'T fire you - it's ILLEGAL - and we will stop them in the courts.
WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
January 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
To our faithful public servants across America:
HOLD THE LINE -- do NOT resign.
Stay in your job, keep reporting for duty, and make them fire you.
Because they CAN'T fire you - it's ILLEGAL - and we will stop them in the courts.
WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
HOLD THE LINE -- do NOT resign.
Stay in your job, keep reporting for duty, and make them fire you.
Because they CAN'T fire you - it's ILLEGAL - and we will stop them in the courts.
WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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How quickly is our 53-day descent from democracy to fascism moving?
Tonight—tonight!—I published a report asking how long it would be until Musk had normalized the Nazi salute as a mockery of “wokeness.”
The answer—from my time of publication—was under an hour.
America is in very serious trouble.
Tonight—tonight!—I published a report asking how long it would be until Musk had normalized the Nazi salute as a mockery of “wokeness.”
The answer—from my time of publication—was under an hour.
America is in very serious trouble.
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
How quickly is our 53-day descent from democracy to fascism moving?
Tonight—tonight!—I published a report asking how long it would be until Musk had normalized the Nazi salute as a mockery of “wokeness.”
The answer—from my time of publication—was under an hour.
America is in very serious trouble.
Tonight—tonight!—I published a report asking how long it would be until Musk had normalized the Nazi salute as a mockery of “wokeness.”
The answer—from my time of publication—was under an hour.
America is in very serious trouble.
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⚠️RFK Jr just told the US Senate that he does not know if COVID vaccines saved millions of lives.
2.4 million lives were saved by the COVID vaccines in the first 8 months alone.
COVID vaccines prevented >18.5 million US hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved $1.15 trillion in the US alone
2.4 million lives were saved by the COVID vaccines in the first 8 months alone.
COVID vaccines prevented >18.5 million US hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved $1.15 trillion in the US alone
January 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
⚠️RFK Jr just told the US Senate that he does not know if COVID vaccines saved millions of lives.
2.4 million lives were saved by the COVID vaccines in the first 8 months alone.
COVID vaccines prevented >18.5 million US hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved $1.15 trillion in the US alone
2.4 million lives were saved by the COVID vaccines in the first 8 months alone.
COVID vaccines prevented >18.5 million US hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved $1.15 trillion in the US alone
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Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at the start of his term in modern American political history.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at the start of his term in modern American political history.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
Don't let anyone talk to you about a mandate.
Don't let anyone talk to you about there being support for his agenda.
Don't let anyone tell you that anything about this presidency is normal.
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Something often happens to people exposed to repeated trauma.
Gradually, they become conditioned to accept the most unthinkable horrors as commonplace.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-don...
Gradually, they become conditioned to accept the most unthinkable horrors as commonplace.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-don...
Please, Don't Normalize This Madness
Something often happens to people exposed to repeated trauma.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Something often happens to people exposed to repeated trauma.
Gradually, they become conditioned to accept the most unthinkable horrors as commonplace.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-don...
Gradually, they become conditioned to accept the most unthinkable horrors as commonplace.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/please-don...
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Trump’s “Buyout” Offer for Federal Workers Is Already Backfiring:
“I’ll continue to do my job and fight for the position I’ve earned. It took me 10 years of applying and 20 years experience in my field to get here. I will not be pushed out by two billionaire trust funds babies. I’M NOT LEAVING!”
“I’ll continue to do my job and fight for the position I’ve earned. It took me 10 years of applying and 20 years experience in my field to get here. I will not be pushed out by two billionaire trust funds babies. I’M NOT LEAVING!”
Trump’s “Buyout” Offer for Federal Workers Is Already Backfiring
Donald Trump’s ultimatum to federal workers seems to be having the opposite effect.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trump’s “Buyout” Offer for Federal Workers Is Already Backfiring:
“I’ll continue to do my job and fight for the position I’ve earned. It took me 10 years of applying and 20 years experience in my field to get here. I will not be pushed out by two billionaire trust funds babies. I’M NOT LEAVING!”
“I’ll continue to do my job and fight for the position I’ve earned. It took me 10 years of applying and 20 years experience in my field to get here. I will not be pushed out by two billionaire trust funds babies. I’M NOT LEAVING!”
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Was literally talking to the union representing federal air traffic controllers earlier today about how there’s already a major shortage of air traffic controllers and the resignation offers they all just got from OPM could seriously endanger public safety.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Passenger jet collided with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says.
January 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Was literally talking to the union representing federal air traffic controllers earlier today about how there’s already a major shortage of air traffic controllers and the resignation offers they all just got from OPM could seriously endanger public safety.
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Don’t let anyone tell you this guy is popular or that the country is trending his way. Just isn’t true. Never was.
This chart shows how much of an outlier Trump is historically. Even Biden, who had the next highest disapproval when he took office, still had a plus-20 differential. news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...
January 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Don’t let anyone tell you this guy is popular or that the country is trending his way. Just isn’t true. Never was.
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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.
January 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.