@crankyolady.bsky.social
Retired copywriter, analyst, government wonk and migrant worker in the groves of academe. Contemplating fifth career as a gadfly.
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Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every one of these posts makes me giggle at the very serious pundits who say BlueSky is in a bubble
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Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
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This is the way.
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is the way.
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Starter Packs are an awesome feature.
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SmitheeBOOST II
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SmitheeBOOST III
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SmitheeBOOST IV
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Rerun the packs as I'm always making changes.
April 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Starter Packs are an awesome feature.
SmitheeBOOST I
go.bsky.app/LFjKZeK
SmitheeBOOST II
go.bsky.app/CwfNoir
SmitheeBOOST III
go.bsky.app/L6tCd9c
SmitheeBOOST IV
go.bsky.app/2xcopaU
Rerun the packs as I'm always making changes.
SmitheeBOOST I
go.bsky.app/LFjKZeK
SmitheeBOOST II
go.bsky.app/CwfNoir
SmitheeBOOST III
go.bsky.app/L6tCd9c
SmitheeBOOST IV
go.bsky.app/2xcopaU
Rerun the packs as I'm always making changes.
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Right wing troll who pretends to live in places he does not is upset with Twitter for revealing his actual location. How's he supposed to con people if it does that? So not fair!!!
November 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Right wing troll who pretends to live in places he does not is upset with Twitter for revealing his actual location. How's he supposed to con people if it does that? So not fair!!!
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This is my kind of good trouble.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is my kind of good trouble.
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Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
It’s a Good Thing The DOJ Is Incompetent by Jay Kuo
“even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General — ... a political ally of the Trump Administration — describe the DOJ Letter as ‘legally[] unsound,’ ‘baseless,’ ‘erroneous,’ ‘ham-fisted,’ and ‘a mess.’”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
“even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General — ... a political ally of the Trump Administration — describe the DOJ Letter as ‘legally[] unsound,’ ‘baseless,’ ‘erroneous,’ ‘ham-fisted,’ and ‘a mess.’”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
It’s a Good Thing The DOJ Is Incompetent
I’m spending today with family in Oakland, California, but I wanted to share a thought that came to me this morning.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It’s a Good Thing The DOJ Is Incompetent by Jay Kuo
“even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General — ... a political ally of the Trump Administration — describe the DOJ Letter as ‘legally[] unsound,’ ‘baseless,’ ‘erroneous,’ ‘ham-fisted,’ and ‘a mess.’”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
“even attorneys employed by the Texas Attorney General — ... a political ally of the Trump Administration — describe the DOJ Letter as ‘legally[] unsound,’ ‘baseless,’ ‘erroneous,’ ‘ham-fisted,’ and ‘a mess.’”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
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This is so horrifying. We need justice. And answers. Shut these brutal ICE facilities down.
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is so horrifying. We need justice. And answers. Shut these brutal ICE facilities down.
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We really can’t get enough of these
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We really can’t get enough of these
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November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
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You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
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You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
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AI is the aesthetic of 21st century fascism because 21st century fascism is about being a consumer of your reality of choice. Thinking for yourself, writing for yourself, making art for yourself - those are all things people who live in a shared reality do.
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
AI is the aesthetic of 21st century fascism because 21st century fascism is about being a consumer of your reality of choice. Thinking for yourself, writing for yourself, making art for yourself - those are all things people who live in a shared reality do.
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Another win!
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Another win!
Important piece on the so-called peace treaty. Better call it "Ukraine surrender plan". 🤬🤬🤬
November 21, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 21, 2025
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November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Important piece on the so-called peace treaty. Better call it "Ukraine surrender plan". 🤬🤬🤬
November 21, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 21, 2025
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Important piece on the use and misuse of section 111, 18USC. TL:DR- ICE and DoJ now lie a lot.
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Important piece on the use and misuse of section 111, 18USC. TL:DR- ICE and DoJ now lie a lot.
Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Gift link.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.