Cyd Faraday
@cydfriday.bsky.social
Resourceful introvert. Solar powered. Twin Cities and blue-state proud.
Former House GOP aide charged with faking a violent political attack on herself www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Former House GOP aide charged with faking a violent political attack on herself
Police found Natalie Greene with her shirt pulled over her head, her hands and feet zip-tied and derogatory words written across her stomach, according to court documents.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Former House GOP aide charged with faking a violent political attack on herself www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
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This is America. It’s so freaking bad. #WTFAmerica #ETTD
August 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is America. It’s so freaking bad. #WTFAmerica #ETTD
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
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P.S. State and federal charges are not mutually exclusive under the dual sovereignty doctrine (and it looks like MN is seeking charges). Personally I think state has greater interest here and should go first
Boelter is apparently facing federal charges. Which opens to door to a presidential pardon if convicted (if not before). There should be a state prosecution here to make sure justice actually gets served (and so evidence re motive is not selectively presented to conform to predetermined narratives)
holy shit -- acting US attorney Thompson details that Boelter went to the homes of two other elected officials after shooting Hoffman but before going to Hortman's house. One cop encountered him at the third house but thought he was a police officer.
June 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
P.S. State and federal charges are not mutually exclusive under the dual sovereignty doctrine (and it looks like MN is seeking charges). Personally I think state has greater interest here and should go first
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Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.
November 17, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.
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Kind of thought refusing to release innocent people while simultaneously continuing to pardon guilty people might cause a bigger stir in the press.
May 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Kind of thought refusing to release innocent people while simultaneously continuing to pardon guilty people might cause a bigger stir in the press.
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In light of the recent arrival of the first wave of WHITE South African immigrants to the US the other day, today’s #AltCitizen is Nelson Mandela. The first Black President of South Africa, Mandela was instrumental in not only ending apartheid, but also in giving Black people a voice. 🧵/1
May 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
In light of the recent arrival of the first wave of WHITE South African immigrants to the US the other day, today’s #AltCitizen is Nelson Mandela. The first Black President of South Africa, Mandela was instrumental in not only ending apartheid, but also in giving Black people a voice. 🧵/1
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Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.
May 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reminder: the Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen posts are just to distract from the Qatari "gift" or the fact that he's trying to rip Medicare and Medicaid from millions of Americans right now.
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
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You know the rule
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
You know the rule
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you know the rules.
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
you know the rules.
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New in PN: Maine fought the law, and Maine won
"After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."
"After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."
Maine fought the law, and Maine won
The Trump administration can't defend the indefensible.
www.publicnotice.co
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New in PN: Maine fought the law, and Maine won
"After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."
"After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports. It’s a reminder that Trump, like any bully, can be fought and beaten."
well, well, well...
Trump Admin is shutting down OCDETF program — prosecutors, agents and analysts who target transnational drug cartels. Odd decision in light of stated priorities.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit
Task forces that specialize in fighting organized crime, drug cartels and human traffickers were told to shut down by Sept. 30, according to documents and people familiar with the matter
www.bloomberg.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
well, well, well...
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Literally in the Presidential Oath of Office:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Donald Trump doesn't know if needs to uphold the Constitution.
May 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Literally in the Presidential Oath of Office:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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“They don’t need to have 250 pencils. They can have 5.”
May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“They don’t need to have 250 pencils. They can have 5.”
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The dissolution of the CDC continues, with agency-wide reorg plans due today. The remains of many Centers that were heavily impacted by recent cuts will be absorbed into the new “Administration for a Healthy America”, which gives us shivery Orwellian vibes.
federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...
federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...
CDC officials plan for the agency’s splintering, but questions remain
Several parts of CDC — devoted to health threats that aren't infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America.
federalnewsnetwork.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The dissolution of the CDC continues, with agency-wide reorg plans due today. The remains of many Centers that were heavily impacted by recent cuts will be absorbed into the new “Administration for a Healthy America”, which gives us shivery Orwellian vibes.
federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...
federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2...
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Editing the source code always helps me in these "interesting times"
April 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Editing the source code always helps me in these "interesting times"
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It’s like… I am shooting everyone in the room. I will stop shooting anyone who does not shoot back.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s like… I am shooting everyone in the room. I will stop shooting anyone who does not shoot back.
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What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
April 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
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Also what the fuck, they are paying him more to just hang out on his laptop than they paid most of us to go into war zones! #DrownDOGE #SaveUSAID
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Also what the fuck, they are paying him more to just hang out on his laptop than they paid most of us to go into war zones! #DrownDOGE #SaveUSAID
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Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote.
If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.
If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote.
If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.
If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.