David Dodson
@davaldod.bsky.social
American Film Editor & Director
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tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals
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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
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So worth your time.
🧵THREAD: With the world on the brink of wider war and democracy under siege, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian @anneapplebaum.bsky.social explains what’s at stake. Essential listening for how we fight back: gaslitnation.libsyn.com/anne-appleba...
Gaslit Nation: Anne Applebaum: How Democracies Fail
With the world on the brink of another war, there’s no one more essential to hear from than Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of Gulag, Iron Curtain, Red Famine (which cites ...
gaslitnation.libsyn.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
So worth your time.
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My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My immediate thoughts on the most monstrous, immoral piece of legislation I’ve ever voted on in the Senate.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
But I’m not done fighting. I know you aren’t either.
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NEWS
A federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from dismantling U.S. healthcare agencies, finding the plan violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
She ends the ruling with these thoughts on the separation of powers.
Doc ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
A federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from dismantling U.S. healthcare agencies, finding the plan violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
She ends the ruling with these thoughts on the separation of powers.
Doc ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
July 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEWS
A federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from dismantling U.S. healthcare agencies, finding the plan violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
She ends the ruling with these thoughts on the separation of powers.
Doc ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
A federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from dismantling U.S. healthcare agencies, finding the plan violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
She ends the ruling with these thoughts on the separation of powers.
Doc ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
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i will vote for whichever politician demands access to the list of people who bought alligator alcatraz merch
July 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
i will vote for whichever politician demands access to the list of people who bought alligator alcatraz merch
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This is a national tragedy.
I blame every person who voted for him.
I blame every person who voted for him.
July 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is a national tragedy.
I blame every person who voted for him.
I blame every person who voted for him.
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The Big Ugly Bill would have zero support if the 38% would stop buying the lie that the only people who are going to lose Medicaid are undocumented immigrants!
📌 The idea that undocumented immigrants are draining Medicaid is a political talking point, not a fact.
#VoteNo
📌 The idea that undocumented immigrants are draining Medicaid is a political talking point, not a fact.
#VoteNo
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Big Ugly Bill would have zero support if the 38% would stop buying the lie that the only people who are going to lose Medicaid are undocumented immigrants!
📌 The idea that undocumented immigrants are draining Medicaid is a political talking point, not a fact.
#VoteNo
📌 The idea that undocumented immigrants are draining Medicaid is a political talking point, not a fact.
#VoteNo
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Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill after three Republicans vote no.
JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill after three Republicans vote no – live updates
Vice-president JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Senate narrowly passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill after three Republicans vote no.
JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
JD Vance was in the chamber to break the tie.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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🚨NEVER FORGET: The House is capable of stopping the bill now. It’s time to turn our attention to our house representatives. Please call 202-224-3121 & tell them to vote: No! We all must call so this bill does NOT pass.
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨NEVER FORGET: The House is capable of stopping the bill now. It’s time to turn our attention to our house representatives. Please call 202-224-3121 & tell them to vote: No! We all must call so this bill does NOT pass.
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ICE agents should familiarize themselves with both what happened the SA or Brownshirts AND the efficacy of the so-called Nuremberg defense.
June 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ICE agents should familiarize themselves with both what happened the SA or Brownshirts AND the efficacy of the so-called Nuremberg defense.
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DITTO:
This was a statement made back in 2017. See how much damage he’s done to this nation since.
This was a statement made back in 2017. See how much damage he’s done to this nation since.
July 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
DITTO:
This was a statement made back in 2017. See how much damage he’s done to this nation since.
This was a statement made back in 2017. See how much damage he’s done to this nation since.
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There's no doubt that Donald Trump's laying the foundations of a police state. If you disagree, you have not been paying attention. youtu.be/nK95cV3e7Dk
Trump Building Police State In Broad Daylight | On Our Watch
YouTube video by Law & Society
youtu.be
July 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There's no doubt that Donald Trump's laying the foundations of a police state. If you disagree, you have not been paying attention. youtu.be/nK95cV3e7Dk
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here's today's post: "Republicans are making concentration camps great again" — what the fuck?
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Republicans are making concentration camps great again
what the fuck?
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July 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
here's today's post: "Republicans are making concentration camps great again" — what the fuck?
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Always true but especially true today: The only places we’re going to see meaningful progress for the next few years are state and local govts. Every local leader matters.
July 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Always true but especially true today: The only places we’re going to see meaningful progress for the next few years are state and local govts. Every local leader matters.
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What scares me most isn't Stephen Miller with his vast, horrible imagination for inflicting pain on those he hates.
What scares me most is this ICE officer who is just doing his job.
What scares me most is this ICE officer who is just doing his job.
July 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What scares me most isn't Stephen Miller with his vast, horrible imagination for inflicting pain on those he hates.
What scares me most is this ICE officer who is just doing his job.
What scares me most is this ICE officer who is just doing his job.
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It is a heartbreaking day for many, many people who worked in the broader foreign assistance, foreign policy, and journalism worlds. USAID, RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia—all illegally closed. Hundreds of State Dept employees being laid off right now. Hundreds more grants being terminated.
July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It is a heartbreaking day for many, many people who worked in the broader foreign assistance, foreign policy, and journalism worlds. USAID, RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia—all illegally closed. Hundreds of State Dept employees being laid off right now. Hundreds more grants being terminated.
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I can tell you that NONE of my Florida neighbors are happy about this.
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I can tell you that NONE of my Florida neighbors are happy about this.
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Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.
REPORTER: Is there an expected timeframe that detainees will stay here? Days, weeks, month?
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.
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The problem is that everyone will ignore it, even his opponents, because he's managed to force our standards - where *he* is concerned - to zero
Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.
REPORTER: Is there an expected timeframe that detainees will stay here? Days, weeks, month?
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
TRUMP: I'm gonna spend a lot. This is my home state. I love it. I'll spend a lot of time here.
July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The problem is that everyone will ignore it, even his opponents, because he's managed to force our standards - where *he* is concerned - to zero
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“They know that it's the mother of all crap sandwiches, but they have to eat it.” – Charlie Sykes on why GOP senators will vote for Trump’s disastrous tax bill, knowing it’ll wreck lives and tank elections.
'Follow the lemmings off the cliff': Why GOP will likely vote for a 'political liability'
This week, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will vote on its version of H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" — which extends tax cuts primarily benefiting the richest…
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July 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
“They know that it's the mother of all crap sandwiches, but they have to eat it.” – Charlie Sykes on why GOP senators will vote for Trump’s disastrous tax bill, knowing it’ll wreck lives and tank elections.
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The ugliness of this bill doesn't stop.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
July 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The ugliness of this bill doesn't stop.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
Senate Republicans also voted against your right to breathe clean air.
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It's true.
How We The People react WILL determine what and how everything plays out. We all have roles, and we aren't without power. Pressure Dems to do the right thing. (They all voted against the bill.)Yay!
Resist. Recharge. Repeat. Please don't focus on doom. See a winning outcome.
How We The People react WILL determine what and how everything plays out. We all have roles, and we aren't without power. Pressure Dems to do the right thing. (They all voted against the bill.)Yay!
Resist. Recharge. Repeat. Please don't focus on doom. See a winning outcome.
If you're feeling despair, here's a comment I left for a friend who feels like there is no hope.
July 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's true.
How We The People react WILL determine what and how everything plays out. We all have roles, and we aren't without power. Pressure Dems to do the right thing. (They all voted against the bill.)Yay!
Resist. Recharge. Repeat. Please don't focus on doom. See a winning outcome.
How We The People react WILL determine what and how everything plays out. We all have roles, and we aren't without power. Pressure Dems to do the right thing. (They all voted against the bill.)Yay!
Resist. Recharge. Repeat. Please don't focus on doom. See a winning outcome.