E. Hatt-Swank
@ehattswank.bsky.social
Human | parent | lefty | vegan | posting on: politics; LGBTQ; climate; dogs; jazz; literature; punk; martial arts; etc. Eliminate: filibuster, House seat limit, gerrymandering, billionaires. You are not what you own 🌱
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Thud.
Fox poll:
76% of voters view the economy negatively.
That's worse than the 67% who felt that way in July, and the 70% who said the same at the end of President Biden's term.
76% of voters view the economy negatively.
That's worse than the 67% who felt that way in July, and the 70% who said the same at the end of President Biden's term.
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thud.
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The official Department of Justice recruitment page is saying the quiet part out loud: they don’t care about law, they only care about deportations. Flagrant. False. Possibly illegal. This is why many of us have advocated for an independent immigration court for years. 
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The official Department of Justice recruitment page is saying the quiet part out loud: they don’t care about law, they only care about deportations. Flagrant. False. Possibly illegal. This is why many of us have advocated for an independent immigration court for years. 
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“After Aceituno again told the agents he was a U.S. citizen, they finally threw him out of the van…[And] the agents had taken his car keys.
(Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it ‘the worst decision of my life.’)”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
(Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it ‘the worst decision of my life.’)”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
www.thebulwark.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“After Aceituno again told the agents he was a U.S. citizen, they finally threw him out of the van…[And] the agents had taken his car keys.
(Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it ‘the worst decision of my life.’)”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
(Aceituno voted for Trump in 2024 because of the border and the economy. He now calls it ‘the worst decision of my life.’)”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
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You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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#NEW: In a massive escalation, Missouri AG Hanaway has referred the groups and organizations running the referendum to repeal Missouri's congressional map to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#NEW: In a massive escalation, Missouri AG Hanaway has referred the groups and organizations running the referendum to repeal Missouri's congressional map to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
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How it started. How its going.
Looks like socialism won, guys.
Looks like socialism won, guys.
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
How it started. How its going.
Looks like socialism won, guys.
Looks like socialism won, guys.
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Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
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More and more Americans are struggling to keep the lights and heat on in their homes.
At the same time, giant corporations are raking in billions of dollars thanks to Trump’s tax breaks.
This is the Trump economy in a nutshell: great for the ultra-rich, bad for everyone else.
At the same time, giant corporations are raking in billions of dollars thanks to Trump’s tax breaks.
This is the Trump economy in a nutshell: great for the ultra-rich, bad for everyone else.
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
More and more Americans are struggling to keep the lights and heat on in their homes.
At the same time, giant corporations are raking in billions of dollars thanks to Trump’s tax breaks.
This is the Trump economy in a nutshell: great for the ultra-rich, bad for everyone else.
At the same time, giant corporations are raking in billions of dollars thanks to Trump’s tax breaks.
This is the Trump economy in a nutshell: great for the ultra-rich, bad for everyone else.
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The thing that's always frustrated the right wing ideologues who've glommed onto Trump is that he doesn't have the attention span to actually be a committed ideological warrior. He can scream all the right culture war shit, but it's just WWE pugilistic showmanship. He basically has no belief system.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The thing that's always frustrated the right wing ideologues who've glommed onto Trump is that he doesn't have the attention span to actually be a committed ideological warrior. He can scream all the right culture war shit, but it's just WWE pugilistic showmanship. He basically has no belief system.
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16-year-old Kateryna from Kyiv has become the youngest pupil to complete an internship at Swansea University in Wales.
Kateryna specializes in space research: the findings of which could result in net zero through advanced space-based solar panels.
This is her story🧵
Kateryna specializes in space research: the findings of which could result in net zero through advanced space-based solar panels.
This is her story🧵
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
16-year-old Kateryna from Kyiv has become the youngest pupil to complete an internship at Swansea University in Wales.
Kateryna specializes in space research: the findings of which could result in net zero through advanced space-based solar panels.
This is her story🧵
Kateryna specializes in space research: the findings of which could result in net zero through advanced space-based solar panels.
This is her story🧵
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trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
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Trump regularly kneecapping Stefanik, one of his most loyal sycophants, is deeply, deeply funny
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump regularly kneecapping Stefanik, one of his most loyal sycophants, is deeply, deeply funny
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Zohran Mamdani cucked Trump hard lol
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Zohran Mamdani cucked Trump hard lol
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TN-7 is competitive in part bc of the environment & in part bc @runforsomething.net alum @aftynbehn.bsky.social
is an incredible community-rooted candidate who is willing to do the work to make the case to voters, even when the odds are against her.
This is why we build a bench *everywhere.”
is an incredible community-rooted candidate who is willing to do the work to make the case to voters, even when the odds are against her.
This is why we build a bench *everywhere.”
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
TN-7 is competitive in part bc of the environment & in part bc @runforsomething.net alum @aftynbehn.bsky.social
is an incredible community-rooted candidate who is willing to do the work to make the case to voters, even when the odds are against her.
This is why we build a bench *everywhere.”
is an incredible community-rooted candidate who is willing to do the work to make the case to voters, even when the odds are against her.
This is why we build a bench *everywhere.”
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The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
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I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the space shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said.”
Trump targeted them for execution. They're not backing down.
The Democratic members of Congress whom President Donald Trump said should be executed for saying the military should defy his illegal orders are not backing down from their message. In response ...
www.dailykos.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the space shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said.”
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Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
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A Thursday in U.S. courts
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A Thursday in U.S. courts
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
1) "This Court has grave concerns about the government’s apparent willingness to disregard this Court’s orders, even after previous admonition."
- Judge Stephanie. Gallagher, Trump appointee, Nov. 20, 2025
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he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
Has JD Vance done anything as VP besides go on podcasts and complain?
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
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"The overwhelming sense I got from watching the president was just trying to count the number of lies, and I ran out of fingers and toes. He lied and said that prices are coming down. He lied when he said prices were at an all-time high under President Biden. They're at an all-time high right now."
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"The overwhelming sense I got from watching the president was just trying to count the number of lies, and I ran out of fingers and toes. He lied and said that prices are coming down. He lied when he said prices were at an all-time high under President Biden. They're at an all-time high right now."
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X users have found that Grok has now been so tuned to praise Elon Musk that there is no task which it doesn’t say he’s the best at. Grok says Musk is fitter than LeBron and could resurrect from the dead faster than Jesus did in three days.
So childish and funny to see a 50+ year old man do this. 🤣
So childish and funny to see a 50+ year old man do this. 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
X users have found that Grok has now been so tuned to praise Elon Musk that there is no task which it doesn’t say he’s the best at. Grok says Musk is fitter than LeBron and could resurrect from the dead faster than Jesus did in three days.
So childish and funny to see a 50+ year old man do this. 🤣
So childish and funny to see a 50+ year old man do this. 🤣
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November 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM