K8
@greatk8.bsky.social
On the socials to stay informed about politics, disinformation, pandemics, public health, and climate issues.
Side interests in social work, mixed methods research, audiobooks, rescue dogs.
Bluesky is flooded with scam accounts so I block liberally. 🫘
Side interests in social work, mixed methods research, audiobooks, rescue dogs.
Bluesky is flooded with scam accounts so I block liberally. 🫘
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K8
@greatk8.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi Bluesky people - I don’t post or comment much, just consume what others post. Happy to be off Xitter and find so many of my favorite follows here, plus lots of new ones.
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Multiple collisions and near collisions at the D.C. airport where 67 people died on January 27 are bringing Trump's decision to eliminate the membership of the Aviation Security Committee, and Elon Musk’s firing of around 400 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration into the spotlight.
Another DC Plane Collision Puts Trump and Musk’s FAA Cuts in the Spotlight
The administration has fired key employees and threatened to cancel major contracts, making plane crashes more likely.
buff.ly
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Multiple collisions and near collisions at the D.C. airport where 67 people died on January 27 are bringing Trump's decision to eliminate the membership of the Aviation Security Committee, and Elon Musk’s firing of around 400 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration into the spotlight.
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Nothing will ever match the cruelty of the first Trump Administration’s child separation policy, but they’re really trying hard to match it in their second term with these deportations.
April 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nothing will ever match the cruelty of the first Trump Administration’s child separation policy, but they’re really trying hard to match it in their second term with these deportations.
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Perhaps media should look at possible motivations here? Gabbard isn’t a _real_ Texan—and the Texas GOP doesn’t need her—so her residency declaration there (likely a fraud) was to save money.
The reason she needs to remain a _Hawaii_ voter is Trump and the GOP think she can flip a Senate seat there.
The reason she needs to remain a _Hawaii_ voter is Trump and the GOP think she can flip a Senate seat there.
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii | CNN Politics
Election law experts said Gabbard’s vote, coupled with her claiming a homestead tax break on her Texas home, raises questions about whether she properly cast her ballot and illustrates the complexity ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Perhaps media should look at possible motivations here? Gabbard isn’t a _real_ Texan—and the Texas GOP doesn’t need her—so her residency declaration there (likely a fraud) was to save money.
The reason she needs to remain a _Hawaii_ voter is Trump and the GOP think she can flip a Senate seat there.
The reason she needs to remain a _Hawaii_ voter is Trump and the GOP think she can flip a Senate seat there.
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Robert F. Kennedy today, talking about his past work with persons with disabilities.
Shameful.
Shameful.
April 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Robert F. Kennedy today, talking about his past work with persons with disabilities.
Shameful.
Shameful.
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Elon Musk cutting that waste, fraud and abuse!
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Elon Musk cutting that waste, fraud and abuse!
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@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."
April 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."
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I keep coming back to this and wondering why Politico didn't ask Bessent to ID who he thinks are still our allies. Denmark? Canada? Germany?
Seems like a faulty starting premise.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Seems like a faulty starting premise.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I keep coming back to this and wondering why Politico didn't ask Bessent to ID who he thinks are still our allies. Denmark? Canada? Germany?
Seems like a faulty starting premise.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Seems like a faulty starting premise.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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NEW: Palantir is helping DOGE with a massive IRS data project.
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a "mega API," WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW: Palantir is helping DOGE with a massive IRS data project.
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
@makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:
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Great news, everyone. A surveillance company started by Peter Thiel is part of the hackathon playing with our data at IRS.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
For the last three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a "mega API," WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Great news, everyone. A surveillance company started by Peter Thiel is part of the hackathon playing with our data at IRS.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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he Trump administration this week reportedly classified thousands of immigrants living in the United States as dead in a Social Security database in an effort to force them out of the country
Trump Admin Lists Many Living Immigrants as Dead in Social Security Database
The agency’s acting commissioner reportedly said in an email the financial lives of the immigrants would be terminated.
buff.ly
April 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
he Trump administration this week reportedly classified thousands of immigrants living in the United States as dead in a Social Security database in an effort to force them out of the country
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No!
Stop this, major media!
That’s _not_ what just happened!
DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.”
It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there.
Get it right, dammit!
Stop this, major media!
That’s _not_ what just happened!
DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.”
It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there.
Get it right, dammit!
April 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
No!
Stop this, major media!
That’s _not_ what just happened!
DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.”
It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there.
Get it right, dammit!
Stop this, major media!
That’s _not_ what just happened!
DOJ at _no_ point made _any_ commitment to “bring Garcia home,” nor did it ask for “more time” to “bring Garcia home.”
It said that Garcia is in the custody of El Salvador and the court has no jurisdiction there.
Get it right, dammit!
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A lawyer who represents a pro-Palestinian student protester in Michigan was separated from his family and detained on his way back from a family vacation. “This wasn’t something that was random,” says Amir Makled. “They had a whole profile about me.”
Lawyer Representing Pro-Palestine Protester Detained at Airport, Phone Seized
Amir Makled believes he was targeted for his work: “They had a whole profile about me,” he says.
buff.ly
April 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A lawyer who represents a pro-Palestinian student protester in Michigan was separated from his family and detained on his way back from a family vacation. “This wasn’t something that was random,” says Amir Makled. “They had a whole profile about me.”
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I agree.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I agree.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.
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Jesus Christ..,. these people are totally out of control.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
In an unusual move, the government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding.
www.wsj.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Jesus Christ..,. these people are totally out of control.
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"I think we made the right decision" -- Tom Homan on the deportation of a Maryland dad to a gulag in El Salvador that the administration has already admitted was a mistake
April 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"I think we made the right decision" -- Tom Homan on the deportation of a Maryland dad to a gulag in El Salvador that the administration has already admitted was a mistake
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What if the insider trading the other day didn't come from Trump insiders or even CEOs to whom Bessent blabbed, but instead from RU and Chinese cut-outs benefitting from hacking into the Small WorldTariffFiesta Signal chat?
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What if the insider trading the other day didn't come from Trump insiders or even CEOs to whom Bessent blabbed, but instead from RU and Chinese cut-outs benefitting from hacking into the Small WorldTariffFiesta Signal chat?
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A third, culminating report on the Trump-El Salvador Scandal—as massive and fully sourced as the first two—is coming to PROOF on Sunday or Monday.
I want it out when Bukele arrives in D.C. on Monday.
All told, PROOF will have published almost a whole book on this. Stay tuned. Subscribe below:
I want it out when Bukele arrives in D.C. on Monday.
All told, PROOF will have published almost a whole book on this. Stay tuned. Subscribe below:
Proof | Seth Abramson | Substack
Know Better. Click to read Proof, by Seth Abramson, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
sethabramson.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A third, culminating report on the Trump-El Salvador Scandal—as massive and fully sourced as the first two—is coming to PROOF on Sunday or Monday.
I want it out when Bukele arrives in D.C. on Monday.
All told, PROOF will have published almost a whole book on this. Stay tuned. Subscribe below:
I want it out when Bukele arrives in D.C. on Monday.
All told, PROOF will have published almost a whole book on this. Stay tuned. Subscribe below:
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More efforts to advance a narrative of grievance.
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
More efforts to advance a narrative of grievance.
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Every time RFK Jr fails – which is painfully often, especially this week – I'm reminded that Senate Republicans had an opportunity to protect Americans from Kennedy.
And they failed spectacularly. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
And they failed spectacularly. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pats himself on the back despite repeated, consequential failures
RFK Jr. boasted his response to a measles outbreak should be seen as a “model for the rest of the world.” That’s ridiculous.
www.msnbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Every time RFK Jr fails – which is painfully often, especially this week – I'm reminded that Senate Republicans had an opportunity to protect Americans from Kennedy.
And they failed spectacularly. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
And they failed spectacularly. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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A fifth law firm capitulated today and agreed to become a Trump collaborator. Shameful.
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A fifth law firm capitulated today and agreed to become a Trump collaborator. Shameful.