Ashley
@gtownbrown68.bsky.social
Former Midtownbrown68 on the bird site.
Racist POS
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Racist POS
What is this grift have cooking with pain pills?
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What is this grift have cooking with pain pills?
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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Important to note that Christopher Caldwell is widely seen as one of the most respectable / least unserious intellectual representatives of the Right. And he really is!
Which only hammers home how much of a radical consensus there is on the Right that pluralistic democracy needs to be abolished.
Which only hammers home how much of a radical consensus there is on the Right that pluralistic democracy needs to be abolished.
When someone proposes the repeal of the 14th amendment, the proper reaction is to stand up and walk out and/or smack them in the face.
Noteworthy that no one does this, or even bats an eye, when Caldwell says the 14A should go.
Noteworthy that no one does this, or even bats an eye, when Caldwell says the 14A should go.
It's amusing to observe Curtis Yarvin in this setting. He seems quite in love with the sound of his own voice. And most of his utterances are the sort of banalities you'd expect of a recent autodidact—wowed by the most superficial connections, and lacking deeper contextual knowledge.
August 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Important to note that Christopher Caldwell is widely seen as one of the most respectable / least unserious intellectual representatives of the Right. And he really is!
Which only hammers home how much of a radical consensus there is on the Right that pluralistic democracy needs to be abolished.
Which only hammers home how much of a radical consensus there is on the Right that pluralistic democracy needs to be abolished.
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We should just pretend he’s dead. If we say it often enough, we can gaslight his followers into believing it. “That’s not him, he’s dead. It’s all AI. Don’t tell me you fell for that.”
August 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
We should just pretend he’s dead. If we say it often enough, we can gaslight his followers into believing it. “That’s not him, he’s dead. It’s all AI. Don’t tell me you fell for that.”
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DHS is spending half a billion dollars on black paint to make the border wall "harder to climb."
A reporter went out with a thermometer and found that the painted sections were either cooler or the same temp as the unpainted sections.🤣
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
A reporter went out with a thermometer and found that the painted sections were either cooler or the same temp as the unpainted sections.🤣
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
Kristi Noem's new black border wall now cooler and easier to climb, locals say
Social media users were quick to make fun of the Trump administration's seemingly ineffective plan to deter immigrants from climbing the border wall
www.themirror.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
DHS is spending half a billion dollars on black paint to make the border wall "harder to climb."
A reporter went out with a thermometer and found that the painted sections were either cooler or the same temp as the unpainted sections.🤣
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
A reporter went out with a thermometer and found that the painted sections were either cooler or the same temp as the unpainted sections.🤣
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
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Bove is going to be the new Clarence Thomas, but worse (until he gets elevated): A petulant, vindictive asshole who is going to use the bench to make up for his moral emptiness and deep sense of inadequacy
July 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bove is going to be the new Clarence Thomas, but worse (until he gets elevated): A petulant, vindictive asshole who is going to use the bench to make up for his moral emptiness and deep sense of inadequacy
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported, Vought’s daughter takes a cutting-edge drug to manage pulmonary issues associated with cystic fibrosis. That drug was developed from years of NIH funded research.
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported, Vought’s daughter takes a cutting-edge drug to manage pulmonary issues associated with cystic fibrosis. That drug was developed from years of NIH funded research.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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BREAKING:
JD Vance just gave a big speech in which he claimed that "for the first time in a very long time, workers' wages are rising faster than inflation.."
The only problem?
The Trump Labor Dept. reported exactly the opposite just yesterday, showing real wages falling in June. #EconSky
JD Vance just gave a big speech in which he claimed that "for the first time in a very long time, workers' wages are rising faster than inflation.."
The only problem?
The Trump Labor Dept. reported exactly the opposite just yesterday, showing real wages falling in June. #EconSky
July 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BREAKING:
JD Vance just gave a big speech in which he claimed that "for the first time in a very long time, workers' wages are rising faster than inflation.."
The only problem?
The Trump Labor Dept. reported exactly the opposite just yesterday, showing real wages falling in June. #EconSky
JD Vance just gave a big speech in which he claimed that "for the first time in a very long time, workers' wages are rising faster than inflation.."
The only problem?
The Trump Labor Dept. reported exactly the opposite just yesterday, showing real wages falling in June. #EconSky
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Further context: If you’ve never dealt with FEMA after a disaster I can tell you they answer within 30 seconds. No hold times. Real live wonderful people who help while you cry and can’t even figure out what questions to ask. They walk you through it all. Every call.
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
July 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Further context: If you’ve never dealt with FEMA after a disaster I can tell you they answer within 30 seconds. No hold times. Real live wonderful people who help while you cry and can’t even figure out what questions to ask. They walk you through it all. Every call.
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
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Trump’s immigration policies are not only making us worldwide pariahs (tourism is way down) but he is gutting America’s future as a leading nation and growing economy. WSJ provides a nice overview with this reporting!
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
America’s Brain Drain Could Become the World’s Brain Gain
Research-funding cuts and immigration changes threaten some of America’s economic advantages.
www.wsj.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Trump’s immigration policies are not only making us worldwide pariahs (tourism is way down) but he is gutting America’s future as a leading nation and growing economy. WSJ provides a nice overview with this reporting!
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Where does the line between enforcing U.S. law & utter inhumanity lie? We don’t need to carefully parse its precise placement in order to understand that what this administration is doing has crossed it, is utterly reprehensible, and will be condemned by history open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
An Angry Judge in the Abrego Garcia Case
Has the federal judiciary reached critical mass?
open.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Where does the line between enforcing U.S. law & utter inhumanity lie? We don’t need to carefully parse its precise placement in order to understand that what this administration is doing has crossed it, is utterly reprehensible, and will be condemned by history open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
There are not enough tears
Vans full of handcuffed kids. Just arrived.
Los Angeles, Ca
Federal Building
Tonight, 7/12
Los Angeles, Ca
Federal Building
Tonight, 7/12
July 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
There are not enough tears
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Missouri just doesn't care what its voters want.
Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
apnews.com/article/paid...
Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
apnews.com/article/paid...
Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
apnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Missouri just doesn't care what its voters want.
Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
apnews.com/article/paid...
Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.
apnews.com/article/paid...
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The incompetence of this administration is stunning.
Two days after the floods in Texas, FEMA failed to answer two-thirds of incoming calls. Contractors were laid off on July 5th, and Kristi Noem didn’t renew their contracts until five days later.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
Two days after the floods in Texas, FEMA failed to answer two-thirds of incoming calls. Contractors were laid off on July 5th, and Kristi Noem didn’t renew their contracts until five days later.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The incompetence of this administration is stunning.
Two days after the floods in Texas, FEMA failed to answer two-thirds of incoming calls. Contractors were laid off on July 5th, and Kristi Noem didn’t renew their contracts until five days later.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
Two days after the floods in Texas, FEMA failed to answer two-thirds of incoming calls. Contractors were laid off on July 5th, and Kristi Noem didn’t renew their contracts until five days later.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
SCOTUS will probably be cool with it though. Probable cause, shmobable shmause.
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that immigration officers in southern California can't rely solely on someone's race or speaking Spanish to stop and detain people.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
July 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
SCOTUS will probably be cool with it though. Probable cause, shmobable shmause.
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Imagine leading FEMA and not believing in emergency management. You’d think, as a former governor, she’d know what was going on.
But I guess this is what you get when the president’s cabinet is full of unqualified conspiracy theorists.
The American people deserve better.
But I guess this is what you get when the president’s cabinet is full of unqualified conspiracy theorists.
The American people deserve better.
July 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Imagine leading FEMA and not believing in emergency management. You’d think, as a former governor, she’d know what was going on.
But I guess this is what you get when the president’s cabinet is full of unqualified conspiracy theorists.
The American people deserve better.
But I guess this is what you get when the president’s cabinet is full of unqualified conspiracy theorists.
The American people deserve better.
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The politics of #Superman that will piss off MAGA. Don't worry, not too spoiler-y.
- The movie preaches kindness
- Supes takes on an evil billionaire
- Disinformation used to create crises
- A Muslim immigrant helps Supes
- A masked, armed force
- Anti-occupation themes
- A secret prison
- The movie preaches kindness
- Supes takes on an evil billionaire
- Disinformation used to create crises
- A Muslim immigrant helps Supes
- A masked, armed force
- Anti-occupation themes
- A secret prison
July 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The politics of #Superman that will piss off MAGA. Don't worry, not too spoiler-y.
- The movie preaches kindness
- Supes takes on an evil billionaire
- Disinformation used to create crises
- A Muslim immigrant helps Supes
- A masked, armed force
- Anti-occupation themes
- A secret prison
- The movie preaches kindness
- Supes takes on an evil billionaire
- Disinformation used to create crises
- A Muslim immigrant helps Supes
- A masked, armed force
- Anti-occupation themes
- A secret prison
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The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
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A new study projects 14 million deaths — 2.4 million a year — by 2030...all due to the Musk/Trump USAID cuts.
4.5 million will be children under 5...
When they screech about "population decline" and "sanctity of life," remember how many children they have killed.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
4.5 million will be children under 5...
When they screech about "population decline" and "sanctity of life," remember how many children they have killed.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
![Findings from The Lancet:
Higher levels of USAID funding—primarily directed toward LMICs, particularly African countries—were associated with a 15% reduction in age-standardised all-cause mortality (risk ratio [RR] 0·85, 95% CI 0·78–0·93) and a 32% reduction in under-five mortality (RR 0·68, 0·57–0·80). This finding indicates that 91 839 663 (95% CI 85 690 135–98 291 626) all-age deaths, including 30 391 980 (26 023 132–35 482 636) in children younger than 5 years, were prevented by USAID funding over the 21-year study period. USAID funding was associated with a 65% reduction (RR 0·35, 0·29-0·42) in mortality from HIV/AIDS (representing 25·5 million deaths), 51% (RR 0·49, 0·39–0·61) from malaria (8·0 million deaths), and 50% (RR 0·50, 0·40–0·62) from neglected tropical diseases (8·9 million deaths). Significant decreases were also observed in mortality from tuberculosis, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoeal diseases, lower respiratory infections, and maternal and perinatal conditions. Forecasting models predicted that the current steep funding cuts could result in more than 14 051 750 (uncertainty interval 8 475 990–19 662 191) additional all-age deaths, including 4 537 157 (3 124 796–5 910 791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/bafkreie6koeuicivgq6rlz65bxdiorsnrqklq2tzsm7ejqvzpouvxg7amq@jpeg)
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A new study projects 14 million deaths — 2.4 million a year — by 2030...all due to the Musk/Trump USAID cuts.
4.5 million will be children under 5...
When they screech about "population decline" and "sanctity of life," remember how many children they have killed.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
4.5 million will be children under 5...
When they screech about "population decline" and "sanctity of life," remember how many children they have killed.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...