Holley Atkinson
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Holley Atkinson
@holleya.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Release the Epstein Files #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Once again, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was right. She warned us about “Vichy Dems” during Trump 1.0. I did not want to believe her. Now I believe her.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Once again, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was right. She warned us about “Vichy Dems” during Trump 1.0. I did not want to believe her. Now I believe her.
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Have you considered kicking out the people who gave up the fight and picking a new leader who is capable of leading the same
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Have you considered kicking out the people who gave up the fight and picking a new leader who is capable of leading the same
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Tonight is one of those nights I’m glad I’m not a paid Dem influencer, they have to defend this crap because they took the cash. Don’t buy the BS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Tonight is one of those nights I’m glad I’m not a paid Dem influencer, they have to defend this crap because they took the cash. Don’t buy the BS.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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"HEY CHUCK! FIGHT DON'T FOLD!"
@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn
@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"HEY CHUCK! FIGHT DON'T FOLD!"
@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn
@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
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If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
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We tried to show them after the last surrender. There's no sense in trying to convince them anymore. Primaries are the only path to a fighting opposition party now.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
We tried to show them after the last surrender. There's no sense in trying to convince them anymore. Primaries are the only path to a fighting opposition party now.
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I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
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Trump called Biden “sleepy,” because Trump is an old man who struggles to stay awake.
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
November 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Trump called Biden “sleepy,” because Trump is an old man who struggles to stay awake.
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
Trump called Hillary “crooked,” because Trump is incredibly crooked.
Trump called Ted Cruz “lyin’” because Trump is a serial liar.
We’re a decade into this. How do people still not get it?
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Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
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Shameful disrespect to people who volunteered, fought and died for their country and to liberate countries.
The current US admin will be a stain on US history forever.
The current US admin will be a stain on US history forever.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Shameful disrespect to people who volunteered, fought and died for their country and to liberate countries.
The current US admin will be a stain on US history forever.
The current US admin will be a stain on US history forever.
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
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People judging how well our feckless members of congress are doing during this shutdown should consider that any time, they could start posting that millions must assemble on the national mall so they can demand the regime's removal and throw Trump in prison. It would probably happen.
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
People judging how well our feckless members of congress are doing during this shutdown should consider that any time, they could start posting that millions must assemble on the national mall so they can demand the regime's removal and throw Trump in prison. It would probably happen.
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50% of workers can't afford healthcare.
People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries.
GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition.
… and Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay out.
And people think moms getting SNAP are the problem.
People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries.
GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition.
… and Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay out.
And people think moms getting SNAP are the problem.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
50% of workers can't afford healthcare.
People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries.
GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition.
… and Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay out.
And people think moms getting SNAP are the problem.
People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries.
GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition.
… and Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay out.
And people think moms getting SNAP are the problem.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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In the end, more than 104K volunteers made 4.4M calls and knocked on more than 3M doors. And as Tascha Van Auken, Mamdani’s field director said last night, “This is going to transform our city. It doesn’t stop tonight.” UPDATED POST: theconnector.substack.com/p/solidarity...
Solidarity Tech: The Platform Powering Zohran Mamdani's Movement
A conversation with Ivan Pardo, the founder of Solidarity Tech, on how a platform built for "deep organizing" of workers building unions is being used to take power in New York City.
theconnector.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In the end, more than 104K volunteers made 4.4M calls and knocked on more than 3M doors. And as Tascha Van Auken, Mamdani’s field director said last night, “This is going to transform our city. It doesn’t stop tonight.” UPDATED POST: theconnector.substack.com/p/solidarity...
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It's such a key element of his loathsome aura. Not only is he surrendering Congress to the diktats of a tyrant, he's doing it with oily, simpering smile, as if this is all so silly and you're ridiculous for thinking otherwise.
and with that shit eating smirk on his face
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's such a key element of his loathsome aura. Not only is he surrendering Congress to the diktats of a tyrant, he's doing it with oily, simpering smile, as if this is all so silly and you're ridiculous for thinking otherwise.
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Dr. Bandy Lee is an expert psychiatrist on dangerousness! This is important for everyone to listen to and share!
youtu.be/m7wDDQMBIp4?...
youtu.be/m7wDDQMBIp4?...
Why Trump's More Dangerous Every Day: Psychiatrist | The Daily Beast Podcast
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Dr. Bandy Lee is an expert psychiatrist on dangerousness! This is important for everyone to listen to and share!
youtu.be/m7wDDQMBIp4?...
youtu.be/m7wDDQMBIp4?...
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Wow, it was Pa.'s Chrissy Houlahan who interrupted Mike Johnson's press conference yesterday
Much respect for that
Much respect for that
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Wow, it was Pa.'s Chrissy Houlahan who interrupted Mike Johnson's press conference yesterday
Much respect for that
Much respect for that
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We begin with our producer Sasha Linden Cohen speaking with @moiradonegan.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory in the race for Mayor of NYC which has overcome the hysterical lies of the monied establishment and backers of Andrew Cuomo like Elon Musk. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Having Shunned Mamdani, Will the Democratic Establishment Now Embrace Him?
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
soundcloud.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We begin with our producer Sasha Linden Cohen speaking with @moiradonegan.bsky.social about Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory in the race for Mayor of NYC which has overcome the hysterical lies of the monied establishment and backers of Andrew Cuomo like Elon Musk. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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Between what came before and what happened tonight, Dems ought to treat encounters with CBS reporters as presumptively hostile and untrustworthy. A small thing, but there’s no way out of this disaster if the party continues helplessly submitting to unequal treatment from ~all mediating institutions.
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Between what came before and what happened tonight, Dems ought to treat encounters with CBS reporters as presumptively hostile and untrustworthy. A small thing, but there’s no way out of this disaster if the party continues helplessly submitting to unequal treatment from ~all mediating institutions.
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"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...