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Jessica
@jessicafastball.bsky.social
· Mar 14
You can’t leave a message—the coward turned off his answering machine, but you can send a fax:
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Your tax dollars hard at work America; how does this make you feel? 💣🇺🇸☠️
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Task for today:
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
March 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Task for today:
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
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This is important. Networks should give this a lot of air. Only Palestinians have real power to end this war. When they rise up, take control and end Hamas there is nothing left to fight. They need leaders unlike Arafat, Abbas or Hamas who desire conflict to enrich themselves at expense of public.
Palestinians take part in largest anti-Hamas protests in Gaza since start of war | CNN
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is important. Networks should give this a lot of air. Only Palestinians have real power to end this war. When they rise up, take control and end Hamas there is nothing left to fight. They need leaders unlike Arafat, Abbas or Hamas who desire conflict to enrich themselves at expense of public.
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It’s very discouraging to watch our country slowly re-learn the lessons that led to the end of segregation, among them that people who think they’re racially superior are nearly universally incompetent fools unable to face up to their own deficiencies and putting them in charge is suicide
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It’s very discouraging to watch our country slowly re-learn the lessons that led to the end of segregation, among them that people who think they’re racially superior are nearly universally incompetent fools unable to face up to their own deficiencies and putting them in charge is suicide
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Once again, I don’t know what anyone has seen in the last two months to suggest that the 2026/28 elections are going to be free, fair, & competitive by any normal standard of 🇺🇸 politics. This is obviously unconstitutional & a massive Article I crisis & yet who will stop it?
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Trump just signed an exec order purporting to require a passport (or a few other docs) to register to vote. The president doesn't have the power to override a law passed by Congress. This is the SAVE Act but much worse. It is an illegal power grab that would block tens of millions from voting.
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Once again, I don’t know what anyone has seen in the last two months to suggest that the 2026/28 elections are going to be free, fair, & competitive by any normal standard of 🇺🇸 politics. This is obviously unconstitutional & a massive Article I crisis & yet who will stop it?
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Baseball is almost here, so we're asking @stathead.com for some of the career leaders in Opening Day stats!
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Baseball is almost here, so we're asking @stathead.com for some of the career leaders in Opening Day stats!
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
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Turkey protests, Istanbul, Day 7.
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
March 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Turkey protests, Istanbul, Day 7.
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
You also must resign or be fired immediately; you have failed to uphold the constitution, and are a traitor… ✝️
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
You also must resign or be fired immediately; you have failed to uphold the constitution, and are a traitor… ✝️
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Illinois is the nation's number one soybean producing state — it's what made us the perfect home for the Soybean Innovation Lab.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
March 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Illinois is the nation's number one soybean producing state — it's what made us the perfect home for the Soybean Innovation Lab.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
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Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
March 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
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Sabotage. Feature, not bug.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
Everyone really needs to read this and share it.
DOGE has shot SSA in the knees. Next, they'll say the only answer is to kill it rather than take it to a doctor. That's the plan.
DOGE has shot SSA in the knees. Next, they'll say the only answer is to kill it rather than take it to a doctor. That's the plan.
Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Sabotage. Feature, not bug.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
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Morning America.
Want to see how the US’s global standing is doing? Here’s the UK’s biggest radio chat show:
“Never has a major international scoop fallen into the hands of a journalist with less work. This is emblematic of…a government stripped of all competence. There are no adults in the room.”
Want to see how the US’s global standing is doing? Here’s the UK’s biggest radio chat show:
“Never has a major international scoop fallen into the hands of a journalist with less work. This is emblematic of…a government stripped of all competence. There are no adults in the room.”
March 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Morning America.
Want to see how the US’s global standing is doing? Here’s the UK’s biggest radio chat show:
“Never has a major international scoop fallen into the hands of a journalist with less work. This is emblematic of…a government stripped of all competence. There are no adults in the room.”
Want to see how the US’s global standing is doing? Here’s the UK’s biggest radio chat show:
“Never has a major international scoop fallen into the hands of a journalist with less work. This is emblematic of…a government stripped of all competence. There are no adults in the room.”
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Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
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Raskin: "There's an absolute attack on the Constitution taking place by an administration which views the Constitution as just inconvenient furniture that's gotta be kicked out of the way."
March 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Raskin: "There's an absolute attack on the Constitution taking place by an administration which views the Constitution as just inconvenient furniture that's gotta be kicked out of the way."
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Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."
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AKA, trending toward stagflation:
March 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
AKA, trending toward stagflation:
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And, this is why Biden's preemptive pardons of non-crimes shouldn't have happened. It sets it up for the current jackalope to pardon all of his criminal entourage.
I hope Democrats learn from Merrick Garland’s mistakes and the failure of Obama’s “move on” strategy vis-a-vis Bush era war crimes, and understand that all these people ultimately need to go to prison.
here's video of AG Pam Bondi claiming on Fox last night that the Trump administration "absolutely" will keep doing deportation flights even in the face of court orders telling them to stop
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And, this is why Biden's preemptive pardons of non-crimes shouldn't have happened. It sets it up for the current jackalope to pardon all of his criminal entourage.
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As the 2025 season begins, we've made some updates to our Wins Above Replacement (WAR) calculations on Baseball Reference.
Here are the details of the update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/03...
Here are the details of the update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/03...
March 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As the 2025 season begins, we've made some updates to our Wins Above Replacement (WAR) calculations on Baseball Reference.
Here are the details of the update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/03...
Here are the details of the update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/03...
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Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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WIRED is well worth the (low!) subscription price, and I hope many people will subscribe, but I'm also so glad to know that even people who haven't paid will have access to researched, well-written articles.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
WIRED is well worth the (low!) subscription price, and I hope many people will subscribe, but I'm also so glad to know that even people who haven't paid will have access to researched, well-written articles.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge rules USAID dismantling likely violated the Constitution, blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.
March 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge rules USAID dismantling likely violated the Constitution, blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.
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He’s also stopped calling for RCTs of everything.
It’s almost as if that was performative and disingenuous.
It’s almost as if that was performative and disingenuous.
This will shock nobody, but Vinay Prasad has been stunningly silent about the horrific mismanagement of the historical measles outbreak happening under the watch of RFK Jr. - who Prasad championed as Secretary of Health & Human Services. Gee whiz, I wonder why that might be!
March 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
He’s also stopped calling for RCTs of everything.
It’s almost as if that was performative and disingenuous.
It’s almost as if that was performative and disingenuous.
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Had the thought of a hashtag #PrivatizeThis
Who in their right minds in the private sector would be concerned with making wildfire smoke maps— even if they had the resources to achieve it?
Who in their right minds in the private sector would be concerned with making wildfire smoke maps— even if they had the resources to achieve it?
March 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Had the thought of a hashtag #PrivatizeThis
Who in their right minds in the private sector would be concerned with making wildfire smoke maps— even if they had the resources to achieve it?
Who in their right minds in the private sector would be concerned with making wildfire smoke maps— even if they had the resources to achieve it?
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DOI: Buyouts and housing.
DOI/HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
I wonder how this may impact our Fisheries and Refuges… lovely water-front properties.
Which national park do you want to build a home on? Presidio perhaps? A cabin in a giant sequoia grove?
DOI/HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
I wonder how this may impact our Fisheries and Refuges… lovely water-front properties.
Which national park do you want to build a home on? Presidio perhaps? A cabin in a giant sequoia grove?
Interior Department offers buyouts, early outs to staff as it looks to build housing on federal lands
DOI will work with HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
www.govexec.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
DOI: Buyouts and housing.
DOI/HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
I wonder how this may impact our Fisheries and Refuges… lovely water-front properties.
Which national park do you want to build a home on? Presidio perhaps? A cabin in a giant sequoia grove?
DOI/HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
I wonder how this may impact our Fisheries and Refuges… lovely water-front properties.
Which national park do you want to build a home on? Presidio perhaps? A cabin in a giant sequoia grove?