Libby Zorden
@libbyzorden.bsky.social
Old screaming liberal fighting lies, hypocrisy, and the MAGA idiocracy.
Prescriptivist (Thanks, Chris!)
Pardon my French
Prescriptivist (Thanks, Chris!)
Pardon my French
Pinned
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
I'm telling you, they are targeting long established undocumented people with cars, driver's licenses, addresses, and work histories for removal before they attain status that permits them benefits. Breaking the windows and removing them from their cars is their preferred method of arrest.
There is virtually no voter fraud. End of discussion. It's political malpractice to discuss voter fraud in a public forum without setting the terms of the discussion by repeating the above statement. Every time. We have the safest most secure elections on the planet.
Right-wing influencers like Johnson were primarily taking aim at homeless and transitional housing — and exaggerating their “findings.” It’s a strategy state election officials have long been aware of. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rig...
Right-wing influencers are going viral claiming voter fraud. The problem? They’re wrong
“A lot of this is about homeless people, or people who are in sort of dire situations financially, living in buildings that are condemned… and moving, and therefore the building no longer exists. But ...
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
There is virtually no voter fraud. End of discussion. It's political malpractice to discuss voter fraud in a public forum without setting the terms of the discussion by repeating the above statement. Every time. We have the safest most secure elections on the planet.
Come on Katie- embrace the primary process. Suggesting that Democrats can't get out of their own way by competing for this open seat is the exact opposite of what the young Democratic base is clamoring for. It's a good thing!
February 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Come on Katie- embrace the primary process. Suggesting that Democrats can't get out of their own way by competing for this open seat is the exact opposite of what the young Democratic base is clamoring for. It's a good thing!
I don't see how a robust primary season for the Democratic Party could be seen as anything other than a good thing.
February 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I don't see how a robust primary season for the Democratic Party could be seen as anything other than a good thing.
"The Law of Unintended Consequences For Dummies."
Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect
Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"The Law of Unintended Consequences For Dummies."
Let's take a moment for some positive stereotyping. As much as any diaspora in the US, the Somalis surely value the American Opportunity. I loved watching rep Omar explain, while smiling/smirking, just how angry the trumpers were when they came for the Somalis and found them virtually undeportable.
I hate to admit it, but the Lutherans get a lot of credit for helping to maintain the Minnesota culture of mutual aid. Not for starting it, not the sole keeper of the flame, but for sure aiding its presence. As I've written, MSP has the largest per-capita population of refugees in the country!
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Let's take a moment for some positive stereotyping. As much as any diaspora in the US, the Somalis surely value the American Opportunity. I loved watching rep Omar explain, while smiling/smirking, just how angry the trumpers were when they came for the Somalis and found them virtually undeportable.
I shit you not, they are trying to make each individual citizen endure the entire journey of Discovery on their own, and fronting it off as empowerment. They are affirming that they, themselves, should not be trusted. Eg: you decide which of the 17 childhood vaccines is right for your child.
Trump & his cult are on a mission to destroy U.S. science leadership: slashing research grants, strangling the science workforce — threatening a brain drain — & trying to gut federal science agencies.
The graphics in this piece are jarring.
We must stop them & California must lead. 🧵
The graphics in this piece are jarring.
We must stop them & California must lead. 🧵
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I shit you not, they are trying to make each individual citizen endure the entire journey of Discovery on their own, and fronting it off as empowerment. They are affirming that they, themselves, should not be trusted. Eg: you decide which of the 17 childhood vaccines is right for your child.
When it comes to politics and statistics, I am the Rain Man and I am here to certify that only twice has the Trump Administration touted a number that wasn't a lie. Howard lutnik, of all people, correctly cited the amount of tariff Revenue taken in by the treasury twice last fall but that's it.
Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Federal Economic Analysis for Detention Site Riddled With Errors on Taxes, Jobs, Geography
Document incorrectly references Oklahoma economy and inflates job numbers with theoretical positions
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
When it comes to politics and statistics, I am the Rain Man and I am here to certify that only twice has the Trump Administration touted a number that wasn't a lie. Howard lutnik, of all people, correctly cited the amount of tariff Revenue taken in by the treasury twice last fall but that's it.
Parsing the gibberish with "The walking non sequitur..."
lol "you could get whatever the dust is down there..."
stirring words from the commander in chief
stirring words from the commander in chief
Q: You said the Iranian nuclear sites have been 'totally obliterated.' What's left to go after?
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Parsing the gibberish with "The walking non sequitur..."
For anyone watching the weekend right now, it sounds like dude is describing a Prejudice reinforcing machine..
February 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
For anyone watching the weekend right now, it sounds like dude is describing a Prejudice reinforcing machine..
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
We are witnessing Pam Bondi performing the quo on the quad at High Noon in real time. Will we ever know what the quid was? Maybe, cuz shit gets leaky.
I truly want Pam Bondi's fate to end like Nixon's Attorney General's did.
Disbarred and serving a lengthy prison sentence.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Disbarred and serving a lengthy prison sentence.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
February 14, 2026 at 6:29 PM
We are witnessing Pam Bondi performing the quo on the quad at High Noon in real time. Will we ever know what the quid was? Maybe, cuz shit gets leaky.
None of this is going anywhere. They know it, you know it, and I know it. Lemon said the process is the punishment- he's right. They have been unable to get an indictment in any of these retributive prosecutions without misrepresenting the facts, and disbarment is now in the offing for the kamikazes
Ex-CIA director: Lemon’s arrest mirrors a “dictatorial regime”
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges tied to his coverage of a Minnesota church protest. On The Weeknight, former CIA Director John Brennan says such actions would be called a ‘dictatorial regime’ if they occurred abroad.
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges tied to his coverage of a Minnesota church protest. On The Weeknight, former CIA Director John Brennan says such actions would be called a ‘dictatorial regime’ if they occurred abroad.
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
None of this is going anywhere. They know it, you know it, and I know it. Lemon said the process is the punishment- he's right. They have been unable to get an indictment in any of these retributive prosecutions without misrepresenting the facts, and disbarment is now in the offing for the kamikazes
The farther down the food chain the actual violators of the court orders reside, and the smaller the number of people affected by each violation, the more willing they are to freely and openly commit such violations since all possible repercussions will top out before reaching the Inner Circle...
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The farther down the food chain the actual violators of the court orders reside, and the smaller the number of people affected by each violation, the more willing they are to freely and openly commit such violations since all possible repercussions will top out before reaching the Inner Circle...
It's just a little one, but Trump gets ratioed again.
Trump: You know, the first time I won, they say I didn't win the popular vote, but I did
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It's just a little one, but Trump gets ratioed again.
Still bathes in raw sewage with grandchildren... so, if you think about it, the bit about the blow and toilet seat (which is a non-porous surface) actually reads as a bit of self-censorship or de-escalation.
February 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Still bathes in raw sewage with grandchildren... so, if you think about it, the bit about the blow and toilet seat (which is a non-porous surface) actually reads as a bit of self-censorship or de-escalation.
This governmental dalliance with the dark side is only temporary, so I think we can expect to see the fossil fuel companies self-regulate somewhat, though any increase in activity is truly horrifying. The change to Renewables can be delayed but not stopped- we can fight on knowing success is assured
Trump's EPA has revoked the agency's landmark "endangerment finding," which underpins key environmental protections against greenhouse gas pollution.
The deregulation that would unleash will enrich Big Oil — while the rest of us pay the price. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqr1tVVOnBA
The deregulation that would unleash will enrich Big Oil — while the rest of us pay the price. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqr1tVVOnBA
Who Wins in Trump’s Deregulation Spree?
Protecting us from financial predators. Keeping our air and water clean. Making sure our food won’t make us sick.Regulat
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This governmental dalliance with the dark side is only temporary, so I think we can expect to see the fossil fuel companies self-regulate somewhat, though any increase in activity is truly horrifying. The change to Renewables can be delayed but not stopped- we can fight on knowing success is assured
Whether or not they are specifically redirecting those precise funds from one use to another is beside the point, and facially dubious, but that does not delegitimize the point in any way. Solid truth, or misdirection, this was all about in your face and up your ass Olympic trolling.
Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Whether or not they are specifically redirecting those precise funds from one use to another is beside the point, and facially dubious, but that does not delegitimize the point in any way. Solid truth, or misdirection, this was all about in your face and up your ass Olympic trolling.
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Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
February 13, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Regulations are what keeps ordinary Americans healthy and, often, alive.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
It took spoiled meat and rodent droppings out of our food. It took harmful lead out of our gasoline and paint. It took poison out of our water.
Deregulation only achieves one goal: making rich corporations richer.
Bravo professor! It's about time someone with a following bigger than my 340 connected these dots. Specifically, they're targeting these folks when they're driving. If they won't pull over, they get spun out with a pit maneuver. If they won't open the door immediately, then they break the windows.
DHS took confidential immigrant tax data from the IRS in order to carry out Trump's cruel deportation agenda — and target immigrants at their jobs.
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Bravo professor! It's about time someone with a following bigger than my 340 connected these dots. Specifically, they're targeting these folks when they're driving. If they won't pull over, they get spun out with a pit maneuver. If they won't open the door immediately, then they break the windows.
As long as we keep presenting the skittish little wildebeests with opportunities to cross the crocodile infested River in a nice tight bunch, we can co-opt to them into undermining their own power.
I don't think Trump/Johnson losing control of the House in the last 24 hours is getting nearly enough attention.
Look at this story:
"White House expects ‘substantial’ GOP defections on Canada tariff vote in House" and is working to prevent so many they can't stop a veto override!
Extraordinary humiliation for Trump/Johnson. Trump's powers are ebbing.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
"White House expects ‘substantial’ GOP defections on Canada tariff vote in House" and is working to prevent so many they can't stop a veto override!
Extraordinary humiliation for Trump/Johnson. Trump's powers are ebbing.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
As long as we keep presenting the skittish little wildebeests with opportunities to cross the crocodile infested River in a nice tight bunch, we can co-opt to them into undermining their own power.
Just remember people- there is a big difference between passing the torch, and getting the fuck out.
So @elienyc.bsky.social and @strictscrutiny.bsky.social have speculated that Alito may retire soon. I agree. Elie lays out the case here—it'd be odd to release a memoir in October if he's (a) still serving and (b) unable to promote it because he's hearing arguments. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?
In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing.
www.thenation.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Just remember people- there is a big difference between passing the torch, and getting the fuck out.
It appears that the good judge is of no mind to to let this issue dwindle away into obscurity. In 2 years, 11 months, one week and one day, the enforcement arm of the federal government will be back in the control of folk who care about the rule of law- statute of limitations for contempt is 5 years
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It appears that the good judge is of no mind to to let this issue dwindle away into obscurity. In 2 years, 11 months, one week and one day, the enforcement arm of the federal government will be back in the control of folk who care about the rule of law- statute of limitations for contempt is 5 years
In their ridiculous construct, each individual is supposed to start from zero, educate their self, and then make their choices free of input from the experts because that input may be untrustworthy- and each person must work that out for their self to avoid some undue influence..oh for fuck's sake.
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
In their ridiculous construct, each individual is supposed to start from zero, educate their self, and then make their choices free of input from the experts because that input may be untrustworthy- and each person must work that out for their self to avoid some undue influence..oh for fuck's sake.
I'm telling you, they are targeting long established undocumented people with cars, driver's licenses, addresses, and work histories for removal before they attain status that permits them benefits. Breaking the windows and removing them from their cars is their preferred method of arrest.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I'm telling you, they are targeting long established undocumented people with cars, driver's licenses, addresses, and work histories for removal before they attain status that permits them benefits. Breaking the windows and removing them from their cars is their preferred method of arrest.