nahlgae
@nahlgae.bsky.social
I had a plan it was hello
There's no border between us
No fear, just a light up ahead
There's no border between us
No fear, just a light up ahead
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nahlgae
@nahlgae.bsky.social
· Apr 3
Trump is basically pressing all the “do not touch” buttons simultaneously: mass layoffs, increasing prices, undermining consumer and international confidence. Not sure what else he could be doing to trigger a recession, let alone longer term US decline
March saw the third-highest number of layoffs in U.S. history, and 80% of them were caused by DOGE
This was before the tariffs
It's just...unbelievable
This was before the tariffs
It's just...unbelievable
Again, what would someone actively trying to destroy America do differently?
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the young groyper republican is, like, excluding for income, the *textbook* example of a target for radicalization by basically every extremist group in human history, just a self-hating human-shaped vessel waiting to be filled up by the darkest thing that comes along
they've just never had to work hard for anything, they've never had to fight for anything, they're never satisfied with their efforts, they've never had anything they wanted to fight *for*, they don't believe in anything or anyone, including themselves
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
the young groyper republican is, like, excluding for income, the *textbook* example of a target for radicalization by basically every extremist group in human history, just a self-hating human-shaped vessel waiting to be filled up by the darkest thing that comes along
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Everyone should be operating as if Henry Cuellar has been compromised by Trump. How can you trust this guy ever again? How can you allow him in your caucus meetings? Might as well let Pam Bondi and Jim Jordan sit in.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors
The Texas lawmaker said in an interview he'd be willing to cooperate with a House Judiciary "weaponization" probe.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Everyone should be operating as if Henry Cuellar has been compromised by Trump. How can you trust this guy ever again? How can you allow him in your caucus meetings? Might as well let Pam Bondi and Jim Jordan sit in.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just thinking about how fucked up mega-rich people must be, because they can't even enjoy their money properly, because the most enjoyable thing to do with money is to use it to fix people's problems.
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the thing is, they've turned everything immigration-related to stephen miller, who has never run for office, has never held an elected position, and who could not win a popularity contest consisting solely of members of his own household. he is indifferent to the future of the republican party.
it is absolutely unbelievable that the Trump administration is systematically persecuting Cubans and Venezuelans, the most Republican Latinos in the US. what are they doing
December 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
the thing is, they've turned everything immigration-related to stephen miller, who has never run for office, has never held an elected position, and who could not win a popularity contest consisting solely of members of his own household. he is indifferent to the future of the republican party.
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Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
What the fuck.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What the fuck.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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It turns out that Dollar General and Family Dollar routinely overcharge people—their advertised price tags are fictions. These are the only stores in many small towns.
Scam culture. It's all scam culture. On this matter, Democrats should run on audits and serious fines for overcharging.
Scam culture. It's all scam culture. On this matter, Democrats should run on audits and serious fines for overcharging.
How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It turns out that Dollar General and Family Dollar routinely overcharge people—their advertised price tags are fictions. These are the only stores in many small towns.
Scam culture. It's all scam culture. On this matter, Democrats should run on audits and serious fines for overcharging.
Scam culture. It's all scam culture. On this matter, Democrats should run on audits and serious fines for overcharging.
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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Real nice dystopia you got here. Be a shame if somethin’ happened to it…
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Real nice dystopia you got here. Be a shame if somethin’ happened to it…
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfae.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
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Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just Six Corporations Remain https://theonion.com/just-six-corporations-remain-1819564741/
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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
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Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
Why do babies need the hepatitis B vaccine if they aren’t high-risk?
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
Short answer: Because hepatitis B is a tricky virus.
Longer answer: Continue reading ⬇️
🧵1/9 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Great thread on why hepatitis B is such an issue and why the vaccine at birth was SO important.
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I don't know if anyone but me would catch this, but @crunchyroll.com's latest article for the new Doraemon movie uses an AI-generated image of the cast for the header.
You can tell because Shizuka and Suneo look completely wrong, and there's telltale problems with the lineart.
You can tell because Shizuka and Suneo look completely wrong, and there's telltale problems with the lineart.
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don't know if anyone but me would catch this, but @crunchyroll.com's latest article for the new Doraemon movie uses an AI-generated image of the cast for the header.
You can tell because Shizuka and Suneo look completely wrong, and there's telltale problems with the lineart.
You can tell because Shizuka and Suneo look completely wrong, and there's telltale problems with the lineart.
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The hallmark of fascism is to strip citizenship from those it demonizes
Lack of citizenship makes one deportable. If other states don't permit you entry? In Nazi Germany, this is when concentration camps turned into death camps.
We already have camps (aka immigration detention jails).
Lack of citizenship makes one deportable. If other states don't permit you entry? In Nazi Germany, this is when concentration camps turned into death camps.
We already have camps (aka immigration detention jails).
Supreme Court will hear case on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship
The Trump administration asked the justices to take up the case on an expedited basis in September after lower courts found the policy unconstitutional and blocked it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The hallmark of fascism is to strip citizenship from those it demonizes
Lack of citizenship makes one deportable. If other states don't permit you entry? In Nazi Germany, this is when concentration camps turned into death camps.
We already have camps (aka immigration detention jails).
Lack of citizenship makes one deportable. If other states don't permit you entry? In Nazi Germany, this is when concentration camps turned into death camps.
We already have camps (aka immigration detention jails).
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Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
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US vaccine committee scraps broad recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns reut.rs/3XzzfWu
US vaccine committee scraps broad recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns
A group of vaccine advisers to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to remove the broad recommendation that all newborns in the U.S. receive a hepatitis B vaccine.
reut.rs
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
US vaccine committee scraps broad recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns reut.rs/3XzzfWu
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
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NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW: The Trump administration sent Head Start employees a six-page list of "prohibited words" for grant applications, including terms like: disabilities, tribal, Black, and women.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
The administration wants to erase communities and block access to early childhood services. We'll see them in court.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics