NewportWonk
@newportwonk.bsky.social
Views are entirely own +anti-racist, anti-bigotry, pro: #democracy, US #Constitution + #ruleoflaw
Tyrannical + corrupt
Nothing to worry about, just the chief regulator of the media pressuring a television network to fire a critic of the president.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Tyrannical + corrupt
This is doing something — standing up for + articulating values, taking a clear stand against tyranny + immoral acts being committed by govt officials
What the Trump regime is doing is wrong, as are their supporters if not condemning it
www.instagram.com/reel/DRC_-rz...
What the Trump regime is doing is wrong, as are their supporters if not condemning it
www.instagram.com/reel/DRC_-rz...
The Recount on Instagram: "“Human dignity and national security are not in conflict.”
In a rare video statement, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized the Trump administration’s mass dep...
In a powerful statement, Catholic bishops in the U.S. express their opposition to mass deportations and call for a compassionate approach to immigration reform. They emphasize that human dignity and n...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is doing something — standing up for + articulating values, taking a clear stand against tyranny + immoral acts being committed by govt officials
What the Trump regime is doing is wrong, as are their supporters if not condemning it
www.instagram.com/reel/DRC_-rz...
What the Trump regime is doing is wrong, as are their supporters if not condemning it
www.instagram.com/reel/DRC_-rz...
“…gives the reader an ominously clear view of the step-by-step buildup to Nazism, and all of the moments it could have been stopped, but wasn’t.”
This is what the Senate 8 don’t get — can’t appease those aiming to destroy democracy…but must meet the moment + threat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
This is what the Senate 8 don’t get — can’t appease those aiming to destroy democracy…but must meet the moment + threat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“…gives the reader an ominously clear view of the step-by-step buildup to Nazism, and all of the moments it could have been stopped, but wasn’t.”
This is what the Senate 8 don’t get — can’t appease those aiming to destroy democracy…but must meet the moment + threat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
This is what the Senate 8 don’t get — can’t appease those aiming to destroy democracy…but must meet the moment + threat
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
People do care…but our Congressional representatives are in on it or too meek to fight for our democracy + against the corruption (Congress being the peaceful, democratic way to respond; alternatives tend to be less so, which is why they shd do their damn jobs)
November 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
People do care…but our Congressional representatives are in on it or too meek to fight for our democracy + against the corruption (Congress being the peaceful, democratic way to respond; alternatives tend to be less so, which is why they shd do their damn jobs)
NYT: “President Trump has been dining with billionaires and has taken a keen interest in crises overseas, leading to fears that he is drifting away from his more populist stances.”
Seriously ?!
Seriously ?!
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
NYT: “President Trump has been dining with billionaires and has taken a keen interest in crises overseas, leading to fears that he is drifting away from his more populist stances.”
Seriously ?!
Seriously ?!
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
If believe the other side to be tyrannical, appeasement will make one worse off… (could still kill filibuster any time)
Straightforward confirmation from Angus King that the gang of eight made the deal out of earnest concern for the filibuster. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If believe the other side to be tyrannical, appeasement will make one worse off… (could still kill filibuster any time)
“Trauma” was the objective…sadly the result for many
The Shutdown Is Over. But for Federal Workers, the Anxiety Persists.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“Trauma” was the objective…sadly the result for many
“‘This rises above politics and partisanship,’ remarked one bishop on the floor, emphasizing that protecting immigrants is not partisan — it’s basic Christianity.”
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“‘This rises above politics and partisanship,’ remarked one bishop on the floor, emphasizing that protecting immigrants is not partisan — it’s basic Christianity.”
House could have been working on these matters the entire time…and were being paid to do so…
but Rs refused to work as leverage in shutdown fight
but Rs refused to work as leverage in shutdown fight
The next shutdown threat is around the corner
The next shutdown threat is around the corner
Most of the federal government will continue running on autopilot through Jan. 30, setting up another showdown.
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
House could have been working on these matters the entire time…and were being paid to do so…
but Rs refused to work as leverage in shutdown fight
but Rs refused to work as leverage in shutdown fight
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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News share.google/uQbgTRcFjiRd...
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News
Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spe...
share.google
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News share.google/uQbgTRcFjiRd...
plan better include back pay for federal workers…
The shutdown is over after 43 days, as the House approves a new temporary funding plan through Jan. 30
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
plan better include back pay for federal workers…
Ooops… deported + deterred all the foreign workers (who also paid taxes, btw)
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ooops… deported + deterred all the foreign workers (who also paid taxes, btw)
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Grijalva just signed the Epstein discharge petition.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Grijalva just signed the Epstein discharge petition.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
“… over time, as they grew more dominant, they put corporate self-interest ahead of customers, and they made their products worse. #Tech now looks a lot like finance: power without accountability, and profit without purpose.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“… over time, as they grew more dominant, they put corporate self-interest ahead of customers, and they made their products worse. #Tech now looks a lot like finance: power without accountability, and profit without purpose.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
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A Navy captain was set to become the first woman to oversee Navy SEALs in a Naval Special Warfare command—until her promotion was abruptly canceled with barely an explanation. trib.al/lgDDl7r
“They want to keep it the brotherhood and don’t like that she’s coming in and challenging the status quo.”
“They want to keep it the brotherhood and don’t like that she’s coming in and challenging the status quo.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A Navy captain was set to become the first woman to oversee Navy SEALs in a Naval Special Warfare command—until her promotion was abruptly canceled with barely an explanation. trib.al/lgDDl7r
“They want to keep it the brotherhood and don’t like that she’s coming in and challenging the status quo.”
“They want to keep it the brotherhood and don’t like that she’s coming in and challenging the status quo.”
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UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike legality www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike legality www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Angriest I've seen Jon Stewart...
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Angriest I've seen Jon Stewart...
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The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
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"A little less than nine months later, on December 20, Hitler was released from prison, free to resume his fight to overthrow the democratic state."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 137).
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 137).
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"A little less than nine months later, on December 20, Hitler was released from prison, free to resume his fight to overthrow the democratic state."
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 137).
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 137).
Companies to avoid (CFPB not allowed to continue investigations into, so presume sketchy for consumers to use):
#EarnIn
#PointDigitalFinance
#LendUpLoans
#GreenlightFinancialTechnology
#EarnIn
#PointDigitalFinance
#LendUpLoans
#GreenlightFinancialTechnology
Three CFPB probes into companies backed by billionaire Marc Andreessen have been halted as bureau investigations have ground to a halt, including inquiries into the popular cash advance app EarnIn and Point Digital Finance, a provider of so-called alternative mortgages.
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startup...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Companies to avoid (CFPB not allowed to continue investigations into, so presume sketchy for consumers to use):
#EarnIn
#PointDigitalFinance
#LendUpLoans
#GreenlightFinancialTechnology
#EarnIn
#PointDigitalFinance
#LendUpLoans
#GreenlightFinancialTechnology