@phaerynx.bsky.social
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September 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The comment acceptance ends tomorrow. If you love our wild areas in the U.S., please fill this out and send it to regulations.gov!
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We are all fucked
There are no end game metrics to the ICE detention program. No rules, no standard of engagement, no clear goals. It's reactive, uncalibrated, open-ended, shapeless, unaccountable, sloppy, and blindly quantitative.
The proposed budget is larger than the FBI, DEA, ATF, and IRS/Treasury combined.
The proposed budget is larger than the FBI, DEA, ATF, and IRS/Treasury combined.
June 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We are all fucked
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We are living in precarious times.
June 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We are living in precarious times.
The Big Bullshit Bill
BREAKING: MAJOR UPDATE on Republican budget bill
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
youtu.be
June 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Big Bullshit Bill
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Taking $ meant to help the population and using it for mass incarceration is kind of the essence of authoritarian priorities and goals.
Scoop: Florida is building a detention facility for migrants nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades designed to help the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
Florida to Build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Taking $ meant to help the population and using it for mass incarceration is kind of the essence of authoritarian priorities and goals.
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House Democrats Join Republicans To Kill Vote Impeaching Trump Over Iran Strikes @axios.com
• Among Democrats, 128 voted with Republicans to defeat Green's measure while 79 voted to bring it to the floor.
• Jeffries was among the 128, as was Pelosi.
• Among Democrats, 128 voted with Republicans to defeat Green's measure while 79 voted to bring it to the floor.
• Jeffries was among the 128, as was Pelosi.
House Democrats join Republicans to kill vote impeaching Trump over Iran strikes
Rep. Al Green moved to impeach the president for unilaterally striking Iranian military facilities.
www.axios.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
House Democrats Join Republicans To Kill Vote Impeaching Trump Over Iran Strikes @axios.com
• Among Democrats, 128 voted with Republicans to defeat Green's measure while 79 voted to bring it to the floor.
• Jeffries was among the 128, as was Pelosi.
• Among Democrats, 128 voted with Republicans to defeat Green's measure while 79 voted to bring it to the floor.
• Jeffries was among the 128, as was Pelosi.
"Trump EPA announces plan to repeal landmark pollution rule — Power plants will be able to release more greenhouse gases and pollute the air with smog, lead and mercury" — “Everyone will be affected by his actions, but the most vulnerable among us, our kids and grandkids, will suffer the most.”
Trump EPA Announces Major Weakening of Power Plant Emissions Rules - EcoWatch
Trump's EPA plans to repeal a landmark pollution rule that was intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in the next decade.
www.ecowatch.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
"Trump EPA announces plan to repeal landmark pollution rule — Power plants will be able to release more greenhouse gases and pollute the air with smog, lead and mercury" — “Everyone will be affected by his actions, but the most vulnerable among us, our kids and grandkids, will suffer the most.”
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If the United States is preparing to join a direct attack on Tehran, that is madness. If we aren’t, publicly signalling that we are likely to is also madness.
June 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
If the United States is preparing to join a direct attack on Tehran, that is madness. If we aren’t, publicly signalling that we are likely to is also madness.
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Civil War in the US and Trump is about to start World War 3... here we go.
June 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Civil War in the US and Trump is about to start World War 3... here we go.
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I hope the good people of Utah fire him in 2028 - though he should resign now.
Seems @senmikelee.bsky.social didn’t want to talk about his ugly tweets blaming Dems for the shooting of Dems in Minnesota
June 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I hope the good people of Utah fire him in 2028 - though he should resign now.
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"In matters of foreign policy & national security, the presidency now has the characteristics of a personalist dictatorship": an absolutely vital piece from @profsaunders.bsky.social that links past failures to check executive power with the perilous and unstable world we find outselves in today
Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad
American foreign policy in an age of unrestrained executive power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"In matters of foreign policy & national security, the presidency now has the characteristics of a personalist dictatorship": an absolutely vital piece from @profsaunders.bsky.social that links past failures to check executive power with the perilous and unstable world we find outselves in today
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Tim Kaine Moves to Force War Powers Vote to Prevent Trump From Attacking Iran www.commondreams.org/news/tim-kai...
Tim Kaine Moves to Force War Powers Vote to Prevent Trump From Attacking Iran | Common Dreams
"The American people have no interest in sending servicemembers to fight another forever war in the Middle East."
www.commondreams.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Tim Kaine Moves to Force War Powers Vote to Prevent Trump From Attacking Iran www.commondreams.org/news/tim-kai...
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Now that we’ve seen the full Senate text, we can say for certain: either the House or the Senate version would be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history.
Each have the largest Medicaid and largest SNAP cuts ever. And each give huge tax cuts to the rich.
Each have the largest Medicaid and largest SNAP cuts ever. And each give huge tax cuts to the rich.
June 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Now that we’ve seen the full Senate text, we can say for certain: either the House or the Senate version would be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history.
Each have the largest Medicaid and largest SNAP cuts ever. And each give huge tax cuts to the rich.
Each have the largest Medicaid and largest SNAP cuts ever. And each give huge tax cuts to the rich.
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We absolutely must not forget what this administration did to Senator Padilla, because it tells us what they are willing to do to us.
www.axios.com/2025/06/15/a... Padilla says FBI and National Guard escorted him into Noem's press conference
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We absolutely must not forget what this administration did to Senator Padilla, because it tells us what they are willing to do to us.
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Why has Senator Mike Lee not been expelled from the senate yet? We are serious.
June 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Why has Senator Mike Lee not been expelled from the senate yet? We are serious.
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And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
June 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
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Weingarten: Their attacks on public education are relentless and why? Because they fear knowledge. Why do they fear teachers? They fear us because we teach critical thinking… their brand of greed, power, and privilege cannot survive in a democracy of diverse educated citizens
June 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Weingarten: Their attacks on public education are relentless and why? Because they fear knowledge. Why do they fear teachers? They fear us because we teach critical thinking… their brand of greed, power, and privilege cannot survive in a democracy of diverse educated citizens
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Prayers for the victims and their families.
This is getting completely out of control.
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
bnonews.com/index.php/20...
This is getting completely out of control.
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
bnonews.com/index.php/20...
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by a man dressed as a police officer who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park and...
bnonews.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Prayers for the victims and their families.
This is getting completely out of control.
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
bnonews.com/index.php/20...
This is getting completely out of control.
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
bnonews.com/index.php/20...
