@popularfront.bsky.social
Historian whose parents met at a Democratic convention.
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A reminder that in 2022, President Biden signed the “Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act,” eliminating the statute of limitations to file civil action for federal sex offenses. Seems relevant.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A reminder that in 2022, President Biden signed the “Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act,” eliminating the statute of limitations to file civil action for federal sex offenses. Seems relevant.
thehill.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
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Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
New College of Florida shows soaring expenses as state targets 'woke waste'
A report by Florida DOGE found that Sarasota's New College is the most financially inefficient school in the university system.
www.heraldtribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chris Rufo/Ron DeSantis overhauled New College and made it "the most financially inefficient school in the university system"
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Degree yield is 19%, 2nd-worst in Fla.
Operating funds per student at New College: $83,207
Same category at Univ of Florida: $45,765
www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
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Thanks to this heroic letter carrier, the story had a happy ending. #usps
This postal employee called the woman’s son when the mail started piling up
While delivering mail in Monroe, WI, recently, Letter Carrier Connie Hawkinson noticed that a customer had not been collecting her mail.
postaltimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thanks to this heroic letter carrier, the story had a happy ending. #usps
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Oh FUCK yes, Mississippi!!!
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Oh FUCK yes, Mississippi!!!
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Donald Trump said ICE raids haven't gone far enough.
Kristi Noem said no citizens have been detained in these raids.
But we know the truth. Because we have story after heartbreaking story that proves otherwise.
Listen to these brave Americans in their own words.
Kristi Noem said no citizens have been detained in these raids.
But we know the truth. Because we have story after heartbreaking story that proves otherwise.
Listen to these brave Americans in their own words.
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Donald Trump said ICE raids haven't gone far enough.
Kristi Noem said no citizens have been detained in these raids.
But we know the truth. Because we have story after heartbreaking story that proves otherwise.
Listen to these brave Americans in their own words.
Kristi Noem said no citizens have been detained in these raids.
But we know the truth. Because we have story after heartbreaking story that proves otherwise.
Listen to these brave Americans in their own words.
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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Elon Musk is done with politics 🙄 #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall
Exclusive: SpaceX is set to receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft under President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Set to Win $2 Billion Pentagon Satellite Deal
The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
on.wsj.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Elon Musk is done with politics 🙄 #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall
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fabulous: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
LA Mayor Karen Bass: Here's how we win against Trump's authoritarianism | Opinion
We all have to recognize the real consequences of these federal actions on our cities and the entire nation. More important, we must respond.
www.usatoday.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
fabulous: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Oh boy... So I have an X account just made a few days ago so I could keep tabs on the team I work with and have a louder voice (I'm on most social media now, see linktree).
This, I did not expect to see 🙃
This, I did not expect to see 🙃
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Oh boy... So I have an X account just made a few days ago so I could keep tabs on the team I work with and have a louder voice (I'm on most social media now, see linktree).
This, I did not expect to see 🙃
This, I did not expect to see 🙃
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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@malcolmnance.bsky.social what is the liability of military personnel blowing up people on boats without evidence of who they are or what they are doing?
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@malcolmnance.bsky.social what is the liability of military personnel blowing up people on boats without evidence of who they are or what they are doing?
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Think about this for a minute
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Think about this for a minute
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A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
Man arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition after threatening multiple synagogues, officials say | CNN
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, ...
www.cnn.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Thugs.
A running team from Chicago posted that Trump’s federal agents dragged a runner (67 years old) from his car, broke his ribs, and caused internal bleeding.
IG: dwrunning1
IG: dwrunning1
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Thugs.
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We all need to fight Trump's plan for voter suppression and election subversion. We need to recognize that it has multiple dimensions. We need to educate ourselves and our communities and then take action.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
We all need to fight Trump's plan for voter suppression and election subversion. We need to recognize that it has multiple dimensions. We need to educate ourselves and our communities and then take action.
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We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.
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The Trump regime could tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to ensure people continue to be fed through SNAP.
They are refusing.
Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.
They are refusing.
Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.
Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says
The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Trump regime could tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to ensure people continue to be fed through SNAP.
They are refusing.
Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.
They are refusing.
Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.
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Trump’s $230 million cash grab isn’t just wrong—it’s unconstitutional
The Domestic Emoluments Clause says no
And the rule of law will say no too
We explain why in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-230...
The Domestic Emoluments Clause says no
And the rule of law will say no too
We explain why in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-230...
Trump’s $230 Million Heist Is Unconstitutional
Publisher's Roundup 41
contrarian.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Trump’s $230 million cash grab isn’t just wrong—it’s unconstitutional
The Domestic Emoluments Clause says no
And the rule of law will say no too
We explain why in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-230...
The Domestic Emoluments Clause says no
And the rule of law will say no too
We explain why in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/trumps-230...
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Just checking: the republicans that attacked and sent marshals to arrest Texas dems for not showing up to work (in an effort to protect voting rights, btw) are the same republicans that are not showing up to work, yeah?
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just checking: the republicans that attacked and sent marshals to arrest Texas dems for not showing up to work (in an effort to protect voting rights, btw) are the same republicans that are not showing up to work, yeah?
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Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.
I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.