ProjeKCtion
@projekction.bsky.social
guitar player - composer - NYC
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Jed Rubenfeld and his wife Amy Chua also identified JD Vance as a kid from Ohio who could write a book in a way that conservatives would love him.
He wrote the book— it was Vance selling his soul. With help from Chua (also a pipeline to Kavanaugh) and Rubenfeld
He wrote the book— it was Vance selling his soul. With help from Chua (also a pipeline to Kavanaugh) and Rubenfeld
Each Epstein email has so many layers of slime people miss some. This email is Ken Starr, fired for covering up sexual assault, offering to help his former client Jeffrey Epstein's friend's sexual harassment charges by introducing him to Jed Rubenfeld, later put on leave for sexual misconduct. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Jed Rubenfeld and his wife Amy Chua also identified JD Vance as a kid from Ohio who could write a book in a way that conservatives would love him.
He wrote the book— it was Vance selling his soul. With help from Chua (also a pipeline to Kavanaugh) and Rubenfeld
He wrote the book— it was Vance selling his soul. With help from Chua (also a pipeline to Kavanaugh) and Rubenfeld
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Also today, also in Jersey: bsky.app/profile/tani...
Via @wildstein.bsky.social, Democrats have flipped the mayor's office in the New Jersey township of Parsippany (population of 56K.
Pulkit Desai finished ahead of the GOP incumbent by 77 votes after the final count.
Pulkit Desai finished ahead of the GOP incumbent by 77 votes after the final count.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Also today, also in Jersey: bsky.app/profile/tani...
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
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When I’ve spoken to queer and trans teens (as well as all kinds of teens) about technology they overwhelmingly tend to be smart and insightful about the nuances of social media and what’s good and what’s bad and what’s necessary given broader societal conditions
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
When I’ve spoken to queer and trans teens (as well as all kinds of teens) about technology they overwhelmingly tend to be smart and insightful about the nuances of social media and what’s good and what’s bad and what’s necessary given broader societal conditions
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In the cases of queer and trans kids and teens, social media is actually frequently cited as a lifeline to being able to survive in oppressive transphobic and queerphobic communities and cultures. It’s an essential tool of connection, socialization, education, and yes, safety
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In the cases of queer and trans kids and teens, social media is actually frequently cited as a lifeline to being able to survive in oppressive transphobic and queerphobic communities and cultures. It’s an essential tool of connection, socialization, education, and yes, safety
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"Voters are open to the argument that “authoritarianism” describes the Trump project. And they’re repulsed by the project when it is broken down into individual actions and policies...Running on affordability is a great thing—but it shouldn’t be the only thing."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Pardon the Corruption
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Voters are open to the argument that “authoritarianism” describes the Trump project. And they’re repulsed by the project when it is broken down into individual actions and policies...Running on affordability is a great thing—but it shouldn’t be the only thing."
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
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The lawsuit claims that all abortions “violate the Hippocratic Oath and deny the inalienable rights of all human beings.”
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $350 million lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The lawsuit claims that all abortions “violate the Hippocratic Oath and deny the inalienable rights of all human beings.”
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🚨A whistleblower’s letter says Epstein-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys privileges most inmates never see, including access to puppies from the prison’s dog program, as Congress probes whether Trump is preparing clemency for her.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
Whistleblower Claims Ghislaine Maxwell Is Getting Special Treatment in Prison Amid Quiet Push for Clemency
Lawmakers press the Justice Department after reports that the Epstein associate enjoys rare perks at a Texas prison and a clemency bid linked to Donald Trump.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🚨A whistleblower’s letter says Epstein-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys privileges most inmates never see, including access to puppies from the prison’s dog program, as Congress probes whether Trump is preparing clemency for her.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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Here's our interview with the creators of Save Our Signs, a project to archive signs and placards from national parks as the Trump administration attempts to rewrite history by having many removed.
YouTube here, subscribe for an interview like this every week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCE...
YouTube here, subscribe for an interview like this every week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCE...
Volunteers Archived 10,000 Signs from National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Here's our interview with the creators of Save Our Signs, a project to archive signs and placards from national parks as the Trump administration attempts to rewrite history by having many removed.
YouTube here, subscribe for an interview like this every week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCE...
YouTube here, subscribe for an interview like this every week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCE...
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Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."
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They want you to leave your phones at home so you can’t take video of them. If you leave your phone at home, take a go-pro with you. Cameras out, America!
“ICE is quietly building up its ability to spy on Americans' phones
The agency activated a $2 million contract with Paragon, a service that offers the ability to remotely hack into someone's phone.
[Also] ICE entered into an $11 million contract for Cellebrite devices…to break into a locked phone”
The agency activated a $2 million contract with Paragon, a service that offers the ability to remotely hack into someone's phone.
[Also] ICE entered into an $11 million contract for Cellebrite devices…to break into a locked phone”
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
They want you to leave your phones at home so you can’t take video of them. If you leave your phone at home, take a go-pro with you. Cameras out, America!
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Don Snoreleone bsky.app/profile/ronf...
He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Don Snoreleone bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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It’s been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona.
Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona.
Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.
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"How did we get here? Everyone knows the answer: In 2024, Musk spent a negligible fraction of his vast fortune, now some $455 billion, to effectively buy a government position." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...
Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money
Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"How did we get here? Everyone knows the answer: In 2024, Musk spent a negligible fraction of his vast fortune, now some $455 billion, to effectively buy a government position." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...
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"You don’t have to be a wild-eyed leftist to think all of this has a pre-French Revolution vibe. It feels like a 'let them eat cake' moment—and that’s to say nothing about the Trumpist kleptocracy that competes every day for headlines with our Muskian plutocracy."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"You don’t have to be a wild-eyed leftist to think all of this has a pre-French Revolution vibe. It feels like a 'let them eat cake' moment—and that’s to say nothing about the Trumpist kleptocracy that competes every day for headlines with our Muskian plutocracy."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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This may be the defining photograph of Donald Trump’s presidency. (via Getty)
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This may be the defining photograph of Donald Trump’s presidency. (via Getty)
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TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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The media tends to regurgitate Trump’s words as if they were news.
They aren’t news. They’re postures. His words and thoughts add nothing to our understanding of anything. Yet the media reproduces them as if they did.
Memo to the media: Give us the news.
They aren’t news. They’re postures. His words and thoughts add nothing to our understanding of anything. Yet the media reproduces them as if they did.
Memo to the media: Give us the news.
What's the "news" under Trump?
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The media tends to regurgitate Trump’s words as if they were news.
They aren’t news. They’re postures. His words and thoughts add nothing to our understanding of anything. Yet the media reproduces them as if they did.
Memo to the media: Give us the news.
They aren’t news. They’re postures. His words and thoughts add nothing to our understanding of anything. Yet the media reproduces them as if they did.
Memo to the media: Give us the news.
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Guys…I appreciate your letting me know that the title is a Great Gatsby reference (thank you, I have read that too!) I was just driving home the point that they are in fact awful.
I finished Sarah Wynne-Williams' Careless People (a MUST-read) about Facebook -- which could have and should have been entitled, Awful People. Here is exhibit #542538, about the Zuckerbergs operating an illegal school (daycare?) on their "compound" www.wired.com/story/mark-z...
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Guys…I appreciate your letting me know that the title is a Great Gatsby reference (thank you, I have read that too!) I was just driving home the point that they are in fact awful.
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The big wins should lead Dems and certain writers to revisit whether they overinterpreted 2024. MAGA coalition is more fragile than it seemed. Their interpretation is now actively counterproductive.
On the pod, @alexshephard.bsky.social is great on need to reassess:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
On the pod, @alexshephard.bsky.social is great on need to reassess:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Angry Trump Snaps at GOPers as Scale of Losses Sinks In: “Dead Party”
As Trump finds a novel way to evade blame for Tuesday’s crushing election losses, the author of a piece on the energy driving Democrats explains what Trump won’t accept about the the MAGA coalition’s ...
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The big wins should lead Dems and certain writers to revisit whether they overinterpreted 2024. MAGA coalition is more fragile than it seemed. Their interpretation is now actively counterproductive.
On the pod, @alexshephard.bsky.social is great on need to reassess:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
On the pod, @alexshephard.bsky.social is great on need to reassess:
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
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It was nice of Mamdani to teach Trump the word “affordability.”
His vocabulary is rather limited and certainly never contained that word.
His vocabulary is rather limited and certainly never contained that word.
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It was nice of Mamdani to teach Trump the word “affordability.”
His vocabulary is rather limited and certainly never contained that word.
His vocabulary is rather limited and certainly never contained that word.
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Congratulations. You are two of the greatest, most effective voices against the current fascist takeover of the United States by Donald Trump and his immoral enablers.
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Congratulations. You are two of the greatest, most effective voices against the current fascist takeover of the United States by Donald Trump and his immoral enablers.