Ren Hollitt
@rensaysthings.bsky.social
Recovering producer. Pizza Enthusiast. Avid equestrian. Ruled by dogs. Left coast by way of East coast but started in the middle. Perpetually screaming into the void.
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Charlie Warzel gives us an assessment of Musk's Twitter: it's worse than you thought. "Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Charlie Warzel gives us an assessment of Musk's Twitter: it's worse than you thought. "Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.
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DOGE is putting Americans’ sensitive data at risk – and they must be held accountable for these dangerous actions.
Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is calling on the Social Security Administration & others to IMMEDIATELY end DOGE operations and access to information systems.
Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is calling on the Social Security Administration & others to IMMEDIATELY end DOGE operations and access to information systems.
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
DOGE is putting Americans’ sensitive data at risk – and they must be held accountable for these dangerous actions.
Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is calling on the Social Security Administration & others to IMMEDIATELY end DOGE operations and access to information systems.
Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov is calling on the Social Security Administration & others to IMMEDIATELY end DOGE operations and access to information systems.
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Important story from @npr.org on how DOGE failed to cut spending AND the Trump admin is spending "hundreds of billions" more than the year before:
Elon Musk's Doge "has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency"
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...
Elon Musk's Doge "has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency"
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Important story from @npr.org on how DOGE failed to cut spending AND the Trump admin is spending "hundreds of billions" more than the year before:
Elon Musk's Doge "has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency"
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...
Elon Musk's Doge "has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency"
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...
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The Trumps went all in on bitcoin and are losing their shirts.
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
The crypto crash has tanked the investments of the Trump family and its followers
Trump coin has plunged more than 90% since it peaked shortly after launch. The Trump family's wealth has dipped by $1 billion in the last few months.
www.businessinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Trumps went all in on bitcoin and are losing their shirts.
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
"Trump coin, launched shortly before the inauguration, has lost more than 90% of its value since peaking at $75.35 on January 19. It was trading at $6.25 on Monday."
The family wealth diminished $1B in the crypto crash
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Illegal and shameful and just how police behave in authoritarian regimes. And also wildly unpopular and not the country Americans want.
"After federal immigration officers in Charlotte saw a man taking photos of them, they chased him nearly 2 miles down a main road and made plans to “smash” into him, video played in court Thursday showed. They broke his window, charged him with a federal felony and accused him of assaulting them."
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Illegal and shameful and just how police behave in authoritarian regimes. And also wildly unpopular and not the country Americans want.
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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This isn't just heart breaking, it's terrifying. Your financial situation shouldn't be a factor in receiving or responding to life-saving care. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips — Harvard Gazette
Study explores links between financial stress and mortality risk.
news.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This isn't just heart breaking, it's terrifying. Your financial situation shouldn't be a factor in receiving or responding to life-saving care. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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...He posted a screenshot of Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer and one of six Democratic lawmakers featured in the video, from an anti-Trump account named “Impeach Trump a 3rd Time.”
#ImpeachTrump
www.thedailybeast.com/confused-tru...
#ImpeachTrump
www.thedailybeast.com/confused-tru...
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
...He posted a screenshot of Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer and one of six Democratic lawmakers featured in the video, from an anti-Trump account named “Impeach Trump a 3rd Time.”
#ImpeachTrump
www.thedailybeast.com/confused-tru...
#ImpeachTrump
www.thedailybeast.com/confused-tru...
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EVERYTHING Trump has done since taking office has been to enrich himself & his billionaire friends & donors, not the rest of us.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
EVERYTHING Trump has done since taking office has been to enrich himself & his billionaire friends & donors, not the rest of us.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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Trump, Musk, and the GOP killed hundreds of thousands of kids around the world.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump, Musk, and the GOP killed hundreds of thousands of kids around the world.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
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"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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SEEN TODAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
MASSIVE PROTEST TO REMOVE THE REGIME IN OFFICE
MASSIVE PROTEST TO REMOVE THE REGIME IN OFFICE
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
SEEN TODAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
MASSIVE PROTEST TO REMOVE THE REGIME IN OFFICE
MASSIVE PROTEST TO REMOVE THE REGIME IN OFFICE
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Saturday in Washington DC, in protest against the pedophile president and his fascist authoritarian regime, Handmaid's rallied at the Lincoln Memorial. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Saturday in Washington DC, in protest against the pedophile president and his fascist authoritarian regime, Handmaid's rallied at the Lincoln Memorial. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
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Lying under oath? Seriously? The case against Comey is as hypocritical as it is weak and incompetent. From Trump on down, this is an administration people who got their jobs by misleading and outright lying to Congress. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Lying under oath? Seriously? The case against Comey is as hypocritical as it is weak and incompetent. From Trump on down, this is an administration people who got their jobs by misleading and outright lying to Congress. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
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This is very moving. Messages to a Pennsylvania congresswoman and former Air Force officer who is among the six Democrats being attacked by Trump and his henchmen for telling troops they should not obey illegal orders.
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
November 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is very moving. Messages to a Pennsylvania congresswoman and former Air Force officer who is among the six Democrats being attacked by Trump and his henchmen for telling troops they should not obey illegal orders.
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"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
newrepublic.com/post/203600/...
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
newrepublic.com/post/203600/...
“I Don’t Care”: ICE Detains High Schooler After He Says He’s a Citizen
ICE agents violently arrested a high school student on his lunch break—even though he was American.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
newrepublic.com/post/203600/...
--Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
newrepublic.com/post/203600/...
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Donald Trump's revenge indictments are gone.
A judge also says Lindsey Halligan isn't really the U.S. attorney of EDVA.
And as if that's not enough, the judge says *local judges* will choose her replacement.
A stunning rebuke of Trump's vengeance tour.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/linds...
A judge also says Lindsey Halligan isn't really the U.S. attorney of EDVA.
And as if that's not enough, the judge says *local judges* will choose her replacement.
A stunning rebuke of Trump's vengeance tour.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/linds...
Judge Dismisses Comey and James Indictments, Says Lindsey Halligan Had ‘No Lawful Authority’ to Bring Them
The judge ruled that Halligan has no prosecutorial authority; therefore, the grand jury presentations were never valid.
www.notus.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Donald Trump's revenge indictments are gone.
A judge also says Lindsey Halligan isn't really the U.S. attorney of EDVA.
And as if that's not enough, the judge says *local judges* will choose her replacement.
A stunning rebuke of Trump's vengeance tour.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/linds...
A judge also says Lindsey Halligan isn't really the U.S. attorney of EDVA.
And as if that's not enough, the judge says *local judges* will choose her replacement.
A stunning rebuke of Trump's vengeance tour.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/linds...
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Emmanuel walked away from his mom’s fruit stand to find a bathroom. She looked for him all over Houston, and after several hours, she filed a missing person’s report with Houston PD. Houston firefighters found him within 24 hours. But police turned him over to ICE, who held him captive for 48 days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Emmanuel walked away from his mom’s fruit stand to find a bathroom. She looked for him all over Houston, and after several hours, she filed a missing person’s report with Houston PD. Houston firefighters found him within 24 hours. But police turned him over to ICE, who held him captive for 48 days.