Rusty Cakes
@rustycakes.bsky.social
Fiddling with the arts, news junkie. Sharing bits at a time.
Big Bear Lake at sunrise
July 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Big Bear Lake at sunrise
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Coalition building is not the same as pandering to people's worst bigotries in the hopes they'll like you.
March 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Coalition building is not the same as pandering to people's worst bigotries in the hopes they'll like you.
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Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
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BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
New favorite saying! oligargledeeznutz.myshopify.com
Oligargle Deez Nutz
No Kings No Tyrants No One Voted Elon DOGE Tshirt
oligargledeeznutz.myshopify.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
New favorite saying! oligargledeeznutz.myshopify.com
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
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This is absolutely the kind of forensic analysis required. Superb work @chrischirp.bsky.social 👏
Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).
Deserves to be widely published.
Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).
Deserves to be widely published.
February 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is absolutely the kind of forensic analysis required. Superb work @chrischirp.bsky.social 👏
Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).
Deserves to be widely published.
Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).
Deserves to be widely published.
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Not a single person in the Executive Branch — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and not any of their cronies — has the authority to shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute.
We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.
We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.
February 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Not a single person in the Executive Branch — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and not any of their cronies — has the authority to shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute.
We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.
We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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BREAKING: 23 Democratic attorneys general file a lawsuit over Trump's federal grants freeze. They argue that the administration's actions violate the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. More to come.
Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit, Seeks Immediate Court Order to Block Sweeping OMB Directive Freezing up to $3 Trillion in Vital Federal Funding
New OMB directive would pause funding for disaster recovery, as well as public health, education, and public safety programs SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with New Yo...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BREAKING: 23 Democratic attorneys general file a lawsuit over Trump's federal grants freeze. They argue that the administration's actions violate the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. More to come.
We all need something to look forward to.
January 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We all need something to look forward to.
Can’t wait to use the ol’ “I promise I’ll stop drinking” as a closer at my next job interview.
December 5, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Can’t wait to use the ol’ “I promise I’ll stop drinking” as a closer at my next job interview.
Apparently I’ve been listening to all the wrong podcasts
December 4, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Apparently I’ve been listening to all the wrong podcasts
Monday after Thanksgiving….sure, let’s reboot this whole reality - see ya next year ham and candied yams!
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Monday after Thanksgiving….sure, let’s reboot this whole reality - see ya next year ham and candied yams!
MAGA folks need an honest truck decal: “We the Billionaires”
November 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
MAGA folks need an honest truck decal: “We the Billionaires”
