@susanbarnett.bsky.social
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"Grassley acknowledged that his response was 'kind of a non-answer, to be honest with you.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/senators-s...
Senators Scramble to Disown the Sweetheart Deal They Gave Themselves
Some lawmakers want to repeal the sneaky $500,000 payout.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Grassley acknowledged that his response was 'kind of a non-answer, to be honest with you.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/senators-s...
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This is not normal and should not be normalized.
The insurrectionist occupant of the White House is openly calling for violence against sitting members of Congress who've bravely served our country.
It is dangerous and must be condemned.
The insurrectionist occupant of the White House is openly calling for violence against sitting members of Congress who've bravely served our country.
It is dangerous and must be condemned.
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is not normal and should not be normalized.
The insurrectionist occupant of the White House is openly calling for violence against sitting members of Congress who've bravely served our country.
It is dangerous and must be condemned.
The insurrectionist occupant of the White House is openly calling for violence against sitting members of Congress who've bravely served our country.
It is dangerous and must be condemned.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
Why did the entire press corps stand by as a colleague was told, ‘Quiet, Piggy.”?
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why did the entire press corps stand by as a colleague was told, ‘Quiet, Piggy.”?
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So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
The Democratic Party is dead to me. Changing my registration to independent.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Democratic Party is dead to me. Changing my registration to independent.
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Mike Johnson is holding the House hostage to normalize his actions and let everyone know that while it’s probably illegal and definitely unconstitutional, he’s able to prevent any member from being sworn in. Johnson will do this again if Democrats somehow take the House back.
Here's why I don't buy the "He's only keeping the House out of session just to prevent the release of the Epstein files:" bringing the House back into session won't release the Epstein files.
What would happen with DOJ’s “Epstein files” if Rep.-elect Grijalva were to be officially sworn in? A 🧵.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
TL/WR: It wouldn't release them nor materially increase the chances they’ll be released.
• Upon taking office Grijalva would presumably sign the discharge petition Rep. Massie (R-KY) has filed.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Mike Johnson is holding the House hostage to normalize his actions and let everyone know that while it’s probably illegal and definitely unconstitutional, he’s able to prevent any member from being sworn in. Johnson will do this again if Democrats somehow take the House back.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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Made the mistake of missing out last year
won't happen again
going this morning before work
won't happen again
going this morning before work
New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Made the mistake of missing out last year
won't happen again
going this morning before work
won't happen again
going this morning before work
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By this insane definition the ceasefire is always in place except DURING airstrikes
BREAKING: The Israeli military says the ceasefire in Gaza is back in effect after it carried out heavy airstrikes across the Palestinian territory. The death toll from the overnight strikes climbed to 81, according to hospital officials.
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children. That's according to local hospital officials on Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
By this insane definition the ceasefire is always in place except DURING airstrikes
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I'm not fond of performative impeachment filings--bc they diminish the groundwork you'll eventually need if you do want to impeach.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
Here's the kind of sanctions avoidance Changpeng Zhao facilitated, from his sentencing memo.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm not fond of performative impeachment filings--bc they diminish the groundwork you'll eventually need if you do want to impeach.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
But this pardon might be worth it. Add in all the Jan6 pardons and Santos and all the other people whom Trump paid and make it 300 pages long and read it all.
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ok who did this? ☹️
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ok who did this? ☹️
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I will repost this forever.
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I will repost this forever.
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Healthcare $0
Science $0
Education $0
Housing $0
Suicide Prevention $0
Infrastructure $0
Food Safety $0
Banking Regulations $0
Gun Safety $0
Argentina $40,000,000,000
Abducting Spanish Speakers $45,000,000,000
Climate $0
someone who is good at economy please help me budget this. my country is dying
Science $0
Education $0
Housing $0
Suicide Prevention $0
Infrastructure $0
Food Safety $0
Banking Regulations $0
Gun Safety $0
Argentina $40,000,000,000
Abducting Spanish Speakers $45,000,000,000
Climate $0
someone who is good at economy please help me budget this. my country is dying
Internal DHS memo shows Trump plans to keep paying ICE agents and Border Patrol officers throughout the shutdown, while other feds go without pay.
Even the DHS administrative staff processing the paychecks won't get theirs, employee tells me.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Even the DHS administrative staff processing the paychecks won't get theirs, employee tells me.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Plans To Keep Paying Immigration Agents While Other Federal Workers Go Without Paychecks
The move amounts to special treatment for Trump’s favorite constituency within the federal bureaucracy.
www.huffpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Healthcare $0
Science $0
Education $0
Housing $0
Suicide Prevention $0
Infrastructure $0
Food Safety $0
Banking Regulations $0
Gun Safety $0
Argentina $40,000,000,000
Abducting Spanish Speakers $45,000,000,000
Climate $0
someone who is good at economy please help me budget this. my country is dying
Science $0
Education $0
Housing $0
Suicide Prevention $0
Infrastructure $0
Food Safety $0
Banking Regulations $0
Gun Safety $0
Argentina $40,000,000,000
Abducting Spanish Speakers $45,000,000,000
Climate $0
someone who is good at economy please help me budget this. my country is dying
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One child going hungry in America is one too many – this used to be a value we could all agree upon.
The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.
Enough is enough.
The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.
Enough is enough.
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One child going hungry in America is one too many – this used to be a value we could all agree upon.
The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.
Enough is enough.
The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans need to do their damn job and start delivering for the American people.
Enough is enough.
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Nobody can know everything, let alone everything by their own research. We always rely on experts to navigate our complex world. The question is whether we pick credentialed and experienced people or internet demagogues and grifters.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Nobody can know everything, let alone everything by their own research. We always rely on experts to navigate our complex world. The question is whether we pick credentialed and experienced people or internet demagogues and grifters.
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I just want you all to know that when we told you that they wanted to destroy everything and you thought Black women were exaggerating? This was the "ironic" racism you said we were overreacting to 10 years ago. Racism has never had generational limits
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I just want you all to know that when we told you that they wanted to destroy everything and you thought Black women were exaggerating? This was the "ironic" racism you said we were overreacting to 10 years ago. Racism has never had generational limits
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
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"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.
Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues
October 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.
October 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A populace that is agitated without being informed. A leader who encourages the worst suspicions, fuels the most dangerous lies, and mocks compromise and tolerance. It is getting close to being too late. ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
Everything Is Awful. And It’s Changing Us.
It’s great that Disney is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back—but is it too late?
www.thebulwark.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A populace that is agitated without being informed. A leader who encourages the worst suspicions, fuels the most dangerous lies, and mocks compromise and tolerance. It is getting close to being too late. ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
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The total collapse in trust between voters and politicians is an under-disussed aspect of the current fascist surge.
The history teacher is going to be stuck on “why didn’t the Biden admin punish sedition and why was a seditionist even allowed to run for president again” for a long, long time…Americans stopped believing they had a functional government long before they started believing they had a fascist one
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The total collapse in trust between voters and politicians is an under-disussed aspect of the current fascist surge.
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Dude — the thug "enforcer" screams at the woman recording this assault and tells her to stand where he wants her to stand or "You're next!"
October 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Dude — the thug "enforcer" screams at the woman recording this assault and tells her to stand where he wants her to stand or "You're next!"