Tess B.
@tessb.bsky.social
Retired Big Law partner. Artist. Lucky wife of an exceptional man. Mother of several humans, but otherwise prefer dogs. Former bodybuilder. Current Pilates obsessive. Unfazed by loud men.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
@democrats.senate.gov If you cave without at least reinstating ACA subsidies, the dem party is over. All good will shown last Tuesday evaporates and no means to preserve democracy will remain. DONT DO IT.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@democrats.senate.gov If you cave without at least reinstating ACA subsidies, the dem party is over. All good will shown last Tuesday evaporates and no means to preserve democracy will remain. DONT DO IT.
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Ellis: The use of force during the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz "shocks the conscience."
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ellis: The use of force during the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz "shocks the conscience."
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What we all need right now is a baby elephant video
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What we all need right now is a baby elephant video
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"There is no AI system in existence that can analyze a single email and credibly determine whether someone’s job is necessary or not. It’s a fiction....
But, stupid or not, it’s a *powerful* fiction....
We have to dismantle the idea that AI can or should replace government workers’ jobs."
But, stupid or not, it’s a *powerful* fiction....
We have to dismantle the idea that AI can or should replace government workers’ jobs."
DOGE's new AI, built to scan federal workers' emails to see if they get to keep their jobs, is the latest in a number of AI schemes from Musk.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
What's really behind Elon Musk and DOGE's AI schemes
DOGE is feeding workers' emails into an AI to decide if they should keep their jobs. It's a cruel joke in the service of something much worse.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"There is no AI system in existence that can analyze a single email and credibly determine whether someone’s job is necessary or not. It’s a fiction....
But, stupid or not, it’s a *powerful* fiction....
We have to dismantle the idea that AI can or should replace government workers’ jobs."
But, stupid or not, it’s a *powerful* fiction....
We have to dismantle the idea that AI can or should replace government workers’ jobs."
House Hippos against doge. #dogsagainstdoge
February 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
House Hippos against doge. #dogsagainstdoge
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I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
December 27, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.