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@vtkthies.bsky.social
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bole7y.bsky.social
First and foremost, Pence fulfilled his constitutional duty in the midst of an armed insurrection. He didn’t get in the car, he stayed and certified the votes while there was a gallows outside ,with his name on it.👏

Now, he calls 45 out on the big lie about Ukraine.👏

Pence: 2
Rest of GOP: 0
bocksam.bsky.social Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · Feb 19
When former VP Pence is the one sounding the alarm….
February 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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adambonica.bsky.social
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
Scatterplot titled “Empirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.” • The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives. • The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000. Each point represents a federal agency: • Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs. • Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs. Key Observations: • Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates. • Notable targeted agencies include: • HHS (Health & Human Services) • EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) • NIH (National Institutes of Health) • CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) • Dept. of Education • USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) • The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies. • A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size. Takeaway: The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology. Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
vtkthies.bsky.social
Oh, it's Hiss!! I'd been trying to remember the character...
February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
vtkthies.bsky.social
"Don't comply in advance."
chriswarcraft.bsky.social Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Feb 19
Just got out of jail. Only forty four left to go to catch John Lewis’s record. Remember - peaceful civil disobedience. Don’t comply in advance.
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
I posted a copy of the 3 minute version of my speech from yesterday (with citations) if anyone is interested. Feel free to steal from it if you want!

(also, this is literally less than half of the Nazi shit they're currently pulling)
Library Council Speech.rtf
Hello, my name is Chris Kluwe and I'm a 15 year HB resident here to speak out against the current city council. As the community made clear at the Library commission meeting last Tuesday, everyone is ...
docs.google.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM