@yerdmann.bsky.social
Gen X, animal lover, avid reader, travel enthusiast, history buff, political junkie (although questioning that hobby at the moment), hate will not win. US Navy vet still fighting for democracy. Proud Harris voter. Trans rights are human rights.
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Current and former FEMA officials are warning Congress that the Trump administration’s policies have undermined the nation’s ability to respond to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA staffers accuse Trump of weakening disaster programs
The signatories said FEMA under President Donald Trump has strayed far from the disaster preparedness reforms designed to correct the agency's mistakes in responding to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
www.politico.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Current and former FEMA officials are warning Congress that the Trump administration’s policies have undermined the nation’s ability to respond to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
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Former Rep. RJ May’s trial on accusations of distributing videos and images of children being sexually abused should begin in October, a federal judge decided Wednesday.
via @scdailygazette.com
via @scdailygazette.com
Trial for ex-SC representative pushed back to October
COLUMBIA — Former Rep. RJ May’s trial on accusations of distributing videos and images of children being sexually abused should begin in October, a federal judge decided Wednesday.
www.newsfromthestates.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Former Rep. RJ May’s trial on accusations of distributing videos and images of children being sexually abused should begin in October, a federal judge decided Wednesday.
via @scdailygazette.com
via @scdailygazette.com
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Former Georgia Public Safety Training Center instructor sentenced to 20 years for child sex abuse
Former Georgia Public Safety Training Center instructor sentenced to 20 years for child sex abuse
Samuel “Ray” Ham pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation, three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of grooming a minor for a sexual offense.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Former Georgia Public Safety Training Center instructor sentenced to 20 years for child sex abuse
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While it’s true that many working-class white Americans are having a tough time in the current economy, it’s not because of their race. It’s because of their class, according to a sociologist w ho’s spent decades studying race and inequality.
Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
There’s no evidence of widespread, systematic discrimination against white Americans. Just ask them.
buff.ly
August 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
While it’s true that many working-class white Americans are having a tough time in the current economy, it’s not because of their race. It’s because of their class, according to a sociologist w ho’s spent decades studying race and inequality.
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In Pam Bondi, Donald Trump has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.
Pam Bondi’s Power Play
Donald Trump now has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.
www.newyorker.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In Pam Bondi, Donald Trump has the Attorney General he always wanted—an ally willing to harness the law to enable his agenda.
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One Dem strategist on Buttigieg's US-Israel "friendship" metaphor: “When your ‘friend’ kills 60,000 people and starves an entire population for months at a time, shouldn’t the question be: Why the f--k am I friends with this guy?”
Playbook: Buttigieg responds to Gaza criticism
And California voters seem wary of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reciprocal redistricting effort.
politi.co
August 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One Dem strategist on Buttigieg's US-Israel "friendship" metaphor: “When your ‘friend’ kills 60,000 people and starves an entire population for months at a time, shouldn’t the question be: Why the f--k am I friends with this guy?”
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Trump and his allies claim to be patriots while regularly, 1). violating the principles of the Declaration of Independence and 2). undermining the system established by our Constitution.
His has all but destroyed the republic our founders fought to establish almost 250 years ago.
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His has all but destroyed the republic our founders fought to establish almost 250 years ago.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Trump and his allies claim to be patriots while regularly, 1). violating the principles of the Declaration of Independence and 2). undermining the system established by our Constitution.
His has all but destroyed the republic our founders fought to establish almost 250 years ago.
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His has all but destroyed the republic our founders fought to establish almost 250 years ago.
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US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, new research has found.
Elon Musk has turned many liberals off to electric vehicles—and not just Teslas
Disgust over his political antics has cast a pall over the EV industry.
www.motherjones.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, new research has found.
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NEW: Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social
These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.
Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards,…
www.propublica.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social
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You're seeing this because this feed runs on @graze.social, where we believe social media can still do good. NPR/PBS just lost $1.1B - let's prove it together and raise money for a worthy cause. #promoted
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graze.social
July 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You're seeing this because this feed runs on @graze.social, where we believe social media can still do good. NPR/PBS just lost $1.1B - let's prove it together and raise money for a worthy cause. #promoted
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President Of ‘Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings’ Party Fires Statistician For Reporting Facts That Hurt His Feelings
We're becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn't want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly…
We're becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn't want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly…
President Of ‘Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings’ Party Fires Statistician For Reporting Facts That Hurt His Feelings
We're becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn't want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly for our routine rights violations and unwillingness to treat facts as facts. Bigotry is again the national sport and people bringing inconvenient facts are just fodder for firing squads. You're getting the government you deserve, even if you claim you didn't vote…
www.techdirt.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
President Of ‘Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings’ Party Fires Statistician For Reporting Facts That Hurt His Feelings
We're becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn't want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly…
We're becoming everything we (perhaps naively) assumed most Americans didn't want America to be: a backwater burg on the world map, overseen by a corrupt sheriff and known mostly…
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A coalition of more than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Friday over health care for transgender young people, claiming the White House has “relentlessly, cruelly, and unlawfully targeted transgender individuals.”
States sue Trump administration over access to care for transgender youths
More than a dozen states are challenging the constitutionality of an executive order and seeking to protect providers of gender-affirming care for those under 19.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A coalition of more than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Friday over health care for transgender young people, claiming the White House has “relentlessly, cruelly, and unlawfully targeted transgender individuals.”
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LGBTQ2S+ bookstores stand as bastions of community, information-sharing and activism, writes @byadamrhodes.bsky.social.
Liberation has always been on the shelves of queer bookstores | Xtra Magazine
Despite raids and threats, bookstores carry on as crucial LGBTQ2S+ organizing hubs
xtramagazine.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
LGBTQ2S+ bookstores stand as bastions of community, information-sharing and activism, writes @byadamrhodes.bsky.social.
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A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/scient...
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The International Court of Justice issued a landmark environmental ruling. What does it mean for the U.S.? The ICJ has ruled that the U.S., one of the world’s biggest climate polluters, has an obligation to address greenhouse gas emissions & protect the climate system, ray levy uyeda reports.
What does ICJ advisory opinion on climate change mean for U.S.?
The ICJ has ruled that the U.S. has an obligation to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate system
prismreports.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark environmental ruling. What does it mean for the U.S.? The ICJ has ruled that the U.S., one of the world’s biggest climate polluters, has an obligation to address greenhouse gas emissions & protect the climate system, ray levy uyeda reports.
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The New York Times also published a photo of Trump and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown.
NYT Reveals 'Admiring Note' Trump Once Wrote To Jeffrey Epstein
The New York Times also published a photo of Trump and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The New York Times also published a photo of Trump and the sex offender financier posing with singer James Brown.
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ICE recorded nearly 150,000 deportations, averaging over 800 per day, according to CBS News.
Trump admin's deportation figures track below Obama's—New data
www.newsweek.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ICE recorded nearly 150,000 deportations, averaging over 800 per day, according to CBS News.
Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/wPizOiH7
MAGA media rips Trump over Epstein cover-up
app.sosha.ai
July 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/wPizOiH7
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump and Vance envision a world of tiered citizenship, each in his own way, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience. The best traditions of our country make this difficult. And so they have found refuge in our worst,” writes Jamelle Bouie.
“Trump and Vance envision a world of tiered citizenship, each in his own way, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience. The best traditions of our country make this difficult. And so they have found refuge in our worst,” writes Jamelle Bouie.
Opinion | JD Vance Claims One of Our Worst Traditions as His Own
The vice president envisions a world of tiered citizenship, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience.
trib.al
July 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump and Vance envision a world of tiered citizenship, each in his own way, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience. The best traditions of our country make this difficult. And so they have found refuge in our worst,” writes Jamelle Bouie.
“Trump and Vance envision a world of tiered citizenship, each in his own way, where entry depends on heritage and status rests on obedience. The best traditions of our country make this difficult. And so they have found refuge in our worst,” writes Jamelle Bouie.
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🚨 PSA: If you are an ICE or DHS employee and have firsthand knowledge of unreported immigration enforcement activities that you think the public should know, find a news outlet that uses @securedrop.org and send it as an anonymous, encrypted tip.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
July 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 PSA: If you are an ICE or DHS employee and have firsthand knowledge of unreported immigration enforcement activities that you think the public should know, find a news outlet that uses @securedrop.org and send it as an anonymous, encrypted tip.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
Audio, video, documents all accepted.
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Vance and his family are expected to be met with a wide variety of demonstrators during their luxury vacation to the Cotswolds.
“JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump.” https://trib.al/zZ8ps3f
“JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump.” https://trib.al/zZ8ps3f
JD Vance’s Summer Vacation Is About to Be Hit With Major Protests
Protesters are vowing to disrupt the Vance’s family vacation abroad.
trib.al
July 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Vance and his family are expected to be met with a wide variety of demonstrators during their luxury vacation to the Cotswolds.
“JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump.” https://trib.al/zZ8ps3f
“JD Vance is every bit as unwelcome in the UK as Donald Trump.” https://trib.al/zZ8ps3f
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Unpaywalled as per our initiative on FOIA-based reporting:
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Unpaywalled as per our initiative on FOIA-based reporting:
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
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This must not be who we are.👇
Seen in Utah.
ICE is now marching through suburban neighborhoods, conducting home raids.
Their budget is now bigger than that of the Marines, and the entire military budgets of Israel and Russia.
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
ICE is now marching through suburban neighborhoods, conducting home raids.
Their budget is now bigger than that of the Marines, and the entire military budgets of Israel and Russia.
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
July 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This must not be who we are.👇
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Who wants to tell her who Bondi is protecting?
July 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Who wants to tell her who Bondi is protecting?
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