Abbey
@abbeyarletto.bsky.social
Increasingly radicalized dissident from Northern New England.
Yale Poli Sci, advanced cynicism.
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Yale Poli Sci, advanced cynicism.
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Abbey
@abbeyarletto.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Right-wing extremists have carried out nearly all politically motivated killings in the last 25 years. Here’s an incomplete list, with some international cases included for their influence on U.S. attacks.
I have also included a list of left-wing extremist murders from the same time period.
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I have also included a list of left-wing extremist murders from the same time period.
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"Our schools are for education, not indoctrination."
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Our schools are for education, not indoctrination."
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
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SCOTUS is now a driver of democratic backsliding. Its decisions are weakening accountability mechanisms and concentrating power in ways that run counter to the constitutional design. It has lost normative legitimacy and Democrats must articulate this plainly and forcefully to the American people.
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SCOTUS is now a driver of democratic backsliding. Its decisions are weakening accountability mechanisms and concentrating power in ways that run counter to the constitutional design. It has lost normative legitimacy and Democrats must articulate this plainly and forcefully to the American people.
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I’ve become something of a broken record on this. But repetition sometimes serves a critical purpose. Supreme Court reform is now the sine qua non of any reformist program in the United States, any...
Court Reform: Breaking the Corrupt Rule of the Six GOPers Is Everything
I’ve become something of a broken record on this. But repetition sometimes...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I’ve become something of a broken record on this. But repetition sometimes serves a critical purpose. Supreme Court reform is now the sine qua non of any reformist program in the United States, any...
"Our schools are for education, not indoctrination."
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Our schools are for education, not indoctrination."
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
-Greg Abbott, Parent Empowerment Day, March 21, 2023
Ah, Christmas movies.
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ah, Christmas movies.
SCOTUS is now a driver of democratic backsliding. Its decisions are weakening accountability mechanisms and concentrating power in ways that run counter to the constitutional design. It has lost normative legitimacy and Democrats must articulate this plainly and forcefully to the American people.
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SCOTUS is now a driver of democratic backsliding. Its decisions are weakening accountability mechanisms and concentrating power in ways that run counter to the constitutional design. It has lost normative legitimacy and Democrats must articulate this plainly and forcefully to the American people.
How to buy back the voters you just kneecapped with your own tariffs. Of course, America’s rural MAGA farmers will still howl about sinister leftist socialists and lazy freeloaders, all while sprinting to cash the tax-funded checks Daddy Trump lovingly tucks into their overalls.
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How to buy back the voters you just kneecapped with your own tariffs. Of course, America’s rural MAGA farmers will still howl about sinister leftist socialists and lazy freeloaders, all while sprinting to cash the tax-funded checks Daddy Trump lovingly tucks into their overalls.
Ultimately, the final arbiter of House elections is the speaker of the House. And if an election is close—perhaps even beset by accusations of fraud—then the speaker has enough constitutional leeway to override election results, even if it’s clear the Democrats have flipped the House.
The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms
A little-known section of the Constitution may hold the key to overturning Democratic wins in 2026.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ultimately, the final arbiter of House elections is the speaker of the House. And if an election is close—perhaps even beset by accusations of fraud—then the speaker has enough constitutional leeway to override election results, even if it’s clear the Democrats have flipped the House.
"Virtually every crisis America is facing right now is either caused or exacerbated by the corruption of big money authorized by those corrupt Republicans on our Supreme Court."
Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-billio...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-billio...
The Billionaire Coup: How the Supreme Court and Corporate Money Captured America
Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno...
hartmannreport.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Virtually every crisis America is facing right now is either caused or exacerbated by the corruption of big money authorized by those corrupt Republicans on our Supreme Court."
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"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Supreme Court's conservative justices are rethinking how much allegiance they owe to legal precedents set years ago by the nation's top judicial body.
US Supreme Court may be poised to ditch more of its precedents
How much allegiance do conservative justices owe to legal precedents set years ago?
www.reuters.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Supreme Court's conservative justices are rethinking how much allegiance they owe to legal precedents set years ago by the nation's top judicial body.
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Should it side with the president, the Supreme Court could supercharge Trump’s effort to assert absolute control over agencies that regulate the economy, the stock market, federal campaign finance and communications. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments In Trump’s Bid for Total Control of Government
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Should it side with the president, the Supreme Court could supercharge Trump’s effort to assert absolute control over agencies that regulate the economy, the stock market, federal campaign finance and communications. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic.”
A Dark Money Network is Recruiting U.S. Mayors to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Speech
Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic.”
www.currentaffairs.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Right-wing mega-donors are flying mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they’ll push a policy framework that codifies mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic.”
I repeat myself, but it baffles me why Democrats aren't making a bigger ruckus when it comes to the Supreme Court. Even the Editorial Board at the NYT is - politely - ripping the court for its blatantly biased rulings in favor of Trump.
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I repeat myself, but it baffles me why Democrats aren't making a bigger ruckus when it comes to the Supreme Court. Even the Editorial Board at the NYT is - politely - ripping the court for its blatantly biased rulings in favor of Trump.
Will we ever see a Democratic Party that openly and forcefully demands court reform? Biden dismissed the idea outright.
The Supreme Court Is Doing Everything in Its Power to Save Trump in the Midterms
The Supreme Court reinstated Texas’ new congressional gerrymander on Thursday by a 6–3 vote.
slate.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Will we ever see a Democratic Party that openly and forcefully demands court reform? Biden dismissed the idea outright.
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
American society is ever more resembling all the dystopian science fiction that warned us against this kind of shit.
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
American society is ever more resembling all the dystopian science fiction that warned us against this kind of shit.
For the past 15 minutes, my cat has been transfixed by something only he can see.
He's literally just staring at the wall and there's nothing there. It's just a white wall.
He's literally just staring at the wall and there's nothing there. It's just a white wall.
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
For the past 15 minutes, my cat has been transfixed by something only he can see.
He's literally just staring at the wall and there's nothing there. It's just a white wall.
He's literally just staring at the wall and there's nothing there. It's just a white wall.
Inspired by The Revenant.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Inspired by The Revenant.
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Judges who decline to answer basic questions about 2020 and January 6 are advancing through the confirmation process—several with Democratic support.
AP has the jaw-dropping investigation here: bit.ly/4iMzDe8
AP has the jaw-dropping investigation here: bit.ly/4iMzDe8
Progressive group targets Senate Democrats for backing Trump's judicial nominees
A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Judges who decline to answer basic questions about 2020 and January 6 are advancing through the confirmation process—several with Democratic support.
AP has the jaw-dropping investigation here: bit.ly/4iMzDe8
AP has the jaw-dropping investigation here: bit.ly/4iMzDe8
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Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to campaign finance rules aimed at guarding against political corruption. @eepetry.bsky.social explains what’s at stake:
Supreme Court Poised to Take Another Swipe at Campaign Finance Law
Congress, not the Supreme Court, should make the rules for political party fundraising.
www.brennancenter.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to campaign finance rules aimed at guarding against political corruption. @eepetry.bsky.social explains what’s at stake:
All hail our glorious leader.
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
All hail our glorious leader.