Arthur Schenck
@amerinz.bsky.social
I moved to New Zealand from the USA in 1995 to be with my husband. I’m a blogger and podcaster (both called “AmeriNZ”), and a dog dad. Centre-Left. 🏳️🌈🇳🇿
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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
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Trump is forcing Americans who are seeking their earned benefits to sign up for Elon Musk's app.
Pure corruption.
Pure corruption.
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is forcing Americans who are seeking their earned benefits to sign up for Elon Musk's app.
Pure corruption.
Pure corruption.
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The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.
We can't. We need answers.
We can't. We need answers.
April 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this.
We can't. We need answers.
We can't. We need answers.
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Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks.
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A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
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A highly relevant legal analysis about how courts can enforce contempt orders without relying on the executive branch.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A highly relevant legal analysis about how courts can enforce contempt orders without relying on the executive branch.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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“She describes [Zuckerberg] as a cross between a truculent teen and a toddler: he doesn’t like to get up before midday, even to meet prime ministers, and his obsequious colleagues feel obliged to let him beat them at board games.”
Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.
Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.
Facebook’s secrets, by the insider Zuckerberg tried to silence
Careless People author and former Meta director Sarah Wynn-Williams reveals what it was like ‘babysitting’ her boss
www.thetimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
“She describes [Zuckerberg] as a cross between a truculent teen and a toddler: he doesn’t like to get up before midday, even to meet prime ministers, and his obsequious colleagues feel obliged to let him beat them at board games.”
Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.
Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.
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One thing Trump didn't talk about last night: his plans to abandon American women’s right to abortion care in medical emergencies.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
One thing Trump didn't talk about last night: his plans to abandon American women’s right to abortion care in medical emergencies.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
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In Oversight today, my colleagues stuck to their usual script: blaming immigrants for all crime & claiming Dem mayors are too soft. Well, I was curious to know if they’ve ever had an immigrant with a criminal record that they could recall. Tune in!
March 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In Oversight today, my colleagues stuck to their usual script: blaming immigrants for all crime & claiming Dem mayors are too soft. Well, I was curious to know if they’ve ever had an immigrant with a criminal record that they could recall. Tune in!
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
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Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
March 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment.
Happy World Book Day.
Happy World Book Day.
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Donald Trump promised he wouldn't cut Medicaid.
This week, his friends in DC voted for a bill that would leave 3.4 million Illinoisans, including 1.4 million children, in the dust.
Another middle finger to working families and the most vulnerable in our state.
This week, his friends in DC voted for a bill that would leave 3.4 million Illinoisans, including 1.4 million children, in the dust.
Another middle finger to working families and the most vulnerable in our state.
March 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Donald Trump promised he wouldn't cut Medicaid.
This week, his friends in DC voted for a bill that would leave 3.4 million Illinoisans, including 1.4 million children, in the dust.
Another middle finger to working families and the most vulnerable in our state.
This week, his friends in DC voted for a bill that would leave 3.4 million Illinoisans, including 1.4 million children, in the dust.
Another middle finger to working families and the most vulnerable in our state.
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So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
@meidasjordy.bsky.social Saw you guys on MSNBC (via YouTube) and you all did a great job. I also found out I wasn’t subscribed to the podcast—now sorted!
February 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@meidasjordy.bsky.social Saw you guys on MSNBC (via YouTube) and you all did a great job. I also found out I wasn’t subscribed to the podcast—now sorted!
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“If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, the elderly on social security to be called a ‘parasite,’ all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.”
(Benjamin Cremer)
(Benjamin Cremer)
February 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, the elderly on social security to be called a ‘parasite,’ all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.”
(Benjamin Cremer)
(Benjamin Cremer)
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
With utmost respect, HOW does resigning make them
A “hero”?! Wouldn’t a hero say, “fuck you” (figuratively speaking) and wait to be fired? I’m sincerely struggling to grasp this take.
A “hero”?! Wouldn’t a hero say, “fuck you” (figuratively speaking) and wait to be fired? I’m sincerely struggling to grasp this take.
Acting AG Emil Bove tried to reassign Mayor Adams’ case to the public integrity unit at Main Justice in DC. Upon learning of this, senior DOJ officials resigned. The heroes are here.
February 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
With utmost respect, HOW does resigning make them
A “hero”?! Wouldn’t a hero say, “fuck you” (figuratively speaking) and wait to be fired? I’m sincerely struggling to grasp this take.
A “hero”?! Wouldn’t a hero say, “fuck you” (figuratively speaking) and wait to be fired? I’m sincerely struggling to grasp this take.
I’m often asked what I think the sign of the end is, and it’s this: When the convicted felon publicly says he’ll defy court orders. No one who can stop him—in other words, Republicans—will in any way object or oppose him. Neither will the Republican Supreme Court. When he does that, it’s game over.
February 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’m often asked what I think the sign of the end is, and it’s this: When the convicted felon publicly says he’ll defy court orders. No one who can stop him—in other words, Republicans—will in any way object or oppose him. Neither will the Republican Supreme Court. When he does that, it’s game over.
Just when you think Republican politicians have hit peak idiocy, another one takes the crown. 🤣
February 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Just when you think Republican politicians have hit peak idiocy, another one takes the crown. 🤣
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this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders
February 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders
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Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.
February 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.