Amy Shumaker
@amyshu.bsky.social
Liberal from Kansas. Mom, wife, daughter.
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Trump = measles and surrender.
March 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Trump = measles and surrender.
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"We in America have learned bitter lessons from two World Wars...The strength of America's allies is vital to the United States, and the American security guarantee is essential to the continued freedom of Europe's democracies." - Ronald Reagan
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"We in America have learned bitter lessons from two World Wars...The strength of America's allies is vital to the United States, and the American security guarantee is essential to the continued freedom of Europe's democracies." - Ronald Reagan
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As the Atlantic's @radiofreetom.bsky.social explains, Trump is capturing all the key ministries one needs to hold power in a dictatorship
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As the Atlantic's @radiofreetom.bsky.social explains, Trump is capturing all the key ministries one needs to hold power in a dictatorship
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
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In their rush to destroy our government
The Trump administration fired the workers who keep our nukes safe
And-realizing how badly they screwed up
Are trying to rehire them
But can’t-because they don’t know how to get in touch with the fired workers
The incompetence is unprecedented
The Trump administration fired the workers who keep our nukes safe
And-realizing how badly they screwed up
Are trying to rehire them
But can’t-because they don’t know how to get in touch with the fired workers
The incompetence is unprecedented
February 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In their rush to destroy our government
The Trump administration fired the workers who keep our nukes safe
And-realizing how badly they screwed up
Are trying to rehire them
But can’t-because they don’t know how to get in touch with the fired workers
The incompetence is unprecedented
The Trump administration fired the workers who keep our nukes safe
And-realizing how badly they screwed up
Are trying to rehire them
But can’t-because they don’t know how to get in touch with the fired workers
The incompetence is unprecedented
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This is just sheer brazen criminality by DOJ. Adams gets federal corruption charges dropped not because there isn’t overwhelming evidence, but because he agrees to help Homan round up migrants. And Homan says the charges will be refiled if Adams doesn’t “come through.”
February 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is just sheer brazen criminality by DOJ. Adams gets federal corruption charges dropped not because there isn’t overwhelming evidence, but because he agrees to help Homan round up migrants. And Homan says the charges will be refiled if Adams doesn’t “come through.”
Seems important
“Mass terminations of probationary workers also swept through the National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency within the Energy Department that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons.” www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...
February 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Seems important
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Yet another plane crash on Sean Duffy’s watch— and the *5th* since Trump “ended DEI madness and restored excellent and safety within the FAA.”
1 dead and 4 hurt after a plane crashes in Scottsdale.
1 dead and 4 hurt after a plane crashes in Scottsdale.
1 dead, 4 hurt after plane owned by Mötley Crüe member crashes at Scottsdale Airport
One person has died and four others were injured after an aircraft collision on the runway Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport.
www.abc15.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Yet another plane crash on Sean Duffy’s watch— and the *5th* since Trump “ended DEI madness and restored excellent and safety within the FAA.”
1 dead and 4 hurt after a plane crashes in Scottsdale.
1 dead and 4 hurt after a plane crashes in Scottsdale.
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Is this good? Seems good www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Is this good? Seems good www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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DOGE plans to slash about as much ($4B) from NIH, and hence from universities and medical centers, as the government gave SpaceX ($3.8B) last year.
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
Over the last 16 years, Musk's business deals with the government total nearly $20 billion, according to federal contracting data.
www.usatoday.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
DOGE plans to slash about as much ($4B) from NIH, and hence from universities and medical centers, as the government gave SpaceX ($3.8B) last year.
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
It's not about the money and government "waste."
It's never been about the money or government "waste."
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
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BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!
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Trump's pals, like the AccuWeather CEO he tried to install as head of NOAA in 2017, have been mooching off government data for ages. Now they want to hoard it all for themselves. @theguardian.com via @motherjones.com / @climatedesk.org
DOGE invades NOAA, sparking fear of cuts and privatization
Elon Musk's minions reportedly sought access to IT systems at an agency Project 2025 called "harmful to US prosperity."
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump's pals, like the AccuWeather CEO he tried to install as head of NOAA in 2017, have been mooching off government data for ages. Now they want to hoard it all for themselves. @theguardian.com via @motherjones.com / @climatedesk.org
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Or anyone living in a coastal area, where hurricanes might go; or where winds might drive wildfires.
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Or anyone living in a coastal area, where hurricanes might go; or where winds might drive wildfires.
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Yes but one time Bill Clinton talked to the attorney general at the airport so both sides
JUST IN: Trump administration officials force out all six of the FBI’s most senior executives and multiple heads of various FBI field offices across the country, sources tell @nbcnews.com.
Trump administration forces out multiple senior FBI officials
The move came hours after FBI director nominee Kash Patel testified in his confirmation hearing he was “not aware of” plans to remove FBI officials who investigated Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yes but one time Bill Clinton talked to the attorney general at the airport so both sides
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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
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Exactly one week ago.
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Exactly one week ago.
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NYT is reporting that the initial FAA report attributes the plane’s collision to “not normal” staffing in control tower.
I’m sure that had nothing to do with all the FAA employees terminated by the new Administration.
I’m sure that had nothing to do with all the FAA employees terminated by the new Administration.
January 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NYT is reporting that the initial FAA report attributes the plane’s collision to “not normal” staffing in control tower.
I’m sure that had nothing to do with all the FAA employees terminated by the new Administration.
I’m sure that had nothing to do with all the FAA employees terminated by the new Administration.
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Anyway as they pull bodies out of the Potomac bear in mind that the guiding ethos of Trumpism is that the TSA, NTSB, and FAA should be radically downsized and run by dudes whose main qualifications are loyalty are a willingness to say “cunt” a lot
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Anyway as they pull bodies out of the Potomac bear in mind that the guiding ethos of Trumpism is that the TSA, NTSB, and FAA should be radically downsized and run by dudes whose main qualifications are loyalty are a willingness to say “cunt” a lot
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This is the GOP’s long con on full display.
January 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is the GOP’s long con on full display.
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Trump got the questions ahead of time from Fox. Exactly what he always accuses Democrats of. What a surprise. www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
January 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump got the questions ahead of time from Fox. Exactly what he always accuses Democrats of. What a surprise. www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
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Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.
January 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Bernie woke up, went on X, and chose violence.