Anita Dick
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Anita Dick
@anitadickey.bsky.social
· Apr 21
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Things don't seem great.
April 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Things don't seem great.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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News story - Trump eats own shit from diaper and feeds it to Fox News.
April 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
News story - Trump eats own shit from diaper and feeds it to Fox News.
Hey Followers, I'm done experimenting with commenting and reposting. Summary: Want reposts and likes? Find breaking news without accompanying stories and post the story. Want smart takes, Bluesky search for senior writers. Want subs? Quote a post, then add quoted post as a comment in original.
April 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hey Followers, I'm done experimenting with commenting and reposting. Summary: Want reposts and likes? Find breaking news without accompanying stories and post the story. Want smart takes, Bluesky search for senior writers. Want subs? Quote a post, then add quoted post as a comment in original.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from gutting an independent agency tasked with protecting people from financial fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Judge Halts Trump’s Mass Firings at Consumer Finance Watchdog Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from gutting an independent agency tasked with protecting people from financial fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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on this easter holiday, i am reminded the phrase "go fuck yourself" seems to get a bad rap. i pray we reconsider these words—in that order—as more of an encouragement toward self-care than a reductive admonishment.
#selfcaresunday #easter
#selfcaresunday #easter
April 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
on this easter holiday, i am reminded the phrase "go fuck yourself" seems to get a bad rap. i pray we reconsider these words—in that order—as more of an encouragement toward self-care than a reductive admonishment.
#selfcaresunday #easter
#selfcaresunday #easter
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BREAKING: Senator Van Hollen tells Dana Bash that Abrego Garcia told him that he was "sad and traumatized that he was being imprisoned because he has committed no crimes.”
As all of you MAGA Christians celebrate Easter, at least think a little bit about this man and his family.
As all of you MAGA Christians celebrate Easter, at least think a little bit about this man and his family.
April 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
BREAKING: Senator Van Hollen tells Dana Bash that Abrego Garcia told him that he was "sad and traumatized that he was being imprisoned because he has committed no crimes.”
As all of you MAGA Christians celebrate Easter, at least think a little bit about this man and his family.
As all of you MAGA Christians celebrate Easter, at least think a little bit about this man and his family.
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Britain intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in recent days reut.rs/3GgPbHL
April 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Britain intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in recent days reut.rs/3GgPbHL
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People on the right absolutely lost it last year when Trans Day of Visibility happened to coincide with Easter and Biden acknowledged BOTH, since multiple things are possible at once. It was considered blasphemous.
No mention of Jesus or God or anything Christian in Trump’s message.
Crickets.
No mention of Jesus or God or anything Christian in Trump’s message.
Crickets.
April 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
People on the right absolutely lost it last year when Trans Day of Visibility happened to coincide with Easter and Biden acknowledged BOTH, since multiple things are possible at once. It was considered blasphemous.
No mention of Jesus or God or anything Christian in Trump’s message.
Crickets.
No mention of Jesus or God or anything Christian in Trump’s message.
Crickets.
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I’ll be at SCOTUS on Monday for oral arguments in a case challenging whether insurance companies have to cover preventative care, including PrEP for HIV prevention, which conservatives claimed "encourages homosexual behavior.”
Here’s why it affects everyone.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
Here’s why it affects everyone.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care
Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.
www.advocate.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’ll be at SCOTUS on Monday for oral arguments in a case challenging whether insurance companies have to cover preventative care, including PrEP for HIV prevention, which conservatives claimed "encourages homosexual behavior.”
Here’s why it affects everyone.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
Here’s why it affects everyone.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
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As U.S. military members serve around the world, their children get a stellar education in the DoD school system, which is America’s highest-scoring, most diverse education system.
Trump & Hegseth have ended that.
Families are suing to regain it.
www.advocate.com/news/militar...
Trump & Hegseth have ended that.
Families are suing to regain it.
www.advocate.com/news/militar...
Military families sue Trump administration to keep their school system diverse
Children of service members are fighting against the Trump administration's moves attacking books, Black history and LGBTQ+ students.
www.advocate.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As U.S. military members serve around the world, their children get a stellar education in the DoD school system, which is America’s highest-scoring, most diverse education system.
Trump & Hegseth have ended that.
Families are suing to regain it.
www.advocate.com/news/militar...
Trump & Hegseth have ended that.
Families are suing to regain it.
www.advocate.com/news/militar...
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A lot of conversations lately about WorldPride in DC under Trump, the travel warning, and what it means for transgender and nonbinary folks.
I asked trans leaders & the DC mayor’s office what people need to know if they plan to travel for Pride. www.advocate.com/news/tips-tr...
I asked trans leaders & the DC mayor’s office what people need to know if they plan to travel for Pride. www.advocate.com/news/tips-tr...
What does WorldPride's travel warning mean for transgender & nonbinary people?
Transgender leaders and organizers respond to Travel fears ahead of WorldPride in Trump’s DC.
www.advocate.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A lot of conversations lately about WorldPride in DC under Trump, the travel warning, and what it means for transgender and nonbinary folks.
I asked trans leaders & the DC mayor’s office what people need to know if they plan to travel for Pride. www.advocate.com/news/tips-tr...
I asked trans leaders & the DC mayor’s office what people need to know if they plan to travel for Pride. www.advocate.com/news/tips-tr...
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Trump has revoked a U.S. citizen’s Social Security benefits in the hopes they would leave the country.
This comes after the administration filed 6,000 immigrants into the SSA’s “death master file,” stripping them of their legal ability to work and receive benefits.
This comes after the administration filed 6,000 immigrants into the SSA’s “death master file,” stripping them of their legal ability to work and receive benefits.
Trump Kicks Citizen Off Social Security in Anti-Immigrant Purge
Donald Trump has sought to punish immigrants by booting them off Social Security.
newrepublic.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump has revoked a U.S. citizen’s Social Security benefits in the hopes they would leave the country.
This comes after the administration filed 6,000 immigrants into the SSA’s “death master file,” stripping them of their legal ability to work and receive benefits.
This comes after the administration filed 6,000 immigrants into the SSA’s “death master file,” stripping them of their legal ability to work and receive benefits.
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Video from Friday shows ICE buses heading toward an airport in North Texas before turning around as the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must, for now, refrain from deporting Venezuelan men based in the state under the Alien Enemies Act.
As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows
At least 28 detainees were placed on buses Friday evening at ICE’s Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas, and then driven toward an airport about an hour away.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Video from Friday shows ICE buses heading toward an airport in North Texas before turning around as the Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must, for now, refrain from deporting Venezuelan men based in the state under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Alright. There is one other thing.
Even Alito and Thomas say that the administration has to follow the Court’s orders. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems remotely inclined to defend the admin on the merits.
Even Alito and Thomas say that the administration has to follow the Court’s orders. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems remotely inclined to defend the admin on the merits.
There is really only one important thing about this dissent and it is that only one other justice joined it
Alito has finally published his dissent from the Supreme Court’s emergency order last night. It’s joined by Thomas, and accuses the majority of violating multiple procedural rules in its race to halt unlawful deportations.
Characteristically whiny and aggrieved.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Characteristically whiny and aggrieved.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
April 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Alright. There is one other thing.
Even Alito and Thomas say that the administration has to follow the Court’s orders. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems remotely inclined to defend the admin on the merits.
Even Alito and Thomas say that the administration has to follow the Court’s orders. Nobody, and I mean nobody, seems remotely inclined to defend the admin on the merits.
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NEWS: Georgia Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of International Students
In a win for international students, U.S. District Judge Victoria Calvert has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deportation of 133 students whose immigration status was abruptly revoked.
In a win for international students, U.S. District Judge Victoria Calvert has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deportation of 133 students whose immigration status was abruptly revoked.
April 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEWS: Georgia Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of International Students
In a win for international students, U.S. District Judge Victoria Calvert has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deportation of 133 students whose immigration status was abruptly revoked.
In a win for international students, U.S. District Judge Victoria Calvert has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deportation of 133 students whose immigration status was abruptly revoked.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who recently met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, slammed the Trump administration for its handling of the Maryland man’s mistaken deportation, telling CNN it poses a threat to “the constitutional rights of everybody in America.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen argues Trump administration’s actions in Abrego Garcia case ‘threaten everybody’s rights’ | CNN Politics
Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen, fresh off his visit to El Salvador where he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, slammed the Trump administration for its handling of the mistaken deportation case...
www.cnn.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who recently met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, slammed the Trump administration for its handling of the Maryland man’s mistaken deportation, telling CNN it poses a threat to “the constitutional rights of everybody in America.”
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👇🎯 So campus speech. Much viewpoint diversity. Very marketplace of ideas.
Every accusation from the far right was a confession. And the total failure of our National Conversation™️ to distinguish between the real & imagined threats was deeply unserious.
Every accusation from the far right was a confession. And the total failure of our National Conversation™️ to distinguish between the real & imagined threats was deeply unserious.
Well worth reading.
The obvious point here is that some presented "woke" as an existential risk to speech and academic freedom, and some people warned about govt censorship as a bigger threat.
The former were not just wrong but paved the way for govt censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
The obvious point here is that some presented "woke" as an existential risk to speech and academic freedom, and some people warned about govt censorship as a bigger threat.
The former were not just wrong but paved the way for govt censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship (Gift Article)
How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
👇🎯 So campus speech. Much viewpoint diversity. Very marketplace of ideas.
Every accusation from the far right was a confession. And the total failure of our National Conversation™️ to distinguish between the real & imagined threats was deeply unserious.
Every accusation from the far right was a confession. And the total failure of our National Conversation™️ to distinguish between the real & imagined threats was deeply unserious.
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👇🎯 This & same
The misreading of the threat was especially obvious to those at big public universities in purple and red states. 20 years ago I started being careful about what I put in emails because our state legislature periodically did open records requests targeting ‘woke’ (then liberal) professors.
Well worth reading.
The obvious point here is that some presented "woke" as an existential risk to speech and academic freedom, and some people warned about govt censorship as a bigger threat.
The former were not just wrong but paved the way for govt censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
The obvious point here is that some presented "woke" as an existential risk to speech and academic freedom, and some people warned about govt censorship as a bigger threat.
The former were not just wrong but paved the way for govt censorship.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
April 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
👇🎯 This & same
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Free link 4U: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...
An Urgent Supreme Court Order Protecting Migrants Was Built for Speed (Gift Article)
In an overnight ruling blocking the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans, the justices ignored some of their protocols.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Free link 4U: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...
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Experts said the high court appeared to be taking an aggressive step but cautioned that the order does not address major underlying questions about President Trump’s legal authority to use the Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants from the United States.
Supreme Court’s predawn order halts deportation flights, for now
Constitutional scholars caution that the justices’ brief order does not address major underlying questions about the legal authorities Trump is using.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Experts said the high court appeared to be taking an aggressive step but cautioned that the order does not address major underlying questions about President Trump’s legal authority to use the Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants from the United States.
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Once again, behold the unparalleled parsimony & explanatory power of the Dennis Green Unified Theory Of 🇺🇸 Politics
April 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Once again, behold the unparalleled parsimony & explanatory power of the Dennis Green Unified Theory Of 🇺🇸 Politics
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NEWS: Edan On — the 18-year-old from Beverly Hills who was seen brutally beating pro-Palestinian students at UCLA with a pole — may have joined the Israeli military.
April 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
NEWS: Edan On — the 18-year-old from Beverly Hills who was seen brutally beating pro-Palestinian students at UCLA with a pole — may have joined the Israeli military.
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you know things are bad when the tech magazines are putting this out
April 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
you know things are bad when the tech magazines are putting this out
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Who else is going to run permanent large current account deficits to also run the permanent large capital account surpluses that must accompany issuing most of the world’s safe assets in a world of global finance? It’s not enough to say it won’t be 🇺🇸. Again, the math doesn’t work. 🇪🇺/🇩🇪? 🇨🇳? Who? 🤷♂️
April 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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