Beth Lueck
@bethanyl.bsky.social
History fanatic and political junkie by night, Midwestern sales rep by day. Trying, and failing miserably to make sense of our newly f*cked up world. Organize. Resist.
Yep. I think that’s correct
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social @slate.com -- Serious stuff. Find those who've earned trust. Support and amplify.
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Maybe Don’t Take for Granted That You’ll Be Able to Vote in the Midterms
The SAVE Act is a direct attack on women’s voting rights.
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April 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yep. I think that’s correct
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I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
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Brad Schimel is lying about abortion!
Behind closed doors, he says he'll ban it.
Susan Crawford will uphold the freedoms that Wisconsinites hold dear.
🗳️ Toolkit for WI Supreme Court race ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
Behind closed doors, he says he'll ban it.
Susan Crawford will uphold the freedoms that Wisconsinites hold dear.
🗳️ Toolkit for WI Supreme Court race ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
February 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Brad Schimel is lying about abortion!
Behind closed doors, he says he'll ban it.
Susan Crawford will uphold the freedoms that Wisconsinites hold dear.
🗳️ Toolkit for WI Supreme Court race ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
Behind closed doors, he says he'll ban it.
Susan Crawford will uphold the freedoms that Wisconsinites hold dear.
🗳️ Toolkit for WI Supreme Court race ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
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If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.
February 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on.
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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His Russian handlers call him KRASNOV. He’s going to attack Iran. Bet on it. He will move on Iran as the economy crashes and he hopes we haven’t seen this movie before. The war will distract from the failed economy and everyone will be expected to support their Commander in Chief in a time of war.
February 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
His Russian handlers call him KRASNOV. He’s going to attack Iran. Bet on it. He will move on Iran as the economy crashes and he hopes we haven’t seen this movie before. The war will distract from the failed economy and everyone will be expected to support their Commander in Chief in a time of war.
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My profession is mortgage brokerage and I've done it for over 20 years.
When you read National Mortgage Professional magazine, consider that it's by consumer finance pros, for other mortgage pros.
Amongst many, this line stands out:
"Annihilating the CFPB should be unthinkable."
When you read National Mortgage Professional magazine, consider that it's by consumer finance pros, for other mortgage pros.
Amongst many, this line stands out:
"Annihilating the CFPB should be unthinkable."
We Don't Care About You
The signals that unplugging the CFPB sends
nationalmortgageprofessional.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My profession is mortgage brokerage and I've done it for over 20 years.
When you read National Mortgage Professional magazine, consider that it's by consumer finance pros, for other mortgage pros.
Amongst many, this line stands out:
"Annihilating the CFPB should be unthinkable."
When you read National Mortgage Professional magazine, consider that it's by consumer finance pros, for other mortgage pros.
Amongst many, this line stands out:
"Annihilating the CFPB should be unthinkable."
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Kristi Noem: “you can’t trust the government.”
Dana Bash: “you are the government.”
If the Trump Administration can’t trust itself, why should you?
Dana Bash: “you are the government.”
If the Trump Administration can’t trust itself, why should you?
BASH: I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about the government having access to personal data
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
NOEM: Well, we can't trust the government anymore
BASH: You are the government
February 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Kristi Noem: “you can’t trust the government.”
Dana Bash: “you are the government.”
If the Trump Administration can’t trust itself, why should you?
Dana Bash: “you are the government.”
If the Trump Administration can’t trust itself, why should you?
Does anyone have thoughts on what is going to happen to the US housing market?
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Does anyone have thoughts on what is going to happen to the US housing market?
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6. Beware of false attacks
Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.
Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
6. Beware of false attacks
Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.
Bondi is an election denier. Patel has an enemies list. Trump has promised retribution. When a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work.
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I pointed out something similar a few weeks ago, but beyond just mocking the media for their stupid complicity here, these articles should be a direct refutation of the admin's claims that "The American People Voted For This."
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
Trump team preps list of banned staffers
The names include conservatives linked to Project 2025 and Republicans viewed as disloyal to the former president.
www.politico.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I pointed out something similar a few weeks ago, but beyond just mocking the media for their stupid complicity here, these articles should be a direct refutation of the admin's claims that "The American People Voted For This."
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
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Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
February 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
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Elon Musk's X army takes the wheel: Elon Musk is enlisting the help of his X army as he seeks to hack away at the U.S. government, responding directly to users who recommend specific cuts and posting an X poll to justify reinstating a staffer who resigned over racist tweets.
Why it matters: Now…
Why it matters: Now…
Elon Musk's X army takes the wheel
Elon Musk is enlisting the help of his X army as he seeks to hack away at the U.S. government, responding directly to users who recommend specific cuts and posting an X poll to justify reinstating a staffer who resigned over racist tweets.
Why it…
www.axios.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Elon Musk's X army takes the wheel: Elon Musk is enlisting the help of his X army as he seeks to hack away at the U.S. government, responding directly to users who recommend specific cuts and posting an X poll to justify reinstating a staffer who resigned over racist tweets.
Why it matters: Now…
Why it matters: Now…
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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
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Tech billionaires have an unprecedented ability—and incentive—to manipulate the public's perception of reality, Adam Serwer argues.
Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage
The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tech billionaires have an unprecedented ability—and incentive—to manipulate the public's perception of reality, Adam Serwer argues.
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Let's get this circulated!! 😤
February 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let's get this circulated!! 😤
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Blumenthal: "It would be one thing if we had some disinterested, impartial business person -- highly successful -- looking at ways to make our govt more efficient and save money. That's not what's happening here. Elon Musk is doing a power grab & information heist, the biggest in American history"
February 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Blumenthal: "It would be one thing if we had some disinterested, impartial business person -- highly successful -- looking at ways to make our govt more efficient and save money. That's not what's happening here. Elon Musk is doing a power grab & information heist, the biggest in American history"
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ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
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'Read the fine print': Officials call out 'misleading' Trump buyout offer to federal staff: Thursday marks the deadline for federal workers to accept an offer from President Donald Trump's administration to quit their jobs with extra pay or risk being fired. But some officials are warning about…
'Read the fine print': Officials call out 'misleading' Trump buyout offer to federal staff
Thursday marks the deadline for federal workers to accept an offer from President Donald Trump's administration to quit their jobs with extra pay or risk being fired. But some officials are warning about specific language buried in the text of the buyout…
www.rawstory.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
'Read the fine print': Officials call out 'misleading' Trump buyout offer to federal staff: Thursday marks the deadline for federal workers to accept an offer from President Donald Trump's administration to quit their jobs with extra pay or risk being fired. But some officials are warning about…
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Knowing the names of the an unelected oligarch’s underlings who are destroying the government from within is a crime now, apparently.
February 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Knowing the names of the an unelected oligarch’s underlings who are destroying the government from within is a crime now, apparently.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Is anyone actually getting through to their Senators? I’ve been trying to call Tammy Baldwin’s office on and off all day - I only get voicemail, and it’s garbled.
February 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Is anyone actually getting through to their Senators? I’ve been trying to call Tammy Baldwin’s office on and off all day - I only get voicemail, and it’s garbled.
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.