@betsywalton.bsky.social
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Monstrous.
President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.
June 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Monstrous.
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i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone
June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone
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Thousands of people marching through Lower Manhattan now demanding ICE get out of New York City.
June 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thousands of people marching through Lower Manhattan now demanding ICE get out of New York City.
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Trying to remember the last chief of US intelligence agencies who publicly advanced a conspiracy theory that the nation's "elite" are plotting to start a nuclear war because they have shelters.
Tulsi Gabbard: "Political elite warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers. Perhaps it’s because they are confident that they will have access to nuclear shelters for themselves and their families that regular people won’t have access to." x.com/tulsigabbard...
Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 on X: "I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever. https://t.co/TmxmxiGwnV" / X
I recently visited Hiroshima, and stood at the epicenter of a city scarred by the unimaginable horror caused by a single nuclear bomb dropped in 1945. What I saw, the stories I heard, and the haunting sadness that remains, will stay with me forever. https://t.co/TmxmxiGwnV
x.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trying to remember the last chief of US intelligence agencies who publicly advanced a conspiracy theory that the nation's "elite" are plotting to start a nuclear war because they have shelters.
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“The actions have obliterated decades of experience in national security and criminal matters at the FBI…”
It’s unusual for FBI officials to speak with reporters to raise concerns this way (even anonymously).
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...
It’s unusual for FBI officials to speak with reporters to raise concerns this way (even anonymously).
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...
Unease at F.B.I. Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“The actions have obliterated decades of experience in national security and criminal matters at the FBI…”
It’s unusual for FBI officials to speak with reporters to raise concerns this way (even anonymously).
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...
It’s unusual for FBI officials to speak with reporters to raise concerns this way (even anonymously).
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...
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When something like this happens, there's always a raft of "in any other administration this would be a historic scandal" responses.
It's important to remember why this admin is different. It's not the media, and it's not (primarily) the admin itself. It's the congressional GOP. Period.
It's important to remember why this admin is different. It's not the media, and it's not (primarily) the admin itself. It's the congressional GOP. Period.
An impersonator breached the phone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, President Trump said, and pretended to be her in calls and messages received by her high-profile contacts.
Impersonator breached Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’s phone, Trump says
President Donald Trump said someone hacked his chief of staff’s phone, just weeks after the FBI warned of “malicious actors” impersonating senior officials.
wapo.st
May 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
When something like this happens, there's always a raft of "in any other administration this would be a historic scandal" responses.
It's important to remember why this admin is different. It's not the media, and it's not (primarily) the admin itself. It's the congressional GOP. Period.
It's important to remember why this admin is different. It's not the media, and it's not (primarily) the admin itself. It's the congressional GOP. Period.
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Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
May 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
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There are lots of wrong definitions of habeas one could give, but this is just about the *most* wrong definition possible.
Imagine a cabinet member being asked to define freedom of speech and answering that it’s the government’s right to stop you from criticizing them. About the same.
Imagine a cabinet member being asked to define freedom of speech and answering that it’s the government’s right to stop you from criticizing them. About the same.
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There are lots of wrong definitions of habeas one could give, but this is just about the *most* wrong definition possible.
Imagine a cabinet member being asked to define freedom of speech and answering that it’s the government’s right to stop you from criticizing them. About the same.
Imagine a cabinet member being asked to define freedom of speech and answering that it’s the government’s right to stop you from criticizing them. About the same.
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It’s OK, though, none of them wrote op-eds about the suffering of Palestinians
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration. apnews.com/article/el-c...
Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration
Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States.
apnews.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It’s OK, though, none of them wrote op-eds about the suffering of Palestinians
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JPMORGAN: “.. The trade war shock is still material. .. we now estimate an effective ex-ante tariff rate of 14.4%. This is akin to a $475bn tax hike on US households and businesses, worth 1.6% of GDP (still sitting close to the largest tax hike in the post WWII period).”
May 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
JPMORGAN: “.. The trade war shock is still material. .. we now estimate an effective ex-ante tariff rate of 14.4%. This is akin to a $475bn tax hike on US households and businesses, worth 1.6% of GDP (still sitting close to the largest tax hike in the post WWII period).”
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It’s amazing how this 25-year-old system was working fine *right* up to the point where DOGE started fucking with it, and then it suddenly broke.
They’re like arsonists who set fires so just they can rush in and save people
They’re like arsonists who set fires so just they can rush in and save people
Duffy on the air traffic control system: "The lights are blinking, the sirens are turning ... what you see in Newark is gonna happen in other places across the country."
Good luck, air travelers!
Good luck, air travelers!
May 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It’s amazing how this 25-year-old system was working fine *right* up to the point where DOGE started fucking with it, and then it suddenly broke.
They’re like arsonists who set fires so just they can rush in and save people
They’re like arsonists who set fires so just they can rush in and save people
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"This is naked corruption on a massive scale. But at least the golf stuff is covered by a tiny fig leaf, ostensibly separating the Trump Org and the Oval Office. Now, less than four months into his second term, Trump is ripping the bandaid off and discarding all pretense." -- @lizdye.bsky.social
Qatar Bribes Trump With Bling Blimp
Can a plane be a presidential record?
www.lawandchaospod.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"This is naked corruption on a massive scale. But at least the golf stuff is covered by a tiny fig leaf, ostensibly separating the Trump Org and the Oval Office. Now, less than four months into his second term, Trump is ripping the bandaid off and discarding all pretense." -- @lizdye.bsky.social
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KILMEADE: Do you worry that if they Qataris give us something like this that they'll want something in return?
LEAVITT: Absolutely not, because they know President Trump and they know he only works with the interests of the American public in mind
LEAVITT: Absolutely not, because they know President Trump and they know he only works with the interests of the American public in mind
May 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
KILMEADE: Do you worry that if they Qataris give us something like this that they'll want something in return?
LEAVITT: Absolutely not, because they know President Trump and they know he only works with the interests of the American public in mind
LEAVITT: Absolutely not, because they know President Trump and they know he only works with the interests of the American public in mind
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Arresting a mayor for doing his job should never be allowed in this country. We stand firmly with Mayor Baraka and his right to do his job. The Trump administration’s actions are an abuse of all we believe in America. www.aft.org/press-releas... @aaup.bsky.social @aftnewjersey.bsky.social
AFT’s Weingarten, AAUP’s Wolfson and NJ Union Leaders Respond to Newark Mayor’s Arrest
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten, American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson, a Rutgers University associate professor, and AFT leaders in New Jersey are raising ala...
www.aft.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Arresting a mayor for doing his job should never be allowed in this country. We stand firmly with Mayor Baraka and his right to do his job. The Trump administration’s actions are an abuse of all we believe in America. www.aft.org/press-releas... @aaup.bsky.social @aftnewjersey.bsky.social
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Columbia, the university that administers the Pulitzer Prizes, with a brutal crackdown on press freedom. There are no words for this
Shame on Claire Shipman
Shame on Claire Shipman
Several Columbia Univ student journalists are suspended after covering protests (while wearing press ID) in the main library.
Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams.
Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...
Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams.
Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist
www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...
Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest
Barnard and Columbia issued interim suspensions Thursday afternoon to four student journalists who covered a Wednesday pro-Palestinian protest in Butler Library, citing “information received” from Pub...
www.columbiaspectator.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Columbia, the university that administers the Pulitzer Prizes, with a brutal crackdown on press freedom. There are no words for this
Shame on Claire Shipman
Shame on Claire Shipman
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The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
Trump’s Corruption Hits Next Level With Shady $2 Billion Crypto Deal
An investment firm backed by a foreign government just made a massive deal using the Trump family’s crypto firm. The conflicts of interest here are unprecedented.
newrepublic.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Trump family’s cryptocurrency business just got a $2B investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates government.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
With this deal, they will be enriched beyond most people’s comprehension—and they have the UAE government to thank for it.
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"A recession means lower incomes. Means fewer people with jobs. It means people losing self esteem and connection with the labor force. It means families doing without. It means higher rates of depression; higher rates of divorce; higher rates of suicide... and it's not OK."
May 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"A recession means lower incomes. Means fewer people with jobs. It means people losing self esteem and connection with the labor force. It means families doing without. It means higher rates of depression; higher rates of divorce; higher rates of suicide... and it's not OK."
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"We don’t really need a murder on Fifth Avenue before we can agree that paying off the sitting president is wrong, do we?"
A POTUS who said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave. is doing something nearly as bad with his massive crypto grift - selling access to his WH as he and his kids pocket hundreds of millions of dollars
Why can't we stop a bigger scandal than Watergate? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Why can't we stop a bigger scandal than Watergate? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
The Trump family is taking crypto payoffs in the middle of Fifth Avenue. Who will stop them?
From a Persian Gulf dictator to a trucking magnate, a shocking line to pay off the Trump family in crypto is growing.
www.inquirer.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"We don’t really need a murder on Fifth Avenue before we can agree that paying off the sitting president is wrong, do we?"
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And you thought the left was censorious. How about actual censoring?
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
May 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
And you thought the left was censorious. How about actual censoring?
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This is scary — and also disgusting and wrong. Chris served our nation proudly. We cannot let this become our new norm.
This saga is one of the scariest and most destructive things the Trump administration has pursued so far, from the standpoint of US democracy. It’s far beyond one individual. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
Chris Krebs, Ex-Leader of Cybersecurity Agency, Is Under Investigation, Trump Officials Say
The disclosure came three weeks after President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate the former agency leader, Chris Krebs, in an act of score settling.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is scary — and also disgusting and wrong. Chris served our nation proudly. We cannot let this become our new norm.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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These are just Nazi rallies. To cheer for that? Just Nazis.
at his rally in Michigan, Trump plays a propaganda video of prisoners having their heads shaved at the Gulag in El Salvador to big cheers from the crowd and "U-S-A!" chants
April 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
These are just Nazi rallies. To cheer for that? Just Nazis.
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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?