blanchecat.bsky.social
@blanchecat.bsky.social
Los Angeles 1992 Rodney King.
33 years. A new generation, new riots, new troops.
Deja vu all over again.
June 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just watched an interesting segment by Jen Psaki on young men and MAGA. I find a lot of focus on young men and their political and social ideas. What about young women? How do they vote? What are their issues?
May 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Trump’s attacks on the rule of law not only affect the legal profession, but all citizens. “I realized, it might have to be me,” says @cohen489.bsky.social, who resigned from their firm over the Trump deal, urging others to “pay attention” to the attacks on the justice system.
‘I realized, it might have to be me’: Lawyer resigns from firm over Trump deal, says ‘pay attention’
“I was hoping to get people to pay attention to what was going on,” says Rachel Cohen, a now-former Associate at Skadden Arps, one of the handful of firms which recently made agreements with the Trump administration. “We’ve underestimated” the Trump administration’s attacks on the justice system, says Cohen. They’re coming for the big firms first, because “it’s hard to care what happens to Skadden Arps”, but it’s ultimately clients like Kilmar Abrego Garcia and others – and the rule of law – ultimately suffering the heaviest consequences. “I don’t want to be a liability to them,” says Mark Zaid, a national security attorney and co-founder of WhistleBlower Aid who has been defending whistleblowers of all party affiliations for decades. “This is the first administration who has actually targeted me because of that.”
www.msnbc.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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with gratitude for the opportunity to share the urgency of this moment—
April 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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"What emerges is a more intimate picture of Öztürk and how a child development researcher charged with no crime ended up in a crowded cell in Louisiana." www.propublica.org/article/rume...
American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell
“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have be...
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Just asking---Is it possible for one to score a perfect 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Asssessment and still be batsh-t crazy?
April 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can anyone please tell me how I can say that what Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide without being accused of "antisemitism"?
April 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Add your name to the petition to demand the Office of Government Ethics investigate Trump, his family, the administration, and all members of Congress for any unethical recent market trades! sign.moveon.org/petitions/di...
Demand an investigation into unethical insider trading!
Add your name to the petition to demand the Office of Government Ethics investigate Trump, his family, the administration, and all members of Congress for any unethical recent market trades!
sign.moveon.org
April 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Did any Americans vote for this?

"[Transportation Secretary] Duffy said the young staff of Mr Musk’s team was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? Mr Duffy said. I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?"
Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk
Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The Guardian is reporting that Trump is openly violating a court order, and has transferred multiple transgender women to men's facilities.

We know in Florida, transgender women are having their hair shorn, feminine items confiscated, and pulled off medication.

This is inhumane and illegal.
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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All the pundits spending time on Dems’ message on trans sports could maybe use a little of their power and platform to talk about how vile this is.
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order

“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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“A vessel for all the worst elements of the American condition. And a cheap, soulless bully besides. We never have had such a cheap counterfeit of a president as currently occupies the office.” — Charles Pierce (Oct. 2018)
March 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We cannot allow the indefensible actions of our government to eclipse our overwhelming solidarity with the Ukrainian people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Over the past two years, everyday people have been showing up in support of Ukraine in both big demonstrations and small acts—including displaying the Ukrainian flag, publicly advocating for peace and...
sign.moveon.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Zadie Smith has a truly frightening article in this week's New York Review of Books: "Trump Gaza Number One " "The AI-generated vision of postwar Gaza that Trump posted on social media was only thirty-three seconds long, but it spoke volumes about how his administration sees the world."
March 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Brilliant show of statesmanship and solidarity.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes out to greet President Zelenskyy on the street.

Starmer posted a clip of this moment on his X account. He stated:

"Action, not just words.

Britain stands with Ukraine, today and always 🇬🇧🇺🇦"
March 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ukraine remembers Stalin and the famine he created there. They will not willingly submit to Russian rule again. A long memory is a weapon.

www.history.com/news/ukraini....
www.history.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM