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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.

Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23d
So Democrats get:

1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays

2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail

3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts

Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
bradhise.bsky.social
If one parses the equivocating language, this is the right decision, but it is clear Beilock is not the right president for Dartmouth at this moment. She lacks the moral courage to defend the College’s values and independence assertively.

president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10...
Dartmouth's Feedback on the Compact | Office of the President
president.dartmouth.edu
October 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
bradhise.bsky.social
Anyone who wants to understand exactly why Dartmouth and the eight other universities should not sign the “compact” should read this.

balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized
October 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Everyone should speak up now
motivickyle.bsky.social χle Ormsby @motivickyle.bsky.social · Oct 2
Alumni at University of Arizona, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Penn, USC, University of Texas, Vanderbilt, and UVA: Please let your school's leadership know how signing this compact would affect your generosity during future funding campaigns.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
bradhise.bsky.social
Paging President Sian Beilock.
Here's yet another example of a university president clearly articulating the stakes of this administration's actions and how to respond to them, but she thinks silence is a better strategy. Such an embarrassment for Dartmouth.
June 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
bradhise.bsky.social
This is an important message. I completely and unreservedly endorse it. Thank you to our friends at BADA!
alexanderchee.bsky.social Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · Jun 2
The Black Alumni Association of Dartmouth's email was suspended by the college after they shared this message of concern over the treatment of student protesters. As a result, they asked us to share their message widely. dartmouth.imodules.com/controls/ema...
We have been witnessing a steady erosion of trust within the Dartmouth community, and this moment demands that each of us examine the situation critically and ask the difficult questions.
dartmouth.imodules.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
bradhise.bsky.social
Signed.
Sign the Petition
Urge Dartmouth College to fight federal government attacks on higher education
chng.it
May 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
bradhise.bsky.social
I completely agree, although this assumes a university wants to take a stand and not just stay quiet and hope no one notices (*cough* Dartmouth *cough*).
sgadarian.bsky.social Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · May 1
This is a model for other universities. Engage your alumni - tell them why the work is important, what's at stake, and ask them to support you.
katecohen.bsky.social Kate Cohen @katecohen.bsky.social · Apr 30
Princeton leading the "which college gets my Dartmouth alumni contribution this year (Ivy Edition)" contest. Prize: $25 + goddamn self-respect.

standup.princeton.edu
May 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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katecohen.bsky.social
Princeton leading the "which college gets my Dartmouth alumni contribution this year (Ivy Edition)" contest. Prize: $25 + goddamn self-respect.

standup.princeton.edu
Stand Up for Princeton and Higher Education.
Join a community of Princeton alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends who are committed 
to making the case for America’s great colleges and universities.
standup.princeton.edu
April 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
bradhise.bsky.social
This is such an embarrassment.

www.thedartmouth.com/article/2025...
Dartmouth only Ivy to abstain from signing letter against Trump administration funding cuts
A College spokesperson said that the President “does not believe that signing open form letters like this one is an effective way to defend Dartmouth’s mission.” 
www.thedartmouth.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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kekerllp.bsky.social
Our first post is a big one...Statement from Keker, Van Nest & Peters on Trump’s Latest Executive Order “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.”
“Trump’s new Executive Order underscores how far removed this President, Attorney General and Administration are from our nation’s Constitution and bedrock values. Our liberties depend on lawyers’ willingness to represent unpopular people and causes, including in matters adverse to the Federal Government. An attack on lawyers who perform this work is inexcusable and despicable. Our profession owes every client zealous legal representation without fear of retribution, regardless of their political affiliation or ability to pay. We encourage law firm leaders to sign on to an amicus effort in support of Perkins Coie’s challenge to the Administration’s executive order targeting the firm, and to resist the Administration’s erosion of the rule of law.” – John Keker, Robert Van Nest, Elliot Peters, Laurie Carr Mims, and the Keker, Van Nest & Peters Partnership
March 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
bradhise.bsky.social
The true leader of the Democrats.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 14
AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
March 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
It’s pretty interesting that both Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom are clearly positioning themselves to run for President and one thought he should publicize that he’s having diplomatic conversations with Canadian provinces close to Minnesota and the other thought he should publicize that he sucks
March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
Corporate leaders who were fine with Trump sadistically imposing mass suffering on vulnerable groups as long as they got their tax cuts deserve every last bit of what this madman is now unleashing on them with these tariffs. Assholes.
February 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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petrana.bsky.social
Poetry Foundation not fucking around with today's poem of the day
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/...
A screenshot of Maggie Smith's "Good Bones" Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep from my children. The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative estimate, though I keep this from my children. For every bird there is a stone thrown at a bird. For every loved child, a child broken, bagged, sunk in a lake. Life is short and the world is at least half terrible, and for every kind stranger, there is one who would break you, though I keep this from my children. I am trying to sell them the world. Any decent realtor, walking you through a real shithole, chirps on about good bones: This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
bradhise.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
bradhise.bsky.social
2025 has already jumped the shark.
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jan 1
NEWS

A Tesla Cybertruck has exploded at the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
January 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
KIDS, THERE'S THREE WAYS TO DO THINGS: THE RIGHT WAY, THE WRONG WAY AND THE AI WAY ISN'T The "AI WAY" THE WRONG WAY? YEAH, BUT FASTER.
December 15, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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mr-sshhhhh.bsky.social
All I got for two decades of empathy was blamed for not trying to understand the people punching me hard enough
December 6, 2024 at 1:51 PM