RC
@cainrdc.bsky.social
Native Pennsylvanian, former Californian, DC denizen, Connecticut shore stroller, and reluctant Jersey Girl. Current blue dot in Florida. I die a little inside when I hear The Smiths at the grocery store. She/her
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A reminder that the Fox News Cinematic Universe only focuses on black officials when they can tear them down.
They used to mock Baltimore's Brandon Scott as a "DEI mayor" but now that homicide rates have plummeted they're just pretending he doesn't exist.
They used to mock Baltimore's Brandon Scott as a "DEI mayor" but now that homicide rates have plummeted they're just pretending he doesn't exist.
For everyone who has ever asked, on seeing my Baltimore homicide charts, "How did they do that?"
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A reminder that the Fox News Cinematic Universe only focuses on black officials when they can tear them down.
They used to mock Baltimore's Brandon Scott as a "DEI mayor" but now that homicide rates have plummeted they're just pretending he doesn't exist.
They used to mock Baltimore's Brandon Scott as a "DEI mayor" but now that homicide rates have plummeted they're just pretending he doesn't exist.
Because of course it did
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Because of course it did
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We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
www.post-gazette.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
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Trump directs the Smithsonian Institution in Washington to remove `divisive' references to race and gender at its network of museums.
Trump Directs Smithsonian Sites to Scrub Content on Race, Gender
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing the Smithsonian Institution to remove references to “improper ideology” from its programs and exhibitions, the latest effort from the White House...
www.bloomberg.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Trump directs the Smithsonian Institution in Washington to remove `divisive' references to race and gender at its network of museums.
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I love it when wealthy writers use some of their money to do things like foster literacy, instead of to attack marginalized groups.
In case you want some sweet news today.
I’m volunteering at the book fair at my kid’s school, and discovered Dav Pilkey paid for the whole thing.
For the entire school.
Every kid pre-k through fifth grade (the whole school) goes home with two free books.
I’m volunteering at the book fair at my kid’s school, and discovered Dav Pilkey paid for the whole thing.
For the entire school.
Every kid pre-k through fifth grade (the whole school) goes home with two free books.
March 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I love it when wealthy writers use some of their money to do things like foster literacy, instead of to attack marginalized groups.
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Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
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Jessica: I don’t ever want hear “but her emails” again
March 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Jessica: I don’t ever want hear “but her emails” again
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I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
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Hey guys remember the Hillary Clinton email server?
Seems kinda, small today, doesn’t it?
Seems kinda, small today, doesn’t it?
March 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hey guys remember the Hillary Clinton email server?
Seems kinda, small today, doesn’t it?
Seems kinda, small today, doesn’t it?
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Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
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Unbelievable turnout in this ruby red district for the Darrell Issa empty chair town hall!
March 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Unbelievable turnout in this ruby red district for the Darrell Issa empty chair town hall!
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As veterans lose their jobs and Americans lose their Social Security and benefits, the richest man on Earth makes billions.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
As veterans lose their jobs and Americans lose their Social Security and benefits, the richest man on Earth makes billions.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
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What is he hawking today?
March 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What is he hawking today?
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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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With dramatic cuts to departments and efforts to restrict access to certain research, the administration is reshaping a vast data-driven world in its autocratic image.
The Vast Dangers of Trump’s War On Information
With dramatic cuts to departments and efforts to restrict access to certain research, the administration is reshaping a vast data-driven world in its autocratic image.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
With dramatic cuts to departments and efforts to restrict access to certain research, the administration is reshaping a vast data-driven world in its autocratic image.
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
February 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
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February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025
After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructur...
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February 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
February 15, 2025
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This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.
February 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.
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“It was never going to be me” is a breakup line so dagger-sharp Taylor Swift could have written it.
The lead prosecutor on the Adams investigation - Hagan Scotten - resigns from SDNY.
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion [to dismiss Adams charges]. But it was never going to me.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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On this week's @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social about Wired's incredible reporting into DOGE.
And @ryanjreilly.com about Trump's purges at the DOJ.
Brooke spoke with @ezralevin.bsky.social about overcoming Democratic paralysis:
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
And @ryanjreilly.com about Trump's purges at the DOJ.
Brooke spoke with @ezralevin.bsky.social about overcoming Democratic paralysis:
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
February 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On this week's @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with @telliotter.bsky.social about Wired's incredible reporting into DOGE.
And @ryanjreilly.com about Trump's purges at the DOJ.
Brooke spoke with @ezralevin.bsky.social about overcoming Democratic paralysis:
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
And @ryanjreilly.com about Trump's purges at the DOJ.
Brooke spoke with @ezralevin.bsky.social about overcoming Democratic paralysis:
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...