Charlotteg
@chargordon.bsky.social
I write about women's lives. Latest book: romantic outlaws
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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
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The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
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9/ These stories ignited outrage around the country and became talking points during the presidential election.
In response to our reporting, lawmakers filed more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access in at least seven states.
In response to our reporting, lawmakers filed more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access in at least seven states.
Lawmakers in at Least Seven States Seek Expanded Abortion Access
Some of the bills were filed in direct response to ProPublica’s reporting on the fatal consequences of abortion bans.
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
9/ These stories ignited outrage around the country and became talking points during the presidential election.
In response to our reporting, lawmakers filed more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access in at least seven states.
In response to our reporting, lawmakers filed more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access in at least seven states.
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She came here as a toddler, and would have been eligible for DACA if the program was not ended. Now she is in ICE detention because she took a right turn on a red light.
Her father is in the same detention center, arrested for a traffic violation two weeks prior.
newschannel9.com/news/local/f...
Her father is in the same detention center, arrested for a traffic violation two weeks prior.
newschannel9.com/news/local/f...
From traffic stop to ICE custody: Dalton student now in limbo, family wants answers
After a traffic stop for turning right on a red light in Dalton on Monday, a 19-year-old Dalton State student is now facing possible deportation.Friends say Xim
newschannel9.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
She came here as a toddler, and would have been eligible for DACA if the program was not ended. Now she is in ICE detention because she took a right turn on a red light.
Her father is in the same detention center, arrested for a traffic violation two weeks prior.
newschannel9.com/news/local/f...
Her father is in the same detention center, arrested for a traffic violation two weeks prior.
newschannel9.com/news/local/f...
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Another Judge Finds Trump Did Not Validly Invoke Alien Enemies Act Against Alleged Gang talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-a...
Another Judge Finds Trump Did Not Validly Invoke Alien Enemies Act Against Alleged Gang
As judges begin to rule on the merits of President Trump’s use...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Another Judge Finds Trump Did Not Validly Invoke Alien Enemies Act Against Alleged Gang talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-a...
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If Elmo was 3 when he was hired that means he’s now 48 — squarely Gen X
May 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
If Elmo was 3 when he was hired that means he’s now 48 — squarely Gen X
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May 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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I've had this article about Trump's obvious mind rot on the brain: www.yahoo.com/news/trump-m....
Then I see this in @radiofreetom.bsky.social's latest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv....
We're so far beyond "the emperor has no clothes" it's dazzling. If only there were an opposition party.
Then I see this in @radiofreetom.bsky.social's latest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv....
We're so far beyond "the emperor has no clothes" it's dazzling. If only there were an opposition party.
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I've had this article about Trump's obvious mind rot on the brain: www.yahoo.com/news/trump-m....
Then I see this in @radiofreetom.bsky.social's latest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv....
We're so far beyond "the emperor has no clothes" it's dazzling. If only there were an opposition party.
Then I see this in @radiofreetom.bsky.social's latest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv....
We're so far beyond "the emperor has no clothes" it's dazzling. If only there were an opposition party.
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Exclusive: Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show. By @propublica.org's @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Exclusive: Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show. By @propublica.org's @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I’m old enough to remember someone (me) writing about Trump’s disdain for and ignorance of America’s values and traditions a while ago (yesterday).
🎁: wapo.st/4iOds5m
🎁: wapo.st/4iOds5m
Opinion | America’s least American president
Donald Trump isn’t making America great again. He’s making it into something else entirely.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m old enough to remember someone (me) writing about Trump’s disdain for and ignorance of America’s values and traditions a while ago (yesterday).
🎁: wapo.st/4iOds5m
🎁: wapo.st/4iOds5m
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This from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is very worrying and also important
April 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is very worrying and also important
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Paul Weiss and the firms that settled should be ashamed.👇
"These are big boys. These are the biggest, most powerful lawyers. These are not people that are easily intimidated. And they paid hundreds of millions of dollars because I guess they probably felt they did something wrong." --Donald Trump
"These are big boys. These are the biggest, most powerful lawyers. These are not people that are easily intimidated. And they paid hundreds of millions of dollars because I guess they probably felt they did something wrong." --Donald Trump
April 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Paul Weiss and the firms that settled should be ashamed.👇
"These are big boys. These are the biggest, most powerful lawyers. These are not people that are easily intimidated. And they paid hundreds of millions of dollars because I guess they probably felt they did something wrong." --Donald Trump
"These are big boys. These are the biggest, most powerful lawyers. These are not people that are easily intimidated. And they paid hundreds of millions of dollars because I guess they probably felt they did something wrong." --Donald Trump
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Ask SoS Marco Rubio.
Did you vote for cruelty? www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Deported Cuban mother separated from breastfeeding 1-year-old daughter
Cuban mother Heidy Sanchez collapsed into tears as she recalled the moment last week when U.S. immigration officials in Florida told her she would be deported and separated from her still-breastfeeding 1-year-old daughter.
www.reuters.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ask SoS Marco Rubio.
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Youth turnout in 2024 was only down 3% from 2020.
What killed us is that young voters shifted right by double digits, caused by far-right youth groups outspending us nearly 10:1.
If we want to avoid that in 2026, left-leaning youth organizations need to be better funded.
What killed us is that young voters shifted right by double digits, caused by far-right youth groups outspending us nearly 10:1.
If we want to avoid that in 2026, left-leaning youth organizations need to be better funded.
April 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Youth turnout in 2024 was only down 3% from 2020.
What killed us is that young voters shifted right by double digits, caused by far-right youth groups outspending us nearly 10:1.
If we want to avoid that in 2026, left-leaning youth organizations need to be better funded.
What killed us is that young voters shifted right by double digits, caused by far-right youth groups outspending us nearly 10:1.
If we want to avoid that in 2026, left-leaning youth organizations need to be better funded.
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
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Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
April 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
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Rex Huppke admits that he has worn a Bulls hat. Which means, according to the MAGA mindset, that he's in MS-13. "I’m a middle-aged, non-Hispanic suburban man who’s whiter than ceiling primer, so I’m not sure how or when I became active in Hispanic gang culture."
Sharp column by my friend Rex.
Sharp column by my friend Rex.
Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia has a skull tattoo and has worn a Bulls hat. I have a skull tattoo and have worn a Bulls hat. Am I in MS-13?
"I’ve started wondering if I might be a member of a violent transnational Salvadoran gang."
My very important column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"I’ve started wondering if I might be a member of a violent transnational Salvadoran gang."
My very important column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia has tattoo, a Bulls hat. So do I. Am I in MS-13? | Opinion
Like many Americans following the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, I've started wondering if I might be a member of a transnational Salvadoran gang.
www.usatoday.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Rex Huppke admits that he has worn a Bulls hat. Which means, according to the MAGA mindset, that he's in MS-13. "I’m a middle-aged, non-Hispanic suburban man who’s whiter than ceiling primer, so I’m not sure how or when I became active in Hispanic gang culture."
Sharp column by my friend Rex.
Sharp column by my friend Rex.
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I feel like if I could see the emojis I would feel properly alive for a moment
“Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was mistakenly included, the newly revealed one was created by Mr. Hegseth. It included his wife and about a dozen other people from his personal and professional inner circle…”
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (Gift Article)
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I feel like if I could see the emojis I would feel properly alive for a moment
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Mass protests planned all over the country this Saturday. At least 500 events, organizers are hoping that millions will again turn out.
You can find events near you via
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@teslatakedown.com
You can find events near you via
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@teslatakedown.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Mass protests planned all over the country this Saturday. At least 500 events, organizers are hoping that millions will again turn out.
You can find events near you via
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@teslatakedown.com
You can find events near you via
@indivisible.org
@50501movement.bsky.social
@teslatakedown.com
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🚨STAT(S) of the Week (Plz RT)
Trump Sees Sharp Decline In Approval by Republican Voters
Read more & share with your networks open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Trump Sees Sharp Decline In Approval by Republican Voters
Read more & share with your networks open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
STAT(S) of the Week
🚨Trump Sees Sharp Decline In Approval by Republican Voters
open.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨STAT(S) of the Week (Plz RT)
Trump Sees Sharp Decline In Approval by Republican Voters
Read more & share with your networks open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Trump Sees Sharp Decline In Approval by Republican Voters
Read more & share with your networks open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...