C.L. (Cyndi) Pauwels
@clpauwels.bsky.social
Writer, student, seeker of truth. "A conscientious objector to America's current culture" ~ unkn source - https://clpauwels.com/ Random DMs=BLOCK
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Thanks RFK and Trump.
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Thanks RFK and Trump.
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My God.
Andrew Johnson claimed to an alleged child molestation victim that Trump's pardon entitled him to multi-million dollar reparations.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My God.
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"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..."
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..."
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
What a great story!
We lived in a pub when I was growing up and when I was 3 (50 years ago!) we had someone in to draw the pub for a business card. I sat next to him and watched him draw every line. I was transfixed and it was a huge inspiration for me. I’ve dreamt about owning that drawing for years…
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What a great story!
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This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
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"One case involved the sole African American attorney working for the Mississippi State Senate, who was paid less than half of what her white colleagues made. As clear-cut a case of disparate racial treatment you could find.
Trump appointees ordered us to drop it."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump appointees ordered us to drop it."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"One case involved the sole African American attorney working for the Mississippi State Senate, who was paid less than half of what her white colleagues made. As clear-cut a case of disparate racial treatment you could find.
Trump appointees ordered us to drop it."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump appointees ordered us to drop it."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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You just have to wonder, do elected Republicans EVER get tired of Trump threatening them the second they do something he disagrees with? Do they ever feel like soulless cowards when they remain silent while he does it to others? Is holding onto their office worth the debasement?
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
You just have to wonder, do elected Republicans EVER get tired of Trump threatening them the second they do something he disagrees with? Do they ever feel like soulless cowards when they remain silent while he does it to others? Is holding onto their office worth the debasement?
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"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to give former FBI Director James Comey all materials it presented to a grand jury to secure a two-count indictment against him in September. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Judge Sees ‘Profound Investigative Missteps’ in Trump’s Comey Prosecution
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to give former FBI Director James Comey all materials it presented to a grand jury to secure a two-count indictment against him in September. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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Believe. The. Women.
At least one woman has accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was 14, refusing to wear a condom, slapping her, and when she cried about being worried she would get pregnant, he threw some cash at her and told her to get an abortion.
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Believe. The. Women.
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So @brianstelter.bsky.social has a good cheat sheet on the cracks in MAGA
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So @brianstelter.bsky.social has a good cheat sheet on the cracks in MAGA
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Another reason Donald can get away with this is that he and Pamela Jo Bondi have already devised a plan to block the release of the files. At Donald's request, Bondi just started a new, "ongoing investigation" into Epstein that, per DOJ rules, will prevent the release of any evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Another reason Donald can get away with this is that he and Pamela Jo Bondi have already devised a plan to block the release of the files. At Donald's request, Bondi just started a new, "ongoing investigation" into Epstein that, per DOJ rules, will prevent the release of any evidence.
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As Trump depicts US cities as unchecked war zones, former military contractors are finding employment in private security firms that promise to eliminate "uncertainty."
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As Trump depicts US cities as unchecked war zones, former military contractors are finding employment in private security firms that promise to eliminate "uncertainty."
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
In Minneapolis, records show another story.
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That’s extraordinary!!!!
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
That’s extraordinary!!!!
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Making property owners pay a larger percentage in property tax on each subsequent house they buy would be rad.
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Making property owners pay a larger percentage in property tax on each subsequent house they buy would be rad.
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
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Remember MAGA, it wasn't a "hoax" until AFTER he found he was in the files.
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Remember MAGA, it wasn't a "hoax" until AFTER he found he was in the files.
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Thank you to everyone organizing in Charlotte. As we saw in Chicago, you can send them packing, and we know similar efforts are already underway in Charlotte. In Chicago, neighborhood groups held “Know Your Rights” trainings so residents understood what to do if ICE appeared.
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thank you to everyone organizing in Charlotte. As we saw in Chicago, you can send them packing, and we know similar efforts are already underway in Charlotte. In Chicago, neighborhood groups held “Know Your Rights” trainings so residents understood what to do if ICE appeared.
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The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts. n.pr/47JZjUD
Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago
The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The decision by the Defense Department comes as Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland have been stalled for weeks by the courts. n.pr/47JZjUD
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Trump tells the GOP to vote to release the files, and he’ll give them whatever they’re “legally entitled to.” How long before he tells everyone they’re legally entitled to nothing because of the open and ongoing “investigation” he opened into a “hoax”?
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump tells the GOP to vote to release the files, and he’ll give them whatever they’re “legally entitled to.” How long before he tells everyone they’re legally entitled to nothing because of the open and ongoing “investigation” he opened into a “hoax”?
As I debate whether to put myself through the whole process again while waiting for my latest MS to work its way through beta readers 🫤
#WritingCommunity @authorsofbluesky.bsky.social
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This.
ALL this!!!
And thankfully, every now and then someone tells you the last bit too, otherwise you really would wonder why you're even inflicting all of it on yourself 😄
#BookSky #amwriting #writing #Writer #writercommunity #WritingCommunity #writers #writerslife #WritingLife #writerlife
ALL this!!!
And thankfully, every now and then someone tells you the last bit too, otherwise you really would wonder why you're even inflicting all of it on yourself 😄
#BookSky #amwriting #writing #Writer #writercommunity #WritingCommunity #writers #writerslife #WritingLife #writerlife
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As I debate whether to put myself through the whole process again while waiting for my latest MS to work its way through beta readers 🫤
#WritingCommunity @authorsofbluesky.bsky.social
#WritingCommunity @authorsofbluesky.bsky.social
"These missives do reveal the evil banality of the world’s most rich and famous, whose vast pursuit of money or teenaged blondes or whatever knew no bounds, or, at long last, any sense of decency."
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"These missives do reveal the evil banality of the world’s most rich and famous, whose vast pursuit of money or teenaged blondes or whatever knew no bounds, or, at long last, any sense of decency."
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Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like