@connorelarsen.bsky.social
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it's been years upon years of labored "campus culture" op-eds from salaried writers hectoring students about free speech, and now the state is kidnapping students for their speech in broad daylight
March 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
it's been years upon years of labored "campus culture" op-eds from salaried writers hectoring students about free speech, and now the state is kidnapping students for their speech in broad daylight
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This is one of the many reasons we need universal healthcare (and universal social safety net programs more generally). When access to support is means-tested, that support becomes stigmatized. And that stigma reinforces the idea that only some people are deserving of dignity.
We’ve got a friend in Wisconsin who said she wasn’t worried about potential cuts to Medicaid because she and her 3 kids don’t need it - they’re on BadgerCare. She was stunned when I told her they were all on Medicaid.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.
February 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is one of the many reasons we need universal healthcare (and universal social safety net programs more generally). When access to support is means-tested, that support becomes stigmatized. And that stigma reinforces the idea that only some people are deserving of dignity.
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GOOD - MacArthur Foundation moving to emergency footing for nonprofit funding w/ increased giving, flexibility & trust www.macfound.org/press/perspe...
I especially value them highlighting “flexible, trust-based models” that cover indirect costs at 29% & less onerous administrative requirements.
I especially value them highlighting “flexible, trust-based models” that cover indirect costs at 29% & less onerous administrative requirements.
February 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
GOOD - MacArthur Foundation moving to emergency footing for nonprofit funding w/ increased giving, flexibility & trust www.macfound.org/press/perspe...
I especially value them highlighting “flexible, trust-based models” that cover indirect costs at 29% & less onerous administrative requirements.
I especially value them highlighting “flexible, trust-based models” that cover indirect costs at 29% & less onerous administrative requirements.
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NEW: A WIRED investigation reveals that Elon Musk’s Starlink is serving internet to scam compounds in Myanmar where tens of thousands of human beings are enslaved.
By @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/starli...
By @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/starli...
February 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: A WIRED investigation reveals that Elon Musk’s Starlink is serving internet to scam compounds in Myanmar where tens of thousands of human beings are enslaved.
By @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/starli...
By @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
www.wired.com/story/starli...
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The month of moping ends now.
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
WATCH: An *actual* plan to beat fascism
A masterclass from political sage Anat Shenker-Osorio on how you can fight back against Trump II, create "social proof," mobilize your community, stop waiting for Democrats, and start getting it DONE
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The month of moping ends now.
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
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this is exactly how to frame it, great work by Slate here
Meet the Disabled Vets, Cancer Researchers, and Nuclear Techs Fired by Elon Musk
Musk's vulture-capitalist approach to dismantling the federal government may be opening the door to wrongful termination lawsuits.
slate.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
this is exactly how to frame it, great work by Slate here
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On the heels of multiple airplane disasters, including one less than a month ago that killed 67 people, and after years of warnings about our understaffed air traffic control system, Trump has begun firing hundreds of FAA air traffic control workers.
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washi...
apnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
On the heels of multiple airplane disasters, including one less than a month ago that killed 67 people, and after years of warnings about our understaffed air traffic control system, Trump has begun firing hundreds of FAA air traffic control workers.
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
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democrats—resist the urge to look at these people and say “oh you are very stupid” and instead say, “here is a voter who looked at biden and kamala and saw no solutions for the most pressing problems in their life.”
how do you fix that? bold rhetoric and action to back it up. and better propaganda.
how do you fix that? bold rhetoric and action to back it up. and better propaganda.
There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
democrats—resist the urge to look at these people and say “oh you are very stupid” and instead say, “here is a voter who looked at biden and kamala and saw no solutions for the most pressing problems in their life.”
how do you fix that? bold rhetoric and action to back it up. and better propaganda.
how do you fix that? bold rhetoric and action to back it up. and better propaganda.
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Just a reminder, in case it helps: another way to think about "holding the line" and "do not comply in advance" is saying "Fuck you, make me."
Reposting with alt text. In case it inspires anyone else out there to hold the line.
February 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just a reminder, in case it helps: another way to think about "holding the line" and "do not comply in advance" is saying "Fuck you, make me."
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
My first post to Bluesky? A scream into the void that unless EYE signed up on my own, I will NEVER donate to your org or campaign because of your unsolicited text.
It only tells me you unethically buy contact information.
Try harder.
It only tells me you unethically buy contact information.
Try harder.
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My first post to Bluesky? A scream into the void that unless EYE signed up on my own, I will NEVER donate to your org or campaign because of your unsolicited text.
It only tells me you unethically buy contact information.
Try harder.
It only tells me you unethically buy contact information.
Try harder.