Carly Putnam 🦖
@cputnam.bsky.social
“this short hair quiet slightly angry woman from the middle of the country with a don’t mess with me attitude.” Herds cats at OK Policy. Opinions are mine.
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comfort the afflicted and afflict those who have wronged me... or have they wronged YOU? find out in 17 posts from now
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
comfort the afflicted and afflict those who have wronged me... or have they wronged YOU? find out in 17 posts from now
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I didn't think that this voicemail message for this municipal district a thousand miles away would make me cry, but it did.
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
this is not our customer service number. it’s just my voicemail inbox.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
you’re welcome to call. i hope you do.
216-361-6772.
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I didn't think that this voicemail message for this municipal district a thousand miles away would make me cry, but it did.
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
I'd say these guys need to be running the country but they seem to be exactly where they need to be
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
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"We have a first amendment right to coordinate our market activity" is not going to be a viable claim, guys
BREAKING: RealPage is suing New York, challenging a new state law that bans landlords from using algorithms to set rents.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"We have a first amendment right to coordinate our market activity" is not going to be a viable claim, guys
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slapping this sticker on top of the nuzzi-lizza discourse
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
slapping this sticker on top of the nuzzi-lizza discourse
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worst forest/trees problem in generations is that a canto is A SECTION OF A LONG POEM. THAT'S IT. YOU DIDN'T WRITE A CANTO BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THE WORD LOOKED COOL ON YOUR MEMOIR. CANTOS ARE POEMS. THAT LANGUAGE IS DYNAMIC DOES NOT MAKE YOUR SLAMBOOK A CANTO AMERICAN OR OTHERWISE
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
worst forest/trees problem in generations is that a canto is A SECTION OF A LONG POEM. THAT'S IT. YOU DIDN'T WRITE A CANTO BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THE WORD LOOKED COOL ON YOUR MEMOIR. CANTOS ARE POEMS. THAT LANGUAGE IS DYNAMIC DOES NOT MAKE YOUR SLAMBOOK A CANTO AMERICAN OR OTHERWISE
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If my partner were in the media and doing wildly unethical stuff for years I probably wouldn’t sit on it until I could use it to boost newsletter subscriptions.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If my partner were in the media and doing wildly unethical stuff for years I probably wouldn’t sit on it until I could use it to boost newsletter subscriptions.
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"The contention 'Me Too went too far' is not exactly bearing up under scrutiny. Rather, a year after Donald Trump’s reelection, we are beset by daily reminders of why Me Too, and feminism more broadly, came to exist in the first place."
Wrote about the backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash there are no waves we are swimming through circular currents and why we’re not on the Faludi style backlash of the right (& center and left’s) dreams: www.thecut.com/article/why-...
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
www.thecut.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"The contention 'Me Too went too far' is not exactly bearing up under scrutiny. Rather, a year after Donald Trump’s reelection, we are beset by daily reminders of why Me Too, and feminism more broadly, came to exist in the first place."
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed"
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed"
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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Holy crap this isn't a joke
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Holy crap this isn't a joke
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This is horrifying
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is horrifying
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Thanks to @the74.bsky.social for publishing this very personal op-ed about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and how it impacted my life. #IDEA50
www.the74million.org/article/weak...
www.the74million.org/article/weak...
Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me
Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.
www.the74million.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thanks to @the74.bsky.social for publishing this very personal op-ed about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and how it impacted my life. #IDEA50
www.the74million.org/article/weak...
www.the74million.org/article/weak...
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The juice is gone
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The juice is gone
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The benefits created by the ACA go well beyond subsidized plans in the individual market and Medicaid expansion.
@louisenorris.bsky.social has a list of 50 distinct populations that benefit from ACA provisions. This is real! Check it out.
@louisenorris.bsky.social has a list of 50 distinct populations that benefit from ACA provisions. This is real! Check it out.
50 populations whose lives are better thanks to the ACA
Millions of Americans would have worse health insurance – or none at all – without Obamacare's provisions. But the law's protections extend beyond insurance benefits.
www.healthinsurance.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The benefits created by the ACA go well beyond subsidized plans in the individual market and Medicaid expansion.
@louisenorris.bsky.social has a list of 50 distinct populations that benefit from ACA provisions. This is real! Check it out.
@louisenorris.bsky.social has a list of 50 distinct populations that benefit from ACA provisions. This is real! Check it out.
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If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
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Note that this 11th Circuit opinion ALSO means that Donald Trump has lost to Jim Comey twice in one week.
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11th Circuit cites Clinton v Jones in ruling that Trump doesn't get extended statute of limitations on lawsuits to sue Hillary just bc he was super busy as President.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![The Supreme Court rejected a similar request from President Clinton when it refused to excuse him from judicial process
during his term. See Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 703–04 (1997). It
took no issue with a private citizen subjecting the president to judicial process, in the process burdening his “time and energy” and
“impair[ing] the effective performance of his office.” Id. at 702. If a
president can be haled into court, he cannot be excused from suing
to enforce his rights.
Trump unpersuasively argues that two “circumstances”
support his request. First, he points to the workload he faced during his first term. But it is hard to see how his presidential workload
differs from any other modern president, and those concerns did
not arrest the Supreme Court in Clinton. See 520 U.S. at 697–99.
Second, Trump argues that he was unable to seek relief in court
while in office because, if he had filed this lawsuit during the
Mueller or Durham investigations, “it would have looked like [he]
was interfering with law enforcement functions.” But this argument gives away the game. Equitable tolling requires the circumstances “prevent[ing]” Trump from suing to be “beyond [his] control.” Menominee Indian Tribe, 577 U.S. at 255, 257 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Trump concedes that he chose not](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreie6dmdzir7emcv4c3esfgfsujmlf55qqywomglwhjaxevyyjzwkxm@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Note that this 11th Circuit opinion ALSO means that Donald Trump has lost to Jim Comey twice in one week.
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Giving money to people IS politically palatable. It depends on who's receiving the money. Some white grifter with big talk and ideas gets money!
Everyday people who need food and shelter? No money for you! Giving everyday people money would have huge immediate, generational, and societal impacts.
Everyday people who need food and shelter? No money for you! Giving everyday people money would have huge immediate, generational, and societal impacts.
People need food. Market won’t provide it. The government can. The government should.
People needing food does not necessarily imply government run grocery stores. Just as it does not imply government owned bakeries or millers or wheat fields.
Direct cash transfers are strong as a policy but not politically palatable.
Direct cash transfers are strong as a policy but not politically palatable.
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Giving money to people IS politically palatable. It depends on who's receiving the money. Some white grifter with big talk and ideas gets money!
Everyday people who need food and shelter? No money for you! Giving everyday people money would have huge immediate, generational, and societal impacts.
Everyday people who need food and shelter? No money for you! Giving everyday people money would have huge immediate, generational, and societal impacts.
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Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Known for bold raids on urban bins, raccoons are becoming more domesticated – so how they look will gradually change, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Every question headline should end like this
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
“Is Trump’s cognition in decline? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Will there be a third WICKED movie? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer”
“Who will go 1st in the NBA draft? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons” etc
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How the US Constitution operates, in theory
some written or unwritten, universal, undisputed law
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How the US Constitution operates, in theory