Denise
@curiousdenise.bsky.social
Writer, poet, musician, coach, consultant, ex-radio producer/host, caver, spouse, mom, grandma, friend, liberal, LGBTQIA. Born w/ a double dose of original sin. Opinions my own.
Workers in every other shutdown in my lifetime have gotten back pay. If
Republicans do this, they’ll alienate voters even further.
Republicans do this, they’ll alienate voters even further.
SCOOP: Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.
Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay
A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.
www.axios.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Workers in every other shutdown in my lifetime have gotten back pay. If
Republicans do this, they’ll alienate voters even further.
Republicans do this, they’ll alienate voters even further.
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Border czar Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in September 2024. Trump officials have shut down the bribery investigation.
Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan
Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in Texas in September 2024, according to people familiar with the matter and a government document...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Border czar Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in September 2024. Trump officials have shut down the bribery investigation.
The right wing MAGA crazies have gone off the deep end. Doxxing sites spinning up all over.
September 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The right wing MAGA crazies have gone off the deep end. Doxxing sites spinning up all over.
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I feel like a lot of people forgot that part where he used to walk into the dressing rooms of teen beauty pageants while the children were changing and it should be brought up more often www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
A Timeline of Donald Trump's Creepiness While He Owned Miss Universe
From walking into a teen dressing room to joking about his obligation to sleep with contestants, Donald Trump is a storied pageant creep.
www.rollingstone.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I feel like a lot of people forgot that part where he used to walk into the dressing rooms of teen beauty pageants while the children were changing and it should be brought up more often www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This.
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This.
What kind of democracy works in complex times?
Not the rigid kind.
Not the naive kind.
The kind that listens, adapts, holds tension, and evolves.
Not a blueprint. A living system.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/curiousd...
#Democracy #SystemsThinking #AdaptiveLeadership #Complexity #FlowNotControl
Not the rigid kind.
Not the naive kind.
The kind that listens, adapts, holds tension, and evolves.
Not a blueprint. A living system.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/curiousd...
#Democracy #SystemsThinking #AdaptiveLeadership #Complexity #FlowNotControl
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What kind of democracy works in complex times?
Not the rigid kind.
Not the naive kind.
The kind that listens, adapts, holds tension, and evolves.
Not a blueprint. A living system.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/curiousd...
#Democracy #SystemsThinking #AdaptiveLeadership #Complexity #FlowNotControl
Not the rigid kind.
Not the naive kind.
The kind that listens, adapts, holds tension, and evolves.
Not a blueprint. A living system.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/curiousd...
#Democracy #SystemsThinking #AdaptiveLeadership #Complexity #FlowNotControl
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I am not often quoted in @nytimes.com DealBook, but I hope the business community is listening.
May 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I am not often quoted in @nytimes.com DealBook, but I hope the business community is listening.
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Monday March 28: Canada 🇨🇦🍁
Canada is having their election for the parliament. Everyone in Canada who is reading this needs to vote against Pierre Poilievre. Retweet this no matter where you live.
#Never51st #NeverPoilievre
Canada is having their election for the parliament. Everyone in Canada who is reading this needs to vote against Pierre Poilievre. Retweet this no matter where you live.
#Never51st #NeverPoilievre
April 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Monday March 28: Canada 🇨🇦🍁
Canada is having their election for the parliament. Everyone in Canada who is reading this needs to vote against Pierre Poilievre. Retweet this no matter where you live.
#Never51st #NeverPoilievre
Canada is having their election for the parliament. Everyone in Canada who is reading this needs to vote against Pierre Poilievre. Retweet this no matter where you live.
#Never51st #NeverPoilievre
Turned up on an IP address in Russia. #IfTrumpIsKrasnovWhoIsMusk
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Turned up on an IP address in Russia. #IfTrumpIsKrasnovWhoIsMusk
He always wanted to walk away. He will walk away. Not sure if the Europeans are in denial or just buying some time until the inevitable.
Rubio and Witkoff bail on crucial Ukraine talks amid Crimea split
Donald Trump’s peace proposal involves a potential lifting of sanctions and informal U.S. recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea. That’s a nonstarter for Kyiv.
www.politico.eu
April 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
He always wanted to walk away. He will walk away. Not sure if the Europeans are in denial or just buying some time until the inevitable.
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Every state needs to do this ASAP
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Every state needs to do this ASAP
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We are gravely concerned that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been subject to enforced disappearance.
His deportation was unlawful. The denial of access to a U.S. senator, combined with propaganda by political figures, demands immediate proof of life. We urge international human rights bodies to act now.
His deportation was unlawful. The denial of access to a U.S. senator, combined with propaganda by political figures, demands immediate proof of life. We urge international human rights bodies to act now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We are gravely concerned that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been subject to enforced disappearance.
His deportation was unlawful. The denial of access to a U.S. senator, combined with propaganda by political figures, demands immediate proof of life. We urge international human rights bodies to act now.
His deportation was unlawful. The denial of access to a U.S. senator, combined with propaganda by political figures, demands immediate proof of life. We urge international human rights bodies to act now.
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Q: Are you considering deporting American citizens to El Salvador?
Trump: Yeah that includes them, you think they're a special type of people or something?
Trump: Yeah that includes them, you think they're a special type of people or something?
April 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Q: Are you considering deporting American citizens to El Salvador?
Trump: Yeah that includes them, you think they're a special type of people or something?
Trump: Yeah that includes them, you think they're a special type of people or something?
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Nothing to see here…just a few men from St Joseph, Missouri publicly threatening to run over peaceful protestors.
No, I didn’t redact their names.
No, I didn’t redact their names.
April 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Nothing to see here…just a few men from St Joseph, Missouri publicly threatening to run over peaceful protestors.
No, I didn’t redact their names.
No, I didn’t redact their names.
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March 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
March 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If any of these are your representatives, urge them to divest from Tesla: Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).
Here’s your “efficiency” in action
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
March 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Here’s your “efficiency” in action
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It’s important that people from all walks of life and background, and all rational political perspectives, show unity in support of democracy and the rule of law on April 5, somewhere near you. Show your love for your country and for what it should—must—stand for:
handsoff2025.com/
handsoff2025.com/
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It’s important that people from all walks of life and background, and all rational political perspectives, show unity in support of democracy and the rule of law on April 5, somewhere near you. Show your love for your country and for what it should—must—stand for:
handsoff2025.com/
handsoff2025.com/
Bye Chicago! Catch you next time!
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Bye Chicago! Catch you next time!
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It is possible to point out that Donald Trump is using defending the Jewish community as a pretext to stifle free speech and dismantle higher education without referring to the very real problem of rising campus antisemitism as “alleged.” Do better @washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It is possible to point out that Donald Trump is using defending the Jewish community as a pretext to stifle free speech and dismantle higher education without referring to the very real problem of rising campus antisemitism as “alleged.” Do better @washingtonpost.com
