Antifactotum
@deirdreday.bsky.social
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Writer
artist
feminist
Wrote my dissertation on infanticide. Writing my memoir about divorce.
Amor fati
Writer
artist
feminist
Wrote my dissertation on infanticide. Writing my memoir about divorce.
Amor fati
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The campaign to force TikTok to sell or shutter its U.S. platform started out as an effort to counter Chinese influence and power. It’s ending up as an exercise in crony capitalism and political power-grabbing, johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
Donald Trump’s TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism
The sale demonstrates the President’s personal brand of industrial policy—transactional, opaque, and designed to politically benefit him and his allies.
www.newyorker.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The campaign to force TikTok to sell or shutter its U.S. platform started out as an effort to counter Chinese influence and power. It’s ending up as an exercise in crony capitalism and political power-grabbing, johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.
Federal agents are abducting any DC residents who appear Latino, new suit says
Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.
therealnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.
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I’d like Hakeem Jeffries to not call a man indicted for corruption who sold out his city for an (effective) pardon from Trump “courageous and authentic”, for starters
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’d like Hakeem Jeffries to not call a man indicted for corruption who sold out his city for an (effective) pardon from Trump “courageous and authentic”, for starters
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So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.
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Hakeem Jeffries congratulates Eric Adams for not being indicted since 2024.
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hakeem Jeffries congratulates Eric Adams for not being indicted since 2024.
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Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.
September 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.
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I really don't like to pick on the same people over and over, but Hakeem Jeffries and Ezra Klein won't stop saying things.
September 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I really don't like to pick on the same people over and over, but Hakeem Jeffries and Ezra Klein won't stop saying things.
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All the super straight, Christian, MAGA warriors broke down Grindr, the gay dating/sex app, yet again.
The last time it broke down...the RNC in Wisconsin.
The last time it broke down...the RNC in Wisconsin.
September 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
All the super straight, Christian, MAGA warriors broke down Grindr, the gay dating/sex app, yet again.
The last time it broke down...the RNC in Wisconsin.
The last time it broke down...the RNC in Wisconsin.
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If you want to understand the failure of our media, since Kirk’s murder Republicans have fanned out across the media for interviews, all claiming Dems calling Trump ‘fascist’ causes violence. And not a single interviewer has pushed back with: ‘But Trump called Harris a fascist!’
September 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If you want to understand the failure of our media, since Kirk’s murder Republicans have fanned out across the media for interviews, all claiming Dems calling Trump ‘fascist’ causes violence. And not a single interviewer has pushed back with: ‘But Trump called Harris a fascist!’
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Disney the Pedophile Supporter....
Disney the Child Molester Supporter...
Disney the Rapist Supporter....
Disney the Pedophile, Child Molesting Rapist Racist Supporter......
Disney the Child Molester Supporter...
Disney the Rapist Supporter....
Disney the Pedophile, Child Molesting Rapist Racist Supporter......
September 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Disney the Pedophile Supporter....
Disney the Child Molester Supporter...
Disney the Rapist Supporter....
Disney the Pedophile, Child Molesting Rapist Racist Supporter......
Disney the Child Molester Supporter...
Disney the Rapist Supporter....
Disney the Pedophile, Child Molesting Rapist Racist Supporter......
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They year is 2026, the midterm elections have been cancelled due to martial law. Half of the nation is in death camps as political prisoners. Schumer, speaking to he camera for all Americans to see:
"We need to have a bipartisan bill. We are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate"
"We need to have a bipartisan bill. We are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate"
Schumer: "We need to have a bipartisan bill ... we are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate."
September 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They year is 2026, the midterm elections have been cancelled due to martial law. Half of the nation is in death camps as political prisoners. Schumer, speaking to he camera for all Americans to see:
"We need to have a bipartisan bill. We are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate"
"We need to have a bipartisan bill. We are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate"
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Jeffries and Schumer must go. They should be removed as leaders and resign their seats in Congress. They are not fit for the times, and the sooner we can leave them in our dust, the better things will be for everyone.
Fire Democratic Leadership.
Fire Democratic Leadership.
Government funding is the one card congressional Democrats have to play, and one they could and should use to push back against Trump's authoritarianism.
What's their big demand?
RFK Jr's resignation? Reforms in ICE? Stand down of National Guard?
NOPE.
"Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits"
What's their big demand?
RFK Jr's resignation? Reforms in ICE? Stand down of National Guard?
NOPE.
"Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits"
September 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Jeffries and Schumer must go. They should be removed as leaders and resign their seats in Congress. They are not fit for the times, and the sooner we can leave them in our dust, the better things will be for everyone.
Fire Democratic Leadership.
Fire Democratic Leadership.
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At the highest stakes moment since 1860, Schumer and Jeffries are completely failing the country.
Government funding is the one card congressional Democrats have to play, and one they could and should use to push back against Trump's authoritarianism.
What's their big demand?
RFK Jr's resignation? Reforms in ICE? Stand down of National Guard?
NOPE.
"Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits"
What's their big demand?
RFK Jr's resignation? Reforms in ICE? Stand down of National Guard?
NOPE.
"Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits"
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
At the highest stakes moment since 1860, Schumer and Jeffries are completely failing the country.
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How the fuck does Schumer still have a job?
Schumer: "We need to have a bipartisan bill ... we are asking them to sit down with us and negotiate."
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How the fuck does Schumer still have a job?
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Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fmr. CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Secretary Kennedy demanded two things of me that were inconsistent with my oath of office and the ethics required of a public official. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation, regardless of the scientific evidence.
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It’s long past time for billionaires and big corporations to pay their fair share. Sign our petition to urge Congress to tax the ultra-rich #ad
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act.oxfamamerica.org/page/85354/p...
Tax the ultra-rich
Urge lawmakers to enact bold tax reforms that put people over profits and ensure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share.
act.oxfamamerica.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s long past time for billionaires and big corporations to pay their fair share. Sign our petition to urge Congress to tax the ultra-rich #ad
act.oxfamamerica.org/page/85354/p...
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475 people arrested at Hyundai plant in Georgia – many of them South Korean – Hyundai should pull their manufacturing out of the US.
September 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
475 people arrested at Hyundai plant in Georgia – many of them South Korean – Hyundai should pull their manufacturing out of the US.
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Just looked up the guy the police name as Giuliani's driver, Ted Goodman--he appears to be an ex-Daily Caller cretin. In between driving Rudy around and acting as his spokesman during his various election cases, he also makes time to speak out on major issues: bsky.app/profile/hele...
August 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just looked up the guy the police name as Giuliani's driver, Ted Goodman--he appears to be an ex-Daily Caller cretin. In between driving Rudy around and acting as his spokesman during his various election cases, he also makes time to speak out on major issues: bsky.app/profile/hele...
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Ah fuck my lawyer got drunk & kidnapped a woman & then her husband went to save her but he hit my lawyer’s car from behind when my lawyer slammed on the brakes to pull in to a gas station to buy boner pills 🇺🇸🗽
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ah fuck my lawyer got drunk & kidnapped a woman & then her husband went to save her but he hit my lawyer’s car from behind when my lawyer slammed on the brakes to pull in to a gas station to buy boner pills 🇺🇸🗽
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A plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration calls to “voluntarily relocate” Palestinians, establish U.S. control, and turn the area into a “gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub.” (Washington Post)
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration calls to “voluntarily relocate” Palestinians, establish U.S. control, and turn the area into a “gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub.” (Washington Post)
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Dean Cain got exactly what he wished for: he collected ICE’s sign-on bonus, was ‘injured,’ and is now out on disability.
August 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Dean Cain got exactly what he wished for: he collected ICE’s sign-on bonus, was ‘injured,’ and is now out on disability.
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He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
August 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
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BREAKING:
Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
National and state support from Republicans and Democrats poured into the race for Iowa Senate District 1 with the GOP supermajority in the balance.
www.desmoinesregister.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
BREAKING:
Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
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If a president can fire a Fed governor on accusation, not cause, monetary policy shifts from the Fed to the White House. Goodbye independent Fed; hello maga Fed, and watch decades of hard-won credibility turns to dust.
Posting the entire interview on youtube as an experiment.
youtu.be/DpSqbqQde3Y
Posting the entire interview on youtube as an experiment.
youtu.be/DpSqbqQde3Y
Justin Wolfers on the Threat to Fed Independence, as Trump tries to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
What happens when the independence of the Federal Reserve comes under threat? In this interview, University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers breaks down the president’s unprecedented attempt to…
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If a president can fire a Fed governor on accusation, not cause, monetary policy shifts from the Fed to the White House. Goodbye independent Fed; hello maga Fed, and watch decades of hard-won credibility turns to dust.
Posting the entire interview on youtube as an experiment.
youtu.be/DpSqbqQde3Y
Posting the entire interview on youtube as an experiment.
youtu.be/DpSqbqQde3Y
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“Following news that National Guard troops in DC would soon carry weapons, journalist Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket reported that members of the Guard on duty in DC were being sent to firing ranges to make sure they know their way around M-17 pistols.”
DC National Guard Is Being Trained to Carry Pistols Known to Fire at Random
🔗 www.404media.co/dc-national-...
🔗 www.404media.co/dc-national-...
DC National Guard Is Being Trained to Carry Pistols Known to Fire at Random
The Sig Sauer P320 has a reputation for firing on its own. The National Guard is training to use them on the streets of D.C.
www.404media.co
August 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Following news that National Guard troops in DC would soon carry weapons, journalist Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket reported that members of the Guard on duty in DC were being sent to firing ranges to make sure they know their way around M-17 pistols.”