Jeanette
@delightingaleplays.bsky.social
She/Her - Just your friendly neighborhood Swamp Hag
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So sorry to hear that Avelo's decision to profit off of authoritarian misery-transit didn't pay off as handsomely as they hoped.
NEW: Avelo’s ICE flights have been a fiasco, internal documents show.
Serious safety lapses, poor planning, mechanical issues, an emergency landing — and they’re not even making as much money as they hoped they would.
From me for @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
Serious safety lapses, poor planning, mechanical issues, an emergency landing — and they’re not even making as much money as they hoped they would.
From me for @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So sorry to hear that Avelo's decision to profit off of authoritarian misery-transit didn't pay off as handsomely as they hoped.
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"Immigration Raids at This Home Depot Got More Aggressive but Less Effective. The LA Tenants Union Knows Why.
The @latenantsunion.bsky.social daily presence tries to give the city’s most vulnerable immigrant workers a measure of safety and gum up Trump’s deportation machine."
The @latenantsunion.bsky.social daily presence tries to give the city’s most vulnerable immigrant workers a measure of safety and gum up Trump’s deportation machine."
Immigration Raids at This Home Depot Got More Aggressive but Less Effective. The LA Tenants Union Knows Why.
The union’s daily presence tries to give the city’s most vulnerable immigrant workers a measure of safety and gum up Trump’s deportation machine.
hammerandhope.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Immigration Raids at This Home Depot Got More Aggressive but Less Effective. The LA Tenants Union Knows Why.
The @latenantsunion.bsky.social daily presence tries to give the city’s most vulnerable immigrant workers a measure of safety and gum up Trump’s deportation machine."
The @latenantsunion.bsky.social daily presence tries to give the city’s most vulnerable immigrant workers a measure of safety and gum up Trump’s deportation machine."
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Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
Feds are once again ruthlessly targeting ktown & adjacent areas. This is getting really intense. We need to do more.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
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Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
www.readtpa.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today's newsletter is about the awful and extremely political decision to gut Teen Vogue for parts www.readtpa.com/p/teen-vogue...
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
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Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
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Honestly.
Part of the turnaround has to be getting corporate money out of politics.
Every candidate isn't gonna have Mamdani levels of on camera charm.
Part of the turnaround has to be getting corporate money out of politics.
Every candidate isn't gonna have Mamdani levels of on camera charm.
Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Honestly.
Part of the turnaround has to be getting corporate money out of politics.
Every candidate isn't gonna have Mamdani levels of on camera charm.
Part of the turnaround has to be getting corporate money out of politics.
Every candidate isn't gonna have Mamdani levels of on camera charm.
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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A lot of Very Serious People will be pretending to be confused about What This All Means as a way to avoid the simple inconvenient reality: Voters like it when candidates are kind sincere non-weirdos who are passionate about big popular ideas that will actually help real people.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A lot of Very Serious People will be pretending to be confused about What This All Means as a way to avoid the simple inconvenient reality: Voters like it when candidates are kind sincere non-weirdos who are passionate about big popular ideas that will actually help real people.
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this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
this genuinely feels like a moment history books will look back on where the Democratic Party was forced to either fix its hearts or die
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WOULD JAMES CARVILLE AND GAVIN NEWSOM LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND EAT SHIT
From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
WOULD JAMES CARVILLE AND GAVIN NEWSOM LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND EAT SHIT
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Huge congrats to Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard on being elected as Georgia’s next Public Service Commissioners. As Trump raises utility costs, this is a huge deal. They are the FIRST non-federal statewide Democrats to win in Georgia in nearly 20 years.
Democrats have flipped two Georgia Public Service Commission seats from red to blue in the first win for GA Democrats at the nonfederal statewide level since 2006.
The Georgia Public Service Commission plays an instrumental role in determining energy policy for the state.
The Georgia Public Service Commission plays an instrumental role in determining energy policy for the state.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Huge congrats to Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard on being elected as Georgia’s next Public Service Commissioners. As Trump raises utility costs, this is a huge deal. They are the FIRST non-federal statewide Democrats to win in Georgia in nearly 20 years.
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ATTN: SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social ANTHOLOGY OPEN DECEMBER 1ST.
EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOTHING IS WRONG. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EURASIA.
Start planning your submission to LIE MACHINE now!!
ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOTHING IS WRONG. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EURASIA.
Start planning your submission to LIE MACHINE now!!
ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ATTN: SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social ANTHOLOGY OPEN DECEMBER 1ST.
EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOTHING IS WRONG. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EURASIA.
Start planning your submission to LIE MACHINE now!!
ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
EVERYTHING IS FINE. NOTHING IS WRONG. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EURASIA.
Start planning your submission to LIE MACHINE now!!
ironcircus.com/lie-machine/
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I am SOFA KING over people being snotty about a million different things that all boil down to
the attempt to communicate more clearly to other people is GOOD
the attempt to be understood better by others is GOOD
the attempt to be accessible to more people is GOOD
gatekeeping + elitism is NOT
the attempt to communicate more clearly to other people is GOOD
the attempt to be understood better by others is GOOD
the attempt to be accessible to more people is GOOD
gatekeeping + elitism is NOT
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am SOFA KING over people being snotty about a million different things that all boil down to
the attempt to communicate more clearly to other people is GOOD
the attempt to be understood better by others is GOOD
the attempt to be accessible to more people is GOOD
gatekeeping + elitism is NOT
the attempt to communicate more clearly to other people is GOOD
the attempt to be understood better by others is GOOD
the attempt to be accessible to more people is GOOD
gatekeeping + elitism is NOT
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I haven’t seen many people talking about Mississippi. Mississippi is holding seven legislative special elections because their previous districts violated the voting rights act.
We have a chance to break the state Senate super majority today.
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We have a chance to break the state Senate super majority today.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I haven’t seen many people talking about Mississippi. Mississippi is holding seven legislative special elections because their previous districts violated the voting rights act.
We have a chance to break the state Senate super majority today.
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We have a chance to break the state Senate super majority today.
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This statement is true, and Steve also knows what I‘m about to say, so this is just additional commentary not a correction:
This is not new. Cops have been doing this for ages. Talk back to a cop and they’ll rough you up. They have been doing this and getting away with it for a very long time.
This is not new. Cops have been doing this for ages. Talk back to a cop and they’ll rough you up. They have been doing this and getting away with it for a very long time.
It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This statement is true, and Steve also knows what I‘m about to say, so this is just additional commentary not a correction:
This is not new. Cops have been doing this for ages. Talk back to a cop and they’ll rough you up. They have been doing this and getting away with it for a very long time.
This is not new. Cops have been doing this for ages. Talk back to a cop and they’ll rough you up. They have been doing this and getting away with it for a very long time.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Stay in line!
Stay in line!
Stay in line!
No matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, you must stay in line if you haven’t voted yet!
And this is why you should consider changing your traditions and vote early in some capacity going forward
Stay in line!
Stay in line!
No matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, you must stay in line if you haven’t voted yet!
And this is why you should consider changing your traditions and vote early in some capacity going forward
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Stay in line!
Stay in line!
Stay in line!
No matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, you must stay in line if you haven’t voted yet!
And this is why you should consider changing your traditions and vote early in some capacity going forward
Stay in line!
Stay in line!
No matter what happens, no matter how long it takes, you must stay in line if you haven’t voted yet!
And this is why you should consider changing your traditions and vote early in some capacity going forward
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Y'all thought we were full of it all these years when we said Socialism Will Win, huh
New Yorkers are HITTING THOSE POLLS. It's the highest turnout in about two decades.
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Y'all thought we were full of it all these years when we said Socialism Will Win, huh
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.
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Also, of course, election day is TOMORROW, please don’t for a single second think your vote doesn’t count, no matter how likely or unlikely it is that your candidates and positions of choice win. VOTE!
ariellaelm.substack.com/p/three-wins...
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ariellaelm.substack.com/p/three-wins...
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Three Wins Today: Nov 3, 2025
Don't read this till you've voted.
ariellaelm.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Also, of course, election day is TOMORROW, please don’t for a single second think your vote doesn’t count, no matter how likely or unlikely it is that your candidates and positions of choice win. VOTE!
ariellaelm.substack.com/p/three-wins...
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ariellaelm.substack.com/p/three-wins...
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Within a calendar week of CBS News layoffs being targeted almost exclusively on their staffers of color.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Within a calendar week of CBS News layoffs being targeted almost exclusively on their staffers of color.