Di McCullough
@dimccullough.bsky.social
Frances Perkins Episcopalian.
Warren Democrat.
Bluestocking.
Sweary but wholesome.
Grown MilKid but pacifist.
@denisonu and @LancSem alum.
She/her.
Warren Democrat.
Bluestocking.
Sweary but wholesome.
Grown MilKid but pacifist.
@denisonu and @LancSem alum.
She/her.
Happy Pete Seeger day to everyone celebrating. Keep on hammering out justice, y’all.
May 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Happy Pete Seeger day to everyone celebrating. Keep on hammering out justice, y’all.
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ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
April 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
ICMYI: reported protests in the US in 2025 are almost certainly outpacing protests during Trump 1.0. In March 2025, we recorded significant growth in the number of cumulative events, and also an uptick in the rate of events (# of protests/week).
I’ve been following Sen. Booker’s insta for a long time, and one of the regular features is a little pep talk during his daily run. He’s vegan, and he works out consistently.
We can’t all do what he did, but this is what it means to stay ready. Take good care of yourselves out there.
We can’t all do what he did, but this is what it means to stay ready. Take good care of yourselves out there.
April 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’ve been following Sen. Booker’s insta for a long time, and one of the regular features is a little pep talk during his daily run. He’s vegan, and he works out consistently.
We can’t all do what he did, but this is what it means to stay ready. Take good care of yourselves out there.
We can’t all do what he did, but this is what it means to stay ready. Take good care of yourselves out there.
Putin is really getting his money’s worth.
February 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Putin is really getting his money’s worth.
There are (at least) 2 things that I think will make this term more intense than TFG’s last:
1. Having won once, he didn’t think he could be beaten. He didn’t like it.
2. The DOJ’s slow pace made him feel fear, but not consequences. Maybe the most dangerous pace they could have chosen.
1. Having won once, he didn’t think he could be beaten. He didn’t like it.
2. The DOJ’s slow pace made him feel fear, but not consequences. Maybe the most dangerous pace they could have chosen.
January 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There are (at least) 2 things that I think will make this term more intense than TFG’s last:
1. Having won once, he didn’t think he could be beaten. He didn’t like it.
2. The DOJ’s slow pace made him feel fear, but not consequences. Maybe the most dangerous pace they could have chosen.
1. Having won once, he didn’t think he could be beaten. He didn’t like it.
2. The DOJ’s slow pace made him feel fear, but not consequences. Maybe the most dangerous pace they could have chosen.
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1883: The Pendleton Civil Service Act is signed into law by President Chester Arthur, mandating that federal hiring be based on merit rather than political patronage. It also made it illegal to fire federal workers for political reasons. /1
Today in history, 1883: The Pendleton Civil Service Act is signed into law by President Chester Arthur, mandating that federal hiring be based on merit rather than political patronage. It also made it illegal to fire federal workers for political reasons. /1
January 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1883: The Pendleton Civil Service Act is signed into law by President Chester Arthur, mandating that federal hiring be based on merit rather than political patronage. It also made it illegal to fire federal workers for political reasons. /1
Today in history, 1883: The Pendleton Civil Service Act is signed into law by President Chester Arthur, mandating that federal hiring be based on merit rather than political patronage. It also made it illegal to fire federal workers for political reasons. /1
This term, TFG is wasting no time with an illusion of respectability. He wants every nominee to be as clearly depraved as he is.
January 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This term, TFG is wasting no time with an illusion of respectability. He wants every nominee to be as clearly depraved as he is.
My Fellowship of the Ring listen continues. These poor hobbit bastards cannot make it one single day without walking straight into mortal peril. I do not currently know why I thought this would make me feel better.
January 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My Fellowship of the Ring listen continues. These poor hobbit bastards cannot make it one single day without walking straight into mortal peril. I do not currently know why I thought this would make me feel better.
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David asks in the thread “are agencies sharing non-public data with [DOGE?]”
I’d like an answer. And then to know whether Musk et al are trading on the info. The legitimate administration—which doesn’t seem to care—has 10 days to expose stuff like this, after which I guess there’ll be no recourse.
I’d like an answer. And then to know whether Musk et al are trading on the info. The legitimate administration—which doesn’t seem to care—has 10 days to expose stuff like this, after which I guess there’ll be no recourse.
DOGE has 50 employees and expects 100 next week. Operating out of SpaceX offices and have "begun agency reviews"
If I'm a federal manager and a non-govt / non-transition / non-FACA group calls, what authority do they have to tell me to talk to them?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
If I'm a federal manager and a non-govt / non-transition / non-FACA group calls, what authority do they have to tell me to talk to them?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE is dispatching agents across U.S. government
Federal officials are already dealing with surrogates from Elon Musk’s and Vivek Ramaswamy’s nongovernmental body before Donald Trump is sworn in again.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
David asks in the thread “are agencies sharing non-public data with [DOGE?]”
I’d like an answer. And then to know whether Musk et al are trading on the info. The legitimate administration—which doesn’t seem to care—has 10 days to expose stuff like this, after which I guess there’ll be no recourse.
I’d like an answer. And then to know whether Musk et al are trading on the info. The legitimate administration—which doesn’t seem to care—has 10 days to expose stuff like this, after which I guess there’ll be no recourse.
Men who are leftists because they’re contrarians are entirely different from women who are progressives because they want everyone’s needs to be met.
We do all need to work together in this big tent, but one of those groups is a lot more motivated to collaborate than the other one.
We do all need to work together in this big tent, but one of those groups is a lot more motivated to collaborate than the other one.
December 17, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Men who are leftists because they’re contrarians are entirely different from women who are progressives because they want everyone’s needs to be met.
We do all need to work together in this big tent, but one of those groups is a lot more motivated to collaborate than the other one.
We do all need to work together in this big tent, but one of those groups is a lot more motivated to collaborate than the other one.
The fab five are so sweet, and I believe them when they tell folks they’re worth love and care, but a week of consumption is not going to hold against the way late-stage capitalism is wearing most of their heroes down.
December 17, 2024 at 8:17 PM
The fab five are so sweet, and I believe them when they tell folks they’re worth love and care, but a week of consumption is not going to hold against the way late-stage capitalism is wearing most of their heroes down.
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Look at that top line. VA Healthcare. That’s about 10 million veterans including elderly men and women in their 80’s.
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Look at that top line. VA Healthcare. That’s about 10 million veterans including elderly men and women in their 80’s.
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Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
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the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
Turns out, Columbus greeted n*zis with a rousing chorus of the Dead Kennedys.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
Body cam footage: Neo-Nazis who marched in Short North claimed to be victims of violence
The neo-Nazis told police they had never received such a violent response as the one they received in Columbus, and claimed people threw cans and veggies.
www.dispatch.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Turns out, Columbus greeted n*zis with a rousing chorus of the Dead Kennedys.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
www.dispatch.com/story/news/c...
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🎯 Seriously, journalists need to look in the mirror and ask themselves why is it that Americans feelings about “Trump’s far-reaching agenda” weren’t clear BEFORE the election?
The Post properly mocks voters' ignorance about the impact of deportations and tariffs--but who is responsible for that ignorance? That, the #BrokenPost & journalists do not examine with a mirror.
Americans’ many contradictions on Trump’s agenda www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Americans’ many contradictions on Trump’s agenda www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Americans’ many contradictions on Trump’s agenda
Mass deportation and tariffs are among the proposals on which Americans’ views contain multitudes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
🎯 Seriously, journalists need to look in the mirror and ask themselves why is it that Americans feelings about “Trump’s far-reaching agenda” weren’t clear BEFORE the election?
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Trumps gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has the job of making sure families don't get ripped off.
They've gotten over $20 billion back for millions of consumers restitution and canceled debts. Now Trump wants appointees who'll kill it.
MAGA populism at work!
They've gotten over $20 billion back for millions of consumers restitution and canceled debts. Now Trump wants appointees who'll kill it.
MAGA populism at work!
US consumer watchdog facing curbs, scrutiny following Trump win
Bank executives and lawyers anticipate the incoming Trump administration to place significant limits on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), but the president's populist leanings could leave room for some activity by the watchdog.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Trumps gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has the job of making sure families don't get ripped off.
They've gotten over $20 billion back for millions of consumers restitution and canceled debts. Now Trump wants appointees who'll kill it.
MAGA populism at work!
They've gotten over $20 billion back for millions of consumers restitution and canceled debts. Now Trump wants appointees who'll kill it.
MAGA populism at work!
I still have the Kavanaugh confirmation seared in my brain. This round is going to be horrific.
BREAKING: A 24 page police report details a woman’s horrifying account of being drugged and raped by Pete Hegseth — Trump’s secretary of defense nominee.
In 2017, a woman said she was sexually assaulted by the Fox host at a Republican women’s conference in Monterey, California. She sought help at…
In 2017, a woman said she was sexually assaulted by the Fox host at a Republican women’s conference in Monterey, California. She sought help at…
November 21, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I still have the Kavanaugh confirmation seared in my brain. This round is going to be horrific.
He clearly bought it to break it (into a right-wing bullhorn).
"If Musk were just making a business decision, he would not have obliterated Twitter’s business model and driven away its users by the millions. But if he bought it to blast right-wing propaganda to the largest possible audience, his actions make sense"- @ryanlcooper.com prospect.org/power/2024-1...
This Was the Most Expensive Election in American History
Thanks to Elon Musk, the record of 1896 just got blown out of the water.
prospect.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:16 PM
He clearly bought it to break it (into a right-wing bullhorn).
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A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:50 PM
A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
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Some of the essay is specific to 2020, some seems topical: The demands do not go the other way. When only half the divide is being tasked with making the peace, there is no peace to be made, but there is a unilateral surrender on offer.
November 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Some of the essay is specific to 2020, some seems topical: The demands do not go the other way. When only half the divide is being tasked with making the peace, there is no peace to be made, but there is a unilateral surrender on offer.
I could not be more glad I became a Master Gardener Volunteer this year. You know who’s already growing local produce and donating it to food banks? MGVs. You know who’s caretaking serene public spaces? MGVs.
Nurture is a piece of resistance.
Nurture is a piece of resistance.
November 13, 2024 at 2:34 PM
I could not be more glad I became a Master Gardener Volunteer this year. You know who’s already growing local produce and donating it to food banks? MGVs. You know who’s caretaking serene public spaces? MGVs.
Nurture is a piece of resistance.
Nurture is a piece of resistance.
“The church is a major bureaucracy, and major bureaucracies are disobedient to the gospel."
-P. Berrigan
If you don't like that perspective, then I hope to goodness you're doing everything in your power to protect people before institutional reputations.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/jus...
-P. Berrigan
If you don't like that perspective, then I hope to goodness you're doing everything in your power to protect people before institutional reputations.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/jus...
Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury over abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned on Tuesday, saying he stepped down "in sorrow" after failing to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM
“The church is a major bureaucracy, and major bureaucracies are disobedient to the gospel."
-P. Berrigan
If you don't like that perspective, then I hope to goodness you're doing everything in your power to protect people before institutional reputations.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/jus...
-P. Berrigan
If you don't like that perspective, then I hope to goodness you're doing everything in your power to protect people before institutional reputations.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/jus...
I am totally with @kimberlyadams.bsky.social , landlines are a great idea. (As a parent of a youngish kid, it would be great to have a common line that he and his friends could use— and parents could overhear *just enough*.)
February 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I am totally with @kimberlyadams.bsky.social , landlines are a great idea. (As a parent of a youngish kid, it would be great to have a common line that he and his friends could use— and parents could overhear *just enough*.)