@dovi.bsky.social
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EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD BE SPEAKING THIS WAY IN EVERY PUBLIC COMMENT THEY MAKE
Fed Chair Powell graduation remarks to Princeton nod toward our current predicament: "Look around you. I urge you to take none of this for granted. When you look back in 50 years, you will want to know that you have done whatever it takes to preserve and strengthen our democracy."
May 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD BE SPEAKING THIS WAY IN EVERY PUBLIC COMMENT THEY MAKE
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At Central Library, Brooklyn
A Trump exec order bans almost 300 words from being used by federal agencies, the military and any org that receives federal funds. These kinds of "editorial" decisions were popular in Germany in the early 30s.
A running list can be found here: pen.org/banned-words...
A Trump exec order bans almost 300 words from being used by federal agencies, the military and any org that receives federal funds. These kinds of "editorial" decisions were popular in Germany in the early 30s.
A running list can be found here: pen.org/banned-words...
May 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
At Central Library, Brooklyn
A Trump exec order bans almost 300 words from being used by federal agencies, the military and any org that receives federal funds. These kinds of "editorial" decisions were popular in Germany in the early 30s.
A running list can be found here: pen.org/banned-words...
A Trump exec order bans almost 300 words from being used by federal agencies, the military and any org that receives federal funds. These kinds of "editorial" decisions were popular in Germany in the early 30s.
A running list can be found here: pen.org/banned-words...
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Bribery in plain sight.
May 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Bribery in plain sight.
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Levitsky, Way, and Ziblatt: "No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o... (gift link)
Key points:
1. We are now living under competitive authoritarianism.
2. We need ALL of civil society to resist the temptation of appeasement and defend democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o... (gift link)
Key points:
1. We are now living under competitive authoritarianism.
2. We need ALL of civil society to resist the temptation of appeasement and defend democracy.
May 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Levitsky, Way, and Ziblatt: "No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o... (gift link)
Key points:
1. We are now living under competitive authoritarianism.
2. We need ALL of civil society to resist the temptation of appeasement and defend democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o... (gift link)
Key points:
1. We are now living under competitive authoritarianism.
2. We need ALL of civil society to resist the temptation of appeasement and defend democracy.
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Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
May 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Piers Morgan is a POS but man is this interview wild - based on the way her tone changes I don't think she realized the implications of what she said until after she said it.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
If you look closely you can see her realize she is absolutely cooked in real time.
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NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: "The President of the United States really does seem hellbent on intentionally destroying the U.S. economy. And even after everything we have seen, there are still some folks—in fact some very powerful, wealthy people—who have not really come to terms with this."
May 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: "The President of the United States really does seem hellbent on intentionally destroying the U.S. economy. And even after everything we have seen, there are still some folks—in fact some very powerful, wealthy people—who have not really come to terms with this."
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Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
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Kevin’s out here giving y’all ledes for free but most of you just can’t be bothered
Reporters:
Here's a simple question that will generate viral stories.
"How exactly is it Marxist?"
The response will be a dodge, so you've got to stay with it and follow it up.
"No, you said DEI was Marxist. What did you mean by that? Specifically?"
Here's a simple question that will generate viral stories.
"How exactly is it Marxist?"
The response will be a dodge, so you've got to stay with it and follow it up.
"No, you said DEI was Marxist. What did you mean by that? Specifically?"
May 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Kevin’s out here giving y’all ledes for free but most of you just can’t be bothered
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Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
May 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
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Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
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Apart from the fact that US Attorneys have no business in trying to intimidate academic journals, why the acting US Attorney for *Washington DC* is going after a journal based in Massachusetts suggests he has some confusion about jurisdiction.
Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Apart from the fact that US Attorneys have no business in trying to intimidate academic journals, why the acting US Attorney for *Washington DC* is going after a journal based in Massachusetts suggests he has some confusion about jurisdiction.
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Seeing a redacted birth certificate of a two-year-old attached to a habeas petition is what broke me.
April 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Seeing a redacted birth certificate of a two-year-old attached to a habeas petition is what broke me.
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AG Bondi: “In accordance with Due Process, we gave the toddler 24 hours to file a habeas corpus petition.”
April 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
AG Bondi: “In accordance with Due Process, we gave the toddler 24 hours to file a habeas corpus petition.”
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If I see another article about birth rates that refuses to grapple with the way having children systematically disadvantages women I swear to god. There is no mystery. Stop pretending there is. We’ve got to do away with credulity for nonsense.
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If I see another article about birth rates that refuses to grapple with the way having children systematically disadvantages women I swear to god. There is no mystery. Stop pretending there is. We’ve got to do away with credulity for nonsense.
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An important survey of legal scholars of all ideological stripes notable for its unanimity...
www.thefp.com/p/is-donald-...
www.thefp.com/p/is-donald-...
Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In.
Trump critics say we are in a constitutional crisis. The White House says that’s hysterical. What do our top legal minds say?
www.thefp.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An important survey of legal scholars of all ideological stripes notable for its unanimity...
www.thefp.com/p/is-donald-...
www.thefp.com/p/is-donald-...
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"After 60 years of gathering hard to find education literature and sharing it broadly, the website could stop being updated ... But without constant curation and updating, so much information will be lost.” @pollywog08.bsky.social #SaveERIC (h/t @paigekowalski.bsky.social)
Another tiny, obscure corner of the Education Department is scheduled to lose funding this week. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat
Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week
hechingerreport.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"After 60 years of gathering hard to find education literature and sharing it broadly, the website could stop being updated ... But without constant curation and updating, so much information will be lost.” @pollywog08.bsky.social #SaveERIC (h/t @paigekowalski.bsky.social)
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Just booked my appointment with an immigration lawyer, to ensure that I am well informed about my rights (at least in theory) when I leave for Europe on May 28.
April 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just booked my appointment with an immigration lawyer, to ensure that I am well informed about my rights (at least in theory) when I leave for Europe on May 28.
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Citizens United gave us Oligarchy. Just look at this graph. 😑
April 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Citizens United gave us Oligarchy. Just look at this graph. 😑
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Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
April 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨
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Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...
April 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...
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The look on the Pope’s face during Vance’s extremely brief photo op…Same, Pope Francis, same.
April 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The look on the Pope’s face during Vance’s extremely brief photo op…Same, Pope Francis, same.
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Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions. How did we fail to see all this? “We wanted to see Trump in terms of his absences, so that our way of seeing the world would go unchallenged,” Timothy Snyder writes.
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist?
Trump takes the tools of dictators and adapts them for the Internet. We should expect him to try to cling to power until death, and create a cult of January 6th martyrs.
www.newyorker.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fascism is now in the algorithms, the neural pathways, the social interactions. How did we fail to see all this? “We wanted to see Trump in terms of his absences, so that our way of seeing the world would go unchallenged,” Timothy Snyder writes.
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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
nyer.cm
April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
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If the Supreme Court decides that the government can "erroneously" disappear you off the street to a foreign torture prison, and that federal courts have no power to do anything about it, that is, in a meaningful way, Pretty Much It www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
April 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If the Supreme Court decides that the government can "erroneously" disappear you off the street to a foreign torture prison, and that federal courts have no power to do anything about it, that is, in a meaningful way, Pretty Much It www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...