@elina2.bsky.social
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As public health federal workers we support a shut down as a negotiating tool to keep Americans on their health insurance.
We are prepping to go without pay. We are readying our documents in case Vought uses a shut down to illegally fires us.
Dems, hold the line.
We are prepping to go without pay. We are readying our documents in case Vought uses a shut down to illegally fires us.
Dems, hold the line.
This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million people off their health care.
We can't allow that to happen.
We can't allow that to happen.
September 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
As public health federal workers we support a shut down as a negotiating tool to keep Americans on their health insurance.
We are prepping to go without pay. We are readying our documents in case Vought uses a shut down to illegally fires us.
Dems, hold the line.
We are prepping to go without pay. We are readying our documents in case Vought uses a shut down to illegally fires us.
Dems, hold the line.
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Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
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need a sitcom about some janitor at some random AI company who keeps getting headhunted to more and more senior positions
July 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
need a sitcom about some janitor at some random AI company who keeps getting headhunted to more and more senior positions
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The analysis inside the video is fascinating but it’s also important to note that something the Mamdani campaign has realized is that they have to be their own media machine. No mainstream media is going to share this type of analysis on their own. This is really good. Dems should learn from it
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The analysis inside the video is fascinating but it’s also important to note that something the Mamdani campaign has realized is that they have to be their own media machine. No mainstream media is going to share this type of analysis on their own. This is really good. Dems should learn from it
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Yep. Hundreds of thousands of people in this country live normal lives, but lives in limbo; here due to administrative grace, which can legally be taken away with the stroke of a pen.
So (Too!) many stories like this. Regular people living regular lives. Ended by Trump's proclamation. Insane.
June 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yep. Hundreds of thousands of people in this country live normal lives, but lives in limbo; here due to administrative grace, which can legally be taken away with the stroke of a pen.
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Timeline:
- Came 1978
- Fraudulent green card marriage in the early '80s, a permanent bar.
- Applied for asylum.
- Met current husband in late '80s.
- Lost final appeal in 1998, but was granted a stay of removal.
- Checked in without trouble from 1998-2025
- Grabbed by ICE with no warning in 2025
- Came 1978
- Fraudulent green card marriage in the early '80s, a permanent bar.
- Applied for asylum.
- Met current husband in late '80s.
- Lost final appeal in 1998, but was granted a stay of removal.
- Checked in without trouble from 1998-2025
- Grabbed by ICE with no warning in 2025
“Donna” Kashanian lived in the United States for 47 years, married a U.S. citizen and raised their daughter. She was gardening in the yard of her New Orleans home when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers handcuffed and took her away. apnews.com/article/iran...
After decades in the US, Iranians arrested in Trump’s deportation drive
Some Iranians are getting arrested by immigration authorities after living decades in the United States.
apnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Timeline:
- Came 1978
- Fraudulent green card marriage in the early '80s, a permanent bar.
- Applied for asylum.
- Met current husband in late '80s.
- Lost final appeal in 1998, but was granted a stay of removal.
- Checked in without trouble from 1998-2025
- Grabbed by ICE with no warning in 2025
- Came 1978
- Fraudulent green card marriage in the early '80s, a permanent bar.
- Applied for asylum.
- Met current husband in late '80s.
- Lost final appeal in 1998, but was granted a stay of removal.
- Checked in without trouble from 1998-2025
- Grabbed by ICE with no warning in 2025
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
I'm honestly not sure what to feel about National Guard troops being treated as dismally as immigrants being held in detention centers.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
National Guard troops in Los Angeles seen sleeping on floors
State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm honestly not sure what to feel about National Guard troops being treated as dismally as immigrants being held in detention centers.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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What a great day for the UK govt to announce it is spending hundreds of millions of pounds on AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds
‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligence
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What a great day for the UK govt to announce it is spending hundreds of millions of pounds on AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I guess there are more subversive ways for the US to annex Canada.
Canada 🇨🇦's Liberal govt has proposed a new "Border Security Bill," in large part in response to pressures from 🇺🇸
I raised concerns about that back in March 2025 👇
macleans.ca/politics/the...
I raised concerns about that back in March 2025 👇
macleans.ca/politics/the...
The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State - Macleans.ca
Appeasing Trump's border demands only emboldens authoritarians worldwide. Here's why we must resist.
macleans.ca
June 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I guess there are more subversive ways for the US to annex Canada.
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Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
May 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
No one is better at recruiting and motivating Hamas fighters than the Israeli military.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Simply imagine what your next move would be after your family has been blown up.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Simply imagine what your next move would be after your family has been blown up.
“A recent Israeli intelligence assessment suggested that Hamas had more than 20,000 fighters — about the same as before the war — despite thousands being killed since October 2023.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
No one is better at recruiting and motivating Hamas fighters than the Israeli military.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Simply imagine what your next move would be after your family has been blown up.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Simply imagine what your next move would be after your family has been blown up.
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"Former 18F director Lindsay Young ... is concerned that Doge’s cuts will have long-lasting effects on government functions. 'In government, it’s just so much easier to tear things down than it is to build things up,' Young said." @not-young.bsky.social
The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington
Though Musk promised modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Former 18F director Lindsay Young ... is concerned that Doge’s cuts will have long-lasting effects on government functions. 'In government, it’s just so much easier to tear things down than it is to build things up,' Young said." @not-young.bsky.social
May the law succeed where congress has failed.
We have some news to share with you. 🥄
Today we took legal action to challenge our termination, filing an appeal with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. We did this because we believe the elimination of 18F violated safeguards that exist to protect a nonpartisan civil service.
Today we took legal action to challenge our termination, filing an appeal with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. We did this because we believe the elimination of 18F violated safeguards that exist to protect a nonpartisan civil service.
18F files legal challenge
A statement about 18F’s appeal filed with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.
18f.org
May 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
May the law succeed where congress has failed.
UCP's survey questions are outrageous. I hope research scientists from far and wide go to town on this shit show.
"What do you think appropriate sexual content should mean in the context of new standards for school library materials."
"What do you think appropriate sexual content should mean in the context of new standards for school library materials."
Anyways.... Albertans, if you want to fill in an extremely leading survey that the government wants to use to ban books that hurt their feelings, that would be great. It has freeform boxes, which are always funnnnnn! 😈 #abed #abhealth #abpoli #ableg #BookBanning your.alberta.ca/school-libra...
School Library Materials
The Government of Alberta wants to hear from Albertans about age-appropriate materials in school libraries To bring more transparency and oversight to the selection and management of school library ma...
your.alberta.ca
May 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
UCP's survey questions are outrageous. I hope research scientists from far and wide go to town on this shit show.
"What do you think appropriate sexual content should mean in the context of new standards for school library materials."
"What do you think appropriate sexual content should mean in the context of new standards for school library materials."
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“President Drake became irate and yelled at the faculty member, who remained quiet. As the faculty member exited the Administration Building in the procession line, two men in suits with police badge lapel pins followed him and asked him to step out of the line.“
Statement condemning faculty member removal from commencement
mailchi.mp
May 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“President Drake became irate and yelled at the faculty member, who remained quiet. As the faculty member exited the Administration Building in the procession line, two men in suits with police badge lapel pins followed him and asked him to step out of the line.“
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if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
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You have one more day to comment, here, if you haven't already.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
You have one more day to comment, here, if you haven't already.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
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Important to remember this is medical care ordered by one’s doctor now being denied because the government doesn’t agree with your doctor. From the Freedom Party.
It’s getting lost in the noise, but the “Big, Beautiful Bill” just passed by the House GOP basically removes health care coverage for gender-affirming care for ALL trans people. Not only trans youth but trans adults, too. Only the most privileged trans Americans would still have coverage.
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Important to remember this is medical care ordered by one’s doctor now being denied because the government doesn’t agree with your doctor. From the Freedom Party.
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@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."
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I’ve been begging Dem reps to adopt criminal framing for Trump and GOP actions.
Because it’s clear, memorable, and has the benefit of being true.
The president is a convicted criminal.
He is out on bail.
His EO’s are illegal.
DOGE’s actions are illegal.
ICE is kidnapping people.
Because it’s clear, memorable, and has the benefit of being true.
The president is a convicted criminal.
He is out on bail.
His EO’s are illegal.
DOGE’s actions are illegal.
ICE is kidnapping people.
First of all, MAGA Murder Budget is great. Second, asking people which messages would be most persuasive to them is worse than useless. Human beings are terrible at reporting why they believe things!
"House Majority Fund, a Democratic group aligned with House Democratic leadership, issued talking points for members on the bill."
Avoid Hyperbolic Rhetoric
punchbowl.news/hmf-releases...
Avoid Hyperbolic Rhetoric
punchbowl.news/hmf-releases...
May 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I’ve been begging Dem reps to adopt criminal framing for Trump and GOP actions.
Because it’s clear, memorable, and has the benefit of being true.
The president is a convicted criminal.
He is out on bail.
His EO’s are illegal.
DOGE’s actions are illegal.
ICE is kidnapping people.
Because it’s clear, memorable, and has the benefit of being true.
The president is a convicted criminal.
He is out on bail.
His EO’s are illegal.
DOGE’s actions are illegal.
ICE is kidnapping people.
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UnitedHealth secretly pressured nurses to change patients' records to include DNRs (Do Not Resuscitate) without their consent, so those patients would die instead of being saved with medical interventions that could cost UnitedHealth money.
This is murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
May 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
UnitedHealth secretly pressured nurses to change patients' records to include DNRs (Do Not Resuscitate) without their consent, so those patients would die instead of being saved with medical interventions that could cost UnitedHealth money.
This is murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A lesson to other elder Dems -- do not make this your legacy. Do not be a Biden, RBG, or a Connolly.
Mentor young Dems, support your successors, step down while you are still capable of taking steps. No one beats death.
Mentor young Dems, support your successors, step down while you are still capable of taking steps. No one beats death.
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A lesson to other elder Dems -- do not make this your legacy. Do not be a Biden, RBG, or a Connolly.
Mentor young Dems, support your successors, step down while you are still capable of taking steps. No one beats death.
Mentor young Dems, support your successors, step down while you are still capable of taking steps. No one beats death.