Erik Salmi
@eriksalmi.bsky.social
Dad, DC hype man, Deputy CoS to CM Charles Allen. #spurs #wiz #caps
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Real Estate: Sure, If You’re An Unoriginal Hack
May 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Real Estate: Sure, If You’re An Unoriginal Hack
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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Some good news—official data released today shows US solar generation continues to grow rapidly and is on track to set new record highs. In March, solar output was up 35% compared to the same time last year!
May 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Some good news—official data released today shows US solar generation continues to grow rapidly and is on track to set new record highs. In March, solar output was up 35% compared to the same time last year!
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The people who illegally obliterated our foreign aid agency—over the protests of noble public servants who tried to stop them—are responsible for this.
Reuters: Food rations that could feed 3.5 million people for a month are rotting in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
www.reuters.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The people who illegally obliterated our foreign aid agency—over the protests of noble public servants who tried to stop them—are responsible for this.
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Really baffled by Whitmer and Newsom. Forget morality and decency. It's dumb politically. Of all the times to make overtures to MAGA, you're doing it when Trump's polls are tanking, he's getting throttled in court, and weeks before the tariff pain hits?
May 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Really baffled by Whitmer and Newsom. Forget morality and decency. It's dumb politically. Of all the times to make overtures to MAGA, you're doing it when Trump's polls are tanking, he's getting throttled in court, and weeks before the tariff pain hits?
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trying to imagine the reaction to two planes falling off an aircraft carrier with kamala harris as president
May 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
trying to imagine the reaction to two planes falling off an aircraft carrier with kamala harris as president
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Not to shout but OF COURSE HE'S RIGHT. Look around. Do most neighborhoods have stadiums?
Allen is completely right here. I would even go so far as to say the execution of Nats Ballpark probably slowed redevelopment of Navy Yard, compared to more direct reinvestment.
Not even touching social housing vehicles like MoCo's Housing Production Fund.
Not even touching social housing vehicles like MoCo's Housing Production Fund.
April 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to shout but OF COURSE HE'S RIGHT. Look around. Do most neighborhoods have stadiums?
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It looks like R2-D2’s hearse.
Do you worry that your Cybertruck doesn’t look stupid enough? We’ve got just the product for you!
April 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It looks like R2-D2’s hearse.
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💸 $1.1 billion in taxpayer dollars (at least)
🅿️ 8,000 parking spots, no Metro expansion
🏟️ A stadium that sits unused 335 days a year
The proposal announced today is a bad deal for DC.
Read CM Charles Allen's full statement on the NFL stadium proposal at charlesallenward6.com/newsroom
🅿️ 8,000 parking spots, no Metro expansion
🏟️ A stadium that sits unused 335 days a year
The proposal announced today is a bad deal for DC.
Read CM Charles Allen's full statement on the NFL stadium proposal at charlesallenward6.com/newsroom
April 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
💸 $1.1 billion in taxpayer dollars (at least)
🅿️ 8,000 parking spots, no Metro expansion
🏟️ A stadium that sits unused 335 days a year
The proposal announced today is a bad deal for DC.
Read CM Charles Allen's full statement on the NFL stadium proposal at charlesallenward6.com/newsroom
🅿️ 8,000 parking spots, no Metro expansion
🏟️ A stadium that sits unused 335 days a year
The proposal announced today is a bad deal for DC.
Read CM Charles Allen's full statement on the NFL stadium proposal at charlesallenward6.com/newsroom
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In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
April 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows:
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
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HARRISON: “.. the loss of trust in America as a place of business and an international partner will take years or decades to repair.”
@bloomberg.com ❤️🩹
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April 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
HARRISON: “.. the loss of trust in America as a place of business and an international partner will take years or decades to repair.”
@bloomberg.com ❤️🩹
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A two year old baby forced onto a plane by her government—our government. That’s what Ilan Wurman and Kurt Lash and their academic collaborators and defenders have been paving the way for with their bullshit articles. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’
The girl was deported Friday with her mother to Honduras, despite her father’s efforts to keep her in the United States.
www.politico.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A two year old baby forced onto a plane by her government—our government. That’s what Ilan Wurman and Kurt Lash and their academic collaborators and defenders have been paving the way for with their bullshit articles. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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As someone who wants more universal child benefits, primarily for reasons unrelated to natalism, it seems clear these people are not my allies
A CNN host asked these creeps: “Does it matter to you all who has more babies in America, or is this a universal thing for you?" Eventually the husband came out and said yeah it does.
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
He doesn't support possible "baby bonuses" for low-income people because they are "a drain on tax system"
Pronatalist Suggests He Doesn't Think People on Welfare Should Have More Babies
Fresh off proposing Nazi-like medals for having lots of kids, self-described pronatalist Malcolm Collins said not every American should get a "baby bonus."
www.jezebel.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
As someone who wants more universal child benefits, primarily for reasons unrelated to natalism, it seems clear these people are not my allies
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2,100 contacts per day
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:26 AM
2,100 contacts per day
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I spent the day at the ICE Detention centers where Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil are being unjustly detained. They've been taken thousands of miles away from home and denied due process.
I’m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they haven’t been forgotten.
I’m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they haven’t been forgotten.
April 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I spent the day at the ICE Detention centers where Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil are being unjustly detained. They've been taken thousands of miles away from home and denied due process.
I’m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they haven’t been forgotten.
I’m here to call for their immediate release and make it known that they haven’t been forgotten.
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you’re telling me the white house car sale didn’t work??
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
you’re telling me the white house car sale didn’t work??
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Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
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Sen. Van Hollen and his meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is all over the news and social media.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
April 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sen. Van Hollen and his meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is all over the news and social media.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
April 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.
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yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!
Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
April 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!
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worth reiterating that in literally any other context a 10% tariff on Japan alone would be getting wall to wall financial news coverage, would be considered the largest trade war escalation in modern American history and the dumbest economic policy move by a President in decades
April 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
worth reiterating that in literally any other context a 10% tariff on Japan alone would be getting wall to wall financial news coverage, would be considered the largest trade war escalation in modern American history and the dumbest economic policy move by a President in decades
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Trump’s State Department found no evidence linking Rumeysa Ozturk to antisemitic activity or terrorism, but ICE snatched her off the street and dispatched her to a prison 1,000 miles away with no hearing. This is a hallmark of fascist regimes and utterly incompatible with Due Process.
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump’s State Department found no evidence linking Rumeysa Ozturk to antisemitic activity or terrorism, but ICE snatched her off the street and dispatched her to a prison 1,000 miles away with no hearing. This is a hallmark of fascist regimes and utterly incompatible with Due Process.
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In Holy Week of all times can Christians in the Trump/Rubio camp see it’s wrong to arrest someone just for what they say?
That Rumeysa is not from the US makes no difference, either in law or Christian tradition. If anything it should be easier to see she deserves her freedom.
That Rumeysa is not from the US makes no difference, either in law or Christian tradition. If anything it should be easier to see she deserves her freedom.
Exclusive: Days before masked ICE agents detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, the State Department determined that the Trump administration had not produced any evidence showing that she engaged in antisemitic activities.
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
In Holy Week of all times can Christians in the Trump/Rubio camp see it’s wrong to arrest someone just for what they say?
That Rumeysa is not from the US makes no difference, either in law or Christian tradition. If anything it should be easier to see she deserves her freedom.
That Rumeysa is not from the US makes no difference, either in law or Christian tradition. If anything it should be easier to see she deserves her freedom.