falennon
@falennon.bsky.social
Lover of the outdoors, music, chai, sports, books, writing, socialism, democracy
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falennon
@falennon.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Posting and pinning #P2025 for easy ref. It’s gated now (seriously wtf), but I put in a fake email address and somehow got access. Take advantage and read it because I took one for the team and filled out the form. There’s literally no reason to be surprised.
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As we hit 9AM, here's where we are on the MAGA murder budget:
Over night, the House Freedom Caucus did what it did best and folded in humiliating fashion for vague promises they won't tell us about. After a long delay, the "rule" allowing the start of debate passed with just one GOP no vote.
Over night, the House Freedom Caucus did what it did best and folded in humiliating fashion for vague promises they won't tell us about. After a long delay, the "rule" allowing the start of debate passed with just one GOP no vote.
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As we hit 9AM, here's where we are on the MAGA murder budget:
Over night, the House Freedom Caucus did what it did best and folded in humiliating fashion for vague promises they won't tell us about. After a long delay, the "rule" allowing the start of debate passed with just one GOP no vote.
Over night, the House Freedom Caucus did what it did best and folded in humiliating fashion for vague promises they won't tell us about. After a long delay, the "rule" allowing the start of debate passed with just one GOP no vote.
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The MAGA Repukicans are deferring their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections to win votes on holdouts. Vote them out for giving Bezos a tax cut!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The MAGA Repukicans are deferring their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections to win votes on holdouts. Vote them out for giving Bezos a tax cut!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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"A conga line of angsty Republican lawmakers filed through the West Wing on Wednesday, hemming and hawing about Trump's bill. They walked out with signed merchandise and photos in the Oval Office."
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"A conga line of angsty Republican lawmakers filed through the West Wing on Wednesday, hemming and hawing about Trump's bill. They walked out with signed merchandise and photos in the Oval Office."
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Trump is carrying out his mass deportation effort, which is just part of his goal to alter American identity, with tools that have never existed before.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
Trump's Attack on Citizenship Escalates With New DOJ Denaturalization Plan
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump is carrying out his mass deportation effort, which is just part of his goal to alter American identity, with tools that have never existed before.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
ICYMI in MD: The US Dept of Edu, in all its wisdom of letting the states handle edu decisions, are stepping in and withholding $125M in funding to MD ($7B nationwide) that was already approved by Congress and Trump. Why? They didn’t give clear reasoning.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools
It’s unclear when, and even if, that money will get distributed to organizations that support low-income families in after-school and summer programs they otherwise couldn’t afford.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
ICYMI in MD: The US Dept of Edu, in all its wisdom of letting the states handle edu decisions, are stepping in and withholding $125M in funding to MD ($7B nationwide) that was already approved by Congress and Trump. Why? They didn’t give clear reasoning.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...
Let’s not forget how gross #JustinTucker is… @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
NFL suspends Justin Tucker for 10 weeks following investigation of inappropriate behavior
Tucker’s suspension will begin on roster cut down day, Aug. 26. It will last until Nov. 11.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let’s not forget how gross #JustinTucker is… @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is on track to become Dems' candidate for NYC mayor — toppling Andrew Cuomo's comeback dreams and putting incumbent Eric Adams on notice.
Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani.
ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C
Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is on track to become Dems' candidate for NYC mayor — toppling Andrew Cuomo's comeback dreams and putting incumbent Eric Adams on notice.
Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani.
ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C
Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani.
ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C
June 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “Healthcare Not Warfare” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/wfpower/even...
Healthcare Not Warfare · Working Families Power
While threatening healthcare for 16 million Americans, Trump is illegally starting yet another costly war in the Middle East. Join Senator Tim Kaine, Congressman Ro Khanna, Indivisible, MoveOn, Win Wi...
www.mobilize.us
June 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all members sitting on a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and is reconstituting the committee.
Kennedy dismisses all 17 members of U.S. CDC vaccine panel
All sitting members were appointed under former President Joe Biden's administration.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all members sitting on a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and is reconstituting the committee.
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Piling repression on repression only fuels the people’s right to demand justice, reminding the monarch his throne in the Oval Office exists by the will of those he oppresses: the citizens. #3E
June 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Piling repression on repression only fuels the people’s right to demand justice, reminding the monarch his throne in the Oval Office exists by the will of those he oppresses: the citizens. #3E
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It's not deportations or immigration enforcement, it's ethnic cleansing. #3E #EndImpunity
June 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
It's not deportations or immigration enforcement, it's ethnic cleansing. #3E #EndImpunity
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Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet while covering anti-Ice protests in Los Angeles
Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet while covering anti-Ice protests in Los Angeles
Nine correspondent Lauren Tomasi was filming a piece to camera about LAPD ‘moving in’ on demonstrators when struck by bullet
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An Australian reporter has been shot with a rubber bullet while reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, with the incident caught live on camera.
US authorities, including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and national guard troops, clashed with crowds of demonstrators on Sunday. They were protesting against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet while covering anti-Ice protests in Los Angeles
It was fun and funny, but it was an intentional distraction. And Dems need to drop the enemy of my enemy is my friend act. That’s not how you grow a spine or stop the spread of fascism. Musk is still a seig heiling fascist whose gang of misfit incels broke govt systems and stole sensitive data.
The escalating war of words this week between President Trump and Elon Musk marked the most contentious chapter in a yearslong and at-times rocky relationship between two of the most influential figures in business and politics.
A timeline of the twists and turns in the Trump-Musk relationship
The recent feud between the world's most powerful leader and the wealthiest businessman is not their first dispute, but it's by far the most high profile.
nbcnews.to
June 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It was fun and funny, but it was an intentional distraction. And Dems need to drop the enemy of my enemy is my friend act. That’s not how you grow a spine or stop the spread of fascism. Musk is still a seig heiling fascist whose gang of misfit incels broke govt systems and stole sensitive data.
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As governments worldwide embrace authoritarian tendencies, the struggle for equality, justice, and human dignity has become more urgent. Artists, scholars, and activists who challenge the status quo in resisting colonialism, racism, and heteronormativity continue to be vital.
The Neoliberal Roots of Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade
The conservative quest for art that reflects “traditional American values” dates back to the early 1980s.
hyperallergic.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As governments worldwide embrace authoritarian tendencies, the struggle for equality, justice, and human dignity has become more urgent. Artists, scholars, and activists who challenge the status quo in resisting colonialism, racism, and heteronormativity continue to be vital.
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Brazilian police thwart plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga concert that drew 2 million to beach in Rio.
Brazilian police arrest two people over plot to bomb Lady Gaga's concert in Rio
Brazilian police say that they have thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga’s concert the night before in Rio de Janeiro, the biggest show of her career that drew some 2 million fans to Copacabana Beach.
bit.ly
May 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Brazilian police thwart plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga concert that drew 2 million to beach in Rio.
Yes, this is the solution @univofalabama.bsky.social. Maybe you shouldn’t invite fascism to your campus in the first place. Just a thought.
#Rolltide supports fascism.
We need to #ResistFacism, its defunding of public education, and allow ALL students the freedoms afforded to them in the US Const.
#Rolltide supports fascism.
We need to #ResistFacism, its defunding of public education, and allow ALL students the freedoms afforded to them in the US Const.
Iranian students at the University of Alabama say they have been informally advised by faculty to “lay low” and “be invisible” — instilling fear among a once vibrant cohort.
International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
More than 1,000 international students across the U.S. have had their visas or legal status revoked since late March.
nbcnews.to
May 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes, this is the solution @univofalabama.bsky.social. Maybe you shouldn’t invite fascism to your campus in the first place. Just a thought.
#Rolltide supports fascism.
We need to #ResistFacism, its defunding of public education, and allow ALL students the freedoms afforded to them in the US Const.
#Rolltide supports fascism.
We need to #ResistFacism, its defunding of public education, and allow ALL students the freedoms afforded to them in the US Const.
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President Trump says he cares about protecting free speech—but his track record tells a different story.
Trump’s aggressive actions against free speech speak a lot louder than his words defending it
President Donald Trump has said that free speech matters to him. But his record during his second presidential term doesn’t show that commitment.
buff.ly
May 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
President Trump says he cares about protecting free speech—but his track record tells a different story.
Israel is committing a war crime.
Israel is committing a genocide.
FREE PALESTINE.
Israel is committing a genocide.
FREE PALESTINE.
Aid trucks carrying food are waiting to enter Gaza as Israel’s blockade and bombardment kill dozens of Palestinians.
Global outrage grows as Israel’s blockade, bombardment kills dozens in Gaza
Aid trucks carrying food are waiting to enter Gaza as Israel’s blockade and bombardment kill dozens of Palestinians.
bit.ly
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Israel is committing a war crime.
Israel is committing a genocide.
FREE PALESTINE.
Israel is committing a genocide.
FREE PALESTINE.
Gas by me has steadily stayed above $3/gal and just went up.
Trump’s gaslighting only works on MAGA followers.
Gas prices were never going to fall. The fascist P2025 manual continues to play out. Soon it won’t matter if anyone believes him or not. MAGA included.
Trump’s gaslighting only works on MAGA followers.
Gas prices were never going to fall. The fascist P2025 manual continues to play out. Soon it won’t matter if anyone believes him or not. MAGA included.
May 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Gas by me has steadily stayed above $3/gal and just went up.
Trump’s gaslighting only works on MAGA followers.
Gas prices were never going to fall. The fascist P2025 manual continues to play out. Soon it won’t matter if anyone believes him or not. MAGA included.
Trump’s gaslighting only works on MAGA followers.
Gas prices were never going to fall. The fascist P2025 manual continues to play out. Soon it won’t matter if anyone believes him or not. MAGA included.
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Mohammad served the U.S. cause during the war in Afghanistan.
When it ended, he fled his homeland to avoid being hunted by the Taliban.
But after entering the U.S., Mohammad learned his application for a special immigrant visa was denied. https://nbcnews.to/44MCv5s
When it ended, he fled his homeland to avoid being hunted by the Taliban.
But after entering the U.S., Mohammad learned his application for a special immigrant visa was denied. https://nbcnews.to/44MCv5s
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mohammad served the U.S. cause during the war in Afghanistan.
When it ended, he fled his homeland to avoid being hunted by the Taliban.
But after entering the U.S., Mohammad learned his application for a special immigrant visa was denied. https://nbcnews.to/44MCv5s
When it ended, he fled his homeland to avoid being hunted by the Taliban.
But after entering the U.S., Mohammad learned his application for a special immigrant visa was denied. https://nbcnews.to/44MCv5s
A poli-sci lesson—being liberal is a centrist ideology. Being more left than the alternative doesn’t mean libs are actually left wing. Ex. Cory Booker is referred to as a progressive lib, but votes to fund Israel’s genocide (he takes money from AIPAC). That’s not actually left wing or progressive.
"libs (who are centrists)"
You must be a communist.
You must be a communist.
April 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A poli-sci lesson—being liberal is a centrist ideology. Being more left than the alternative doesn’t mean libs are actually left wing. Ex. Cory Booker is referred to as a progressive lib, but votes to fund Israel’s genocide (he takes money from AIPAC). That’s not actually left wing or progressive.
#ICYMI: House GOP don’t want to tax the 1% at a higher rate to protect their donors and self-preservation.
But they have no problem raising the tax on college/univ endowments by 10-21%, impacting financial aid and academic program funds.
Vote them out.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
But they have no problem raising the tax on college/univ endowments by 10-21%, impacting financial aid and academic program funds.
Vote them out.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Federal cuts have been brutal for Hopkins. Here’s how its endowment can help.
The university tapped its endowment to replace some research grants, a highly unusual move.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#ICYMI: House GOP don’t want to tax the 1% at a higher rate to protect their donors and self-preservation.
But they have no problem raising the tax on college/univ endowments by 10-21%, impacting financial aid and academic program funds.
Vote them out.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
But they have no problem raising the tax on college/univ endowments by 10-21%, impacting financial aid and academic program funds.
Vote them out.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...