Stacy Fitz
@fitstace.bsky.social
Arizonan focused on democracy. Music, traveling, cooking and hiking for balance.
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Just posted this on Monday. As the sirens and helicopters sound off in the distance, I'm thinking about the young part-time soldiers I was just talking to.
We must continue to insist—even more forcefully today—that this is absolutely not an appropriate mission for U.S. military personnel.
We must continue to insist—even more forcefully today—that this is absolutely not an appropriate mission for U.S. military personnel.
Talked to some National Guard kids from West Virginia on the street near my office. They don't have leave to go home for Thanksgiving this week.
They can't see their families, because the president wants to use them as political props. No doubt, though, there'll be a feast at Mar-a-Lago Thursday.
They can't see their families, because the president wants to use them as political props. No doubt, though, there'll be a feast at Mar-a-Lago Thursday.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Just posted this on Monday. As the sirens and helicopters sound off in the distance, I'm thinking about the young part-time soldiers I was just talking to.
We must continue to insist—even more forcefully today—that this is absolutely not an appropriate mission for U.S. military personnel.
We must continue to insist—even more forcefully today—that this is absolutely not an appropriate mission for U.S. military personnel.
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People like to say “Ah, but humans have ALWAYS been guided by hallucinations and mass belief!”
But look around. Look at who we’ve started electing. Something has changed. And what has most clearly changed is that the systems we built to impose some standards on public discourse have broken down.
But look around. Look at who we’ve started electing. Something has changed. And what has most clearly changed is that the systems we built to impose some standards on public discourse have broken down.
I don’t think the electorate has ever not been guided by hallucinations, nor has the political aspect of government ever been rational. You do have to enter into people’s delusions and work from inside them at least somewhat, no? And have the humility to know you have some delusions of your own!
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
People like to say “Ah, but humans have ALWAYS been guided by hallucinations and mass belief!”
But look around. Look at who we’ve started electing. Something has changed. And what has most clearly changed is that the systems we built to impose some standards on public discourse have broken down.
But look around. Look at who we’ve started electing. Something has changed. And what has most clearly changed is that the systems we built to impose some standards on public discourse have broken down.
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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Here it comes: the crisis wave of Americans making the tough choice to drop coverage — in the face or rising premiums.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Here it comes: the crisis wave of Americans making the tough choice to drop coverage — in the face or rising premiums.
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JPMORGAN: Weak November consumer confidence data “highlights a near-term resiliency test as we track how sharply consumption growth slows .. in the face of moderating labor income gains and rising consumer insecurity.
“This week we expect a below consensus 0.1% rise in US September retail sales ..”
“This week we expect a below consensus 0.1% rise in US September retail sales ..”
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
JPMORGAN: Weak November consumer confidence data “highlights a near-term resiliency test as we track how sharply consumption growth slows .. in the face of moderating labor income gains and rising consumer insecurity.
“This week we expect a below consensus 0.1% rise in US September retail sales ..”
“This week we expect a below consensus 0.1% rise in US September retail sales ..”
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DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
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A defining slogan for this new Gilded Age.
How dare you notice that I’m lying.
How dare you point out my hypocrisies.
How dare you not tend to my insecurities by showing me proper deference.
How dare you.
Quiet, quiet, piggy …
How dare you notice that I’m lying.
How dare you point out my hypocrisies.
How dare you not tend to my insecurities by showing me proper deference.
How dare you.
Quiet, quiet, piggy …
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A defining slogan for this new Gilded Age.
How dare you notice that I’m lying.
How dare you point out my hypocrisies.
How dare you not tend to my insecurities by showing me proper deference.
How dare you.
Quiet, quiet, piggy …
How dare you notice that I’m lying.
How dare you point out my hypocrisies.
How dare you not tend to my insecurities by showing me proper deference.
How dare you.
Quiet, quiet, piggy …
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"Bovino is basically leading a rebel cavalry, a la Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who raided and terrorized communities in...the Civil War. That latter analogy holds up particularly well in one specific respect: Forrest became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war."
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Bovino is basically leading a rebel cavalry, a la Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who raided and terrorized communities in...the Civil War. That latter analogy holds up particularly well in one specific respect: Forrest became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan after the war."
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Hospitals, insurers, drug companies & private-equity backed provider networks all make a lot of money from our healthcare system & they all lobby against Medicare for All.
The question isn’t “why don’t we have Medicare for All?” It’s “who exactly would lose money if we did?”
#CorporateGreed
The question isn’t “why don’t we have Medicare for All?” It’s “who exactly would lose money if we did?”
#CorporateGreed
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hospitals, insurers, drug companies & private-equity backed provider networks all make a lot of money from our healthcare system & they all lobby against Medicare for All.
The question isn’t “why don’t we have Medicare for All?” It’s “who exactly would lose money if we did?”
#CorporateGreed
The question isn’t “why don’t we have Medicare for All?” It’s “who exactly would lose money if we did?”
#CorporateGreed
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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Everyone's missing potentially the most interesting thing about this order, which is the judge's finding that Halligan may have returned an indictment that was never presented to the jury
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Everyone's missing potentially the most interesting thing about this order, which is the judge's finding that Halligan may have returned an indictment that was never presented to the jury
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This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
The second paragraph of every article about Trump freeing House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files should make it clear that he could order them released himself and chooses not to.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This really needs to be stressed, as it seems obvious Trump is going to let them vote to release it and then pretend his hands are tied.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
He’s had the power to release them all along, and still does. It’s just his excuses that are changing.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
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Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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The aftermath of an ICE raid on a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has devastated families, leaving them heartbroken by the separations caused by the raid.
November 15, 2025
November 15, 2025
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The aftermath of an ICE raid on a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has devastated families, leaving them heartbroken by the separations caused by the raid.
November 15, 2025
November 15, 2025
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The Supreme Court interfered with Obama’s signature policy, the one that opponents literally dubbed “Obamacare”
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Supreme Court interfered with Obama’s signature policy, the one that opponents literally dubbed “Obamacare”
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"ProPublica asked the FBI to specify what it considered to be false. The agency did not reply."
HOLY SCOOP: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff @williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"ProPublica asked the FBI to specify what it considered to be false. The agency did not reply."
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NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
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November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy violations
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“I have no plans at this time” to sue, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said in a statement shared with NBC News.
“If I did sue..."
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“If I did sue..."
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GOP senators distance themselves from provision allowing them to sue over phone record searches
The senators’ comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“I have no plans at this time” to sue, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said in a statement shared with NBC News.
“If I did sue..."
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“If I did sue..."
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Reporter Annette McGivney said the fires were especially traumatic for park employees, many of whom watched their homes burn.
After a year of fires, shutdown and uncertainty, Grand Canyon workers are close to unionizing
The federal government shutdown may be over, but Grand Canyon National Park could be feeling the effects long after.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reporter Annette McGivney said the fires were especially traumatic for park employees, many of whom watched their homes burn.
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
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Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!