Françoise Girard
@francoisegirard.bsky.social
Feminist, lawyer, journalist, writer, opera lover she/her 💚🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
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Reminder: Genuine fascism always has an air of ridiculousness.
This Man Is the Face of the Future
Greg Bovino is next.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Reminder: Genuine fascism always has an air of ridiculousness.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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truly, do senate moderates wake up every day with a horse kick to the head?
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
truly, do senate moderates wake up every day with a horse kick to the head?
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If these 8 democrats do this, I hope they experience the most miserable primary campaigns in history www.politico.com/live-updates...
Senate hopes for shutdown breakthrough Sunday
Senators believe enough Democrats are ready to reopen the government.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If these 8 democrats do this, I hope they experience the most miserable primary campaigns in history www.politico.com/live-updates...
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If true, it validates the GOP strategy: refuse to negotiate; send the House on vacation for 7 weeks; illegally starve SNAP recipients; & fire federal workers. And it puts blame for the shutdown on Dems, because it shows the GOP was right when they said Dems could unilaterally end it. Total disaster.
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If true, it validates the GOP strategy: refuse to negotiate; send the House on vacation for 7 weeks; illegally starve SNAP recipients; & fire federal workers. And it puts blame for the shutdown on Dems, because it shows the GOP was right when they said Dems could unilaterally end it. Total disaster.
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The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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It can't be repeated enough - in an attempt to stay in office against the will of the voters, Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection against our own government in which hundreds of police officers were beaten for hours and our Capitol was ransacked.
#TrumpCoupAttempt
#TrumpCoupAttempt
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It can't be repeated enough - in an attempt to stay in office against the will of the voters, Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection against our own government in which hundreds of police officers were beaten for hours and our Capitol was ransacked.
#TrumpCoupAttempt
#TrumpCoupAttempt
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When the President of the United States gathers thousands of his followers and lies about a "stolen election" in the most incendiary way, and even urges them to head to the Capitol (and lies about going with them), how could one argue that he didn't encourage the insurrection?
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When the President of the United States gathers thousands of his followers and lies about a "stolen election" in the most incendiary way, and even urges them to head to the Capitol (and lies about going with them), how could one argue that he didn't encourage the insurrection?
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If this is the so-called 'deal,' then I will be a no.
That’s not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.
That’s not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If this is the so-called 'deal,' then I will be a no.
That’s not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.
That’s not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.
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CONTINETTI: “.. The off-year Democratic wave flooded Republican safe harbors. Democrats flipped at least 13 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates. .. New Jersey Democrats will enjoy their largest Assembly majority in 52 years.”
@wsj.com
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November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
CONTINETTI: “.. The off-year Democratic wave flooded Republican safe harbors. Democrats flipped at least 13 seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates. .. New Jersey Democrats will enjoy their largest Assembly majority in 52 years.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
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It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.
Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
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I have a f*ing doctorate in epidemiology and I’m still so confused about how to pick a health insurance plan. Open enrollment should not be this hard!
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I have a f*ing doctorate in epidemiology and I’m still so confused about how to pick a health insurance plan. Open enrollment should not be this hard!
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The people can buy their own……. policy? From who, Don?
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The people can buy their own……. policy? From who, Don?
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Part of me is glad Trump is now unconstrained, and is defacing and demeaning everything he touches.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Part of me is glad Trump is now unconstrained, and is defacing and demeaning everything he touches.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
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Trump's secret police in action.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump's secret police in action.
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Airlines canceled at least 945 flights early Saturday as the longest government shutdown in history continued. cbsn.ws/48208YV
Flight cancellations ramp up as airlines scramble to comply with FAA order to cut air traffic — live updates
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown. The cuts began Friday morning.
cbsn.ws
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Airlines canceled at least 945 flights early Saturday as the longest government shutdown in history continued. cbsn.ws/48208YV
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Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
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“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high cost for taxpayers. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, new research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.” Via @fastcompany
Housing The Homeless Saves Money--Here's The Research That Proves It
The best way to stop homelessness is mindbogglingly simple: Give them homes.
www.fastcompany.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Providing the homeless with a place to live may seem like a high cost for taxpayers. But the alternative, it turns out, is more costly, new research shows. Subsidized accommodation could actually be a bargain for the public, in purely economic terms.” Via @fastcompany
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Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
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TIFFANY CROSS: “No… There’s a deal on the table Republicans can accept. They don't want to extend 1 year of subsidies for people to have affordable health care… part of me feels you're getting the government you voted for, but they don't deserve to be w/o health care.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
TIFFANY CROSS: “No… There’s a deal on the table Republicans can accept. They don't want to extend 1 year of subsidies for people to have affordable health care… part of me feels you're getting the government you voted for, but they don't deserve to be w/o health care.”
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More about the source and approach. www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
Ranked: Countries With the Best Reputations in 2025
Discover which countries have the best reputations in 2025. Switzerland and Canada lead, while the U.S. sees a sharp decline.
www.visualcapitalist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
More about the source and approach. www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...
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According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world.
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
According to this ranking, Canada’s reputation has improved since 2024. We are now the 2nd most reputable country in the world.
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…
The United States has dropped from 30th to 48th in that same year, the biggest drop of any nation BY FAR. Its reputation-peers are now Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan…