Frankie 🐕
@frankieddog.bsky.social
Slightly nervous, always
*🧠 takes: sociology, journalism, democracy & the rule of law
*✨ takes: puns, queerness & cute animals
(My many opinions are my own & not a reflection of any of the agencies I work for, of course)
*🧠 takes: sociology, journalism, democracy & the rule of law
*✨ takes: puns, queerness & cute animals
(My many opinions are my own & not a reflection of any of the agencies I work for, of course)
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Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read this on air to @sifill.bsky.social tonight.
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
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Hard to tell for sure, but it seems like Van Epps (R) might finish ahead of Behn (D) by around 5 points.
That's 17 points behind the 2024 Trump-Harris margin, & 10 points behind the Trump-Biden margin in 2020.
In line with other special-election results, as well as D performance in November.
That's 17 points behind the 2024 Trump-Harris margin, & 10 points behind the Trump-Biden margin in 2020.
In line with other special-election results, as well as D performance in November.
(sigh) Well, I might as well see this through to find out how close she keeps it...
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hard to tell for sure, but it seems like Van Epps (R) might finish ahead of Behn (D) by around 5 points.
That's 17 points behind the 2024 Trump-Harris margin, & 10 points behind the Trump-Biden margin in 2020.
In line with other special-election results, as well as D performance in November.
That's 17 points behind the 2024 Trump-Harris margin, & 10 points behind the Trump-Biden margin in 2020.
In line with other special-election results, as well as D performance in November.
Inspiring to see someone willing to knuckle down and run a tough campaign in an even tougher, ruby red district. Hats off to Aftyn Behn, her team, and all the volunteers who put in a ton of hard work, I know it’s not the result they wanted but I hope they’re so proud of the example they’ve set.
Expected, honestly. It would have been a miracle to win a Trump +22 district but I'll be eager to see the final margin. I think it's under 5 and that is a huge, blaring red siren to the GOP and wither or not they choose to realize that is up to them.
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Inspiring to see someone willing to knuckle down and run a tough campaign in an even tougher, ruby red district. Hats off to Aftyn Behn, her team, and all the volunteers who put in a ton of hard work, I know it’s not the result they wanted but I hope they’re so proud of the example they’ve set.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
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Skeeters, we're in the elite 4%
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Skeeters, we're in the elite 4%
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I understand that some people think Pluribus is too slow (honestly, welcome to Vince Gilligan) but I cannot overstate how much I am enjoying the detective adventures of the world's grouchiest lesbian
pluribus is the only show brave enough to ask if one mean lesbian could save the world
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I understand that some people think Pluribus is too slow (honestly, welcome to Vince Gilligan) but I cannot overstate how much I am enjoying the detective adventures of the world's grouchiest lesbian
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The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
Official data is in this week, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 30% compared to last year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime is underway and it's not AI:
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So the end-run around the separation ordinance is that ICE calls up and lies? That's sure an ENORMOUS gap in the law, don't you think, @mayorcarter.bsky.social?
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
So the end-run around the separation ordinance is that ICE calls up and lies? That's sure an ENORMOUS gap in the law, don't you think, @mayorcarter.bsky.social?
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These unredacted records will not become public unless they're leaked. 0% chance of full Epstein files coming out thru traditional process. They'll claim on-going & active investigation, which is why Trump had them reopen it. National security exemption b/c Epstein was an Israeli intelligence asset
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
These unredacted records will not become public unless they're leaked. 0% chance of full Epstein files coming out thru traditional process. They'll claim on-going & active investigation, which is why Trump had them reopen it. National security exemption b/c Epstein was an Israeli intelligence asset
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Students at Olympic high school in charlotte, NC walkout to protest ICE defying the principal.
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Students at Olympic high school in charlotte, NC walkout to protest ICE defying the principal.
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
Young people are waking up to the injustices of this administration, they won’t tolerate being lied to for much longer. ICE isn’t here to protect. Young people need to realize how much power they hold!
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Canadian police say a member of the public who took an Ontario transit bus for a joyride, with about 10 passengers still onboard, didn’t even leave “a ding.”
Man takes bus for joyride in Canada, turns down passenger with expired pass | CNN
Canadian police say a member of the public who took an Ontario transit bus for a joyride, with about 10 passengers still onboard, didn’t even leave “a ding.”
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Canadian police say a member of the public who took an Ontario transit bus for a joyride, with about 10 passengers still onboard, didn’t even leave “a ding.”
“This wasn’t a normal legislative compromise, but a pattern of submission to deliberate cruelty that makes the next act of cruelty more likely.”
Yes, everyone read Adam on the “compassion trap” problem in relation to authoritarianism:
V. good from Bonica:
'When your “negotiation” is just agreeing to stop inflicting pain, it’s extortion, not compromise. And when the opposition accepts those terms, they teach you that inflicting pain works.'
'When your “negotiation” is just agreeing to stop inflicting pain, it’s extortion, not compromise. And when the opposition accepts those terms, they teach you that inflicting pain works.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“This wasn’t a normal legislative compromise, but a pattern of submission to deliberate cruelty that makes the next act of cruelty more likely.”
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight*
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight*
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again).
Not another #SchumerSurrender
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
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Democrats if you capitulate - we will remember.
Mike Johnson has already said he won’t hold a House vote on the affordable health care subsidies. So even if by some miracle the Senate passed it, it would go to the House whose leader won’t even calendar it. HOW IS THAT A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE?
Mike Johnson has already said he won’t hold a House vote on the affordable health care subsidies. So even if by some miracle the Senate passed it, it would go to the House whose leader won’t even calendar it. HOW IS THAT A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE?
If this is true, we will all remember which Senate Democrats buckled and caved. 😡
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Democrats if you capitulate - we will remember.
Mike Johnson has already said he won’t hold a House vote on the affordable health care subsidies. So even if by some miracle the Senate passed it, it would go to the House whose leader won’t even calendar it. HOW IS THAT A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE?
Mike Johnson has already said he won’t hold a House vote on the affordable health care subsidies. So even if by some miracle the Senate passed it, it would go to the House whose leader won’t even calendar it. HOW IS THAT A WIN FOR THE PEOPLE?
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You can pull up 5calls.org enter your zipcode & get a walk through with phone numbers to call & a script! It took me less than FOUR MINUTES to call my Senators!
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You can pull up 5calls.org enter your zipcode & get a walk through with phone numbers to call & a script! It took me less than FOUR MINUTES to call my Senators!
I called, and I hope you will too.
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I called, and I hope you will too.