Gordon Hart
@gehart.bsky.social
Lifelong democrat, attorney, former legislative staffer, book hoarder, dad of 3 wonderful young adults.
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Gordon Hart
@gehart.bsky.social
· Nov 27
My first BlueSky post. I am migrating from Threads, where I’ve been fairly active for an amateur, but am seeking more political and news content here. Lifelong democrat interested in politics and policy, ancient history, literature, religion, baseball, and Americana music.
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No one seems to be remarking on the fact that Trump apparently believes Alito is such a loyal supporter of him that he can vouch for someone suspected of being insufficiently loyal to Trump.
How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
(association with Bill Barr is a roadblock to a job in the second Trump admin unless Trump personally okays an exception - a former top aide to Barr and clerk to Alito asked the latter to vouch for him)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...
(association with Bill Barr is a roadblock to a job in the second Trump admin unless Trump personally okays an exception - a former top aide to Barr and clerk to Alito asked the latter to vouch for him)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/u...
How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble
The phone call centered on a former law clerk of Justice Alito’s who in the eyes of the Trump team must prove his loyalty to the president-elect.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
No one seems to be remarking on the fact that Trump apparently believes Alito is such a loyal supporter of him that he can vouch for someone suspected of being insufficiently loyal to Trump.
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Everything wrong in domestic and international politics and humanity in general in a single meme.
December 12, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Everything wrong in domestic and international politics and humanity in general in a single meme.
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It's Friday...
And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺
📽️haleyfranklin
And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺
📽️haleyfranklin
January 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It's Friday...
And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺
📽️haleyfranklin
And on Fridays we dance 💃🕺
📽️haleyfranklin
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You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
January 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Please stop sharing Nancy Mace posts and photos., even to mock or criticize her. Your last one was reposted almost a thousand time. She is a meaningless backbencher who simply wants attention , even though she doesn’t deserve any. Please don’t give it to her.
January 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Please stop sharing Nancy Mace posts and photos., even to mock or criticize her. Your last one was reposted almost a thousand time. She is a meaningless backbencher who simply wants attention , even though she doesn’t deserve any. Please don’t give it to her.
This is an excellent idea. Schumer and Jeffries should work with the new DNC chair to make this happen.
We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Shadow Cabinet
A Positive Form of Opposition
snyder.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is an excellent idea. Schumer and Jeffries should work with the new DNC chair to make this happen.
www.cbsnews.com/news/new-sen...
Quite the contrast between the new dem senators and new rep senators. Reps are 6 white males, 4 worth more than 100M, 4 have never served in Congress. Of the 6 new Dems, only 1 white male. None have net worths over 10M, and 5 have served in Congress.
Quite the contrast between the new dem senators and new rep senators. Reps are 6 white males, 4 worth more than 100M, 4 have never served in Congress. Of the 6 new Dems, only 1 white male. None have net worths over 10M, and 5 have served in Congress.
Meet the new senators being sworn in to Congress in 2025
The Senate is convening for the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, with a dozen new senators joining the upper chamber.
www.cbsnews.com
January 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
www.cbsnews.com/news/new-sen...
Quite the contrast between the new dem senators and new rep senators. Reps are 6 white males, 4 worth more than 100M, 4 have never served in Congress. Of the 6 new Dems, only 1 white male. None have net worths over 10M, and 5 have served in Congress.
Quite the contrast between the new dem senators and new rep senators. Reps are 6 white males, 4 worth more than 100M, 4 have never served in Congress. Of the 6 new Dems, only 1 white male. None have net worths over 10M, and 5 have served in Congress.
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#DemVoice1
So many politicians fake anger to draw your attention.
Incoming NC AG jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social tried “Normal Tone,” and many voters liked it.
Gov Josh Stein joshsteinnc.bsky.social and his AG will move the state forward.
So many politicians fake anger to draw your attention.
Incoming NC AG jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social tried “Normal Tone,” and many voters liked it.
Gov Josh Stein joshsteinnc.bsky.social and his AG will move the state forward.
With gratitude, I hereby resign from Congress.
Here’s some of what I learned:
youtube.com/shorts/TOoAw...
Here’s some of what I learned:
youtube.com/shorts/TOoAw...
I hereby resign from Congress. - Rep. Jeff Jackson
YouTube video by Jeff Jackson
youtube.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
#DemVoice1
So many politicians fake anger to draw your attention.
Incoming NC AG jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social tried “Normal Tone,” and many voters liked it.
Gov Josh Stein joshsteinnc.bsky.social and his AG will move the state forward.
So many politicians fake anger to draw your attention.
Incoming NC AG jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social tried “Normal Tone,” and many voters liked it.
Gov Josh Stein joshsteinnc.bsky.social and his AG will move the state forward.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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Costco gets it: "Our Board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary … Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics."
www.newsweek.com/costco-board...
www.newsweek.com/costco-board...
Costco denies shareholder demand to back down from DEI hiring
The Costco Board pushed back against its shareholders who requested a proposal over diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.
www.newsweek.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Costco gets it: "Our Board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary … Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics."
www.newsweek.com/costco-board...
www.newsweek.com/costco-board...
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It’s not only hilarious that anti-immigrant magas are fighting Musk and Swampy about H1B visas, but the vast majority of maga voters have no idea what the hell an H1B visa even is. Thoughts and prayers to the tech bros as maga gives them the CRT treatment! 🤣🤣🤣
a man in a red jacket is eating a sandwich
ALT: a man in a red jacket is eating a sandwich
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
It’s not only hilarious that anti-immigrant magas are fighting Musk and Swampy about H1B visas, but the vast majority of maga voters have no idea what the hell an H1B visa even is. Thoughts and prayers to the tech bros as maga gives them the CRT treatment! 🤣🤣🤣
Webster was appointed a US Attorney by Eisenhower, district court and then Appeals Court judge by Nixon, and served as head of the FBI and then CIA under Carter, Reagan and Bush 1, and was chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council under Bush 2 and Obama www.politico.com/live-updates...
Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard
William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Webster was appointed a US Attorney by Eisenhower, district court and then Appeals Court judge by Nixon, and served as head of the FBI and then CIA under Carter, Reagan and Bush 1, and was chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council under Bush 2 and Obama www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Saddened to hear Rickey Henderson has died at age 65 (pneumonia) www.tmz.com/2024/12/21/m.... Inner circle Hall of Famer, tremendously entertaining figure. Here's my entry for him in The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). I'll have a full tribute to Henderson @fangraphs.com after the holidays.
December 21, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Saddened to hear Rickey Henderson has died at age 65 (pneumonia) www.tmz.com/2024/12/21/m.... Inner circle Hall of Famer, tremendously entertaining figure. Here's my entry for him in The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). I'll have a full tribute to Henderson @fangraphs.com after the holidays.
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I would have amputated a few toes to have seen this.
Last night in London, this happened.
Ringo joined Paul at the end of his tour and they jammed to the reprise of Sgt Pepper and Helter Skelter. 🔥🔥
Ringo joined Paul at the end of his tour and they jammed to the reprise of Sgt Pepper and Helter Skelter. 🔥🔥
December 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I would have amputated a few toes to have seen this.
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We love incorporating new vocabulary into our everyday discourse. Thanks.
I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”.
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
December 19, 2024 at 6:43 PM
We love incorporating new vocabulary into our everyday discourse. Thanks.
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Makes so much sense
December 13, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Makes so much sense
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Good morning, friends! Daily reminder-I'm trying HARD to follow back. Pls comment here if I missed you. Add a cool meme & repost this for a quick FB!
But please:help us to understand who you are.
Add a bio & a couple of posts.
Most people won't follow blank profiles.😊💙🐈⬛ #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
But please:help us to understand who you are.
Add a bio & a couple of posts.
Most people won't follow blank profiles.😊💙🐈⬛ #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Good morning, friends! Daily reminder-I'm trying HARD to follow back. Pls comment here if I missed you. Add a cool meme & repost this for a quick FB!
But please:help us to understand who you are.
Add a bio & a couple of posts.
Most people won't follow blank profiles.😊💙🐈⬛ #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
But please:help us to understand who you are.
Add a bio & a couple of posts.
Most people won't follow blank profiles.😊💙🐈⬛ #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Sarah Longwell absolutely rocks.
VIDEO of the moment where my buddy Sarah Longwell reminds everybody that Kevin McCarthy was the first person to rehabilitate Trump after January 6th. "I don't know if people let you get away with that in rooms all the time, but you should *never* be allowed to get away with that." 👏
December 12, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Sarah Longwell absolutely rocks.
I completely agree with this take.
This is SUCH an important read! #ReframeTheNarrative
45’s cabinet nominations are tempting bait, but if we focus on their personal qualities, we’ll look like we’re still in campaign mode - with similar results.
#DemCast
open.substack.com/pub/reframin...
45’s cabinet nominations are tempting bait, but if we focus on their personal qualities, we’ll look like we’re still in campaign mode - with similar results.
#DemCast
open.substack.com/pub/reframin...
Framing the Cabinet Appointments
Creating a breakthrough story about public service and abuse of power.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I completely agree with this take.
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"The Greek government is supporting a multi-dimensional plan to put this ancient aqueduct back into use, in order both to cover current needs for irrigation water, and to develop new places of cultural and environmental interest."
Cool visual article. Wow!
www.greeknewsagenda.gr/the-hadrian-...
Cool visual article. Wow!
www.greeknewsagenda.gr/the-hadrian-...
The Hadrian Aqueduct of Athens | An marvel of ancient Roman engineering springs back to life
Hadrian's Aqueduct in Athens is the only Roman aqueduct of this type and size that has been constructed in Europe and that still carries water. This monumental technical construction of the ancient wo...
www.greeknewsagenda.gr
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 AM
"The Greek government is supporting a multi-dimensional plan to put this ancient aqueduct back into use, in order both to cover current needs for irrigation water, and to develop new places of cultural and environmental interest."
Cool visual article. Wow!
www.greeknewsagenda.gr/the-hadrian-...
Cool visual article. Wow!
www.greeknewsagenda.gr/the-hadrian-...
newrepublic.com/article/1890...
Trump is firing the IRS Commissioner on the middle of his term and replacing him with a politician who has supported abolishing the IRS and who does not even have a college degree, let alone any training in tax law or accounting.
Trump is firing the IRS Commissioner on the middle of his term and replacing him with a politician who has supported abolishing the IRS and who does not even have a college degree, let alone any training in tax law or accounting.
Trump’s Plan to Turn the IRS Into a Grifter’s Paradise
Billy Long, an anti-tax huckster who doesn’t think the IRS should exist, makes his living promising to cut your tax bill 40 percent.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
newrepublic.com/article/1890...
Trump is firing the IRS Commissioner on the middle of his term and replacing him with a politician who has supported abolishing the IRS and who does not even have a college degree, let alone any training in tax law or accounting.
Trump is firing the IRS Commissioner on the middle of his term and replacing him with a politician who has supported abolishing the IRS and who does not even have a college degree, let alone any training in tax law or accounting.
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