Ginny Simmons
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even if smart glasses worked and looked cool I don't want them. please let me rest, it's bad enough that I pull my phone out of my pocket to look at it, I wish I did not.
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
even if smart glasses worked and looked cool I don't want them. please let me rest, it's bad enough that I pull my phone out of my pocket to look at it, I wish I did not.
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Computers should still scream at you if you try to go online.
August 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Computers should still scream at you if you try to go online.
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things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
Just wanted to give one person’s story of crime in DC. This is the only street crime I have experienced in my many years in DC. (1/
August 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just wanted to give one person’s story of crime in DC. This is the only street crime I have experienced in my many years in DC. (1/
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RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control.
A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:
A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control.
A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:
A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:
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The "parasitic (online Democratic fundraising) ecosystem could not thrive without the tacit approval of the Democratic establishment. The relationship between the Mothership network and the official party is not adversarial; it is deeply symbiotic."
Simply a must read from @adambonica.bsky.social
Simply a must read from @adambonica.bsky.social
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The "parasitic (online Democratic fundraising) ecosystem could not thrive without the tacit approval of the Democratic establishment. The relationship between the Mothership network and the official party is not adversarial; it is deeply symbiotic."
Simply a must read from @adambonica.bsky.social
Simply a must read from @adambonica.bsky.social
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The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
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Took my son to a friend's birthday party, made awkward small talk with the other parents.
Rather than asking "what do you do?" I asked "so what do you get up to?" to a bored-looking dad and he perks up, telling me how he's an amateur figure skater.
Much better than hearing about some job.
Rather than asking "what do you do?" I asked "so what do you get up to?" to a bored-looking dad and he perks up, telling me how he's an amateur figure skater.
Much better than hearing about some job.
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Took my son to a friend's birthday party, made awkward small talk with the other parents.
Rather than asking "what do you do?" I asked "so what do you get up to?" to a bored-looking dad and he perks up, telling me how he's an amateur figure skater.
Much better than hearing about some job.
Rather than asking "what do you do?" I asked "so what do you get up to?" to a bored-looking dad and he perks up, telling me how he's an amateur figure skater.
Much better than hearing about some job.
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Standing up for the silent majority of voters who celebrate and treasure their right as Americans to owe $11,000 for getting rushed to the hospital on one of the worst days of their lives. It's called "being moderate" and it's how you win elections.
NEW: Gov Jared Polis (D) has vetoed a bill banning surprise billing by ambulance companies. The bill passed the Colorado legislature by *unanimous* votes in both chambers. #copolitics
May 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Standing up for the silent majority of voters who celebrate and treasure their right as Americans to owe $11,000 for getting rushed to the hospital on one of the worst days of their lives. It's called "being moderate" and it's how you win elections.
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love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
“Mr. Rodríguez, we’re going to miss you,” a girl told the teacher after singing.
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson
Jesús Rodríguez, a Venezuelan national whose U.S. humanitarian parole status is set to expire soon, decided to voluntarily leave the United States out of worry of being detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
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More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
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The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry.
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Trump administration has removed environmental protections covering more than half of the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the president’s aim to significantly bolster the U.S. logging industry.
Minutes from front door to actual plane departure gate: 26 minutes
What this has done to help me learn my lesson to not leave late for a flight: absolutely nothing.
#DCAorBust
What this has done to help me learn my lesson to not leave late for a flight: absolutely nothing.
#DCAorBust
April 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Minutes from front door to actual plane departure gate: 26 minutes
What this has done to help me learn my lesson to not leave late for a flight: absolutely nothing.
#DCAorBust
What this has done to help me learn my lesson to not leave late for a flight: absolutely nothing.
#DCAorBust
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Breaking News: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Dismantling CFPB
The bureau has been in turmoil as the Trump administration moved to fire hundreds of employees, ordered the rest to stop working and closed offices.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Breaking News: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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People are unwilling to believe this country could actually fall apart. They've been unwilling for the last 10 years. And it's that unwillingness that may well kill us in the end.
March 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
People are unwilling to believe this country could actually fall apart. They've been unwilling for the last 10 years. And it's that unwillingness that may well kill us in the end.
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AOC said earlier that more than 30,000 people showed up for this Denver rally; three times larger than the rally the Sanders campaign had in the park when he ran for president.
Sanders: “We have never ever had a rally as large as this.”
Sanders: “We have never ever had a rally as large as this.”
March 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
AOC said earlier that more than 30,000 people showed up for this Denver rally; three times larger than the rally the Sanders campaign had in the park when he ran for president.
Sanders: “We have never ever had a rally as large as this.”
Sanders: “We have never ever had a rally as large as this.”
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this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news
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Breaking News: ICE has abruptly cleared out a second group of migrants it had brought to Guantánamo, returning 40 men to the U.S. days before the practice is set to face a court challenge.
ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities
A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Breaking News: ICE has abruptly cleared out a second group of migrants it had brought to Guantánamo, returning 40 men to the U.S. days before the practice is set to face a court challenge.
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“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
The Oscar for Best Custom Glasses should go to Wicked for sure. I’m dazzled by Elphaba’s every time I see them.
March 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Oscar for Best Custom Glasses should go to Wicked for sure. I’m dazzled by Elphaba’s every time I see them.
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the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo
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Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’
Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’
Agency says reporter not allowed to go to signing in effort to ‘punish’ its style guide on upholding use of Gulf of Mexico
The Associated Press said it was barred from sending a reporter to Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing in an effort to…
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America’