Helen Schmarje
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“There is a strong link that’s been found in political science research connecting peaceful protest to election outcomes.”
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“There is a strong link that’s been found in political science research connecting peaceful protest to election outcomes.”
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
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When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.
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Norah O'Donnell: "Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have these raids gone too far?"
Trump: "They haven't gone far enough."
Trump: "They haven't gone far enough."
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Norah O'Donnell: "Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have these raids gone too far?"
Trump: "They haven't gone far enough."
Trump: "They haven't gone far enough."
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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I see that the United States' peculiar brand of Christian Nationalism includes judging the poor for needing SNAP benefits (judging is something Jesus said *not to* do) but not helping the poor with SNAP benefits (helping the poor is something Jesus told them *to* do).
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I see that the United States' peculiar brand of Christian Nationalism includes judging the poor for needing SNAP benefits (judging is something Jesus said *not to* do) but not helping the poor with SNAP benefits (helping the poor is something Jesus told them *to* do).
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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina’s top elections official is pressing the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles for unprecedented access to voters’ full Social Security numbers — a move that could erode voter privacy protections and lay the groundwork for mass voter purges
North Carolina Elections Chief Demands Voters’ Full Social Security Numbers From DMV
Read more here.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🚨BREAKING: North Carolina’s top elections official is pressing the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles for unprecedented access to voters’ full Social Security numbers — a move that could erode voter privacy protections and lay the groundwork for mass voter purges
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“Please clap.”
And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Please clap.”
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When you think you're World War II's Patton, but you're really just M*A*S*H's Major Frank Burns.
September 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When you think you're World War II's Patton, but you're really just M*A*S*H's Major Frank Burns.
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DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
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As a stroke on a crew team in both prep school and college, I think I am qualified to recognize another stroke.
September 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
As a stroke on a crew team in both prep school and college, I think I am qualified to recognize another stroke.
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As a bookish kid, I admired the Supreme Court for having the character to unanimously come out against segregation in the 1950s, when no other branch of our government would have had that courage.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As a bookish kid, I admired the Supreme Court for having the character to unanimously come out against segregation in the 1950s, when no other branch of our government would have had that courage.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
So it saddens me to see it lose its way and endorse judging people for the color of their skin today.
Love my hometown!! 💙
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Love my hometown!! 💙
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🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday said the Trump administration can resume indiscriminate immigration-related stops in Los Angeles based solely on a person’s appearance, the language they speak or their occupation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Latest Unsigned Order, SCOTUS Blesses Trump’s Use of Racial Profiling in Immigration Arrests
Read more here.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court Monday said the Trump administration can resume indiscriminate immigration-related stops in Los Angeles based solely on a person’s appearance, the language they speak or their occupation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Gov. Pritzker enlists the public's help: "What we've asked is that people pull out their iPhone or their Android phone and film what they're seeing. Take a video of everything so see so that we can know if, in fact, laws are being broken by these federal officials coming into our state."
September 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Gov. Pritzker enlists the public's help: "What we've asked is that people pull out their iPhone or their Android phone and film what they're seeing. Take a video of everything so see so that we can know if, in fact, laws are being broken by these federal officials coming into our state."
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It's Time to Release the Epstein Files
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
It's Time to Release the Epstein Files
People who fight this hard to hide something have something to hide.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It's Time to Release the Epstein Files
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open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Senator Maggie Hassan makes the point that it's one thing to question science, but quite another to do as RFK Jr. does and reject data outright.
September 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Senator Maggie Hassan makes the point that it's one thing to question science, but quite another to do as RFK Jr. does and reject data outright.
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The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities
August 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities
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BREAKING: Vladimir Putin is pushing to meet Zelensky in Moscow and Zelensky has obviously turned this down.
Why would Zelensky meet Putin in the country that wants him killed?
This is all a big joke to Putin. He has no plans on stopping. He has no plans for peace.
Why would Zelensky meet Putin in the country that wants him killed?
This is all a big joke to Putin. He has no plans on stopping. He has no plans for peace.
August 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
BREAKING: Vladimir Putin is pushing to meet Zelensky in Moscow and Zelensky has obviously turned this down.
Why would Zelensky meet Putin in the country that wants him killed?
This is all a big joke to Putin. He has no plans on stopping. He has no plans for peace.
Why would Zelensky meet Putin in the country that wants him killed?
This is all a big joke to Putin. He has no plans on stopping. He has no plans for peace.
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The Confederacy was never defeated; it only transformed.
First, it shapeshifted into segregation and the KKK.
Then, it became the Republican Party under Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
Later, it was normalized via Reagan’s “trickle-down economics” and mass incarceration.
Now, MAGA is its final stage.
First, it shapeshifted into segregation and the KKK.
Then, it became the Republican Party under Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
Later, it was normalized via Reagan’s “trickle-down economics” and mass incarceration.
Now, MAGA is its final stage.
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Confederacy was never defeated; it only transformed.
First, it shapeshifted into segregation and the KKK.
Then, it became the Republican Party under Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
Later, it was normalized via Reagan’s “trickle-down economics” and mass incarceration.
Now, MAGA is its final stage.
First, it shapeshifted into segregation and the KKK.
Then, it became the Republican Party under Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
Later, it was normalized via Reagan’s “trickle-down economics” and mass incarceration.
Now, MAGA is its final stage.
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August 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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August 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM