Hildie Lipson
@hildielipson.bsky.social
Human. Love small towns, being outside, and growing cut flowers.
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So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So far, Trump has pardoned:
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
Changpeng Zhao (founder, Binance) - pled guilty to money laundering. Facilitated millions in transactions for terrorist organizations such as Hamas.
Ross Ulbricht (founder of the Silk Road) - the dark web Costco of illegal drugs.
1/3
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Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Grijalva: I do think that Speaker Johnson misplayed his hand.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
There are people all over this nation who were out there with signs that said, “Swear her in.” They wouldn’t have even known about me otherwise.
Thank you for highlighting how corrupt the system you’re protecting really is.
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
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The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
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John Fugelsang: a Christian who has actually read the Bible!
September 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
John Fugelsang: a Christian who has actually read the Bible!
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Only in America is the report of children being shot at school knocked out of the news by another shooting on the same day.
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Only in America is the report of children being shot at school knocked out of the news by another shooting on the same day.
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Why stop there? Let’s rename all Depts after what Trump is inflicting on America.
Dept of HHS -> Dept of Hepatitis and Human Suffering
Dept of VA -> Dept of Veteran Abandonment
Dept of Education -> Dept of Erasure of History
Dept of Commerce -> Dept of Corruption
Just a start.
Dept of HHS -> Dept of Hepatitis and Human Suffering
Dept of VA -> Dept of Veteran Abandonment
Dept of Education -> Dept of Erasure of History
Dept of Commerce -> Dept of Corruption
Just a start.
JUST IN: President Trump will rename the Defense Department the Department of War, the White House confirmed
Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War
The Trump administration has focused on restoring a "warrior ethos" to the Armed Services.
www.axios.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Why stop there? Let’s rename all Depts after what Trump is inflicting on America.
Dept of HHS -> Dept of Hepatitis and Human Suffering
Dept of VA -> Dept of Veteran Abandonment
Dept of Education -> Dept of Erasure of History
Dept of Commerce -> Dept of Corruption
Just a start.
Dept of HHS -> Dept of Hepatitis and Human Suffering
Dept of VA -> Dept of Veteran Abandonment
Dept of Education -> Dept of Erasure of History
Dept of Commerce -> Dept of Corruption
Just a start.
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Why Isn't Donald Trump's Declining Health Being Covered by Corporate Media?
Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
August 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Why Isn't Donald Trump's Declining Health Being Covered by Corporate Media?
Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Where are the op-eds & news programs calling for Trump's resignation due to his declining health, impaired abilities, & march towards fascism? Oh, yeah, "both sides" corporate journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Republicans in Congress have structured the most painful benefit cuts in their budget bill to kick in AFTER the 2026 midterms.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
July 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Republicans in Congress have structured the most painful benefit cuts in their budget bill to kick in AFTER the 2026 midterms.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
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We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine
We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine
The media has focused on the price tag and potholes. But history may mark 14 June as the ceremonial birth of US fascism
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine
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“if you’re afraid of being seen as political, if everyone around you is spending significant effort trying to bring you along, then you’re standing in the way of progress, and you should resign so people with courage can do their work unimpeded by your presence.”
Foundation trustees, help save democracy or get out of the way
Hi everyone, I’m thinking of all my friends and colleagues in Canada, who just achieved a resounding election victory against...
nonprofitaf.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“if you’re afraid of being seen as political, if everyone around you is spending significant effort trying to bring you along, then you’re standing in the way of progress, and you should resign so people with courage can do their work unimpeded by your presence.”
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This, in a nutshell, is why the Justice Department remains independent from the White House when it comes to directing criminal prosecution. A country that fails to take to heart the lessons of Watergate ends up with Trump.
If this were a report about any other country in the world, the headline would be something more like "Trump Expands Efforts to Crackdown on Political Opposition."
Trump Directs Justice Dept. to Investigate ActBlue, Democrats’ Cash Engine
The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This, in a nutshell, is why the Justice Department remains independent from the White House when it comes to directing criminal prosecution. A country that fails to take to heart the lessons of Watergate ends up with Trump.
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These hackers are the heroes America needs right now. Kind of like a mashup of The Onion and Mr. Robot. www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2...
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices
Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.
www.paloaltoonline.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
These hackers are the heroes America needs right now. Kind of like a mashup of The Onion and Mr. Robot. www.paloaltoonline.com/technology/2...
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Remember when top Trump officials used an unsecured app, Signal, to share confidential military plans & then lied about it and they continue to expose our national security to potential foreign countries and enemies by using unsecure communications and most of them still have their jobs? Fun times.
April 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Remember when top Trump officials used an unsecured app, Signal, to share confidential military plans & then lied about it and they continue to expose our national security to potential foreign countries and enemies by using unsecure communications and most of them still have their jobs? Fun times.
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@maddow.msnbc.com tiny Monhegan island, Maine (which you are familiar with 😉) had their Hands Off protest on Saturday!
April 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com tiny Monhegan island, Maine (which you are familiar with 😉) had their Hands Off protest on Saturday!
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Yes exactly.
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
prospect.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes exactly.
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These two videos here. This is good. This is good messaging. One good part is conceding and respecting disagreement but zeroing in on the parts of what is happening that very few people agree with or feel able to justify. I've always thought the idea that Ds shldnt go on Fox is CRAZY but you have...
Casar demonstrates how Democrats can effectively message on Fox News
March 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
These two videos here. This is good. This is good messaging. One good part is conceding and respecting disagreement but zeroing in on the parts of what is happening that very few people agree with or feel able to justify. I've always thought the idea that Ds shldnt go on Fox is CRAZY but you have...
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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A fake billionaire is letting a fake genius destroy America because a bunch of fake patriots are too stupid, too entitled and too hateful to understand the difference between what is fake news and what is fact.
February 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A fake billionaire is letting a fake genius destroy America because a bunch of fake patriots are too stupid, too entitled and too hateful to understand the difference between what is fake news and what is fact.
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Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
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ALSOBROOKS: You said 'we should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that is given to whites.' Can you please explain what you meant?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
January 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
ALSOBROOKS: You said 'we should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that is given to whites.' Can you please explain what you meant?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
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Mitch McConnell wouldn’t have to vote no on dangerous cabinet picks if he’d done his damn job in 2021.
January 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Mitch McConnell wouldn’t have to vote no on dangerous cabinet picks if he’d done his damn job in 2021.
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