Janet Braunstein
@janetbrauns.bsky.social
Dog mom, former journalist (facts, not false equivalencies), northerner wondering if I need an escape plan.
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President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.
October 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.
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BREAKING: In Chicago, Illinois—U.S. citizens protesting ICE were dragged into vans by masked federal agents with no badges and no warrants.
People screamed: “Who are you? Where are you taking them?”
This is authoritarian control in real time.
People screamed: “Who are you? Where are you taking them?”
This is authoritarian control in real time.
September 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
BREAKING: In Chicago, Illinois—U.S. citizens protesting ICE were dragged into vans by masked federal agents with no badges and no warrants.
People screamed: “Who are you? Where are you taking them?”
This is authoritarian control in real time.
People screamed: “Who are you? Where are you taking them?”
This is authoritarian control in real time.
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“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
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Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
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I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
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California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow gig worker unions
The deal brings Uber and Lyft on board with a pathway to unionization for ride-hailing workers after the companies spent years fighting against the idea.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is why we have 50 states:
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is why we have 50 states:
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
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Stop texting me for money, Dems. I’ve had it. You’ve got to offer us something besides for pleas for money. Suggest something we can do, anything, except send you money. There’s more to running for and serving in office than money. Stand out. Do something.
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Stop texting me for money, Dems. I’ve had it. You’ve got to offer us something besides for pleas for money. Suggest something we can do, anything, except send you money. There’s more to running for and serving in office than money. Stand out. Do something.
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“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group”
Petty little monster boy.
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Trump cancels Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection — USA TODAY
Trump canceled the Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, which former President Joe Biden extended beyond six months.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Petty little monster boy.
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Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection - USA TODAY
August 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection - USA TODAY
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July 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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As an indication of the upside-down we are now living in, a Ukrainian friend who lives in Kyiv under the daily threat of aerial bombardment reached out to me today:
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
June 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
As an indication of the upside-down we are now living in, a Ukrainian friend who lives in Kyiv under the daily threat of aerial bombardment reached out to me today:
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
“Are you doing OK? I’ve been following the news about American universities and it sounds bad.” 🙃
Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal. - The 19th News
June 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal. - The 19th News
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
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For the good of the Nation. 🤢 🇺🇸 🤢
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
Conservative Darling Ayn Rand Died Loving Government Handouts
A new book reveals that Ayn Rand, the late conservative author and opponent of the welfare state, actually relied quite heavily on welfare programs.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
For the good of the Nation. 🤢 🇺🇸 🤢
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
If your Senator is a Republican, remind them that Ayn Rand depended on Social Security and Medicare.
(h/t @owdle77.bsky.social)
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All these deaths and no death certificates. Strange.
March 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
All these deaths and no death certificates. Strange.
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Office of @raskin.house.gov provided a letter template to officially request your federal personal data from
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE in accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(d)(1) and this could be interesting jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Please explain “entitlements,” which I understand to be basic benefits we pay for with Social Security and Medicare paycheck taxes and are entitled to. People who can’t afford food or health are entitled to food assistance and Medicaid.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Please explain “entitlements,” which I understand to be basic benefits we pay for with Social Security and Medicare paycheck taxes and are entitled to. People who can’t afford food or health are entitled to food assistance and Medicaid.
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We are going to win. But not immediately.
February 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We are going to win. But not immediately.