Jennifer Slack
@jdslack.bsky.social
Emeritus professor. Cultural studies, technology, and culture. Anti-MAGA politics. Pastel artist. The painting above is mine. Joined Nov 2024.
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Jennifer Slack
@jdslack.bsky.social
· Mar 4
I started paying into Social Security when I was 10, have worked steadily since I was 15, and retired at 75 with reasonable savings and SS. I, like so many others, payed into and earned this modest retirement. Send Musk to Mars and Trump to jail.
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The people I know that work for the FAA are telling me not to fly right now. They refuse to fly.
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The people I know that work for the FAA are telling me not to fly right now. They refuse to fly.
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
Schumer must have thought the moment was only about what was going on inside rooms in DC, but out here, outside DC, we knew the Republicans had lost the people and it would be a very short time before the Republican leaders would be forced to respond. Then Schumer and the 8 blew it. We knew better.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Schumer must have thought the moment was only about what was going on inside rooms in DC, but out here, outside DC, we knew the Republicans had lost the people and it would be a very short time before the Republican leaders would be forced to respond. Then Schumer and the 8 blew it. We knew better.
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McGovern: He says food prices are way down. That's coming from a guy dines on caviar at mar-a-lago. He's never shopped for groceries a day in his life. He doesn't have to pick between plastic or paper.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
McGovern: He says food prices are way down. That's coming from a guy dines on caviar at mar-a-lago. He's never shopped for groceries a day in his life. He doesn't have to pick between plastic or paper.
This is a terrible provision added by the Democrats.
Let this increase your rage against the 8 Vichy Democratic "Centrists"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/pro...
Provision in government funding bill allows senators to sue over secretly obtained phone records
Government funding bill includes provision that would create pathway for senators to sue the government if their phone records are investigated without their notice.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is a terrible provision added by the Democrats.
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Perfect by @dccartoonist.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Perfect by @dccartoonist.bsky.social
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Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
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Still angry beyond words.
These eight spineless skunks should never work in government again. They disgrace themselves, their states, their party and their country.
See my pinned post for a more robust analysis of how little *conceivable* justification there could ever be for what they did.
These eight spineless skunks should never work in government again. They disgrace themselves, their states, their party and their country.
See my pinned post for a more robust analysis of how little *conceivable* justification there could ever be for what they did.
Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Still angry beyond words.
These eight spineless skunks should never work in government again. They disgrace themselves, their states, their party and their country.
See my pinned post for a more robust analysis of how little *conceivable* justification there could ever be for what they did.
These eight spineless skunks should never work in government again. They disgrace themselves, their states, their party and their country.
See my pinned post for a more robust analysis of how little *conceivable* justification there could ever be for what they did.
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The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
Sign here: www.change.org/p/demand-tha...
This is absolutely incredibly nuts. What is wrong with Trump and the people around him? Stop this idiocy!
Update: Maduro’s regime is preparing for war with the US
Reuters reports that Venezuela has begun distributing old Russian weapons to civilians in preparation for a possible guerrilla war against the United States.
Reuters reports that Venezuela has begun distributing old Russian weapons to civilians in preparation for a possible guerrilla war against the United States.
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is absolutely incredibly nuts. What is wrong with Trump and the people around him? Stop this idiocy!
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Abysmal leadership
Fetterman, Shaheen & Slotkin voted to confirm Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Fetterman, Gallego & Kelly voted to confirm EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Here’s the whole enchilada.
Here’s the whole enchilada.
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Abysmal leadership
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I have to ask myself why would they cave now rather than waiting a few days to see what the Scotus does about the snap benefits. Just another thing that makes me incredibly suspicious of the reasoning.
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I have to ask myself why would they cave now rather than waiting a few days to see what the Scotus does about the snap benefits. Just another thing that makes me incredibly suspicious of the reasoning.
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
I do not understand people making fun of eating avocados or avocado toast. They are nutritious and delicious. Better and often cheaper than tomatoes. People don't make fun of buying tomatoes or eating tomato sandwiches. And tomatoes are often tasteless & lacking nutrients. Here is to the avocado 🥑!
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I do not understand people making fun of eating avocados or avocado toast. They are nutritious and delicious. Better and often cheaper than tomatoes. People don't make fun of buying tomatoes or eating tomato sandwiches. And tomatoes are often tasteless & lacking nutrients. Here is to the avocado 🥑!
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There’s also a zero percent chance the real number is 3 trillion
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
There’s also a zero percent chance the real number is 3 trillion
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"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
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SOURCES: The Epstein Files ARE Worse Than Previously Thought
www.muellershewrote.com/p/sources-th...
www.muellershewrote.com/p/sources-th...
SOURCES: The Epstein Files ARE Worse Than Previously Thought
I reached out to sources that reviewed the files after David Shuster reported that republicans in the House are panicking. This is about what I learned.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
SOURCES: The Epstein Files ARE Worse Than Previously Thought
www.muellershewrote.com/p/sources-th...
www.muellershewrote.com/p/sources-th...
Where is the organized anger in the Democratic Party against Schumer and the 8? Come on, show us your capacity to govern!
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Where is the organized anger in the Democratic Party against Schumer and the 8? Come on, show us your capacity to govern!
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11/10/25 Colfax and Schiller near an elementary school: Neighbor filmed 20+ ICE GOONS driving onto her neighbors lawn and abducting a landscaper, then Tasing him while he was in the car. No warrants, no names, no faces.
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
11/10/25 Colfax and Schiller near an elementary school: Neighbor filmed 20+ ICE GOONS driving onto her neighbors lawn and abducting a landscaper, then Tasing him while he was in the car. No warrants, no names, no faces.
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
Is this about having the Epstein files?
I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
read the actual bill text and this is quite literally a provision designed solely to impede civil and criminal investigations into United States Senators and their staff. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Is this about having the Epstein files?
No Kings. Last Week's election. All that energy, organization, will, and and success. All those people know that you, Senator Schumer, are not up to the job that needs to be done now. It is time to pass the torch to a new kind of fighter.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov!
Americans gave you a clear assignment last Tuesday, and you didn’t understand it.
Now, we are giving you another one: Step down and allow a Democrat with a spine to unite your caucus for the good of all Americans.
Remember what you told Biden? Now, tell it to yourself.
Americans gave you a clear assignment last Tuesday, and you didn’t understand it.
Now, we are giving you another one: Step down and allow a Democrat with a spine to unite your caucus for the good of all Americans.
Remember what you told Biden? Now, tell it to yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
No Kings. Last Week's election. All that energy, organization, will, and and success. All those people know that you, Senator Schumer, are not up to the job that needs to be done now. It is time to pass the torch to a new kind of fighter.
I was never taught about events like this in history class as a kid. It is important to get a rich and full understanding of our stories as a country. Even the terrible ones. Especially the terrible ones. How else do we learn to do better?
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1898: After voters elect a biracial city council in Wilmington, N.C., a mob of white supremacists overthrows the local government in a coup d’état. The mob also killed as many as 300 black residents in what is known as the Wilmington Massacre. /1
Today in history, 1898: After voters elect a biracial city council in Wilmington, N.C., a mob of white supremacists overthrows the local government in a coup d’état. The mob also killed as many as 300 black residents in what is known as the Wilmington Massacre. /1
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I was never taught about events like this in history class as a kid. It is important to get a rich and full understanding of our stories as a country. Even the terrible ones. Especially the terrible ones. How else do we learn to do better?
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Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I seriously think that trump is dying, and knows it. That’s why he’s just doing whatever he wants, and speeding up his agendas. And saying Fuck you to us and every rule and law ever written. Changing history to make himself look good, and enemies stained by lawsuits.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I seriously think that trump is dying, and knows it. That’s why he’s just doing whatever he wants, and speeding up his agendas. And saying Fuck you to us and every rule and law ever written. Changing history to make himself look good, and enemies stained by lawsuits.
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They found billions for foreign deals but not for your healthcare.
Hold them accountable. Flood the lines!
📱 (202) 224-3121
Hold them accountable. Flood the lines!
📱 (202) 224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
They found billions for foreign deals but not for your healthcare.
Hold them accountable. Flood the lines!
📱 (202) 224-3121
Hold them accountable. Flood the lines!
📱 (202) 224-3121