Jeff Hallstead
@jeffhallstead.bsky.social
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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.’
George Orwell, Animal Farm
George Orwell, Animal Farm
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And there's also a very cool piece by @davekarpf.bsky.social where he argues that digital analytics hastened the GOP's radicalization.
Highly recommend! 👍⤵️
academic.oup.com/book/60493/c...
Highly recommend! 👍⤵️
academic.oup.com/book/60493/c...
Digital Death Spiral: How Analytics Hastened the Republican Party’s Descent into Trumpism
Abstract. This chapter discusses the role of analytics-based digital listening has played among surrogate organizations in the contemporary Republican Part
academic.oup.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And there's also a very cool piece by @davekarpf.bsky.social where he argues that digital analytics hastened the GOP's radicalization.
Highly recommend! 👍⤵️
academic.oup.com/book/60493/c...
Highly recommend! 👍⤵️
academic.oup.com/book/60493/c...
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It's not enough for people to realize that trump has lied to them. They need to understand that the media that sold trump to them has also been lying to them...about everything.
October 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's not enough for people to realize that trump has lied to them. They need to understand that the media that sold trump to them has also been lying to them...about everything.
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The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
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CNN has a live cam on the twisted rebar that is all that's left of the East Wing and the Colonnade. www.cnn.com/live-video-2
Watch live: East Wing of White House torn down | CNN
www.cnn.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
CNN has a live cam on the twisted rebar that is all that's left of the East Wing and the Colonnade. www.cnn.com/live-video-2
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Back in 2023 we helped pass AB 835, a single stair reform study bill. That study is almost done, and we need your help to make sure the final report is grounded in sound evidence by emailing a public comment. It’ll only take a minute, and it makes a real difference!
Tell the State Fire Marshal: Legalize Single-Stair Buildings in California!
Improve California's building code so that more families can afford homes in our cities.
actionnetwork.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Back in 2023 we helped pass AB 835, a single stair reform study bill. That study is almost done, and we need your help to make sure the final report is grounded in sound evidence by emailing a public comment. It’ll only take a minute, and it makes a real difference!
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Opinion | I never personally had a Nazi-curious phase. But as a fair minded journalist, it’s my job to pretend this is a normal rite of passage for American men who might later go into politics.
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Opinion | I never personally had a Nazi-curious phase. But as a fair minded journalist, it’s my job to pretend this is a normal rite of passage for American men who might later go into politics.
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“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries.
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
We Will Tear Down the Trump Palace Ballroom and Casino
Thinking like a dissident movement.
www.thebulwark.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries.
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...
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He did everything he possibly could to overturn the election & stay in power - threatening his VP, Govs & Secs of States, organizing a mob to storm the Capitol. He knew if he ordered a military coup they would’ve refused & he would’ve been tried for treason. That’s why he left.
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
He did everything he possibly could to overturn the election & stay in power - threatening his VP, Govs & Secs of States, organizing a mob to storm the Capitol. He knew if he ordered a military coup they would’ve refused & he would’ve been tried for treason. That’s why he left.
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I'm really sick of this grifting piece of shit
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm really sick of this grifting piece of shit
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Historians of the future: Rest assured, millions of us know all this in real time. We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends. trib.al/0islLh9
October 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Historians of the future: Rest assured, millions of us know all this in real time. We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends. trib.al/0islLh9
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October 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
No Kings in Venice Beach
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
No Kings in Venice Beach
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UVA says no to the compact
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UVA says no to the compact
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Millions came out for the last #NoKings protests.
These will be even bigger.
They want to scare people into not showing up.
Show up. Exercise your Constitutional rights. Be in community with all those who believe in democracy.
These will be even bigger.
They want to scare people into not showing up.
Show up. Exercise your Constitutional rights. Be in community with all those who believe in democracy.
October 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Millions came out for the last #NoKings protests.
These will be even bigger.
They want to scare people into not showing up.
Show up. Exercise your Constitutional rights. Be in community with all those who believe in democracy.
These will be even bigger.
They want to scare people into not showing up.
Show up. Exercise your Constitutional rights. Be in community with all those who believe in democracy.
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Metro modeled 4 congestion pricing areas - #DTLA, West L.A./SM, Santa Monica Mtns, 10 Freeway. Staff states DTLA is most promising. Sounds like West L.A. second.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Metro modeled 4 congestion pricing areas - #DTLA, West L.A./SM, Santa Monica Mtns, 10 Freeway. Staff states DTLA is most promising. Sounds like West L.A. second.
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It's not a presidency – it's an organized crime takeover of your government.
President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled by the administration’s own crypto-friendly policies.
Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab
The president’s son said the true total is “probably more.”
trib.al
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's not a presidency – it's an organized crime takeover of your government.
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"Trump Action Tracker" - A tool to track how President Trump and his administration are "flooding the zone" and eroding the rule of law. www.trumpactiontracker.info?
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Trump Action Tracker" - A tool to track how President Trump and his administration are "flooding the zone" and eroding the rule of law. www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Thermostatic public opinion, reacting against the governing regime, like old faithful.
globalaffairs.org/research/pub...
globalaffairs.org/research/pub...
October 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thermostatic public opinion, reacting against the governing regime, like old faithful.
globalaffairs.org/research/pub...
globalaffairs.org/research/pub...
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Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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Yes to every single idea in this @clarajeffery.bsky.social story on soft secession. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Yes to every single idea in this @clarajeffery.bsky.social story on soft secession. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.
It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.
Tell him!
It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.
Tell him!
Contact the Governor | Governor of California
You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.
www.gov.ca.gov
October 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.
It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.
Tell him!
It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.
Tell him!