@jessbortman.bsky.social
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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
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Honestly, there should be little doubt that the Trump administration wants to kill us all.
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Honestly, there should be little doubt that the Trump administration wants to kill us all.
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I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt.
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March 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt.
Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
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History DOES repeat itself… 🤬
March 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
History DOES repeat itself… 🤬
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Kevin is a good friend and colleague. Please share widely and feel free to pass along any opportunities that might be a good fit!
March 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Kevin is a good friend and colleague. Please share widely and feel free to pass along any opportunities that might be a good fit!
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Tracking the performance of the S&P 500 through 100 days of an administration because I don't want to grade.
March 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Tracking the performance of the S&P 500 through 100 days of an administration because I don't want to grade.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov bragging about the Trump administration's alignment with Russia:
"The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision."
Nauseating.
"The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision."
Nauseating.
March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov bragging about the Trump administration's alignment with Russia:
"The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision."
Nauseating.
"The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision."
Nauseating.
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Every opinion piece in the Washington Post must now follow Bezos' new rightwing guidelines. Writers can say that they would have written the same thing anyway, but the fact remains: Their piece was only published because it met his new rightwing guidelines.
Support independent, pro-democracy media.
Support independent, pro-democracy media.
February 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Every opinion piece in the Washington Post must now follow Bezos' new rightwing guidelines. Writers can say that they would have written the same thing anyway, but the fact remains: Their piece was only published because it met his new rightwing guidelines.
Support independent, pro-democracy media.
Support independent, pro-democracy media.
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I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
February 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
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everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
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A really important email from my friend Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social . As he says "this is a 5 alarm fire."
America is under attack right now.
America is under attack right now.
February 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A really important email from my friend Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social . As he says "this is a 5 alarm fire."
America is under attack right now.
America is under attack right now.
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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
February 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans
“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.
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Trump will be remembered by future generations as the WORST traitor in American history, and his sycophantic
political supporters will be compared to those who decades ago supported Hitler.
political supporters will be compared to those who decades ago supported Hitler.
February 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Trump will be remembered by future generations as the WORST traitor in American history, and his sycophantic
political supporters will be compared to those who decades ago supported Hitler.
political supporters will be compared to those who decades ago supported Hitler.
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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
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Shut down the senate. Stop all business. The Republicans are traitors.
February 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Shut down the senate. Stop all business. The Republicans are traitors.
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The CFPB has returned $21 billion to 205 million consumers who were scammed at the hands of predatory banks. You can root out waste, fraud, and abuse... or you can eliminate the CFPB. But you can't do both.
February 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The CFPB has returned $21 billion to 205 million consumers who were scammed at the hands of predatory banks. You can root out waste, fraud, and abuse... or you can eliminate the CFPB. But you can't do both.
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Modern-day coups don’t require rifles. They happen when the executive seizes power, dismantles the judiciary, and usurps the legislature—just like what’s happening now.
February 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Modern-day coups don’t require rifles. They happen when the executive seizes power, dismantles the judiciary, and usurps the legislature—just like what’s happening now.
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This really does explain a lot about Trump’s actions.
February 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This really does explain a lot about Trump’s actions.