Justin Wolfe
@justinwolfe.bsky.social
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
Alito stays on brand
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing
The justice said that the call was a job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Alito stays on brand
I came for the recommendations; I'm staying for the snark!
27 Shows to Watch This Winter
A ton of intriguing shows are coming, including the gruesome frontier drama “American Primeval” and Robert De Niro’s first American regular-series role.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I came for the recommendations; I'm staying for the snark!
This is just horrific. I can’t believe I’m waking up to this news.
New Orleans updates: 10 dead in 'terrorist attack' with pickup in New Orleans, local officials say
A car may have plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street early on Wednesday, the New Orleans Police Department reported, according to ABC News affiliate WGNO.
abcnews.go.com
January 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is just horrific. I can’t believe I’m waking up to this news.
Jeez! Thanks ABC
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Jeez! Thanks ABC
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I've never understood why the post office is derided for not turning a profit, when it sits alongside such financial losers as ... the military, Medicare, the US House of Representatives, and literally everything other than the IRS.
New: Trump is talking behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago about privatizing the Postal Service, sources say, citing financial losses
Could remake one of the oldest institutions in all of American government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Could remake one of the oldest institutions in all of American government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses
Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:04 PM
I've never understood why the post office is derided for not turning a profit, when it sits alongside such financial losers as ... the military, Medicare, the US House of Representatives, and literally everything other than the IRS.
Fury for denied insurance claims? Nah, I’m saving this righteous anger for drones!
December 13, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Fury for denied insurance claims? Nah, I’m saving this righteous anger for drones!
It keeps happening and it’s going keep happening. Blood on the hands of Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas, Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett #fuckDobbs
NEW: The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life.
propub.li
December 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM
It keeps happening and it’s going keep happening. Blood on the hands of Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas, Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett #fuckDobbs
Daaayamn! The Empire Strikes Back!
December 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Daaayamn! The Empire Strikes Back!
This seems like a understatement
December 9, 2024 at 6:59 PM
This seems like a understatement
I wonder if this is so Trump will he able to roll it back and have something to crow about, take a victory lap, and maybe take a bit longer before he kills the whole agency
Breaking News: The EPA banned two solvents found in everyday products and used in dry cleaning that can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning
The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I wonder if this is so Trump will he able to roll it back and have something to crow about, take a victory lap, and maybe take a bit longer before he kills the whole agency
“It’s not so routine these days. Just now and then.”
Pete Hegseth’s mother, in an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning, said that her son was not the same man he was in 2018 when she sent an email accusing him of routinely abusing women and lacking decency and character.
Pete Hegseth’s Mother Defends Her Son’s Character on Fox Show
The mother of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be defense secretary appeared on the network where her son worked to say that he was a changed man.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:08 PM
“It’s not so routine these days. Just now and then.”
Hierarchy of Catholic Church across the globe should be on their knees daily begging forgiveness, if not rotting in jail. Silence = Complicity
New Orleans clergy abuse: details emerge after retired priest admits to kidnapping and child rape
Victim was going to testify about being forced to see a psychiatrist for lying or face expulsion from school after rape by Lawrence Hecker, now 93
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Hierarchy of Catholic Church across the globe should be on their knees daily begging forgiveness, if not rotting in jail. Silence = Complicity
Surprise, surprise, surprise
Black Republicans feel left out of Trump’s 2nd-term picks
As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet and closest advisers, African American Republicans ask why more Black people haven’t been selected.
abcnews.go.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Surprise, surprise, surprise
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No matter how demoralized we are in today's America, I'll always have this selfie of me meeting Jane Goodall.
December 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
No matter how demoralized we are in today's America, I'll always have this selfie of me meeting Jane Goodall.
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Here's a list of people on BlueSky contributing to the debate about economic growth vs environmental sustainability. This includes those writing specifically on growth positions, such as green growth, degrowth and agrowth. The list also covers folks promoting beyond-GDP metrics.
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
December 1, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Here's a list of people on BlueSky contributing to the debate about economic growth vs environmental sustainability. This includes those writing specifically on growth positions, such as green growth, degrowth and agrowth. The list also covers folks promoting beyond-GDP metrics.
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
“Conservative voices”, Nazis. I guess for RedState it’s potato, potahto
lmao this article is about me
redstate.com/sister-toldj...
redstate.com/sister-toldj...
December 3, 2024 at 12:43 AM
“Conservative voices”, Nazis. I guess for RedState it’s potato, potahto
Scientists say it involves a fuckload of guilt
November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Scientists say it involves a fuckload of guilt
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1. This Thanksgiving, you and your family can all agree on one thing: salmonella is gross.
They’re resilient little germs that can survive hours to days on surfaces, and they can’t be killed by drying or freezing. Here’s how to keep them away 🧵
They’re resilient little germs that can survive hours to days on surfaces, and they can’t be killed by drying or freezing. Here’s how to keep them away 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 4:29 PM
1. This Thanksgiving, you and your family can all agree on one thing: salmonella is gross.
They’re resilient little germs that can survive hours to days on surfaces, and they can’t be killed by drying or freezing. Here’s how to keep them away 🧵
They’re resilient little germs that can survive hours to days on surfaces, and they can’t be killed by drying or freezing. Here’s how to keep them away 🧵
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"The book, Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, illustrates with black-and-white photographs and descriptive personal essays how U.S. foreign policy played out and fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A photographer's devastating documentation of El Salvador's civil war in the 1980s
In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
"The book, Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, illustrates with black-and-white photographs and descriptive personal essays how U.S. foreign policy played out and fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Yes, doomsday is always "an exciting find"
The oarfish, a striking deep-sea creature nicknamed the "doomsday fish," has eluded researchers over the decades. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find. nyti.ms/4fTGf8h
November 22, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Yes, doomsday is always "an exciting find"
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Assad’s brutal war against the Syrian people was infamously one of the bloodiest campaigns of mass slaughter in recent memory. And yet.
November 21, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Assad’s brutal war against the Syrian people was infamously one of the bloodiest campaigns of mass slaughter in recent memory. And yet.
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UPDATED: A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in classrooms law remains on hold, 5th Circuit rules • Louisiana Illuminator
A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court h...
lailluminator.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:17 PM
UPDATED: A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled.
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Tomorrow, learn more about ProPublica’s reproductive health coverage and the tremendous upheaval caused by laws that restrict abortion access across the nation.
Go behind the scenes of some of our biggest investigations of the year.
RSVP today: www.propublica.org/events/life-...
Go behind the scenes of some of our biggest investigations of the year.
RSVP today: www.propublica.org/events/life-...
November 20, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Tomorrow, learn more about ProPublica’s reproductive health coverage and the tremendous upheaval caused by laws that restrict abortion access across the nation.
Go behind the scenes of some of our biggest investigations of the year.
RSVP today: www.propublica.org/events/life-...
Go behind the scenes of some of our biggest investigations of the year.
RSVP today: www.propublica.org/events/life-...
This was an amazing listen. Interview with medical assistance in dying (MAID) provider on human rights centered approach to human autonomy, but also about how the work of a doctor is always filled with trauma and joy. Dr. Ellen Wiebe…stunning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/m...
‘The Interview’ Podcast: Ellen Wiebe
Dr. Ellen Wiebe, who has performed hundreds of medical aid in dying (or MAID) procedures, discusses what constitutes a good death.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:13 PM
This was an amazing listen. Interview with medical assistance in dying (MAID) provider on human rights centered approach to human autonomy, but also about how the work of a doctor is always filled with trauma and joy. Dr. Ellen Wiebe…stunning www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/m...