Kasie Thompson
@kasielt.bsky.social
Blue dot, Warriors and Cal fan deep in the heart of TX. The A’s are dead to me.
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NEW: He called Covid vaccines "the most failing medical product in the history of medical products."
Now he's running a C.D.C. task force reviewing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...
Now he's running a C.D.C. task force reviewing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...
Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
NEW: He called Covid vaccines "the most failing medical product in the history of medical products."
Now he's running a C.D.C. task force reviewing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...
Now he's running a C.D.C. task force reviewing them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...
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The Ministry of Truth Is Real Now https://twp.ai/4ipFj4
www.thebulwark.com
The Ministry of Truth Is Real Now
twp.ai
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Ministry of Truth Is Real Now https://twp.ai/4ipFj4
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This piece nails it. Crime is declining across the country, but Trump is exploiting random anecdotes as a pretense for authoritarian power grabs. We all have to be clear that this entire stunt is a dangerous sham built on a foundation of lies.
New in PN: Crime is down. But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating.
"The fact that crime is down conflicts with the ever-present right-wing narrative of a nationwide crime epidemic. So Republicans are resorting to sensationalizing random street fights."
"The fact that crime is down conflicts with the ever-present right-wing narrative of a nationwide crime epidemic. So Republicans are resorting to sensationalizing random street fights."
Crime is down. But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating.
Random street crimes are being used as pretexts for repression.
www.publicnotice.co
August 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This piece nails it. Crime is declining across the country, but Trump is exploiting random anecdotes as a pretense for authoritarian power grabs. We all have to be clear that this entire stunt is a dangerous sham built on a foundation of lies.
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Whatever you’ve been doing, STOP & LISTEN (read). This is happening on our soil in our name paid for with our tax dollars.
Every one of us should call our House members & Senators. 202-224-3121
And flood the call lines to Gov. DeSantis’ office: 850-717-9337
Whatever you’ve been doing, STOP & LISTEN (read). This is happening on our soil in our name paid for with our tax dollars.
Every one of us should call our House members & Senators. 202-224-3121
And flood the call lines to Gov. DeSantis’ office: 850-717-9337
August 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Whatever you’ve been doing, STOP & LISTEN (read). This is happening on our soil in our name paid for with our tax dollars.
Every one of us should call our House members & Senators. 202-224-3121
And flood the call lines to Gov. DeSantis’ office: 850-717-9337
Whatever you’ve been doing, STOP & LISTEN (read). This is happening on our soil in our name paid for with our tax dollars.
Every one of us should call our House members & Senators. 202-224-3121
And flood the call lines to Gov. DeSantis’ office: 850-717-9337
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When's the last time that a rendition of the Declaration of Independence made the hair on your skin stand at attention? @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the most timely of historical documents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
When's the last time that a rendition of the Declaration of Independence made the hair on your skin stand at attention? @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the most timely of historical documents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkFx...
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If the US stops fluoridating water, in 5 yrs American children would suffer an additional 25.4 million cavities, with an added cost of $9.8B, and loss of 2.9 million quality-adjusted life years, disproportionately borne by children currently on public health insurance or who lack insurance entirely.
Projected Outcomes of Removing Fluoride From US Public Water Systems
This cost-effectiveness analysis evaluates a large sample of US children to determine the associations of fluoridation cessation with oral health and national dental care costs.
jamanetwork.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If the US stops fluoridating water, in 5 yrs American children would suffer an additional 25.4 million cavities, with an added cost of $9.8B, and loss of 2.9 million quality-adjusted life years, disproportionately borne by children currently on public health insurance or who lack insurance entirely.
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
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“We’re not in love with the law” is a pretty good motto for this group
Russ Vought: "We're certainly not taking impoundment off the table. We're not in love with the law."
June 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“We’re not in love with the law” is a pretty good motto for this group
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OPINION:
Musk demoted, Zuckerberg loses billions
The top 10% now controls a staggering 60% of the nation’s wealth. @arimelber.bsky.social reports on how the market’s response to Trump's tariffs is a reminder that even in “capitalist America,” there is no “free market.”
Musk demoted, Zuckerberg loses billions
The top 10% now controls a staggering 60% of the nation’s wealth. @arimelber.bsky.social reports on how the market’s response to Trump's tariffs is a reminder that even in “capitalist America,” there is no “free market.”
Musk demoted, Zuckerberg loses billions: Collapse for MAGA-tech alliance (Ari x Facebook co-founder)
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
OPINION:
Musk demoted, Zuckerberg loses billions
The top 10% now controls a staggering 60% of the nation’s wealth. @arimelber.bsky.social reports on how the market’s response to Trump's tariffs is a reminder that even in “capitalist America,” there is no “free market.”
Musk demoted, Zuckerberg loses billions
The top 10% now controls a staggering 60% of the nation’s wealth. @arimelber.bsky.social reports on how the market’s response to Trump's tariffs is a reminder that even in “capitalist America,” there is no “free market.”
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Kash Patel, the conspiracy theorist that Republicans made FBI Director, came to a Senate hearing on the budget—with NO budget, NO timeline, and NO clue.
It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe.
We need serious leadership at the FBI.
It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe.
We need serious leadership at the FBI.
MURRAY: It was due last week. By law.
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
May 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Kash Patel, the conspiracy theorist that Republicans made FBI Director, came to a Senate hearing on the budget—with NO budget, NO timeline, and NO clue.
It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe.
We need serious leadership at the FBI.
It's downright incompetent, and it's making America less safe.
We need serious leadership at the FBI.
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Men at Bluebonnet Detention Facility (immigration prison) in Anson, TX form an S.O.S. with their bodies to signal to a drone overhead.
This is the facility from which the Trump Administration appeared ready to fly another planeful of men to El Salvador last weekend
www.reuters.com/pictures/sos...
This is the facility from which the Trump Administration appeared ready to fly another planeful of men to El Salvador last weekend
www.reuters.com/pictures/sos...
April 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Men at Bluebonnet Detention Facility (immigration prison) in Anson, TX form an S.O.S. with their bodies to signal to a drone overhead.
This is the facility from which the Trump Administration appeared ready to fly another planeful of men to El Salvador last weekend
www.reuters.com/pictures/sos...
This is the facility from which the Trump Administration appeared ready to fly another planeful of men to El Salvador last weekend
www.reuters.com/pictures/sos...
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ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…
April 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…
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So basically there's a cabal of billionaire broligarchs, far right propagandists, and reactionary centrist journalists all on group chats radicalizing together and exerting coordinated narratives and influence on media and politics
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
The group chats that changed America
A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
www.semafor.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
So basically there's a cabal of billionaire broligarchs, far right propagandists, and reactionary centrist journalists all on group chats radicalizing together and exerting coordinated narratives and influence on media and politics
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
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Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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Resistance is NOT futile
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Resistance is NOT futile
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New: New wave of terminations today at FDA. People arrived this morning and found out while waiting in line to go through security that they no longer worked there. A common pattern with DOGE: planning to maximize humiliation/disrespect.
April 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New: New wave of terminations today at FDA. People arrived this morning and found out while waiting in line to go through security that they no longer worked there. A common pattern with DOGE: planning to maximize humiliation/disrespect.
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This isn’t legal, Elon.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
March 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This isn’t legal, Elon.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
Musk steps up calls to impeach judges, offering $100 to voters who join in. America PAC is paying registered Wisconsin voters to sign its petition against “activist judges.” Talk about paid protesters. Now, judges are receiving violent threats online.
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Foreign students pay full tuition so that universities can give financial aid to students from the US.
"Last week, Vance said foreign students at elite U.S. universities are 'not just bad for national security,' but also 'bad for the American dream, for American kids who want to go to a nice university but can’t because their spot was taken by a foreign student.'"
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope
Some of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive.
www.politico.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Foreign students pay full tuition so that universities can give financial aid to students from the US.
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Trump just signed an EO to begin dismantling the Department of Education, a congressionally-created agency.
1. This is unlawful.
2. This is straight out of Project 2025. The goal is twofold: privatization and ideological curriculum control.
3. This will hurt red states most.
1. This is unlawful.
2. This is straight out of Project 2025. The goal is twofold: privatization and ideological curriculum control.
3. This will hurt red states most.
Trump on the Department of Education: "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our students to the states."
March 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump just signed an EO to begin dismantling the Department of Education, a congressionally-created agency.
1. This is unlawful.
2. This is straight out of Project 2025. The goal is twofold: privatization and ideological curriculum control.
3. This will hurt red states most.
1. This is unlawful.
2. This is straight out of Project 2025. The goal is twofold: privatization and ideological curriculum control.
3. This will hurt red states most.
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"The Kremlin and other autocracies have long ached to see Voice of America and Radio Liberty destroyed, but even in their most fevered dreams, they could never have imagined that the Americans would do the dirty work themselves," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social: theatln.tc/0N1YAksF
They’re Cheering for Trump in Moscow—Again
Russia, among other autocratic states, is surely thrilled by the president’s decision to close Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Martí, and Radio Free Asia.
theatln.tc
March 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The Kremlin and other autocracies have long ached to see Voice of America and Radio Liberty destroyed, but even in their most fevered dreams, they could never have imagined that the Americans would do the dirty work themselves," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social: theatln.tc/0N1YAksF
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ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
ICYMI:
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
“Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
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This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
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INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."
And @vernalcoleman.bsky.social's latest shows the cost of closing a key VA office.
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching...
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."