Kent Douglas
@kdouglas82.bsky.social
Former MI-11th District Democratic Chair, and ubergeek. Working in IT but also working at life.
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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The bok stops there.
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The bok stops there.
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AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.
March 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
AOC: Fox News and the right-wing would have you believe that these American values are something out of The Communist Manifesto. But let me tell you Fox News, I don’t believe in healthcare, labor, and human rights because I’m a Marxist.. I believe it because I was a waitress.
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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I strongly suspect this recent piece from Prof. David Knoll is about to be come extremely relevant and widely read.
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I strongly suspect this recent piece from Prof. David Knoll is about to be come extremely relevant and widely read.
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
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Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.
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Every accusation is an intention.
March 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every accusation is an intention.
If we continue down this path much farther, violent civil conflict of some form will not only be possible, but inevitable.
February 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If we continue down this path much farther, violent civil conflict of some form will not only be possible, but inevitable.
We are witnessing the greatest executive power grab in US history. I'm concerned that this democratic republic will be irrevocably altered for the worse.
February 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We are witnessing the greatest executive power grab in US history. I'm concerned that this democratic republic will be irrevocably altered for the worse.
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Which is worse?
—deliberately ignoring a federal court order
—trying to comply but you fucked everything up so badly you literally can’t
—deliberately ignoring a federal court order
—trying to comply but you fucked everything up so badly you literally can’t
reading the docs, this strikes me as less of a “daring the court to enforce its order” situation and more of a situation where a) the admin tried to read the tro narrowly and the court is here rejecting that, and b) the admin is genuinely having difficulty turning things back on quickly enough
BREAKING: A federal judge has determined that the Trump administration is violating his order lifting the blanket spending freeze on federal grant programs.
He is orderin gthe administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including for NIH and the IRA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He is orderin gthe administration to immediately unfreeze funds, including for NIH and the IRA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Which is worse?
—deliberately ignoring a federal court order
—trying to comply but you fucked everything up so badly you literally can’t
—deliberately ignoring a federal court order
—trying to comply but you fucked everything up so badly you literally can’t
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Déjà vu all over again.
February 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Déjà vu all over again.
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Stating the obvious: tariffs are a regressive tax on the poorest Americans.
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
February 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Stating the obvious: tariffs are a regressive tax on the poorest Americans.
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
Lately it seems like Trump and Musk are competing for most disturbing display of fascism and autocracy. Of course what they each is it's own scary combo of dangerous, immoral and illegal.
February 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Lately it seems like Trump and Musk are competing for most disturbing display of fascism and autocracy. Of course what they each is it's own scary combo of dangerous, immoral and illegal.
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If Google is going to go along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico I think we need to rename them.
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If Google is going to go along with renaming the Gulf of Mexico I think we need to rename them.
I'm starting to think that Youtube plus a number of alternative non-Meta/Musk social media platforms could be used to help create a larger more fact-oriented media. It may be the best hope in the modern pro-oligarch environment. Keep things regional/local early, expanding scope late.
January 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm starting to think that Youtube plus a number of alternative non-Meta/Musk social media platforms could be used to help create a larger more fact-oriented media. It may be the best hope in the modern pro-oligarch environment. Keep things regional/local early, expanding scope late.
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The thing to understand about Trump is like in his first term, he doesn’t want to govern. He doesn’t want to learn. He wants to campaign and look good.
Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing.
Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing.
January 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The thing to understand about Trump is like in his first term, he doesn’t want to govern. He doesn’t want to learn. He wants to campaign and look good.
Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing.
Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing.
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Younger Gen X, cosigned. I try to make myself browse the web in equal or greater ratio to social media.
The millennial experience is growing up with the internet, and watching it go from a free, open, democratic, and eclectic ecosystem to a wasteland of five websites controlled by billionaires, and now seeing it quickly fill up with AI-generated slop.
I want our World Wide Web back.
I want our World Wide Web back.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Younger Gen X, cosigned. I try to make myself browse the web in equal or greater ratio to social media.
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Within hours of being sworn in, Donald Trump erased reproductiverights.gov—a lifeline for women seeking healthcare and understanding their rights.
They didn’t just waste time; they declared war on freedom.
They didn’t just waste time; they declared war on freedom.
January 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Within hours of being sworn in, Donald Trump erased reproductiverights.gov—a lifeline for women seeking healthcare and understanding their rights.
They didn’t just waste time; they declared war on freedom.
They didn’t just waste time; they declared war on freedom.
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My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
January 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆
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Trudeau urges Americans not to get distracted by Trump’s 51st state talk:
“No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
“No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Canada's Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats
"No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to," Justin Trudeau said Sunday.
www.detroitnews.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trudeau urges Americans not to get distracted by Trump’s 51st state talk:
“No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
“No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas coming in from Canada. That’s something I think people need to pay a little more attention to.”
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...