@keelingtj.bsky.social
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We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have ever been in my lifetime.
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies? | Robert Reich
In my lifetime, I have witnessed a shift from support of decency to tolerance of cruelty. Where do we go from here?
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have ever been in my lifetime.
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
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Russell Vought claimed on CNN this weekend that NIH funding is corrupt.
As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported this February, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.
As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported this February, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Russell Vought claimed on CNN this weekend that NIH funding is corrupt.
As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported this February, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.
As @juliametraux.bsky.social reported this February, his family has directly benefited from the NIH.
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Words are just words. Votes are what matter.
Someone can tell you “I believe” or “I support”, but what shows you the reality is their vote. That’s what the SINIFI scorecards are about, getting to the real outcomes, the things that are taking away rights from Texans.
#seeitnameitfightit #txlege
Someone can tell you “I believe” or “I support”, but what shows you the reality is their vote. That’s what the SINIFI scorecards are about, getting to the real outcomes, the things that are taking away rights from Texans.
#seeitnameitfightit #txlege
June 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Words are just words. Votes are what matter.
Someone can tell you “I believe” or “I support”, but what shows you the reality is their vote. That’s what the SINIFI scorecards are about, getting to the real outcomes, the things that are taking away rights from Texans.
#seeitnameitfightit #txlege
Someone can tell you “I believe” or “I support”, but what shows you the reality is their vote. That’s what the SINIFI scorecards are about, getting to the real outcomes, the things that are taking away rights from Texans.
#seeitnameitfightit #txlege
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Security officials said they plan to close numerous D.C. streets and deploy thousands of police officers and federal agents for the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration as the city braces for throngs of onlookers expected to attend a huge military parade and festival along the National Mall.
Army parade will cause numerous D.C. street closures, some lasting four days
Security plan for Army parade will include numerous restrictions, including numerous street and waterway closures, with some roads shut down for four days.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Security officials said they plan to close numerous D.C. streets and deploy thousands of police officers and federal agents for the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday celebration as the city braces for throngs of onlookers expected to attend a huge military parade and festival along the National Mall.
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RFK Jr. is planning to fire all 17 members of the panel that advises the CDC on vaccines.
RFK Jr. to fire all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
The HHS secretary announced his plans in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday afternoon.
www.politico.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
RFK Jr. is planning to fire all 17 members of the panel that advises the CDC on vaccines.
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Instead of using this money to fund, say, the National Weather Service right before hurricane season, they're using it to send Marines to Los Angeles.
THIS is waste and abuse.
THIS is waste and abuse.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Instead of using this money to fund, say, the National Weather Service right before hurricane season, they're using it to send Marines to Los Angeles.
THIS is waste and abuse.
THIS is waste and abuse.
Yes, He's Saying It Again: "It's A Witch Hunt."
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Yes, He's Saying It Again: "It's A Witch Hunt."
How do you know accusations against Trump or his lackeys are true? Trump calls them a witch hunt.
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yes, He's Saying It Again: "It's A Witch Hunt."
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Sec. Pete Hegseth dodged questions from reporters about his alleged sharing of classified information over Signal, as reported by The Atlantic.
Hegseth continues to claim that "nobody's texting war plans" and that his texts did not include any classified information.
Hegseth continues to claim that "nobody's texting war plans" and that his texts did not include any classified information.
March 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sec. Pete Hegseth dodged questions from reporters about his alleged sharing of classified information over Signal, as reported by The Atlantic.
Hegseth continues to claim that "nobody's texting war plans" and that his texts did not include any classified information.
Hegseth continues to claim that "nobody's texting war plans" and that his texts did not include any classified information.
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Featured story. from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social and @josephinelee.bsky.social: SB 2 stipulates that up to 5% of appropriated funds may go to pay up to 5 outside vendors like ClassWallet. These private companies could soon be reeling in 10s and even 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars per year.
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
www.texasobserver.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Featured story. from @byjustinmiller.bsky.social and @josephinelee.bsky.social: SB 2 stipulates that up to 5% of appropriated funds may go to pay up to 5 outside vendors like ClassWallet. These private companies could soon be reeling in 10s and even 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars per year.
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
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Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans.
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/18/t...
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/18/t...
Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.
www.texastribune.org
January 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans.
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/18/t...
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/18/t...
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On the latest episode of TribCast, our Washington correspondent Matthew Choi joins the gang to discuss what lies ahead with Trump back in the White House.
TribCast: Texas and the second Trump administration
Matthew Choi, our Washington correspondent, joins the gang to discuss what lies ahead with Trump back in the White House.
www.texastribune.org
January 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
On the latest episode of TribCast, our Washington correspondent Matthew Choi joins the gang to discuss what lies ahead with Trump back in the White House.
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As the executive orders started flowing yesterday, I immediately recognized what was happening as Project 2025 being executed.
@mentack.bsky.social and I did a breakdown of some of the key elements last August. This is a good time to revisit.
open.substack.com/pub/christac...
@mentack.bsky.social and I did a breakdown of some of the key elements last August. This is a good time to revisit.
open.substack.com/pub/christac...
Project 2025
Project 2025 has become the monster in the closet. Yeah, it’s bad, real bad, but without getting eyes on it, without understanding what it’s made of, it’s nebulous, which loses attention over time. Le...
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
As the executive orders started flowing yesterday, I immediately recognized what was happening as Project 2025 being executed.
@mentack.bsky.social and I did a breakdown of some of the key elements last August. This is a good time to revisit.
open.substack.com/pub/christac...
@mentack.bsky.social and I did a breakdown of some of the key elements last August. This is a good time to revisit.
open.substack.com/pub/christac...
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From the archives: "On January 6, 2021, I found myself not only inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time, but running away from angry insurrectionists that had just broken through windows and doors to try to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election."
A Texas Photojournalist Got Caught Up in the Capitol Insurrection. Here's What He Saw.
A Lone Star journalist finds himself shoulder to shoulder with rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.texasobserver.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From the archives: "On January 6, 2021, I found myself not only inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time, but running away from angry insurrectionists that had just broken through windows and doors to try to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election."
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
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Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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These insights from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social lead us to water. Who’s willing to drink?
“There is a clear relationship between the percent of a state’s population who strongly embrace or accommodate Christian nationalism, and the vote share for Trump in 2024.”
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
“There is a clear relationship between the percent of a state’s population who strongly embrace or accommodate Christian nationalism, and the vote share for Trump in 2024.”
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
November 16, 2024 at 2:58 PM
These insights from @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social lead us to water. Who’s willing to drink?
“There is a clear relationship between the percent of a state’s population who strongly embrace or accommodate Christian nationalism, and the vote share for Trump in 2024.”
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
“There is a clear relationship between the percent of a state’s population who strongly embrace or accommodate Christian nationalism, and the vote share for Trump in 2024.”
open.substack.com/pub/andrewwh...
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“We have one more election before the session starts that may be the most important, and that is the election of a speaker. A lot is going to change over the next few months.”
'They Bought a Legislature': What the GOP's Gains Mean for Vouchers in Texas
Republicans nearly ran the table in state House races, shoring up Governor Abbott’s school voucher majority for the 2025 session.
www.texasobserver.org
November 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM
“We have one more election before the session starts that may be the most important, and that is the election of a speaker. A lot is going to change over the next few months.”