Kristen Helmstetter
@khelmste.bsky.social
“Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men, Some rob you with a six gun, And some with a fountain pen.”
Union yes.
📍Washington, DC
Union yes.
📍Washington, DC
Washington, DC entering an era of grand jury nullification. 💪 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. judges and grand jurors push back on Trump policing surge
A federal magistrate judge said one arrest in D.C. was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and another lacked “basic human dignity.”
www.washingtonpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Washington, DC entering an era of grand jury nullification. 💪 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
It’s giving tea drinker. He really should go to Boston in this FAFO era.
Homan: "The police commission of Boston -- you said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement office of ICE. I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me."
February 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It’s giving tea drinker. He really should go to Boston in this FAFO era.
Reposted by Kristen Helmstetter
NEW: Elon Musk, leading Trump’s haphazard effort to cut government overspending, is among the largest beneficiaries of federal government support. His empire was built on it.
In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars #doge www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars #doge www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk Is A Billionaire Federal Welfare Vampire
As Elon Musk’s DOGE chainsaws through federal agencies with budget and staff cuts, Tesla and SpaceX, cornerstones of his wealth, continue to benefit from public money. They probably wouldn’t have succ...
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NEW: Elon Musk, leading Trump’s haphazard effort to cut government overspending, is among the largest beneficiaries of federal government support. His empire was built on it.
In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars #doge www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars #doge www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Reposted by Kristen Helmstetter
More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them
More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
Reposted by Kristen Helmstetter
Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
We need another Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, DC, @thedailyshow.com. If nothing else, the regular and stressed people of DC need some laughs and morale boosting.
February 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
We need another Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, DC, @thedailyshow.com. If nothing else, the regular and stressed people of DC need some laughs and morale boosting.
Reposted by Kristen Helmstetter
Christoph Heusgen, German diplomat/chairman of the Munich Security Conference, breaks down in frustration while reacting to JDV’s speech.
February 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Christoph Heusgen, German diplomat/chairman of the Munich Security Conference, breaks down in frustration while reacting to JDV’s speech.
Union yes: youtu.be/27kDtIoL1L4?...
AFSCME Union parody
YouTube video by MyPalAndy
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Union yes: youtu.be/27kDtIoL1L4?...
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America’s unions will stand up to *anyone* trying to harm working people, including DOGE. We’re ready ✊
February 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
America’s unions will stand up to *anyone* trying to harm working people, including DOGE. We’re ready ✊
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the OTHER thing about the white house’s anti-diversity push is that like old fashioned segregation it is explicitly an effort to undermine unions! like c’mon! don’t be stupid!
February 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the OTHER thing about the white house’s anti-diversity push is that like old fashioned segregation it is explicitly an effort to undermine unions! like c’mon! don’t be stupid!