@kohnrad.bsky.social
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
Demand that Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) Host an In-Person Town Hall
Recess is a time for members of Congress to return to their home states. They should be using this week to meet with their constituents, give space for their concerns, and take that back to D.C.
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sign.moveon.org
March 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
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Why is everything so dumb
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Why is everything so dumb
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
OAH | Federal Employees Oral History ProjectOAH | Federal Employees Oral History Project
www.oah.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
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"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
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Donald Trump promised to lower prices on Day One.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Pritzker: Trump tariffs will hurt Illinois manufacturers, farmers and consumers
Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump will hit home in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker warned Tuesday.
“Trump’s tax on working families will have a devastating impact on Illinois’ manufacturing ...
www.dailyherald.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on Day One.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
Instead, his administration is telling us to raise our own chickens and embarrassing our nation on the world stage.
All while hardworking Illinoisans suffer at the checkout or the pump.
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One thing Trump didn't talk about last night: his plans to abandon American women’s right to abortion care in medical emergencies.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
One thing Trump didn't talk about last night: his plans to abandon American women’s right to abortion care in medical emergencies.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
I wonder why he wouldn't want anyone to know that.
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Great resource from Just Security on the demolition of DOJ norms.
It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration
A detailed timeline of apparent efforts to politicize and weaponize the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great resource from Just Security on the demolition of DOJ norms.
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Late tonight, I will deliver a response to President Trump's Congressional Address.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
March 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Late tonight, I will deliver a response to President Trump's Congressional Address.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
NO to Oligarchy. NO to Authoritarianism. YES to Democracy and an economy that works for all.
I hope you'll join us.
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Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
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Those who voted for Donald Trump didn't know that they would lose their health care.
He promised time and time again he wouldn't touch Medicaid — now he's blessed the House Republicans' plan to take it all away.
He lies over and over again. It's time we wake up.
He promised time and time again he wouldn't touch Medicaid — now he's blessed the House Republicans' plan to take it all away.
He lies over and over again. It's time we wake up.
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Those who voted for Donald Trump didn't know that they would lose their health care.
He promised time and time again he wouldn't touch Medicaid — now he's blessed the House Republicans' plan to take it all away.
He lies over and over again. It's time we wake up.
He promised time and time again he wouldn't touch Medicaid — now he's blessed the House Republicans' plan to take it all away.
He lies over and over again. It's time we wake up.
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who care criticize him. That is not democracy."
February 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Murphy: "The game is clear. We can see it. They're not even hiding it. There is not a rule of law anymore. There is one set of law for people who are loyal to Donald Trump, and there is one set of law for people who care criticize him. That is not democracy."
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Duckworth: "He essentially just surrendered to Putin."
February 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Duckworth: "He essentially just surrendered to Putin."
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US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin:
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
February 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin:
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."
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Day One was a month ago.
February 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Day One was a month ago.
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It’s not just about the economy. It’s also about the data, especially the personal data. Dr. @hcrichardson.bsky.social does a great job explaining the troubling access DOGE has to all kinds of personal data as they rampage through the government. People need to be arrested!
February 18, 2025
In a court filing last night, the Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of billionaire Elon Musk.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It’s not just about the economy. It’s also about the data, especially the personal data. Dr. @hcrichardson.bsky.social does a great job explaining the troubling access DOGE has to all kinds of personal data as they rampage through the government. People need to be arrested!
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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3rd day in a row on the golf course while Musk runs the country. He didn’t even know yesterday that the head of the Social Security Admin resigned, and didn’t know SpaceX employees were working at the FAA/DOD, and claimed Medicaid wasn’t being cut when it’s being cut massively.
February 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
3rd day in a row on the golf course while Musk runs the country. He didn’t even know yesterday that the head of the Social Security Admin resigned, and didn’t know SpaceX employees were working at the FAA/DOD, and claimed Medicaid wasn’t being cut when it’s being cut massively.
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A team of engineers who work for Musk’s SpaceX will visit the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system command center in Virginia as the Trump administration considers an overhaul of the agency, which was previously seen as exempt from government cuts.
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A team of engineers who work for Musk’s SpaceX will visit the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system command center in Virginia as the Trump administration considers an overhaul of the agency, which was previously seen as exempt from government cuts.
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More than 300 FAA employees have been dismissed.
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
More than 300 FAA employees have been dismissed.
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This WaPo piece has something valuable inside: the names of some of the grownups running DOGE behind the scenes. The Incels are a distraction.
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
February 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This WaPo piece has something valuable inside: the names of some of the grownups running DOGE behind the scenes. The Incels are a distraction.
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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NARA should never have been placed under the Executive Branch and given its work for the Electoral College. It’s all going to be gone before anyone pays attention. The damage is done and people just sit back.
February 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NARA should never have been placed under the Executive Branch and given its work for the Electoral College. It’s all going to be gone before anyone pays attention. The damage is done and people just sit back.
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THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts could jeopardize 'life-saving' research in Alabama
A federal judge temporarily blocked the changes in 22 states Monday after the states sued the Trump Administration over the funding cuts arguing they would be “devastating.” Alabama is not part of tha...
aldailynews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL
aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...