Leslie Barbour
@lesliebinvt.bsky.social
Vermont spatial data professional, political junkie, MAD AS HELL
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We're living through not a "constitutional crisis" but a "constitutional crash" — the sudden, ER-style flatlining of the healthy biorhythms of our 249-year-old constitutional order. Our national system is dead on the table—can it be shocked back to life? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-s-...
America's "Constitutional Crash"
This isn't "just" a crisis.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
March 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We're living through not a "constitutional crisis" but a "constitutional crash" — the sudden, ER-style flatlining of the healthy biorhythms of our 249-year-old constitutional order. Our national system is dead on the table—can it be shocked back to life? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-s-...
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Wow, @balint.house.gov- everything said here:
She said Schumer’s about-face sent “the absolute wrong message” that Democrats are unwilling to fight. “That is why I was so furious, and I know that that is true across my caucus and the House.”
www.thedailybeast.com/pathetic-dem...
She said Schumer’s about-face sent “the absolute wrong message” that Democrats are unwilling to fight. “That is why I was so furious, and I know that that is true across my caucus and the House.”
www.thedailybeast.com/pathetic-dem...
‘Pathetic’: Democrat Torches Schumer for Flip-Flop on Trump Funding Bill
“I think Schumer really missed the moment,” Rep. Becca Balint said, adding Senate Dems need to do some “soul searching.”
www.thedailybeast.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Wow, @balint.house.gov- everything said here:
She said Schumer’s about-face sent “the absolute wrong message” that Democrats are unwilling to fight. “That is why I was so furious, and I know that that is true across my caucus and the House.”
www.thedailybeast.com/pathetic-dem...
She said Schumer’s about-face sent “the absolute wrong message” that Democrats are unwilling to fight. “That is why I was so furious, and I know that that is true across my caucus and the House.”
www.thedailybeast.com/pathetic-dem...
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This headline sent me into A RAGE.
You would be better off being a car than a woman in Trump's America.
You would be better off being a car than a woman in Trump's America.
March 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This headline sent me into A RAGE.
You would be better off being a car than a woman in Trump's America.
You would be better off being a car than a woman in Trump's America.
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Special Vermont Resistance edition
Lucy Welch, a hero for the moment.
billmckibben.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
March 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
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OMG. The new House GOP tax plan is absolutely devastating for working Americans.
Watch this.
#GOOtaxscam
Watch this.
#GOOtaxscam
OMG. The new House GOP budget plan is absolutely devastating for working Americans.
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
OMG. The new House GOP tax plan is absolutely devastating for working Americans.
Watch this.
#GOOtaxscam
Watch this.
#GOOtaxscam
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Democratic leadership is pissed…at us?
Democratic leadership is pissed…at us? #politics #news
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Democratic leadership is pissed…at us?
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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
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If you want to make sure you’re spending your hard-earned money with ethical companies, save this Goods Unite Us link to your phone or desktop. You can quickly run a political background check on a company to find out. Let’s grab them by the wallet #Voices4Victory
www.goodsuniteus.com
www.goodsuniteus.com
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you want to make sure you’re spending your hard-earned money with ethical companies, save this Goods Unite Us link to your phone or desktop. You can quickly run a political background check on a company to find out. Let’s grab them by the wallet #Voices4Victory
www.goodsuniteus.com
www.goodsuniteus.com
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“While I had previously supported the leopards eating people’s faces, I have been recently informed that the leopards are planning to eat *my* face, so I am asking for a new strategy where they do not do so.”
Impact of NIH cut starting to sink in
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Here's Sen. Katie Britt urging "a smart, targeted approach" in order to protect important research at UA-Birmingham, a top NIH recipient
Also, as article notes, the state's largest employer
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Katie Britt vows to work with RFK Jr. after NIH funding cuts cause concern in Alabama
UAB and UAH are among Alabama institutions that could be affected by cuts.
www.al.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“While I had previously supported the leopards eating people’s faces, I have been recently informed that the leopards are planning to eat *my* face, so I am asking for a new strategy where they do not do so.”
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A great website tracking all the companies that have bent the knee to Trump and eliminated their DEI programs, and all the companies that have stood strong.
www.dei.watch
www.dei.watch
DEI WATCH
This guide is broken into three categories: 1) DISMANTLED - companies that have ended or scaled back their DEI efforts; 2) COMMITTED - companies that have active DEI initiatives; and 3) FUNDED - organ...
www.dei.watch
February 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A great website tracking all the companies that have bent the knee to Trump and eliminated their DEI programs, and all the companies that have stood strong.
www.dei.watch
www.dei.watch
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My #Yale colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/ www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n....
The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
www.statnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My #Yale colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/ www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n....
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Every day these people show us who they are
February 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Every day these people show us who they are
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"The capital’s limbo status was reflected in a bizarre power sharing arrangement—some agencies were directly controlled by Musk, while others remained led by ideologically aligned ministers appointed by the figurehead Trump." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...
White Nationalist Forces Consolidate Power Alongside Musk’s Junta
A second update on Elon Musk's coup from our intrepid imaginary foreign correspondent
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"The capital’s limbo status was reflected in a bizarre power sharing arrangement—some agencies were directly controlled by Musk, while others remained led by ideologically aligned ministers appointed by the figurehead Trump." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...
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Trump, Musk, and Vought turn their attention to the FAA:
'The boys throw stones at frogs in jest. The frogs die in earnest.'
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-se...
By me.
'The boys throw stones at frogs in jest. The frogs die in earnest.'
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-se...
By me.
‘This is Serious Business. You Better Start Paying Attention.’
The most recent aviation disasters were not the new administration's fault. The next ones likely will be.
fallows.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Trump, Musk, and Vought turn their attention to the FAA:
'The boys throw stones at frogs in jest. The frogs die in earnest.'
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-se...
By me.
'The boys throw stones at frogs in jest. The frogs die in earnest.'
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-se...
By me.
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Here's recently resurfaced footage from CNN of then-Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham voicing their unfettered, full-throated support for foreign aid.
They would HATE it if these clips went viral.
They would HATE it if these clips went viral.
February 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Here's recently resurfaced footage from CNN of then-Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham voicing their unfettered, full-throated support for foreign aid.
They would HATE it if these clips went viral.
They would HATE it if these clips went viral.
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President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident.
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her personal effects — according to two people familiar with the incident.
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If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
The 24-Hour Reality Check: Musk’s Impossible Power Grab And America’s Crisis
There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
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Here’s @mediaitenews.bsky.social connecting the dots — Will anyone else?
February 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here’s @mediaitenews.bsky.social connecting the dots — Will anyone else?
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Congress is preparing to vote on the SAVE Act, which has the potential to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
Restricting the Freedom to Vote
The SAVE Act would be one of the worst voting laws in congressional history.
www.brennancenter.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Congress is preparing to vote on the SAVE Act, which has the potential to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
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After “How do we stop Trump?” the second most common question I’ve received is “How do we stop Musk?”
Here's what we as ordinary citizens can do—a clear, easy, and meaningful call to action each person can and should take.
No paywall. Please read, act, & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
Here's what we as ordinary citizens can do—a clear, easy, and meaningful call to action each person can and should take.
No paywall. Please read, act, & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
How Do We Stop the South African Billionaire?
Take 30 seconds, demand the Treasury Department comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, and help spread the word—here's how
www.qasimrashid.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
After “How do we stop Trump?” the second most common question I’ve received is “How do we stop Musk?”
Here's what we as ordinary citizens can do—a clear, easy, and meaningful call to action each person can and should take.
No paywall. Please read, act, & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
Here's what we as ordinary citizens can do—a clear, easy, and meaningful call to action each person can and should take.
No paywall. Please read, act, & share.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
Anyone else feel like they’re living in a James Bond movie except the villains and their henchmen are straight out of Austin Powers?
bruh. this is what’s gonna be holding federal funding hostage.
what the shit.
what the shit.
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Anyone else feel like they’re living in a James Bond movie except the villains and their henchmen are straight out of Austin Powers?
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Congratulations to Trump on securing a $1.3 billion border security deal from Canada.... which was already negotiated in December 2024.
February 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Congratulations to Trump on securing a $1.3 billion border security deal from Canada.... which was already negotiated in December 2024.
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Um, people need to stop and read this. Musk’s team is looking at the coding of the Treasury payment system. prospect.org/economy/2025...
February 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Um, people need to stop and read this. Musk’s team is looking at the coding of the Treasury payment system. prospect.org/economy/2025...