Linda Meza
@lindameza.bsky.social
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"The administration is stonewalling on releasing the full video of the September 2 strike, despite President Trump’s statement last week he’d be happy to do so...[and the fact] that the administration was perfectly happy to release the first part of the video..."
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The Caribbean Killings Were Unnecessary. Trump Just Proved It.
If we can seize an oil tanker, why did eighty people have to die?
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"The administration is stonewalling on releasing the full video of the September 2 strike, despite President Trump’s statement last week he’d be happy to do so...[and the fact] that the administration was perfectly happy to release the first part of the video..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"This is the way a fascist talks: vilifying an ethnic minority, blaming them collectively for crimes, rallying crowds against them, and wielding state power against them.
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
He’s testing our country’s tolerance for ethnic persecution. And we’re failing the test.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"This is the way a fascist talks: vilifying an ethnic minority, blaming them collectively for crimes, rallying crowds against them, and wielding state power against them.
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails
As Karoline Leavitt’s defense of Trump morphs into bizarre praise for his racism toward Somalis, a former White House official explains how the saga unmasks the deeper depravities consuming Trumpworld...
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This got largely overlooked, but note that Karoline Leavitt actually praised Trump's vile rant about Somalis as "epic." The cult worship has gotten so bad that his open racism now must be celebrated.
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
On the pod, we dig into this and his threat to denaturalize:
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
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If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If someone in the White House press corps doesn't ask Trump today why he's so scared of strong women, they should all go home.
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Breaking down Indiana’s redistricting fight: Where does it stand, and are these tactics even legal?
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Indiana’s GOP Shows Us the Future of Gerrymandering — And It’s Grim: A Conversation With Election Law Expert Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Breaking down Indiana’s redistricting fight: Where does it stand, and are these tactics even legal?
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
Election law scholar Luis Fuentes-Rohwer answers these questions and forecasts the future of gerrymandering in our latest Q&A👇
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Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Hegseth Defense Collapsing as Fresh Leaks on Strikes Grow More Damning
As new info makes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s illegal killings look even worse, an expert in national security law explains why his case is imploding—and what must happen now to secure accountabi...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Trump's bombings are "murder" and "summary executions," says @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, and Hegeth should watch "where he travels when he’s no longer in office" due to potential prosecution by "international tribunals."
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
On the pod Tess powerfully lays out this case:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
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NEW: Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country garnishing patients’ paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW: Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
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Karoline Leavitt lies with impunity on Fox & Friends: "Don't forget -- a year ago, President Trump inherited the worst inflation crisis in modern American history from the Biden administration."
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Karoline Leavitt lies with impunity on Fox & Friends: "Don't forget -- a year ago, President Trump inherited the worst inflation crisis in modern American history from the Biden administration."
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386 away from 1000 let’s go! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Urge Speaker Johnson to swear in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Advertising 101: when you can’t win on complexity, sell emotion.
This layout nails it — heroic archetype, flag colors, and a line designed to bypass thought and hit the gut.
It’s classic persuasion technique, just pointed at identity instead of a product.
And that makes it worth a second look.
This layout nails it — heroic archetype, flag colors, and a line designed to bypass thought and hit the gut.
It’s classic persuasion technique, just pointed at identity instead of a product.
And that makes it worth a second look.
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Advertising 101: when you can’t win on complexity, sell emotion.
This layout nails it — heroic archetype, flag colors, and a line designed to bypass thought and hit the gut.
It’s classic persuasion technique, just pointed at identity instead of a product.
And that makes it worth a second look.
This layout nails it — heroic archetype, flag colors, and a line designed to bypass thought and hit the gut.
It’s classic persuasion technique, just pointed at identity instead of a product.
And that makes it worth a second look.
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“.. I absolutely couldn’t care less what he [Trump] thinks about me … He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.”
@time.com
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@time.com
time.com/7319963/bruc...
September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“.. I absolutely couldn’t care less what he [Trump] thinks about me … He’s the living personification of what the 25th Amendment and impeachment were for. If Congress had any guts, he’d be consigned to the trash heap of history.”
@time.com
time.com/7319963/bruc...
@time.com
time.com/7319963/bruc...
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Platner: I believe that input from working people is far more important than input from someone who simply has money. I believe that we shouldn’t be settling for crumbs while billionaires eat the cookie we baked.
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Platner: I believe that input from working people is far more important than input from someone who simply has money. I believe that we shouldn’t be settling for crumbs while billionaires eat the cookie we baked.
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
September 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
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gun culture
An 11-year-old boy who was shot while playing the “ding dong ditch” prank in Houston on Saturday night has died, the authorities said.
Boy Shot and Killed After ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Prank in Houston
The police in Houston detained a person after an 11-year-old boy was shot on Saturday night, officials said.
nyti.ms
September 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
gun culture
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“Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnation does not bring back Roe v. Wade.”
Whew
Whew
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
September 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnation does not bring back Roe v. Wade.”
Whew
Whew
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June 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This article on “The Ditch Weekly,” founded and run by teen-age kids, has already made my day. Have faith in journalism, folks. It will survive and prevail. 😇
Gift link 🎁
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Gift link 🎁
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They’re 15. Wait Until You Read Their Newspaper.
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This article on “The Ditch Weekly,” founded and run by teen-age kids, has already made my day. Have faith in journalism, folks. It will survive and prevail. 😇
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/s...
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/s...
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Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
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Raskin: The lowest 100 day approval rating since polling began. He controlled the agenda. He controlled the House, the Senate— he’s got everything going for him and his numbers are in the gutter
April 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Raskin: The lowest 100 day approval rating since polling began. He controlled the agenda. He controlled the House, the Senate— he’s got everything going for him and his numbers are in the gutter
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Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
April 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.
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The spinmeisters will try and say DJT’s economy is on fiyah but after taking a blowtorch to it that’s straight up fire
April 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The spinmeisters will try and say DJT’s economy is on fiyah but after taking a blowtorch to it that’s straight up fire
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