Lizzie_in_CA
@lizzie-in-ca.bsky.social
Transplant from east coast to San Diego & love it 🏝️⛰️ Loves dogs & democracy 💙 Del Mar dog beach is my heaven #dogsofbluesky 🚫 🤴 🇺🇸 WTF - we have reached the concentration camp phase of fascism
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A little about me. I’m mostly on SM for politics, dogs & holding corp media accountable for bs. I’m an elder Gen Xer, married to young boomer, w/ GenZ kid in college who is thrilled to be voting for Kamala in her first election. Adhd policy analyst with 4 rescue dogs and loves SoCal 🏝️ and ⛰️.
Maybe we can pump in lots of smog to really get that 70s feel.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Maybe we can pump in lots of smog to really get that 70s feel.
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Fantasizing about quitting my job to work for a presidential candidate who pledges to put every tech CEO in a zoo
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Fantasizing about quitting my job to work for a presidential candidate who pledges to put every tech CEO in a zoo
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1/4 🧵
We’ve posted a lot lately about CDC denying reasonable accommodations to disabled employees -- e.g., telling a paraplegic person who normally teleworks to report to the office immediately or use leave.
Yes, that’s really happening.
Let’s talk a bit about why everyone should care.
We’ve posted a lot lately about CDC denying reasonable accommodations to disabled employees -- e.g., telling a paraplegic person who normally teleworks to report to the office immediately or use leave.
Yes, that’s really happening.
Let’s talk a bit about why everyone should care.
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
1/4 🧵
We’ve posted a lot lately about CDC denying reasonable accommodations to disabled employees -- e.g., telling a paraplegic person who normally teleworks to report to the office immediately or use leave.
Yes, that’s really happening.
Let’s talk a bit about why everyone should care.
We’ve posted a lot lately about CDC denying reasonable accommodations to disabled employees -- e.g., telling a paraplegic person who normally teleworks to report to the office immediately or use leave.
Yes, that’s really happening.
Let’s talk a bit about why everyone should care.
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🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received never-before-seen photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein's private island that are a harrowing look behind Epstein’s closed doors.
See for yourself. We won’t stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors.
See for yourself. We won’t stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors.
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received never-before-seen photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein's private island that are a harrowing look behind Epstein’s closed doors.
See for yourself. We won’t stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors.
See for yourself. We won’t stop fighting until we end this cover-up and deliver justice for the survivors.
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Spurred by the President, a new craze is sweeping across America. Workers from all walks of life & political persuasion have decided that "sleeping on the job" is perfectly acceptable.
The effect on the economy is unknown, as staff at Bureau of Labor Statistics are fast asleep.
The effect on the economy is unknown, as staff at Bureau of Labor Statistics are fast asleep.
December 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Spurred by the President, a new craze is sweeping across America. Workers from all walks of life & political persuasion have decided that "sleeping on the job" is perfectly acceptable.
The effect on the economy is unknown, as staff at Bureau of Labor Statistics are fast asleep.
The effect on the economy is unknown, as staff at Bureau of Labor Statistics are fast asleep.
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ANALYSIS | ‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell
‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
ANALYSIS | ‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell
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I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
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I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy with Eliot Higgins
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
Such a tragic and unnecessary death 😢
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Such a tragic and unnecessary death 😢
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The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept
100% this!
Would it kill somebody to say “Nancy is not stupid.” It pains me to see the WH press corps just accept the abuse. Sends the wrong image to Americans and the world IMHO.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
100% this!
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I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
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3 TERRIFYING Signs a Narcissist
Has Given Themselves To Evil
Carl Jung
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5X...
3 TERRIFYING Signs a Narcissist
Has Given Themselves To Evil
Carl Jung
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5X...
3 TERRIFYING Signs a Narcissist Has Given Themselves To Evil | Carl Jung
YouTube video by Relciples
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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3 TERRIFYING Signs a Narcissist
Has Given Themselves To Evil
Carl Jung
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5X...
3 TERRIFYING Signs a Narcissist
Has Given Themselves To Evil
Carl Jung
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE5X...
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Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Over and over, the mainstream press reports that Trump has secured a “trade deal” with a foreign country and every single time he’s just making it up.
When will they learn?
When will they learn?
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Over and over, the mainstream press reports that Trump has secured a “trade deal” with a foreign country and every single time he’s just making it up.
When will they learn?
When will they learn?
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Exclusive video of Stephen Miller's reaction to the lovefest between Mamdani and Trump in the Oval Office today:
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Exclusive video of Stephen Miller's reaction to the lovefest between Mamdani and Trump in the Oval Office today:
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Sounds to me like the president is admitting he is issuing illegal orders.
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sounds to me like the president is admitting he is issuing illegal orders.
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I continue to believe that the biggest problem with the United States is that our reaction to injustice is to ask "how is this allowed?" instead of "why are we allowing this?"
The first is waiting for a superhero to come and save us. The second is us resolving to join together and save ourselves.
The first is waiting for a superhero to come and save us. The second is us resolving to join together and save ourselves.
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I continue to believe that the biggest problem with the United States is that our reaction to injustice is to ask "how is this allowed?" instead of "why are we allowing this?"
The first is waiting for a superhero to come and save us. The second is us resolving to join together and save ourselves.
The first is waiting for a superhero to come and save us. The second is us resolving to join together and save ourselves.
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Russ Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president 👇
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president 👇
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Russ Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president 👇
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president 👇
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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...