loreleikelly
@loreleikelly.bsky.social
Progressive Institutionalist. I want democracy to live its best life. See more at https://publicgoodgroup.com/
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Mutual aid for democracy means picking up the duties of an absent Congress. Here is a guide for organizing field hearings. Create a public record & deliberate! constitutionaldefense.us
Revenge governing: Pentagon leadership--consistent with the Trump regime--cannot think outside "us versus them" This mindset is hurting the military. The loss of these officers threatens our security and safety. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Revenge governing: Pentagon leadership--consistent with the Trump regime--cannot think outside "us versus them" This mindset is hurting the military. The loss of these officers threatens our security and safety. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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This project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"—a network of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"—a network of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. www.authoritarian-stack.info
This project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"—a network of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"—a network of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Maths...
If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars.
If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars.
Tax the rich.
If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars.
If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars.
Tax the rich.
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Maths...
If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars.
If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars.
Tax the rich.
If you make $100,000 a year (not bad), it will take you 10 MILLION years to earn a trillion dollars.
If you make a million dollars a year (wow!), it'll still take you a million years to earn a trillion dollars.
Tax the rich.
"(Political violence) has made me reconsider the experiences of my own family, including all of us sitting in a hotel room on Thanksgiving last year after yet another threat against our home." Thank you for serving Rep. Golden (ME) @leedrutman.bsky.social leedrutman.substack.com/p/politics-k...
Politics Keeps Driving Out the People Who Want to Reform It
Jared Golden is the latest problem-solving politician to decide Congress isn’t worth the cost. And so the doom loop takes another turn.
leedrutman.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"(Political violence) has made me reconsider the experiences of my own family, including all of us sitting in a hotel room on Thanksgiving last year after yet another threat against our home." Thank you for serving Rep. Golden (ME) @leedrutman.bsky.social leedrutman.substack.com/p/politics-k...
Let this sink in. "the shutdown’s economic impact is still not fully understood, in part because crucial federal economic data businesses and policymakers use to make decisions has been turned off" @semafor www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
🟡 Semafor Washington, DC: Digging in | Semafor
In today’s edition: Republicans warn Trump to shift focus back to the economy, and shutdown momentum stalls.
www.semafor.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Let this sink in. "the shutdown’s economic impact is still not fully understood, in part because crucial federal economic data businesses and policymakers use to make decisions has been turned off" @semafor www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
Making the case for local non profit news: Unregulated--FB runs billions of dollars worth of illicit scam ads. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Making the case for local non profit news: Unregulated--FB runs billions of dollars worth of illicit scam ads. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...
2025 Election Debrief: Climate on the Ballot · Lead Locally
Join Lead Locally for a conversation with activists and newly elected climate champions to celebrate, discuss the results of our most recent state & municipal elections, and consider what victories ar...
www.mobilize.us
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...
😍 what a superstar transition team! newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
Mamdani Adds Lina Khan to Team of Women Leaders After Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
😍 what a superstar transition team! newrepublic.com/post/202726/...
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(🧵1/31) On this date (Nov. 2) in 1920, a mob organized by the KKK killed 30-80 Black people on election day because two men wanted to vote. The mob seized all Black-owned property and drove the Black population out (Ocoee, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_m...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_m...
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
(🧵1/31) On this date (Nov. 2) in 1920, a mob organized by the KKK killed 30-80 Black people on election day because two men wanted to vote. The mob seized all Black-owned property and drove the Black population out (Ocoee, Fla.): 💔😡💔 #DisarmHate
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_m...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_m...
Love this town 💪🏾❤️💪🏻💪🏼🇺🇸
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Love this town 💪🏾❤️💪🏻💪🏼🇺🇸
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We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
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It shouldn't be on activists to make desperate please in the last day of *the veto session* for us to beg for something so important it should be top priority at start with everyone seeking voter input & taking responsibitly. This is a failure of the Gov & Every Single Democrat (even the nice ones).
🚨 1 day to save transit and your legislators are not on the same page.
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It shouldn't be on activists to make desperate please in the last day of *the veto session* for us to beg for something so important it should be top priority at start with everyone seeking voter input & taking responsibitly. This is a failure of the Gov & Every Single Democrat (even the nice ones).
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Just want to reiterate that there’s no reason for this. There is no increase in crime. There are no riots. There’s no insurrection. They’re doing this without provocation. At least until they create one.
“.. A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states .. to form ‘quick reaction forces’ trained in ‘riot control’, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive ..”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Just want to reiterate that there’s no reason for this. There is no increase in crime. There are no riots. There’s no insurrection. They’re doing this without provocation. At least until they create one.
Flying today. Half expecting a pass the hat for Air Traffic Controllers. 🤦🏼♀️
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Flying today. Half expecting a pass the hat for Air Traffic Controllers. 🤦🏼♀️
👀 world peace update: all major large language models (LLMs) are providing dangerous conflict resolution advice without conducting basic due diligence that any human mediator would consider essential. ifit-transitions.org/initiative-o...
Initiative on AI and Conflict Resolution | IFIT
A groundbreaking IFIT study, published in July 2025, revealed that all major large language models (LLMs) are providing dangerous conflict resolution advice
ifit-transitions.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
👀 world peace update: all major large language models (LLMs) are providing dangerous conflict resolution advice without conducting basic due diligence that any human mediator would consider essential. ifit-transitions.org/initiative-o...
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I love the kicker:
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I love the kicker:
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Mutual aid for democracy means picking up the duties of an absent Congress. Here is a guide for organizing field hearings. Create a public record & deliberate! constitutionaldefense.us
Civic Salon Presents
A Strategic Guide for
Organizing Civil Society Field Hearings
constitutionaldefense.us
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mutual aid for democracy means picking up the duties of an absent Congress. Here is a guide for organizing field hearings. Create a public record & deliberate! constitutionaldefense.us
German cities are at the frontier of civic participation--Using AI for good outcomes, cities can now meaningfully read thousands of citizen comments and act. 👏 innovate-us.org/defining-pro...
Workshop: Defining Problems with the Public
InnovateUS provides no-cost, at-your-own pace, and live learning on data, digital and innovation skills for public servants like you.
innovate-us.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
German cities are at the frontier of civic participation--Using AI for good outcomes, cities can now meaningfully read thousands of citizen comments and act. 👏 innovate-us.org/defining-pro...
Rhymes with vibe. Here are the ballroom donors purchasing access to favors from the regime. prospect.org/2025/10/28/h...
Here’s What Trump’s Ballroom Donors Want - The American Prospect
The price tag on Donald Trump’s garish White House ballroom, now up to $350 million, keeps increasing. That’s because the cost of construction isn’t nearly as important as having an inventory of donat...
prospect.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Rhymes with vibe. Here are the ballroom donors purchasing access to favors from the regime. prospect.org/2025/10/28/h...
Superstar lineup celebrating the @archive.org and the open web @georgetown. With @eff.org & FAI, VintCerf, John Stokes
October 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Superstar lineup celebrating the @archive.org and the open web @georgetown. With @eff.org & FAI, VintCerf, John Stokes
Insiders send up a flare. Time to organize faster & better. Congress is still a powerful path forward. Approach your local rep like a community member (how they see themselves) I've done lots of front line research on this. We're beyond parties. Build a team. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Insiders send up a flare. Time to organize faster & better. Congress is still a powerful path forward. Approach your local rep like a community member (how they see themselves) I've done lots of front line research on this. We're beyond parties. Build a team. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...