Lucy Rose
@lrosea.bsky.social
Politics obsessive, economics nerd, writer, reader, musician
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Lucy Rose
@lrosea.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hi all!
-I’m Lucy Rose
- I’m completely obsessed with politics, economics, and policy
- I love music, especially singing
- I’m a reader and writer who is particularly fantasy obsessed.
- the only physical art form I am (somewhat) good at is photography
-I’m Lucy Rose
- I’m completely obsessed with politics, economics, and policy
- I love music, especially singing
- I’m a reader and writer who is particularly fantasy obsessed.
- the only physical art form I am (somewhat) good at is photography
I find it so weird how many women, even in very progressive environments, reject the feminist label. I think being a feminist means believing that all genders deserve the same rights and choices. A woman can be a stay at home mom, or a CEO — feminists believe women have the right to chose which one.
November 25, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I find it so weird how many women, even in very progressive environments, reject the feminist label. I think being a feminist means believing that all genders deserve the same rights and choices. A woman can be a stay at home mom, or a CEO — feminists believe women have the right to chose which one.
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I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.
November 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.
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“a better future isn’t possible” is explicitly a right wing view and everyone needs to do a better job rejecting it for themselves and drumming it out of younger people
IME every time I bring this up with young/young-ish people I get some variation on “lol I won’t live that long climate change will take me out before I’m 50” & it’s yet another example of how blackpilling throws sand in the gears of even trying to get anything done now.
November 25, 2024 at 1:17 AM
“a better future isn’t possible” is explicitly a right wing view and everyone needs to do a better job rejecting it for themselves and drumming it out of younger people
One of the most manifestly unqualified appointments probably ever. And I’m not convinced there will be enough votes in the senate to take him down
Matt Gaetz. Matt Gaetz? MATT GAETZ FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL????
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:42 AM
One of the most manifestly unqualified appointments probably ever. And I’m not convinced there will be enough votes in the senate to take him down
…. This is such a depressing statement. I can’t believe it’s about America
personally if I were an aspiring fascist regime I would simply not actively antagonize the entire military before I actually took power
Ramaswamy, co-chair of the “government efficiency” department, calls for eliminating veterans’ medical care - the largest program with expired authorization
November 14, 2024 at 3:40 AM
…. This is such a depressing statement. I can’t believe it’s about America
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And it's really been under-radar that the far-right got some key allies in literally some of the most important local offices that will oversee elections going forward; we'll hear a lot about Maricopa in 2026 & 2028 that'll fulfill the prediction of the first part of your post.
Trump Allies Gain Power Over Elections in Arizona’s Largest County
Justin Heap, a lawmaker aligned with election deniers, and like-minded Republicans won key Maricopa County offices. Voting advocates hope that guardrails will protect local elections.
boltsmag.org
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
And it's really been under-radar that the far-right got some key allies in literally some of the most important local offices that will oversee elections going forward; we'll hear a lot about Maricopa in 2026 & 2028 that'll fulfill the prediction of the first part of your post.
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We cannot accept a status quo in our elections where if one side wins they have to scratch and claw to withstand lies, illegal challenges, and violent mobs. And if the other side is successful, they're invited to measure the drapes and gather around the fireplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTy...
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:26 AM
We cannot accept a status quo in our elections where if one side wins they have to scratch and claw to withstand lies, illegal challenges, and violent mobs. And if the other side is successful, they're invited to measure the drapes and gather around the fireplace.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTy...
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There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
… this is the first nominee to make me go WTAF. He does not seem qualified enough for one of the most important Cabinet positions. Senate republicans, if they have any shred of integrity left, should vote him down
Trump says he plans to nominate Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense
November 13, 2024 at 12:23 AM
… this is the first nominee to make me go WTAF. He does not seem qualified enough for one of the most important Cabinet positions. Senate republicans, if they have any shred of integrity left, should vote him down
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anyway, i'm going to stop talking about it for today but a major source of power for authoritarian regimes is their ability to project that they're a steamroller who can't be stopped and have thought of anything, and that's just simply not going to be true of these guys
November 11, 2024 at 8:31 PM
anyway, i'm going to stop talking about it for today but a major source of power for authoritarian regimes is their ability to project that they're a steamroller who can't be stopped and have thought of anything, and that's just simply not going to be true of these guys
My impression is this isn’t as bad as it could be, anyone have more in depth thoughts?
BREAKING
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.
If confirmed, Rubio’s seat will be filled by a temporary appointment by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and then a special election.
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.
If confirmed, Rubio’s seat will be filled by a temporary appointment by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and then a special election.
Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation’s top diplomat.
bit.ly
November 12, 2024 at 1:46 AM
My impression is this isn’t as bad as it could be, anyone have more in depth thoughts?
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This has not broken me, but it has stopped me in my tracks and made me think about how easily some purported journalists would just go along with whatever transpires in the coming weeks, months, and years.
November 11, 2024 at 11:44 PM
This has not broken me, but it has stopped me in my tracks and made me think about how easily some purported journalists would just go along with whatever transpires in the coming weeks, months, and years.
This is terrifying. And the worst part is that it’s not impossible.
Okay, I've written the other half of this on how I think things could go wrong under Trump.
othermeans.io/p/the-americ...
othermeans.io/p/the-americ...
November 11, 2024 at 10:21 PM
This is terrifying. And the worst part is that it’s not impossible.
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Had Avery Davis Bell had a miscarriage in Boston, where she lived until 2020, doctors could snap into action. But because she was having a miscarriage in a hospital in Georgia, surgery had to wait.
Bleeding and in pain, a woman endures a harrowing wait for miscarriage care due to Georgia’s restrictive abortion law | CNN
Had Avery Davis Bell had a miscarriage in Boston, where she lived until 2020, doctors could snap into action. But because she was having a miscarriage in a hospital in Georgia, surgery had to wait.
cnn.it
November 11, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Had Avery Davis Bell had a miscarriage in Boston, where she lived until 2020, doctors could snap into action. But because she was having a miscarriage in a hospital in Georgia, surgery had to wait.
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If people keep leaving Twitter the chuds will come over here because they can only exist in opposition to something. There’s no internal culture for them without content to get performatively mad about, and a Twitter without everyone else means they can’t keep dropping rage coins into the machine.
November 11, 2024 at 5:41 PM
If people keep leaving Twitter the chuds will come over here because they can only exist in opposition to something. There’s no internal culture for them without content to get performatively mad about, and a Twitter without everyone else means they can’t keep dropping rage coins into the machine.
This is really, really bad
Stephen Miller, a lead architect of mass deportation plans, is expected to be named White House deputy chief of staff for policy, sources tell CNN.
Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce in the coming days that Stephen Miller, his top immigration adviser, will serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, two sources famili...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2024 at 6:19 PM
This is really, really bad
100% co-sign this
November 11, 2024 at 5:51 PM
100% co-sign this
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A call your reps situation to vote no. theintercept.com/2024/11/10/t...
Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political Enemies
A bill that would let Donald Trump unilaterally revoke tax-exempt status from nonprofits is being fast-tracked through Congress.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2024 at 1:01 AM
A call your reps situation to vote no. theintercept.com/2024/11/10/t...
It’s DOA in the house and the senate. Abolishing the 22nd amendment isn’t going to get a 2/3 majority in a single chamber. Even if it somehow makes it to the states, it will never get the 2/3 majority. Still, we should target any senator who even hints at supporting that
Fox host Trey Gowdy suggests Republicans could amend the Constitution to give Trump a third term:
“Keep using our justice system as a political weapon and he may, who knows, they may amend the Constitution and let him serve a third term.” www.threads.net/@med...
“Keep using our justice system as a political weapon and he may, who knows, they may amend the Constitution and let him serve a third term.” www.threads.net/@med...
Media Matters (@mediamattersforamerica) on Threads
Fox host Trey Gowdy suggests Republicans could amend the Constitution to give Trump a third term:
“Keep using our justice system as a political weapon and he may, who knows, they may amend the...
www.threads.net
November 11, 2024 at 2:35 PM
It’s DOA in the house and the senate. Abolishing the 22nd amendment isn’t going to get a 2/3 majority in a single chamber. Even if it somehow makes it to the states, it will never get the 2/3 majority. Still, we should target any senator who even hints at supporting that
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“I consider him like Hitler, but I voted for the man.” Put it on America’s tombstone lol
November 11, 2024 at 12:10 PM
“I consider him like Hitler, but I voted for the man.” Put it on America’s tombstone lol
I am sorry but if you think someone is like Hitler and vote for them anyway you are a terrible person who is either too ignorant to understand the comparison you’re making or fully know and just don’t care
I’m gonna lose my mind (the article is pretty good, it’s the people interviewed who make me want to dive into the Potomac and never return) www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 11, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I am sorry but if you think someone is like Hitler and vote for them anyway you are a terrible person who is either too ignorant to understand the comparison you’re making or fully know and just don’t care
I have to say, climate change is what I am the most concerned with under a Trump presidency. Everything else is going to be really, really bad, but hopefully it will be fixable. With climate change? We can’t wait another 4 years. We can’t afford for it to get so bad that he has no choice but to act
A new report is flashing a warning signal about climate change and natural disasters, finding that their total economic damage has skyrocketed into the trillions.
A shadow ‘financial crisis’ has cost the world $2 trillion | CNN Business
A new report is flashing a warning signal about natural disasters, finding that their total economic damage has intensified in recent years.
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2024 at 4:17 AM
I have to say, climate change is what I am the most concerned with under a Trump presidency. Everything else is going to be really, really bad, but hopefully it will be fixable. With climate change? We can’t wait another 4 years. We can’t afford for it to get so bad that he has no choice but to act
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God grant me the serenity to accept I am cooked,
The courage to say fuck it we ball,
And the wisdom to know when we are so back
The courage to say fuck it we ball,
And the wisdom to know when we are so back
November 11, 2024 at 2:24 AM
God grant me the serenity to accept I am cooked,
The courage to say fuck it we ball,
And the wisdom to know when we are so back
The courage to say fuck it we ball,
And the wisdom to know when we are so back