Ash
@lucyinbluesky.bsky.social
I like music, history, politics, books, travel, and anti-fascists.
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LOL Pete Hegseth wants everyone to take him seriously, so he had his mommy go to talk to everyone.
December 4, 2024 at 4:18 PM
LOL Pete Hegseth wants everyone to take him seriously, so he had his mommy go to talk to everyone.
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Yoon Suk Yeo has learned his lesson
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Yoon Suk Yeo has learned his lesson
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
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If you’re following this guy or using his starter pack, you need to read this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Anyb...
December 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM
If you’re following this guy or using his starter pack, you need to read this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Anyb...
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You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine
Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds
Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:43 AM
You can get sent to jail for stealing toilet paper but if you hire a dozen children to work overnight shifts at your slaughter house your company pays a fine
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NEWS
President-elect Trump says that Peter Navarro will serve as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Navarro served four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress.
President-elect Trump says that Peter Navarro will serve as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Navarro served four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress.
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
NEWS
President-elect Trump says that Peter Navarro will serve as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Navarro served four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress.
President-elect Trump says that Peter Navarro will serve as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.
Navarro served four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress.
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Basically it seems the conservative justices will freely cherrypick both history and European laws to support a preferred outcome, but ignore them in all other cases. Which is not a legitimate way to do originalism or comparative legal analysis!
December 4, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Basically it seems the conservative justices will freely cherrypick both history and European laws to support a preferred outcome, but ignore them in all other cases. Which is not a legitimate way to do originalism or comparative legal analysis!
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I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
December 4, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I also can't get over the conservative justices favorably citing European laws about transgender health care when they vociferously refuse to consider other nation's laws and traditions when dealing with issues on which the U.S. is an outlier, like gun violence and the death penalty.
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The evidence is overwhelming that gender-affirming care is safe, appropriate & effective for trans kids. The concern-troll bigots on the Supreme Court are simply wrong. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... by @parshallison.bsky.social
What Are Puberty Blockers, and How Do They Work?
Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions
www.scientificamerican.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
The evidence is overwhelming that gender-affirming care is safe, appropriate & effective for trans kids. The concern-troll bigots on the Supreme Court are simply wrong. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... by @parshallison.bsky.social
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other key attendees include an American Enterprise Institute "scholar" whose entire career has involved helping the telecom industry pretend that the U.S. broadband industry is super competitive while arguing that federal consumer protection shouldn't exist
December 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
other key attendees include an American Enterprise Institute "scholar" whose entire career has involved helping the telecom industry pretend that the U.S. broadband industry is super competitive while arguing that federal consumer protection shouldn't exist
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having Marsha Blackburn (R, AT&T) keynote your conference on broadband is certainly a choice
she's undermined every single broadband consumer protection effort ever attempted
she's undermined every single broadband consumer protection effort ever attempted
Broadband in the Next Administration
Don't miss the chance to learn about BEAD, spectrum, Universal Service Fund reform, and the future of the internet.
broadbandbreakfast.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
having Marsha Blackburn (R, AT&T) keynote your conference on broadband is certainly a choice
she's undermined every single broadband consumer protection effort ever attempted
she's undermined every single broadband consumer protection effort ever attempted
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Will the Supreme Court endorse sex-discrimination in medical care? That's the core issue in US v Skrmetti
Lets dive in
Lets dive in
December 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Will the Supreme Court endorse sex-discrimination in medical care? That's the core issue in US v Skrmetti
Lets dive in
Lets dive in
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Oh now Alito just compared a life-saving abortion with a hip-replacement for a man kill me now
December 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Oh now Alito just compared a life-saving abortion with a hip-replacement for a man kill me now
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Autocratic legislative process: "Complaining that Senate approval takes too long, Trump said anyone seeking the leadership position 'must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!)' ... a tactic that would effectively allow him to place any person in his cabinet without formal Senate approval."
Trump asks next Senate leader allow him to bypass approval for cabinet appointments
Trump asked Republican senators to block any judicial nominees for this time period – something that is unlikely to occur
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Autocratic legislative process: "Complaining that Senate approval takes too long, Trump said anyone seeking the leadership position 'must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!)' ... a tactic that would effectively allow him to place any person in his cabinet without formal Senate approval."
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Scott, Cornyn, and Thune all hint that they might be on board with surrendering the Senate's constitutional advice-and-consent responsibility
November 11, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Scott, Cornyn, and Thune all hint that they might be on board with surrendering the Senate's constitutional advice-and-consent responsibility
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"Indeed, it’s possible that there are at least some senators who might balk at voting to confirm particular nominees who would nevertheless be willing to go along with adjournment entirely to avoid having to vote up or down on a Kash Patel, Mike Flynn, or the like."
Vladeck: "[S]o long as the Senate majority leader is willing to move an adjournment motion, and so long as a majority of the Senate is willing to vote in favor, nothing would stop this transparent end-run around the Senate from succeeding."
108. Recess Appointments and/in the Supreme Court
President-Elect Trump is already proposing to bypass a Republican-controlled Senate to install many of his nominees. But could he also do that to fill a seat on the Supreme Court? Yes, albeit briefly.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2024 at 1:08 PM
"Indeed, it’s possible that there are at least some senators who might balk at voting to confirm particular nominees who would nevertheless be willing to go along with adjournment entirely to avoid having to vote up or down on a Kash Patel, Mike Flynn, or the like."
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i feel like “do you agree with joe biden that killing people in cold blood is murder” is another question that wouldve been worth asking
November 11, 2024 at 1:13 PM
i feel like “do you agree with joe biden that killing people in cold blood is murder” is another question that wouldve been worth asking
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Joking aside: Republicans will almost certainly control both houses of Congress, and the Senate by a comfortable margin. This is Trump's plain declaration that *that's not enough for him.* He objects to the existence of other decisionmakers and branches, even those that will give him what he wants.
Today in "a republic not a democracy," the leader appoints a horse to the senate.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Trump asks next Senate leader allow him to bypass approval for cabinet appointments
Trump asked Republican senators to block any judicial nominees for this time period – something that is unlikely to occur
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Joking aside: Republicans will almost certainly control both houses of Congress, and the Senate by a comfortable margin. This is Trump's plain declaration that *that's not enough for him.* He objects to the existence of other decisionmakers and branches, even those that will give him what he wants.
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Actual emergency. The bill would grant the executive branch (technically, Treasury Dept.) "unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit deemed to be a 'terrorist supporting organization.'"
No reason nor evidence required.
No reason nor evidence required.
November 11, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Actual emergency. The bill would grant the executive branch (technically, Treasury Dept.) "unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit deemed to be a 'terrorist supporting organization.'"
No reason nor evidence required.
No reason nor evidence required.
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@NBCNews: As President-elect Trump doubles down on his mass deportation plan, some Republicans in immigrant-heavy states are trying to assuage fears amid growing questions of who will be forced out of the country.
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/republicans-try-tone-trumps-mass-deportation-threats-rcna179326?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=672ee8d4c276f90001f4141d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2024 at 4:45 AM
@NBCNews: As President-elect Trump doubles down on his mass deportation plan, some Republicans in immigrant-heavy states are trying to assuage fears amid growing questions of who will be forced out of the country.
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If you cancelled your subscription to the LA Times or Washington Post, please invest those dollars in non-profits or independent news committed to important journalism.
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
November 8, 2024 at 1:56 PM
If you cancelled your subscription to the LA Times or Washington Post, please invest those dollars in non-profits or independent news committed to important journalism.
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
Among them: Pro Publica, The Marshall Project, Reveal, The City (NYC), The Texas Tribune, Baltimore Banner, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Trump’s transition team for climate and the environment has reportedly prepared drastic changes, including "eliminating every office in every agency working to end the pollution that disproportionately affects poor communities"
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/c...
November 8, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Trump’s transition team for climate and the environment has reportedly prepared drastic changes, including "eliminating every office in every agency working to end the pollution that disproportionately affects poor communities"
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/c...
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Correct.
Trump promised to install tariffs. If he does, it'll be a disaster.
But if he doesn't, he'll try to claim credit for what the economy is doing under the Biden policies that he *specifically said would bring us a Depression.*
Trump promised to install tariffs. If he does, it'll be a disaster.
But if he doesn't, he'll try to claim credit for what the economy is doing under the Biden policies that he *specifically said would bring us a Depression.*
This is absolutely the case. Also, he will take credit for many of the actually impressive economic realities that Biden made happen. All of that infrastructure investment, many of which is just now starting to flow, which the GOP sought to block? Trump will take credit.
Don't let him.
Don't let him.
November 8, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Correct.
Trump promised to install tariffs. If he does, it'll be a disaster.
But if he doesn't, he'll try to claim credit for what the economy is doing under the Biden policies that he *specifically said would bring us a Depression.*
Trump promised to install tariffs. If he does, it'll be a disaster.
But if he doesn't, he'll try to claim credit for what the economy is doing under the Biden policies that he *specifically said would bring us a Depression.*