Maggie Spitz
@macspitz.bsky.social
Book lover, Library advocate , Vintage reseller, Disney and Muppets collector
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Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
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Opinion | Is that guy with a gun an ICE officer — or just a guy with a gun?
Masked federal agents aren’t exactly Trump’s secret police. But they are hiding from accountability.
wapo.st
May 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
Gift link: wapo.st/438r062
Gift link: wapo.st/438r062
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“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy attorney general who represented Trump in his 2024 criminal trial is named acting Librarian of Congress.
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy attorney general who represented Trump in his 2024 criminal trial is named acting Librarian of Congress.
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When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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I don’t use the “fascist” term often or really ever, as to preserve its meaning, but what the United States Government is embarking on with the El Salvadoran prison camp is simply that. It’s an affront to the rule of law, the Constitution, and centuries of Anglo-American constitutional development.
April 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I don’t use the “fascist” term often or really ever, as to preserve its meaning, but what the United States Government is embarking on with the El Salvadoran prison camp is simply that. It’s an affront to the rule of law, the Constitution, and centuries of Anglo-American constitutional development.
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NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
No More Female 4-Stars: Franchetti Firing Leaves Top Ranks Filled by Men
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint...
www.military.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NOTE: The opponents of DEI are purging anyone who is not a white man from military leadership
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
This is not about merit; it’s about normalizing racism and misogyny
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And there it is: Russell Vought is confirmed.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
February 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
And there it is: Russell Vought is confirmed.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.
He is at war with pluralistic democracy.
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Van Hollen: "He just said that it will be US policy to forcibly displace 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. That is ethnic cleansing by another name. He said the US would then own the Gaza Strip and we would develop it and other countries would take these Palestinians."
February 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Van Hollen: "He just said that it will be US policy to forcibly displace 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. That is ethnic cleansing by another name. He said the US would then own the Gaza Strip and we would develop it and other countries would take these Palestinians."
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COLLINS: Where exactly are you suggesting Gazans should go? Who do you envision living there?
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
February 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
COLLINS: Where exactly are you suggesting Gazans should go? Who do you envision living there?
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
Desperately needed this.
New:
Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
Why practices to connect us with our own humanity, each other, & perhaps something bigger, really matter now—
And can help keep us more whole, less responding on their terms & more on our own, more making choices as the people we wish to be.
Practical tips & bigger picture here:
fortify inside
why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Desperately needed this.
That overwhelming feeling you’re experiencing is by design. Appreciate this practical and essential advice on how to process this weird time.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
Write it Down | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
That overwhelming feeling you’re experiencing is by design. Appreciate this practical and essential advice on how to process this weird time.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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NEW: DoJ employees asked for guarantees in writing for the deferred resignation Fork in the Road plan. They were sent this. It strips the signer of the right to sue, and also says if you commit a felony, you’re not eligible for federal employment. Oh, the irony.
February 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NEW: DoJ employees asked for guarantees in writing for the deferred resignation Fork in the Road plan. They were sent this. It strips the signer of the right to sue, and also says if you commit a felony, you’re not eligible for federal employment. Oh, the irony.
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look I’m no messaging expert but it seems like the American people might be interested to know that Donald Trump just gave our social security numbers to a teen called BigBalls
Contrary to some info I've seen, 19-yr-old Doge staffer "BigBalls" Edward Coristine did not delete his X account, it's just renamed and is private.
Wired reported that govt tech workers had to defend their work to the Neuralink intern in an Office Space-esque scene.
/ more for Canadians
Wired reported that govt tech workers had to defend their work to the Neuralink intern in an Office Space-esque scene.
/ more for Canadians
February 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
look I’m no messaging expert but it seems like the American people might be interested to know that Donald Trump just gave our social security numbers to a teen called BigBalls
For those keeping score:
N*zi salute=fine
Criticizing salute=fireable offense
N*zi salute=fine
Criticizing salute=fireable offense
A Milwaukee TV weather forecaster was dropped by her station a day after she criticized Elon Musk for his Nazi salute
CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture
Meteorologist Sam Kuffel criticized Elon Musk on social media for his straight-arm gesture some likened to a Nazi salute at the Trump inauguration.
www.jsonline.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
For those keeping score:
N*zi salute=fine
Criticizing salute=fireable offense
N*zi salute=fine
Criticizing salute=fireable offense
Day 3 of listing the songs stuck in my head when I wake up
Day 3:
What is Feeling from “Wicked” by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel
What is Feeling from “Wicked” by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel
November 22, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Day 3 of listing the songs stuck in my head when I wake up
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November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Below is one of the best threads on how to move forward in the face of fascism that I’ve seen to date.
It is worth reading in full even if—especially if—it makes you uncomfortable:
It is worth reading in full even if—especially if—it makes you uncomfortable:
November 15, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Below is one of the best threads on how to move forward in the face of fascism that I’ve seen to date.
It is worth reading in full even if—especially if—it makes you uncomfortable:
It is worth reading in full even if—especially if—it makes you uncomfortable:
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i love the trans people in my life (and on my phone) more than i can say, they are all heart and vision and mettle—not to mention god's perfect shitposters. i will always be proud to stand with them, and i will remember those who don't
it’s about to get very, very hard to be transgender in the united states. likely harder than it’s been in american history. do not let them scare you into backing down. do not give into transphobes framing. stand up to them however you can. it shouldn’t be this way but we have to fight
November 21, 2024 at 12:08 AM
i love the trans people in my life (and on my phone) more than i can say, they are all heart and vision and mettle—not to mention god's perfect shitposters. i will always be proud to stand with them, and i will remember those who don't
Every morning I wake up with a song in my head. Going to track the songs. Maybe it’s random, maybe there’s a pattern. Who knows
Day 1:
Be My Lover by La Bouche
Day 1:
Be My Lover by La Bouche
November 20, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Every morning I wake up with a song in my head. Going to track the songs. Maybe it’s random, maybe there’s a pattern. Who knows
Day 1:
Be My Lover by La Bouche
Day 1:
Be My Lover by La Bouche
The cruelty is the point. The cruelty is always the point.
NEW: Speaker Johnson announces anti-trans House, Capitol bathroom ban.
The attacks on Sarah McBride are now leading to policies that would harm her, staffers, visitors — anyone.
The attacks on Sarah McBride are now leading to policies that would harm her, staffers, visitors — anyone.
Speaker Johnson announces anti-trans House, Capitol bathroom ban
The Republican leader's anti-trans move followed two days of attacks on incoming Rep. Sarah McBride, who will be the first out transgender member of Congress.
www.lawdork.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:05 PM
The cruelty is the point. The cruelty is always the point.
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