Maggie (Maggador Spartacus)
@maggador-spartacus.bsky.social
Cat lover, PhD student, owner of two clubbed thumbs.
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Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
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The stuff they're doing is deeply unpopular and they're rapidly heading in that direction.
Stop treating them like they're untouchable. We can fight back.
Stop treating them like they're untouchable. We can fight back.
Elon Musk is cratering in polls:
WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access
CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role
Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup.
On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1917...
WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access
CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role
Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup.
On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1917...
Trump Suddenly Slips in 3 Brutal New Polls—and Musk Looks Even Worse
As several national polls offer bad news for Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a leading political scientist explains why conditions are ripe for Democrats to run harder against their authoritarian overreac...
newrepublic.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The stuff they're doing is deeply unpopular and they're rapidly heading in that direction.
Stop treating them like they're untouchable. We can fight back.
Stop treating them like they're untouchable. We can fight back.
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Students have to lead because the self-proclaimed leadership of U.S. science--NAS, AAAS, HHMI, universities--are cowering under their desks.
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
scim.ag
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Students have to lead because the self-proclaimed leadership of U.S. science--NAS, AAAS, HHMI, universities--are cowering under their desks.
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“There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming.” If that sounds familiar, this piece is for you. Jay Kuo breaks up Donald's latest power plays into three categories: bad, worse, and worst. It may sound heavy, but understanding them makes it easier to stay informed without feeling buried.
Containing the Flood
Understanding the three ways Trump is seeking to expand his power
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“There’s too much going on. It’s overwhelming.” If that sounds familiar, this piece is for you. Jay Kuo breaks up Donald's latest power plays into three categories: bad, worse, and worst. It may sound heavy, but understanding them makes it easier to stay informed without feeling buried.
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Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination
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Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include requiring trans students to misgender themselves and removes the nonbinary option on forms. Note: comment period is 60 days, and comments are publicly visible.
Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
February 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include requiring trans students to misgender themselves and removes the nonbinary option on forms. Note: comment period is 60 days, and comments are publicly visible.
Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
@jrchangstrom.bsky.social: "I just want unlimited snow days and a non-linear Love is Blind. Is that really so hard?"
"You want COVID time again?"
"You want COVID time again?"
a man in a blue vest is holding a sign that says participant and i 'm dead .
ALT: a man in a blue vest is holding a sign that says participant and i 'm dead .
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February 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
@jrchangstrom.bsky.social: "I just want unlimited snow days and a non-linear Love is Blind. Is that really so hard?"
"You want COVID time again?"
"You want COVID time again?"
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If your husband got you a cybertruck for valentines day you might want to check and see if he took out a life insurance policy on you
February 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If your husband got you a cybertruck for valentines day you might want to check and see if he took out a life insurance policy on you
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They’re absolutely going for it. Doesn’t mean they’re going to be successful, and in fact I think it’s like shooting the moon, but everyone needs to understand what they are attempting.
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
wapo.st/3EF3aWN
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
They’re absolutely going for it. Doesn’t mean they’re going to be successful, and in fact I think it’s like shooting the moon, but everyone needs to understand what they are attempting.
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The real immigrant taking jobs
February 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The real immigrant taking jobs
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Anything they want, hide it or mislabel it. Anything they plug in, unplug it. Remove light bulbs. Move cubicles around so they hide some of the doors and when they leave the room move them again so they hide different doors. Play really loud music. Think like a cat and sabo tabby yourself a mess
February 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Anything they want, hide it or mislabel it. Anything they plug in, unplug it. Remove light bulbs. Move cubicles around so they hide some of the doors and when they leave the room move them again so they hide different doors. Play really loud music. Think like a cat and sabo tabby yourself a mess
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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
You know you're at the right bar when you can impress the patrons with your Wishbone memorabilia.
February 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
You know you're at the right bar when you can impress the patrons with your Wishbone memorabilia.
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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Here’s what @19thnews.org saved from the federal government’s data purge 19thnews.org/2025/02/fede... via @jazzmyth.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Here’s what @19thnews.org saved from the federal government’s data purge 19thnews.org/2025/02/fede... via @jazzmyth.bsky.social
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Do not wait for other people to act. Do not wait for someone else to call the play. These are unprecedented times with an unhinged, anti-democratic fascist enabled by a cowardly GOP. If you're scared, take action. We're all scrambling right now and courage is contagious.
February 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Do not wait for other people to act. Do not wait for someone else to call the play. These are unprecedented times with an unhinged, anti-democratic fascist enabled by a cowardly GOP. If you're scared, take action. We're all scrambling right now and courage is contagious.
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At what point do people say enough and mass outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building demanding for Musk to be removed? He's an unelected billionaire who has seized control of the government.
February 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
At what point do people say enough and mass outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building demanding for Musk to be removed? He's an unelected billionaire who has seized control of the government.
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they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
February 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Seems relevant about the hiring freeze Trump implemented that applied to FAA air traffic controllers.
democrats-transportation.house.gov/news/press-r...
democrats-transportation.house.gov/news/press-r...
Ranking Members Larsen, Cohen Statements on Trump’s Dangerous Freeze of Air Traffic Control Hiring | The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
democrats-transportation.house.gov
January 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Seems relevant about the hiring freeze Trump implemented that applied to FAA air traffic controllers.
democrats-transportation.house.gov/news/press-r...
democrats-transportation.house.gov/news/press-r...
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In 24 hours we've gotten executive orders attempting to ban gender affirming care, ban recognition of trans youth in schools, ban trans employees in the federal government. It's a full on societal purge of trans people.
They meant it when they said they wanted to eradicate us.
They meant it when they said they wanted to eradicate us.
January 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In 24 hours we've gotten executive orders attempting to ban gender affirming care, ban recognition of trans youth in schools, ban trans employees in the federal government. It's a full on societal purge of trans people.
They meant it when they said they wanted to eradicate us.
They meant it when they said they wanted to eradicate us.