Meaningfullness
@meaningfullness.bsky.social
Lover of history and people's stories. Just a mom that believes in the good of this country.
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Trump has set up a new club where CEOs, tech bros, and foreign oligarchs can pay $500,000 to join in order to get access to the Trump Cabinet who will all be there regularly.
Just because the grift is all public doesn’t mean this isn’t the most corrupt White House in history.
Just because the grift is all public doesn’t mean this isn’t the most corrupt White House in history.
Time to create a thread with all the corruption ... In all the places. Let's start here with three Ohio son's. Vance winning his Senate race because of Thiel money and Moreno winning because of Musk money. Ohio's GOP is corrupt from the bottom up. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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No secret that I'm a huge @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social fan. This piece is tough, important, and excellent. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
No secret that I'm a huge @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social fan. This piece is tough, important, and excellent. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...
Wondering if America Democrats should take note.
Thanks to @theweek.com for placing this in your junior edition.
Thanks to @theweek.com for placing this in your junior edition.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wondering if America Democrats should take note.
Thanks to @theweek.com for placing this in your junior edition.
Thanks to @theweek.com for placing this in your junior edition.
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
@tanglenews.bsky.social, @npr.org, @nytimes.com, @marcelias.bsky.social, @statesnewsroom.com, @chicagotribune.com @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, @morgantrau.bsky.social
This story should be getting more coverage. Potential for systemic change and return to a more pure form of democracy.
This story should be getting more coverage. Potential for systemic change and return to a more pure form of democracy.
Bipartisan former officials, billionaires defend restrictions on money in politics in Maine lawsuit mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/30/b...
Bipartisan former officials, billionaires defend restrictions on money in politics in Maine lawsuit • Maine Morning Star
Republican and Democratic former governors and members of Congress, billionaires and democracy reform organizations are coming to the defense of Maine’s law in a case over the legality of campaign fin...
mainemorningstar.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@tanglenews.bsky.social, @npr.org, @nytimes.com, @marcelias.bsky.social, @statesnewsroom.com, @chicagotribune.com @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, @morgantrau.bsky.social
This story should be getting more coverage. Potential for systemic change and return to a more pure form of democracy.
This story should be getting more coverage. Potential for systemic change and return to a more pure form of democracy.
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Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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@bsky.app the app seems to be hemorrhaging users. @profpaulpoast.bsky.social posted he will post his threads on LinkedIn now where he is getting more engagement. @repgreglandsman.bsky.social does not list Bluesky as one of their social media outlets on his newsletter. More marketing needed.
October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
@bsky.app the app seems to be hemorrhaging users. @profpaulpoast.bsky.social posted he will post his threads on LinkedIn now where he is getting more engagement. @repgreglandsman.bsky.social does not list Bluesky as one of their social media outlets on his newsletter. More marketing needed.
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i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
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Good news out of Ohio… which doesn’t happen often
🎉 GREAT NEWS: Ayman Soliman was released from ICE detention and his legal asylum status was reinstated.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...
Embattled Cincinnati imam released from ICE detention
Ayman Soliman was released from Butler County Jail around 1 p.m. His advocates will host a 5 p.m. press conference with him.
www.cincinnati.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Good news out of Ohio… which doesn’t happen often
@bluesky, can you please use this moment and market why you are different! More interviews. More " a world without Ceasars" tshirts. People still don't know you exist.
What could possibly go wrong
* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ
$ORCL
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September 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
@bluesky, can you please use this moment and market why you are different! More interviews. More " a world without Ceasars" tshirts. People still don't know you exist.
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AFSCME Local 2798.
Local 18-S.
OPBA.
our unions are working for you today, Labor Day, and every day.
here’s to all who labor.
Local 18-S.
OPBA.
our unions are working for you today, Labor Day, and every day.
here’s to all who labor.
September 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
AFSCME Local 2798.
Local 18-S.
OPBA.
our unions are working for you today, Labor Day, and every day.
here’s to all who labor.
Local 18-S.
OPBA.
our unions are working for you today, Labor Day, and every day.
here’s to all who labor.
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Opinion
What happened in Ohio is now serving as a playbook for what we are seeing in states like Texas, Missouri and Florida.
The governors and state legislatures of these states have indicated that they are willing to cheat to win.
by Rory Riley Topping
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
What happened in Ohio is now serving as a playbook for what we are seeing in states like Texas, Missouri and Florida.
The governors and state legislatures of these states have indicated that they are willing to cheat to win.
by Rory Riley Topping
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
thehill.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Opinion
What happened in Ohio is now serving as a playbook for what we are seeing in states like Texas, Missouri and Florida.
The governors and state legislatures of these states have indicated that they are willing to cheat to win.
by Rory Riley Topping
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
What happened in Ohio is now serving as a playbook for what we are seeing in states like Texas, Missouri and Florida.
The governors and state legislatures of these states have indicated that they are willing to cheat to win.
by Rory Riley Topping
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
August 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
@senatorweinstein.bsky.social, @tanglenews.bsky.social is looking for a State Senator to do a "day in the life" interview and perhaps spend some days with you in the Ohio State House. This is an awesome opportunity for you and our state. Please consider contacting Will, will@readtangle.com.
August 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@senatorweinstein.bsky.social, @tanglenews.bsky.social is looking for a State Senator to do a "day in the life" interview and perhaps spend some days with you in the Ohio State House. This is an awesome opportunity for you and our state. Please consider contacting Will, will@readtangle.com.
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The crew leader on an Oregon blaze said her team went hungry for several days, ran short of medical supplies and had to scrounge for chainsaw fuel after support staff quit the agency during two rounds of "fork in the road" buyouts.
As US wildfires rage, firefighters clean toilets after Trump staff cuts, critics say
The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country grapples with decade-high U.S. wildfire numbers this year.
www.reuters.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The crew leader on an Oregon blaze said her team went hungry for several days, ran short of medical supplies and had to scrounge for chainsaw fuel after support staff quit the agency during two rounds of "fork in the road" buyouts.
What we learned in Ohio, GOP will happily lie and deceive.
It's about education. It's about selling. As Trump's policies start taking effect later this year, showing school voucher expansion, hard numbers of how much families are paying in tariffs and lost medical care is critical.
It's about education. It's about selling. As Trump's policies start taking effect later this year, showing school voucher expansion, hard numbers of how much families are paying in tariffs and lost medical care is critical.
My colleague @burgessev.bsky.social and I talked to Dems about the TX gerrymander mess. Some are warning that Trump could lock in an Orban-style dictatorship if they don't respond in kind... some queasy that they'd lose both the map war and the moral high ground. www.semafor.com/article/07/3...
Democrats struggle against Trump-waged redistricting battle
The president’s party wants to add five safe seats in a red state, and his opponents are still at odds over whether to bring a proverbial knife to the gunfight.
www.semafor.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What we learned in Ohio, GOP will happily lie and deceive.
It's about education. It's about selling. As Trump's policies start taking effect later this year, showing school voucher expansion, hard numbers of how much families are paying in tariffs and lost medical care is critical.
It's about education. It's about selling. As Trump's policies start taking effect later this year, showing school voucher expansion, hard numbers of how much families are paying in tariffs and lost medical care is critical.
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If Texas Republicans pass this map, it would shift Trump's median seat margin from 3.1 points to 3.8, while he won nationally by just 1.5.
But Republicans were already poised to pass a new gerrymander in Ohio & have recently been considering mid-decade gerrymanders like Texas in several more states
But Republicans were already poised to pass a new gerrymander in Ohio & have recently been considering mid-decade gerrymanders like Texas in several more states
July 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If Texas Republicans pass this map, it would shift Trump's median seat margin from 3.1 points to 3.8, while he won nationally by just 1.5.
But Republicans were already poised to pass a new gerrymander in Ohio & have recently been considering mid-decade gerrymanders like Texas in several more states
But Republicans were already poised to pass a new gerrymander in Ohio & have recently been considering mid-decade gerrymanders like Texas in several more states
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Across the US this all just leads to "more oceanfront property" ..... Right?
What's the big deal? All upside.
What's the big deal? All upside.
The flood watch ahead of yesterday's deluge was DC's 16th so far this year.
‼️DC has had more flood watches than any other major city!!!
‼️DC has had more flood watches than any other major city!!!
July 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Across the US this all just leads to "more oceanfront property" ..... Right?
What's the big deal? All upside.
What's the big deal? All upside.
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Making America more like Putin’s Russia by the day.
BARTIROMO: Do you expect indictments and prosecutions?
GABBARD: In my view, yes, we have evidence to be able to move forward to prosecute and indict those responsible
BARTIROMO: I want to put a spotlight on those responsible -- Barack Obama, John Brennan, James Clapper ...
GABBARD: In my view, yes, we have evidence to be able to move forward to prosecute and indict those responsible
BARTIROMO: I want to put a spotlight on those responsible -- Barack Obama, John Brennan, James Clapper ...
July 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Making America more like Putin’s Russia by the day.
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“You know what would help a lot? Some elite disapproval—publicly and boldly expressed. While a successful democracy depends on some degree of reasonableness from voters, a successful liberal democracy also depends on responsibility and even courage from elites.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...
The Public Is Resisting Trump. The Elites Aren’t.
The president is encountering little resistance as he remakes our society. And yet polling is clear that voters aren’t with him.
www.thebulwark.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“You know what would help a lot? Some elite disapproval—publicly and boldly expressed. While a successful democracy depends on some degree of reasonableness from voters, a successful liberal democracy also depends on responsibility and even courage from elites.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...
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#Ohio friends -- This is a moment to be the squeaky wheel. Be a problem. Reach out to Governor Mike DeWine (and his top staff!) in every possible way until the moment he signs this cruel bill:
open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...
ACTION NEEDED — Help remove the worst Ohio budget items
We only have a short time to tell Governor DeWine to veto parts of this cruel bill
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#Ohio friends -- This is a moment to be the squeaky wheel. Be a problem. Reach out to Governor Mike DeWine (and his top staff!) in every possible way until the moment he signs this cruel bill:
open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...