Mehala Vaidhyanathan
@mehala.bsky.social
Educator, Artist, and Barbershop Singer.
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We need your help. It’s all hands on deck! Only one more senator is needed to block the Senate budget bill. We can do this together. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121. #resist
June 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We need your help. It’s all hands on deck! Only one more senator is needed to block the Senate budget bill. We can do this together. Call your Senator at 202-224-3121. #resist
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Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”
'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say
Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.
www.rollingstone.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed”
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I'm joining @whipkclark.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, and @trahan.house.gov at Planned Parenthood in Boston to sound the alarm on Trump and Republicans' latest attack on reproductive healthcare.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I'm joining @whipkclark.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, and @trahan.house.gov at Planned Parenthood in Boston to sound the alarm on Trump and Republicans' latest attack on reproductive healthcare.
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Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...
Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms
The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."
boltsmag.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...
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When Mayor Wu gave birth, the Boston Globe ran a photo showing her seated and listening rather than leading.
We’ve seen this before with Jane Swift and Kamala Harris. Same framing, same message. Power isn’t pregnant.
@azzacohen.bsky.social reflects on the trend of visual sexism.
We’ve seen this before with Jane Swift and Kamala Harris. Same framing, same message. Power isn’t pregnant.
@azzacohen.bsky.social reflects on the trend of visual sexism.
Split Screen: Michelle Wu, mayorhood and motherhood
Women politicians are treated differently, and especially so when they are pregnant or mothers.
contrarian.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When Mayor Wu gave birth, the Boston Globe ran a photo showing her seated and listening rather than leading.
We’ve seen this before with Jane Swift and Kamala Harris. Same framing, same message. Power isn’t pregnant.
@azzacohen.bsky.social reflects on the trend of visual sexism.
We’ve seen this before with Jane Swift and Kamala Harris. Same framing, same message. Power isn’t pregnant.
@azzacohen.bsky.social reflects on the trend of visual sexism.
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
“Mother Ukraine” oil on canvas. 16x20.
March 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Mother Ukraine” oil on canvas. 16x20.
My latest work, “Sunset on the Charles #3”. Oil on canvas. 24x30.
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My latest work, “Sunset on the Charles #3”. Oil on canvas. 24x30.
My latest painting
February 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My latest painting
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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You don’t say…
February 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You don’t say…
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Why read past headlines: There's been a lot of coverage of how Musk built his wealth on government loans and contracts.
I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research — and it all originates with federal funding.
www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...
I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research — and it all originates with federal funding.
www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...
Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research — now he's trying to destroy future science
The billionaire should be writing a thank you note to Al Gore, not wrecking burgeoning developments
www.salon.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Why read past headlines: There's been a lot of coverage of how Musk built his wealth on government loans and contracts.
I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research — and it all originates with federal funding.
www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...
I go beyond that and demonstrate how he made his fortune on other people's research — and it all originates with federal funding.
www.salon.com/2025/02/11/e...
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What you mean is they are fucking lies. Hundreds of them. — Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts apnews.com/article/usai...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.
apnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What you mean is they are fucking lies. Hundreds of them. — Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts apnews.com/article/usai...
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Trump used the last four years to turn the GOP into an anti-democratic war machine. And he is not done wreaking havoc. That is the stark reality we face. If we truly care about the future of free and fair elections, we must take the threat Trump poses to our elections literally and seriously.
The Coming Attack on Free and Fair Elections
From Marc | If we are to preserve democracy, those of us on the left must prioritize free and fair elections.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Trump used the last four years to turn the GOP into an anti-democratic war machine. And he is not done wreaking havoc. That is the stark reality we face. If we truly care about the future of free and fair elections, we must take the threat Trump poses to our elections literally and seriously.
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Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
February 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
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PSA to male writers trying to write women characters, we rarely, if ever, 'gently cup our breasts'
February 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
PSA to male writers trying to write women characters, we rarely, if ever, 'gently cup our breasts'
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Pretty damning evidence tipping the scales on the question of whether Musk is pro-apartheid.
Musk is calling USAID “evil” and saying it must die.
Trump is suddenly interested in cutting off funding to South Africa.
For those wondering why the sudden focus on this, might we suggest digging into the role USAID played in ending apartheid? —> adst.org/2021/06/amer...
Trump is suddenly interested in cutting off funding to South Africa.
For those wondering why the sudden focus on this, might we suggest digging into the role USAID played in ending apartheid? —> adst.org/2021/06/amer...
February 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pretty damning evidence tipping the scales on the question of whether Musk is pro-apartheid.
The long hallway at my workplace has motion detector lights in the ceiling. On Sundays when I am one of the few in the building they turn on above me as I walk through. It makes me feel like a choir should be singing an angelic chord.
February 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The long hallway at my workplace has motion detector lights in the ceiling. On Sundays when I am one of the few in the building they turn on above me as I walk through. It makes me feel like a choir should be singing an angelic chord.
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Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
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Oh right he's going to crash the economy tomorrow
*PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SPEAKS TO REPORTERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE
*TRUMP: 25% TARIFFS ON CANADA AND MEXICO
*TRUMP:TO ANNOUNCE CANADA, MEXICO TARIFFS BECAUSE OF FENTANYL
*TRUMP: 25% TARIFFS ON CANADA AND MEXICO
*TRUMP:TO ANNOUNCE CANADA, MEXICO TARIFFS BECAUSE OF FENTANYL
January 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Oh right he's going to crash the economy tomorrow
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Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.
A message to the US Senate: America is watching. Patel, Gabbard, and RFK are more than just unfit. They are a danger to our country, and to our people's safety. Use your vote to protect the people you represent. History will remember your choice.
A Message to the US Senate
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Why can’t senators and reporters just declare that RFK, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel are radical, unhinged, cultish, divorced from reality, and too dangerous to be taken seriously? They don’t have to play this game as if it’s normal times and they are normal people.
January 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why can’t senators and reporters just declare that RFK, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel are radical, unhinged, cultish, divorced from reality, and too dangerous to be taken seriously? They don’t have to play this game as if it’s normal times and they are normal people.