Tracie W
@mycoffeeandcats.bsky.social
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So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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OK but why blow up a Tesla when you can just wait for it to self-explode?
March 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
OK but why blow up a Tesla when you can just wait for it to self-explode?
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“A mack-truck-sized breach”: @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social discusses being accidentally added to a Trump administration group chat planning military strikes.
Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop
How The Atlantic’s editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“A mack-truck-sized breach”: @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social discusses being accidentally added to a Trump administration group chat planning military strikes.
Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
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"What will this movement actually look like? I don’t know. These things are unpredictable. But I have a high degree of certainty about one thing: The movement must be, at some level, oppositional to the status quo."
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"What will this movement actually look like? I don’t know. These things are unpredictable. But I have a high degree of certainty about one thing: The movement must be, at some level, oppositional to the status quo."
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Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
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We need a new free speech movement.
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
March 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We need a new free speech movement.
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
And universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-need-a-new-free-speech-movement
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
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Already hearing that Republican members have been showing up to the House floor trying to take up the Dem side seats for the joint address 💀
March 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Already hearing that Republican members have been showing up to the House floor trying to take up the Dem side seats for the joint address 💀
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This is excellent.
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is excellent.
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For all the states that believe a fetus is a human as soon as it’s conceived, that means the parents could have claimed their fetus as a dependent on their taxes 9 months earlier.
When do you plan on distributing all the tax refunds you owe them?
When do you plan on distributing all the tax refunds you owe them?
December 27, 2024 at 8:55 PM
For all the states that believe a fetus is a human as soon as it’s conceived, that means the parents could have claimed their fetus as a dependent on their taxes 9 months earlier.
When do you plan on distributing all the tax refunds you owe them?
When do you plan on distributing all the tax refunds you owe them?
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Can Macron's Accent Stop Trump From Fanboying for Putin? | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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February 24, 2025
February 24, 2025
Three years ago today, a massive influx of Russian troops crossed into Ukraine to join the troops that had been there since the 2014 invasion.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
February 24, 2025
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February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025
Something is shifting,” scholar of authoritarianism Timothy Snyder posted on Bluesky yesterday.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
February 23, 2025
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Not content with purchasing the presidency, Elon Musk now wants to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well.
His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel.
Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.
His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel.
Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.
February 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not content with purchasing the presidency, Elon Musk now wants to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well.
His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel.
Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.
His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel.
Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.
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February 22, 2025
February 22, 2025
Last night’s Friday Night News Dump was a doozy: Trump has purged the country’s military leadership.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
February 22, 2025
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“Operation Whirlwind”
What’s Happening Now?
In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
What’s Happening Now?
In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
February 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Operation Whirlwind”
What’s Happening Now?
In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
What’s Happening Now?
In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).