NicNac Paddywack
@nicnacpaddywack.bsky.social
I'm me. I'm his wife. I'm their stepmama. I'm their daughter. I'm his sister. I'm their cousin. I'm their friend. I'm nice... until I'm not. Taurus babe. Have a lovely day.
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Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Meanwhile your leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social was just whining how y'all don't have any control and can't do anything. Congress just shouting repeatedly into the void for someone else to come save us. Y'all are constraining yourselves by rules they obliterated long ago.
Donald Trump and JD Vance are laying the groundwork for a possible constitutional crisis where the Administration rejects a lawful court order.
We cannot sit idly by. We cannot allow them to subvert our constitutional system.
We cannot sit idly by. We cannot allow them to subvert our constitutional system.
February 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Meanwhile your leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social was just whining how y'all don't have any control and can't do anything. Congress just shouting repeatedly into the void for someone else to come save us. Y'all are constraining yourselves by rules they obliterated long ago.
The problem is that they're not doing anything that they're being ordered to do.
JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The problem is that they're not doing anything that they're being ordered to do.
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If you haven't read this yet, go take 9 min and read it now. @chenoweth.bsky.social
The Nature of Our Power: A Conversation with Political Scientist Erica Chenoweth
"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democr...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you haven't read this yet, go take 9 min and read it now. @chenoweth.bsky.social
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An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An American flag built on the backs of Black people...
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
Black music protesting white political terror in registers they never hear; reminiscent of ancestral spirituals embedded with instructions for runaways
All this in New Orleans... What a moment
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As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
February 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
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Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️
February 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Wokest Superbowl ever. Gaga, NOLA culture, Trombone Shorty, Terrance Blanchard, … two Black quarterbacks and Kendrick Lamar, plus my line sister @ledisi.bsky.social singing the Black National Anthem. This is actually amazing and I love it ❤️
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Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
We know.
I'm 74. Old enough that my outlook has had time to adjust. I was in management over 30 years and was involved in a lot of hiring decisions. I agree that too often, we had to absolutely know that minority candidates could do a job, while we were more likely to take a chance on white candidates.
February 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We know.
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I believe you ❤️
I’m continually frustrated by people who don’t understand that it has never been a “meritocracy”
I’m continually frustrated by people who don’t understand that it has never been a “meritocracy”
February 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I believe you ❤️
I’m continually frustrated by people who don’t understand that it has never been a “meritocracy”
I’m continually frustrated by people who don’t understand that it has never been a “meritocracy”
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Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died. He was 95.
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died. He was 95.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died. He was 95.
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This means he did his job 👍
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This means he did his job 👍
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Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.
February 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.
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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
Jim Acosta of CNN to Leave Network (Gift Article)
The network wanted to move Mr. Acosta to the midnight time slot, a backwater in cable television news.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
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He’s still a sexist.
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
Hegseth
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
He’s still a sexist.
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
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What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
January 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"
"What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?"
"How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"