Nathan Linley
@nlinley.bsky.social
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This is really something to read. Most of this has been clear from the start, it's just that the guardrails have collapsed.
Guys, Trump said this in November of *2015*.
If you read my Salon piece about The 'F' Word" from that month you will see that many *Republicans* were calling Trump out as a fascist. It's been obvious from the beginning. (And I don't want to hear about guardrails. They were made of jello.)
If you read my Salon piece about The 'F' Word" from that month you will see that many *Republicans* were calling Trump out as a fascist. It's been obvious from the beginning. (And I don't want to hear about guardrails. They were made of jello.)
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is really something to read. Most of this has been clear from the start, it's just that the guardrails have collapsed.
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ALERT: For the first time in the history of the survey, the Office of Personnel Management is CANCELLING the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). They don’t want you to know how they’re treating federal workers. I really want to create a shadow FEVS…
August 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
ALERT: For the first time in the history of the survey, the Office of Personnel Management is CANCELLING the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). They don’t want you to know how they’re treating federal workers. I really want to create a shadow FEVS…
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My friends Stryker will love this. Lots of new hip endoprosthesis patients thanks to post-COVID-19 osteonecrosis of the femoral head with mast cell clusters, fibrosis and vascular thrombosis.
Covid remains an immunomodulated vasculopathy.
www.mdpi.com/1873-149X/32...
Covid remains an immunomodulated vasculopathy.
www.mdpi.com/1873-149X/32...
www.mdpi.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My friends Stryker will love this. Lots of new hip endoprosthesis patients thanks to post-COVID-19 osteonecrosis of the femoral head with mast cell clusters, fibrosis and vascular thrombosis.
Covid remains an immunomodulated vasculopathy.
www.mdpi.com/1873-149X/32...
Covid remains an immunomodulated vasculopathy.
www.mdpi.com/1873-149X/32...
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
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This is Bush’s “you are either with us, or you are with the terrorists" but fermented in red pill extract for over two decades
July 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is Bush’s “you are either with us, or you are with the terrorists" but fermented in red pill extract for over two decades
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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At the time, I concluded this was likely NOT a "slip-up."
Right wingers do this ALL THE TIME (just ask people like @noupside.bsky.social & @ninajankowicz.com, or 51 former spooks).
And, as @gregsargent.bsky.social noted, they DID redact the name of the cop prosecuted for misconduct subsequently.
Right wingers do this ALL THE TIME (just ask people like @noupside.bsky.social & @ninajankowicz.com, or 51 former spooks).
And, as @gregsargent.bsky.social noted, they DID redact the name of the cop prosecuted for misconduct subsequently.
“The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, was forced to move to a safe house with her children after the government **posted their home address** to social media.” 4/23/25 newrepublic.com/post/194289/...
Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife says she fears for her safety since the Trump administration deported him to a prison in El Salvador.
newrepublic.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
At the time, I concluded this was likely NOT a "slip-up."
Right wingers do this ALL THE TIME (just ask people like @noupside.bsky.social & @ninajankowicz.com, or 51 former spooks).
And, as @gregsargent.bsky.social noted, they DID redact the name of the cop prosecuted for misconduct subsequently.
Right wingers do this ALL THE TIME (just ask people like @noupside.bsky.social & @ninajankowicz.com, or 51 former spooks).
And, as @gregsargent.bsky.social noted, they DID redact the name of the cop prosecuted for misconduct subsequently.
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Long C-19 in healthcare workers.
Doing ourselves no favours...
NSW Health says thanks🤬🔥☠️
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...
Doing ourselves no favours...
NSW Health says thanks🤬🔥☠️
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...
Global prevalence of long COVID and its most common symptoms among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives Long COVID, a condition where symptoms persist after the acute phase of COVID-19, is a significant concern for healthcare workers (HCWs) due to their higher risk of infection. However, ther...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Long C-19 in healthcare workers.
Doing ourselves no favours...
NSW Health says thanks🤬🔥☠️
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...
Doing ourselves no favours...
NSW Health says thanks🤬🔥☠️
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...
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In 1846, a doctor proved handwashing could save lives.
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In 1846, a doctor proved handwashing could save lives.
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
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For people still wearing N95s and the like: The federal office that ensured masks met the N95 or KN95 standards has been destroyed. So any masks sold in the US could well be counterfeit or inadequate.
https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff
https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff
HHS cuts eliminate NIOSH respirator certification staff
The NIOSH layoffs impact nearly 200 employees, including mining safety and protective equipment programs as part of a broader federal workforce reduction under a Trump-era executive order
www.ems1.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For people still wearing N95s and the like: The federal office that ensured masks met the N95 or KN95 standards has been destroyed. So any masks sold in the US could well be counterfeit or inadequate.
https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff
https://www.ems1.com/public-health/hhs-cuts-eliminate-niosh-respirator-certification-staff
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WOW. ICE essentially admits to having fraudulently obtained a criminal warrant against Columbia University for an "investigation" for "harboring" undocumented immigrants while seeking to arrest Yunseo Chung, who has a green card!
You can't "harbor" someone here legally!
You can't "harbor" someone here legally!
April 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
WOW. ICE essentially admits to having fraudulently obtained a criminal warrant against Columbia University for an "investigation" for "harboring" undocumented immigrants while seeking to arrest Yunseo Chung, who has a green card!
You can't "harbor" someone here legally!
You can't "harbor" someone here legally!
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When you are one hundred percent committed to battling anti-semitism:
April 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When you are one hundred percent committed to battling anti-semitism:
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In Chicago, a U.S. citizen was arrested, handcuffed, and spent most of the night at an ICE processing center.
After buying pizza, he says, ICE agents "handcuffed me and pushed me into a white van where other people were handcuffed as well.”
Other people arrested are still detained.
After buying pizza, he says, ICE agents "handcuffed me and pushed me into a white van where other people were handcuffed as well.”
Other people arrested are still detained.
Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court
Chicago attorneys were in federal court Thursday accusing federal agents of violating immigration law and the constitutional rights of at least 22 people since January.
www.wbez.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In Chicago, a U.S. citizen was arrested, handcuffed, and spent most of the night at an ICE processing center.
After buying pizza, he says, ICE agents "handcuffed me and pushed me into a white van where other people were handcuffed as well.”
Other people arrested are still detained.
After buying pizza, he says, ICE agents "handcuffed me and pushed me into a white van where other people were handcuffed as well.”
Other people arrested are still detained.
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He gutted the Public Integrity Section, he fired the chief of organized crime and drug trafficking, and he fired the pardon attorney - all in one week. Andy McCabe and I discuss it all on tomorrow’s UnJustified podcast.
The Trump regime is reportedly planning to gut a unit within the DOJ that prosecutes corruption by elected officials.
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."
This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.
"Drain the swamp."
March 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
He gutted the Public Integrity Section, he fired the chief of organized crime and drug trafficking, and he fired the pardon attorney - all in one week. Andy McCabe and I discuss it all on tomorrow’s UnJustified podcast.
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Wind and solar is now the #1 electricity source in South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, and a strong #2 in Oklahoma.
Which is maybe why Big Oil spent $445 million(!) on campaign donations, lobbying, and ads in 2024 to fill the gov with goons who claim clean energy doesn't exist. 🤷♂️
Which is maybe why Big Oil spent $445 million(!) on campaign donations, lobbying, and ads in 2024 to fill the gov with goons who claim clean energy doesn't exist. 🤷♂️
March 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Wind and solar is now the #1 electricity source in South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, and a strong #2 in Oklahoma.
Which is maybe why Big Oil spent $445 million(!) on campaign donations, lobbying, and ads in 2024 to fill the gov with goons who claim clean energy doesn't exist. 🤷♂️
Which is maybe why Big Oil spent $445 million(!) on campaign donations, lobbying, and ads in 2024 to fill the gov with goons who claim clean energy doesn't exist. 🤷♂️
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And here are more specifics from the FBI letters to Citibank:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
March 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And here are more specifics from the FBI letters to Citibank:
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows
Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay
Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study –…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows
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The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
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Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
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Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants."
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
March 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants."
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.
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I appreciate Josh's elevation of the term "anti-constitutional," which is different from "unconstitutional." Deciding not to spend appropriations because you don't feel like it isn't some outré theory of the Constitution. It's just an assertion of power, a rejection of constitutionalism altogether.
I'll just repeat what I said yesterday: This is wildly illegal and anti-constitutional.
How could you possibly vote for a funding bill that the Vice President is telling you will be overruled by the executive?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate Josh's elevation of the term "anti-constitutional," which is different from "unconstitutional." Deciding not to spend appropriations because you don't feel like it isn't some outré theory of the Constitution. It's just an assertion of power, a rejection of constitutionalism altogether.
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This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.
I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs
The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...
www.pressherald.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.