Andy J
@okandyj.bsky.social
He/him 🏳️🌈. OK 5th Dist. Dems Affirmative Action Officer. UCO 🐎: UCOSA Senator, UCO College Dems Comms. I care about coffee, music, theatre, and fighting for progressive politics where it's hard to come by 💙 #RollChos
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It's not exactly a secret, executives openly lust for this, cackling amongst themselves about all the workers they're going to lay off in 6-24 months (that they've now been cackling about this for over 24 months in some cases hasn't dissuaded them) bsky.app/profile/brad...
June 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's not exactly a secret, executives openly lust for this, cackling amongst themselves about all the workers they're going to lay off in 6-24 months (that they've now been cackling about this for over 24 months in some cases hasn't dissuaded them) bsky.app/profile/brad...
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This is one of the main reasons they wanted Trump to win in 2024. The bosses were desperate to get workers back into a situation where they are desperate and easy to exploit, and away from the tight Biden labor market, where low wage workers were getting double digit % raises. Promises kept!
Employee confidence levels hit a low of 44.1% in May, according to a new report by Glassdoor, which measures the share of workers with a positive six-month business outlook.
Entry-level workers are losing confidence in the job market, says Glassdoor: 'I applied to over 200 to 300 jobs'
“I applied to over 200 to 300 jobs,” says Katherine Diep, 21, “and have not landed any so far.”
cnb.cx
June 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is one of the main reasons they wanted Trump to win in 2024. The bosses were desperate to get workers back into a situation where they are desperate and easy to exploit, and away from the tight Biden labor market, where low wage workers were getting double digit % raises. Promises kept!
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SEN. TINA SMITH: “.. I hope that my talking with him will cause him to think more about the hateful things that he has been putting out on his personal X account that really should have no place in our public discourse.”
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June 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
June 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%
Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025
This is nakedly political retribution against the people in these states for not bowing to inhumane Republican healthcare policies.
BIG UPDATE: The new changes in the Senate version of BBB that will cut funding for Medicaid do not apply to Medicaid non-expansion states, per sources familiar.
In those 10 states (WI, WY, KS, TX, TN, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL), provider taxes and state-directed payments will be frozen at current levels.
In those 10 states (WI, WY, KS, TX, TN, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL), provider taxes and state-directed payments will be frozen at current levels.
June 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is nakedly political retribution against the people in these states for not bowing to inhumane Republican healthcare policies.
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Disgusted, but not surprised. House Republicans are once again trying to censor Democrats—this time by coming for committee seats because my colleagues dared to conduct oversight.
GOP proposal would boot 3 NJ Democrats from House committees
Rep. Buddy Carter introduced the measure following a Friday protest at a Newark ICE facility.
www.politico.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Disgusted, but not surprised. House Republicans are once again trying to censor Democrats—this time by coming for committee seats because my colleagues dared to conduct oversight.
30 years ago, anti-government extremism and white supremacy killed 168 people, including 19 children, in Oklahoma City.
April 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
30 years ago, anti-government extremism and white supremacy killed 168 people, including 19 children, in Oklahoma City.
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The lesson Trump learned right away in his first term is that accountability gives permission to the media to cover the story as a scandal while stonewalling with lies and denials prompts the media to move on and say the story is over
Donald Trump’s instructions to his team are to attack Jeffrey Goldberg and The Atlantic and not, as one source described it, to “produce a scalp” by firing any members of his Cabinet, Isaac Stanley-Becker and @jonlemire.bsky.social report: theatln.tc/tem2cpGG
Why Trump Won’t ‘Produce a Scalp’ After the Signal Debacle
As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel warn of a damaging double standard.
theatln.tc
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The lesson Trump learned right away in his first term is that accountability gives permission to the media to cover the story as a scandal while stonewalling with lies and denials prompts the media to move on and say the story is over
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jesus christ they want her dead
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
jesus christ they want her dead
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Fun fact: @runforsomething.net is *still* averaging about 500 new people signing up every single day to consider a run for local office.
March 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Fun fact: @runforsomething.net is *still* averaging about 500 new people signing up every single day to consider a run for local office.
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It's indeed a great week when Jena Nelson joined us at our meeting today! Thank you!
March 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It's indeed a great week when Jena Nelson joined us at our meeting today! Thank you!
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Disturbing WSJ piece about Trump’s land lust — and a painting of President Polk.
This article convinced me that Trumps deadly serious about grabbing more territory — for his “legacy” — and he might not even care which territory it is.
www.wsj.com/politics/the...
This article convinced me that Trumps deadly serious about grabbing more territory — for his “legacy” — and he might not even care which territory it is.
www.wsj.com/politics/the...
![Trump has also threatened Denmark with tariffs if it doesn't agree to sell Greenland to the U.S., prompting the country to look for a Washington lobbyist, people familiar with the matter said.
Denmark has quietly proposed allowing more U.S. forces on the island and granting favorable mining contracts to American firms.
Trump administration officials said they are open to those ideas, but noted that the president is serious about wanting Greenland and refuses to rule out military options to acquire it. Discussions are ongoing in the White House about how to secure Greenland, a senior administration official said. "One way or the other, we're going to get it," Trump told a joint session of Congress last week.
That determination makes it natural for Trump to admire Polk, said historian John Pinheiro, director of research at the conservative Acton Institute.
"Polk had a vision of a bicoastal nation with commerce with Europe on one coast and Asia on the other," Pinheiro said. "If [Trump] and Polk have anything in common….it's looking next door."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/bafkreie6oye27dddmrqiviyf45qpsk2gmqiounkpoxcilzcjs3hioqvnya@jpeg)
March 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Disturbing WSJ piece about Trump’s land lust — and a painting of President Polk.
This article convinced me that Trumps deadly serious about grabbing more territory — for his “legacy” — and he might not even care which territory it is.
www.wsj.com/politics/the...
This article convinced me that Trumps deadly serious about grabbing more territory — for his “legacy” — and he might not even care which territory it is.
www.wsj.com/politics/the...
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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
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It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately.
Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
We’re Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It’s Unbelievable.
The Trump admin said a soccer player had a gang tattoo. It’s a tattoo of Real Madrid’s logo.
slate.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately.
Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Sorry but this whole thing is a farce! This woman plainly does not run the organization, THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITH THE NAME AND WHO THE PRESIDENT SAYS RUNS IT RUNS IT
JUST IN: In new sworn declaration, DOGE administrator Amy Gleason says DOGE has 89 employees and no “formal front office or organizational chart.”
March 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Sorry but this whole thing is a farce! This woman plainly does not run the organization, THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITH THE NAME AND WHO THE PRESIDENT SAYS RUNS IT RUNS IT
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BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Wild satellite loop of the dust storm currently overtaking the entire state of Oklahoma. Maybe just don't bother going outside this evening. I don't even have allergies, but the dust alone is messing me up. 🥴
March 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wild satellite loop of the dust storm currently overtaking the entire state of Oklahoma. Maybe just don't bother going outside this evening. I don't even have allergies, but the dust alone is messing me up. 🥴
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EPA warning: do not go outside in the Central U.S. dust storm! Hazardous dust covers parts of KS, OK, CO, MO, WY, IL, TX, NM, NE. The AQI in St. Louis hit an unfathomable 5,791 from PM10 (dust); an AQI over 300 is “Hazardous”. The tops: Lamar, CO hit an AQI of 12,802. Consult airnow.gov.
March 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
EPA warning: do not go outside in the Central U.S. dust storm! Hazardous dust covers parts of KS, OK, CO, MO, WY, IL, TX, NM, NE. The AQI in St. Louis hit an unfathomable 5,791 from PM10 (dust); an AQI over 300 is “Hazardous”. The tops: Lamar, CO hit an AQI of 12,802. Consult airnow.gov.
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The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
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A staggering number of fires are being reported in Oklahoma City proper, while several large, dangerous wildfires are threatening rural Oklahoma towns.
Here is OKC's emergency response tracker map. The local scanner has been non-stop and quite chaotic with multiple units fighting fires
Here is OKC's emergency response tracker map. The local scanner has been non-stop and quite chaotic with multiple units fighting fires
March 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A staggering number of fires are being reported in Oklahoma City proper, while several large, dangerous wildfires are threatening rural Oklahoma towns.
Here is OKC's emergency response tracker map. The local scanner has been non-stop and quite chaotic with multiple units fighting fires
Here is OKC's emergency response tracker map. The local scanner has been non-stop and quite chaotic with multiple units fighting fires