Laura Schwartz-Henderson
@oncethought.bsky.social
Part of the endangered human rights species- communications, research & mobilization around censorship, shutdowns, surveillance. 🔥 Righteous anger is always sexy 🔥
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Hello BSKY. Give me your hot hot hot takes on the end of times!
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This is brilliant and on point.
This is exactly it - the Democrats who will internalize these points and lead accordingly will emerge as the real leaders for the time we live in www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
This is exactly it - the Democrats who will internalize these points and lead accordingly will emerge as the real leaders for the time we live in www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is brilliant and on point.
This is exactly it - the Democrats who will internalize these points and lead accordingly will emerge as the real leaders for the time we live in www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
This is exactly it - the Democrats who will internalize these points and lead accordingly will emerge as the real leaders for the time we live in www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
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i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
Folks is it good when your own party's leadership in the House is dropping "listen to the women" and MLK quotes on you while swing state members of your caucus are talking about new leadership
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
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#GVerse 🚨🚨Holy Shit!! Sen Merkley (D-OR) @markey.senate.gov is so on point here.💥🔥💥The time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible and this continuing resolution bill is the time to do it. Senate Democrats hold the line, don’t capitulate to these fascists. Vote NO! LFG!! Repost!!!
March 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#GVerse 🚨🚨Holy Shit!! Sen Merkley (D-OR) @markey.senate.gov is so on point here.💥🔥💥The time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible and this continuing resolution bill is the time to do it. Senate Democrats hold the line, don’t capitulate to these fascists. Vote NO! LFG!! Repost!!!
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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Simple and straightforward
"It almost feels rude to our adversaries who’ve spent millions, untold resources... with the goal of pwning the United States only to watch us do it to ourselves like a deranged child gleefully licking a light socket."
#Cybersecurity #FeralMusk
medium.com/@violetblue/...
"It almost feels rude to our adversaries who’ve spent millions, untold resources... with the goal of pwning the United States only to watch us do it to ourselves like a deranged child gleefully licking a light socket."
#Cybersecurity #FeralMusk
medium.com/@violetblue/...
America’s unfolding cybersecurity catastrophe
In which the United States has been compromised by a domestic adversary and faces a future where no Five Eyes nation with an ounce of…
medium.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Simple and straightforward
"It almost feels rude to our adversaries who’ve spent millions, untold resources... with the goal of pwning the United States only to watch us do it to ourselves like a deranged child gleefully licking a light socket."
#Cybersecurity #FeralMusk
medium.com/@violetblue/...
"It almost feels rude to our adversaries who’ve spent millions, untold resources... with the goal of pwning the United States only to watch us do it to ourselves like a deranged child gleefully licking a light socket."
#Cybersecurity #FeralMusk
medium.com/@violetblue/...
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[1/3] The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement by 16 US Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
The Trump Administration's Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement of American Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
High-level US human rights experts express concern about the Trump administration's turn away from of international law and institutions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
[1/3] The Trump Administration’s Attacks on International Law and Institutions: Public Statement by 16 US Human Rights Experts, Current and Former Members of UN Bodies
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
www.justsecurity.org/107687/state...
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this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders
February 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
this is the sort of thing you post when you’re ramping up to defying lawful court orders
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USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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gritty has seized control of the federal government
February 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
gritty has seized control of the federal government
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
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Trump's CFPB, now under the command of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, has halted the Biden admin's rule to ban medical bills from credit reports.
It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people.
Some populist, huh?
It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people.
Some populist, huh?
February 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's CFPB, now under the command of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, has halted the Biden admin's rule to ban medical bills from credit reports.
It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people.
Some populist, huh?
It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people.
Some populist, huh?
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UPDATE: Lawsuit filed seeking injunctive relief on behalf of USAID workers! storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
UPDATE: Lawsuit filed seeking injunctive relief on behalf of USAID workers! storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Would be terrible if millions scheduled test drives at Tesla dealers & didn't show up.
Sort of like Saul-Alinsky-trained organizers who shut down banks in Chicago in late 1960s by opening bank accounts w/thousands of pennies.
Schedule a test-drive here: www.tesla.com/findus/list/...
Sort of like Saul-Alinsky-trained organizers who shut down banks in Chicago in late 1960s by opening bank accounts w/thousands of pennies.
Schedule a test-drive here: www.tesla.com/findus/list/...
www.tesla.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Would be terrible if millions scheduled test drives at Tesla dealers & didn't show up.
Sort of like Saul-Alinsky-trained organizers who shut down banks in Chicago in late 1960s by opening bank accounts w/thousands of pennies.
Schedule a test-drive here: www.tesla.com/findus/list/...
Sort of like Saul-Alinsky-trained organizers who shut down banks in Chicago in late 1960s by opening bank accounts w/thousands of pennies.
Schedule a test-drive here: www.tesla.com/findus/list/...
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My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
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Our Litigation Tracker is now souped up with interactive Table. ⬇️
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
February 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our Litigation Tracker is now souped up with interactive Table. ⬇️
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Now tracking 23 cases and expecting more to drop soon.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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also, knowing that USAID does democracy promotion abroad, to what extent is Elon sending sensitive information about American workers abroad to rival governments and right-wing political movements?
A deadly serious bureaucratic-legal question. What formal position does Musk currently hold & what authority does he have (“the president told me” doesn’t count) to shut down federal agencies & raid their secure material? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump moves to wrest control of USAID as Musk says ‘we’re shutting it down’
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
also, knowing that USAID does democracy promotion abroad, to what extent is Elon sending sensitive information about American workers abroad to rival governments and right-wing political movements?
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
February 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
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Many friends are cautious and saying, "let's see where this goes" - but you are at your most powerful right now. Every day you do not act normalizes impunity and makes you and the people you serve weaker.
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Many friends are cautious and saying, "let's see where this goes" - but you are at your most powerful right now. Every day you do not act normalizes impunity and makes you and the people you serve weaker.
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.): "Elon Musk makes billions of dollars based on his business with China, and China is cheering" the shutting of USAID. It's "self-interest."
They want to kill USAID but "pass a giant tax cut" for billionaires and corporations. "We are not going to let them."
They want to kill USAID but "pass a giant tax cut" for billionaires and corporations. "We are not going to let them."
February 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.): "Elon Musk makes billions of dollars based on his business with China, and China is cheering" the shutting of USAID. It's "self-interest."
They want to kill USAID but "pass a giant tax cut" for billionaires and corporations. "We are not going to let them."
They want to kill USAID but "pass a giant tax cut" for billionaires and corporations. "We are not going to let them."
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?