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@p2173.bsky.social
Disabled by COVID. Philanthropy wonk. Former Elections Commissioner. https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/ #StillHere #philanthropy #digital #nonprofits #democracy #civilsociety #digitalcivilsociety
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Pretty consistent pro-genocide politics, though
Wild to think that just a few months ago this administration was cracking down on universities for not doing enough to root out antisemitism www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Pretty consistent pro-genocide politics, though
"Elon Musk’s foundation gave away $474 million in 2024, nearly all of it to entities he controls." from a story in #Bloomberg. need I say more, #philanthropy
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Elon Musk’s foundation gave away $474 million in 2024, nearly all of it to entities he controls." from a story in #Bloomberg. need I say more, #philanthropy
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Great news that the Senate has passed the bill forcing the DOJ to release its Epstein file. Now Bondi must comply. But our work cannot stop there. We need to force the Treasury to release the Epstein bank records too. I have a bill to make that happen. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Great news that the Senate has passed the bill forcing the DOJ to release its Epstein file. Now Bondi must comply. But our work cannot stop there. We need to force the Treasury to release the Epstein bank records too. I have a bill to make that happen. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
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Bessent's not only hiding these docs, he bizarrely claimed Treasury has no role investigating them at all. It’s a lie. It's impossible someone with his background doesn’t know about Treasury's extensive role investigating the kinds of financial crimes Epstein must have been committing.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Bessent's not only hiding these docs, he bizarrely claimed Treasury has no role investigating them at all. It’s a lie. It's impossible someone with his background doesn’t know about Treasury's extensive role investigating the kinds of financial crimes Epstein must have been committing.
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What would those records help reveal? Where Epstein got his money. How he acquired and controlled his victims. Who he trafficked them to. What individuals and banks enabled the trafficking. Who else had control of Epstein’s accounts, and what crimes they committed.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What would those records help reveal? Where Epstein got his money. How he acquired and controlled his victims. Who he trafficked them to. What individuals and banks enabled the trafficking. Who else had control of Epstein’s accounts, and what crimes they committed.
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The Treasury Department has its own Epstein file containing thousands of bank records. My investigators reviewed a portion of those records last year. I've demanded the Secretary Bessent produce the file for further investigation. He has refused repeatedly.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The Treasury Department has its own Epstein file containing thousands of bank records. My investigators reviewed a portion of those records last year. I've demanded the Secretary Bessent produce the file for further investigation. He has refused repeatedly.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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THIS IS WHAT HE IS HIDING.
Report: Trump hosted cocaine-fueled parties with underage girls
Sources who attended shindigs say Republican nominee 'was getting laid like crazy' at Plaza Hotel soirees that included models as young as 15 hoping to advance their careers
www.timesofisrael.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
THIS IS WHAT HE IS HIDING.
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This is a really strong piece by @mjsdc.bsky.social on how Trump's DOJ really messed up in how they tried to finagle Texas's re-redistricting. And now that measure was put on hold by a federal district court. A mess in Texas!
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
slate.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This is a really strong piece by @mjsdc.bsky.social on how Trump's DOJ really messed up in how they tried to finagle Texas's re-redistricting. And now that measure was put on hold by a federal district court. A mess in Texas!
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😹 i mean
Texas getting its gerrymander blocked while California and Virginia eliminate 8-9 Republican seats would be a stupendous, comical outcome.
"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
😹 i mean
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“Politics aside, though, the reality is that Brown is right as a matter of law: What Texas did here is essentially the one thing that even this Supreme Court says states can’t do to gain an electoral advantage. Republicans broke the law to get those five seats.” apple.news/AxstkYhmjS8S...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face — Slate
Nov 18, 2025 | 5:24 PM The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top. Photo illustration by Slate. A federal court struck down Texas’ new gerrymander on Tues...
apple.news
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“Politics aside, though, the reality is that Brown is right as a matter of law: What Texas did here is essentially the one thing that even this Supreme Court says states can’t do to gain an electoral advantage. Republicans broke the law to get those five seats.” apple.news/AxstkYhmjS8S...
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Howard did it with fewer words, but, yeah, that’s pretty much it. www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
lmao. reading the opinion on the Texas gerrymander, the court, reasonably, ruled that (a) the Trump admin had sent Texas a letter demanding that it dismantle districts based entirely on their racial makeup; (b) that Texas acknowledged this as their motivation when they did this; (c) this is racist.
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Howard did it with fewer words, but, yeah, that’s pretty much it. www.lawdork.com/p/court-bloc...
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Obviously the Trump administration doesn't give a shit what it's legal obligations are. But this could give the Dems a way to keep making noise.
there is a specific provision in the bill that requires the White House to justify any redactions made to Congress. if the DOJ classifies all mention of Trump, they will have to disclose that to Congress along with the legal justification for doing so
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Obviously the Trump administration doesn't give a shit what it's legal obligations are. But this could give the Dems a way to keep making noise.
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Really? How many agents will we find on that list?
FBI conclusion: Jeffery Epstein was just the world’s most misunderstood party planner.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Really? How many agents will we find on that list?
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ICE *and* soliciting sex from a minor? This guy just went from a Trump pardon to a Congressional medal of honor
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
ICE *and* soliciting sex from a minor? This guy just went from a Trump pardon to a Congressional medal of honor
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State Department Reverses Course, Says Trans Passports Will Be Valid Until They Expire
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
State Department Reverses Course, Says Trans Passports Will Be Valid Until They Expire
This comes after a concerning change indicating that the state department could "invalidate" transgender passports.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
State Department Reverses Course, Says Trans Passports Will Be Valid Until They Expire
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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I mean, I not sure Jim Jordan is *all* for exposing bad guys for bad things
Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad guys who did bad things, but ... "
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I mean, I not sure Jim Jordan is *all* for exposing bad guys for bad things
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The "neutral university" strikes again
Hey @Yale maybe you could stop "partnering" with this #inhumanity and stop making your athletes fly @Avelo www.aveloair.com/company-news...
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The "neutral university" strikes again
Hey @Yale maybe you could stop "partnering" with this #inhumanity and stop making your athletes fly @Avelo www.aveloair.com/company-news...
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hey @Yale maybe you could stop "partnering" with this #inhumanity and stop making your athletes fly @Avelo www.aveloair.com/company-news...
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Flight attendants on ICE charter flights say an expeditious evacuation in an emergency is unlikely because
"all adult migrants (& some minors) are shackled w/ handcuffs & leg irons attached to a chain around their waists—regardless of gender, age, disability, criminal background, or lack thereof."
"all adult migrants (& some minors) are shackled w/ handcuffs & leg irons attached to a chain around their waists—regardless of gender, age, disability, criminal background, or lack thereof."
NEW: Avelo’s ICE flights have been a fiasco, internal documents show.
Serious safety lapses, poor planning, mechanical issues, an emergency landing — and they’re not even making as much money as they hoped they would.
From me for @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
Serious safety lapses, poor planning, mechanical issues, an emergency landing — and they’re not even making as much money as they hoped they would.
From me for @prospect.org:
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Flight attendants on ICE charter flights say an expeditious evacuation in an emergency is unlikely because
"all adult migrants (& some minors) are shackled w/ handcuffs & leg irons attached to a chain around their waists—regardless of gender, age, disability, criminal background, or lack thereof."
"all adult migrants (& some minors) are shackled w/ handcuffs & leg irons attached to a chain around their waists—regardless of gender, age, disability, criminal background, or lack thereof."
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This amounts to oligarchic control of the media, the same we see in illiberal states like Hungary.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This amounts to oligarchic control of the media, the same we see in illiberal states like Hungary.
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Former Trump White House Lawyer Predicts DOJ’s Case Against Comey Is ‘Dead,’ Says Bondi and Halligan Could Be Disbarred Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Former Trump White House Lawyer Predicts DOJ’s Case Against Comey Is ‘Dead,’ Says Bondi and Halligan Could Be Disbarred
twp.ai
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Former Trump White House Lawyer Predicts DOJ’s Case Against Comey Is ‘Dead,’ Says Bondi and Halligan Could Be Disbarred Mediaite
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Are there any *good* reasons to consider engagement-maximizing algorithms protected speech? I wrote about the California law that has platforms shaking www.platformer.news/california-a...
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Are there any *good* reasons to consider engagement-maximizing algorithms protected speech? I wrote about the California law that has platforms shaking www.platformer.news/california-a...