Peggy B. Hu
@peggyhu.bsky.social
Editor, music lover and amateur photographer. Also proud Taiwanese American, wife and mom of one human and two dogs.
It's the time of the year when people start asking me what I want for Christmas. This year, I want people to help me help this individual: gofund.me/23642990b
Donate to Support for SLE Diagnosis Journey, organized by Kristen Wheeler
If I’ve learned anything from all the saints I’ve studied, it’s that you ca… Kristen Wheeler needs your support for Support for SLE Diagnosis Journey
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December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's the time of the year when people start asking me what I want for Christmas. This year, I want people to help me help this individual: gofund.me/23642990b
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In response to ProPublica's reporting, a bipartisan committee of North Carolina senators is asking the state auditor to investigate the funding disruptions.
North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors
In response to ProPublica’s reporting, a bipartisan committee of senators is asking the state auditor to investigate how $15 million intended to stop human trafficking had been spent and managed.
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In response to ProPublica's reporting, a bipartisan committee of North Carolina senators is asking the state auditor to investigate the funding disruptions.
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"What emerges is a more intimate picture of Öztürk and how a child development researcher charged with no crime ended up in a crowded cell in Louisiana." www.propublica.org/article/rume...
American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell
“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have be...
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"What emerges is a more intimate picture of Öztürk and how a child development researcher charged with no crime ended up in a crowded cell in Louisiana." www.propublica.org/article/rume...
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Bring back Kilmar Abrego García... NOW.
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The Constitutional crisis all Americans fear is here. A battle between the executive and judicial branches is underway.
The Trump regime defiantly refused to meet another court-issued deadline in the case of Kilmar Abrego García.
Dismissed was a federal judge’s deadline to disclose steps…
The Trump regime defiantly refused to meet another court-issued deadline in the case of Kilmar Abrego García.
Dismissed was a federal judge’s deadline to disclose steps…
April 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Bring back Kilmar Abrego García... NOW.
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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Shady AF!
Republicans could’ve stopped Trump’s disastrous trade policy & save the economy, but they protected him instead.
Trump declared a “economic emergency” to push reckless tariffs. Dems tried to force a vote to end it, so the GOP pulled a stunt to block it: declaring Congress one long day.
Republicans could’ve stopped Trump’s disastrous trade policy & save the economy, but they protected him instead.
Trump declared a “economic emergency” to push reckless tariffs. Dems tried to force a vote to end it, so the GOP pulled a stunt to block it: declaring Congress one long day.
March 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Shady AF!
Republicans could’ve stopped Trump’s disastrous trade policy & save the economy, but they protected him instead.
Trump declared a “economic emergency” to push reckless tariffs. Dems tried to force a vote to end it, so the GOP pulled a stunt to block it: declaring Congress one long day.
Republicans could’ve stopped Trump’s disastrous trade policy & save the economy, but they protected him instead.
Trump declared a “economic emergency” to push reckless tariffs. Dems tried to force a vote to end it, so the GOP pulled a stunt to block it: declaring Congress one long day.
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The House just voted that “each day for the remainder of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.” A day is not a day. Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and Franz Kafka must all be chuckling — or weeping.
March 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The House just voted that “each day for the remainder of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act.” A day is not a day. Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and Franz Kafka must all be chuckling — or weeping.
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One of the disturbing reactions to the Mahmoud Khalil arrest is people making things up that he did to justify it that even the Trump admin doesn't claim he did. People just see him as the *type* of person who did the things they're mad about, so punishing him for it is acceptable. Lynching logic.
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One of the disturbing reactions to the Mahmoud Khalil arrest is people making things up that he did to justify it that even the Trump admin doesn't claim he did. People just see him as the *type* of person who did the things they're mad about, so punishing him for it is acceptable. Lynching logic.
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The CR's effect on DC is a five alarm fire.
By treating the DC as a federal agency & compelling the city to return to 2024 spending,
Congress is mandating that DC cut its budget--*its own tax dollars*--by almost 20%.
None of this $ will be refunded to the fed gov; it was never theirs.
By treating the DC as a federal agency & compelling the city to return to 2024 spending,
Congress is mandating that DC cut its budget--*its own tax dollars*--by almost 20%.
None of this $ will be refunded to the fed gov; it was never theirs.
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The CR's effect on DC is a five alarm fire.
By treating the DC as a federal agency & compelling the city to return to 2024 spending,
Congress is mandating that DC cut its budget--*its own tax dollars*--by almost 20%.
None of this $ will be refunded to the fed gov; it was never theirs.
By treating the DC as a federal agency & compelling the city to return to 2024 spending,
Congress is mandating that DC cut its budget--*its own tax dollars*--by almost 20%.
None of this $ will be refunded to the fed gov; it was never theirs.
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If the government can arrest someone because of their speech, we're all in danger.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
Jen Rubin and Mike Zamore discuss detention of Columbia activist
Today in Manhattan, a federal judge will hear arguments over the legality of the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who organized and participated in pro-Palestinian protests.
contrarian.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If the government can arrest someone because of their speech, we're all in danger.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
We're fighting to free Mahmoud Khalil and protect all of our First Amendment rights.
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INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."
And @vernalcoleman.bsky.social's latest shows the cost of closing a key VA office.
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching...
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."
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Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.
Musk calls Sen. Kelly a 'traitor' over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back
Elon Musk called Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
abcnews.go.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe. If Elon doesn't understand that, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.
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When I was 22 years old, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
March 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When I was 22 years old, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
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Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
March 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
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This is a BFD on its own right, but there's been a great deal of evidence that DOGE has been assuming it could evade FOIA and so sloppy about following obligations that FOIA may now give cause to enforce.
NEWS: A federal judge has ordered the urgent release of DOGE records, citing the office's "unprecedented" power and "unusual secrecy."
Judge Cooper wants "rolling" productions of records to begin within weeks. Details TK
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
Judge Cooper wants "rolling" productions of records to begin within weeks. Details TK
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
March 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This is a BFD on its own right, but there's been a great deal of evidence that DOGE has been assuming it could evade FOIA and so sloppy about following obligations that FOIA may now give cause to enforce.
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It's not that the kid is wrong, it's that he's wrong with utter and serene confidence. When people ask me why I wrote The Death of Expertise, it wasn't ignorance that compelled me to write, it was this kind of unbreakable, completely self-assured ignorance that did it.
Lololol @samseder.bsky.social has to very slowly explain to this dude that government agencies don't pay taxes lolol
March 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's not that the kid is wrong, it's that he's wrong with utter and serene confidence. When people ask me why I wrote The Death of Expertise, it wasn't ignorance that compelled me to write, it was this kind of unbreakable, completely self-assured ignorance that did it.
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The man who hunts ducks out on Tuesday.
(The man ducks out of his responsibilities on Tuesday.)
The woman whistling tunes pianos.
(The woman, who is whistling, also tunes pianos.)
(The man ducks out of his responsibilities on Tuesday.)
The woman whistling tunes pianos.
(The woman, who is whistling, also tunes pianos.)
March 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The man who hunts ducks out on Tuesday.
(The man ducks out of his responsibilities on Tuesday.)
The woman whistling tunes pianos.
(The woman, who is whistling, also tunes pianos.)
(The man ducks out of his responsibilities on Tuesday.)
The woman whistling tunes pianos.
(The woman, who is whistling, also tunes pianos.)
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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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BREAKING: Starting at 6 pm today and through tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Education offices and regional offices will be closed “for security reasons.”
Multiple sources shared the email to employees — which doesn’t explain more.
Do you have info? Let me + @jsmithrichards.bsky.social know.
Multiple sources shared the email to employees — which doesn’t explain more.
Do you have info? Let me + @jsmithrichards.bsky.social know.
March 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
BREAKING: Starting at 6 pm today and through tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Education offices and regional offices will be closed “for security reasons.”
Multiple sources shared the email to employees — which doesn’t explain more.
Do you have info? Let me + @jsmithrichards.bsky.social know.
Multiple sources shared the email to employees — which doesn’t explain more.
Do you have info? Let me + @jsmithrichards.bsky.social know.
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NEW: Since rebuffing Trump's order barring transgender girls from girls’ sports, Maine has been investigated or pressured by 6 federal agencies:
• Education
• Justice
• Agriculture
• HHS
• NOAA
• Social Security
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
• Education
• Justice
• Agriculture
• HHS
• NOAA
• Social Security
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.
propub.li
March 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEW: Since rebuffing Trump's order barring transgender girls from girls’ sports, Maine has been investigated or pressured by 6 federal agencies:
• Education
• Justice
• Agriculture
• HHS
• NOAA
• Social Security
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
• Education
• Justice
• Agriculture
• HHS
• NOAA
• Social Security
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
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Trump's comment during his address that DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight" has already landed in federal court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Trump's comment during his address that DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight" has already landed in federal court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Trump's comment during his address that DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight" has already landed in federal court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Trump's comment during his address that DOGE "is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight" has already landed in federal court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...