Andy Penn (he/him)
@pennponders.bsky.social
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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
October 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
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The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
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The Art of the Deal
April 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Art of the Deal
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CDC unable to respond to lead crisis due to funding cuts.
April 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
CDC unable to respond to lead crisis due to funding cuts.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Many law firms representing federal employees have come under attack. The legal community is pushing back. More than 4,000 legal professionals have signed an open letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, expressing concern over the administration’s actions against law firms.
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Many law firms representing federal employees have come under attack. The legal community is pushing back. More than 4,000 legal professionals have signed an open letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, expressing concern over the administration’s actions against law firms.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect, Susan Crawford:
"As a little girl from Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin...and we won!"
Yaaaaaaasssssss!!!!
"As a little girl from Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin...and we won!"
Yaaaaaaasssssss!!!!
April 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice-elect, Susan Crawford:
"As a little girl from Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin...and we won!"
Yaaaaaaasssssss!!!!
"As a little girl from Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin...and we won!"
Yaaaaaaasssssss!!!!
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Say it loudly: Trans rights are human rights.
This #TransDayOfVisibility, we must be vocal about our support for the transgender and nonbinary community. Let’s continue to fight for a world where everyone can live authentically, free from hate and discrimination.
This #TransDayOfVisibility, we must be vocal about our support for the transgender and nonbinary community. Let’s continue to fight for a world where everyone can live authentically, free from hate and discrimination.
March 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Say it loudly: Trans rights are human rights.
This #TransDayOfVisibility, we must be vocal about our support for the transgender and nonbinary community. Let’s continue to fight for a world where everyone can live authentically, free from hate and discrimination.
This #TransDayOfVisibility, we must be vocal about our support for the transgender and nonbinary community. Let’s continue to fight for a world where everyone can live authentically, free from hate and discrimination.
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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April 5,2025
Keep Reposting
Keep Reposting
March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
April 5,2025
Keep Reposting
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"Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online"
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online"
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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I wake up every morning to read the the news. It’s becoming so clear that our government is so corrupt it maybe unstoppable at this point.
DOD head Pete Hegseth should be fired, but nothing will happen.
People being taken out of the country without due process.
Court orders being ignored.
DOD head Pete Hegseth should be fired, but nothing will happen.
People being taken out of the country without due process.
Court orders being ignored.
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I wake up every morning to read the the news. It’s becoming so clear that our government is so corrupt it maybe unstoppable at this point.
DOD head Pete Hegseth should be fired, but nothing will happen.
People being taken out of the country without due process.
Court orders being ignored.
DOD head Pete Hegseth should be fired, but nothing will happen.
People being taken out of the country without due process.
Court orders being ignored.
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Every so often I re-post this to remind the media to stop and think about how they frame stories:
“When reality is asymmetric, balanced reporting is deceptive.”
Brian Klaas, WaPo op ed 12/17/21
“When reality is asymmetric, balanced reporting is deceptive.”
Brian Klaas, WaPo op ed 12/17/21
March 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Every so often I re-post this to remind the media to stop and think about how they frame stories:
“When reality is asymmetric, balanced reporting is deceptive.”
Brian Klaas, WaPo op ed 12/17/21
“When reality is asymmetric, balanced reporting is deceptive.”
Brian Klaas, WaPo op ed 12/17/21
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Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.
Just a reminder.
Just a reminder.
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.
Just a reminder.
Just a reminder.
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Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
March 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
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If these men had any sense of honor, they would already have resigned. The fact that they are all still in their jobs is just as damning as their terrifying and lawless incompetence.
March 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If these men had any sense of honor, they would already have resigned. The fact that they are all still in their jobs is just as damning as their terrifying and lawless incompetence.
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Warner: And the idea somehow, well, none of this was classified, but we can't talk about it here. You can't have it both ways.
March 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Warner: And the idea somehow, well, none of this was classified, but we can't talk about it here. You can't have it both ways.
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Sounds like Hegseth and Waltz should be fired then
Warner, with Gabbard and Ratcliffe sitting in front of him: "If this was the case of a military officer or an intelligence officer and they had this kind of behavior, they would be fired."
March 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Sounds like Hegseth and Waltz should be fired then