Perrin
@perrin.bsky.social
Here for a long time, not a good time. 🏳️🌈 🍉 🇺🇦 ✊🏽🏳️⚧️
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Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative
The Committee for the First Amendment was originally formed by Henry Fonda in 1947.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
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An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...
There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.
These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.
slate.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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MSNBC Renamed MS NOW
MSNBC Renamed MS NOW
MSNBC will rebrand as MS NOW, an acronym for My Source News Opinion World, later this year, dropping the NBC name and peacock logo to establish a distinct identity following its spin-off from Comcast’...
theonion.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
MSNBC Renamed MS NOW
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Nothing will ever not happen more than this won’t happen
Trump: "We're creating a special Trump account for every newborn child, starting them off w/ $1k to be invested over the course of their life. A little baby is born, they're gonna start off with $1k...they have a chance to be very rich. It's gonna be very cute. We're gonna follow it very closely"
May 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Nothing will ever not happen more than this won’t happen
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My favorite person in the world is immunocompromised and this shit is galling and terrifying.
Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday may have been exposed to measles, according to the New Jersey health department.
Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say
A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious Monday, health officials said.
www.cbsnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My favorite person in the world is immunocompromised and this shit is galling and terrifying.
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between Elmo being unemployed and the "children should have fewer dolls" thing Trump is really setting the scene to be defeated by the spirit of Christmas
May 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
between Elmo being unemployed and the "children should have fewer dolls" thing Trump is really setting the scene to be defeated by the spirit of Christmas
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The only upside to AI absorbing everything I write is that I’m helping teach the machine to fucking hate itself
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The only upside to AI absorbing everything I write is that I’m helping teach the machine to fucking hate itself
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March 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Title 1 schools? That’s the Department of Education.
Pell grants? That’s the Department of Education.
IEPs? That’s the Department of Education.
We need to improve education system, we do not need to eliminate the Department of Education.
Pell grants? That’s the Department of Education.
IEPs? That’s the Department of Education.
We need to improve education system, we do not need to eliminate the Department of Education.
March 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Title 1 schools? That’s the Department of Education.
Pell grants? That’s the Department of Education.
IEPs? That’s the Department of Education.
We need to improve education system, we do not need to eliminate the Department of Education.
Pell grants? That’s the Department of Education.
IEPs? That’s the Department of Education.
We need to improve education system, we do not need to eliminate the Department of Education.
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oh is it bad when you put people out of work for political reasons
Fox News criticizes people celebrating Tesla's stock value decline because "there are 80,000 people employed by Tesla."
March 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
oh is it bad when you put people out of work for political reasons
So they do know how to do that
BREAKING: Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity
March 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
So they do know how to do that
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
March 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
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Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]
Pedro Pascal calls out “vile and pathetic” transphobic trolls after defending trans rights
Pedro Pascal, whose sister Lux is a trans woman, is a prominent trans ally and he has no time for transphobia.
www.capitalfm.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]
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from the start I've thought this whole thing was yet another indicator of a superpower's ongoing descent into the inevitable madness that awaits all empires. I think it's worth taking seriously
Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico may be upsetting to some, writes @giladedelman.bsky.social, but “in a democracy, values are determined by majority rule, and they don’t shift in only one direction. They can shift back”:
‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent principles.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
from the start I've thought this whole thing was yet another indicator of a superpower's ongoing descent into the inevitable madness that awaits all empires. I think it's worth taking seriously
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In 2023, three states passed laws to prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying, advertising, and other political influence activities. Customers have already saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
Colorado and Connecticut lowered utility bills by reining in lobbying
A handful of other states have introduced similar legislation with the aim of saving ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
www.canarymedia.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In 2023, three states passed laws to prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying, advertising, and other political influence activities. Customers have already saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
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JD Vance is saying the quiet part out loud: the Trump administration intends to break the law.
America is a nation of laws. The courts make sure we follow the laws.
The VP doesn’t control the courts, and the President cannot ignore the Constitution.
No one is above the law.
America is a nation of laws. The courts make sure we follow the laws.
The VP doesn’t control the courts, and the President cannot ignore the Constitution.
No one is above the law.
February 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
JD Vance is saying the quiet part out loud: the Trump administration intends to break the law.
America is a nation of laws. The courts make sure we follow the laws.
The VP doesn’t control the courts, and the President cannot ignore the Constitution.
No one is above the law.
America is a nation of laws. The courts make sure we follow the laws.
The VP doesn’t control the courts, and the President cannot ignore the Constitution.
No one is above the law.
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If our government has money for war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, they have money for reparations for the descendants of chattel slavery.
These struggles are linked.
Our elected officials are choosing to spend money on bombs instead of our communities.
These struggles are linked.
Our elected officials are choosing to spend money on bombs instead of our communities.
February 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If our government has money for war, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, they have money for reparations for the descendants of chattel slavery.
These struggles are linked.
Our elected officials are choosing to spend money on bombs instead of our communities.
These struggles are linked.
Our elected officials are choosing to spend money on bombs instead of our communities.
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The guy who leads 49.7% of the House of Representatives thinks they are going against insurmountable odds.
"What leverage do we have?" says Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. "They control the House, the Senate and the presidency; it's their government."
February 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The guy who leads 49.7% of the House of Representatives thinks they are going against insurmountable odds.
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the freedom of speech people with words you're not allowed to say
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
the freedom of speech people with words you're not allowed to say
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
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And just like that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homepage, consumerfinance.gov, is being erased. As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions resulted in
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.
February 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
And just like that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homepage, consumerfinance.gov, is being erased. As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions resulted in
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.
$19.7 billion in consumer relief.