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Most of my posts/reposts are just useful resources for the 'current political atmosphere', for anyone interested.
Most of my posts/reposts are just useful resources for the 'current political atmosphere', for anyone interested.
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Next Tuesday, 12/2:
—Dems are going for an upset in Tennessee,
—Dems also trying to flip two cities in the Atlanta suburbs,
—DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta officesc
—and ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City.
It’s a lot!
In my guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
—Dems are going for an upset in Tennessee,
—Dems also trying to flip two cities in the Atlanta suburbs,
—DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta officesc
—and ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City.
It’s a lot!
In my guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Next Tuesday, 12/2:
—Dems are going for an upset in Tennessee,
—Dems also trying to flip two cities in the Atlanta suburbs,
—DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta officesc
—and ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City.
It’s a lot!
In my guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
—Dems are going for an upset in Tennessee,
—Dems also trying to flip two cities in the Atlanta suburbs,
—DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta officesc
—and ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City.
It’s a lot!
In my guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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If you use Gmail, know that Gmail just opted you in to allowing them to train their AI on your emails. Follow these instructions to turn that off on every device you have asap! www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you use Gmail, know that Gmail just opted you in to allowing them to train their AI on your emails. Follow these instructions to turn that off on every device you have asap! www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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I'm working on a list of regulatory policy actions in Trump's second term. (I'll share it when I'm done.)
So I'm scrolling through a bunch of administration output (mostly so you don't have to).
But if you want a glimpse, here are all of the executive orders he has issued since Jan 20, 2025:
So I'm scrolling through a bunch of administration output (mostly so you don't have to).
But if you want a glimpse, here are all of the executive orders he has issued since Jan 20, 2025:
Executive Orders
Disposition Tables contain information about Presidential Documents beginning with those signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and are arranged according to Presidential administration and year of signature...
www.federalregister.gov
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm working on a list of regulatory policy actions in Trump's second term. (I'll share it when I'm done.)
So I'm scrolling through a bunch of administration output (mostly so you don't have to).
But if you want a glimpse, here are all of the executive orders he has issued since Jan 20, 2025:
So I'm scrolling through a bunch of administration output (mostly so you don't have to).
But if you want a glimpse, here are all of the executive orders he has issued since Jan 20, 2025:
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Thanks to @juansaaa.com for letting me know that this excellent Johnny Harris video on ICE enforcement is out. I talked to his producer for over an hour during the research process and I think it's a good overview of how we got here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
Why the US is deporting so many people
YouTube video by Johnny Harris
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thanks to @juansaaa.com for letting me know that this excellent Johnny Harris video on ICE enforcement is out. I talked to his producer for over an hour during the research process and I think it's a good overview of how we got here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
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This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
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What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
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The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins:
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins:
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
Baldwin (WI)
Bennet (CO)
Booker (NJ)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Heinrich (NM)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warnock (GA)
Welch (VT)
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In 2018, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy tore thousands of children from their parents. Years later, many remain separated.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
A Look Back at the Family Separation Policy: The Struggle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Trump Administration's Wrongdoings- American Immigration Council
Our platform analyzes new records about the U.S. government’s chaotic implementation of family separations during the zero-tolerance period.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In 2018, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy tore thousands of children from their parents. Years later, many remain separated.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
Our report highlights new government records and the struggle to end a troubling immigration policy, shedding light on a dark chapter in U.S. history.
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I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
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Posting this not to brag but to encourage others—I didn't realize that each dollar donated may help them provide five meals. Even small donations can help.
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Posting this not to brag but to encourage others—I didn't realize that each dollar donated may help them provide five meals. Even small donations can help.
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Instead of directing states to issue partial SNAP payments to cover the gap, the feds told them to shut the system off. Starting Nov. 1, SNAP EBT cards won’t reload and after Oct. 31, any unused benefits will be frozen. Please make sure those who rely on them know.
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Instead of directing states to issue partial SNAP payments to cover the gap, the feds told them to shut the system off. Starting Nov. 1, SNAP EBT cards won’t reload and after Oct. 31, any unused benefits will be frozen. Please make sure those who rely on them know.
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Under Mike Johnson, the House has conducted just 20 days of business in the last 16 weeks and refused to swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva.
Don't forget what this is really about: keeping the release of the Epstein Files at bay.
Don't forget what this is really about: keeping the release of the Epstein Files at bay.
October 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Under Mike Johnson, the House has conducted just 20 days of business in the last 16 weeks and refused to swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva.
Don't forget what this is really about: keeping the release of the Epstein Files at bay.
Don't forget what this is really about: keeping the release of the Epstein Files at bay.
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I don’t know who needs to be reminded of this, but the President of the United States is a public servant and so are senators and representatives. They’re paid in American taxpayer money and votes. They work for you. Not the other way around.
October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I don’t know who needs to be reminded of this, but the President of the United States is a public servant and so are senators and representatives. They’re paid in American taxpayer money and votes. They work for you. Not the other way around.
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Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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For those who want to block everyone who follows a certain account or likes or reposts a certain post, here's a powerful tool: Blockenheimer (newly reborn).
Use it thoughtfully, because as with blocklists, it's all too easy to accidentally block friends! block.alxtratrstrl.xyz/index.html
Use it thoughtfully, because as with blocklists, it's all too easy to accidentally block friends! block.alxtratrstrl.xyz/index.html
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For those who want to block everyone who follows a certain account or likes or reposts a certain post, here's a powerful tool: Blockenheimer (newly reborn).
Use it thoughtfully, because as with blocklists, it's all too easy to accidentally block friends! block.alxtratrstrl.xyz/index.html
Use it thoughtfully, because as with blocklists, it's all too easy to accidentally block friends! block.alxtratrstrl.xyz/index.html
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This is a very good point about DHS. They direct harassment campaigns on Twitter using quote-tweets.
US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
Block on sight.
Protect your digital space.
Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.
The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a very good point about DHS. They direct harassment campaigns on Twitter using quote-tweets.
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We (me + @alexip718.com) will be running a crowdsourced total crowd estimator for this weekend's No Kings protests, very similar to the one we did for June (www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...). Look for a spreadsheet or entry form from us by Saturday, and a preliminary estimate Sunday morning
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions, rebuking Trump
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4-6 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We (me + @alexip718.com) will be running a crowdsourced total crowd estimator for this weekend's No Kings protests, very similar to the one we did for June (www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-d...). Look for a spreadsheet or entry form from us by Saturday, and a preliminary estimate Sunday morning
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->
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What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama?
Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.
nymag.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com -->
nymag.com/intelligence...