@pianotim.bsky.social
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Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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On full briefing, White House will lose: Even if press access to the WH isn’t a right but a “privilege,” SCOTUS held 7-2 in USAID v Open Soc Intl (2020) that Govt can’t condition a privilege on sacrificing a 1st right, like right to call Gulf of Mexico whatever AP wants!
search.app/LWZ7jc5vuZec...
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Judge upholds Trump's right to block AP for now
It's a win for the White House — at least for now — as they seek to restrict the AP's access.
search.app
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On full briefing, White House will lose: Even if press access to the WH isn’t a right but a “privilege,” SCOTUS held 7-2 in USAID v Open Soc Intl (2020) that Govt can’t condition a privilege on sacrificing a 1st right, like right to call Gulf of Mexico whatever AP wants!
search.app/LWZ7jc5vuZec...
search.app/LWZ7jc5vuZec...
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21 USDS turned DOGE employees resign en masse, refusing to "compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services."
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle ...
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
21 USDS turned DOGE employees resign en masse, refusing to "compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services."
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
February 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
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yes we know, that's the problem
Alina Habba: This is what we're about. We're running this county like President Trump runs the Trump Organization. Like Elon Musk running X. That's what we're doing.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
yes we know, that's the problem
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"Deputies of Elon Musk have sought access to massive amounts of information across the federal government, much of it personal and highly revelatory in its insights into the lives of everyday Americans."
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wapo.st/3QzOnj5
DOGE’s grab of personal data stokes privacy and security fears
Associates of Elon Musk have sought unfettered access to government data — for purposes that have no clear ties to their goals to cut spending and regulations.
wapo.st
February 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Deputies of Elon Musk have sought access to massive amounts of information across the federal government, much of it personal and highly revelatory in its insights into the lives of everyday Americans."
wapo.st/3QzOnj5
wapo.st/3QzOnj5
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Louisiana has one of the highest percentages of residents on Medicare. He is literally screwing his own constituents.
REPORTER: Can you say unequivocally that down the line, there won't be cuts to Medicaid programs?
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse.
MIKE JOHNSON: Medicaid is hugely problematic because it has a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Louisiana has one of the highest percentages of residents on Medicare. He is literally screwing his own constituents.
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Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program WON'T SAVE THE GOVERNMENT ANY MONEY, the administration’s own data shows. apnews.com/article/doge...
February 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program WON'T SAVE THE GOVERNMENT ANY MONEY, the administration’s own data shows. apnews.com/article/doge...
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Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me.
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk
Two U.S. nonprofits that manufacture a treatment sent by USAID to help severely malnourished children abroad say the process is in chaos. This isn’t what Marco Rubio said would happen.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me.
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
"Starving children are waiting," one says.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
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DOGE - Dept. of Grifting & Extortion
February 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
DOGE - Dept. of Grifting & Extortion
How about EVERYONE affected by tRump and Musk actions sue. A package of forms prepared by good lawyers could enable all people eith standing to sue - individually or in class action suits. Flood the zone with legal action!!!
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How about EVERYONE affected by tRump and Musk actions sue. A package of forms prepared by good lawyers could enable all people eith standing to sue - individually or in class action suits. Flood the zone with legal action!!!
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No fucking way should he be approved. Please share this.👇
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
No fucking way should he be approved. Please share this.👇
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@nashvilleresist.bsky.social Your 6 calls today.
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@nashvilleresist.bsky.social Your 6 calls today.
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
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Let all the “capitalism sucks” posts begin ! I love this platform ! @karaswisher.bsky.social @sethabramson.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social
@bakarisellers.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@hankgreen.bsky.social
@bakarisellers.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Let all the “capitalism sucks” posts begin ! I love this platform ! @karaswisher.bsky.social @sethabramson.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
@hankgreen.bsky.social
@bakarisellers.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
@hankgreen.bsky.social
@bakarisellers.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
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Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
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God i hope it's Kaitlyn jenner
January 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
God i hope it's Kaitlyn jenner
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The 118th Congress closed yesterday.
Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023
Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023
January 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The 118th Congress closed yesterday.
Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023
Without hanging the plaque to honor Jan 6 police officers and heroes that was required under federal law signed in March 2023
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The most petty, classless, narcissistic ass to ever occupy the Oval Office.
January 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The most petty, classless, narcissistic ass to ever occupy the Oval Office.
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So far, Mike Johnson has a concept of a Speakership.
January 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So far, Mike Johnson has a concept of a Speakership.
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
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FYI - #despicable
Nothing says “pro life” like a bill to execute women for having an abortion.
Here are the South Carolina 6 who have introduced H3537 to do exactly that. The media has ignored it but make sure they, & the world, know we’re watching.
#DemCast #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE
Here are the South Carolina 6 who have introduced H3537 to do exactly that. The media has ignored it but make sure they, & the world, know we’re watching.
#DemCast #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE
December 20, 2024 at 9:41 PM
FYI - #despicable
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A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.