Michele Thornley
@pine4evergreens.bsky.social
West to east Coast transplant, miss the west but still love the warm Atlantic surf. Science nerd, but big fan of basic cultural literacy of all kinds, so you at least know what people are talking about.
Born at 323 ppm
Born at 323 ppm
Two important things about tariffs:
(1) $100 billion in tariff income would pay off less than 10 percent of the federal deficit.
(2) Tariff income is coming from _American_ businesses, who are importing goods from other countries.
Has someone calculated the equivalent tax increase for business?
(1) $100 billion in tariff income would pay off less than 10 percent of the federal deficit.
(2) Tariff income is coming from _American_ businesses, who are importing goods from other countries.
Has someone calculated the equivalent tax increase for business?
August 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Two important things about tariffs:
(1) $100 billion in tariff income would pay off less than 10 percent of the federal deficit.
(2) Tariff income is coming from _American_ businesses, who are importing goods from other countries.
Has someone calculated the equivalent tax increase for business?
(1) $100 billion in tariff income would pay off less than 10 percent of the federal deficit.
(2) Tariff income is coming from _American_ businesses, who are importing goods from other countries.
Has someone calculated the equivalent tax increase for business?
Now who wouldn't want to see that??
August 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Now who wouldn't want to see that??
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So how do struggling American families (regardless of political affiliation) feel about the govt. using their tax dollars to give $1000 and a free plane ticket to any undocumented migrant who asks for it to go home?
Seems like a salesman's strategy that could bite back if given political teeth.
Seems like a salesman's strategy that could bite back if given political teeth.
May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
So how do struggling American families (regardless of political affiliation) feel about the govt. using their tax dollars to give $1000 and a free plane ticket to any undocumented migrant who asks for it to go home?
Seems like a salesman's strategy that could bite back if given political teeth.
Seems like a salesman's strategy that could bite back if given political teeth.
We need a mechanism that can provide a story about a similar crime committed by a citizen, every time they try to make hay by trotting out the victim of some crime committed by an immigrant.
Does such a thing already exist? If yes, why isn't it being used regularly?
Does such a thing already exist? If yes, why isn't it being used regularly?
April 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We need a mechanism that can provide a story about a similar crime committed by a citizen, every time they try to make hay by trotting out the victim of some crime committed by an immigrant.
Does such a thing already exist? If yes, why isn't it being used regularly?
Does such a thing already exist? If yes, why isn't it being used regularly?
I found this a helpful visual, thought it was worth sharing!
March 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I found this a helpful visual, thought it was worth sharing!
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🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE
Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.
We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.
We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
March 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE
Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.
We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.
We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
Zelenskyy is to meet with King Charles tomorrow. Guess Trump's letter from the King doesn't seem so cool now.
March 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Zelenskyy is to meet with King Charles tomorrow. Guess Trump's letter from the King doesn't seem so cool now.
This won't affect anyone, right?
February 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This won't affect anyone, right?
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Good morning.
The House voted yesterday to kick millions of off their health care, close rural hospitals, and shut down addiction clinics.
All in order to afford a giant tax cut for Elon Musk, Donald Trump and their billionaire and corporate friends.
The House voted yesterday to kick millions of off their health care, close rural hospitals, and shut down addiction clinics.
All in order to afford a giant tax cut for Elon Musk, Donald Trump and their billionaire and corporate friends.
February 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Good morning.
The House voted yesterday to kick millions of off their health care, close rural hospitals, and shut down addiction clinics.
All in order to afford a giant tax cut for Elon Musk, Donald Trump and their billionaire and corporate friends.
The House voted yesterday to kick millions of off their health care, close rural hospitals, and shut down addiction clinics.
All in order to afford a giant tax cut for Elon Musk, Donald Trump and their billionaire and corporate friends.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Have you seen this, yet?! 👇
Please. Pass. It. On. ✨
Please. Pass. It. On. ✨
February 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Have you seen this, yet?! 👇
Please. Pass. It. On. ✨
Please. Pass. It. On. ✨
How does Shapiro do it??
He:
1. Sued the fed govt to release PA funds
2. Got appointed to the Nat Govs Assoc by DJT
3. Got DJT to release PA money ("It's simple: A deal is a deal.")
(3a. Credited assist from newly elected GOP senator from PA = nice move)
www.dailyitem.com/cnhi_network...
He:
1. Sued the fed govt to release PA funds
2. Got appointed to the Nat Govs Assoc by DJT
3. Got DJT to release PA money ("It's simple: A deal is a deal.")
(3a. Credited assist from newly elected GOP senator from PA = nice move)
www.dailyitem.com/cnhi_network...
Shapiro says $2.1B in dispute with Trump now available to Pa.: 'A deal is a deal'
HARRISBURG — An estimated $2.1 billion in federal funding allocated to Pennsylvania that was frozen and under review by order of President Donald Trump is now available following direct engagement
www.dailyitem.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
How does Shapiro do it??
He:
1. Sued the fed govt to release PA funds
2. Got appointed to the Nat Govs Assoc by DJT
3. Got DJT to release PA money ("It's simple: A deal is a deal.")
(3a. Credited assist from newly elected GOP senator from PA = nice move)
www.dailyitem.com/cnhi_network...
He:
1. Sued the fed govt to release PA funds
2. Got appointed to the Nat Govs Assoc by DJT
3. Got DJT to release PA money ("It's simple: A deal is a deal.")
(3a. Credited assist from newly elected GOP senator from PA = nice move)
www.dailyitem.com/cnhi_network...
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
To my fellow Pennsylvanians
February 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
To my fellow Pennsylvanians
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
What book burning looks like in the digital age...was it really a "botched" purge?
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
What book burning looks like in the digital age...was it really a "botched" purge?
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
open.substack.com/pub/populari...
What sort of madness is this?? Who will be especially thrilled by this decision??
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Trump Elected Chair of Kennedy Center as Its President Is Fired (Gift Article)
The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired, two officials at the center said.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What sort of madness is this?? Who will be especially thrilled by this decision??
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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We got a little snow last night so I headed down to the lagoon near the house this morning.
#birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
#birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
February 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We got a little snow last night so I headed down to the lagoon near the house this morning.
#birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
#birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin
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