Claire Whitehouse
@quitehouse.bsky.social
Food systems researcher & theater nerd. Union maid. She/her/hers
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Institutions will all bend or fold.
Their job is to preserve themselves & they will throw everyone under the bus to do so.
Watch.
It’s on us, from the grassroots, to respond to this.
To resist in all the ways, small & large, public as possible, that we can.
To save everyone we can.
Now.
Their job is to preserve themselves & they will throw everyone under the bus to do so.
Watch.
It’s on us, from the grassroots, to respond to this.
To resist in all the ways, small & large, public as possible, that we can.
To save everyone we can.
Now.
Do not expect the institutions to hold. Anyone who is citing law or policy as a reason why Trump can’t or won’t do X, Y, Z is either delusional themselves, or an institutionalist—whether by belief or necessity because of their job— and is not to be trusted.
March 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Institutions will all bend or fold.
Their job is to preserve themselves & they will throw everyone under the bus to do so.
Watch.
It’s on us, from the grassroots, to respond to this.
To resist in all the ways, small & large, public as possible, that we can.
To save everyone we can.
Now.
Their job is to preserve themselves & they will throw everyone under the bus to do so.
Watch.
It’s on us, from the grassroots, to respond to this.
To resist in all the ways, small & large, public as possible, that we can.
To save everyone we can.
Now.
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The basic law of engagement in US politics is that
UNIONIZING AND UNION-TYPE ORGANIZING TACTICS ARE A GREAT WAY TO MOVE RIGHT NOW FOLKS
UNIONIZING AND UNION-TYPE ORGANIZING TACTICS ARE A GREAT WAY TO MOVE RIGHT NOW FOLKS
The basic law of engagement in US politics is that Republicans fear their base, and Democrats hate their base. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts
A number of Republican lawmakers faced significant pushback in their home districts over Trump and Elon Musk's slashing of the federal government.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The basic law of engagement in US politics is that
UNIONIZING AND UNION-TYPE ORGANIZING TACTICS ARE A GREAT WAY TO MOVE RIGHT NOW FOLKS
UNIONIZING AND UNION-TYPE ORGANIZING TACTICS ARE A GREAT WAY TO MOVE RIGHT NOW FOLKS
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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The US Army Chorus performed the Les Misérables Epilogue at the White House Governors Ball February 22nd, 2025.
Source: youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
Source: youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
February 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The US Army Chorus performed the Les Misérables Epilogue at the White House Governors Ball February 22nd, 2025.
Source: youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
Source: youtu.be/pIQh_5dZUwI?...
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Students have to lead because the self-proclaimed leadership of U.S. science--NAS, AAAS, HHMI, universities--are cowering under their desks.
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
scim.ag
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Students have to lead because the self-proclaimed leadership of U.S. science--NAS, AAAS, HHMI, universities--are cowering under their desks.
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one of the first things trump did was start a 90 day clock on whether to use the military domestically and elected dems either don’t know, don’t care, or think because it’s for immigration they need to moderate and not put up a fight. haven’t seen a single one act like it’s something to worry about
February 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
one of the first things trump did was start a 90 day clock on whether to use the military domestically and elected dems either don’t know, don’t care, or think because it’s for immigration they need to moderate and not put up a fight. haven’t seen a single one act like it’s something to worry about
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What we’re seeing is not the pendulum swinging back toward the right after the left went too far. We’re seeing a moral panic, a society-wide assault on a phantom leftist who wants to ban Dr. Seuss and arrest you for using the wrong pronouns and put kitty litter boxes in classrooms.
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What we’re seeing is not the pendulum swinging back toward the right after the left went too far. We’re seeing a moral panic, a society-wide assault on a phantom leftist who wants to ban Dr. Seuss and arrest you for using the wrong pronouns and put kitty litter boxes in classrooms.
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First, the activist ‘overreach’ mostly consisted of low-stakes, cherry-picked anecdotes. The police were not defunded. Words were not banned. White men were not barred from college.
The backlash is responding to the *possibility* of social change, not actual change.
The backlash is responding to the *possibility* of social change, not actual change.
February 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
First, the activist ‘overreach’ mostly consisted of low-stakes, cherry-picked anecdotes. The police were not defunded. Words were not banned. White men were not barred from college.
The backlash is responding to the *possibility* of social change, not actual change.
The backlash is responding to the *possibility* of social change, not actual change.
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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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In addition to the good news
THIS IS A SIGN THAT PRESSURE WORKS
Don’t give in to fascists when you still have the option of resisting
🧪
THIS IS A SIGN THAT PRESSURE WORKS
Don’t give in to fascists when you still have the option of resisting
🧪
We @chronicle.com reported on Friday that applications for F31 diversity fellowships had been withdrawn.
Now, multiple scholars tell me their applications have been re-assigned to their original study sections, in a reversal of instructions NIH officials gave reviewers last week. #AcademicSky
Now, multiple scholars tell me their applications have been re-assigned to their original study sections, in a reversal of instructions NIH officials gave reviewers last week. #AcademicSky
‘We’re Being Punished’: NIH Tosses Some Grant Applications From Minority Researchers
The sudden withdrawal affects early-career scholars who applied for a prestigious federal grant with a diversity notation — flagging that they came from underrepresented backgrounds.
www.chronicle.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In addition to the good news
THIS IS A SIGN THAT PRESSURE WORKS
Don’t give in to fascists when you still have the option of resisting
🧪
THIS IS A SIGN THAT PRESSURE WORKS
Don’t give in to fascists when you still have the option of resisting
🧪
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When I say:
we need all hands on deck and there’s a lot of deck—
That includes everything, everyone, every mechanism in society.
Every corner and crevice must be activated now.
If you think the message here was, “other people filed lawsuits so you can sit on your kiester,” nope.
Try again.
we need all hands on deck and there’s a lot of deck—
That includes everything, everyone, every mechanism in society.
Every corner and crevice must be activated now.
If you think the message here was, “other people filed lawsuits so you can sit on your kiester,” nope.
Try again.
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
When I say:
we need all hands on deck and there’s a lot of deck—
That includes everything, everyone, every mechanism in society.
Every corner and crevice must be activated now.
If you think the message here was, “other people filed lawsuits so you can sit on your kiester,” nope.
Try again.
we need all hands on deck and there’s a lot of deck—
That includes everything, everyone, every mechanism in society.
Every corner and crevice must be activated now.
If you think the message here was, “other people filed lawsuits so you can sit on your kiester,” nope.
Try again.
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i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
July 1, 2024 at 4:44 PM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
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they’ve been gunning for the new deal since the late 1940s at least. they’ve been gunning for the successes of the civil rights movement since it happened. even the mass deportations are at this point the culmination of a decade + of political maneuvering. they aren’t gonna half ass any of it
a point i made a number of times in the lead up to roe v wade being overturned is that conservatives had spent 50 years building up this institutional power and so there was no way they decline to use it once they had it. i think a useful perspective for everything happening right now
January 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
they’ve been gunning for the new deal since the late 1940s at least. they’ve been gunning for the successes of the civil rights movement since it happened. even the mass deportations are at this point the culmination of a decade + of political maneuvering. they aren’t gonna half ass any of it
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Imo lawyers should treat the birthright citizenship case as a test of their entire profession’s legitimacy. If the courts let Trump flagrantly violate the fourteenth amendment a second time, it becomes even harder to avoid the conclusion they’re a rogue branch of government.
My lawyer hot take is that the lawyers defending the birthright citizenship EO should be driven from the practice. They shouldn't know a day's rest and should never get to practice law again.
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Imo lawyers should treat the birthright citizenship case as a test of their entire profession’s legitimacy. If the courts let Trump flagrantly violate the fourteenth amendment a second time, it becomes even harder to avoid the conclusion they’re a rogue branch of government.
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We need to stop measuring what people report would make them want to vote, and specifically vote for Democrats. We need to figure out what would induce people to engage in ongoing civil resistance of a strategic variety to topple the pillars that maintain autocracy.
January 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We need to stop measuring what people report would make them want to vote, and specifically vote for Democrats. We need to figure out what would induce people to engage in ongoing civil resistance of a strategic variety to topple the pillars that maintain autocracy.
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Perhaps it was a bad idea to collectively cede our channels of communication to a bunch of shithead Nazi-wannabes who don’t pay their fucking taxes.
In other words, perhaps Bluesky is not the place to be longterm.
There should be a Public Broadcasting Station style set of social media sites.
In other words, perhaps Bluesky is not the place to be longterm.
There should be a Public Broadcasting Station style set of social media sites.
January 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Perhaps it was a bad idea to collectively cede our channels of communication to a bunch of shithead Nazi-wannabes who don’t pay their fucking taxes.
In other words, perhaps Bluesky is not the place to be longterm.
There should be a Public Broadcasting Station style set of social media sites.
In other words, perhaps Bluesky is not the place to be longterm.
There should be a Public Broadcasting Station style set of social media sites.
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Opened Dickinson at random just now and caught the right poem.
January 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Opened Dickinson at random just now and caught the right poem.
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The normalization of Trump is insane. I don’t care if he won by 90%. If his policies and actions are bad and corrupt and hurt the country, you still should fight against him
Even if he does it is worth resisting! I find all the talk of whether Trump’s power is legitimate baffling, honestly. He’s a straightforward authoritarian! The main reason to push back is all of the stuff he is going to do, not how his vote total stacks up to previous presidents.
Trump does not have a mandate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The normalization of Trump is insane. I don’t care if he won by 90%. If his policies and actions are bad and corrupt and hurt the country, you still should fight against him
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I think about this meme every day
January 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I think about this meme every day
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Facts are a political liability in a country led by liars
"We're going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes, similar to X, starting in the U.S," Mark Zuckerberg announces
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Facts are a political liability in a country led by liars