Rael
@raelevy.bsky.social
I’m all in on our democratic republic; we ride at dawn.
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Rael
@raelevy.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Here is a public policy starter list. Mostly people who are studying the social safety net.
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Good list
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This should be a constitutional requirement, in addition to not being an insurrectionist.
June 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This should be a constitutional requirement, in addition to not being an insurrectionist.
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And here it is, they are starting to dip their toes in the waters of cancelling elections...
Hell they even got Desantis coming out against this, that should say some shit.
This is the test case.... it will go to SCOTUS who will make it possible to cancel the midterms.
Hell they even got Desantis coming out against this, that should say some shit.
This is the test case.... it will go to SCOTUS who will make it possible to cancel the midterms.
City of Miami postpones November 2025 election to 2026, extends officials' terms
Term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo's terms would be extended by one year.
www.cbsnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
And here it is, they are starting to dip their toes in the waters of cancelling elections...
Hell they even got Desantis coming out against this, that should say some shit.
This is the test case.... it will go to SCOTUS who will make it possible to cancel the midterms.
Hell they even got Desantis coming out against this, that should say some shit.
This is the test case.... it will go to SCOTUS who will make it possible to cancel the midterms.
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En direct, guerre en Ukraine : attaques russes dans l’oblast de Zaporijia et à Odessa ; Kiev revendique la destruction de chasseurs bombardiers en Russie
En direct, guerre en Ukraine : attaques russes dans l’oblast de Zaporijia et à Odessa ; Kiev revendique la destruction de chasseurs bombardiers en Russie
Des drones ukrainiens ont frappé quatre chasseurs bombardiers Su-34 stationnés à la base aérienne de Marinovka, dans l’oblast de Volgograd, en Russie, dans la nuit du 27 juin, a annoncé l’état-major général ukrainien.
www.lemonde.fr
June 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
En direct, guerre en Ukraine : attaques russes dans l’oblast de Zaporijia et à Odessa ; Kiev revendique la destruction de chasseurs bombardiers en Russie
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We could do what Taco does and ignore SCOTUS decisions
June 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
We could do what Taco does and ignore SCOTUS decisions
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Only 27% of the top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women, according to our new factsheet by @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social and @rasmuskleis.bsky.social
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Women and leadership in the news media 2025: Evidence from 12 markets
In this Reuters Institute factsheet we analyse the gender breakdown of top editors in a strategic sample of 240 major online and offline news outlets in 12 different markets.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Only 27% of the top editors across 240 major outlets in 12 markets are women, according to our new factsheet by @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social and @rasmuskleis.bsky.social
Markets covered: 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇲🇽🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇷🇩🇪🇫🇮 🇭🇰🇿🇦🇪🇸🇰🇪
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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It's just enormously important to understand that the goal of this tariff policy isn't to raise money or to increase manufacturing in the United States. The goal is to make some of the nation's largest companies subject to Trump's personal discretion and dependent on his favor.
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It's just enormously important to understand that the goal of this tariff policy isn't to raise money or to increase manufacturing in the United States. The goal is to make some of the nation's largest companies subject to Trump's personal discretion and dependent on his favor.
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A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
A Hacker Group Within Russia’s Notorious Sandworm Unit Is Breaching Western Networks
A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
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If the DOGE news is getting too much to keep track of, we have the thing for you—the newest episode of our Uncanny Valley podcast, digging into all things DOGE. Let @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social get you up to speed: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q1QKdt
February 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If the DOGE news is getting too much to keep track of, we have the thing for you—the newest episode of our Uncanny Valley podcast, digging into all things DOGE. Let @katie-drummond.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social get you up to speed: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q1QKdt
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NEW: Several dozen employees at TTS, the federal government’s key tech agency, were fired this afternoon:
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency
At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
NEW: Several dozen employees at TTS, the federal government’s key tech agency, were fired this afternoon:
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
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Dozens of CFPB workers were fired tonight, including a bunch from the enforcement division. Some found out when they got an email addressed to [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
from @makenakelly.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
from @makenakelly.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
www.wired.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Dozens of CFPB workers were fired tonight, including a bunch from the enforcement division. Some found out when they got an email addressed to [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
from @makenakelly.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
from @makenakelly.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
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This sure seems totally legal and without conflict. WTF is wrong with the democrats response as of late? JFC
February 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This sure seems totally legal and without conflict. WTF is wrong with the democrats response as of late? JFC
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NEW: The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, including from Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles
The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, including from Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW: The chief information officers of at least three major government agencies have been replaced by Silicon Valley executives, including from Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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As angry as many of us have been at bad actor LE, imo we will not get through this without their help. Many of them are primed to resist this regime. They are PISSED at the J6 pardons. They are PISSED at the lawlessness. They know these fascists don't back the military or the blue.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As angry as many of us have been at bad actor LE, imo we will not get through this without their help. Many of them are primed to resist this regime. They are PISSED at the J6 pardons. They are PISSED at the lawlessness. They know these fascists don't back the military or the blue.
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9. Unless u are being attacked, BE KIND TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Thank them. Wave at them. The more friendly faces they see, the less they will be willing 2 follow unlawful orders. There may come a time when we will have to look at a line of LE/military & ask them to *join us.* (Make that song or chant!)
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
9. Unless u are being attacked, BE KIND TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Thank them. Wave at them. The more friendly faces they see, the less they will be willing 2 follow unlawful orders. There may come a time when we will have to look at a line of LE/military & ask them to *join us.* (Make that song or chant!)
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8. If a long occupation is necessary, have a pack with food, water, first aid, piss bottle, map, etc. Consider rotating with friends who are nearby so you can go sleep/rest.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
8. If a long occupation is necessary, have a pack with food, water, first aid, piss bottle, map, etc. Consider rotating with friends who are nearby so you can go sleep/rest.
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7. Be safe & smart. No gathering is 100% secure. There *will* be LE & bad actors among you. If they break shit or make threats, shut them down. Pay attention to LE posture. Are they in riot gear? Are they funneling you? Be aware of vehicle hazards (potential attacks) & consider your location.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
7. Be safe & smart. No gathering is 100% secure. There *will* be LE & bad actors among you. If they break shit or make threats, shut them down. Pay attention to LE posture. Are they in riot gear? Are they funneling you? Be aware of vehicle hazards (potential attacks) & consider your location.
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6. Resist showmanship & inter-protest arguments. I've seen this with resistance groups that have become "corporatized." Seen it at Standing Rock. Jostling for position. Who's the best resistor, etc. Set aside ego. Cooperate. Work as one.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
6. Resist showmanship & inter-protest arguments. I've seen this with resistance groups that have become "corporatized." Seen it at Standing Rock. Jostling for position. Who's the best resistor, etc. Set aside ego. Cooperate. Work as one.
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5. Be prepared to go at short notice. This will be inconvenient. Have a bag & a sign ready to roll. Stay in touch with friends & family around the country. If you can't attend, check in with others to see if they can. Carpool. Start to think of this as one of your new hobbies!
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
5. Be prepared to go at short notice. This will be inconvenient. Have a bag & a sign ready to roll. Stay in touch with friends & family around the country. If you can't attend, check in with others to see if they can. Carpool. Start to think of this as one of your new hobbies!
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2. Make more noise. Get whistles, drums, bells, loud speakers, anything. I like drums. They are good for leading large groups & fill us with the courage of our ancestors.
3. Create good chants, songs AND A DANCE. Artists, step up! We all need 5-10 memorized, nation-wide. Make this fun. Cohesion!
3. Create good chants, songs AND A DANCE. Artists, step up! We all need 5-10 memorized, nation-wide. Make this fun. Cohesion!
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
2. Make more noise. Get whistles, drums, bells, loud speakers, anything. I like drums. They are good for leading large groups & fill us with the courage of our ancestors.
3. Create good chants, songs AND A DANCE. Artists, step up! We all need 5-10 memorized, nation-wide. Make this fun. Cohesion!
3. Create good chants, songs AND A DANCE. Artists, step up! We all need 5-10 memorized, nation-wide. Make this fun. Cohesion!
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4. Focus your ire (and signs) on the billionaires. THAT'S the group we're fighting. The entitled & obscenely rich. It is their biggest achilles heel. This will bring over lots of conservatives. Focus on their obscene excesses & lifestyle. Melania. Healthcare CEOs. Find stories. Share relentlessly.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
4. Focus your ire (and signs) on the billionaires. THAT'S the group we're fighting. The entitled & obscenely rich. It is their biggest achilles heel. This will bring over lots of conservatives. Focus on their obscene excesses & lifestyle. Melania. Healthcare CEOs. Find stories. Share relentlessly.
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1. Get more people out there. Recruit friends & family like you did for the election. We need MASSIVE numbers. Any able-bodied patriotic American should go when at all possible. These are often *fun* and very encouraging. Courage is contagious. These marches & protests will be fuel for your fire.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1. Get more people out there. Recruit friends & family like you did for the election. We need MASSIVE numbers. Any able-bodied patriotic American should go when at all possible. These are often *fun* and very encouraging. Courage is contagious. These marches & protests will be fuel for your fire.
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PROTESTING THREAD.
I cut my teeth protesting vs. Jean Marie Le Pen in France. The French are *master* protesters. We can learn a lot from them. 1st thing to know: there is no such thing as "too late." We can protest before, during, and *after* a coup. Eastern Europe did it under tyranny. So can we.
I cut my teeth protesting vs. Jean Marie Le Pen in France. The French are *master* protesters. We can learn a lot from them. 1st thing to know: there is no such thing as "too late." We can protest before, during, and *after* a coup. Eastern Europe did it under tyranny. So can we.
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
PROTESTING THREAD.
I cut my teeth protesting vs. Jean Marie Le Pen in France. The French are *master* protesters. We can learn a lot from them. 1st thing to know: there is no such thing as "too late." We can protest before, during, and *after* a coup. Eastern Europe did it under tyranny. So can we.
I cut my teeth protesting vs. Jean Marie Le Pen in France. The French are *master* protesters. We can learn a lot from them. 1st thing to know: there is no such thing as "too late." We can protest before, during, and *after* a coup. Eastern Europe did it under tyranny. So can we.