Rachel
@rellisadams.bsky.social
Writer, Director, Animal Lover (includes humans - for now)
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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I study the history of Nazi resistance. Here’s what the US left can learn from it | Luke Berryman
#Trump
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I study the history of Nazi resistance. Here’s what the US left can learn from it | Luke Berryman
Effective opposition calls for a laser focus on change, no matter how small. We should consider these activists’ examples
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June 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I study the history of Nazi resistance. Here’s what the US left can learn from it | Luke Berryman
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Going to the the State Capitol tomorrow for the Hands Off Rally? Have questions about Parking, Public Transit, ADA & Accessibility, Porta-Potties, HWY 94 Construction, Bus Drop Offs and MORE? We've got the answers in our FAQs here: indivisibletwincities.org/hands-off-ra...
#HandsOffMN #handsoff
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April 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Going to the the State Capitol tomorrow for the Hands Off Rally? Have questions about Parking, Public Transit, ADA & Accessibility, Porta-Potties, HWY 94 Construction, Bus Drop Offs and MORE? We've got the answers in our FAQs here: indivisibletwincities.org/hands-off-ra...
#HandsOffMN #handsoff
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This is basically what John Adams said at the time, isn’t it?
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is basically what John Adams said at the time, isn’t it?
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Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
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A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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my reasonable centrist betters tell me that it is ridiculous to suggest that the trump administration is filled with segregationists but here again they are forcing out a high-ranking, high-preforming black woman for reasons www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
From the fednews community on Reddit: Our beloved DHA director was just relieved of duty today
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
my reasonable centrist betters tell me that it is ridiculous to suggest that the trump administration is filled with segregationists but here again they are forcing out a high-ranking, high-preforming black woman for reasons www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
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Gene Hackman was proud of the fact Richard Nixon put him on the "enemies" list and I think we can honor him and whatever joy his career has given you by living our lives in such a way that evil people know our names and think of us as enemies.
February 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Gene Hackman was proud of the fact Richard Nixon put him on the "enemies" list and I think we can honor him and whatever joy his career has given you by living our lives in such a way that evil people know our names and think of us as enemies.
I guess Audible is out for the day? There's my real "lent" right there.
February 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I guess Audible is out for the day? There's my real "lent" right there.
Rachel Maddow talked about the firings on her show: "...feels indefensible, and I do not defend it.”
"The response from Kutler, or whomever Kutler is carrying water for, wasn’t to fire Maddow, but to gut her production staff."
"The response from Kutler, or whomever Kutler is carrying water for, wasn’t to fire Maddow, but to gut her production staff."
MSNBC's laying off and demoting of its popular nonwhite anchors is part of a compliance agenda, writes Dave Zirin. In MSNBC’s case, it will create a CNN-esque product that nobody watches unless their plane is delayed in Charlotte.
MSNBC’s Death Rattle
The “liberal” news network is just the latest mainstream media organization to cower before Trump.
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February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Rachel Maddow talked about the firings on her show: "...feels indefensible, and I do not defend it.”
"The response from Kutler, or whomever Kutler is carrying water for, wasn’t to fire Maddow, but to gut her production staff."
"The response from Kutler, or whomever Kutler is carrying water for, wasn’t to fire Maddow, but to gut her production staff."
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apnews.com/article/pent... Former defense chiefs call for Congressional hearings on Trump's firing of Pentagon leaders.
Dem senators should also refuse to confirm any new Pentagon nominations.
Dem senators should also refuse to confirm any new Pentagon nominations.
Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump's firing of senior military leaders
Five former secretaries of defense are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump’s recent firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other senior m...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
apnews.com/article/pent... Former defense chiefs call for Congressional hearings on Trump's firing of Pentagon leaders.
Dem senators should also refuse to confirm any new Pentagon nominations.
Dem senators should also refuse to confirm any new Pentagon nominations.
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Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo
Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo
Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days
Transgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon…
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February 27, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo
Yes, yes! It only looks like a sure thing after it's happened.
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yes, yes! It only looks like a sure thing after it's happened.
This is admirable and sad. Imagine if some Republican had had a twinge of conscience and switched sides at the last minute, and you were a Dem rep who wasn't there to vote, so it passed anyway! So their showing up was more than just symbolic -- but honestly, Dem leadership, this is where you are??
Democrats are showing up. Literally.
Rep. Pettersen (CO-7) cut short her maternity leave and flew across the country — with her newborn baby — to vote no.
Rep. Mullin (CA-15) went straight from the hospital where he was being treated for surgery complications to the airport so he could vote no.
Rep. Pettersen (CO-7) cut short her maternity leave and flew across the country — with her newborn baby — to vote no.
Rep. Mullin (CA-15) went straight from the hospital where he was being treated for surgery complications to the airport so he could vote no.
Republicans voted to rip food and healthcare away from their constituents to fund tax cuts for…
On Tuesday night, every House Republican — with only one exception — voted for a budget framework that would gut Medicaid and other…
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February 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is admirable and sad. Imagine if some Republican had had a twinge of conscience and switched sides at the last minute, and you were a Dem rep who wasn't there to vote, so it passed anyway! So their showing up was more than just symbolic -- but honestly, Dem leadership, this is where you are??
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The richest man in the world calls people who get help from government programs the “parasite class.”
But Medicaid’s beneficiaries aren’t parasites. Half of them are children.
If we’re talking about people who depend on government, Elon Musk is the biggest “parasite” of all.
But Medicaid’s beneficiaries aren’t parasites. Half of them are children.
If we’re talking about people who depend on government, Elon Musk is the biggest “parasite” of all.
February 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Wow.
What in the
Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Wow.
Oh, yes.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Oh, yes.
I was going to comment here about the utter lack of empathy, compassion, and contextual sensitivity -- the impermeable nature of their human intuition and insight -- but I can't even figure out what can possibly be said about it.
While both Trump and Vance yelled at him. Un-effing-believable that #ThisIsAmerica now.
President Zelenskyy showed more backbone and self-respect in one Oval Office meeting than the entire GOP has collectively demonstrated over the last 9 years.
He is standing up for his people while Trump mows through ours.
He is standing up for his people while Trump mows through ours.
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I was going to comment here about the utter lack of empathy, compassion, and contextual sensitivity -- the impermeable nature of their human intuition and insight -- but I can't even figure out what can possibly be said about it.
I keep crying. It's super inconvenient.
February 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I keep crying. It's super inconvenient.
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Please plan a visit to your nearest US Senate office to push senators to stand up against Trump’s lawless overreach. Your ask will be slightly different if your senator is a Democrat or Republican. We put together a toolkit with everything you need to know: http://indivisi.org/...
February 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Please plan a visit to your nearest US Senate office to push senators to stand up against Trump’s lawless overreach. Your ask will be slightly different if your senator is a Democrat or Republican. We put together a toolkit with everything you need to know: http://indivisi.org/...
Exactly. WTH?
Shutting off USAID payments is bad, but it's not just that: if someone (Trump, Musk, a lackey, whoever) can unilaterally shut off Congressionally-appropriated payments, they can shut off anything. Medicare payments to certain hospitals. Social Security checks to selected voters. Sky's the limit.
CNN with an absolutely gigantic story:
"Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting secretary, a career civil servant, to immediately shut off all USAID payments using the department’s own ultra-sensitive payment processing system."
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
"Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting secretary, a career civil servant, to immediately shut off all USAID payments using the department’s own ultra-sensitive payment processing system."
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/06/p...
February 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Exactly. WTH?
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Russell Vought is on the cusp of confirmation to lead OMB, where he could gut the civil service and social safety net.
He's also the mastermind behind Project 2025, which Trump once disavowed but has so far followed to a tee during his second term.
He's also the mastermind behind Project 2025, which Trump once disavowed but has so far followed to a tee during his second term.
Project 2025: The MAGA Plan to Take Your Freedom | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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February 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Russell Vought is on the cusp of confirmation to lead OMB, where he could gut the civil service and social safety net.
He's also the mastermind behind Project 2025, which Trump once disavowed but has so far followed to a tee during his second term.
He's also the mastermind behind Project 2025, which Trump once disavowed but has so far followed to a tee during his second term.
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Do you have republican reps? Now is the time to call. They only need to flip 3 to keep Musk out of your most sensitive data. Right now he may have access not only to your SSN and tax records, but also potentially whatever bank accounts you use to pay taxes/receive refunds.
House Democrats are introducing the Taxpayer Data Protection Act to protect Americans’ sensitive information & essential benefits like Social Security & Medicare.
If just three House Republicans side with the American people instead of Elon Musk, we can pass this critical bill.
If just three House Republicans side with the American people instead of Elon Musk, we can pass this critical bill.
February 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Do you have republican reps? Now is the time to call. They only need to flip 3 to keep Musk out of your most sensitive data. Right now he may have access not only to your SSN and tax records, but also potentially whatever bank accounts you use to pay taxes/receive refunds.
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House Oversight Republicans spent two years subpoenaing and deposing every person who ever had a cup of coffee with Hunter Biden over the last 20 years, but now oppose a subpoena to hear from the person really running the government who hasn’t even had a confirmation hearing.
February 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
House Oversight Republicans spent two years subpoenaing and deposing every person who ever had a cup of coffee with Hunter Biden over the last 20 years, but now oppose a subpoena to hear from the person really running the government who hasn’t even had a confirmation hearing.