Amy b Robinson
@robgo84.bsky.social
Just trying to make order out of chaos. Trust in Science. #intolerableactsof2025
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Immigration advocates fear the Trump administration is conducting family separations far from the border for the same reasons as before: to deter new immigrants from coming and to terrify those who are here into leaving.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Immigration advocates fear the Trump administration is conducting family separations far from the border for the same reasons as before: to deter new immigrants from coming and to terrify those who are here into leaving.
Great just what the incels need
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it. n.pr/4oSpMVp
Testosterone levels have declined in men. Here's what the FDA wants to do about it
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Great just what the incels need
What they did to this man is beyond any bounds of decency. This one case truly says it all about the entire GOP and Trump malevolence
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
What they did to this man is beyond any bounds of decency. This one case truly says it all about the entire GOP and Trump malevolence
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Here's a note from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social collecting this news at Law Dork: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...
BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed.
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week.
This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's a note from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social collecting this news at Law Dork: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...
Also: serial commas
My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Also: serial commas
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In all the years I've been online (30), on all the various platforms, I've never known any journalist to be as laser-focused, thorough, or insightful about US election coverage as Daniel.
All these elections matter, but 2026 is critical. Suggest following him ⬇️ and his team at @boltsmag.org.
All these elections matter, but 2026 is critical. Suggest following him ⬇️ and his team at @boltsmag.org.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
In all the years I've been online (30), on all the various platforms, I've never known any journalist to be as laser-focused, thorough, or insightful about US election coverage as Daniel.
All these elections matter, but 2026 is critical. Suggest following him ⬇️ and his team at @boltsmag.org.
All these elections matter, but 2026 is critical. Suggest following him ⬇️ and his team at @boltsmag.org.
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We have never seen anything like this year.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social attempts to list the many, many, many ways the Trump administration punished immigrants in 2025—and delighted in their cruelty.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social attempts to list the many, many, many ways the Trump administration punished immigrants in 2025—and delighted in their cruelty.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A year of hell for immigrants
In the first Trump administration, cruelty was the point. Now, it is the norm.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We have never seen anything like this year.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social attempts to list the many, many, many ways the Trump administration punished immigrants in 2025—and delighted in their cruelty.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social attempts to list the many, many, many ways the Trump administration punished immigrants in 2025—and delighted in their cruelty.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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As we look ahead to the 2026 midterms, "for the first time in American history, the federal government is actively waging an effort to undermine the elections," @mawaldman.bsky.social tells @davidfrum.bsky.social:
How Trump’s Plan to Steal the 2026 Elections Could Fail | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As we look ahead to the 2026 midterms, "for the first time in American history, the federal government is actively waging an effort to undermine the elections," @mawaldman.bsky.social tells @davidfrum.bsky.social:
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“There are 17 Georgia House districts that were more Democratic than this one last year,” Democratic chair Charlie Bailey said in an interview. “Republicans should be very worried.”
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
How Georgia Democrats pulled off a special election stunner
Democrat Eric Gisler won in a district designed to favor Republicans. Now, GOP leaders are sounding the alarm ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.ajc.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“There are 17 Georgia House districts that were more Democratic than this one last year,” Democratic chair Charlie Bailey said in an interview. “Republicans should be very worried.”
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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What's next for redistricting after Texas? We know most of you have many questions about what in the world is going on...
So we want to hear them, so we can answer you & try to make sense of it all!
There's a form in our call for questions. Or just reply to me below ⬇️ & I'll add it in!
So we want to hear them, so we can answer you & try to make sense of it all!
There's a form in our call for questions. Or just reply to me below ⬇️ & I'll add it in!
NEW in Bolts: Send us your questions about the states that are pursuing new congressional maps, how the looming threat to the VRA could affect districts further, and what it all means for 2026.
How Is Mid-Decade Redistricting Upending the Midterms? Send Us Your Questions.
Ask us about the states that are pursuing new congressional maps, how the looming threat to the VRA could affect districts further, and what it all means for 2026.
boltsmag.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
What's next for redistricting after Texas? We know most of you have many questions about what in the world is going on...
So we want to hear them, so we can answer you & try to make sense of it all!
There's a form in our call for questions. Or just reply to me below ⬇️ & I'll add it in!
So we want to hear them, so we can answer you & try to make sense of it all!
There's a form in our call for questions. Or just reply to me below ⬇️ & I'll add it in!
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To be fair, the justices are not technically wrong that the standard here, which the district court reviewed, was that if the gerrymandering was for partisan reasons, it's legal. It's only illegal if it was for race. But that allows the justices to just out & out say "THIS IS FOR PARTISAN REASONS!"
“Yes, yes, we can see all your ‘facts’ and all the adorable little ‘evidence,’ but you failed to consider that none of that matters if we all close our eyes and pretend the Texas GOP actually had pure motives here, you stupid little rubes.”
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
To be fair, the justices are not technically wrong that the standard here, which the district court reviewed, was that if the gerrymandering was for partisan reasons, it's legal. It's only illegal if it was for race. But that allows the justices to just out & out say "THIS IS FOR PARTISAN REASONS!"
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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Koh: I think what we are seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most, which is the collapse of our checks and balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. It's basically a mouthpiece for Donald Trump at this point.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Koh: I think what we are seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most, which is the collapse of our checks and balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government. It's basically a mouthpiece for Donald Trump at this point.
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The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
www.reuters.com/world/us-bac...
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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In the past decade, the U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. Starting in January, the Trump administration will stall that funding.
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In the past decade, the U.S. National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. Starting in January, the Trump administration will stall that funding.
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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
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BREAKING: In a 20-19 vote, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee advance a blatantly unconstitutional bill requiring the census to include a citizenship question starting in 2030, and limit the congressional seat count to just citizens.
GOP Advances Bill Limiting Census Counts For Congressional Seats to Citizens
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: In a 20-19 vote, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee advance a blatantly unconstitutional bill requiring the census to include a citizenship question starting in 2030, and limit the congressional seat count to just citizens.
New take on “thoughts and prayers.” Eish. Celebrating hungry families
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New take on “thoughts and prayers.” Eish. Celebrating hungry families
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He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
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I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
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it's class solidarity and the class is 'gangster'
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's class solidarity and the class is 'gangster'
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.