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@shefightsinfront.bsky.social
This is where I shout into the void and create my own record of what has happened since November 5, 2024.
Lawyer. Dog and cat owner. Wife and mom. Red state progressive.
Current state: is it time to sell the family silver?
Lawyer. Dog and cat owner. Wife and mom. Red state progressive.
Current state: is it time to sell the family silver?
Sad old man can’t handle people asking him even marginally hard questions…
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White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article)
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sad old man can’t handle people asking him even marginally hard questions…
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NYC can handle losses like this better than many local governments.
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M
In a surprise move, federal officials clawed back funds approved by Congress for immigrant services.
www.politico.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NYC can handle losses like this better than many local governments.
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
If my city lost its federal funds, it would need to raise property tax rates by 50% to make up for the loss.
(In my state, property taxes are one of the few revenue streams that local governments control.)
Someone asked if we had any cat pictures, but the best I can do today is deer. We surprised them raiding our bird feeder, but obviously they are not terribly scared of us.
February 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Someone asked if we had any cat pictures, but the best I can do today is deer. We surprised them raiding our bird feeder, but obviously they are not terribly scared of us.
Another day, another WTF moment.
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People
RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order ensuring that all federal agencies are
www.whitehouse.gov
February 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Another day, another WTF moment.
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”
Sheryl Crow for the win! 🏅
Sheryl Crow Waves Goodbye to Her Tesla, Pledges Money to NPR — Rolling Stone
“There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with,” Crow wrote, adding that NPR was “under threat by President Musk”
apple.news
February 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Sheryl Crow for the win! 🏅
I read this to my husband and he remarked that lately he feels like a man who is swimming, but everyone is trying to save him from drowning.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
"I am the law."
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
Hitler, 1942
"There is no law but the law of the people & the people are me."
Gaddafi, 1975
"We have a constitution, but we must address the problems of the country first. The law is always behind when it comes to national survival."
Bashar Al-Assad, 2011
Trump, 2025:
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I read this to my husband and he remarked that lately he feels like a man who is swimming, but everyone is trying to save him from drowning.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
Frankly, I could also do with less saving.
The Eric Adams case standoff ends with a veteran prosecutor agreeing to handle the dismissal, apparently in order to spare all of his colleagues from being fired.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say — Reuters
A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for r...
apple.news
February 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Eric Adams case standoff ends with a veteran prosecutor agreeing to handle the dismissal, apparently in order to spare all of his colleagues from being fired.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
I hope the judge refuses to grant the motion, at least until hearing testimony about this.
This is an astonishing sentence for a lawyer to have written.
Constitutional principles don’t change based on the politics of the president.
(At least, not until that President has had the opportunity to appoint enough Supreme Court justices to swing the Court’s ideology in his favor.)
Constitutional principles don’t change based on the politics of the president.
(At least, not until that President has had the opportunity to appoint enough Supreme Court justices to swing the Court’s ideology in his favor.)
February 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is an astonishing sentence for a lawyer to have written.
Constitutional principles don’t change based on the politics of the president.
(At least, not until that President has had the opportunity to appoint enough Supreme Court justices to swing the Court’s ideology in his favor.)
Constitutional principles don’t change based on the politics of the president.
(At least, not until that President has had the opportunity to appoint enough Supreme Court justices to swing the Court’s ideology in his favor.)
This feels like the definition of fuck around and find out.
Federal workforce cuts could create unemployment levels in Northern Virginia not seen in living memory. That’s a potential problem for rural Virginia.
Federal workforce cuts could create unemployment levels in Northern Virginia not seen in living memory. That’s a potential problem for rural Virginia.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This feels like the definition of fuck around and find out.
I’m trying to keep up with the various lawsuits against the Trump Administration that might affect stuff at work and came across this handy tracker.
54 lawsuits since January 20. That has to be some kind of record, right?
54 lawsuits since January 20. That has to be some kind of record, right?
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
February 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I’m trying to keep up with the various lawsuits against the Trump Administration that might affect stuff at work and came across this handy tracker.
54 lawsuits since January 20. That has to be some kind of record, right?
54 lawsuits since January 20. That has to be some kind of record, right?
If Trump’s plan comes to fruition the Palestinians who call Gaza home will be shoved aside. Meanwhile the United States opens its arms to ethnic Afrikaners, calling them refugees.
What could the difference be? Could it be that Afrikaners are relatively wealthy white Christians?
What could the difference be? Could it be that Afrikaners are relatively wealthy white Christians?
President Trump reiterated his proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza, telling reporters on Sunday that the strip of land was "a big real estate site" that the U.S. was "going to own." The idea, first announced last week, has drawn widespread international condemnation.
Trump Calls Gaza a ‘Big Real Estate Site,’ Reiterating Plan for U.S. Takeover
President Trump, speaking on his way to the Super Bowl, also mentioned building “beautiful sites for the people, the Palestinians, to live in.”
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If Trump’s plan comes to fruition the Palestinians who call Gaza home will be shoved aside. Meanwhile the United States opens its arms to ethnic Afrikaners, calling them refugees.
What could the difference be? Could it be that Afrikaners are relatively wealthy white Christians?
What could the difference be? Could it be that Afrikaners are relatively wealthy white Christians?
@rbreich.bsky.social was a lot more hopeful 20 days ago, when he wrote that the new Trump administration would force ordinary Americans to see that their government has been taken over by oligarchs.
Now Trump has a 53% approval rating and is threatening to ignore federal court rulings.
Now Trump has a 53% approval rating and is threatening to ignore federal court rulings.
February 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@rbreich.bsky.social was a lot more hopeful 20 days ago, when he wrote that the new Trump administration would force ordinary Americans to see that their government has been taken over by oligarchs.
Now Trump has a 53% approval rating and is threatening to ignore federal court rulings.
Now Trump has a 53% approval rating and is threatening to ignore federal court rulings.
Actions like this leave a vacuum in Africa for China to fill. Incredibly stupid actions that make me wonder seriously who Trump is trying to benefit.
It’s actually embarrassing to compare President Ramaphosa’s post on X to any of Trump’s randomly capitalized SAD late night Truth Social posts.
It’s actually embarrassing to compare President Ramaphosa’s post on X to any of Trump’s randomly capitalized SAD late night Truth Social posts.
February 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Actions like this leave a vacuum in Africa for China to fill. Incredibly stupid actions that make me wonder seriously who Trump is trying to benefit.
It’s actually embarrassing to compare President Ramaphosa’s post on X to any of Trump’s randomly capitalized SAD late night Truth Social posts.
It’s actually embarrassing to compare President Ramaphosa’s post on X to any of Trump’s randomly capitalized SAD late night Truth Social posts.
South Africa is still the least economically equal society in the world for, even though apartheid ended 30 years ago. White South Africans, including Afrikaners, hold a disproportionate share of the wealth. And now we’re going to treat them as refugees?
Come the fuck on.
Come the fuck on.
Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section
www.whitehouse.gov
February 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
South Africa is still the least economically equal society in the world for, even though apartheid ended 30 years ago. White South Africans, including Afrikaners, hold a disproportionate share of the wealth. And now we’re going to treat them as refugees?
Come the fuck on.
Come the fuck on.
Elon will let us know if he shouldn’t be involved in making a decision because there’s a conflict of interest.
Only problem is he doesn’t know what “conflict of interest” means.
Only problem is he doesn’t know what “conflict of interest” means.
Alleged USAID probe into Starlink raises Elon Musk conflict concerns
In 2022, USAID and Starlink collaborated to provide 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Elon will let us know if he shouldn’t be involved in making a decision because there’s a conflict of interest.
Only problem is he doesn’t know what “conflict of interest” means.
Only problem is he doesn’t know what “conflict of interest” means.
Breaking: Republicans are against big federal government until they’re in charge. Watch state AGs in this moment. They have the power to push back.
Trump’s Power Grab Defies G.O.P. Orthodoxy on Local Control (Gift Article)
New York City traffic. California water rules. Middle school sports. Few local policies are outside the reach of Donald J. Trump’s federal government.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Breaking: Republicans are against big federal government until they’re in charge. Watch state AGs in this moment. They have the power to push back.
Collective bargaining is strength. If it weren’t, the bosses wouldn’t be so afraid of unions.
Unlike Elon Musk and the DOGE, we know what it’s like to actually work for a living. And we’re not going to let one unaccountable billionaire rig the government for himself.
That’s where we come in. We’re the Department of People Who Work for a Living.
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
That’s where we come in. We’re the Department of People Who Work for a Living.
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
Department of People who Work for a Living
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Collective bargaining is strength. If it weren’t, the bosses wouldn’t be so afraid of unions.
I’ve had conversations with staff of one of my Senators and my Congressperson. The other Senator’s staff hasn’t responded to voice mail.
My Republican representatives are not interested in doing anything to stop Musk.
They are willing to dismantle the constitution to own the libs.
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My Republican representatives are not interested in doing anything to stop Musk.
They are willing to dismantle the constitution to own the libs.
1/
February 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’ve had conversations with staff of one of my Senators and my Congressperson. The other Senator’s staff hasn’t responded to voice mail.
My Republican representatives are not interested in doing anything to stop Musk.
They are willing to dismantle the constitution to own the libs.
1/
My Republican representatives are not interested in doing anything to stop Musk.
They are willing to dismantle the constitution to own the libs.
1/
Goal for the day: for the third day in a row, make calls to my senators and representative. Ignore whatever bullshit Elon’s puppet Trump spews about Gaza or tariffs or MAGA. Those are distractions to keep us from watching the remaking of the federal government.
February 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Goal for the day: for the third day in a row, make calls to my senators and representative. Ignore whatever bullshit Elon’s puppet Trump spews about Gaza or tariffs or MAGA. Those are distractions to keep us from watching the remaking of the federal government.
I called my reps yesterday and followed up today. Today the response from my (Republican) reps was:
- all the Musk boys are federal government employees (they can’t say when that happened, just that it’s true now)
- this is just a way to examine spending
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- all the Musk boys are federal government employees (they can’t say when that happened, just that it’s true now)
- this is just a way to examine spending
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THIS. Honestly more worried about this than I am about tariffs.
Some people voted for trump.
Some people voted for Kamala.
Some people voted 3rd party.
But I guarantee you that NOBODY voted for a fucking billionaire to be raiding our Social Security.
What the fuck is THIS bullshit?
Some people voted for Kamala.
Some people voted 3rd party.
But I guarantee you that NOBODY voted for a fucking billionaire to be raiding our Social Security.
What the fuck is THIS bullshit?
February 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I called my reps yesterday and followed up today. Today the response from my (Republican) reps was:
- all the Musk boys are federal government employees (they can’t say when that happened, just that it’s true now)
- this is just a way to examine spending
1/
- all the Musk boys are federal government employees (they can’t say when that happened, just that it’s true now)
- this is just a way to examine spending
1/
Suit filed against Treasury for allowing Musk and the DOGE teens access to the payment system.
I’m digging into it now…
I’m digging into it now…
storage.courtlistener.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Suit filed against Treasury for allowing Musk and the DOGE teens access to the payment system.
I’m digging into it now…
I’m digging into it now…
Thank goodness democrats are starting to speak out. Why it took over 48 hours is beyond me but it’s a start.
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thank goodness democrats are starting to speak out. Why it took over 48 hours is beyond me but it’s a start.
So a) the Wall Street Journal has been an enthusiastic Trump supporter for years, so it’s interesting to see them called “always wrong.” B) 80% of that $36 trillion in debt is held by insurance companies, pension funds, and other investors, and the federal reserve itself. Not foreign governments. 🤔
Trump defends his controversial new tariffs: “Will there be some pain? Yes, maybe (and maybe not!). But we will make America great again, and it will all be worth the price that must be paid.”
February 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So a) the Wall Street Journal has been an enthusiastic Trump supporter for years, so it’s interesting to see them called “always wrong.” B) 80% of that $36 trillion in debt is held by insurance companies, pension funds, and other investors, and the federal reserve itself. Not foreign governments. 🤔
THIS. Honestly more worried about this than I am about tariffs.
Some people voted for trump.
Some people voted for Kamala.
Some people voted 3rd party.
But I guarantee you that NOBODY voted for a fucking billionaire to be raiding our Social Security.
What the fuck is THIS bullshit?
Some people voted for Kamala.
Some people voted 3rd party.
But I guarantee you that NOBODY voted for a fucking billionaire to be raiding our Social Security.
What the fuck is THIS bullshit?
February 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
THIS. Honestly more worried about this than I am about tariffs.
I guess someone decided the federal government needed to do Elon more favors. We should be grateful communications won’t be limited to Truth Social. 🙄
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I guess someone decided the federal government needed to do Elon more favors. We should be grateful communications won’t be limited to Truth Social. 🙄