Sarah Piel
@shp212.bsky.social
Lover of child development, golden retrievers, historical mystery series, family and friends who are family. Oh, yeah, and freedom of choice.
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So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
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It is increasingly difficult to avoid the conclusion that the Supreme Court is dismantling every guardrail that separates democracy from dictatorship. slate.trib.al/1LrjHpL
The Supreme Court Just Knocked Down One of the Final Guardrails Against Dictatorship
The Supreme Court knocked down one of the final barriers to Donald Trump’s unprecedented consolidation of power on Monday.
slate.trib.al
September 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It is increasingly difficult to avoid the conclusion that the Supreme Court is dismantling every guardrail that separates democracy from dictatorship. slate.trib.al/1LrjHpL
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Donald Trump recently said that he has “the right” to do anything he wants—not unlike the antagonistic Homelander of the TV show "The Boys"—and his followers are determined to prove him right, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
President Homelander
Donald Trump believes he can do whatever he wants—and his followers are determined to prove him right.
bit.ly
August 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Donald Trump recently said that he has “the right” to do anything he wants—not unlike the antagonistic Homelander of the TV show "The Boys"—and his followers are determined to prove him right, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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DO NOT PUT CHILDREN ON TV TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING THEY JUST LIVED THROUGH
The media who do this are heartless bastards
The media who do this are heartless bastards
August 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
DO NOT PUT CHILDREN ON TV TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING THEY JUST LIVED THROUGH
The media who do this are heartless bastards
The media who do this are heartless bastards
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/o...
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June 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Boston's "No Kings" event coincided with Pride so the organizations joined forces for a . . .
"No Kings but Yaaas Queen" event and tbh, I want a copy if this poster.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
"No Kings but Yaaas Queen" event and tbh, I want a copy if this poster.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
June 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Boston's "No Kings" event coincided with Pride so the organizations joined forces for a . . .
"No Kings but Yaaas Queen" event and tbh, I want a copy if this poster.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
"No Kings but Yaaas Queen" event and tbh, I want a copy if this poster.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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The rise of the far-right—and its political violence—in the US is one of the least understood and most important stories of modern America. Here’s my podcast season on where it started: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/ris...
June 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The rise of the far-right—and its political violence—in the US is one of the least understood and most important stories of modern America. Here’s my podcast season on where it started: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/ris...
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It’s not just the domestic shame. The whole world is watching Marines in the streets, Senators being tackled and handcuffed, judges being arrested, and heads of state being accosted in the Oval Office.
The United States is losing all international legitimacy.
The United States is losing all international legitimacy.
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It’s not just the domestic shame. The whole world is watching Marines in the streets, Senators being tackled and handcuffed, judges being arrested, and heads of state being accosted in the Oval Office.
The United States is losing all international legitimacy.
The United States is losing all international legitimacy.
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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At Fort Bragg, Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line. Where are the generals who should be speaking up in defense of the military's rules and traditions, asks @RadioFreeTom?
The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At Fort Bragg, Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line. Where are the generals who should be speaking up in defense of the military's rules and traditions, asks @RadioFreeTom?
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The latest find on Hatteras Island — piles of hammer scale — may be an important clue to where the Lost Colony went. 🏺🧪
'Lost Colony' of Roanoke may have assimilated into Indigenous society, archaeologist claims — but not everyone is convinced
The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony."
www.livescience.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The latest find on Hatteras Island — piles of hammer scale — may be an important clue to where the Lost Colony went. 🏺🧪
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Looking for an accurate report of the reality in LA and the insanity in the Oval Office.
Skip the news. Watch @jimmykimmel.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
Skip the news. Watch @jimmykimmel.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
Jimmy Kimmel Tells the Truth About What’s REALLY Happening in LA
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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June 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Looking for an accurate report of the reality in LA and the insanity in the Oval Office.
Skip the news. Watch @jimmykimmel.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
Skip the news. Watch @jimmykimmel.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=baR4...
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This is why people say ALL cops.
WATCH: “Holy f*ck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
June 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is why people say ALL cops.
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Trump's executive orders targeting law firms are unconstitutional and threaten judicial independence. Firms should sue to stop them, Adam Unikowsky argues.
Why My Firm Is Standing Up for the Constitution
Big Law should remain independent rather than have the government dictate who it represents.
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump's executive orders targeting law firms are unconstitutional and threaten judicial independence. Firms should sue to stop them, Adam Unikowsky argues.
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Thinking about when John Roberts said we shouldn’t listen to fearmongering about executive abuse of power
Absolutely wild that the court accuses the dissent of "fearmongering" with "extreme hypotheticals" when the actual basis for the indictment is a coup attempt that led to an attack on the capitol
April 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thinking about when John Roberts said we shouldn’t listen to fearmongering about executive abuse of power
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Many precedents—including Bush v. Gore—say that applying different standards to voters in different parts of the state, at the risk of disenfranchisement, violates equal protection. That is EXACTLY what the North Carolina Supreme Court's Republican majority just did. This order is unconstitutional.
April 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Many precedents—including Bush v. Gore—say that applying different standards to voters in different parts of the state, at the risk of disenfranchisement, violates equal protection. That is EXACTLY what the North Carolina Supreme Court's Republican majority just did. This order is unconstitutional.
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🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
April 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🚨NEW: The NC Supreme Court's GOP majority will retroactively nullify 2,000 to 7,000 ballots from military and overseas voters unless they quickly prove their identity—but only those who voted in a few Democratic counties.
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
Could overturn Justice Riggs' victory.
appellate.nccourts.org/orders.php?t...
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The dollar crashing is great news for all of us Brits who've found the US unaffordable since Brexit, except when we try to visit we're going to be turned away at the border because we liked a tweet saying slavery was bad
April 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The dollar crashing is great news for all of us Brits who've found the US unaffordable since Brexit, except when we try to visit we're going to be turned away at the border because we liked a tweet saying slavery was bad
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
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Full text, as sent by the White House Office of Communications, of the EO, "PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS," since it is still not up: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Full text, as sent by the White House Office of Communications, of the EO, "PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS," since it is still not up: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Trump’s Justice Department is now arguing that the president can deport people to a prison in El Salvador without giving them a chance to object or prove their innocence…
AND that the “mandate of the electorate” shields the operation from judicial scrutiny.
Dictator shit. slate.com/news-and-pol...
AND that the “mandate of the electorate” shields the operation from judicial scrutiny.
Dictator shit. slate.com/news-and-pol...
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Trump’s Justice Department is now arguing that the president can deport people to a prison in El Salvador without giving them a chance to object or prove their innocence…
AND that the “mandate of the electorate” shields the operation from judicial scrutiny.
Dictator shit. slate.com/news-and-pol...
AND that the “mandate of the electorate” shields the operation from judicial scrutiny.
Dictator shit. slate.com/news-and-pol...