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· Nov 10
Hello Bluesky 👋
I'm new here. Left Twitter July 2023 when Threads launched. Looking for a new home over here. Nice to meet you all. I follow news, politics, love Christmas, cats, and Taylor Swift.
I'm new here. Left Twitter July 2023 when Threads launched. Looking for a new home over here. Nice to meet you all. I follow news, politics, love Christmas, cats, and Taylor Swift.
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Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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Such a crucial issue in Ohio.
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Watch as Rose Lounsbury, one of the most impressive candidates I’ve ever watched, explains how Ohio’s GOP statehouse and its obsession with private school vouchers, are leading to higher property taxes everywhere.
VIDEO
Link here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
Watch as Rose Lounsbury, one of the most impressive candidates I’ve ever watched, explains how Ohio’s GOP statehouse and its obsession with private school vouchers, are leading to higher property taxes everywhere.
VIDEO
Link here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Such a crucial issue in Ohio.
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This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
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Today was insane so we’re doing it live!
Join @jvl.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social for a special livestream at 9PM ET as we celebrate the wild Trump-Elon fight.
YouTube: youtube.com/live/3V6dN3X...
Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Join @jvl.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social for a special livestream at 9PM ET as we celebrate the wild Trump-Elon fight.
YouTube: youtube.com/live/3V6dN3X...
Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
EMERGENCY LIVESTREAM: Celebrate the Elon-Trump Fight With Us
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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June 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Today was insane so we’re doing it live!
Join @jvl.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social for a special livestream at 9PM ET as we celebrate the wild Trump-Elon fight.
YouTube: youtube.com/live/3V6dN3X...
Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Join @jvl.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social for a special livestream at 9PM ET as we celebrate the wild Trump-Elon fight.
YouTube: youtube.com/live/3V6dN3X...
Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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NEW YORK: “Please detail what your red line is, and at what point you’ll actually stand up for the constitution you swore an oath to defend.”
An older woman is carried out by law enforcement for asking questions @repmikelawler (R) doesn’t like.
An older woman is carried out by law enforcement for asking questions @repmikelawler (R) doesn’t like.
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
NEW YORK: “Please detail what your red line is, and at what point you’ll actually stand up for the constitution you swore an oath to defend.”
An older woman is carried out by law enforcement for asking questions @repmikelawler (R) doesn’t like.
An older woman is carried out by law enforcement for asking questions @repmikelawler (R) doesn’t like.
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The Boston Globe was a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes — for public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary — award organizers announced.
The Boston Globe recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalist in public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary - The Boston Globe
The Pulitzer Prize Board highlighted the Globe’s coverage of financial mismanagement at Steward Health Care and its impact on patients and their families for its public service award, one of the most ...
www.bostonglobe.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Boston Globe was a finalist for three Pulitzer Prizes — for public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary — award organizers announced.
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So the White House story is now:
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
So the White House story is now:
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
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America, you f**ked up!
She warned us. She had a plan that would have benefited everyday Americans. But too many ignored her—because it was never really about the economy.
Now folks are scared, struggling—and we’re cooked.
She warned us. She had a plan that would have benefited everyday Americans. But too many ignored her—because it was never really about the economy.
Now folks are scared, struggling—and we’re cooked.
April 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
America, you f**ked up!
She warned us. She had a plan that would have benefited everyday Americans. But too many ignored her—because it was never really about the economy.
Now folks are scared, struggling—and we’re cooked.
She warned us. She had a plan that would have benefited everyday Americans. But too many ignored her—because it was never really about the economy.
Now folks are scared, struggling—and we’re cooked.
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
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My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
www.elias.law
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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We're fighting in court to make DOGE more transparent to the American people.
Operating in secrecy as DOGE dismantles key government functions is not acceptable.
Operating in secrecy as DOGE dismantles key government functions is not acceptable.
Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has blitzed its way through federal agencies over the last two months, spawning dozens of lawsuits in its effort to shrink the federal government.
www.yahoo.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're fighting in court to make DOGE more transparent to the American people.
Operating in secrecy as DOGE dismantles key government functions is not acceptable.
Operating in secrecy as DOGE dismantles key government functions is not acceptable.
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Here’s an unctuous toady who has zero scruples around caring about what could have happened to troops due to the morons running national security and confuses luck with what her actual job is, which is making sure people don’t have to rely on luck to stay alive www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Bondi Suggests Signal Chat Episode Is Unlikely to Be Criminally Investigated
The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not on military information being shared in advance in a group text among top officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here’s an unctuous toady who has zero scruples around caring about what could have happened to troops due to the morons running national security and confuses luck with what her actual job is, which is making sure people don’t have to rely on luck to stay alive www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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A U.S. District Judge is demanding that the Department of Justice to explain why it apparently violated his ruling last week.
Court orders are not optional, whether you're a regular American or a government agency.
Court orders are not optional, whether you're a regular American or a government agency.
Judge calls Trump administration’s details on Venezuelan deportations ‘woefully inadequate’
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is moving closer to contempt of court proceedings over Saturday's deportation flights.
www.politico.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A U.S. District Judge is demanding that the Department of Justice to explain why it apparently violated his ruling last week.
Court orders are not optional, whether you're a regular American or a government agency.
Court orders are not optional, whether you're a regular American or a government agency.
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
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We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.
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Schumer is hoping that enough time will pass and people will forget about this, but we’re not playing that game anymore. We refuse to be treated like fools while Democratic leadership sells us out and expects the outrage to fade. Sign & share if you agree: Schumer must step down as Democratic Leader
Chuck Chuck Schumer
Sign our petition if you agree: It's time for Chuck Schumer to step down. ChuckChuckSchumer.com
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March 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Schumer is hoping that enough time will pass and people will forget about this, but we’re not playing that game anymore. We refuse to be treated like fools while Democratic leadership sells us out and expects the outrage to fade. Sign & share if you agree: Schumer must step down as Democratic Leader
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abducted by masked agents of the state in the streets of the capital and slated for deportation for the offense of being linked to views
SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
www.politico.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
abducted by masked agents of the state in the streets of the capital and slated for deportation for the offense of being linked to views
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I tracked Trump's increased communication: what was once a flood of content is now an overwhelming tidal wave. Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions theconversation.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
theconversation.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I tracked Trump's increased communication: what was once a flood of content is now an overwhelming tidal wave. Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions theconversation.com/donald-trump...
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Republicans, Democrats, Independents - Trump expects us all to lay down while he steamrolls over our lives and liberties. Fuck that, and fuck him.
Forgotten Man
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Republicans, Democrats, Independents - Trump expects us all to lay down while he steamrolls over our lives and liberties. Fuck that, and fuck him.
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International travelers concerned about President Donald Trump’s trade policies and bellicose rhetoric have been canceling trips to the United States, depriving the U.S. tourism industry of billions of dollars at a time when the economy has started to appear wobbly.
Nervous about Trump, international tourists scrap their U.S. travel plans
International tourists are canceling plans to visit the United States, with Canadians leading the way.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
International travelers concerned about President Donald Trump’s trade policies and bellicose rhetoric have been canceling trips to the United States, depriving the U.S. tourism industry of billions of dollars at a time when the economy has started to appear wobbly.
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While the US is experiencing massive nationwide weather catastrophes, Donald Trump is out golfing to a whopping tune of tens of millions of tax payer dollars.
The US dies, Trump golfs. #3E #EndAutogenocide
The US dies, Trump golfs. #3E #EndAutogenocide
March 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
While the US is experiencing massive nationwide weather catastrophes, Donald Trump is out golfing to a whopping tune of tens of millions of tax payer dollars.
The US dies, Trump golfs. #3E #EndAutogenocide
The US dies, Trump golfs. #3E #EndAutogenocide
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Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while attending a protest or simply to keep your communications private, here's our guide to using the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal.
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How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
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March 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations while attending a protest or simply to keep your communications private, here's our guide to using the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal.
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BREAKING: The European Union announced countermeasures — worth about $28 billion — in response to Trump's tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports will start on April.
The EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as the United States is “applying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth 26 billion euros,” or about $28...
apnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
BREAKING: The European Union announced countermeasures — worth about $28 billion — in response to Trump's tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports will start on April.
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Elon Musk is trying to steal the federal government — slashing services, firing civil servants, & handing power to billionaires. We can't let it happen. Join us on 3/13 at 8 PM ET & learn more about how we fight back. actionnetwork.org/events/mar13...
March 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Elon Musk is trying to steal the federal government — slashing services, firing civil servants, & handing power to billionaires. We can't let it happen. Join us on 3/13 at 8 PM ET & learn more about how we fight back. actionnetwork.org/events/mar13...