Sunquinox
@sunquinox.bsky.social
Volunteer for Eugene McCarthy, 1968. Few posts, occasional replies. Oregon. #RankedChoiceVoting !
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Sunquinox
@sunquinox.bsky.social
· Dec 18
First post, yay!
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I tell students they are growing up during the death throes of the Archie Bunker era, a long period of reactionary backlash to the end of Jim Crow. You can see it in these survey data and the ages of who sits in Congress. Older folks (like me) are fighting the same battles they grew up with.
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I tell students they are growing up during the death throes of the Archie Bunker era, a long period of reactionary backlash to the end of Jim Crow. You can see it in these survey data and the ages of who sits in Congress. Older folks (like me) are fighting the same battles they grew up with.
here's Trump saying in 2019 he hasn't spoken with Epstein in "fifteen years".
with today's email release, we know this is not true.
(bonus, Trump mentions Secretary Acosta)
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
with today's email release, we know this is not true.
(bonus, Trump mentions Secretary Acosta)
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
User Clip: Trump says he had a falling out with Jeffrey Epstein
Details: nypost.com/2019/07/09/trump-barred-jeffrey-epstein-from-mar-a-lago-over-sex-assault-court-docs
www.c-span.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 AM
here's Trump saying in 2019 he hasn't spoken with Epstein in "fifteen years".
with today's email release, we know this is not true.
(bonus, Trump mentions Secretary Acosta)
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
with today's email release, we know this is not true.
(bonus, Trump mentions Secretary Acosta)
www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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The U.S. is on track for another record year for clean electricity in 2025: 59 GW additions, which is 92% of new builds. Solar leads again, and storage nearly doubles. The grid is changing fast.
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The U.S. is on track for another record year for clean electricity in 2025: 59 GW additions, which is 92% of new builds. Solar leads again, and storage nearly doubles. The grid is changing fast.
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Arguing against extending ACA funds, GOP senators are circulating charts showing insurer profits rising since the enhanced subsidy began.
Bernie @sanders.senate.gov appears fascinated to learn that they consider this a problem, saying they should then cosponsor his Medicare For All bill.
Bernie @sanders.senate.gov appears fascinated to learn that they consider this a problem, saying they should then cosponsor his Medicare For All bill.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Arguing against extending ACA funds, GOP senators are circulating charts showing insurer profits rising since the enhanced subsidy began.
Bernie @sanders.senate.gov appears fascinated to learn that they consider this a problem, saying they should then cosponsor his Medicare For All bill.
Bernie @sanders.senate.gov appears fascinated to learn that they consider this a problem, saying they should then cosponsor his Medicare For All bill.
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In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Power’s break with coal: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...
An Oregon utility’s break with coal brings customer savings • Oregon Capital Chronicle
While the Trump administration pursues a coal revival, a utility in Oregon is saving money by giving up on the fossil fuel.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Power’s break with coal: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...
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In the battle between "Partisan polarization means presidential approval is now locked into a narrow range" vs. "Nah"...no winner yet, but it's been a good week for Team How Low Can He Go.
Trump's average disapproval rating has hit 56% in our tracker at fiftyplusone.news. He is now just a point off his (then historically low) net approval rating at this point in 2017, and nearly meeting the high point of Joe Biden's disapproval rating in 2022/late 2024 (57.3%).
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In the battle between "Partisan polarization means presidential approval is now locked into a narrow range" vs. "Nah"...no winner yet, but it's been a good week for Team How Low Can He Go.
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Congress can’t expense things, begins feeling the heat in shutdown
“The charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,” the staffer said. “So that’s a problem.”
www.24sight.news/p/congressio...
“The charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,” the staffer said. “So that’s a problem.”
www.24sight.news/p/congressio...
Congressional offices grapple with frozen charge cards, lapsed subscriptions as shutdown drags on
'Some of your more junior staff are probably going to be feeling the heat'
www.24sight.news
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congress can’t expense things, begins feeling the heat in shutdown
“The charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,” the staffer said. “So that’s a problem.”
www.24sight.news/p/congressio...
“The charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,” the staffer said. “So that’s a problem.”
www.24sight.news/p/congressio...
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But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
October 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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Lawsuits from AZ AG Mayes and Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva are imminent, my sources say. They are most likely to be filed tomorrow, but could happen by the end of today.
Mike Johnson on Adelita Grijalva, who he refuses to swear in: "Instead of doing TikTok videos, she should be serving her constituents."
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Lawsuits from AZ AG Mayes and Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva are imminent, my sources say. They are most likely to be filed tomorrow, but could happen by the end of today.
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Come on then, and remove him.
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Come on then, and remove him.
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reposting with alt-text
Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
reposting with alt-text
Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
I've been following this threat of legal action, and I like AG Mayes. She says "times up", but in the whole interview does not say anything specific that will be done.
We'll have to wait to see.
PS, she did use the phrase: "taxation without representation" (!)
#Grijalva #AZ07
We'll have to wait to see.
PS, she did use the phrase: "taxation without representation" (!)
#Grijalva #AZ07
Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation.
youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...
youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...
AG Mayes Demands Speaker Johnson Swear In Adelita Grijalva | The Lead with Jake Tapper CNN
YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Part of the utility for huge protests like No Kings is that they undermine the fundamental basis of Trump's power, which is elite consent. If universities, private companies, government officials, etc. think they could get caught up by a popular backlash they're less likely to comply w/ the regime.
October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Part of the utility for huge protests like No Kings is that they undermine the fundamental basis of Trump's power, which is elite consent. If universities, private companies, government officials, etc. think they could get caught up by a popular backlash they're less likely to comply w/ the regime.
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Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
October 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
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Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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per Arizona Sec of State
"Election officials ... have until October 09, 2025 to canvass the results. The Secretary of State will canvass all results by October 14, 2025."
as soon as tomorrow morning Rep #Grijalva can demand to be seated in US House.
#218th #Epstein #AZ7
azsos.gov/elections/vote
"Election officials ... have until October 09, 2025 to canvass the results. The Secretary of State will canvass all results by October 14, 2025."
as soon as tomorrow morning Rep #Grijalva can demand to be seated in US House.
#218th #Epstein #AZ7
azsos.gov/elections/vote
Vote | Arizona Secretary of State
azsos.gov
October 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
per Arizona Sec of State
"Election officials ... have until October 09, 2025 to canvass the results. The Secretary of State will canvass all results by October 14, 2025."
as soon as tomorrow morning Rep #Grijalva can demand to be seated in US House.
#218th #Epstein #AZ7
azsos.gov/elections/vote
"Election officials ... have until October 09, 2025 to canvass the results. The Secretary of State will canvass all results by October 14, 2025."
as soon as tomorrow morning Rep #Grijalva can demand to be seated in US House.
#218th #Epstein #AZ7
azsos.gov/elections/vote
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“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations
Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”
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This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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And courts clarify disputes when it's unclear exactly what laws and the constitution mean. No one is "in charge" in any absolute sense. This is all Intro to US Politics stuff; abandoning it means abandoning the Constitution and adopting some other system of government.
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And courts clarify disputes when it's unclear exactly what laws and the constitution mean. No one is "in charge" in any absolute sense. This is all Intro to US Politics stuff; abandoning it means abandoning the Constitution and adopting some other system of government.
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An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
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Head into farm country right now and show me a sign that says Farmers for Trump…
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Head into farm country right now and show me a sign that says Farmers for Trump…
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At Brickworld Grand Rapids, one of our volunteers explained Ranked Choice Voting with Legos — and the kid got it instantly.
RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us: rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote #RCV #FairElections
RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us: rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote #RCV #FairElections
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
At Brickworld Grand Rapids, one of our volunteers explained Ranked Choice Voting with Legos — and the kid got it instantly.
RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us: rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote #RCV #FairElections
RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us: rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote #RCV #FairElections
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NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so it’s time to launch my cheat sheet of what’s on the ballot this fall!
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
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I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read M...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so it’s time to launch my cheat sheet of what’s on the ballot this fall!
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save:
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save: