Sydney W
@sydneyva.bsky.social
Mom, Aunt, Great Aunt, Friend, Volunteer. Lover of art, music, history, travel and wine. History buff and political junkie. Progressive and pissed off.
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From Erin Reed: Loudoun County—from which Trump threated to withhold fed funding for upholding restroom access—rejected anti-trans Rep & elected 2 trans rights Dems.--incl. one who represented trans students in court against outgoing anti-trans Rep Gov Glenn Youngkin.
"A Stunning Rebuke Of Anti-Trans Politics"—Dems Win Elections Nationwide Despite Anti-Trans Ads
As election results poured in on Tuesday night, it became clear that Democrats were winning nationwide against anti-trans opponents.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
From Erin Reed: Loudoun County—from which Trump threated to withhold fed funding for upholding restroom access—rejected anti-trans Rep & elected 2 trans rights Dems.--incl. one who represented trans students in court against outgoing anti-trans Rep Gov Glenn Youngkin.
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Trump 2.0 is so much worse than 1.0 it’s hard to really grasp.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump 2.0 is so much worse than 1.0 it’s hard to really grasp.
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There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
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1/ Powerful interview
Former top official of the National Guard Major Gen. Randy E. Manner
Listen to this excerpt of it.
- Our Guard is not trained for this
- "Negatively impacts military readiness"
- Being as "political props"
Full interview: www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
Former top official of the National Guard Major Gen. Randy E. Manner
Listen to this excerpt of it.
- Our Guard is not trained for this
- "Negatively impacts military readiness"
- Being as "political props"
Full interview: www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
1/ Powerful interview
Former top official of the National Guard Major Gen. Randy E. Manner
Listen to this excerpt of it.
- Our Guard is not trained for this
- "Negatively impacts military readiness"
- Being as "political props"
Full interview: www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
Former top official of the National Guard Major Gen. Randy E. Manner
Listen to this excerpt of it.
- Our Guard is not trained for this
- "Negatively impacts military readiness"
- Being as "political props"
Full interview: www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
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"It’s clear: The addition of 1,000 red-state National Guard troops to the 800 already in DC, all untrained in urban policing, raises the odds of a 'mass casualty event,' at minimum."
Must read from @joanwalsh.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Must read from @joanwalsh.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?
Anything is possible in the coming days and weeks, but it’s difficult not to feel like we are veering toward escalating violence.
www.thenation.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"It’s clear: The addition of 1,000 red-state National Guard troops to the 800 already in DC, all untrained in urban policing, raises the odds of a 'mass casualty event,' at minimum."
Must read from @joanwalsh.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Must read from @joanwalsh.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump unleashes show and awe on Washington — creating his own Potemkin police state in the nation’s capital.
It’s not going well
It’s not going well
Fake Armies Of The Night: Trump Unleashes Show and Awe on Washington
Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover is the usual Trumpian blend of idiocy and cruelty — all optics, unless you are brown-skinned.
www.rollingstone.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump unleashes show and awe on Washington — creating his own Potemkin police state in the nation’s capital.
It’s not going well
It’s not going well
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. Story by @fastlerner.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. Story by @fastlerner.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
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Trump's economy is the rich-guy sub about to implode and kill everyone on board. And we're all stuck inside.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
OceanGate and the Trump Economy
Rich idiot breaks all the rules. Creates a death trap. And everyone hears the popping noises signaling that it’s all about to implode.
www.thebulwark.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump's economy is the rich-guy sub about to implode and kill everyone on board. And we're all stuck inside.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
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In other words: White people can't possibly be D.C. residents, which is also why we have to bring the full force of a police state down on the District.
Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."
August 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In other words: White people can't possibly be D.C. residents, which is also why we have to bring the full force of a police state down on the District.
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A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.
Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help
A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.
n.pr
August 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.
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Trump shows off to the Azerbaijan dictator a section in the White House dedicated to Trump 2028 merch, as they discuss Trump unlawfully pursuing another term
August 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump shows off to the Azerbaijan dictator a section in the White House dedicated to Trump 2028 merch, as they discuss Trump unlawfully pursuing another term
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Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
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As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, futurist Ray Kurzweil shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI. What he got right—wrong—and where he thinks we are headed next. This is part one of TED Radio Hour's special series, "Prophets of Technology."
Could AI extend your life indefinitely? Futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks so : TED Radio Hour
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, who are some of the people behind this huge inflection point? In this special three-part series, you'll hear from the people predicting and shaping our tech future. Host Manoush Zomorodi reports on the latest and revisits her favorite conversations with the minds crafting the digital world we live in today: what they've gotten right — and wrong — and where they think we're headed next. Part 1 features futurist Ray Kurzweil and counterculture icon Stewart Brand.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.
n.pr
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, futurist Ray Kurzweil shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI. What he got right—wrong—and where he thinks we are headed next. This is part one of TED Radio Hour's special series, "Prophets of Technology."
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Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
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Frum: What a tariff is, is the equivalent of hitting yourself in the head. And he’s saying to the world: “We will not stop hitting ourselves in the head unless you all agree to hit yourselves in the head.”
July 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Frum: What a tariff is, is the equivalent of hitting yourself in the head. And he’s saying to the world: “We will not stop hitting ourselves in the head unless you all agree to hit yourselves in the head.”
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The Medicaid work requirement “will saddle taxpayers with billions of dollars of new costs and low-income Americans with hundreds of millions of hours of busywork,” @annielowrey.bsky.social argues. An estimated 50,000 people will die each year—many thanks to red tape: https://theatln.tc/jeHbnLKp
July 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Medicaid work requirement “will saddle taxpayers with billions of dollars of new costs and low-income Americans with hundreds of millions of hours of busywork,” @annielowrey.bsky.social argues. An estimated 50,000 people will die each year—many thanks to red tape: https://theatln.tc/jeHbnLKp
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“Unprecedented” is right. This is the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in our history, and so many millions of working Americans stand to lose so much.
op: @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
op: @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Unprecedented” is right. This is the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in our history, and so many millions of working Americans stand to lose so much.
op: @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
op: @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
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Trump said he supports small businesses.
Then he passed policies that crushed Devin’s.
Then he passed policies that crushed Devin’s.
June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump said he supports small businesses.
Then he passed policies that crushed Devin’s.
Then he passed policies that crushed Devin’s.
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“It was clear from the beginning which parts of the job Hegseth most enjoyed: working out, posting about working out, and discussing the imminent removal of trans servicemembers.”
“Pete is playing secretary,” one source said. “He’s not being secretary.”
Read Kerry Howley’s exclusive look at the most damaging scandal to emerge from Hegseth’s Department of Defense to date: not poor operational security, but a protracted public attempt to destroy his own top advisors.
Read Kerry Howley’s exclusive look at the most damaging scandal to emerge from Hegseth’s Department of Defense to date: not poor operational security, but a protracted public attempt to destroy his own top advisors.
Pete Hegseth Is Playing Secretary
As he sends troops into L.A. and prepares for war, his Pentagon is beset by infighting over leaks, drugs, and socks. How long will Trump stand by him?
nymag.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“It was clear from the beginning which parts of the job Hegseth most enjoyed: working out, posting about working out, and discussing the imminent removal of trans servicemembers.”
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We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
June 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
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Sick fucks
ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
June 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Sick fucks