Taylor Coots
@taylorcoots.bsky.social
Husband, son, father, brother & friend. Pro-democracy strategist @ our firm, Blue Dot Consulting (http://www.bluedotconsulting.us)
Late PDS tornado warnings and the chronic underfunding on NOAA/NWS: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86w9FB6/
PDS tornado warnings and the chronic underfunding NOAA/NWS. #torando #ky #somerset #may16th #leadership @Logic & Liberty 🇺🇸 🚫🍊
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May 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Late PDS tornado warnings and the chronic underfunding on NOAA/NWS: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86w9FB6/
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America is deeply, culturally authoritarian in many ways. It’s also deeply democratic in other ways. Namely, in many people’s attitudes.
Which is part of why I think we have more hope than some people realize.
Which is part of why I think we have more hope than some people realize.
WSJ: Cadwalader’s pact with Trump “is backfiring, adding to an exodus of lawyers that has placed the firm on uncertain footing.”
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May 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
America is deeply, culturally authoritarian in many ways. It’s also deeply democratic in other ways. Namely, in many people’s attitudes.
Which is part of why I think we have more hope than some people realize.
Which is part of why I think we have more hope than some people realize.
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"It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast,”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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Seth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough Prize
While presenting an award at the event known as the Oscars of Science, 'The Studio' star pointed out the irony of tech titans' support for the Trump administration's defunding of science. The potentia...
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April 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast,”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.
@jbpritzker.bsky.social should start a fund to back law firms and universities that stand up to the extortion racket - and recruit others. Fight fire with fire.
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@jbpritzker.bsky.social should start a fund to back law firms and universities that stand up to the extortion racket - and recruit others. Fight fire with fire.
More positive news! Keep speaking up: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
More positive news! Keep speaking up: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...
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NEW: The greatest threat to Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The president's latest illegal executive order is a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning
From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.
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March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: The greatest threat to Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The president's latest illegal executive order is a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.
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Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
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Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
I'm praying that this obvious & dangerous incompetence breaks the spell for some and they understand that there is no good bargain with a bully, especially one who can't deliver the protection that's being offered in these extortion rackets.
March 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I'm praying that this obvious & dangerous incompetence breaks the spell for some and they understand that there is no good bargain with a bully, especially one who can't deliver the protection that's being offered in these extortion rackets.
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There are hundreds of people right here in Kentucky taking action this weekend.
A town hall in Lexington, a Medicaid rally in Louisville, a Veterans rally in Owensboro, and the list goes on.
None of us are powerless. Ever. May we never forget it.
A town hall in Lexington, a Medicaid rally in Louisville, a Veterans rally in Owensboro, and the list goes on.
None of us are powerless. Ever. May we never forget it.
March 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
There are hundreds of people right here in Kentucky taking action this weekend.
A town hall in Lexington, a Medicaid rally in Louisville, a Veterans rally in Owensboro, and the list goes on.
None of us are powerless. Ever. May we never forget it.
A town hall in Lexington, a Medicaid rally in Louisville, a Veterans rally in Owensboro, and the list goes on.
None of us are powerless. Ever. May we never forget it.
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This is why we have to keep raising hell.
“Musk’s planned visit to a secure room in the Pentagon was called off after The Times published its article on the visit, according to a person with knowledge of the matter” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
Why the Pentagon Scuttled Its Briefing of Elon Musk on China War Plans
“You wouldn’t show it to a businessman,” President Trump said in denying that Elon Musk was to be briefed on top-secret plans in the event of war with China.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is why we have to keep raising hell.
The more aggressive the statement, the more you know they know they are losing the narrative. Keep it up! #Resistance
March 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The more aggressive the statement, the more you know they know they are losing the narrative. Keep it up! #Resistance
In the dark of night, the Rs in KY voted to rip healthcare away from working men and women in rural areas, putting those folks and their families in danger - folks who are working but cant afford or aren't offered private health insurance.
The most likely Medicaid cuts would hit rural areas the hardest • Kentucky Lantern
Working-age adults in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid, a dilemma for Republicans looking to cut the health care program.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In the dark of night, the Rs in KY voted to rip healthcare away from working men and women in rural areas, putting those folks and their families in danger - folks who are working but cant afford or aren't offered private health insurance.
A working class focused, pro-democracy reform party will win and win big in the near future. The DNC/committees will have first right of refusal on being that party. Today, it’s unclear what they will choose.
March 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A working class focused, pro-democracy reform party will win and win big in the near future. The DNC/committees will have first right of refusal on being that party. Today, it’s unclear what they will choose.
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
March 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
Chip in and make this $1M - and send a message (official per wife): chuffed.org/project/just...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chip in and make this $1M - and send a message (official per wife): chuffed.org/project/just...
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“If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom simply because of his politics, which is what appears to have happened [to Mahmoud Khalil], then no one is safe,” @adamserwer.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/87FfKC8B
March 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom simply because of his politics, which is what appears to have happened [to Mahmoud Khalil], then no one is safe,” @adamserwer.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/87FfKC8B
Kentucky Rs want an “every man for themselves” state. No vision for anyone but the ultra wealthy and well connected. And they do this stuff last minute bc they know how unpopular it really is.
NEW: Kentucky’s GOP supermajority slid last-minute massive tax changes into a bill before it cleared a committee, and hours before it passed the House chamber Tuesday. The most significant change makes it easier to hit annual budget triggers for income tax cuts. #kyga25
Kentucky GOP quickly pushes through big changes to state tax cut triggers, incentives
With little notice, Kentucky’s GOP is pushing sweeping changes to the state’s budget trigger system for annual tax cuts, as well as business tax incentives.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Kentucky Rs want an “every man for themselves” state. No vision for anyone but the ultra wealthy and well connected. And they do this stuff last minute bc they know how unpopular it really is.
Musk and new admin plan to cut Social Security in order to pay for tax cuts for ultra wealthy, creating a dangerous situation for elderly, disabled and many more: www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Musk and new admin plan to cut Social Security in order to pay for tax cuts for ultra wealthy, creating a dangerous situation for elderly, disabled and many more: www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Have they tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X has gone down in what appears to be a major and global outage.
www.independent.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Have they tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?
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Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
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