@yetanotherpsswd.bsky.social
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Also, special shout-out to the excellent @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social, who kindly let me interview them *while driving* and *while on spring break.*
I wrote about my car, our collective sanity and the state of Fuck It. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
www.theatlantic.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Also, special shout-out to the excellent @pamherd.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social, who kindly let me interview them *while driving* and *while on spring break.*
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If you’re not outraged by this, you really should be.
June 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you’re not outraged by this, you really should be.
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I wish everyone in #Ohio knew how state politicians are trying to spend their tax dollars
This budget bill is inhumane. No other way to describe it. #Republicans are openly trying to give tax cuts to billionaires by hurting literally everyone else
Take action: bit.ly/OhioBudget2025
This budget bill is inhumane. No other way to describe it. #Republicans are openly trying to give tax cuts to billionaires by hurting literally everyone else
Take action: bit.ly/OhioBudget2025
June 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I wish everyone in #Ohio knew how state politicians are trying to spend their tax dollars
This budget bill is inhumane. No other way to describe it. #Republicans are openly trying to give tax cuts to billionaires by hurting literally everyone else
Take action: bit.ly/OhioBudget2025
This budget bill is inhumane. No other way to describe it. #Republicans are openly trying to give tax cuts to billionaires by hurting literally everyone else
Take action: bit.ly/OhioBudget2025
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Republican hypocrisy, as per usual. "Do as I say not as I do"
May 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Republican hypocrisy, as per usual. "Do as I say not as I do"
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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This is just Admin V's opinion. Other people may feel differently
Race in the American South: Admin V's perspective open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
Race in the American South: Admin V's perspective open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
Race in the American South: Admin V's perspective
This is just one woman's opinion.
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is just Admin V's opinion. Other people may feel differently
Race in the American South: Admin V's perspective open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
Race in the American South: Admin V's perspective open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'
www.pressherald.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
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The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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(1/X) People often say things like "why does Trump appeal to people?" The answer is simple: he tells them what they want to hear. He has no beliefs of his own so he has infinite flexibility to do so.
That is what narcissistic sociopaths are like. And that is why in any discussion of Trump...
That is what narcissistic sociopaths are like. And that is why in any discussion of Trump...
March 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
(1/X) People often say things like "why does Trump appeal to people?" The answer is simple: he tells them what they want to hear. He has no beliefs of his own so he has infinite flexibility to do so.
That is what narcissistic sociopaths are like. And that is why in any discussion of Trump...
That is what narcissistic sociopaths are like. And that is why in any discussion of Trump...
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Stuff is going on at the office of personnel management. These screenshots have been circulating the internet and y'all need to be aware about the alleged misconduct going on.
January 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Stuff is going on at the office of personnel management. These screenshots have been circulating the internet and y'all need to be aware about the alleged misconduct going on.