Yvette Li
@yvette7961.bsky.social
Plain and simple 37 year old sister, mom of one and an entrepreneur, always with a young heart and sharing all the good things with everyone.
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"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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"The effort, which DOGE has dubbed “Defend the Spend,” has left thousands of payments backed up, including funding for doctors’ and nurses’ salaries at federal health centers for the poor..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra review
DOGE is putting new curbs on billions of dollars in federal grants, requiring officials to manually review and approve payments that were previously routine.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"The effort, which DOGE has dubbed “Defend the Spend,” has left thousands of payments backed up, including funding for doctors’ and nurses’ salaries at federal health centers for the poor..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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“Our ICE officers are facing 300% increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.”
April 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“Our ICE officers are facing 300% increase in assaults while carrying out enforcement operations.”
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Embarrassing that this sycophantic ass-clown is representing us on the world stage. We have become a joke to the world in 3 months.
April 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Embarrassing that this sycophantic ass-clown is representing us on the world stage. We have become a joke to the world in 3 months.
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“I feel much better now.”
—nobody
—nobody
April 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“I feel much better now.”
—nobody
—nobody
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The President has chosen to intentionally crash the U.S. economy and financial system by doing things which have been ridiculed in every intro macroeconomics class for the past 80+ years. Those with the power to stop him refuse to do so because they hate minorities.
April 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The President has chosen to intentionally crash the U.S. economy and financial system by doing things which have been ridiculed in every intro macroeconomics class for the past 80+ years. Those with the power to stop him refuse to do so because they hate minorities.
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“Special kind of stupid.”
April 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Special kind of stupid.”
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Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
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MAGA:
Violent rapists have no place in this country.
Also MAGA:
Cry harder. He’s your president.
Violent rapists have no place in this country.
Also MAGA:
Cry harder. He’s your president.
April 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
MAGA:
Violent rapists have no place in this country.
Also MAGA:
Cry harder. He’s your president.
Violent rapists have no place in this country.
Also MAGA:
Cry harder. He’s your president.
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Reposted by Yvette Li
This is well worth reading:
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Bright Spot Is Emerging Amid All This Trump Chaos
The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.
slate.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is well worth reading:
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The current “president” of the United States is an absolutely insane motherfucking idiot.
April 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The current “president” of the United States is an absolutely insane motherfucking idiot.
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"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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US citizens.
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
As Trump cracks down on immigration, U.S. citizens are among those snared
Recent news reports of at least seven alleged cases have alarmed advocates and scholars who say they reveal the dangers of a system accelerating with few safeguards.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
US citizens.
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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This is batshit
April 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is batshit
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Is this who we are? 😳🇺🇸
April 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Is this who we are? 😳🇺🇸
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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
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thinking about the amount of context necessary to explain to someone from 2010 what people are protesting with signs reading "cheap eggs not measles" or "tax the rich, not the penguins"
April 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
thinking about the amount of context necessary to explain to someone from 2010 what people are protesting with signs reading "cheap eggs not measles" or "tax the rich, not the penguins"
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45 years ago, Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez fled Cuba on a ship provided by the US for people seeking refuge from the Cuban government.
While on his way to work, the 73-year-old grandfather was picked up by ICE agents near his home in Lafayette, LA. He’s being held in an ICE processing center.
While on his way to work, the 73-year-old grandfather was picked up by ICE agents near his home in Lafayette, LA. He’s being held in an ICE processing center.
ICE agents arrest 73-year-old grandfather in Louisiana who has lived in US for 45 years
The Lafayette man was detained outside of a gas station on his way to work, and his family posted a video begging for prayers and help to bring him home.
www.theadvocate.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
45 years ago, Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez fled Cuba on a ship provided by the US for people seeking refuge from the Cuban government.
While on his way to work, the 73-year-old grandfather was picked up by ICE agents near his home in Lafayette, LA. He’s being held in an ICE processing center.
While on his way to work, the 73-year-old grandfather was picked up by ICE agents near his home in Lafayette, LA. He’s being held in an ICE processing center.
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The trouble with tarrifs
April 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The trouble with tarrifs