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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · 10d

Unbelievable! Seaker Johnson is refusing to swear Adelita Grijalva into the House of Representatives, though her election was a landslide.

She's the tipping vote that will force the release of the Epstein files against his campaign to suppress them.

www.newsweek.com/johnson-accu...

Johnson accused of delaying Democrat's swearing in to avoid Epstein vote

Democrats are accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of delaying swearing in a new representative over Epstein files.

www.newsweek.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Aug 19

Donald Trump is extremely mad at @biologicaldiversity.org today for winning a last-minute TRO saving sacred Apache land at Oak Flat from being given to a foreign mining company to destroy.

He can choke on his own sickening allcaps bile for all I care. We'll never give up the fight for Oak Flat.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Aug 19

More on the TRO here. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Appeals court blocks Oak Flat land swap, giving copper mine opponents a late reprieve

Hours before a disputed land swap was to take effect, an appeals court halted the process, giving copper mine opponents more time.

www.azcentral.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Aug 19

Donald Trump is extremely mad at @biologicaldiversity.org today for winning a last-minute TRO saving sacred Apache land at Oak Flat from being given to a foreign mining company to destroy.

He can choke on his own sickening allcaps bile for all I care. We'll never give up the fight for Oak Flat.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · May 19

Is the FBI going to investigate Chilkoot Charlie's for threatening to assassinate this poor fellow's mother?

Who knew Anchorage's most iconic bar keeps a kill list!

Number sticker saying "MY MOM IS ON TH "86" LIST AT CHILKOOT CHARLIE'S"

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · May 16

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · May 16

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 27

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David Berman Bot @davidbermanbot.bsky.social · Apr 27

Why is there something instead of nothing?
And how is the asking built into the hunting?

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 23

“It’s a total success for Trump if all the actions get struck down by the courts, but he has bullied and intimidated the funders to stop donating to environmental causes,” Suckling said. “If you’re not fighting, you’re allowing our nation to veer into a facism."
www.philanthropy.com/article/trum...?

Trump Threats to Tax-Exempt Status: Can the Rhetoric Become Reality?

Nonprofits are bracing for what may represent the administration’s most direct action against them to date. Experts caution groups not to panic.

www.philanthropy.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you so much!

Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 23

“It’s a total success for Trump if all the actions get struck down by the courts, but he has bullied and intimidated the funders to stop donating to environmental causes,” Suckling said. “If you’re not fighting, you’re allowing our nation to veer into a facism."
www.philanthropy.com/article/trum...?

Trump Threats to Tax-Exempt Status: Can the Rhetoric Become Reality?

Nonprofits are bracing for what may represent the administration’s most direct action against them to date. Experts caution groups not to panic.

www.philanthropy.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 18

“Trump is marshaling all the power of government to punish his perceived enemies," Suckling said. "We’ve got a crack legal team and will have him in court within 24 hours. We’re ready and waiting for him to come at us.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action

First, the nation’s top law firms

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 22

Sometimes autocorrect is perfect.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 22

Sometimes autocorrect is perfect.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 18

Please do send.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 18

“Trump is marshaling all the power of government to punish his perceived enemies," Suckling said. "We’ve got a crack legal team and will have him in court within 24 hours. We’re ready and waiting for him to come at us.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in Trump's sights for punitive action

First, the nation’s top law firms

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 14

Trump twice today, in front of the media, said he wants to deport "home-grown" American citizens to prisons in El Salvador.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 14

Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · Apr 13

Vengeance of the AI era: Palo Alto crosswalks were hacked into this weekend to play various recordings of Zuck & Musk saying some sad & naughty things. 😅 #goodtrouble #Teslatakedown

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 12

See you in court orange man.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 12

Totally irrational, even from an industry perspective.

Stopping the EIS doesn't change BLM's requirement to comply with environmental laws. It just 1) makes it much harder for BLM to not violate the law, and 2) easier for environmental groups to sue the BLM and win.

www.blm.gov/press-releas...

Interior will no longer pursue lengthy analysis for oil and gas leasing decisions in seven states | Bureau of Land Management

The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases in seven Western states.

www.blm.gov

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Apr 12

The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”

A hamster / mister saddlebags with EXTREMELY chubby cheeks

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 10

BREAKING: Trump today issued his most unhinged, illegal Executive Order yet. It orders federal agencies to "sunset" nearly all U.S. enviromental regulations implementing everything from the Endangered Species Act to the Safe Drinking Water Act.

@biologicaldiversity.org will sue the second he tries.

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 11

the max allowed is 5 years

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Kierán Suckling @kieransuckling.bsky.social · Apr 10

BREAKING: Trump today issued his most unhinged, illegal Executive Order yet. It orders federal agencies to "sunset" nearly all U.S. enviromental regulations implementing everything from the Endangered Species Act to the Safe Drinking Water Act.

@biologicaldiversity.org will sue the second he tries.

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