Anders Schneiderman
raschneiderman.bsky.social
Anders Schneiderman
@raschneiderman.bsky.social
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Sociologist turned grassroots techie. http://enodecs.com. Lover of funky socks, chocolate, and economic justice.
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.

Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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For real prayers for Jamaica
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
What do we want? Nice things! When do we want them? November 4!
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Anyone can take this transcript ⤵️ and use it. (You don't need to credit.)

I usually keep my most pungent editorial views more separate from newsy stuff to simplify other people
s re-posting. I couldn't get past my outrage on this.

P.S. There is full alt text. So, grab that too.
Trump nominated a pro Jim Crow man to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. So, I transcribed some of it.

Brent Bozell is a sad excuse for a man. He should be shunned by everyone. No one should ever serve him a meal or a drink, fix his car, or mow his lawn.
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BREAKING: Per new reporting, ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting under Kristi Noem. One was discovered to have a history of robbery and battery related to domestic violence while already in training.
Mamdani is amazingly good.

If you know a progressive or liberal who’s running for office for the first time, make them watch this video — not only a masterclass in how to do bro social media but also how to nail talking points but still be nuanced & authentic

youtube.com/watch?v=yEX1...
Zohran Mamdani on Freezing Rent, Making NYC Affordable Again, & Who is Really Stopping Him
YouTube video by FLAGRANT
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In my white collar crime class tomorrow, I feel like I should admit that white collar crime doesn't exist anymore.

Agencies enforcing laws against wage theft, illegal pollution, and corporate crimes of all sorts have been defunded - and if you actually do get convicted, you can just buy a pardon.
As Trump murders alleged minor drug dealers in boats, he has pardoned founder of Biance- "a colossal money-laundering hub through which sanctioned groups and criminal organizations laundered billions of dollars in illicit funds" which no doubt included drug money.

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company.
www.wsj.com
Rs — including leader of the House Mike Johnson — attacked the No More Kings rally, pretending it was filled w Hamas sympathizers.

Meanwhile Trump is pardoning the CEO of Binance, which was indicted for facilitating the actual funding of Hamas, and Rs are fine w it
We really, really, really need to start spending at least a little time thinking about what kind of a future economy we want to build. Because otherwise the big tech oligarchs will call the shots.

Exhibit A: Elon Musk says he wants “at least a strong influence” over all the robots he builds
We’re gonna face a global drugs shortage. Elon took all of the drugs.
ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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This is the asymmetry in our politics and media. If this was the other way around, Biden had pardoned someone then charged with trying to kill Trump, it would be the biggest story in America and every Republican commentator, congressman, news outlet, would be screaming about it in unison.
Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.
www.cbsnews.com
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NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."
@nathansnewman.bsky.social makes a pretty compelling case that when the AI bubble pops, it’s not going to play out the way a lot of folks expect
AI boom was not born of market demand but was built from the war chests of a few corporate giants searching for next frontier of domination- and threatens to just reinforce those monopolies when the AI bubble inevitably bursts. /1
nathannewman.substack.com/p/when-the-a...
When the AI Bubble Bursts, the Monopolies Will Own the Rubble
A trillion-dollar frenzy built on monopoly profits, debt, and hype—and why the crash will only make the Tech Lord oligarchy stronger
nathannewman.substack.com
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Welcome! Glad you’re here.

And for who (understandably) ask what took him so long, a gentle reminder: we don’t stop fascism by getting people who are already on our side to switch side, we stop it, in part, by getting people who are still on that side to switch sides
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This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
That’s pretty impressive.

So are some of the details about protests overall — eg, 4x as many protests as there were when Trump was in office the first time
In other news, the Internatonal Association of Spy Thriller Writers has lodged a protest against the Trump Administration: “how are we supposed to write new pot boilers that aren’t preposterous? Tom Clancy must be rolling over in his grave.”
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Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
A crazy number of frogs showed up at Portland’s No More Kings rally
#nokings
Portland frog brigade
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Sen Chris Murphy just wrote to Kristi Noem demanding that she correct DHS's public falsehoods about the shooting.

It's an unusual move: He is calling her to account for government propaganda about the shooting. More should be done like this. 4/

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