@abicht.bsky.social
Autocrat much?…
Trump Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police | via @nytimes.com
'He claimed there was a public safety emergency, even though the city’s crime rates have fallen sharply.
Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.'
Trump Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police | via @nytimes.com
'He claimed there was a public safety emergency, even though the city’s crime rates have fallen sharply.
Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.'
Live Updates: Trump Orders National Guard to Washington and Takeover of Capital’s Police
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Autocrat much?…
Trump Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police | via @nytimes.com
'He claimed there was a public safety emergency, even though the city’s crime rates have fallen sharply.
Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.'
Trump Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police | via @nytimes.com
'He claimed there was a public safety emergency, even though the city’s crime rates have fallen sharply.
Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.'
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Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
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With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians | via BBC News
'"A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."'
'"A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."'
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
bbc.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians | via BBC News
'"A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."'
'"A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."'
'An absolute betrayal of working families.'
— @ocasio-cortez.house.gov
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says | via @nytimes.com
'Analysis from the nonpartisan CBO found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts…'
— @ocasio-cortez.house.gov
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says | via @nytimes.com
'Analysis from the nonpartisan CBO found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts…'
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
'An absolute betrayal of working families.'
— @ocasio-cortez.house.gov
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says | via @nytimes.com
'Analysis from the nonpartisan CBO found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts…'
— @ocasio-cortez.house.gov
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says | via @nytimes.com
'Analysis from the nonpartisan CBO found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts…'
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Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
We mustn't become numb to this slaughter.
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food | via AP
'One airstrike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, said Ali Abu Ateila, who was inside.'
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food | via AP
'One airstrike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, said Ali Abu Ateila, who was inside.'
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food
Witnesses and medics in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike on a seaside cafe has killed at least 30 people in Gaza City.
apnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We mustn't become numb to this slaughter.
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food | via AP
'One airstrike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, said Ali Abu Ateila, who was inside.'
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food | via AP
'One airstrike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, said Ali Abu Ateila, who was inside.'
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship | via @npr.org
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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship | via @npr.org
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Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says | via @apnews.com
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Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says
The changes made to President Donald Trump’s big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation’s debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan...
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June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says | via @apnews.com
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this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?
June 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The assault on academia notches another victory as they *criminalize* DEI.
#RESIST 🎓✊
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration | via @nytimes.com
'The DoJ had demanded that Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation…'
#RESIST 🎓✊
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration | via @nytimes.com
'The DoJ had demanded that Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation…'
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The assault on academia notches another victory as they *criminalize* DEI.
#RESIST 🎓✊
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration | via @nytimes.com
'The DoJ had demanded that Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation…'
#RESIST 🎓✊
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration | via @nytimes.com
'The DoJ had demanded that Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation…'
The announcement about cutting off trade talks with Canada is a huge distraction from the GOP budget bill that is on its way to slashing Medicaid and Social Security so the mega-rich can get another tax cut. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter.' 🙄
June 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The announcement about cutting off trade talks with Canada is a huge distraction from the GOP budget bill that is on its way to slashing Medicaid and Social Security so the mega-rich can get another tax cut. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter.' 🙄
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Federal and local law enforcement wearing masks is just plain unamerican. It’s a cowards move, and shows the fact that the kinds of deportations happening and the methods are, shameful and unpopular.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? It’s a Threat to American Democracy
Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trust—and Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Federal and local law enforcement wearing masks is just plain unamerican. It’s a cowards move, and shows the fact that the kinds of deportations happening and the methods are, shameful and unpopular.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
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Rights groups are pleading with the European Commission to intervene against Hungary’s potential use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees of the banned Pride this weekend in Budapest.
Pressure piles on Brussels to act against face scanning at Budapest Pride
Commission silent on criticism from lawmakers and rights groups over use of artificial intelligence.
ow.ly
June 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Rights groups are pleading with the European Commission to intervene against Hungary’s potential use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees of the banned Pride this weekend in Budapest.
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Our current President is a traitorous, convicted felon, and a court-adjudicated rapist who lacks the intelligence, character, decency, and cognitive ability to lead. His presence is doing us irreparable harm.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
June 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Our current President is a traitorous, convicted felon, and a court-adjudicated rapist who lacks the intelligence, character, decency, and cognitive ability to lead. His presence is doing us irreparable harm.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
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MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Opinion: Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn’t exist, by Catherine Rampell | via @washingtonpost.com
'Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.'
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'Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.'
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Opinion | Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn’t exist
Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.
wapo.st
June 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Opinion: Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn’t exist, by Catherine Rampell | via @washingtonpost.com
'Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.'
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'Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.'
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
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June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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Senator Mike Lee posts prayers when a Republican has an allergic reaction but posts jokes when a Democrat is murdered in their home.
He’s going to Hell.
He’s going to Hell.
June 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Senator Mike Lee posts prayers when a Republican has an allergic reaction but posts jokes when a Democrat is murdered in their home.
He’s going to Hell.
He’s going to Hell.
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The most consequential Speaker in state history.
June 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The most consequential Speaker in state history.