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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Aug 20

mRNA technology is one of the most revolutionary developments in the history of medicine, [especially in] vaccines.... A near-magical vaccine technology is being thrown out by a dishonest charlatan, and we all may suffer for it soon. — Ryan Cooper prospect.org/health/2025-...

Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics

mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 7

The stupid just stupided.

TrumpWatch @trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue · Aug 7

8/7/25 IT'S MIDNIGHT!!! I JUST RAISED TAXES ON AMERICANS BY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!! (12am) https://www.reddit.com/r/trumptweets/comments/1mjqvhq/8725_its_midnight_i_just_raised_taxes_on/
#truthsocial #trump

screenshot of trump post 8/7/25 IT'S MIDNIGHT!!! I JUST RAISED TAXES ON AMERICANS BY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!! (12am)

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · Jul 25

Someone asked me why Democrats are now coming out vaguely against starvation. People who celebrated and funded this inevitable result every step of the way are issuing statements now in a futile attempt to distort how history judges their unforgivable crimes against humanity.

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Jul 19

Given how often we are getting reports of ChatGPT driven psychosis in people because the thing is designed to be sycophantic and agree with everything you say, is it safe to assume yet that all billionaires are totally unhinged because that’s what their daily life experience is?

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Jul 19

There’s that quote out there about how being a billionaire is the equivalent of being kicked in the head by a donkey every day because having that much money is so terrible for your brain.

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Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · Jul 15

NEW: The Miccosukee Tribe is seeking to join a lawsuit against the state and federal governments over the hastily built migrant detention facility in the Everglades — a place the Miccosukee call home.

Miccosukee Tribe moves to join environmental lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz

“The Tribe remains committed to ensuring its traditional lands are not used as a detention facility,” the tribe said in a statement.

www.miamiherald.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 15

I have never heard of lawyers being allowed anonymity, anywhere

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · Jul 15

Lawyers for ICE are increasingly hiding their identities in court. This is completely unprecedented.

“We’re not really doing names publicly,” said Judge ShaSha Xu — after stating her own name and those of the immigrants and their lawyers.

theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...

ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court

ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.

theintercept.com

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jul 16

The simultaneity of his laughableness and dangerousness can still be astonishing.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Jul 16

President Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”

Trump slams his own supporters who are angered over how his team has handled the Epstein case - The Boston Globe

The schism between President Trump and some of his most loyal supporters centers on his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Jul 15

@lataco.bsky.social is doing heroic work in this crisis. Started with tacos, moved on to human rights and democracy, by providing some of the best coverage of what's happening and what to do about it. lataco.com/what-to-do-i...

What To Do If A Loved One Has Been Detained By ICE ~ L.A. TACO

In the heartbreaking event that someone you know has been detained by a federal immigration agent, you'll need to know what steps to take to locate them and hopefully, get some money on their books an...

lataco.com

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jul 15

47 prefers lies. And sycophancy.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yes, Donald, we're still talking about Jeffrey Epstein.

Americans want answers.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yes, Donald, we're still talking about Jeffrey Epstein.

Americans want answers.

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's the derelict Kristi Noem and her derelict, deadbeat boss, 47, who seem YET AGAIN to be the fakers.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 13

WELKER: “NYT is reporting thousands of calls from flood victims to FEMA went unanswered because you didn't renew contracts to keep call centers staffed.”

NOEM: “Fake news.”

Again: ‘1984’ is upon us.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · Jul 6

While Kristi Noem’s out here blaming everyone but herself, here’s her own April press release bragging about clawing back $882M in disaster resilience grants. The kind that could’ve helped in Texas. They’d rather wage culture wars than actually protect human lives.

FEMA Ends Wasteful, Politicized Grant Program, Returning Agency to Core Mission of Helping Americans Recovering from Natural Disasters
Release Date: April 4, 2025
Under Secretary Noem, DHS is eliminating waste, fraud and abuse
WASHINGTON - FEMA is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and canceling all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020-2023. If grant funds have not been distributed to states, tribes, territories and local communities, funds will be immediately returned either to the Disaster Relief Fund or the U.S. Treasury.
Statement Attributable to a FEMA Spokesperson:
"The BRIC program was yet another example of a wasteful and ineffective FEMA program. It was more concerned with political agendas than helping Americans affected by natural disasters. Under Secretary Noem's leadership, we are committed to ensuring that Americans in crisis can get the help and resources they need."
Approximately $882 million of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reapportioned by Congress in the next fiscal year. The 2021 law made $1 billion available for BRIC over five years, $133 million to date has been provided for about 450 applications. FEMA estimates more than $3.6 billion will remain in the Disaster Relief Fund to assist with disaster response and recovery for communities and survivors.
Ending this program will help ensure that grant funding aligns with the President's Executive Orders and Secretary Noem's direction and best support states and local communities in disaster planning, response and recovery.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jul 2

Reuters: WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT SAYS 19TH CENTURY LAW BANNING NEARLY ALL ABORTIONS CANNOT BE ENFORCED

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · Jun 26

I am not super optimistic that the Dem gerontocracy will learn the right lessons from Mamdani’s win but here’s my analysis anyway: newrepublic.com/article/1972...

Mamdani Did All the Things the Establishment Hates. He Won Anyway.

There’s a growing appetite for something new and innovative growing among the electorate—and an opportunity for Democrats to grow that electorate, as well.

newrepublic.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 18

Medicaid cuts will lead to hospital closures across the country, especially in rural and underserved areas.

By showing up at our local hospitals and speaking out, we can hold our elected officials accountable for putting billionaires ahead of working families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Hospital Protest: Hands Off Medicaid

Protesting Medicaid Cuts at Your Local Hospital Why: Medicaid cuts will lead to hospital closures across the United States — especially in rural and underserved areas. We’ve already seen the consequen...

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jun 17

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, when 47 submits his next batch of nominees for the federal bench, please demand REAL answers from them about January 6, birthright citizenship, and more. If you let their BS fly, they'll further aid the destruction of the rule of law. Do better.

Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump’s Judicial Nominees Off the Hook

Trump's nominees gave some eye-popping answers in their written questionnaires. Why didn't Senate Democrats ask these questions in person?

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Stephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · Jun 17

Today might be a good day to remember that Sen. Mike Lee tried to subvert the Constitution but Utah reelected him anyway. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Evan McMullin put democracy on the ballot. Utah voters probably won’t care.

Mike Lee betrayed the Constitution, but he’s still a Republican.

www.motherjones.com

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · Jun 17

Just so I’m clear… Terry Moran got fired, but Mike Lee is still a sitting US senator?

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Serenity @serenity77.bsky.social · Jun 17

My issue with the parade wasn't the Army. The problem was that Grump hijacked what should have been a special day for them to feed his ego. They deserved to have a huge turnout for their service, not to be relegated to toy soldiers for a wannabe dictator.

(Also, Fetterman is an asshole)

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Gretchen T @gretchenst.bsky.social · Jun 17

Completely agree. No one was protesting the army or suggesting they didn't deserve recognition and as looney as Fetterman is lately, he was being disingenuous suggesting it was a protest against the army.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 17

There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

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Ben McAdams Memorial Act. but on BlueSky @purrtah.bsky.social · Jun 16

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Via Sam Stein on twitter

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jun 17

Not good enough, GOP. Stop pretending to value democracy and the rule of law.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Jun 17

House bill would have let Trump ignore existing court orders; new language requires bond that would pay for the government’s “costs and damages” in complying with injunctions.

Experts decry new language in tax-cut bill, say only billionaires could challenge U.S. government

House bill would have let Trump ignore existing court orders; new language requires bond that would pay for the government’s “costs and damages” in complying with injunctions.

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Christopher Wachlin @christopherwachlin.bsky.social · Jun 16

This administration's hatreds appear to be limitless.

"VA press secretary Peter Kasperowicz did not dispute that the new rules allowed doctors to refuse to treat veteran patients based on their beliefs or that physicians could be dismissed based on their marital status or political affiliation."

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans

Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

www.theguardian.com