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DC Cassandra

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I warned you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Cursed to (be a) Know-It-All. DMV latchkey kid not obeying in advance. Irritated optimist against fascism.Poor mans wonk. F bombs galore. RSkeets + rumination Image: #FreeDC banner #USDemocracy #GenX #RiotGrrrl #Momsky #ADHD ❌👑

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · Jun 16

Love me love my typos 🤷🏻‍♀️

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 1d

Recurring🧵of cartoons: when you get to the end, click on Read 1 more reply.

If you save a cartoon, keep caption w/ artist's name & handle.

Previous 🧵s under Feeds tab of my profile.

Benjamin Slyngstad @slyngstad.bsky.social

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mikecating.bsky.social @mikecating.bsky.social · 13h

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes." - Mark Twain

I read the Diary of Anne Frank at some point, maybe 7th or 8th grade. I wondered what I and my parents would do if a terrified family knocked on our door begging for asylum.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 16h

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE

My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 1d

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

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AltReclamation 💦 @altreclamation.altgov.info · 1d

Despite it being a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the RIFs (reductions in force) have begun.

Reclamation staff: feel free to DM me to share your story if this is impacting you, and you want to share anonymously via this account.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

www.politico.com

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 13h

“Don’t worry about air traffic controller-less towers, worry about Democrats!” Lololol

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

If Dems are in control, why are they airing this on the airport TVs?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 13h

Don’t cry for us Argentina

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Trump is using our tax dollars to buy Argentine pesos to bail out the country's failing libertarian economy.

My friend Rohit Chopra explains how this will hurt struggling Americans here at home.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 22h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 22h

Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 13h

Ohhh so excited to have a new internet DMV art friend 💕 👏🎨

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Rich • richarddrembert.com @rembertdesigns.bsky.social · 15h

www.linkedin.com/posts/rrembe...

Tech giants' AI partnerships fuel energy, water crisis | Richard Rembert posted on the topic | LinkedIn

The chart showing tech giants like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, SoftBank Group Corp. and NVIDIA partnering together is circulating widely online, capturing a historic moment in the evoluti...

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 15h

I love Bmore HARD and really everyone should too. It's the undercover East Coast PDX in terms of delightful quirkiness quotient, hands down.

KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE (Baltimore, MD)

YouTube video by WILD TRAVELS

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 15h

Fear is gone, only anger (and ridicule) now!

butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 1d

This proves that Taco n his Cult r doing the insane ICE $H!T to scare Americans to be complicit w what is happening. Taco wants us 2 post the cruelty 2 spread the fear. It only makes me more mad. Fear is gone n only anger now! #iceout #arresttrump

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 15h

Ok who's got our vid DC? #ShowMeYourHellhole #FreeDC @freedcproject.bsky.social

Also, as a DMV girlie, I want Bmore to do this too. Bc people think PDX is weird. Bitch, Baltimore has a KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE. It is the HOME of John Waters. I know Bmore can get weird AF. Show the world #Baltimore

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

As @nicollewallace.bsky.social aptly noted at some point this week "he's not on anyone's team other than his own."

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 1d

The Peruvian Congress just impeached and removed their president, which their constitution allows for on grounds of “permanent moral incapacity.”

The same thing happened to her predecessor, who was impeached and removed for attempting to seize control of Congress and the judiciary.

a man in a suit and tie says just saying in front of a map

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says just saying in front of a map

media.tenor.com

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

Dare I say, Frog It!

DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

100% this

DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

Me:

a black and white photo of a woman in a patterned shirt

Alt: a black and white film, a 1950s looking actress in a patterned silk blouse and office type skirt is entering a room, looking a little nervous, but curious. You can see shadows against the wall behind her, but it's not clear what they are. Suddenly a huge claw type hand (?) rushes across the screen right in front of her as she sees it and screams in horror

media.tenor.com

DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

ufff I accidentally ended up in discovery feed and suddenly Matt Yglesias was there like a jumpscare

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

the adorable assumption he *thinks*

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

in order to protect pedophiles and raise everyone's healthcare costs

DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

Well, you could also not pay them while you shut down the government...

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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 16h

Goddamn you Ian *shakes fist*

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Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 1d

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As for her call for non-academics to get involved: one thing you should do if you see attacks on academic freedom or administrators capitulating to Trump's extortion at your alma mater is to write the uni/college president & express your outrage. They need to hear from alumni ASAP. Template👇

Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 1d

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 23h

@mit.edu has done an incredibly important service to the nation by being willing to be the first school to reject the administration's "compact."

President Kornbluth focuses—and she's right—on the principle that "scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.

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