Holley Atkinson
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Holley Atkinson
@holleya.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Release the Epstein Files #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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There is no great plan. Republicans have only one plan, grab everything in sight and stuff it in Republican pockets ... then lie about everything else.
Oddly, they seem to have added protecting pedophiles on top of their steal and lie strategy.
Protect Child Rape
Grab all the money
Lie lie lie
Oddly, they seem to have added protecting pedophiles on top of their steal and lie strategy.
Protect Child Rape
Grab all the money
Lie lie lie
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
There is no great plan. Republicans have only one plan, grab everything in sight and stuff it in Republican pockets ... then lie about everything else.
Oddly, they seem to have added protecting pedophiles on top of their steal and lie strategy.
Protect Child Rape
Grab all the money
Lie lie lie
Oddly, they seem to have added protecting pedophiles on top of their steal and lie strategy.
Protect Child Rape
Grab all the money
Lie lie lie
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I for one am shocked to see the EEOC turned into an instrument for advancing white supremacy by an administration that has employed this person who was a frequent co-host on Charlie Kirk’s show and whose book was blurbed by JD Vance and DJT Jr.
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I for one am shocked to see the EEOC turned into an instrument for advancing white supremacy by an administration that has employed this person who was a frequent co-host on Charlie Kirk’s show and whose book was blurbed by JD Vance and DJT Jr.
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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🧵ICE cut off her wedding ring.
Sue Tincher is a 55-year-old US citizen, a grandmother, 5’4’, and white.
She walked to her neighbor’s house after getting alerts that ICE was nearby.
She stood across the street and asked an officer if they were ICE. They told her to “get back.” She didn’t move.
Sue Tincher is a 55-year-old US citizen, a grandmother, 5’4’, and white.
She walked to her neighbor’s house after getting alerts that ICE was nearby.
She stood across the street and asked an officer if they were ICE. They told her to “get back.” She didn’t move.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🧵ICE cut off her wedding ring.
Sue Tincher is a 55-year-old US citizen, a grandmother, 5’4’, and white.
She walked to her neighbor’s house after getting alerts that ICE was nearby.
She stood across the street and asked an officer if they were ICE. They told her to “get back.” She didn’t move.
Sue Tincher is a 55-year-old US citizen, a grandmother, 5’4’, and white.
She walked to her neighbor’s house after getting alerts that ICE was nearby.
She stood across the street and asked an officer if they were ICE. They told her to “get back.” She didn’t move.
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This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
BREAKING: Authorities will release the person of interest in the Brown University shooting, officials said, as the investigation continues.
Live updates: Person of interest identified after 2 killed and 9 injured at Brown University
Live updates: 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting; person of interest in custody
nbcnews.to
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
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"The collapse of journalism is part of a larger trend in which institutions are being annihilated."
Andrea Pitzer on one of the most consistent features of dictatorships—an assault on journalism.
Andrea Pitzer on one of the most consistent features of dictatorships—an assault on journalism.
Shredding public knowledge
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"The collapse of journalism is part of a larger trend in which institutions are being annihilated."
Andrea Pitzer on one of the most consistent features of dictatorships—an assault on journalism.
Andrea Pitzer on one of the most consistent features of dictatorships—an assault on journalism.
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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It's despicable that following the Dec 19 deadline to release the Epstein files is an open question with this administration. They have & continue to obstruct justice on all things Epstein.
Epstein is Trump's Watergate. @citizensimpeachment.com has drafted articles of impeachment accordingly
Epstein is Trump's Watergate. @citizensimpeachment.com has drafted articles of impeachment accordingly
These photos are just the tip of the iceberg. POTUS must follow the law and release the files.
December 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's despicable that following the Dec 19 deadline to release the Epstein files is an open question with this administration. They have & continue to obstruct justice on all things Epstein.
Epstein is Trump's Watergate. @citizensimpeachment.com has drafted articles of impeachment accordingly
Epstein is Trump's Watergate. @citizensimpeachment.com has drafted articles of impeachment accordingly
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The reason folks are focusing on DHS's refusal to honor Real IDs is that it means that the Trump regime is asserting the right to detain anyone in America, resident or visitor, without probable cause. It's an erasure of habeas corpus for all Americans.
bsky.app/profile/jare...
bsky.app/profile/jare...
Add to this that HSI just filed a declaration in our case challenging these policies saying they can’t trust REAL IDs as proof of status.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
So showing your papers isn’t even enough to end the stop.
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The reason folks are focusing on DHS's refusal to honor Real IDs is that it means that the Trump regime is asserting the right to detain anyone in America, resident or visitor, without probable cause. It's an erasure of habeas corpus for all Americans.
bsky.app/profile/jare...
bsky.app/profile/jare...
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American democracy and journalism need more heroes.
Our “Hero of the Month” for October was
@willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com He is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell the truth and defend democratic principles.
A🧵
Our “Hero of the Month” for October was
@willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com He is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell the truth and defend democratic principles.
A🧵
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
American democracy and journalism need more heroes.
Our “Hero of the Month” for October was
@willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com He is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell the truth and defend democratic principles.
A🧵
Our “Hero of the Month” for October was
@willbunch.bsky.social of the @inquirer.com He is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell the truth and defend democratic principles.
A🧵
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This is what David Ellison paid for:
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is what David Ellison paid for:
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
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But sometimes, waking up after such a dream is dreadful. Because this is a life of kindness that I could never ever know.
I'm trapped in a lifetime of poverty because of choices he made for me.
They are doing this to the whole country right now.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
I'm trapped in a lifetime of poverty because of choices he made for me.
They are doing this to the whole country right now.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August.
www.pbs.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
But sometimes, waking up after such a dream is dreadful. Because this is a life of kindness that I could never ever know.
I'm trapped in a lifetime of poverty because of choices he made for me.
They are doing this to the whole country right now.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
I'm trapped in a lifetime of poverty because of choices he made for me.
They are doing this to the whole country right now.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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The best political interviewers in Britain and Europe treat questioning like a point in tennis - you keep hitting until the exchange is resolved.
Nearly all American interviewers treat a question like a penalty kick in soccer - you have one shot, and if the interviewee deflects, that's it.
Nearly all American interviewers treat a question like a penalty kick in soccer - you have one shot, and if the interviewee deflects, that's it.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The best political interviewers in Britain and Europe treat questioning like a point in tennis - you keep hitting until the exchange is resolved.
Nearly all American interviewers treat a question like a penalty kick in soccer - you have one shot, and if the interviewee deflects, that's it.
Nearly all American interviewers treat a question like a penalty kick in soccer - you have one shot, and if the interviewee deflects, that's it.
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"Nora Benavidez of the nonprofit advocacy group Free Press set out to catalog the Trump administration's First Amendment infringements. She soon had a list of almost 200."
CHOKEHOLD and @attorneynora.bsky.social on @cnn.com: cnn.it/48GZI9w
CHOKEHOLD and @attorneynora.bsky.social on @cnn.com: cnn.it/48GZI9w
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Nora Benavidez of the nonprofit advocacy group Free Press set out to catalog the Trump administration's First Amendment infringements. She soon had a list of almost 200."
CHOKEHOLD and @attorneynora.bsky.social on @cnn.com: cnn.it/48GZI9w
CHOKEHOLD and @attorneynora.bsky.social on @cnn.com: cnn.it/48GZI9w
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“Crypto has served as a release valve for the pressure the West tried to put on Russia… and that has absolutely extended this war and cost countless lives.”
— @agreenberg.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
— @agreenberg.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
Crypto Traitors — Gaslit Nation
On this extremely cursed episode of Gaslit Nation, we take a break from gas station dictatorships to talk about their emo tech cousin: crypto, the shadow banking system for oligarchs, autocrats, and t...
www.gaslitnationpod.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Crypto has served as a release valve for the pressure the West tried to put on Russia… and that has absolutely extended this war and cost countless lives.”
— @agreenberg.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
— @agreenberg.bsky.social
www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...
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I think that vapid man who got lucky enough to flip a worthless company into an inconceivable fortune that is impossible to outspend should have as much influence over public policy as I do: One vote, at election time. Nothing more.
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I think that vapid man who got lucky enough to flip a worthless company into an inconceivable fortune that is impossible to outspend should have as much influence over public policy as I do: One vote, at election time. Nothing more.
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A 🧵
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
First in the Nation: A Courageous Editorial Board Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
American Democracy is under siege. The President of the United States is subverting the Constitution. One patriotic Editorial Board rises to the moment.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A 🧵
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
How many newspaper Editorial Boards have called for Pres. Trump's impeachment (or resignation)?
As far as we know, only one: @sentinelcolorado.com
Our 2 part series: journalism, trust, press freedom & how a local newspaper serves its community-and democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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Trump is gutting Wall Street safeguards and firing the examiners that make sure megabanks aren’t scamming you or putting our economy at risk.
Trump will own the next financial crisis, but we’re all going to pay for it.
Trump will own the next financial crisis, but we’re all going to pay for it.
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trump is gutting Wall Street safeguards and firing the examiners that make sure megabanks aren’t scamming you or putting our economy at risk.
Trump will own the next financial crisis, but we’re all going to pay for it.
Trump will own the next financial crisis, but we’re all going to pay for it.
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and never, at any point in these day long conversations, do the journalists at these outlets seriously breach the fact that Charlie Kirk was a troll paid by right wing billionaires to create short form social media video propaganda aimed at distracting and dividing the electorate
dogshit
dogshit
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
and never, at any point in these day long conversations, do the journalists at these outlets seriously breach the fact that Charlie Kirk was a troll paid by right wing billionaires to create short form social media video propaganda aimed at distracting and dividing the electorate
dogshit
dogshit
Or more likely, AI slop or straight from her Chat GPT account. Pretty shameful OlivAI NuzzAI
"The sun rises. It's always doing that."
Did anyone edit this book or did it just go straight from her phone dictation app to print?
Did anyone edit this book or did it just go straight from her phone dictation app to print?
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Or more likely, AI slop or straight from her Chat GPT account. Pretty shameful OlivAI NuzzAI
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hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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literally what the fuck
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
literally what the fuck
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We need to call out dangerous rhetoric when it comes from the top. The recent “Whopper Week” post by Defend Public Health exposes how RFK Jr. is pushing “fortify your immune system” as an excuse to undermine vaccines and modern medicine.
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
Whopper of the Week: RFK Wants You to Fortify Your Immune System So He Can Deprive You of Modern Medicine | Defend Public Health
RFK Jr. believes that with a healthy diet, exercise, and the avoidance of environmental toxins and stresses alone, an individual can prevent disease. While these are good health practices, they are no...
www.defendpublichealth.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We need to call out dangerous rhetoric when it comes from the top. The recent “Whopper Week” post by Defend Public Health exposes how RFK Jr. is pushing “fortify your immune system” as an excuse to undermine vaccines and modern medicine.
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...
www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...