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Julie McGalliard
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · Apr 14
“We’re not helpless… it’s you guys that are helpless”
That hits HARD
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Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · Apr 13
Reporter: And a sense of helplessness because there's nothing you can do about it.

Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.

THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.
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Gustave @raspberrycordial.bsky.social · 2h
It's not getting headlines anymore but it's still embedded across executive agencies, killing grants and contracts.
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Gilkeshda @gilkeshda.bsky.social · 2h
It was an amazingly effective and intrusive theft of citizen's data from the government. That seems to be forgotten and swept under the rug.
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Anonymous Spooky Bureaucrat 💀 @charlesdeguava.bsky.social · 3h
I mean yes, but they were successful at Elon’s two main goals: killing Africans and harvesting everyone’s data
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 23m
Well, DOGE succeeded in killing people, destroying lives, setting back scientific development, and compromising the data integrity of things like the Social Security Administration, so by Project 2025 standards they were a ripping success.
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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 3h
It’s genuinely really bizarre how DOGE totally dominated the early months of the administration, was a complete and total failure by every single standard including its own, and is now just completely forgotten and passed over
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 3h
It's so funny that people copy this, given that DOGE was basically the least effective domestic US policy initiative of all time.
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Matt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 2h
🤔👇🏻
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1h
If you want to understand why the ICE facility in Portland is such a hotbed of protest, this story is all the context you need...
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Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 2h
"They disappeared her." This story from @timdickinson.bsky.social is so upsetting. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway
Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 5h
Portland Frog gets it
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 30m
Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic
Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 29m
Don't threaten us with a good time
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
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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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 38m
Go Portland!!!! 🐸
a cartoon frog wearing a top hat and dancing
ALT: a cartoon frog wearing a top hat and dancing
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Micah @rincewind.run · 31m
this is a recipe for a four year government shutdown

you simply cannot make deals with people who are telling you up front they are going to break those deals and claw back everything you won in them
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process
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Ike55 @ike55.bsky.social · 3h
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 34m
Thanks for the promo, Senator! The October 18 protests are gonna be THE BIGGEST THING EVER, totally awesome.

As the Boss of Antifa, naturally I will be there, but just to set the record straight: I'm not getting paid for any of this and I don't actually know anybody who IS getting paid.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 38m
I still think a lot of this is downstream from Big Oil running the cigarettes playbook on global warming, but some of these decisions feel VERY downstream from that, like, maybe actually a little counter-productive?
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 14h
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 14h
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news
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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 47m
It's notable the energy needs of the massive AI data center build out in America are being fulfilled by ideological confabulation (agnotologically-enforced fossil fuel and wishcasted nuclear build-out) instead of empircal analysis to choose what would actually be rationally effective (if we had to)
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 14h
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 14h
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 40m
So the regime is going to invade the Union states with troops that aren't getting paid, gotcha
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1h
A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period. Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes. Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.
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Klaire Lockheart @klairelockheart.bsky.social · 2h
Do serious artists flip around their paintings like game show assistants? Regardless, this little guy is part of the 2025 Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Save the date for October 24th in Omaha, NE

e.givesmart.com/events/IQt/i...

#wheresmymedici #art #gameshowassistant #grandeodalisque #fundraiser
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 2h
It’s just “The Apocalypse” not “Book of Apocalypse” It used to be fairly common for Catholic Bibles to call it “The Apocalypse” but that might have changed. I know my husband’s copy, probably from the 1980s, did that, because I remember how shocked I was to see it.

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Knox Bible
Catholic Bible Online – Douay-Rheims, Latin Vulgate, Knox Bible. Compare translations side-by-side or read the full text with notes.
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Mike C ⓥ @security-mike-c.bsky.social · 2h
And for those who need the alt-text:

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 3h
A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. source: https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. 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. In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3h
MIT's response to the Trump admin's proposed "compact" is excellent and should be a model for other universities. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 3h
A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. source: https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. 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. In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2h
Every targeted institution (my own very much included) should cut and paste this letter onto their letterhead.
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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 3h
A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. source: https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. 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. In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 2h
Interesting, that might be a change from when my husband (my source on Catholic stuff) grew up.
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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 2h
Thanks for the publicity! No Kings marches and demonstrations basically everywhere on October 18
As the Boss of Antifa, I will DEFINITELY be there
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
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