SeldomKate
@seldomkate.bsky.social
Reader & tea-drinker, among other talents.
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The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
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The @apnews.com gets the story exactly right, including the very first sentence: “Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020.” apnews.com/article/trum...
FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump's 2020 election obsession and hints at possible future actions
President Donald Trump is pushing the federal government to back up his bogus claims that widespread fraud cost him reelection in 2020.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The @apnews.com gets the story exactly right, including the very first sentence: “Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020.” apnews.com/article/trum...
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ALSO: "Democrats overwhelmingly say their congressional leadership should stand up to Trump. Today, 82% (up from 70% last year) want to see their leaders pushing back against Trump, even if that makes it harder to address problems."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
ALSO: "Democrats overwhelmingly say their congressional leadership should stand up to Trump. Today, 82% (up from 70% last year) want to see their leaders pushing back against Trump, even if that makes it harder to address problems."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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This is the crucial part. Republicans knew how to use their minority power. Democrats appear to be frittering it away.
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This is the crucial part. Republicans knew how to use their minority power. Democrats appear to be frittering it away.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and helps polluters
‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and helps polluters
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Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.
January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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If Kristi Noem isn’t fired this week, House Democrats will move to impeach her—and we will move to hold ICE agents who are killing and terrorizing people accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
January 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
If Kristi Noem isn’t fired this week, House Democrats will move to impeach her—and we will move to hold ICE agents who are killing and terrorizing people accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
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Could the shingles vaccine prevent or delay new-onset dementia? Ontario-based study suggests so
CTV News
January 27, 2026
By Miriam Katawazi
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/coul...
#health #vaccines #shingles #dementia
CTV News
January 27, 2026
By Miriam Katawazi
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/coul...
#health #vaccines #shingles #dementia
Could the shingles vaccine prevent or delay new-onset dementia? Ontario-based study suggests so
stillcoviding.ca
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Could the shingles vaccine prevent or delay new-onset dementia? Ontario-based study suggests so
CTV News
January 27, 2026
By Miriam Katawazi
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/coul...
#health #vaccines #shingles #dementia
CTV News
January 27, 2026
By Miriam Katawazi
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/coul...
#health #vaccines #shingles #dementia
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I like to see politicians worried for their jobs—because of the voters.
Let's make this a thing.
Let's make this a thing.
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I like to see politicians worried for their jobs—because of the voters.
Let's make this a thing.
Let's make this a thing.
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If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
Defund ICE.
Let’s see how these guys respond:
Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social
Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov
Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov
Let’s see how these guys respond:
Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social
Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov
Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Defund ICE.
Let’s see how these guys respond:
Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social
Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov
Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov
Let’s see how these guys respond:
Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social
Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov
Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov
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"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised."
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
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The US government has lost more than 10,000 people with PhDs in the STEM or health fields since Trump 2.0 took office — 14% of the federal civil servants with PhDs in those areas, a @ScienceMagazine analysis shows.
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The US government has lost more than 10,000 people with PhDs in the STEM or health fields since Trump 2.0 took office — 14% of the federal civil servants with PhDs in those areas, a @ScienceMagazine analysis shows.
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
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Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
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The Supreme Court just heard arguments in Trump v. Cook. This case highlights the ongoing concern about the overreach of presidential authority and the independence of federal agencies.
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The Supreme Court just heard arguments in Trump v. Cook. This case highlights the ongoing concern about the overreach of presidential authority and the independence of federal agencies.
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Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
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One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...
This is Literally the Job
Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.
www.readtpa.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...
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Hey, let's take a walk down Memory Lane and remember the 7 Democrats who voted to confirm Kristi Noem. 😑
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.)
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.)
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Hey, let's take a walk down Memory Lane and remember the 7 Democrats who voted to confirm Kristi Noem. 😑
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.)
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.)
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)
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getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
My bottom line is Abolish.
There is precedent since the regime abolished USAID and has decimated other government agencies.
There is precedent since the regime abolished USAID and has decimated other government agencies.
We have the power to stop ICE from terrorizing communities and putting lives at risk.
It’s time for the Senate to step up.
It’s time for the Senate to step up.
We have the power to stop ICE from terrorizing communities and putting lives at risk.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
My bottom line is Abolish.
There is precedent since the regime abolished USAID and has decimated other government agencies.
There is precedent since the regime abolished USAID and has decimated other government agencies.
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90 mins discussing police brutality in the US in class then watched this, it finally broke me
youtu.be/ky5B7xrontY?...
youtu.be/ky5B7xrontY?...
Masked Secret Police Are Not Victims | The Truth About Alex Pretti | What Would The Founders Do?
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
90 mins discussing police brutality in the US in class then watched this, it finally broke me
youtu.be/ky5B7xrontY?...
youtu.be/ky5B7xrontY?...
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Guys, guys, just... don't watch CBS News.
I don't remember social media blowing up when Mark Harmon left NCIS, which was an altogether more relevant move.
I don't remember social media blowing up when Mark Harmon left NCIS, which was an altogether more relevant move.
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Guys, guys, just... don't watch CBS News.
I don't remember social media blowing up when Mark Harmon left NCIS, which was an altogether more relevant move.
I don't remember social media blowing up when Mark Harmon left NCIS, which was an altogether more relevant move.