@sfurbanist.bsky.social
Urban hiker, cyclist, stick-shift driver. Fan of public transit and public art, and sometimes even the public.
No offense, but I don't do reciprocal follows
No offense, but I don't do reciprocal follows
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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“Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of a few, or of several. . .those persons will make use of them to defeat the very end for which government exists.”
— James Mill
— James Mill
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of a few, or of several. . .those persons will make use of them to defeat the very end for which government exists.”
— James Mill
— James Mill
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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Fire Elon
He's a greater LIABILITY to every company than a leader.
He's as toxic as the crap his companies produce.
He's a greater LIABILITY to every company than a leader.
He's as toxic as the crap his companies produce.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again
Fortune Magazine©️
archive.ph/eQYCN#select...
Fortune Magazine©️
archive.ph/eQYCN#select...
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Fire Elon
He's a greater LIABILITY to every company than a leader.
He's as toxic as the crap his companies produce.
He's a greater LIABILITY to every company than a leader.
He's as toxic as the crap his companies produce.
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Open enrollment is underway for Medicare, which means that bad actors are looking for a way to take advantage. Protect yourself and be aware of what's out there: https://www.wral.com/consumer/5onyourside/open-enrollment-scams-medicare-healthcaregov-2025/
Beware of these open enrollment scams involving Medicare, Healthcare.gov
The Better Business Bureau is warning people about scams involving open enrollment for Medicare and Healthcare.gov.
www.wral.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Open enrollment is underway for Medicare, which means that bad actors are looking for a way to take advantage. Protect yourself and be aware of what's out there: https://www.wral.com/consumer/5onyourside/open-enrollment-scams-medicare-healthcaregov-2025/
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While Trump murders people on boats for supposedly trafficking drugs, Jonathan Braun, a convicted drug trafficker serving a 10 year sentence he pardoned in 2021, will be sentenced in court today after he sexually assaulted a woman after Trump freed him from prison.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
While Trump murders people on boats for supposedly trafficking drugs, Jonathan Braun, a convicted drug trafficker serving a 10 year sentence he pardoned in 2021, will be sentenced in court today after he sexually assaulted a woman after Trump freed him from prison.
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Keep organizing, y’all. It is, and always has been, on all of us.
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Keep organizing, y’all. It is, and always has been, on all of us.
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
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If your government sends a $40B "gift" to another country while refusing to feed its own children, you need another government. There's nothing wrong with foreign aid (in most cases); but there is something wrong with letting kids and veterans go hungry while sending it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If your government sends a $40B "gift" to another country while refusing to feed its own children, you need another government. There's nothing wrong with foreign aid (in most cases); but there is something wrong with letting kids and veterans go hungry while sending it.
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Today I wrote about the Trump’s latest effort to pardon his election denier henchmen. While we may be focused on the shutdown, Trump continues to subvert democracy and target free and fair elections. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to expose just this. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Today I wrote about the Trump’s latest effort to pardon his election denier henchmen. While we may be focused on the shutdown, Trump continues to subvert democracy and target free and fair elections. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to expose just this. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Man responsible for US Transportation, complains about mismanagement of US transportation.
Sean Duffy: "We have a number of people who want to get home for the holidays, they want to see their family. Listen, many of them are not going to be able to get on an airplane."
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Man responsible for US Transportation, complains about mismanagement of US transportation.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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It appears that Donald Trump’s angry social media posts have once again landed him in hot water in the courts: The judge said the president and his allies had openly admitted they were withholding funding for SNAP benefits for “political reasons.” trib.al/b6pDD5E
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It appears that Donald Trump’s angry social media posts have once again landed him in hot water in the courts: The judge said the president and his allies had openly admitted they were withholding funding for SNAP benefits for “political reasons.” trib.al/b6pDD5E
Trump is just greasing his escape route to avoid persecution once the streets start flowing MAGA tears
President Trump's Agenda: 20,000 military families and over 1 million veterans go without food.
Argentina gets $40 billion. With a B.
Argentina gets $40 billion. With a B.
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Trump is just greasing his escape route to avoid persecution once the streets start flowing MAGA tears
Time to IMPEACH!!
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Time to IMPEACH!!
After his defense, these should be applied to a civil case against Trump
Jim Comey's appendix of Trump attacks was 60 pages (tho it did not claim to be comprehensive).
Tish James' is 113 pages.
Tish James' is 113 pages.
![Appendix of Public Statements of President Donald J. Trump About or Concerning AG James or this Case 1
No. Date/Time
(ET)
Location Speaker Comment / Post Link
2019–20212
1 3/13/2019
10:26 AM
X (formerly
Twitter)
Trump All part of the Witch Hunt Hoax. Started by little Eric Schneiderman &
Cuomo. So many leaving New York! [Replying to @GOP statement: The
NY Attorney General called President Trump an “illegitimate president.”
She has proven to have a vendetta against @realDonaldTrump & is using
her position of power to baselessly smear the President & the work he’s done
for the American people.]
https://perma.c
c/4NS6-UGEV
2 3/13/2019
10:26 AM
X (formerly
Twitter)
Trump RT @DiamondandSilk: AG Letitia James of New York is abusing her power
by targeting the POTUS. Using the Attorney General office as a weapon to
deliberately target the President because of Political Bias should be against
the Law and a violation of the Hatch Act!
https://perma.c
c/553N-C2GE
3 4/29/2019
8:18 AM
X (formerly
Twitter)
Trump The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are
illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very
important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the
internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS - FAST!
https://perma.c
c/6RA9-DE98
4 7/1/2019
12:10 PM
X (formerly
Twitter)
Trump It is very hard and expensive to live in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo
uses his Attorney General as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes. They
sue on everything, always in search of a crime. I even got sued on a
Foundation which took Zero rent & expenses & gave away...
https://perma.c
c/Q477-7HSN
5 7/1/2019
12:10 PM
X (formerly
Twitter)
Trump ....more money than it had. Going on for years, originally brought by
Crooked Hillary’s Campaign Chair, A.G. Eric Schneiderman, until forced to
https://perma.c
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1 This appendix reflects the best efforts of counsel to compile all of the President’s statements relevant to…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreifytqdmsve5ggk4sft62qf7l55rkqv5wjq7zrjumzb4a3p4w73r5u@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
After his defense, these should be applied to a civil case against Trump
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ATTN: If you were on the Sandwich Guy jury and you'd like to chat, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous! Please share this post!
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
ATTN: If you were on the Sandwich Guy jury and you'd like to chat, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous! Please share this post!
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In case you needed even MORE evidence how bad at business and the economy Trump and right-wing ideologues are.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In case you needed even MORE evidence how bad at business and the economy Trump and right-wing ideologues are.
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Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence. trib.al/W2wJSVD
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in jail.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence. trib.al/W2wJSVD
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In Aug., DHS told us it hadn’t preserved officials’ texts since April—when it began some of its most controversial actions.
That would be against the law. We sued.
DHS now says it gave us “erroneous” info—but hasn’t confirmed if it’s following the law.
americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-i...
That would be against the law. We sued.
DHS now says it gave us “erroneous” info—but hasn’t confirmed if it’s following the law.
americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-i...
DHS Admits It Provided “Erroneous” Information on Texts of Noem and DHS Brass, Hasn’t Confirmed It Followed Law - American Oversight
Thursday, following a court filing in American Oversight’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the agency’s initial claim that it failed to preserve the text messages of…
americanoversight.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In Aug., DHS told us it hadn’t preserved officials’ texts since April—when it began some of its most controversial actions.
That would be against the law. We sued.
DHS now says it gave us “erroneous” info—but hasn’t confirmed if it’s following the law.
americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-i...
That would be against the law. We sued.
DHS now says it gave us “erroneous” info—but hasn’t confirmed if it’s following the law.
americanoversight.org/dhs-admits-i...
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The corporations and billionaires funding Trump’s ballroom aren't paying for chandeliers or marble floors; they’re investing in power and a pay-off for deregulations, tax cuts, and government contracts.
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The corporations and billionaires funding Trump’s ballroom aren't paying for chandeliers or marble floors; they’re investing in power and a pay-off for deregulations, tax cuts, and government contracts.