Zach
@zaronow.bsky.social
Caps fan, dedicated Democrat, and proud papa!
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NEWS: JD Vance had the Army Corps of Engineers raise the water level of an Ohio river so he could improve the kayaking conditions for his birthday outing (The Guardian)
August 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
NEWS: JD Vance had the Army Corps of Engineers raise the water level of an Ohio river so he could improve the kayaking conditions for his birthday outing (The Guardian)
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Bombshell reporting by the NYT shows Trump is coordinating directly with Cuomo in the NYC Mayor's race.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Bombshell reporting by the NYT shows Trump is coordinating directly with Cuomo in the NYC Mayor's race.
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Generational public health sabotage
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Generational public health sabotage
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So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
July 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
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As I said a month ago:
Yes, RFK Jr. wants sick Americans to die.
That’s what MAHA means: Kill off sick people and the average living American is healthy by definition.
It’s eugenics pure & simple.
www.editorialboard.com/unsaid-make-...
Yes, RFK Jr. wants sick Americans to die.
That’s what MAHA means: Kill off sick people and the average living American is healthy by definition.
It’s eugenics pure & simple.
www.editorialboard.com/unsaid-make-...
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.
Health Secretary Kennedy to oust advisory panel on cancer screenings, HIV prevention drugs, WSJ reports reut.rs/452or6u
Health Secretary Kennedy to oust advisory panel on cancer screenings, HIV prevention drugs, WSJ reports
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.
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This is enraging.
SCOTUS shadow dockets the end of another agency’s independence.
The majority refuses to call it precedent, because they know that would be laughable on its face. They just say one like ruling “control[s]” another. And you, district judges, need to figure out if it’s so.
SCOTUS shadow dockets the end of another agency’s independence.
The majority refuses to call it precedent, because they know that would be laughable on its face. They just say one like ruling “control[s]” another. And you, district judges, need to figure out if it’s so.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A11
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. U. MARY BOYLE, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[July 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The application is squarely controlled by Trump v. Wilcox, 605 U.S. _ (2025). Although our interim orders are not conclusive as to the merits, they inform how a court should exercise its equitable discretion in like cases. The stay we issued in Wilcox reflected "our judgment that the Government faces greater risk of harm from an order allowing a removed officer to continue exercising the executive power than a wrongfully removed officer faces from being unable to perform her statutory duty." Ibid. (slip op., at 1). The same is true on the facts presented here, where the Consumer Product Safety Commission exercises executive power in a similar manner as the National Labor Relations Board, and the case does not otherwise differ from Wilcox in any pertinent respect.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicw26hspspos2a6yhcgpa3injgsmsi6vpaauaofg5jvo62s6vvbr4@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is enraging.
SCOTUS shadow dockets the end of another agency’s independence.
The majority refuses to call it precedent, because they know that would be laughable on its face. They just say one like ruling “control[s]” another. And you, district judges, need to figure out if it’s so.
SCOTUS shadow dockets the end of another agency’s independence.
The majority refuses to call it precedent, because they know that would be laughable on its face. They just say one like ruling “control[s]” another. And you, district judges, need to figure out if it’s so.
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If you say deficits are a dire threat to the country but raising taxes is somehow off limits, then you do not actually think deficits are a dire problem.
For 50 years GOP has employed 3 big scams:
*deficits pose dire threat only when Dem is in WH
*tax cuts for rich pay for themselves
*safety net cuts needed to purge welfare cheats
w/this bill, Trump's "working class GOP" is supercharging all three
New piece from me
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
*deficits pose dire threat only when Dem is in WH
*tax cuts for rich pay for themselves
*safety net cuts needed to purge welfare cheats
w/this bill, Trump's "working class GOP" is supercharging all three
New piece from me
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
July 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you say deficits are a dire threat to the country but raising taxes is somehow off limits, then you do not actually think deficits are a dire problem.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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The sheer level of cynicism—of lying to their constituents—that the pro-Trump right has engaged in makes me sick. It should make you sick too.
We'll be dealing with the consequences for years to come. But don't worry—some guy got merch. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
We'll be dealing with the consequences for years to come. But don't worry—some guy got merch. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The sheer level of cynicism—of lying to their constituents—that the pro-Trump right has engaged in makes me sick. It should make you sick too.
We'll be dealing with the consequences for years to come. But don't worry—some guy got merch. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
We'll be dealing with the consequences for years to come. But don't worry—some guy got merch. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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Today, Donald Trump and the Republican party sent a message to America:
If you are not a billionaire, we don’t give a damn about you.
If you are not a billionaire, we don’t give a damn about you.
July 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today, Donald Trump and the Republican party sent a message to America:
If you are not a billionaire, we don’t give a damn about you.
If you are not a billionaire, we don’t give a damn about you.
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When Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986-87, we visited Dachau with our family.
Alligator Alcatraz has troubling echoes — of Dachau
When Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986-87, we visited Dachau with our family. The crematoriums shocked our children, but even more so because this was simply a “detention facility” and not one of Hitler’s death camps. The ovens were for those who had been worked to death or killed by cholera.The...
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July 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986-87, we visited Dachau with our family.
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Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.
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If you have a R representative, call and leave a message saying you don’t want to raise taxes on clean energy. Reps.fyi.
If you’re a reporter, there’s a story here. Why is the Senate putting the grid and American’s lives at risk? Sec. 5000E-1 is the new wind and solar tax.
If you’re a reporter, there’s a story here. Why is the Senate putting the grid and American’s lives at risk? Sec. 5000E-1 is the new wind and solar tax.
June 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you have a R representative, call and leave a message saying you don’t want to raise taxes on clean energy. Reps.fyi.
If you’re a reporter, there’s a story here. Why is the Senate putting the grid and American’s lives at risk? Sec. 5000E-1 is the new wind and solar tax.
If you’re a reporter, there’s a story here. Why is the Senate putting the grid and American’s lives at risk? Sec. 5000E-1 is the new wind and solar tax.
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The new bill in Congress puts a new tax on wind and solar. They’re taxing clean energy to give your money to billionaires.
The most intense part of this bill is a new excise tax on wind and solar projects above FEOC content threshholds (!!!)
Given the sprawling nature of FEOC, that might pull in all sorts of projects with unmanageable new tax liability
Tax the sun, tax the wind eh #energysky
Given the sprawling nature of FEOC, that might pull in all sorts of projects with unmanageable new tax liability
Tax the sun, tax the wind eh #energysky
June 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The new bill in Congress puts a new tax on wind and solar. They’re taxing clean energy to give your money to billionaires.
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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
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Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
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Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social.
Take the time.
Take the time.
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social.
Take the time.
Take the time.
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When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Two Democratic (DFL) Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot by man impersonating police officer. www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
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My full statement on the targeted murder of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman:
June 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My full statement on the targeted murder of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and the shooting of Senator John Hoffman:
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THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SCREAMING ABOUT.
ANY PSYCHO CAN GO COSPLAY A COP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BROWNSHIRTS IN ICE ARE DOING, WITH TACIT APPROVAL FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. SICKENING AND TERRIFYING.
ANY PSYCHO CAN GO COSPLAY A COP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BROWNSHIRTS IN ICE ARE DOING, WITH TACIT APPROVAL FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. SICKENING AND TERRIFYING.
Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.
kstp.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SCREAMING ABOUT.
ANY PSYCHO CAN GO COSPLAY A COP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BROWNSHIRTS IN ICE ARE DOING, WITH TACIT APPROVAL FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. SICKENING AND TERRIFYING.
ANY PSYCHO CAN GO COSPLAY A COP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BROWNSHIRTS IN ICE ARE DOING, WITH TACIT APPROVAL FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. SICKENING AND TERRIFYING.
"Tilt to the right"
He called Dr. Fauci a "m*dg*t f*ck", he threw a temper tantrum over Notre Dame having a black student be its mascot and oh yeah, multiple sexual assault allegations.
WTF.
He called Dr. Fauci a "m*dg*t f*ck", he threw a temper tantrum over Notre Dame having a black student be its mascot and oh yeah, multiple sexual assault allegations.
WTF.
On the radio, and on this video, we talk with Dave Portnoy about his tilt to the right, and what if anything Democrats could do to win the votes of men like him.
June 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"Tilt to the right"
He called Dr. Fauci a "m*dg*t f*ck", he threw a temper tantrum over Notre Dame having a black student be its mascot and oh yeah, multiple sexual assault allegations.
WTF.
He called Dr. Fauci a "m*dg*t f*ck", he threw a temper tantrum over Notre Dame having a black student be its mascot and oh yeah, multiple sexual assault allegations.
WTF.
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Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
Immigrants, by contrast, did not.
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I have argued one reason they made A Big Deal out of Elon's departure was to neutralize an Appointments Clause problem with DOGE.
Vought gives some new insights into DOGE's future.
He says DOGE is looking to be "far more institutionalized within the agencies" going forward.
DOGE leadership is "much more decentralized now." 10/
He says DOGE is looking to be "far more institutionalized within the agencies" going forward.
DOGE leadership is "much more decentralized now." 10/
June 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have argued one reason they made A Big Deal out of Elon's departure was to neutralize an Appointments Clause problem with DOGE.
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And it should be repeated nonstop that DHS completely abandoned there “harboring rioters” claim in their statement afterwards.
Instead, claiming that they were doing a wellness check, on the very staffers they were terrorizing
Similar to how ice agents claim they are doing wellness checks
Instead, claiming that they were doing a wellness check, on the very staffers they were terrorizing
Similar to how ice agents claim they are doing wellness checks
May 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
And it should be repeated nonstop that DHS completely abandoned there “harboring rioters” claim in their statement afterwards.
Instead, claiming that they were doing a wellness check, on the very staffers they were terrorizing
Similar to how ice agents claim they are doing wellness checks
Instead, claiming that they were doing a wellness check, on the very staffers they were terrorizing
Similar to how ice agents claim they are doing wellness checks