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Watching Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse (1989) to see whether it has any clues for opposing the Trump regime.
Same, but Handmaid’s Tale
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September 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Where’s the US Democrat response? Where is our own outrage?!
Slow clap, @davidebybc.bsky.social , slow clap 👏👏👏👏
Slow clap, @davidebybc.bsky.social , slow clap 👏👏👏👏
If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
We will not roll over.
BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Where’s the US Democrat response? Where is our own outrage?!
Slow clap, @davidebybc.bsky.social , slow clap 👏👏👏👏
Slow clap, @davidebybc.bsky.social , slow clap 👏👏👏👏
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The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?
As long as this Elon Musk person isn’t known for blowing things up, we’re probably fine.
February 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?
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“‘It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America,’’ [a] source in the federal government told me. ‘Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe’”
February 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“‘It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America,’’ [a] source in the federal government told me. ‘Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe’”
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Let's be very clear: giving someone who gives Nazi salutes and is elevating neo-Nazi parties in Germany the ability to allocate government resources DOES NOT END WELL. If any federal official can't understand that they need to get the hell out of public service. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Are Expected: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Let's be very clear: giving someone who gives Nazi salutes and is elevating neo-Nazi parties in Germany the ability to allocate government resources DOES NOT END WELL. If any federal official can't understand that they need to get the hell out of public service. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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in addition to musk stealing the data for his own purposes, I imagine that they think they can simply shut off payments to whoever doesn’t comply. I would not be shocked if they tried to turn off Social Security for an entire state of course that’s dissolution of the union territory.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
in addition to musk stealing the data for his own purposes, I imagine that they think they can simply shut off payments to whoever doesn’t comply. I would not be shocked if they tried to turn off Social Security for an entire state of course that’s dissolution of the union territory.
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February 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Same, but Handmaid’s Tale
Watching Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse (1989) to see whether it has any clues for opposing the Trump regime.
February 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Same, but Handmaid’s Tale
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The USAID stuff is just preposterously dark. A tiny sliver of the government’s budget, literally saving thousands of lives, pulled from one day to the next out of pure indifferent cruelty.
February 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The USAID stuff is just preposterously dark. A tiny sliver of the government’s budget, literally saving thousands of lives, pulled from one day to the next out of pure indifferent cruelty.
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And this is why archives (including the Internet Archive) matter. When records are erased, useful info is lost AND it's harder to avoid the mistakes of the past.
Purging vital public data at CDC. How it started (yesterday from wayback machine), how it's going www.cdc.gov/yrbs/index.h...
January 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
And this is why archives (including the Internet Archive) matter. When records are erased, useful info is lost AND it's harder to avoid the mistakes of the past.
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Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Resisting Dictatorship: Ways to Fight Back
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
Resisting Dictatorship: Ways to Fight Back
Your Guide to Resistance: Fighting Authoritarianism in the United States
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Resisting Dictatorship: Ways to Fight Back
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
I’m with you, @sanders.senate.gov
While 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg, combined, own more wealth than the bottom half of America.
Apparently, that’s not enough. Republicans want to give them a massive tax break by slashing Medicaid.
Together, we will stop them.
Apparently, that’s not enough. Republicans want to give them a massive tax break by slashing Medicaid.
Together, we will stop them.
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m with you, @sanders.senate.gov
THIS! YES, @sanders.senate.gov ! We Must Stop Him.
The president can veto or support legislation. He can make recommendations to Congress. But he doesn't have the unilateral right to change laws.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
Trump has very little respect for the rule of law & our Constitution. He is moving us toward authoritarianism.
We must stop him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
THIS! YES, @sanders.senate.gov ! We Must Stop Him.
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I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:
January 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:
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I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
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Thanks to those who pointed me to the right info! I called 425-313-8100 and spoke to a person (!!) who thanked me for my feedback and forwarded me to the place where she said they are logging those calls. I spoke to another actual person who loggedme; script in next post for other shy folks.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thanks to those who pointed me to the right info! I called 425-313-8100 and spoke to a person (!!) who thanked me for my feedback and forwarded me to the place where she said they are logging those calls. I spoke to another actual person who loggedme; script in next post for other shy folks.