@akmathur.bsky.social
I get the impulse, but politically this plays out just like “defund the police”: unclear intent, broad collateral damage, and endless time wasted explaining what you didn’t mean. That’s a messaging failure, not a moral one.
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I get the impulse, but politically this plays out just like “defund the police”: unclear intent, broad collateral damage, and endless time wasted explaining what you didn’t mean. That’s a messaging failure, not a moral one.
The tale of Trump and “his” justices — you need to understand this to understand what went down at the Supreme Court. The commonly understood story is wrong.
So here we go 🧵
So here we go 🧵
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ask Senator Whitehouse - he has been shouting from rooftops for years about this Supreme Court.
June 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ask Senator Whitehouse - he has been shouting from rooftops for years about this Supreme Court.
Cruelty is the point :-(
June 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Cruelty is the point :-(
How about:
Instant Chicken Experts
Playing Obscure Lyrics Inside Cramped Elevators
Instant Chicken Experts
Playing Obscure Lyrics Inside Cramped Elevators
June 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
How about:
Instant Chicken Experts
Playing Obscure Lyrics Inside Cramped Elevators
Instant Chicken Experts
Playing Obscure Lyrics Inside Cramped Elevators
Buried in Trump’s May 9 “Project Homecoming” Proclamation is a clause expanding DHS enforcement by 20,000—not via hires, but by deputizing local/state/former feds and other persons. Hidden under “Penalties for Aliens,” it builds a quasi-police force with no oversight.
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Buried in Trump’s May 9 “Project Homecoming” Proclamation is a clause expanding DHS enforcement by 20,000—not via hires, but by deputizing local/state/former feds and other persons. Hidden under “Penalties for Aliens,” it builds a quasi-police force with no oversight.
“by deputizing…other individuals“ sentence is buried in a section titled: “Sec. 3. Penalties for Aliens Who Fail to Depart.”
@brendannyhan.bsky.social can comment on historical parallels
@brendannyhan.bsky.social can comment on historical parallels
June 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“by deputizing…other individuals“ sentence is buried in a section titled: “Sec. 3. Penalties for Aliens Who Fail to Depart.”
@brendannyhan.bsky.social can comment on historical parallels
@brendannyhan.bsky.social can comment on historical parallels
See Section 3b: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing Project Homecoming
Over the last 4 years, the United States has endured a full-scale invasion of aliens entering and remaining in the country illegally, causing a relentless
www.whitehouse.gov
June 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
See Section 3b: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
“(b) … by deputizing and contracting with State and local law enforcement officers, former Federal officers, officers and personnel within other Federal agencies, and other individuals ….by no less than 20,000 officers in order to conduct an intensive campaign to remove illegal aliens …”
June 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“(b) … by deputizing and contracting with State and local law enforcement officers, former Federal officers, officers and personnel within other Federal agencies, and other individuals ….by no less than 20,000 officers in order to conduct an intensive campaign to remove illegal aliens …”
This is replay of Trump’s ‘Portland 2020’ playbook.
June 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is replay of Trump’s ‘Portland 2020’ playbook.
Reposted
Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
How You Can Protect Democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.
protectdemocracy.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
Thanks for pointing that. Let me read it and think about it
May 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks for pointing that. Let me read it and think about it
Let’s see, perhaps we can use this thread to find out whether BlueSky users actually read and think before responding…
May 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Let’s see, perhaps we can use this thread to find out whether BlueSky users actually read and think before responding…
Ahhh….sleep. And stress
May 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Ahhh….sleep. And stress
Hmmmm…..From the abstract:
”The intensive lifestyle intervention also produced greater reductions ……except for low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels”
I.e. The intervention did not affect LDL. That matters, right?
”The intensive lifestyle intervention also produced greater reductions ……except for low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels”
I.e. The intervention did not affect LDL. That matters, right?
May 26, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Hmmmm…..From the abstract:
”The intensive lifestyle intervention also produced greater reductions ……except for low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels”
I.e. The intervention did not affect LDL. That matters, right?
”The intensive lifestyle intervention also produced greater reductions ……except for low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol levels”
I.e. The intervention did not affect LDL. That matters, right?
Sigh. Please don’t take it personally. They are talking about only type-2 diabetes.
May 26, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Sigh. Please don’t take it personally. They are talking about only type-2 diabetes.
Note that #15 on her list is an antivax position.
May 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Note that #15 on her list is an antivax position.