April Nockleby
@aprilnockleby.bsky.social
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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This is unfathomably shameful. How do we even have to debate this? Why would anyone ever again be so foolish as to trust or help the United States if this is how we treat people who risk their lives on our behalf?
An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
June 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is unfathomably shameful. How do we even have to debate this? Why would anyone ever again be so foolish as to trust or help the United States if this is how we treat people who risk their lives on our behalf?
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We are in the midst of what many consider the most promising pancreatic cancer cure research in decades. This is literally joining the War on Cancer on the side of cancer. It's happening in multiple departments. They're also attacking mRNA fax science which is the heart of the possible breakthrough.
They just cut $20M of pancreatic cancer research from DoD. Who the hell could be thinking they won’t be targeted?
March 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We are in the midst of what many consider the most promising pancreatic cancer cure research in decades. This is literally joining the War on Cancer on the side of cancer. It's happening in multiple departments. They're also attacking mRNA fax science which is the heart of the possible breakthrough.
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Funny how "erasing history" only applies to tearing down Confederate monuments, emphasizing the role of enslavement in the development of the U.S., & renaming military bases named after Confederates, but not to acknowledging historical Black, Brown, queer, and trans folks
March 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Funny how "erasing history" only applies to tearing down Confederate monuments, emphasizing the role of enslavement in the development of the U.S., & renaming military bases named after Confederates, but not to acknowledging historical Black, Brown, queer, and trans folks
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Reup: I've been trying to track the things Trump has taken away. This is VERY much a work in progress, imperfectly presented.
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away - emptywheel
A preliminary list of the things Trump has taken away.
www.emptywheel.net
March 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reup: I've been trying to track the things Trump has taken away. This is VERY much a work in progress, imperfectly presented.
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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Imagine you're a Republican.
You control the House, Senate & White House.
You spent 9 weeks sucking up to Elon Musk and gutting vital programs. Your "mandate," you said.
You draft a budget alone, without Democrats. Everyone hates it. Your own party can't pass it.
And now it's Democrats' fault? 🤡
You control the House, Senate & White House.
You spent 9 weeks sucking up to Elon Musk and gutting vital programs. Your "mandate," you said.
You draft a budget alone, without Democrats. Everyone hates it. Your own party can't pass it.
And now it's Democrats' fault? 🤡
March 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Imagine you're a Republican.
You control the House, Senate & White House.
You spent 9 weeks sucking up to Elon Musk and gutting vital programs. Your "mandate," you said.
You draft a budget alone, without Democrats. Everyone hates it. Your own party can't pass it.
And now it's Democrats' fault? 🤡
You control the House, Senate & White House.
You spent 9 weeks sucking up to Elon Musk and gutting vital programs. Your "mandate," you said.
You draft a budget alone, without Democrats. Everyone hates it. Your own party can't pass it.
And now it's Democrats' fault? 🤡
WTAF??
Holds the codes to… well, you know
Trump: "I invaded Los Angeles and we opened up the water and the water is now flowing down. They have so much water they don't know what to do ... we broke in to do it."
March 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
WTAF??
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If this doesn’t anger you, I don’t know what will.
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If this doesn’t anger you, I don’t know what will.
Thank you, @schiff.senate.gov !!!
I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it.
When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.
Not without a fight.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.
Not without a fight.
open.substack.com/pub/schiffno...
My Vote on the GOP Spending Bill
I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it. When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him. Not without a fight.
open.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thank you, @schiff.senate.gov !!!
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The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires.
This is a bill I cannot support.
This is a bill I cannot support.
March 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires.
This is a bill I cannot support.
This is a bill I cannot support.
Every. Accusation. Is. A. Confession.
Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway — one of the nation’s largest megachurches — has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.
www.texastribune.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
March 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education?
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power.
Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.
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Tim Walz & Bernie Sanders are going out and getting after it, they’ve got the right idea!
March 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Tim Walz & Bernie Sanders are going out and getting after it, they’ve got the right idea!
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Walz: "I keep saying this -- what is the goal at the end of the day? There's not a single economist who backs tariffs. Linda McMahon -- I bet she's never been in a public school. What is she is gonna do to improve our students' outcomes and lives? There's a vacuum for us to fill."
March 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Walz: "I keep saying this -- what is the goal at the end of the day? There's not a single economist who backs tariffs. Linda McMahon -- I bet she's never been in a public school. What is she is gonna do to improve our students' outcomes and lives? There's a vacuum for us to fill."
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Good.
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Good.
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The Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t seem very efficient
“Elon Musk’s hyperactive efficiency drive failed to prevent US federal spending rising to a record $603bn last month, new Treasury data has revealed, highlighting the Trump administration’s difficulty in drastically cutting the size of government.”
Elon Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record
Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data shows
on.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Department of Government Efficiency doesn’t seem very efficient
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This is really, really bad. Columbia made the mistake of thinking that placating the administration would spare them. Other universities made the mistake of thinking it would stop with Columbia. It won’t stop without disciplined pushback; it’s an existential question for American universities.
The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is really, really bad. Columbia made the mistake of thinking that placating the administration would spare them. Other universities made the mistake of thinking it would stop with Columbia. It won’t stop without disciplined pushback; it’s an existential question for American universities.
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There is a reason Elon Musk and Donald Trump LIE about Social Security.
March 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There is a reason Elon Musk and Donald Trump LIE about Social Security.
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Elon Musk's plan to cut the Social Security Administration's staff by 50% would cause 37,000 more Americans to die each year waiting to receive their disability benefits while the average wait time to collect these benefits would jump to 412 days.
That is beyond unacceptable.
That is beyond unacceptable.
March 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Elon Musk's plan to cut the Social Security Administration's staff by 50% would cause 37,000 more Americans to die each year waiting to receive their disability benefits while the average wait time to collect these benefits would jump to 412 days.
That is beyond unacceptable.
That is beyond unacceptable.
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This.
The media is now obsessed with remorseful Trump voters, white voters, who are now losing their jobs or upset about inflation. I don’t want to hear from them. I want to hear from the Black voters who stood in line for hours, only to be turned away because their name was purged from the rolls.
March 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This.
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He operated Silk Road under the name "Dread Pirate Roberts" He used the US Postal system to ship illicit drugs all over the US and world-wide. He also offered "for hire" services.
March 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
He operated Silk Road under the name "Dread Pirate Roberts" He used the US Postal system to ship illicit drugs all over the US and world-wide. He also offered "for hire" services.
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Musk and Trump are working feverishly to cut Social Security, Medicaid, the VA, public education, nutrition and other programs.
Why? So Musk and other billionaires can get a huge tax break.
Together, we’re not going to let them get away with that.
Why? So Musk and other billionaires can get a huge tax break.
Together, we’re not going to let them get away with that.
March 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Musk and Trump are working feverishly to cut Social Security, Medicaid, the VA, public education, nutrition and other programs.
Why? So Musk and other billionaires can get a huge tax break.
Together, we’re not going to let them get away with that.
Why? So Musk and other billionaires can get a huge tax break.
Together, we’re not going to let them get away with that.
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Two words:
Market manipulation.
Market manipulation.
March 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Two words:
Market manipulation.
Market manipulation.