Cathy Andrew
@cathya.bsky.social
Mom, Educator, Fan of cats and democracy.
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I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
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I’d call it a great deal worse than “authoritarianism” @govpritzker.illinois.gov
I wonder if ordinary Americans have any idea how disastrously American reputation in the world is hitting the skids.
I wonder if ordinary Americans have any idea how disastrously American reputation in the world is hitting the skids.
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’d call it a great deal worse than “authoritarianism” @govpritzker.illinois.gov
I wonder if ordinary Americans have any idea how disastrously American reputation in the world is hitting the skids.
I wonder if ordinary Americans have any idea how disastrously American reputation in the world is hitting the skids.
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Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
September 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting:
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial
100%
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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The Democrats in the Senate and Congress did *not* vote for a "murder is bad" resolution as some are claiming, they voted to *honor* the actions and ideology of a Nazi and grant him a national holiday. Let's not let this truth get twisted.
September 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Democrats in the Senate and Congress did *not* vote for a "murder is bad" resolution as some are claiming, they voted to *honor* the actions and ideology of a Nazi and grant him a national holiday. Let's not let this truth get twisted.
Got my Covid booster today. Wanted to wait for #Novavax, but with reports of them potentially tightening age groups further, I couldn’t chance it.
September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Got my Covid booster today. Wanted to wait for #Novavax, but with reports of them potentially tightening age groups further, I couldn’t chance it.
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If the Trump White House wants to ban all transgender people from owning guns because a handful were responsible for mass shootings, wait until they hear how many shootings straight cis white guys have done.
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If the Trump White House wants to ban all transgender people from owning guns because a handful were responsible for mass shootings, wait until they hear how many shootings straight cis white guys have done.
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[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
August 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
[writing the constitution]
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"
Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that
Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
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Moodys Chief Economist Mark Zandi: “The (US) economy is on the precipice of recession…Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting, and employment is set to fall. And with inflation on the rise, it is tough for the Fed to come to the rescue.”
August 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Moodys Chief Economist Mark Zandi: “The (US) economy is on the precipice of recession…Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting, and employment is set to fall. And with inflation on the rise, it is tough for the Fed to come to the rescue.”
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Measles is here. And by here I mean in South Carolina. This is bad.
July 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Measles is here. And by here I mean in South Carolina. This is bad.
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Don’t wanna be an American Idiot 🤘🏻 @greenday.bsky.social
Get involved. Join an @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
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Use @resist.bot & @5calls.org to contact you members of Congress.
#DoSomething
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#DoSomething
July 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Don’t wanna be an American Idiot 🤘🏻 @greenday.bsky.social
Get involved. Join an @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
. Check out demsunitedhq.com & open.substack.com/pub/demcastu....
Use @resist.bot & @5calls.org to contact you members of Congress.
#DoSomething
Get involved. Join an @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
. Check out demsunitedhq.com & open.substack.com/pub/demcastu....
Use @resist.bot & @5calls.org to contact you members of Congress.
#DoSomething
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Every time I posted about how much my insurance was through the Exchange, people would say, “what are you talking about? I’m only paying $33 a month.”
Those people are about to find out they were on Medicaid.
Those people are about to find out they were on Medicaid.
July 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Every time I posted about how much my insurance was through the Exchange, people would say, “what are you talking about? I’m only paying $33 a month.”
Those people are about to find out they were on Medicaid.
Those people are about to find out they were on Medicaid.
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The evil that men do lives after them
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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How right this is, Professor Hayhoe. 😢
April 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How right this is, Professor Hayhoe. 😢
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The markets are bad at politics. But yeah, the global economy built on the dollar is being dismantled, the US is run by a mad king who doesn't believe in paying his debts and whether the USA exists in 30 years is an open question. Of course investors are losing trust long-term Treasury bonds.
April 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The markets are bad at politics. But yeah, the global economy built on the dollar is being dismantled, the US is run by a mad king who doesn't believe in paying his debts and whether the USA exists in 30 years is an open question. Of course investors are losing trust long-term Treasury bonds.
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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The 8 worst days EVER for the Dow — all of them under Donald Trump
−2,997.10 - March 16, 2020
−2,352.60 - March 12, 2020
−2,231.07 - TODAY
−2,013.76 - March 9, 2020
−1,861.82 - June 11, 2020
−1,679.39 - YESTERDAY
−1,464.94 - March 11, 2020
−1,338.46 - March 18, 2020
−2,997.10 - March 16, 2020
−2,352.60 - March 12, 2020
−2,231.07 - TODAY
−2,013.76 - March 9, 2020
−1,861.82 - June 11, 2020
−1,679.39 - YESTERDAY
−1,464.94 - March 11, 2020
−1,338.46 - March 18, 2020
April 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The 8 worst days EVER for the Dow — all of them under Donald Trump
−2,997.10 - March 16, 2020
−2,352.60 - March 12, 2020
−2,231.07 - TODAY
−2,013.76 - March 9, 2020
−1,861.82 - June 11, 2020
−1,679.39 - YESTERDAY
−1,464.94 - March 11, 2020
−1,338.46 - March 18, 2020
−2,997.10 - March 16, 2020
−2,352.60 - March 12, 2020
−2,231.07 - TODAY
−2,013.76 - March 9, 2020
−1,861.82 - June 11, 2020
−1,679.39 - YESTERDAY
−1,464.94 - March 11, 2020
−1,338.46 - March 18, 2020
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Boyle: It’s pretty striking that literally all Donald Trump had to do was nothing. He could sit there, watch Fox News all day, sit with the remote control, occasionally tweet, and then on weekends go down to Mar-a-Lago and play golf. But instead, he purposely went about ruining this economy.
April 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Boyle: It’s pretty striking that literally all Donald Trump had to do was nothing. He could sit there, watch Fox News all day, sit with the remote control, occasionally tweet, and then on weekends go down to Mar-a-Lago and play golf. But instead, he purposely went about ruining this economy.
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Congress needs to pass this bill and take back the authority over tariffs from the President. It is literally in the Constitution. Do your job Congress.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Congress needs to pass this bill and take back the authority over tariffs from the President. It is literally in the Constitution. Do your job Congress.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...
www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Life comes at you ... at exactly the rate it promised to come at you during its 4-year re-election campaign where it told you exactly what it planned to do literally thousands of times.
April 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Life comes at you ... at exactly the rate it promised to come at you during its 4-year re-election campaign where it told you exactly what it planned to do literally thousands of times.
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Trump’s Liberation Day!
Liberating millions of Americans from our stock market gains & retirement savings.
Liberating us from the burden of having loyal democratic allies.
Liberating shoppers from affordable vegetables, cars, & medicine.
Liberating us from our Constitution.
Liberating millions of Americans from our stock market gains & retirement savings.
Liberating us from the burden of having loyal democratic allies.
Liberating shoppers from affordable vegetables, cars, & medicine.
Liberating us from our Constitution.
April 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump’s Liberation Day!
Liberating millions of Americans from our stock market gains & retirement savings.
Liberating us from the burden of having loyal democratic allies.
Liberating shoppers from affordable vegetables, cars, & medicine.
Liberating us from our Constitution.
Liberating millions of Americans from our stock market gains & retirement savings.
Liberating us from the burden of having loyal democratic allies.
Liberating shoppers from affordable vegetables, cars, & medicine.
Liberating us from our Constitution.
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I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
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A fired HHS worker asks a senator about layoffs that are hurting services for “people with disabilities” and asks what he’ll do to help them.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.
NEW — This AM former HHS staffers confronted Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) about slashing budgets and staff, per video shared with me by Mack Schroeder, a former Budget Analyst for the Office of the Secretary.
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
April 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A fired HHS worker asks a senator about layoffs that are hurting services for “people with disabilities” and asks what he’ll do to help them.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.
Once the senator is safely behind his staff in the elevator, he ignores the suffering & replies that the worker is a “clown” who “deserved” to be fired.