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Returning to a subject I was discussing this morning on X, I think a single video like this does more to radicalize people against ICE than any loaded rhetoric any politician has ever used, and DHS should think very hard about the consequences of supporting this kind of behavior from its agents.
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Returning to a subject I was discussing this morning on X, I think a single video like this does more to radicalize people against ICE than any loaded rhetoric any politician has ever used, and DHS should think very hard about the consequences of supporting this kind of behavior from its agents.
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AI in Trump’s America. Duke Law prof @nitafarahany.bsky.social joins me to discuss how the US is falling behind in implementing safeguards. Listen to a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/XkPLzm
AI in Trump’s America (with Nita Farahany)
Listen now | Is the US falling behind by failing to implement meaningful AI safeguards?
cafe.visitlink.me
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AI in Trump’s America. Duke Law prof @nitafarahany.bsky.social joins me to discuss how the US is falling behind in implementing safeguards. Listen to a new @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/XkPLzm
this is ridiculous and scary for our public health in america
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
this is ridiculous and scary for our public health in america
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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
HOPE!!!!
Thank you, Cory Booker!
Thank you, Cory Booker!
April 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
HOPE!!!!
Thank you, Cory Booker!
Thank you, Cory Booker!
Awesome
April 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Awesome
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DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT
Because the erosion of democracy happens gradually, the opposition has ample opportunities to fight back. In the United States, opposition groups are not without resources.
Because the erosion of democracy happens gradually, the opposition has ample opportunities to fight back. In the United States, opposition groups are not without resources.
"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT
Because the erosion of democracy happens gradually, the opposition has ample opportunities to fight back. In the United States, opposition groups are not without resources.
Because the erosion of democracy happens gradually, the opposition has ample opportunities to fight back. In the United States, opposition groups are not without resources.
Science can not be damned!
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Science can not be damned!
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This is veteran Thomas Begay, one of the last two living Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. The Trump Administration is removing Navajo Code Talkers from military websites as part of its DEI purge.
REPOST if you stand with Begay against Donald Trump!
REPOST if you stand with Begay against Donald Trump!
March 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is veteran Thomas Begay, one of the last two living Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. The Trump Administration is removing Navajo Code Talkers from military websites as part of its DEI purge.
REPOST if you stand with Begay against Donald Trump!
REPOST if you stand with Begay against Donald Trump!
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The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
Stop this, please, stop Musk!
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Stop this, please, stop Musk!
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Pay attention!
Today in Rhode Island, a federal judge told Trump to stop impounding funds allocated by Congress. It’s about more than just the money; it’s about making sure the president doesn’t make a grab for powers that belong to Congress under the Constitution. joycevance.substack.com/p/courts-to-...
March 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pay attention!
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"The DOGE-led campaign to cancel contracts deemed 'wasteful' across the government is hurting Social Security.
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"The DOGE-led campaign to cancel contracts deemed 'wasteful' across the government is hurting Social Security.
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The agency lost a contract that paid for medical experts to testify at disability hearings..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"Three deportation flights to India cost $3 million each."
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft
A Journal analysis found that military flights came at higher cost to taxpayers than the government’s typical deportation flights on civilian aircraft.
www.wsj.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"Three deportation flights to India cost $3 million each."
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded.
Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
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Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
🧵
February 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Everything he says about deportation camps on military bases is spot on—and alarming. But don’t get thrown off by the name Blackwater. It’s still out there—rebranded.
Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
🧵
Blackwater became Xe in 2009, then Academi in 2011, before merging into Constellis in 2014. The name changed but the op lives on.
🧵
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Thanks to @joshtpm.bsky.social for posting a link to this piece this weekend -- absolutely worth reading:
www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/...
www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/...
Jay Obernolte preaches deficit reduction, supports Musk in raucous Yucca Valley town hall
YUCCA VALLEY — Congressman Jay Obernolte spoke to a crowd that erupted in boos and chants like “No King” Saturday morning in the community center.
www.hidesertstar.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thanks to @joshtpm.bsky.social for posting a link to this piece this weekend -- absolutely worth reading:
www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/...
www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/...
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
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"I think there's real risk of a generation or more of data being lost." - Dr. Michael Greicius, neurology professor at Stanford University, on the damage Trump's cuts to NIH research will do to progress on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, adding as much as 20 years to the timeline.
February 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"I think there's real risk of a generation or more of data being lost." - Dr. Michael Greicius, neurology professor at Stanford University, on the damage Trump's cuts to NIH research will do to progress on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, adding as much as 20 years to the timeline.
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Senator Raphael Warnock: Without being confirmed, Russell Vought orchestrated the effort to freeze federal spending as if it was his money rather than our money. How dare he take funds needed by veterans?
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Senator Raphael Warnock: Without being confirmed, Russell Vought orchestrated the effort to freeze federal spending as if it was his money rather than our money. How dare he take funds needed by veterans?
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We’re focused on feeding our kids.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
February 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’re focused on feeding our kids.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
Investing in our schools.
Making sure child care is affordable.
Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
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I’m heading to the Senate floor right now to speak through midnight to make it clear: we cannot confirm Russell Vought to the Office of Management and Budget. Tune in to C-Span and find out why…
February 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I’m heading to the Senate floor right now to speak through midnight to make it clear: we cannot confirm Russell Vought to the Office of Management and Budget. Tune in to C-Span and find out why…
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Trump is concerned that moms & babies crossing the border are criminals while he is blithely releasing people convicted of seditious conspiracy from prison back into our communities. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
GUARANTEEING THE STATES PROTECTION AGAINST INVASION – The White House
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Trump is concerned that moms & babies crossing the border are criminals while he is blithely releasing people convicted of seditious conspiracy from prison back into our communities. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...