@chowsky.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather. Grandson of Swedish & Polish immigrants, son of a Dustbowler. Librarian, musician, liberal, and Lutheran (ELCA). Oh, and Midwestern... and a cat lover.
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
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Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
October 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
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'Fascists are not welcome': Vance draws scathing mockery after British pub turns him away
'Fascists are not welcome': Vance draws scathing mockery after British pub turns him away
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and members of his family are presently on vacation in The Cotswolds, a rural area of Southwestern England that is roughly 95-100 miles from London. And not everyone in that part of the U.K. is happy to see him.According to The Wall Street Journal, residents of the Cotsw...
bit.ly
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
'Fascists are not welcome': Vance draws scathing mockery after British pub turns him away
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@katmabu.bsky.social got my amazing shirt in the mail. Cheers! #standupfortranskids
July 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@katmabu.bsky.social got my amazing shirt in the mail. Cheers! #standupfortranskids
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The fight over whether the executive branch will continue to impound congressionally approved funding will take a new form in the next few months.
The Trump Admin Gets Ready to Seize Congress’ Power of the Purse
The Trump White House is planning to send a second rescissions request...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The fight over whether the executive branch will continue to impound congressionally approved funding will take a new form in the next few months.
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The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.
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Trump pulled her nomination so she can remain in position on temporary basis!
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-att...
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-att...
Trump yanks Habba's nomination for U.S. attorney, enabling her to serve in acting capacity
The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.
www.cbsnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump pulled her nomination so she can remain in position on temporary basis!
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-att...
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-att...
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Page One in Scotland.
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Page One in Scotland.
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For those just waking up: last night Republicans voted against an amendment put forward by Democrats that would have forced the public release of all the Epstein files
July 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
For those just waking up: last night Republicans voted against an amendment put forward by Democrats that would have forced the public release of all the Epstein files
The best 4th of July tradition...
A July 4 NPR Tradition: A Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence
On this Fourth of July, NPR presents our annual reading of the Declaration of Independence. Read the original text alongside photos of the NPR staff members who performed the reading.
www.npr.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The best 4th of July tradition...
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So let me get this straight…
Under Hegseth’s leadership, the Army is rolling out a policy that could kick out Black men for razor bumps—a medical condition that disproportionately affects us.
Meanwhile, troops who refused the COVID vaccine? They got waivers. Sympathy. Career protection.
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Under Hegseth’s leadership, the Army is rolling out a policy that could kick out Black men for razor bumps—a medical condition that disproportionately affects us.
Meanwhile, troops who refused the COVID vaccine? They got waivers. Sympathy. Career protection.
🧵
July 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So let me get this straight…
Under Hegseth’s leadership, the Army is rolling out a policy that could kick out Black men for razor bumps—a medical condition that disproportionately affects us.
Meanwhile, troops who refused the COVID vaccine? They got waivers. Sympathy. Career protection.
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Under Hegseth’s leadership, the Army is rolling out a policy that could kick out Black men for razor bumps—a medical condition that disproportionately affects us.
Meanwhile, troops who refused the COVID vaccine? They got waivers. Sympathy. Career protection.
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I have to say I do not love the idea of throwing $40 billion at an agency that's clearly making it up as it goes along and staffed entirely by law enforcement flotsam that couldn't get hired as prison guards. I bet a lot of people wouldn't, but I understand there's a new mayoral nominee to denounce.
“The Department of Homeland Security has formally instituted a new requirement that members of Congress and their staff provide a week of notice before they visit immigration detention facilities, a policy that is at odds with a federal law that allows lawmakers to make unannounced oversight trips.“
ICE to require lawmakers to give a week’s notice before detention visits.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I have to say I do not love the idea of throwing $40 billion at an agency that's clearly making it up as it goes along and staffed entirely by law enforcement flotsam that couldn't get hired as prison guards. I bet a lot of people wouldn't, but I understand there's a new mayoral nominee to denounce.
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Corruption is the brand
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Corruption is the brand
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NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists
NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.
www.npr.org
May 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.
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Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.
May 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Library of Congress staff just showed what resistance looks like. After Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the respected Librarian of Congress, he tried to install Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General, as acting librarian. Staff weren’t having it.
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Let’s break this down—because the gaslighting is wild:
📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices
📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices
📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices
Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.
📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices
📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices
📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices
Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.
May 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Let’s break this down—because the gaslighting is wild:
📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices
📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices
📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices
Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.
📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices
📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices
📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices
Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.
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'Weird reluctance to criticize': Expert explains why media ignores Trump's decline
'Weird reluctance to criticize': Expert explains why media ignores Trump's decline
The Washington press corps saw Joe Biden’s aging, but it doesn’t seem to notice Donald Trump’s. Why? It’s pretty simple, really. Trump acts like a big, tough man. He spends a lot of his time demonstrating his big, tough manhood. Biden never did that. It’s not in his nature. Guess which personality t...
bit.ly
May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
'Weird reluctance to criticize': Expert explains why media ignores Trump's decline
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Melania does not live in Washington and "vanishes from view for weeks at a time, holing up in Trump Tower in Manhattan or in Florida."
(By @ailiazehra.bsky.social)
(By @ailiazehra.bsky.social)
'Shrouded in mystery': Melania Trump has been missing from the White House
First Lady Melania Trump has been in the White House for fewer than 14 days at since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, the New York Times reported Wednesday. According to some sources...
www.alternet.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Melania does not live in Washington and "vanishes from view for weeks at a time, holing up in Trump Tower in Manhattan or in Florida."
(By @ailiazehra.bsky.social)
(By @ailiazehra.bsky.social)
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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
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Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards Russia
Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards Russia
In his first interview since leaving office, former US president told the BBC he fears for US-Europe relations
Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” in his approach to Russia and expressed fears that Europe would “lose confidence in the certainty of America” in his first interview since leaving the White House in January.
“He [Vladimir Putin] believes it [Russia] has historical rights to Ukraine,” Biden told the BBC. Anybody who thought the Russian president would stop if Kyiv conceded territory, as recently proposed by Trump, “is just foolish”, he said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards Russia
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They’re coming for the arts, kids: “The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities.”
NYC cultural institutions scrambling after Trump admin guts arts funding
Dance companies, theater productions and other arts groups said the lost funding complicates shows scheduled for the summer.
gothamist.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
They’re coming for the arts, kids: “The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities.”
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