Christina
@christychristina.bsky.social
Texas girl in California, California girl in Texas…it’s a vicious cycle. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ⚖️📺🎥 🌎~Leave it better than ya found it~🌍
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This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
Heads up:
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers
Republicans passed a sprawling bill after they lost races for governor and attorney general — and most likely their veto-proof legislative majority — in this month's election.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:11 PM
This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
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So Trump’s Border Czar nominee wrote the section on the border for Project 2025’s manifesto and Trump’s FCC nominee wrote the section on the FCC for Project 2025. But Trump had no connection to it and doesn’t know anything about it.
November 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM
So Trump’s Border Czar nominee wrote the section on the border for Project 2025’s manifesto and Trump’s FCC nominee wrote the section on the FCC for Project 2025. But Trump had no connection to it and doesn’t know anything about it.
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1. It's impossible to control whether GOP Senators rubberstamp Trump's nominees
But it is possible to make more people aware of exactly who Trump is trying to install in these powerful positions
Here are 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense
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But it is possible to make more people aware of exactly who Trump is trying to install in these powerful positions
Here are 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense
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November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
1. It's impossible to control whether GOP Senators rubberstamp Trump's nominees
But it is possible to make more people aware of exactly who Trump is trying to install in these powerful positions
Here are 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense
🧵
But it is possible to make more people aware of exactly who Trump is trying to install in these powerful positions
Here are 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense
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Trump will do everything he can to scare corporate media into going soft on him.
This is why it’s so important to support independent sources of information in an age of rising authoritarianism.
I have some suggestions in today’s Drumbeat:
This is why it’s so important to support independent sources of information in an age of rising authoritarianism.
I have some suggestions in today’s Drumbeat:
Trump Sues Corporate Media To Beat Them Into Submission
This is why we all need to support independent media.
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Trump will do everything he can to scare corporate media into going soft on him.
This is why it’s so important to support independent sources of information in an age of rising authoritarianism.
I have some suggestions in today’s Drumbeat:
This is why it’s so important to support independent sources of information in an age of rising authoritarianism.
I have some suggestions in today’s Drumbeat:
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Ten thousand letters in 48 hours. That’s right. 10,000!
Keep sharing this everywhere:
Keep sharing this everywhere:
Tell your Senators: Don't allow Trump's recess appointments
Please contact Congress now!
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Ten thousand letters in 48 hours. That’s right. 10,000!
Keep sharing this everywhere:
Keep sharing this everywhere:
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Almost 3,000 dogs work under the Department of Homeland Security. No doubt Kristi Noem should never be the head of it.
November 12, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Almost 3,000 dogs work under the Department of Homeland Security. No doubt Kristi Noem should never be the head of it.
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People are totally unprepared for what is about to happen to American higher education
November 12, 2024 at 1:48 AM
People are totally unprepared for what is about to happen to American higher education
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Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
Hard to describe as a journalist how grateful I am to have a text-based app that does not suppress hyperlinks. I don’t know if people realize exactly how hostile the corporate internet has gotten toward news.
November 12, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
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The Framers answer to this would absolutely have been throwing the President in state jail. While he was VP, Aaron Burr had two outstanding state warrants against him!
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
NEW: Judge Merchan grants a joint request from Trump's attorneys and the Manhattan DA's office to delay proceedings by a week—till next Tuesday, 11/19—while both sides figure out how the election affects sentencing in Trump's NY criminal case www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/p...
November 12, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The Framers answer to this would absolutely have been throwing the President in state jail. While he was VP, Aaron Burr had two outstanding state warrants against him!
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
(Burr murdered some guy. Can't remember their name.)
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I see lots of questions and anxiety over how we fight back against seemingly stacked odds.
I expect in the coming weeks many here will share their perspectives on how we move forward.
As you process and get to a place of action, here are some things to consider, in terms of mindset
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I expect in the coming weeks many here will share their perspectives on how we move forward.
As you process and get to a place of action, here are some things to consider, in terms of mindset
🧵
November 12, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I see lots of questions and anxiety over how we fight back against seemingly stacked odds.
I expect in the coming weeks many here will share their perspectives on how we move forward.
As you process and get to a place of action, here are some things to consider, in terms of mindset
🧵
I expect in the coming weeks many here will share their perspectives on how we move forward.
As you process and get to a place of action, here are some things to consider, in terms of mindset
🧵
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Trump announced reparations for white people today, if anyone was wondering how wildly racist this is going to get
November 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Trump announced reparations for white people today, if anyone was wondering how wildly racist this is going to get
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signaled that Elon Musk was present during a phone call with Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his phone call with the US president-elect a “great honor”
Serbia’s Vucic Signals Musk Was Present During Trump Call
Elon Musk surfaced once more in a round of phone calls US President-elect Donald Trump is making with world leaders, driving home the billionaire’s outsized influence in the next administration.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signaled that Elon Musk was present during a phone call with Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his phone call with the US president-elect a “great honor”
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"Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections." apnews.com/article/elon...
Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says
Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump. Most of that money came from Musk himself.
apnews.com
November 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
"Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections." apnews.com/article/elon...
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If other government agencies join Bluesky and become your favorite agency just remember who was here first and who has two eagles in their logo.
November 12, 2024 at 4:27 PM
If other government agencies join Bluesky and become your favorite agency just remember who was here first and who has two eagles in their logo.
Can we just bring back Cash Cab?
November 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Can we just bring back Cash Cab?
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I love that so many are advocating for libraries on my TL. If you don't know already, you can connect your library card to Libby, which allows you to read books on the Kindle store for FREE. #Booksky
November 12, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I love that so many are advocating for libraries on my TL. If you don't know already, you can connect your library card to Libby, which allows you to read books on the Kindle store for FREE. #Booksky
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I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
November 12, 2024 at 2:10 AM
I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
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I will post my new Resistance HQ bulletin each day at 8PM ET. It is designed for people who don’t really want to watch the news right now or wade through the muck of social media to find nuggets of things that are important. It will tell you what happened that day without the BS.
November 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM
I will post my new Resistance HQ bulletin each day at 8PM ET. It is designed for people who don’t really want to watch the news right now or wade through the muck of social media to find nuggets of things that are important. It will tell you what happened that day without the BS.
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I hope this helps. Even just a tiny bit.
November 12, 2024 at 8:47 AM
I hope this helps. Even just a tiny bit.
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My name is Aaron Parnas. I’m 25 years old, and I am a proud Gen Z Democratic activist.
We suffered a tough loss last week, but now’s the time to band together, build community here, and fight back.
Repost this, give me a follow, and join me.
We suffered a tough loss last week, but now’s the time to band together, build community here, and fight back.
Repost this, give me a follow, and join me.
November 12, 2024 at 12:40 AM
My name is Aaron Parnas. I’m 25 years old, and I am a proud Gen Z Democratic activist.
We suffered a tough loss last week, but now’s the time to band together, build community here, and fight back.
Repost this, give me a follow, and join me.
We suffered a tough loss last week, but now’s the time to band together, build community here, and fight back.
Repost this, give me a follow, and join me.
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1. In 2017, as acting ICE Director, Tom Homan chose to spread disinfo about the California wildfires saying an undocumented immigrant had started them…this was a lie.
November 11, 2024 at 4:10 PM
1. In 2017, as acting ICE Director, Tom Homan chose to spread disinfo about the California wildfires saying an undocumented immigrant had started them…this was a lie.
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Congrats to Stephen Miller for his new job as deputy chief of staff! In honor of this occasion, let's all read these lovely emails he sent Breitbart in 2016: www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails
In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories and obsessed over the loss of Confederate ...
www.splcenter.org
November 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Congrats to Stephen Miller for his new job as deputy chief of staff! In honor of this occasion, let's all read these lovely emails he sent Breitbart in 2016: www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
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Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!
November 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!