Dani
@dd28.bsky.social
Former Republican. Never Trumper. Mom (for actual liberty). And when I'm not watching democracy crumble: photography, travel, science, astronomy, anthropology, nature/outdoor adventures.
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Some harrowing new details about the Trump-Musk GOP’s new war on behalf of cancer www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/t...
Cancer research, long protected, feels ‘devastating’ effects under Trump
Cancer research has had bipartisan support. But Trump administration budget cuts and delays threaten to reverse progress of recent years, experts say.
www.statnews.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Some harrowing new details about the Trump-Musk GOP’s new war on behalf of cancer www.statnews.com/2025/03/24/t...
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Mar 24, 1945 #WWII FDR "The tragic sequence of events through the last 25 years should be enough to convince all peace-loving Americans that the only alternative to another war is wholehearted membership in a plan to maintain the peace agreed to by our allies." www.shapell.org/manuscript/o...
On Deathbed, FDR Writes of Creating Peacekeeping UN | Shapell Manuscript Foundation
On March 24, 1945, FDR writes about an idea for a universal peacekeeping membership plan in what would later become the UN. See it here:
www.shapell.org
March 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Mar 24, 1945 #WWII FDR "The tragic sequence of events through the last 25 years should be enough to convince all peace-loving Americans that the only alternative to another war is wholehearted membership in a plan to maintain the peace agreed to by our allies." www.shapell.org/manuscript/o...
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DOJ is removing experienced, non-political career lawyers in key positions. Yesterday was ethics. Today, it’s national security. This does not bode well for good government or public safety.
March 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
DOJ is removing experienced, non-political career lawyers in key positions. Yesterday was ethics. Today, it’s national security. This does not bode well for good government or public safety.
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This (gift link) is scary / depressing on how fear of retaliation by Trump has silenced much of civil society, from business to law to the press to university leadership. Wesleyan president Michael Roth is a lonely profile in courage here, and makes me proud of my family's connection to Wesleyan.
Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves (Gift Article)
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This (gift link) is scary / depressing on how fear of retaliation by Trump has silenced much of civil society, from business to law to the press to university leadership. Wesleyan president Michael Roth is a lonely profile in courage here, and makes me proud of my family's connection to Wesleyan.
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Civil servant source says DOGE has made agencies much less efficient: "Work has ground down to a stunning degree and management is spending a significant amount of time responding & preparing to respond to the chaos incited by the never ending barrage of EOs & accompanying memos"
Many make no sense🧵
Many make no sense🧵
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Civil servant source says DOGE has made agencies much less efficient: "Work has ground down to a stunning degree and management is spending a significant amount of time responding & preparing to respond to the chaos incited by the never ending barrage of EOs & accompanying memos"
Many make no sense🧵
Many make no sense🧵
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(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
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This is beyond disgusting. I was having a conversation with a friend’s high school daughter yesterday about how she wants to be a game developer and I told her she could totally be one with her love of code and art.
I fear if we continue down this path she’ll never pursue it.
I fear if we continue down this path she’ll never pursue it.
February 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is beyond disgusting. I was having a conversation with a friend’s high school daughter yesterday about how she wants to be a game developer and I told her she could totally be one with her love of code and art.
I fear if we continue down this path she’ll never pursue it.
I fear if we continue down this path she’ll never pursue it.
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We need only 3 seats to take back the House.
Understand the assignment.
There are 3 special elections coming up.
FLA1- The Dem is Gay Valimont. Election date April 1.
FLA6- the Dem is Josh Weil. Election date April 1.
NY21- The Dems are Paula Collins and Steve Holden. Election date TBD.
Understand the assignment.
There are 3 special elections coming up.
FLA1- The Dem is Gay Valimont. Election date April 1.
FLA6- the Dem is Josh Weil. Election date April 1.
NY21- The Dems are Paula Collins and Steve Holden. Election date TBD.
January 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We need only 3 seats to take back the House.
Understand the assignment.
There are 3 special elections coming up.
FLA1- The Dem is Gay Valimont. Election date April 1.
FLA6- the Dem is Josh Weil. Election date April 1.
NY21- The Dems are Paula Collins and Steve Holden. Election date TBD.
Understand the assignment.
There are 3 special elections coming up.
FLA1- The Dem is Gay Valimont. Election date April 1.
FLA6- the Dem is Josh Weil. Election date April 1.
NY21- The Dems are Paula Collins and Steve Holden. Election date TBD.
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
Maybe this guy can test out the prison in El Salvador.
Sullivan’s Island police investigating video that shows man harassing Hispanic workers
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – An investigation is underway on Sullivan’s Island following the release of a video on social media that shows a man harassing a pair of Hispanic workers. Officers w…
www.counton2.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Maybe this guy can test out the prison in El Salvador.
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NEW: During Donald Trump's first presidency, @crew.bsky.social tracked almost 4,000 conflicts of interest which netted him vast amounts of money. This time, his business interests and the ways to corrupt him have only grown, and we'll be tracking it all:
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
CREW is tracking Trump's unprecedented corruption (again) - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
The most corrupt president of all time is back in office with a slew of new conflicts of interest that CREW will be tracking.
www.citizensforethics.org
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: During Donald Trump's first presidency, @crew.bsky.social tracked almost 4,000 conflicts of interest which netted him vast amounts of money. This time, his business interests and the ways to corrupt him have only grown, and we'll be tracking it all:
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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This is so seriously messed up
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This is so seriously messed up
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"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
While legacy media is tripping over themselves to fall in line, Wired is out here doing the Lord's work.
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
While legacy media is tripping over themselves to fall in line, Wired is out here doing the Lord's work.
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The Trump admin has revoked Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States.
As I have been saying for months: Trump is not only going after undocumented people. He's also "de-documenting" people who are here and working *legally* www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
As I have been saying for months: Trump is not only going after undocumented people. He's also "de-documenting" people who are here and working *legally* www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Trump Administration Revokes Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S.
The decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status signals that President Trump will continue to dismantle a program that aims to protect migrants from potentially dangerous countries.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Trump admin has revoked Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States.
As I have been saying for months: Trump is not only going after undocumented people. He's also "de-documenting" people who are here and working *legally* www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
As I have been saying for months: Trump is not only going after undocumented people. He's also "de-documenting" people who are here and working *legally* www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
All those schmucks that voted for Trump because he'd keep us out of war, and Harris would start WWII. Where they at now?
The mangolomaniac has opened up his toy box and is playing with bombs.
February 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
All those schmucks that voted for Trump because he'd keep us out of war, and Harris would start WWII. Where they at now?
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A source for tracking the Trump Administration's moves. There were a few things in there I hadn't caught previously. There's just so much shit flooding the zone.
Elections: Trump did WHAT???
January 31, 2025 (11 p.m.)
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A source for tracking the Trump Administration's moves. There were a few things in there I hadn't caught previously. There's just so much shit flooding the zone.
A 21 year old, and another who graduated highschool 7 months ago have been hired in the OPM -- and NOT as interns. One is a Senior Advisor.
Curiously, Wired refused to name them because of their age. If they're old enough to dismantle the US govt, they're old enough to be named. They're adults.
Curiously, Wired refused to name them because of their age. If they're old enough to dismantle the US govt, they're old enough to be named. They're adults.
Elon Puts Kid Who Just Graduated From High School in Charge of Disemboweling the US Government
Full Grown Never content only to have everything, Elon Musk is extending his tendrils beyond his half-baked Department of Government Efficiency into the Office of Personnel Management, and some of his...
www.yahoo.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A 21 year old, and another who graduated highschool 7 months ago have been hired in the OPM -- and NOT as interns. One is a Senior Advisor.
Curiously, Wired refused to name them because of their age. If they're old enough to dismantle the US govt, they're old enough to be named. They're adults.
Curiously, Wired refused to name them because of their age. If they're old enough to dismantle the US govt, they're old enough to be named. They're adults.
This is exceptionally bad, and scary.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is exceptionally bad, and scary.
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In a totally normal and not-alarming memo, Trump’s new transportation secretary directs staff to give preferential funding to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average”
jessica.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
jessica.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
January 31, 2025 at 3:55 AM
In a totally normal and not-alarming memo, Trump’s new transportation secretary directs staff to give preferential funding to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average”
jessica.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
jessica.substack.com/p/trump-admi...