Dana Baird
@dmbaird23.bsky.social
Artist, costumer, stilts performer, reader
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to relate all a...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
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In light of today’s absolutely fucking deranged “I’m in a war movie” speeches by Trump and Hegseth, I give you the plaque at West Point.
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In light of today’s absolutely fucking deranged “I’m in a war movie” speeches by Trump and Hegseth, I give you the plaque at West Point.
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest attempt to enforce their discriminatory passport policy.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING: A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest attempt to enforce their discriminatory passport policy.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
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Reminder that in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill by Democrats that would have banned partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts.
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reminder that in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill by Democrats that would have banned partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts.
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First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.
August 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.
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The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men
August 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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It’s fucked up that everyone on the right accused everyone on the left of being pedophiles for over a decade — only to end up defending their cult leader when he transferred the world’s most notorious convicted pedophile into a luxury prison.
August 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It’s fucked up that everyone on the right accused everyone on the left of being pedophiles for over a decade — only to end up defending their cult leader when he transferred the world’s most notorious convicted pedophile into a luxury prison.
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
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This is a good thread and you should read it
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is a good thread and you should read it
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We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.
From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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June 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.
It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump administration any pretext for what they’re already doing and will keep doing no matter what. “Angelenos—don’t engage in violence and give the administration an excuse to inflict all the […]
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June 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
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When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.
Tonight's good news.
JUST IN: National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.
Trump and Musk's backing wasn't enough to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court
National Democrats sent in millions for the liberal's campaign while Trump endorsed — and Musk financed — the conservative's. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Tonight's good news.
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Trans joy is power.
Trans resistance is power.
Trans community is power.
Together in defiance, we have the power to fight for the future we deserve.
📸 Jordana Bermudez
Trans resistance is power.
Trans community is power.
Together in defiance, we have the power to fight for the future we deserve.
📸 Jordana Bermudez
March 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Trans joy is power.
Trans resistance is power.
Trans community is power.
Together in defiance, we have the power to fight for the future we deserve.
📸 Jordana Bermudez
Trans resistance is power.
Trans community is power.
Together in defiance, we have the power to fight for the future we deserve.
📸 Jordana Bermudez
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Exactly, Stephen.
Colbert Hilariously Loses It After Hegseth Tries To Throw Atlantic Journalist Under The Bus Over War Plans Group Chat
Stephen Colbert is all of us.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Exactly, Stephen.
And a little good news related to one of my favorite animals...
Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.
The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought
Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.
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March 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And a little good news related to one of my favorite animals...
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Collaborators with the fascists.
March 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Collaborators with the fascists.
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After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways:
6 takeaways from Trump's pointedly partisan address to Congress
After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the s...
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March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways: