Mad Hatter
@elrond50.bsky.social
Banker, political scientist, policy, and history buff. Sci-Fi/Fantasy fan. Gay Latino Gen Xer Texan. Random happens here.
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Democrats need to hammer this point home to combat the lies Republicans are pushing.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Democrats need to hammer this point home to combat the lies Republicans are pushing.
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For every surveillance state to function, there must be a critical mass of people who willingly act as snitches to further the regime's ideology.
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
RAISE YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY DO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THIS dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For every surveillance state to function, there must be a critical mass of people who willingly act as snitches to further the regime's ideology.
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
I lived through this firsthand, money isn't the motivating factor for these people, it's the satisfaction of seeing people they hate suffer
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Outrageous. The Epstein files are telling on the New York Times, too.
About the same time the NYT sat on a scoop tying Trump to Epstein, Maggie Haberman was downright giddy (y'all) about NYT promoting an anti-Hillary Clinton book.
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Outrageous. The Epstein files are telling on the New York Times, too.
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ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
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i was really skeptical that this was the case at the beginning, but i'm not sure what other explanation makes sense at this point
johnson is also fucking terrified of what's in these files and is willing to keep the house on permanent vacation to prevent their disclosure, and that's becoming obvious to even the most checked-out median voter
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i was really skeptical that this was the case at the beginning, but i'm not sure what other explanation makes sense at this point
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Remember when Republicans drew Virginia's Congressional map so Black people were packed into one district and said we should be grateful they gave our community this district. NOW they can have one district and see how much they love it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Remember when Republicans drew Virginia's Congressional map so Black people were packed into one district and said we should be grateful they gave our community this district. NOW they can have one district and see how much they love it.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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Jessica: Donald Trump is still telling us grocery prices are down. Literally millions of people told you last night that is not the case.
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Jessica: Donald Trump is still telling us grocery prices are down. Literally millions of people told you last night that is not the case.
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The U.S. dollar’s Humpty Dumpty moment may have arrived.
Saudi oil now sold in yuan, not dollars — a historic crack in the petrodollar wall.
As China, Brazil, and others pivot to new trade currencies, can the USD be put back together again? @ec.europa.eu
#USD #Yuan #Dedollarization #GlobalTrade
Saudi oil now sold in yuan, not dollars — a historic crack in the petrodollar wall.
As China, Brazil, and others pivot to new trade currencies, can the USD be put back together again? @ec.europa.eu
#USD #Yuan #Dedollarization #GlobalTrade
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The U.S. dollar’s Humpty Dumpty moment may have arrived.
Saudi oil now sold in yuan, not dollars — a historic crack in the petrodollar wall.
As China, Brazil, and others pivot to new trade currencies, can the USD be put back together again? @ec.europa.eu
#USD #Yuan #Dedollarization #GlobalTrade
Saudi oil now sold in yuan, not dollars — a historic crack in the petrodollar wall.
As China, Brazil, and others pivot to new trade currencies, can the USD be put back together again? @ec.europa.eu
#USD #Yuan #Dedollarization #GlobalTrade
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So fucking tacky.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So fucking tacky.
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I eagerly look forward to the De-shittification of the White House.
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I eagerly look forward to the De-shittification of the White House.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Is Mike Johnson going to say "I don't know" when asked about tonight's election results?
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Is Mike Johnson going to say "I don't know" when asked about tonight's election results?
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This is the kind of in-the-weeds detail that gets lost on the casual followers but is really, really important in the big scheme of things.
Note two important things here:
Jones defeated an incumbent, AG Jason Miyares.
And, this means one less key AG siding with Trump — and another AG and AG's Office that will be litigating against Trump.
Jones defeated an incumbent, AG Jason Miyares.
And, this means one less key AG siding with Trump — and another AG and AG's Office that will be litigating against Trump.
JUST IN: And, a closer race, but a huge result: Decision Desk HQ has called Virginia AG for Jones, the Democrat. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is the kind of in-the-weeds detail that gets lost on the casual followers but is really, really important in the big scheme of things.
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I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
1. Far right federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has just vacated all EEOC protections for gay and trans people in the work place.
He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
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He says protections from "being fired" do not mean they are protected from harassment by Title VII.
I cover this insane ruling here.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Far Right Federal Judge Rules Gay And Trans People Can Be Discriminated Against In Workplaces
Judge Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled on the EEOC's treatment of Title VIII employment discrimination claims on gay and trans people.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I want every gay person that doesn't realize that transgender rights and gay rights are interconnected to read this story.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
A far-right judge just erased your rights against harassment in the workplace along with ours.
We are in this together and there's only one way out.
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okay so what legal authority does elon musk have to commandeer the office of personnel management and access reams of sensitive data? www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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
January 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
okay so what legal authority does elon musk have to commandeer the office of personnel management and access reams of sensitive data? www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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🚨 For anyone wondering WHY I've spent the past month painstakingly compiling comprehensive enrollment data for ACA QHPs & BHPs; Medicaid; CHIP & Medicare at the Congressional District level...this is why.
It's as recent & accurate as I could make it.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
It's as recent & accurate as I could make it.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
🚨 For anyone wondering WHY I've spent the past month painstakingly compiling comprehensive enrollment data for ACA QHPs & BHPs; Medicaid; CHIP & Medicare at the Congressional District level...this is why.
It's as recent & accurate as I could make it.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
It's as recent & accurate as I could make it.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
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I will post this over and over if necessary in discussions. It’s amateur hour out there.
Please everyone, stop letting him control you.
Please everyone, stop letting him control you.
January 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I will post this over and over if necessary in discussions. It’s amateur hour out there.
Please everyone, stop letting him control you.
Please everyone, stop letting him control you.
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Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.
I've carried my passport with me daily for years. I'm glad it's natural for me at this point. Mexican Americans should talk to our elders about what is coming.
December 8, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I've carried my passport with me daily for years. I'm glad it's natural for me at this point. Mexican Americans should talk to our elders about what is coming.
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According to the CBO, extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich would shrink the economy over the long run.
Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Extending Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Will Shrink the Economy, CBO Finds | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
December 6, 2024 at 10:30 PM
According to the CBO, extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich would shrink the economy over the long run.
Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.