Emster
@emster.bsky.social
Super pissed about the oligarchs trying to kill democracy.
It’s a frequent question but good lord, how does Lindsey Graham look at himself in the mirror? Utterly pathetic.
April 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s a frequent question but good lord, how does Lindsey Graham look at himself in the mirror? Utterly pathetic.
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it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
April 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
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FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cuts
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
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I’m reminded while fighting off the ‘Biden’s head was mush’ and the ‘Kamala Harris didn’t do enough to convince us to vote for her’ crowd that this 👇 happened 3 weeks before the November election.😒 youtu.be/pf3km6WDCyw?...
Trump dances to music for 40 minutes at town hall after cutting Q&A short #shorts
YouTube video by CBS News
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April 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’m reminded while fighting off the ‘Biden’s head was mush’ and the ‘Kamala Harris didn’t do enough to convince us to vote for her’ crowd that this 👇 happened 3 weeks before the November election.😒 youtu.be/pf3km6WDCyw?...
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The mass layoffs at RFK's Department of Health and Human Services eradicated entire offices dedicated to ensuring health systems are kept operational and personal data is protected.
Now HHS staff tell me the layoffs mean the system is on the brink of collapse
www.wired.com/story/depart...
Now HHS staff tell me the layoffs mean the system is on the brink of collapse
www.wired.com/story/depart...
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The mass layoffs at RFK's Department of Health and Human Services eradicated entire offices dedicated to ensuring health systems are kept operational and personal data is protected.
Now HHS staff tell me the layoffs mean the system is on the brink of collapse
www.wired.com/story/depart...
Now HHS staff tell me the layoffs mean the system is on the brink of collapse
www.wired.com/story/depart...
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WATCH: “I’m here because I will not be bullied.”
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
WATCH: “I’m here because I will not be bullied.”
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
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A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed. www.washingtonpost.com/science/202...
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed. www.washingtonpost.com/science/202...
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If you needed another reason to boycott Amazon, even after it closed all its warehouses in Quebec to stop its workers from unionizing, here it is.
Amazon is selling products calling Canada the 51st state, and many Canadians aren't happy | CBC News
A petition is urging retail giant Amazon to disable listings of shirts, hats, stickers and other products emblazoned with quotes referring to Canada as the 51st state or otherwise celebrating the idea...
www.cbc.ca
April 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If you needed another reason to boycott Amazon, even after it closed all its warehouses in Quebec to stop its workers from unionizing, here it is.
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Good trouble. Creative, too.
SCOOP: Rep. Mikie Sherrill is introducing a bill that would require special government employees to undergo routine drug testing.
That would apply to a fair number of DOGE staffers — and to Elon Musk.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/01/e...
That would apply to a fair number of DOGE staffers — and to Elon Musk.
@axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/01/e...
Scoop: Elon Musk and DOGE staff would face drug testing under House Democrat's bill
Special government employees would be barred from federal service for a year if they test positive for certain illegal drugs.
www.axios.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Good trouble. Creative, too.
If you’re in a blue state, make this call.
I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you’re in a blue state, make this call.
Grateful to have this photo for very frequent use. My apologies in advance.
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Grateful to have this photo for very frequent use. My apologies in advance.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
Smells like dementia: “It was a very heavy truck, like a toy, but I mean really heavy. That lifted the heaviest equipment. And it would seem that the bank of a lake collapsed. You know, the weight is so big.”
April 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Smells like dementia: “It was a very heavy truck, like a toy, but I mean really heavy. That lifted the heaviest equipment. And it would seem that the bank of a lake collapsed. You know, the weight is so big.”
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March 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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“It’s like letting Hannibal Lecter mind kids or something.”
SCOOP: The lawyer working for DOGE who now leads USAID has a history of violence and racist remarks, ten people who knew him allege.
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks
Ten people who knew Jeremy Lewin, Trump’s deputy administrator at USAID, share concerns about his new position due to troubling behavior in his youth.
www.rollingstone.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“It’s like letting Hannibal Lecter mind kids or something.”
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This court document is ESSENTIAL Reading for every American who doesn’t want to become a victim of financial & identity theft.
AkashBobba’s #DOGE email address is on this list of DOGE email addresses of all the #DOGE_TERRORISTS
AkashBobba’s #DOGE email address is on this list of DOGE email addresses of all the #DOGE_TERRORISTS
March 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This court document is ESSENTIAL Reading for every American who doesn’t want to become a victim of financial & identity theft.
AkashBobba’s #DOGE email address is on this list of DOGE email addresses of all the #DOGE_TERRORISTS
AkashBobba’s #DOGE email address is on this list of DOGE email addresses of all the #DOGE_TERRORISTS
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
Worth a read. “Maybe he’s just driven by personal grudges and is in way over his head. As a businessman, he bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb (Gift Article)
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Worth a read. “Maybe he’s just driven by personal grudges and is in way over his head. As a businessman, he bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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Willis, a lawyer, invited people who feel like DEI policies are being imposed on them to call him or reach out via an email at a website he created, [email protected]. “I just purchased this website this morning,” he said.
Make good trouble, ya'll.
Willis, a lawyer, invited people who feel like DEI policies are being imposed on them to call him or reach out via an email at a website he created, [email protected]. “I just purchased this website this morning,” he said.
Make good trouble, ya'll.
West Virginia senators pass ban on diversity, equity, inclusion, saying it 'puts to bed racism' - WV MetroNews
Senate Bill 474, introduced at the request of the governor, includes the executive branch, primary and secondary schools, and higher education institutions.
wvmetronews.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
wvmetronews.com/2025/03/26/w...
Willis, a lawyer, invited people who feel like DEI policies are being imposed on them to call him or reach out via an email at a website he created, [email protected]. “I just purchased this website this morning,” he said.
Make good trouble, ya'll.
Willis, a lawyer, invited people who feel like DEI policies are being imposed on them to call him or reach out via an email at a website he created, [email protected]. “I just purchased this website this morning,” he said.
Make good trouble, ya'll.
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RFK takes the CDC another step down the road to full-on anti-vax dangerousness. New from @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/meas...
www.propublica.org/article/meas...
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
RFK takes the CDC another step down the road to full-on anti-vax dangerousness. New from @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/meas...
www.propublica.org/article/meas...
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It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber found dead at 43
Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said. She was 43 years old. The cause and circumstance...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It never got a lot of attention, but Aber put a WHOLE LOT of child predators w/ties to law enforcement in prison.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
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Barack Obama had to denounce a fiery preacher who said “god damn America” because he went to a few of his sermons. JD Vance positively quotes (and still follows) people who write that American democracy is a cancer that must be destroyed. Not worth coverage in the New York Times.
March 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Barack Obama had to denounce a fiery preacher who said “god damn America” because he went to a few of his sermons. JD Vance positively quotes (and still follows) people who write that American democracy is a cancer that must be destroyed. Not worth coverage in the New York Times.
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This is how law firms should do it.
Our first post is a big one...Statement from Keker, Van Nest & Peters on Trump’s Latest Executive Order “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.”
March 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is how law firms should do it.
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“The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said, at a time when top officials have emphasized their determination to curb the incidence of such chronic conditions.”
NIH cancels funding for landmark diabetes study at a time of focus on chronic disease
The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said.
www.statnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said, at a time when top officials have emphasized their determination to curb the incidence of such chronic conditions.”