Victoria Hutter
@fighting4thefacts.bsky.social
An ordinary citizen fighting for facts and decency in the reality-based world where the rule of law is respected. In the words of Lin-Manuel Miranda, "I'm lookin' for a mind at work."
"If you want to know what issues Donald Trump is being exposed to and how he’s being steered toward what he’ll do next, keep your eye on Miller."
Joyce Vance
Joyce Vance
January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"If you want to know what issues Donald Trump is being exposed to and how he’s being steered toward what he’ll do next, keep your eye on Miller."
Joyce Vance
Joyce Vance
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
And yet, Trump said, "“I am pleased to announce that the interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me."
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
And yet, Trump said, "“I am pleased to announce that the interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me."
This bears repeating. Today. From HC Richardson.
Lincoln asked Americans, “ to resolve that “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Lincoln asked Americans, “ to resolve that “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This bears repeating. Today. From HC Richardson.
Lincoln asked Americans, “ to resolve that “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Lincoln asked Americans, “ to resolve that “these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
From Mamdani's mayoral address, via @hcrichardson.bsky.social Wowza. #GoodQuote
Rather than using “the good grammar of civility…to mask agendas of cruelty,” he said, they would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
Rather than using “the good grammar of civility…to mask agendas of cruelty,” he said, they would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
From Mamdani's mayoral address, via @hcrichardson.bsky.social Wowza. #GoodQuote
Rather than using “the good grammar of civility…to mask agendas of cruelty,” he said, they would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
Rather than using “the good grammar of civility…to mask agendas of cruelty,” he said, they would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
From Anat Shenker-Osario.
Happy New Year.
"Lo alecha…it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work."
"It’s up to the #BraveOfUS and we are legion and we will win."
Happy New Year.
"Lo alecha…it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work."
"It’s up to the #BraveOfUS and we are legion and we will win."
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 PM
From Anat Shenker-Osario.
Happy New Year.
"Lo alecha…it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work."
"It’s up to the #BraveOfUS and we are legion and we will win."
Happy New Year.
"Lo alecha…it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work."
"It’s up to the #BraveOfUS and we are legion and we will win."
Love "Too Fabulous for Fascism"
This New Years Eve, I remind myself-
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Love "Too Fabulous for Fascism"
From @nytimes.com guest oped contributor Jon Grinspan.
"Americans live with individual freedoms unimaginable to previous generations. But that freedom makes cohesion difficult. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
"Americans live with individual freedoms unimaginable to previous generations. But that freedom makes cohesion difficult. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
From @nytimes.com guest oped contributor Jon Grinspan.
"Americans live with individual freedoms unimaginable to previous generations. But that freedom makes cohesion difficult. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
"Americans live with individual freedoms unimaginable to previous generations. But that freedom makes cohesion difficult. Social trust is a form of restraint, a willingness to set aside individual desires out of respect for some greater good."
Good quotes. From @nytimes.com and guest opinion writer
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Good quotes. From @nytimes.com and guest opinion writer
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In the Trump administration’s haste to shrink the federal bureaucracy, it “didn’t really consider whether there were some aspects of the CFPB that might be useful for their projects,” notes consumer law expert Luke Herrine.
Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That
An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investiga...
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September 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In the Trump administration’s haste to shrink the federal bureaucracy, it “didn’t really consider whether there were some aspects of the CFPB that might be useful for their projects,” notes consumer law expert Luke Herrine.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Heather Cox Richardson today.
" that Trump has recently exhibited both an inability to focus on any topic, and a need to live in a carefully constructed world that ignores reality and assures him he is the best and the brightest. A high-stakes meeting with principals . . . might have been too much"
" that Trump has recently exhibited both an inability to focus on any topic, and a need to live in a carefully constructed world that ignores reality and assures him he is the best and the brightest. A high-stakes meeting with principals . . . might have been too much"
August 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Heather Cox Richardson today.
" that Trump has recently exhibited both an inability to focus on any topic, and a need to live in a carefully constructed world that ignores reality and assures him he is the best and the brightest. A high-stakes meeting with principals . . . might have been too much"
" that Trump has recently exhibited both an inability to focus on any topic, and a need to live in a carefully constructed world that ignores reality and assures him he is the best and the brightest. A high-stakes meeting with principals . . . might have been too much"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...
"This may sound like inside baseball, of importance mostly to labor economists. But it’s not. The credibility of American statistics is foundational. It undergirds investor trust. It guides fiscal and monetary policy."
"This may sound like inside baseball, of importance mostly to labor economists. But it’s not. The credibility of American statistics is foundational. It undergirds investor trust. It guides fiscal and monetary policy."
Opinion | What to Do When the President Acts Like a Five-Year-Old?
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"This may sound like inside baseball, of importance mostly to labor economists. But it’s not. The credibility of American statistics is foundational. It undergirds investor trust. It guides fiscal and monetary policy."
"This may sound like inside baseball, of importance mostly to labor economists. But it’s not. The credibility of American statistics is foundational. It undergirds investor trust. It guides fiscal and monetary policy."
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I agree with Ben but have a small editing suggestion
July 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I agree with Ben but have a small editing suggestion
Drip. . .drip. . . drip.
We’ve put up billboards in GOP districts calling out congressional Republicans and Trump for covering up the Epstein files. We want to do more of this but the amount of money we raise determines the number of billboards and districts. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/donate/epste...
July 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Drip. . .drip. . . drip.
Just the best.
Musical satirist Tom Lehrer has died. He once declared: “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” Here’s one of my favorite Lehrer tunes
Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just the best.
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Evangelicals helped build America's anti-AIDS program in Africa, saving millions of lives. Now Trump has destroyed it. Why don't they speak out?
From Peter Wehner
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
From Peter Wehner
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR
A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat AIDS in Africa.
www.theatlantic.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Evangelicals helped build America's anti-AIDS program in Africa, saving millions of lives. Now Trump has destroyed it. Why don't they speak out?
From Peter Wehner
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
From Peter Wehner
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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More and More Trump Incompetence and Weakness!!! They Don’t Know How to Govern, or Care. Only Loyalty to Trump and Tax Cuts for Billionaires Count!
#NOAA #FEMA #TexasFlood
#NOAA #FEMA #TexasFlood
July 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
More and More Trump Incompetence and Weakness!!! They Don’t Know How to Govern, or Care. Only Loyalty to Trump and Tax Cuts for Billionaires Count!
#NOAA #FEMA #TexasFlood
#NOAA #FEMA #TexasFlood
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I wrote about political violence in America, and what the second-most-famous duel in our nation’s history can tell us about how it ends: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How Much Worse Is This Going to Get?
Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.
www.theatlantic.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I wrote about political violence in America, and what the second-most-famous duel in our nation’s history can tell us about how it ends: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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From President Obama
From President Obama
Antonia Scatton on Substack
From President Obama…
substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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From President Obama
From President Obama
The earliest opportunity we have to show the Republicans the tsunami of fury retribution they will face is to elect Dems in Virginia this November including Mary Person. This from a June 25th fundraiser featuring special guest U. S. Rep Jennifer McClellan.
July 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The earliest opportunity we have to show the Republicans the tsunami of fury retribution they will face is to elect Dems in Virginia this November including Mary Person. This from a June 25th fundraiser featuring special guest U. S. Rep Jennifer McClellan.
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There’s going to be a LOT of work to do between now and then to support and protect the people who are going to feel the harm of this bill the most. But ultimately, the only way we’re going to reverse these policies is by defeating the GOP goons responsible and winning back power.
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There’s going to be a LOT of work to do between now and then to support and protect the people who are going to feel the harm of this bill the most. But ultimately, the only way we’re going to reverse these policies is by defeating the GOP goons responsible and winning back power.