@hchungling3.bsky.social
Had to choose between raising my kids or pursuing a career at the GAO. Wish I could have done both. Now I lurk on Bluesky absorbing as much news and policy analysis that I can while running house errands.
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We’ve truly lost our way in this country.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
June 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’ve truly lost our way in this country.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
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80+ Asian American orgs and law centers submitted a brief to the 9th Circuit in opposition to the admin’s executive order attacking birthright citizenship. We thought we won this fight over a century ago, but we yet again fight for our right to call this country home. Learn more: bit.ly/44lfuX2
April 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
80+ Asian American orgs and law centers submitted a brief to the 9th Circuit in opposition to the admin’s executive order attacking birthright citizenship. We thought we won this fight over a century ago, but we yet again fight for our right to call this country home. Learn more: bit.ly/44lfuX2
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New(ish), from me: Andor returns on April 22. The first season detailed how bureaucracies in a totalitarian regime function, what is the toll of living under such regimes, and what causes people to rebel. Those themes feel more salient than ever. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
The Return of Andor
A show about living under a totalitarian regime hits different now
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New(ish), from me: Andor returns on April 22. The first season detailed how bureaucracies in a totalitarian regime function, what is the toll of living under such regimes, and what causes people to rebel. Those themes feel more salient than ever. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-return...
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“Things actually changed to the worse”
A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."
April 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“Things actually changed to the worse”
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🧵 time!!!! This will be long so strap in!!! The TL;DR version is simple: if you are a naturalized citizen, you need to check your status at SSA immediately and if you aren’t listed as a citizen, you need to correct that. Immediately. Ok so here’s the news article we are discussing. Let’s go. 1/?
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🧵 time!!!! This will be long so strap in!!! The TL;DR version is simple: if you are a naturalized citizen, you need to check your status at SSA immediately and if you aren’t listed as a citizen, you need to correct that. Immediately. Ok so here’s the news article we are discussing. Let’s go. 1/?
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Why are we all of a sudden seeing so many stories like this?
A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Why are we all of a sudden seeing so many stories like this?
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🚨 Wow. The Secretary of Commerce has disbanded the 2030 Census Advisory Committee, finding that its purposes have been fulfilled.
March 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🚨 Wow. The Secretary of Commerce has disbanded the 2030 Census Advisory Committee, finding that its purposes have been fulfilled.
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The emotions of the Ukrainian ambassador to the US during the emotional dialogue between the presidents…
February 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The emotions of the Ukrainian ambassador to the US during the emotional dialogue between the presidents…
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After asking questions and making remarks about Medicaid, Teresa Borrenpohl was told to leave a town hall in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
After Borrenpohl refused to leave, men tried to carry her out, then forced her to the ground.
Clear violations of her constitutional & civil rights!
PREPARE FOR THIS.
After Borrenpohl refused to leave, men tried to carry her out, then forced her to the ground.
Clear violations of her constitutional & civil rights!
PREPARE FOR THIS.
February 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After asking questions and making remarks about Medicaid, Teresa Borrenpohl was told to leave a town hall in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
After Borrenpohl refused to leave, men tried to carry her out, then forced her to the ground.
Clear violations of her constitutional & civil rights!
PREPARE FOR THIS.
After Borrenpohl refused to leave, men tried to carry her out, then forced her to the ground.
Clear violations of her constitutional & civil rights!
PREPARE FOR THIS.
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A painting of an elderly Japanese American couple knitting and carving wood together at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The piece was painted by Kango Takamura on February 18, 1943. Caption: "She is knitting. He is carving wood. They enjoy their hobbies."
🗃 #skystorians #OTD
🗃 #skystorians #OTD
February 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A painting of an elderly Japanese American couple knitting and carving wood together at the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. The piece was painted by Kango Takamura on February 18, 1943. Caption: "She is knitting. He is carving wood. They enjoy their hobbies."
🗃 #skystorians #OTD
🗃 #skystorians #OTD
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
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This has nothing to do with efficiency and everything to do with theft bsky.app/profile/real...
Ahh, memories:
in 1938 the Nazis used the German revenue collection service to reduce allowances & forced jews into the highest tax bracket regardless of their income and Jewish owned firms were falsely charged with tax evasion and made to pay steep penalties www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1938...
in 1938 the Nazis used the German revenue collection service to reduce allowances & forced jews into the highest tax bracket regardless of their income and Jewish owned firms were falsely charged with tax evasion and made to pay steep penalties www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1938...
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This has nothing to do with efficiency and everything to do with theft bsky.app/profile/real...
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This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is probably the most accurate take.
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Why don we need a fake department DOGE, when we have a real department which does the same legally.
www.gao.gov
www.gao.gov
U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
GAO provides fact-based, nonpartisan information to Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates federal spending and performance.
www.gao.gov
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Why don we need a fake department DOGE, when we have a real department which does the same legally.
www.gao.gov
www.gao.gov
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When we give anyone permission to violate someone’s rights, we give them permission to violate our rights. Due process rights are all of our rights!
Immigrant rights groups — including the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the ACLU — have filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the Trump admin is violating the constitutional rights of migrant detainees at Guantanamo Bay by denying them access to lawyers.
February 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
When we give anyone permission to violate someone’s rights, we give them permission to violate our rights. Due process rights are all of our rights!
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Trump is weaponizing financial payments: here's what you can do.
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
February 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump is weaponizing financial payments: here's what you can do.
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
"Put more bluntly: the Trump administration is trying to turn private banks into enforcers ... If banks give in, it will be an enormous and dangerous step."
www.programmablemutter.com/p/trump-is-w...
Wanted to share as encouragement and perseverance to keep pressing forwards. time.com/7221649/fore...
Foreign Aid Is Retreating. The Church Must Not
"It is tempting to see this moment as a crisis—perhaps even an unraveling. But history tells a different story."
time.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Wanted to share as encouragement and perseverance to keep pressing forwards. time.com/7221649/fore...
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🚨An open letter to the Democrats. 🚨
Get off your fucking letter writing asses and do something, anything that is not the norm. Every fucking one of you is still acting like the kid in HS that spent his time with model Gov or junior UN haveing debates full of platitudes and quips to win your point.
Get off your fucking letter writing asses and do something, anything that is not the norm. Every fucking one of you is still acting like the kid in HS that spent his time with model Gov or junior UN haveing debates full of platitudes and quips to win your point.
February 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨An open letter to the Democrats. 🚨
Get off your fucking letter writing asses and do something, anything that is not the norm. Every fucking one of you is still acting like the kid in HS that spent his time with model Gov or junior UN haveing debates full of platitudes and quips to win your point.
Get off your fucking letter writing asses and do something, anything that is not the norm. Every fucking one of you is still acting like the kid in HS that spent his time with model Gov or junior UN haveing debates full of platitudes and quips to win your point.
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So to be clear - in Tennessee unidentified white men in hoodies can grab any immigrant that "looks" undocumented, and if officials even as much as vote to protect them it's a felony.
This is where we are now.
Video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AQh...
This is where we are now.
Video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AQh...
February 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
So to be clear - in Tennessee unidentified white men in hoodies can grab any immigrant that "looks" undocumented, and if officials even as much as vote to protect them it's a felony.
This is where we are now.
Video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AQh...
This is where we are now.
Video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AQh...
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For anyone who hasn't read Project 2025 or is curious about it, here is a link that has been indexed for you.
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
- Indexers' Guide to Project 2025
An index to Project 2025 Project 2025 is a 900-page document proposing major changes to the United States government with significant impact on the future of our nation. Given the length and scope of ...
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For anyone who hasn't read Project 2025 or is curious about it, here is a link that has been indexed for you.
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
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Remember Project 2025? Folks are tracking every promise they made and it's current implementation status. They are _well_ on their way to accomplishing their goal within 100 days.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Project 2025 tracker
docs.google.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Remember Project 2025? Folks are tracking every promise they made and it's current implementation status. They are _well_ on their way to accomplishing their goal within 100 days.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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I think this is our future unless someone stops him. Musk’s plan for X has been for it to replace the entire banking system. His keen interest in seizing control of Treasury payments (and its tech) may forebode an intention to have such payments go through X www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/2...
February 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I think this is our future unless someone stops him. Musk’s plan for X has been for it to replace the entire banking system. His keen interest in seizing control of Treasury payments (and its tech) may forebode an intention to have such payments go through X www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/2...