Julia S
@julradzoe.bsky.social
She/her Sharing my time between the island life and the mountaintop. Love learning, gardening, knitting, most music but partial to rock & roll, and live theater. Hate fascists and liars. Love artists and creatives. Love my children beyond all else.
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I think this is what fascists call an “oopsie”
NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”
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April 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I think this is what fascists call an “oopsie”
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Critics argue that public broadcasting is biased. But year after year, surveys show that PBS is the most trusted source of news in America. | Opinion
Public media is a pillar of our communities. Don’t defund it | Opinion
Critics argue that public broadcasting is biased. But year after year, surveys show that PBS is the most trusted source of news in America. | Opinion
bit.ly
April 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Critics argue that public broadcasting is biased. But year after year, surveys show that PBS is the most trusted source of news in America. | Opinion
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I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.
There are great conferences and science in the US, but with the way things are right now, it’s too risky to attend.
Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.
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They are obviously slow learners
April 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
They are obviously slow learners
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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As the protest grew, hundreds of demonstrators filled the space near the detention center’s entrance while passing cars and trucks honked in support.
Hundreds protest outside Miami’s Krome Detention Center over ‘inhumane’ conditions
As the protest grew, hundreds of demonstrators filled the space near the detention center’s entrance while passing cars and trucks honked in support.
bit.ly
March 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As the protest grew, hundreds of demonstrators filled the space near the detention center’s entrance while passing cars and trucks honked in support.
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
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DOGE has attacked life-saving programs, including:
-Malaria & HIV/AIDS prevention
-NOAA forecasting & FEMA disaster response
-USDA food safety
-FAA aviation safety
-FDA flu vaccine research
This will result in needless suffering — all to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
-Malaria & HIV/AIDS prevention
-NOAA forecasting & FEMA disaster response
-USDA food safety
-FAA aviation safety
-FDA flu vaccine research
This will result in needless suffering — all to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
DOGE Is Going to Kill a Lot of Americans
The Democratic Party could spell this out clearly and consistently for voters.
prospect.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE has attacked life-saving programs, including:
-Malaria & HIV/AIDS prevention
-NOAA forecasting & FEMA disaster response
-USDA food safety
-FAA aviation safety
-FDA flu vaccine research
This will result in needless suffering — all to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
-Malaria & HIV/AIDS prevention
-NOAA forecasting & FEMA disaster response
-USDA food safety
-FAA aviation safety
-FDA flu vaccine research
This will result in needless suffering — all to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
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An affluent Canadian woman with a US job imprisoned two weeks for trying to go by the book. It can happen to anyone. But not everyone would emerge to ise their story to tell the stories of women who can’t, & to connect it for the for-profit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An affluent Canadian woman with a US job imprisoned two weeks for trying to go by the book. It can happen to anyone. But not everyone would emerge to ise their story to tell the stories of women who can’t, & to connect it for the for-profit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Dear President Zelensky,
As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here.
I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here.
I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
To President Zelensky, From an Embarrassed American
Dear President Zelensky,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Dear President Zelensky,
As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here.
I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here.
I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
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One way to make the hurricane season more exciting:
Fire a bunch of the storm forecasters!
Fire a bunch of the storm forecasters!
Trump fires hundreds working on weather forecasts, satellite data and radar systems
The terminations come days before a potential severe weather outbreak in the southeastern U.S. — and just months ahead of the next Atlantic hurricane season.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
One way to make the hurricane season more exciting:
Fire a bunch of the storm forecasters!
Fire a bunch of the storm forecasters!
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This is how its done
With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on Judge Coughenour showing how every court should respond to the Trump administration’s sadistic and lawless rampage (including full audio of his extraordinary statement from the bench): slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Reagan Appointee Just Showed How All Judges Should Respond to Trump’s Lawless Rampage
"In this courtroom, and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow," the judge declared.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is how its done
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Tiffany doesn’t often get a chance to distinguish herself, but here she goes for broke and for these 2 minutes at least claims the highly competitive prize of Most Loathsome Trump.
If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appeals to President Trump to have mercy upon immigrants and minorities
YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK
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January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tiffany doesn’t often get a chance to distinguish herself, but here she goes for broke and for these 2 minutes at least claims the highly competitive prize of Most Loathsome Trump.
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Which is to say, we know what the hand gesture meant. And even if we didn’t in the moment, his silence about it since is loud and clear.
We don't know what Elon Musk meant with that hand gesture but we do know he's reinstated Hitler apologists on X, praised an extreme far-right German political party and endorsed the claim that Jews push "hatred against whites" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it.
Antisemitism has long festered on the internet, but the Israel-Gaza war and the loosening of content moderation on X have propelled it to unprecedented levels.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Which is to say, we know what the hand gesture meant. And even if we didn’t in the moment, his silence about it since is loud and clear.
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No, Amy Klobuchar, we are not "recognizing the peaceful transfer of power," there in the very room the insurrectionist who previously took that room by violent force and whose followers shat on it and brought to it the flag of the defeated Confederacy. That's "peaceful" like Trump is "presidential."
January 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
No, Amy Klobuchar, we are not "recognizing the peaceful transfer of power," there in the very room the insurrectionist who previously took that room by violent force and whose followers shat on it and brought to it the flag of the defeated Confederacy. That's "peaceful" like Trump is "presidential."
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
Anyone have any great ideas on how I can spend Inauguration Day? I won’t watch the orange turd take office again. Considering taking a total media break.
January 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Anyone have any great ideas on how I can spend Inauguration Day? I won’t watch the orange turd take office again. Considering taking a total media break.
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Pete Hegseth isn't just a Christian nationalist, he's FAR to the theological right of anybody even close to national power in modern history. Ted Cruz is Ned Flanders next to Hegseth. I've been reporting on the Christian Right for 20+ years. This isn't just "another one"; this is new & worse.
January 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Pete Hegseth isn't just a Christian nationalist, he's FAR to the theological right of anybody even close to national power in modern history. Ted Cruz is Ned Flanders next to Hegseth. I've been reporting on the Christian Right for 20+ years. This isn't just "another one"; this is new & worse.