@kelseyheida.bsky.social
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The road to authoritarianism is paved with this trope—the dire pending calamity that only the strongman has seen, and which only he can solve.
Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies”
Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.
newrepublic.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The road to authoritarianism is paved with this trope—the dire pending calamity that only the strongman has seen, and which only he can solve.
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I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
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When it seems like the monsters are winning,
give a thought to the bigger picture.
Nature is coming for them.
Time is eating them.
History will give them what they've earned.
give a thought to the bigger picture.
Nature is coming for them.
Time is eating them.
History will give them what they've earned.
February 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When it seems like the monsters are winning,
give a thought to the bigger picture.
Nature is coming for them.
Time is eating them.
History will give them what they've earned.
give a thought to the bigger picture.
Nature is coming for them.
Time is eating them.
History will give them what they've earned.
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Turning away from empathy and curiosity makes the world into a grim, thin place populated by strangers, objects, and adversaries.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
February 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Turning away from empathy and curiosity makes the world into a grim, thin place populated by strangers, objects, and adversaries.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
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Musk/DOGE's dismissal of public servants as "low productivity" reveals ignorance about the vital work they do for love of country, not profit.
Public service isn't a weakness—it's America's strength.
Public service isn't a weakness—it's America's strength.
Public Service: The Backbone of American Democracy
bijansabet.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Musk/DOGE's dismissal of public servants as "low productivity" reveals ignorance about the vital work they do for love of country, not profit.
Public service isn't a weakness—it's America's strength.
Public service isn't a weakness—it's America's strength.
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The doors were locked and there were armed federal officers ready to go.
February 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The doors were locked and there were armed federal officers ready to go.
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They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
February 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
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Take the time to read this important analysis. We are in exactly the situation that laws, Constitutin and basic common sense should prevent. And yet.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
The 24-Hour Reality Check: Musk’s Impossible Power Grab And America’s Crisis
There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…
www.techdirt.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Take the time to read this important analysis. We are in exactly the situation that laws, Constitutin and basic common sense should prevent. And yet.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.
In Rhode Island, as elsewhere, the local news crisis is being solved one community at a time. @phileil.bsky.social reports for Rhode Island Monthly (I'm quoted):
The Local News Revolution in Rhode Island - Rhode Island Monthly
Bill Bartholomew lives in a former industrial building on the south side of Providence. His apartment has high ceilings, a wide-open floor plan and wires
www.rimonthly.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This. This is what overthrew the elite enslavers in the 1859s and the robber barons in the 1890s. We need these new papers everywhere.
Campsite rule: Leave the places and people in your life in as good condition or better than you found them in.
Apply this rule universally, small acts matter. Pick up that trash. Offer a helping hand or kind word.
Resist.
...longer version on Insta.
www.instagram.com/p/DFPBRlOMSq...
Apply this rule universally, small acts matter. Pick up that trash. Offer a helping hand or kind word.
Resist.
...longer version on Insta.
www.instagram.com/p/DFPBRlOMSq...
January 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Campsite rule: Leave the places and people in your life in as good condition or better than you found them in.
Apply this rule universally, small acts matter. Pick up that trash. Offer a helping hand or kind word.
Resist.
...longer version on Insta.
www.instagram.com/p/DFPBRlOMSq...
Apply this rule universally, small acts matter. Pick up that trash. Offer a helping hand or kind word.
Resist.
...longer version on Insta.
www.instagram.com/p/DFPBRlOMSq...
All summer with the election cycle and the next 4 years, probably. I'm already tired.
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
All summer with the election cycle and the next 4 years, probably. I'm already tired.