Lisa Diane
banner
kittymom.bsky.social
Lisa Diane
@kittymom.bsky.social
“I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.”
--Jim Acosta
Reposted by Lisa Diane
This—what Trump is doing now in trying to destroy American universities, research, and free speech while blaming it on pretend offense to the Jews is certainly the most profoundly antisemitic act I’ve seen from US government in my lifetime.
The claim that the destruction of essential civilizational institutions is being done in the name of the Jews is itself a form of antisemitism—cultural vandalism carried out in our name.

That, my friends, is rank bullshit.
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
So the administration ADMITS it mistakenly arrested and sent a father to El Salvador, but then can’t right the wrong because, well, he’s in El Salvador?

Is this right?
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services.

This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor).

It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...
March 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
ICE is not accounting for the whereabouts of dozens of detainees from New Mexico
ICE has ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say • Source New Mexico
“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” an ACLU attorney said.
sourcenm.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
The touchstone of most authoritarian regimes is not the kind of total control that most people feel in their day-to-day lives. It is that the regime is only selectively bound by law, producing constant low-grade anxiety as to whether, how, or against whom power will be exercised.
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.

wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.

This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.

This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
"We know you’re out of power. We understand you’re in the minority. We hear that, loud and clear. What we’re not hearing is your anger. We’re not hearing your outrage. We’re wondering whether or not you actually hear us."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/comms-advi...
Comms Advice for Democratic Lawmakers
You didn't ask, but I'm offering it anyway.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.

Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
This is so seriously messed up
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
Calling all former feds. Your Senators and members of Congress need to hear from you.
February 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
1. BREAKING

Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Lisa Diane
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.

I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM