Kyrie Nelder
@knelder.bsky.social
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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It’s true. This is the largest transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest in our nation's history.
July 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s true. This is the largest transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest in our nation's history.
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@alt-dea.altgov.info
SIT-IN. Protest trump everywhere.
Sit-ins worked in the 60s. It's hard to claim that people are dangerous insurrectionists if they are sitting on their asses. Trump is attempting his version of Tiananmen Sq. while claiming that public free-speech protest caused it.
SIT-IN. Protest trump everywhere.
Sit-ins worked in the 60s. It's hard to claim that people are dangerous insurrectionists if they are sitting on their asses. Trump is attempting his version of Tiananmen Sq. while claiming that public free-speech protest caused it.
June 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@alt-dea.altgov.info
SIT-IN. Protest trump everywhere.
Sit-ins worked in the 60s. It's hard to claim that people are dangerous insurrectionists if they are sitting on their asses. Trump is attempting his version of Tiananmen Sq. while claiming that public free-speech protest caused it.
SIT-IN. Protest trump everywhere.
Sit-ins worked in the 60s. It's hard to claim that people are dangerous insurrectionists if they are sitting on their asses. Trump is attempting his version of Tiananmen Sq. while claiming that public free-speech protest caused it.
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
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April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I don’t do this often and promise not to make a habit of it, but just this once: WE TRIED TO WARN YOU!!!!!
April 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I don’t do this often and promise not to make a habit of it, but just this once: WE TRIED TO WARN YOU!!!!!
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"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
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A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
March 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
March 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Over a third of all children are covered by Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
Republicans in Congress are making a big mistake targeting these families’ health care to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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Trump and Musk are going after Social Security, Medicaid, the VA, and public education.
In what universe, in what world, in what religion is it morally acceptable to cut programs for hungry children in order to reward the wealthy?
In what universe, in what world, in what religion is it morally acceptable to cut programs for hungry children in order to reward the wealthy?
March 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trump and Musk are going after Social Security, Medicaid, the VA, and public education.
In what universe, in what world, in what religion is it morally acceptable to cut programs for hungry children in order to reward the wealthy?
In what universe, in what world, in what religion is it morally acceptable to cut programs for hungry children in order to reward the wealthy?
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The idea of outsourcing any SSA function should scare the hell out of people. There's a reason why SSA employees must pass multiple background checks before having access to your Social Security record. There's also a reason why SSA data has never been compromised until DOGE came along.
NEW: In an email obtained by The Bulwark, the acting Social Security administrator made clear they're going to outsource-privatize operations. The expectation is it will be the call centers that seniors depend on.
w/ @cheetah.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-is-co...
w/ @cheetah.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-is-co...
Elon Is Coming for Your Social Security
Plus: Don’t call it a “State of the Union” speech.
www.thebulwark.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The idea of outsourcing any SSA function should scare the hell out of people. There's a reason why SSA employees must pass multiple background checks before having access to your Social Security record. There's also a reason why SSA data has never been compromised until DOGE came along.
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DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
March 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
Anybody else planning on being there?
March 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Anybody else planning on being there?
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Medicaid covers...
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
March 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Medicaid covers...
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
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One consequence of the resistance to established science is the way it forces scientists and journalists to re-prove and remind people of what is true. NPR has a story noting why measles are a big deal: It's one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. loom.ly/WMZO9pw
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
loom.ly
March 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
One consequence of the resistance to established science is the way it forces scientists and journalists to re-prove and remind people of what is true. NPR has a story noting why measles are a big deal: It's one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. loom.ly/WMZO9pw
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Many folks are on Medicaid but don’t know it because their state calls it something else. Hoosiercare in IN. Peach care in GA. Badgercare in WI.
They don’t realize their medical care is on the chopping block. What does your state call it? Let’s get replies going and the word out!
They don’t realize their medical care is on the chopping block. What does your state call it? Let’s get replies going and the word out!
February 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Many folks are on Medicaid but don’t know it because their state calls it something else. Hoosiercare in IN. Peach care in GA. Badgercare in WI.
They don’t realize their medical care is on the chopping block. What does your state call it? Let’s get replies going and the word out!
They don’t realize their medical care is on the chopping block. What does your state call it? Let’s get replies going and the word out!
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid is going to have a lot of devastating consequences for a lot of people
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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What the health & scientific world "have experienced in the past few weeks is like a death in the family. We are angry, shocked, & saddened, but we must not despair". This a telling account of what is happening in the #US, but I am saddened that the author felt it had to be written anonymously.
Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system
People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change...
www.bmj.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What the health & scientific world "have experienced in the past few weeks is like a death in the family. We are angry, shocked, & saddened, but we must not despair". This a telling account of what is happening in the #US, but I am saddened that the author felt it had to be written anonymously.
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🦬 Our hearts are breaking for all of the civil servants being forced out of the service. They are firefighters, tribal liaisons, wildlife biologists, park interpreters, archaeologists, and many others. They are not "low productivity employees" — they are defenders of YOUR public lands.
This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.
February 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🦬 Our hearts are breaking for all of the civil servants being forced out of the service. They are firefighters, tribal liaisons, wildlife biologists, park interpreters, archaeologists, and many others. They are not "low productivity employees" — they are defenders of YOUR public lands.