Kristen
@kristen19.bsky.social
Just here to escape the fascists. And maybe see some cool bird pictures.
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Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
April 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"
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i was told we are drastically cutting costs, everything from cancer research to meals on wheels to weather forecasts, because the country is on the verge of bankruptcy
Trump, Hegseth promise record $1 trillion Pentagon budget
The surprise announcement comes as the Defense Department prepares to lay off tens of thousands of civilians.
www.politico.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
i was told we are drastically cutting costs, everything from cancer research to meals on wheels to weather forecasts, because the country is on the verge of bankruptcy
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NEW: Spoke to 25 small publishers about the kind of impact Google's AI changes to search has had on their businesses.
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: Spoke to 25 small publishers about the kind of impact Google's AI changes to search has had on their businesses.
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
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i know pointing out the hypocrisy doesn't hurt them but telling the You Can't Close Applebee's Party we need to come together as a nation like it's WW2 again is so funny
Harris Faulkner on how Trump should talk to "401k people" worried about tariffs hurting them: "Look, when this nation used to go to war, people in this country would support the war effort with their materials at home and making things for weaponry. We have to do 100% buy in over this bumpy period"
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
i know pointing out the hypocrisy doesn't hurt them but telling the You Can't Close Applebee's Party we need to come together as a nation like it's WW2 again is so funny
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This story is enraging, as many have noted. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This story is enraging, as many have noted. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
April 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers
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Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here's the evidence ICE submitted in his case: a "gang worksheet" filled out by local cops in 2019 saying:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
1) he had on Chicago Bulls gear
2) a confidential information said he was part of an MS-13 clique in a state he'd never lived in.
ICE agreed they had nothing else. Read the full context here:
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So the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just tweeted this whopping denial coincidentally right as the full chat thread was simultaneously being released…
🧵Thread…
🧵Thread…
March 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just tweeted this whopping denial coincidentally right as the full chat thread was simultaneously being released…
🧵Thread…
🧵Thread…
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Terminal A EWR is so pleasant. No sarcasm!
March 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Terminal A EWR is so pleasant. No sarcasm!
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Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.
Entitled thief
“Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
“Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.
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While the media and country continue chasing all of the shiny objects that Trump and Musk throw, real news does happen. Perhaps someone ought to chase this down. We are under attack and nobody seems to understand that.
February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
While the media and country continue chasing all of the shiny objects that Trump and Musk throw, real news does happen. Perhaps someone ought to chase this down. We are under attack and nobody seems to understand that.
Day 2 of HOB PATH back in action after track repairs and…we’re at a delay. It’s like nothing ever changed 😌
February 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Day 2 of HOB PATH back in action after track repairs and…we’re at a delay. It’s like nothing ever changed 😌
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These headlines certainly tell a story...
February 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
These headlines certainly tell a story...
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Watching Turbotax put on a super bowl ad the same week the GOP oligarchs kill Direct File is a bit much.
February 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Watching Turbotax put on a super bowl ad the same week the GOP oligarchs kill Direct File is a bit much.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
YES
February 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
YES
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i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
Many Democrats and activists are rallying to defend diversity programs, but others say they distract from deeper efforts to address inequality.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
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As the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific, NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) is responsible for significant international coordination and collaboration, including guidance on watches and warnings to 28 member nations.
Our latest scoop: An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all work with 'foreign nationals.'
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
As the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific, NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) is responsible for significant international coordination and collaboration, including guidance on watches and warnings to 28 member nations.
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My latest: Musk’s South African White Male Fragility
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid. www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid. www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
Musk’s South African White Male Fragility
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
My latest: Musk’s South African White Male Fragility
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid. www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid. www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
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Trump Worried Day Working At McDonald’s Will Screw Up Taxes
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February 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Trump Worried Day Working At McDonald’s Will Screw Up Taxes
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