Laura Trippi
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“Air-conditioning is not just a technology of personal comfort; it is also a technology of forgetting.” Jeff Goodell (@jeffgoodell.bsky.social) on the fraught luxury of cold air. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/je...
September 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Air-conditioning is not just a technology of personal comfort; it is also a technology of forgetting.” Jeff Goodell (@jeffgoodell.bsky.social) on the fraught luxury of cold air. pioneerworks.org/broadcast/je...
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Listen to me:
Our profit from the post office is the post office.
Our profit from a library is the library.
Our profit from a school is the school.
And our profit from our lives is life.
Our life. Ours.
Our profit from the post office is the post office.
Our profit from a library is the library.
Our profit from a school is the school.
And our profit from our lives is life.
Our life. Ours.
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Listen to me:
Our profit from the post office is the post office.
Our profit from a library is the library.
Our profit from a school is the school.
And our profit from our lives is life.
Our life. Ours.
Our profit from the post office is the post office.
Our profit from a library is the library.
Our profit from a school is the school.
And our profit from our lives is life.
Our life. Ours.
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I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.
August 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I sent her a response today: Washington state will not be bullied or intimidated by threats and legally baseless accusations.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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If you work in/adjacent to Democratic politics, or even if you are an occasional Democratic donor, this new @adambonica.bsky.social piece is the most important thing you can read today.
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If you work in/adjacent to Democratic politics, or even if you are an occasional Democratic donor, this new @adambonica.bsky.social piece is the most important thing you can read today.
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
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Important details from this story:
1) Yet another news-break by student journalists (this time @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
2) Harvard saying "see you in court," not "let's make a deal."
3) Per Garber, WH/MAGA leaked news of a "deal." NYT then ran with it.
1) Yet another news-break by student journalists (this time @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
2) Harvard saying "see you in court," not "let's make a deal."
3) Per Garber, WH/MAGA leaked news of a "deal." NYT then ran with it.
August 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Important details from this story:
1) Yet another news-break by student journalists (this time @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
2) Harvard saying "see you in court," not "let's make a deal."
3) Per Garber, WH/MAGA leaked news of a "deal." NYT then ran with it.
1) Yet another news-break by student journalists (this time @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
2) Harvard saying "see you in court," not "let's make a deal."
3) Per Garber, WH/MAGA leaked news of a "deal." NYT then ran with it.
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Not cheery but a smart convo with @maryharris.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social
slate.com/podcasts/wha...
slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?
Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fight fascism…
slate.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Not cheery but a smart convo with @maryharris.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social
slate.com/podcasts/wha...
slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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July 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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John Nichols remembers his colleague & friend, the legendary journalist Bill Moyers. “I can’t help but think that Bill Moyers was the best president we never had.” [thenation.com]
Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.
The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.
www.thenation.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
John Nichols remembers his colleague & friend, the legendary journalist Bill Moyers. “I can’t help but think that Bill Moyers was the best president we never had.” [thenation.com]
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good example of what i’m talking about. total confidence, but wrong. war powers resolution (or act, because that is what basically everyone calls it) does not give preemptive authorization. it says IF authorization has been given THEN this is the timeline for reporting bsky.app/profile/neos...
The War Powers Resolution (and not the "War Powers Act", which does not exist) provides that the president must notify Congress within 48 hrs of military action. It does not prevent the president from acting. So in fact there is nothing in the Resolution that does not "let Trump do this."
June 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
good example of what i’m talking about. total confidence, but wrong. war powers resolution (or act, because that is what basically everyone calls it) does not give preemptive authorization. it says IF authorization has been given THEN this is the timeline for reporting bsky.app/profile/neos...
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Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Lately I've seen many references to the 3.5% rule. A few years ago I pulled together this Q&A on potential uses and misuses of this statistic. www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/defaul...
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Reminder: Trump also fired all of the military's top lawyers - the Judge Advocates General - whose job is to draw up exactly these rules.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
June 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Reminder: Trump also fired all of the military's top lawyers - the Judge Advocates General - whose job is to draw up exactly these rules.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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Perhaps Newsom should have spent less time chumming around with authoritarian buffoons on his podcast and more time preparing and strategizing for the entirely predicable thing that is happening in his state right now.
Washington just took the reasonable step of not allowing the National Guard of other states to operate here without our agreement. It’s not the Guard personnel we are concerned about, it’s other governors in the Trump cult. katu.com/news/local/g...
Gov. Ferguson signs bill restricting out-of-state military forces in Washington
Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law that restricts out-of-state military forces from entering Washington without explicit permission.
katu.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Perhaps Newsom should have spent less time chumming around with authoritarian buffoons on his podcast and more time preparing and strategizing for the entirely predicable thing that is happening in his state right now.
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Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
Where does your weather forecast come from?
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
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What if Elon is the first autistic person RFK has ever actually met and that’s why he assumes we don’t pay taxes or go on dates
April 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What if Elon is the first autistic person RFK has ever actually met and that’s why he assumes we don’t pay taxes or go on dates
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this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness
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People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.
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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Beautiful and true thread.
A friend asked me to go to his small, progressive Lutheran Church here in South Brooklyn/Flatbush today. (I'm empatheist—an atheist who welcomes your faith.) A thing that stuck out is that the Church has tools for addressing and contextualizing this moment that few other institutions have.
March 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Beautiful and true thread.
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When 18F was "deleted" by Musk, we told you: We’re not done yet.
They can fire us, and delete our website, but they can't destroy our ideas.
🧵 of 18F resources for making civic technology serve the people, 1/7
They can fire us, and delete our website, but they can't destroy our ideas.
🧵 of 18F resources for making civic technology serve the people, 1/7
March 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When 18F was "deleted" by Musk, we told you: We’re not done yet.
They can fire us, and delete our website, but they can't destroy our ideas.
🧵 of 18F resources for making civic technology serve the people, 1/7
They can fire us, and delete our website, but they can't destroy our ideas.
🧵 of 18F resources for making civic technology serve the people, 1/7
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Fetterman, Cortez Masto, Durbin, Gillibrand, Hassan, Peters, Schatz, and Chuck Fucking Schumer ALL VOTED NO on the Continuing Resolution. They voted to let it pass—ostensibly because it was essential that it pass—AND THEN THEY FUCKING VOTED AGAINST IT.
March 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Fetterman, Cortez Masto, Durbin, Gillibrand, Hassan, Peters, Schatz, and Chuck Fucking Schumer ALL VOTED NO on the Continuing Resolution. They voted to let it pass—ostensibly because it was essential that it pass—AND THEN THEY FUCKING VOTED AGAINST IT.