@letloriswim.bsky.social
researcher/analyst/editor re Mexico, US & LATAM - Cold water swimming enthusiast & my dog’s fan club manager
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James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
Sun at last!
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sun at last!
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such a cool and necessary new project from @theguardian.com! helmed by the amazing @jessica-machado.bsky.social. it’s gonna be great.
The Guardian launches Building power, a landmark reporting series on civic action
The multiyear, philanthropically funded project brings new attention to the people and communities organizing to protect fundamental rights
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
such a cool and necessary new project from @theguardian.com! helmed by the amazing @jessica-machado.bsky.social. it’s gonna be great.
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Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on Supreme Court ruling in Texas redistricting case
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on Supreme Court ruling in Texas redistricting case
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There’s also something especially crazy-making about SCOTUS’s “eagerness to playact a district court” (Kagan) in a *shadow docket* decision that doesn’t really engage with the facts at all. The gap between the professionalism of the district courts and SCOTUS’s arbitrariness couldn’t be more obvious
There are so many things wrong with this ruling, including the total disregard for the clear error standard. But what really gets me is the notion that legislatures can evade judicial review of their maps simply by passing them as close as possible to Election Day
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I think the media should be making a far bigger deal about this than they are.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think the media should be making a far bigger deal about this than they are.
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Honestly it’s pathetic
In a post on X tonight, the State Department says it “renamed the former Institute of Peace to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
“Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.”
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Honestly it’s pathetic
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It's incredible that ICE fails to willingly disclose the data necessary to accurately evaluate its operations, but it will lie about whatever information does come out. If
@homelandgov.bsky.social is proud of its efforts, it should not fear transparency. www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
@homelandgov.bsky.social is proud of its efforts, it should not fear transparency. www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
New Data Prove DHS Lied About Cato Report on ICE
ICE should reprioritize serious public safety threats and be transparent about its arrests going forward.
www.cato.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's incredible that ICE fails to willingly disclose the data necessary to accurately evaluate its operations, but it will lie about whatever information does come out. If
@homelandgov.bsky.social is proud of its efforts, it should not fear transparency. www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
@homelandgov.bsky.social is proud of its efforts, it should not fear transparency. www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
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This piece does a good job breaking down how the actual process of boys’ gender anxiety actually gets triggered in academic settings. There’s a tendency to treat “provide & protect” masculinity as positive, but to be maintained it requires a femininity that needs protecting.
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This piece does a good job breaking down how the actual process of boys’ gender anxiety actually gets triggered in academic settings. There’s a tendency to treat “provide & protect” masculinity as positive, but to be maintained it requires a femininity that needs protecting.
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Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
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Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters in all of the state’s high schools, days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promised $1 million in campaign funds to help bring the project to life.
Turning Point USA talked expansion with Texas education chief
The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters in all of the state’s high schools, days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promised $1 million in campaign funds to help bring the project to life.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
THIS!!!!!!
(Former FM of Lithuania)
(Former FM of Lithuania)
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This @pemalevy.bsky.social / @ariberman.bsky.social joint effort on John Roberts is a must-read.
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This @pemalevy.bsky.social / @ariberman.bsky.social joint effort on John Roberts is a must-read.
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The Roberts court has spent Trump’s second term not applying the law so much as clearing it out of his way."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Out today: Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. What are the consequences for Texas' education and economy?
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Out today: Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. What are the consequences for Texas' education and economy?
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“A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself,” @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes:
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself,” @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes:
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Democracy in action!
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Democracy in action!
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“Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer”
When making Noem's $220,000,000 ad campaign, DHS bypassed the competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts, to give the job to the husband of her spokesperson
When making Noem's $220,000,000 ad campaign, DHS bypassed the competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts, to give the job to the husband of her spokesperson
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer”
When making Noem's $220,000,000 ad campaign, DHS bypassed the competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts, to give the job to the husband of her spokesperson
When making Noem's $220,000,000 ad campaign, DHS bypassed the competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts, to give the job to the husband of her spokesperson
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Conservatives claim that structural racism does not exist while simultaneously creating innovative new forms of structural racism like banning discussions of the concept.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
“The policy defines race ideology as, among other things, ‘a concept that attempts to shame a particular race or ethnicity.’”
These GOP-led efforts will ruin their states’ public universities. Sad!
“The policy defines race ideology as, among other things, ‘a concept that attempts to shame a particular race or ethnicity.’”
These GOP-led efforts will ruin their states’ public universities. Sad!
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Conservatives claim that structural racism does not exist while simultaneously creating innovative new forms of structural racism like banning discussions of the concept.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.