R. Bruns
@lookingforlight.bsky.social
retired leadership and strategy consultant, stepmom, wife from blue family, examining the micro trends and factors, ready to fight for our democracy.
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Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
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You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
meidasnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes have issued an emotional and urgent appeal to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, demanding that Congress vote to release the long-awaited Epstein files. meidasnews.com/news/survivo...
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THE UNITED STATES IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE ICC.
WE HAVE SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED THE ROME ACCORD.
WE LEFT OURSELVES THAT LOOPHOLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPLOITING IT FOR DECADES.
WE HAVE SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED THE ROME ACCORD.
WE LEFT OURSELVES THAT LOOPHOLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPLOITING IT FOR DECADES.
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
THE UNITED STATES IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE ICC.
WE HAVE SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED THE ROME ACCORD.
WE LEFT OURSELVES THAT LOOPHOLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPLOITING IT FOR DECADES.
WE HAVE SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED THE ROME ACCORD.
WE LEFT OURSELVES THAT LOOPHOLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPLOITING IT FOR DECADES.
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
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OMG!!! People who ordered these phones from the felon still haven't received them.
Why we’re going to keep talking about the Trump phone
Why we’re going to keep talking about the Trump phone
It’s not because we’re fans.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
OMG!!! People who ordered these phones from the felon still haven't received them.
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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You don’t speak up inside a captured agency because it’s fun. You do it because the stakes are deadly serious.
Dr. Norton was placed on administrative leave for defending Americans’ health. She's a hero for saying what needs to be said. We stand with her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Dr. Norton was placed on administrative leave for defending Americans’ health. She's a hero for saying what needs to be said. We stand with her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You don’t speak up inside a captured agency because it’s fun. You do it because the stakes are deadly serious.
Dr. Norton was placed on administrative leave for defending Americans’ health. She's a hero for saying what needs to be said. We stand with her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Dr. Norton was placed on administrative leave for defending Americans’ health. She's a hero for saying what needs to be said. We stand with her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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What?? They were lying all along??
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What?? They were lying all along??
More mafia governance 😡
Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
More mafia governance 😡
Quite the grifting, stealing from us
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Quite the grifting, stealing from us
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Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Biden didn’t release the Epstein files because Merrick Garland was actively investigating Epstein/Maxwell co-conspirators all the way up until January 2025. Then Trump shuttered the probe. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
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And half of the Head Start regional offices
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And half of the Head Start regional offices
Story is worse than you can think
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Story is worse than you can think
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
What’s up Congress….lost your purpose? @huizenga
I wonder which country we're invading this time? Venezuela? Colomba? Mexico? Who knows.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What’s up Congress….lost your purpose? @huizenga
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Ask him these same questions, every day, for the rest of his miserable life.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Ask him these same questions, every day, for the rest of his miserable life.
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This is good.
“They’re not like us.”
“They’re not like us.”
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is good.
“They’re not like us.”
“They’re not like us.”
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You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
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“Trump could use the pardon power to break American democracy…As his Jan. 6 pardons show, he’ll use the power to excuse even those allies who commit acts of sedition.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
Opinion | One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Trump could use the pardon power to break American democracy…As his Jan. 6 pardons show, he’ll use the power to excuse even those allies who commit acts of sedition.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
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Do they have to sue in the courts? Or can Pam Bondi just demand that DOJ hand them the money?
A funding bill provision allows GOP senators, including Ron Johnson and Lindsey Graham, to sue for damages up to $1 million if their phone records were obtained during the Jan. 6 investigation—sparking bipartisan criticism as “self-serving”.
Funding Bill Lets GOP Senators Sue for $1M Payouts Related to Jan. 6 Probe
Senators like Ron Johnson and Lindsay Graham could be granted payouts of $1 million or more under the bill.
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Do they have to sue in the courts? Or can Pam Bondi just demand that DOJ hand them the money?
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Have we learned nothing?
same formula, almost exactly, that caused 2008's great recession
JFC.
via @peterschiff.bsky.social
🧢 @stephruhle.bsky.social on the other place
JFC.
via @peterschiff.bsky.social
🧢 @stephruhle.bsky.social on the other place
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Have we learned nothing?
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Florida Mike and his out-of-state allies want to overrule Michiganders with a national abortion ban. Here in Michigan, we already voted to protect reproductive rights, and I’ll always fight for those freedoms.
michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/a...
michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/a...
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Florida Mike and his out-of-state allies want to overrule Michiganders with a national abortion ban. Here in Michigan, we already voted to protect reproductive rights, and I’ll always fight for those freedoms.
michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/a...
michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/a...
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So much unnecessary cruelty and devastation. Medical libraries and museums are a treasure trove of information and history. Not to mention staff getting double RIFed.
Can someone please invent a time traveling machine so we can reset this timeline? Something to get us back on a humane one.
Can someone please invent a time traveling machine so we can reset this timeline? Something to get us back on a humane one.
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🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum: In Association with the Smithsonian
Free museum exhibiting public health topics and the history of CDC.
www.cdc.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So much unnecessary cruelty and devastation. Medical libraries and museums are a treasure trove of information and history. Not to mention staff getting double RIFed.
Can someone please invent a time traveling machine so we can reset this timeline? Something to get us back on a humane one.
Can someone please invent a time traveling machine so we can reset this timeline? Something to get us back on a humane one.