Paul Hayes
@lphovercraft.bsky.social
Curmudgeon. Partially house-trained. Means well, but sometimes prone to snark.
One word: Prigozhin.
Terribly sad news about Elon Musk dying of a ketamine overdose next week.
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
One word: Prigozhin.
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KOSA's impact "could be devastating not only to kids’ access to factual, accurate information but also on news outlets that depend on online audiences to survive," @caitlinvogus.bsky.social writes in @bostonglobe.com.
Democrats, don’t risk free speech in the name of protecting kids - The Boston Globe
The Kids Online Safety Act empowers the government to be speech police.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
KOSA's impact "could be devastating not only to kids’ access to factual, accurate information but also on news outlets that depend on online audiences to survive," @caitlinvogus.bsky.social writes in @bostonglobe.com.
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Some of the Tufton Street gang are funded by America's Heritage Foundation and closely coordinate with each other
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Some of the Tufton Street gang are funded by America's Heritage Foundation and closely coordinate with each other
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
April 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
when people say "this isn't what I voted for" they should be forced to list what they DID vote for
Trump Administration Greenland lies refuted comprehensively by noted historian Timothy Snyder. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous | Timothy Snyder
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking, says professor Timothy Snyder of Yale University
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump Administration Greenland lies refuted comprehensively by noted historian Timothy Snyder. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Along with our partners, we’re urging the independent Election Assistance Commission to follow the law and not implement President Trump’s recent executive order that would upend U.S. elections.
Trump doesn’t have the power to undermine our electoral processes.
Trump doesn’t have the power to undermine our electoral processes.
In a joint letter with @aclu.org, @lwvsf.bsky.social, NAACP and NAACP LDF, we explained to the Election Assistance Commission why it would be unlawful for them to follow the president's recent exec order—which could block millions from voting—and urged them to stand firm and comply with the law. 1/4
Letter to Election Assistance Commission on Executive Order on Voting and Elections
The letter from civil rights groups explains why the president’s order is illegal and should not be followed.
www.brennancenter.org
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Along with our partners, we’re urging the independent Election Assistance Commission to follow the law and not implement President Trump’s recent executive order that would upend U.S. elections.
Trump doesn’t have the power to undermine our electoral processes.
Trump doesn’t have the power to undermine our electoral processes.
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Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
March 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
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With advancing AI, video surveillance can now record our movements, catalogue private details of our lives, and put that info in searchable databases that anyone can access.
Lawmakers must take action to protect our privacy.
Lawmakers must take action to protect our privacy.
Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models | ACLU
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.
www.aclu.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
With advancing AI, video surveillance can now record our movements, catalogue private details of our lives, and put that info in searchable databases that anyone can access.
Lawmakers must take action to protect our privacy.
Lawmakers must take action to protect our privacy.
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In America, even with a valid study visa, you can be picked up off the street at random and detained by homeland security (if you’re a Muslim that co-writes something that the government doesn’t agree with).
Land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy.
This is Soviet level shit.
Land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy.
This is Soviet level shit.
March 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In America, even with a valid study visa, you can be picked up off the street at random and detained by homeland security (if you’re a Muslim that co-writes something that the government doesn’t agree with).
Land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy.
This is Soviet level shit.
Land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy.
This is Soviet level shit.
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My best friend SaraBeth made a great past that deserves more views. Please read, like, and share. Let’s keep this going.
Actions speak louder than words.
#StrongerTogether
#BlueCrew
Actions speak louder than words.
#StrongerTogether
#BlueCrew
March 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My best friend SaraBeth made a great past that deserves more views. Please read, like, and share. Let’s keep this going.
Actions speak louder than words.
#StrongerTogether
#BlueCrew
Actions speak louder than words.
#StrongerTogether
#BlueCrew
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Marjorie Trailer Greene is concerned with decorum all of a sudden. 🥴
March 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Marjorie Trailer Greene is concerned with decorum all of a sudden. 🥴
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The register of interests for the new Dáil reveals that 61 TDs declared an interest in land or property aside from their principal residence last year.
http://jrnl.ie/6636105t
http://jrnl.ie/6636105t
Who are the 32 politicians in the Dáil who declared themselves as landlords last year?
The register of interest for the new Dáil was published this week.
jrnl.ie
March 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The register of interests for the new Dáil reveals that 61 TDs declared an interest in land or property aside from their principal residence last year.
http://jrnl.ie/6636105t
http://jrnl.ie/6636105t
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MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting.
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
February 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting.
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
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This is Katie Johnson.
She’s one of Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.😪🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
She’s one of Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.😪🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
February 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Katie Johnson.
She’s one of Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.😪🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
She’s one of Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.😪🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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This is the assignment.👇😎
February 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is the assignment.👇😎
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“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
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The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount
Huh, turns out you can't have private UNIDENTIFIED security assault and kidnap people because you don't like what they say at city hall
Weird.
Weird.
Coeur d’Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company’s business license
City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday and the city of Coe...
cdapress.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount
The New Movie Trump Doesn’t Want You To See www.levernews.com/the-new-movi...
The New Movie Trump Doesn’t Want You To See
The Apprentice screenwriter calls out Hollywood for cowering to Donald Trump.
www.levernews.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The New Movie Trump Doesn’t Want You To See www.levernews.com/the-new-movi...
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From Rachel Cohen at Vox on twitter:
this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning
(per source at HUD)
this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning
(per source at HUD)
February 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From Rachel Cohen at Vox on twitter:
this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning
(per source at HUD)
this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning
(per source at HUD)
Chris Hedges pretty muche sums it all up, and then some: scheerpost.com/2025/02/16/c...
Chris Hedges: The Mafia State
First we got a mafia economy. Then we got a mafia state. We must rid ourselves of the ruling criminal class or become its victims.
scheerpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Chris Hedges pretty muche sums it all up, and then some: scheerpost.com/2025/02/16/c...