Aeronica
@paul35308.bsky.social
I enjoy programming as a hobby, but with the political circus here in the USA, I've felt I should pay more attention to the harsh reality that we are facing here.
It's good to get a Californian's view of their governor's bluster and shortcomings.
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Gavin Newsom’s likely presidential bid is built on broken promises | Gil Durán
The California governor has a record of failed pledges on housing, healthcare and more as he mistakes theatrics for leadership
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
It's good to get a Californian's view of their governor's bluster and shortcomings.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Less than 14% of the 400,000 immigrants arrested by the Trump regime in the last year had charges or convictions for violent crimes.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about terrorizing communities.
Democrats must refuse to fund this cruelty.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about terrorizing communities.
Democrats must refuse to fund this cruelty.
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Less than 14% of the 400,000 immigrants arrested by the Trump regime in the last year had charges or convictions for violent crimes.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about terrorizing communities.
Democrats must refuse to fund this cruelty.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about terrorizing communities.
Democrats must refuse to fund this cruelty.
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From skyrocketing healthcare costs to chaotic trade wars, chaos in D.C. is making life harder for families, farmers, veterans, and seniors across our state. I heard from folks in La Crosse who are feeling the effects firsthand.
There's more we can do to help—let's get it done.
There's more we can do to help—let's get it done.
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From skyrocketing healthcare costs to chaotic trade wars, chaos in D.C. is making life harder for families, farmers, veterans, and seniors across our state. I heard from folks in La Crosse who are feeling the effects firsthand.
There's more we can do to help—let's get it done.
There's more we can do to help—let's get it done.
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Donald Trump said his deportation machine would only go after the “worst of the worst.”
He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Donald Trump said his deportation machine would only go after the “worst of the worst.”
He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
He lied — and DHS’s own data proves it.
Test Plan for Immigration enforcement my ass. This is a plan to give full immunity and identity protection to ICE/Police when they arrest, detain or kill protesters, organizers and observers as they please.
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Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement
Bills mandate ICE cooperation, school status checks and criminalize information release, testing constitutional lines
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Test Plan for Immigration enforcement my ass. This is a plan to give full immunity and identity protection to ICE/Police when they arrest, detain or kill protesters, organizers and observers as they please.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Keep an EYE on your state legislatures. They may be enacting legislation to legalize killing protestors, organizers and observers by ICE/Police with impunity.
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The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America
The Trump administration is accusing protesters of ‘domestic terrorism’ but this brazen tactic is as old as the country itself
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Keep an EYE on your state legislatures. They may be enacting legislation to legalize killing protestors, organizers and observers by ICE/Police with impunity.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Minneapolis says no to ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Minneapolis says no to ICE.
Wisconsin GOV - Are we ready to defend our mid-term voting results stand up against the dictator and his cronies?
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Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake | Austin Sarat
Trump’s remarks and Project 2025’s proposals have made the plan clear. Democrats must focus on stopping it
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Wisconsin GOV - Are we ready to defend our mid-term voting results stand up against the dictator and his cronies?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fight against fascism continues in Minnesota on this very cold day. Be strong and stay warm!
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Economic strike in Minnesota to protest against ICE: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The fight against fascism continues in Minnesota on this very cold day. Be strong and stay warm!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
www.pbs.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
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People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
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Resistance to this regime can take many forms. Kudos to these volunteers who are stepping up to help their community in Minnesota.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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Volunteers in Minnesota Deliver Groceries So Immigrants Can Hide at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Resistance to this regime can take many forms. Kudos to these volunteers who are stepping up to help their community in Minnesota.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Shame on you GOP lawmakers. What are you trying to hide from Wisconsin citizens and the rest of the country. Are you embarrassed that all your faction can muster is American Legislative Exchange Council prefab legislation.
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GOP lawmakers enforcing ban on public recording state Capitol proceedings
A memo from state Senate Chief Clerk Cyrus Anderson says state statute gives supremacy to Senate or Assembly rules when it comes to open meetings law.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Shame on you GOP lawmakers. What are you trying to hide from Wisconsin citizens and the rest of the country. Are you embarrassed that all your faction can muster is American Legislative Exchange Council prefab legislation.
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Wealthy investors are snatching up local houses, jacking up rents & making buying a house out of reach.
So far, POTUS hasn’t lifted a finger to address it. In his speech tomorrow, he can change that & call on Congress to pass @warnock.senate.gov & my bill. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
So far, POTUS hasn’t lifted a finger to address it. In his speech tomorrow, he can change that & call on Congress to pass @warnock.senate.gov & my bill. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Lawmaker says Trump could keep housing-cost pledge by backing Democratic bill in rare call for common ground
Bill would eliminate tax incentives for large investment companies purchasing single-family properties
www.foxnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Wealthy investors are snatching up local houses, jacking up rents & making buying a house out of reach.
So far, POTUS hasn’t lifted a finger to address it. In his speech tomorrow, he can change that & call on Congress to pass @warnock.senate.gov & my bill. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
So far, POTUS hasn’t lifted a finger to address it. In his speech tomorrow, he can change that & call on Congress to pass @warnock.senate.gov & my bill. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
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Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
Warren Buffett made the case for taxing the rich. Elon Musk pretty much has the opposite view. Now this? About 400 super-rich asking to be taxed more?! They finally see the pitfalls when the obscenely-rich influence the government. It's bad for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Warren Buffett made the case for taxing the rich. Elon Musk pretty much has the opposite view. Now this? About 400 super-rich asking to be taxed more?! They finally see the pitfalls when the obscenely-rich influence the government. It's bad for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas said duing todays meeting in Davos Switzerland, “No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine, not in Greenland, not anywhere in the world.”
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Macron warns against ‘new colonial approach’ after Trump says ‘no going back’ on Greenland – Europe live
French president says ‘we prefer respect over bullies’ after leak of his text exchange with Trump
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January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas said duing todays meeting in Davos Switzerland, “No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine, not in Greenland, not anywhere in the world.”
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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MLK Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Dolores Huerta, and countless others who have moved the world held no formal positions of power.
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
Where Are America's Leaders?
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from
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January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
MLK Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Dolores Huerta, and countless others who have moved the world held no formal positions of power.
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
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On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we honor his work fighting for equality and for America to live up to its ideals of liberty and justice for all.
Today, we carry his legacy and our fight for equal rights forward.
Today, we carry his legacy and our fight for equal rights forward.
January 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we honor his work fighting for equality and for America to live up to its ideals of liberty and justice for all.
Today, we carry his legacy and our fight for equal rights forward.
Today, we carry his legacy and our fight for equal rights forward.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
This is a tangled mess to unravel the the who's who that are tasked with causing havoc across our nation.
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Who is on the frontline of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown?
These are the federal agencies detaining people across the US – mostly, but not all, under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a tangled mess to unravel the the who's who that are tasked with causing havoc across our nation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS
Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.