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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

In a very real and practical sense, the elimination of USAID occurred because a) civil servants who followed the law were pushed out, b) unaccountable amoral people were given power, and c) SCOTUS let it all happen.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...

In addition to mass firing of public servants, Musk's team executed a takeover of the Treasury payment system. David Lebryk, the civil servant who was acting Treasury Secretary, pushed back against the Musk official, Tom Krause, who demanded control over the payment system and specifically to pause USAID payments. Lebryk informed Krause that Treasury could not legally stop payments, and recommended to work through USAID instead. Krause then threatened Lebryk: “I would also recommend you consider an equal alternative liability.” By the next week Lebryk announced his retirement, and Musk announced he was shutting down the agency.

It was later revealed that the other DOGE official who had sought to take control of Treasury spending, Marko Elez, was a self-avowed racist with a record of making disparaging remarks about foreigners, including “I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth.” After he resigned, Musk led a successful campaign to bring Elez back into government, even as he pushed out those doing actual life-saving work.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2h

I am so tired of our media letting weaselly little shits like Mike Johnson slide on these evasions.

Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 4h

Like the Berkshires being an extension of the Hudson Valley - I can see that

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 4h

Yep, Fairfield County CT being lumped with NYC is 100%. I've never thought that I was "from New England"; I'm from the NYC suburbs.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17h

It’s not too late for the Bluesky admins to say - yeah, ok, a permanent ban was an overreaction. Times are tough. Let’s try again. They could do it right now.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 10h

doomscroll break

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 15h

Woo! (I’ve been waiting so looooong)

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 16h

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 18h

This new Prolapse record is SO good!

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SQLGrrl of the Woods @sqlgrrl.bsky.social · 22h

So fucking do something to fix it, maybe? Sue? Force a quorum? Anything?

At this point you are just whining and choosing to be helpless.

Democrats @democrats.org · 22h

It’s been 15 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election.

Republicans still won’t swear her in.

She would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 6d

In the hopes of getting more eyeballs on Rigsby WI: Burn it Down leading up to the print edition's Kickstarter launch, I'll be posting Burn it Down pages in this thread over the next few days! If you havent read it, check it out ⬇️
KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Webcomic: rigsbywi.com

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 1d

Play Skrillex at your next outdoor event, it’s science.

The electronic song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti
Hamady Dieng et al. Acta Trop. 2019 Jun.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

If Dems win in 2026, we need hearings to publicize the abuses by federal law enforcement. Then pass a bill creating a path to sue for those abuses. Trump will veto it. Let him. Let the public see these videos & hear from victims, & then learn there's no way to hold the abusive officers accountable.

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 1d

I came here to party with the kids who party with me

not try to dodge the bizarre whims and tantrums of yet another transphobic tech CEO

Bad Moves - Party With The Kids Who Wanna Party With You (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Don Giovanni

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 2d

There's a moment in everyone's life where the Better Times is established, and for sophomore-year Anna, that was several years ago...🔥

Funding for the sequel to Eisner nominated RIGSBY, WI has launched! Early bird backers in the FIRST HOUR 🕐 get FREE SHIPPING! 📦💨 www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

Rigsby, WI Vol 2 BURN IT DOWN is now funding! The cover features Anna with her bike as she looks on at her childhood home as it burns to the ground. on he desk is various messy knick-knacks. The volume by SE Case is almost completely monochrome save for a few color pages and Anna's fiery red hair.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/rigsby-wi-volume-2-burn-it-down-by-se-case?ref=2r89es

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 2d

ok I didn't mention this in my piece on friday but one of the things the judge asked about was whether the guardsmen were going to get paid during the shutdown

the doj was like "idk"

the state of oregon was like "we looked into it and the answer is no"

Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 2d

I keep forgetting the government is shut down bc Trump admin is so focused on sending troops to US cities

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 2d

Ha ha ha, this is so good

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 2d

People in the neighborhood now have five witch figures in their yard next to their "Protect Federal Workers" sign, which made me happy. Make it happen!

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah - the rules are exasperating.

I was just saying that I don't think the workers have any agency, they just need to pay the rent and get off shift as soon as they can

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 2d

I get it -- but I am more than three times the legal drinking age and I find it hilarious, honestly. I figure they would rather not bother if they had the choice, but then I'm kind of a softie

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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 2d

This is accurate.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.

Text card: Listen for dangerous words.
Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.
#OnTyranny

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petnoodle @petnoodle.bsky.social · 3d

I'd never heard of Ideastream until this story came out and now I hate it, thanks

Why not give the students time to figure out how to keep the station going without university funding? Hell I'd donate and I didn't even know about this station... I just think that independent radio is a sacred thing

Cleveland Scene @clevelandscene.bsky.social · 4d

Today was National College Radio Day

Cleveland State University celebrated by killing WCSB, its college radio station, and transferring the license to Ideastream to broadcast smooth jazz.
www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...

Cleveland State University Kills WCSB, Transfers License to Ideastream to Broadcast Smooth Jazz - Cleveland Scene

CSU president Laura Bloomberg claimed the move, which drew immediate criticism, wasn't to cut costs but to increase opportunities for students as Ideastream takes the reins of WCSB.

www.clevescene.com

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