pfelser.bsky.social
@pfelser.bsky.social
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Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Bill Owens, executive producer of “60 Minutes”, resigns: “I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes’, right for the audience.”

We’re falling into fascism. — Deeper and deeper.
April 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.

www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Pretty much the same amount Republicans promise to “save” in this budget is what the IRS could have collected from tax cheats and wealthy/sophisticated filers WITHOUT RAISING A SINGLE TAX.

But instead somebody somewhere will lose out on healthcare. Stupid and cruel.
April 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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WTF: “Trump’s treasury secretary Bessent seeks ‘meaningful negotiations’ with more than 50 countries”. BUT why didn’t they negotiate BEFORE imposing massive tariffs that caused market to crash, wiped out nest eggs and are ushering in a recession?! This is beyond incompetence. It’s criminal!
April 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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roberts et al have divined the Actual Intent of the constitution, which is to allow the government to exercise nearly unaccountable power to strip people of their rights. it is why we fought the revolution!
#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Reminder:

All
People
Had
To
Do
Was
Fill
In
A
Little
Oval
Next
To
The
Smart
Black
Lady’s
Name.
April 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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The Guardian reports that people at the SSA, the agency that manages benefits for nearly 70 million Americans, worry that it’s in a “death spiral” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge’s attack on social security causing ‘complete, utter chaos’, staff says
Understaffed agency sent into ‘death spiral’ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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So many hundreds of thousands of words of ink, so many countless hours wasted, explaining how this man was secretly savvy, and it turns out he’s just dumb as a rock, clueless about basic economics, and driven by a malicious paranoia that conniving foreigners are ripping us off
Trump: "I spoke to a lot of leaders -- European, Asian, from all over the world. They are dying to make a deal, but I said 'we're not gonna have deficits with your country' ... to me a deficit is a loss. We're gonna have surpluses or at worst we're gonna be breaking even."
April 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump administration.
National Park Services removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...
www.cnn.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
April 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Mark my words and please understand: They erase your history so that they can erase your rights.
April 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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THIS IS WHAT A TRADE WAR LOOKS LIKE -
April 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Today, as Duke’s Khaman Maluach, of Rumbek, South Sudan, prepared to play in the NCAA Final Four, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced his department “is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders...”
April 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The white men fantasizing about the return of American manufacturing don’t actually think they or their kids will be working in the factories. This is their American individual idealism at work: they believe there will always be someone else working hard for their benefit
April 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Oh just Texas Congressman Keith Self directly quoting Joseph Goebbels during a congressional hearing….what planet are we on smh
April 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The 7 largest Dow Jones drops in American history:

1. Trump, 3/16/20
-2,997.10

2. Trump, 3/12/20
-2,352.60

3. Trump, 3/9/20
-2,013.76

4. Trump, 6/11/20
-1,861.82

5. Trump, 4/3/25
-1,679.39

6. Trump, 3/11/20
-1,464.94

7. Trump, 03/18/20
-1,338.46

Tired of winning yet?
April 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Breaking: Whirlpool announces they are laying off 651 American workers in Iowa, citing the economic conditions under Trump.
Whirlpool Corp. announces Iowa's largest layoff of 2025 in Amana manufacturing facility
A statement from Whirlpool said the layoffs are the result of reduced consumer demand for products made in Amana, primarily refrigeration units.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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+ this affects men & women b/c the sexually transmitted infection diagnosis & treatment.
You want people to get: neurosyphilis? chlamydia & infertility that results from untreated STIs?

Title X covers pap smears! Women will die of cervical cancer.
#MomSky
jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu...
BREAKING: The Trump Administration Freezes $35 Million in Title X Funding
The attack will leave eight states without ANY federal family planning dollars
jessica.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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This is a @benwikler.bsky.social appreciation post. Great job in Wisconsin. Great job on Maddow. Great job for democracy. Someday I will get a cheese hat.
April 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old child.
He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
Jonathan Braun, who has had a string of legal issues since President Trump commuted his drug sentence four years ago, was arrested after allegedly punching an acquaintance and shoving a 3-year-old.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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My kid has a bleeding disorder and we just received an email from the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation that yesterday "nearly all staff within the CDC’s Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics" will be fired, so fuck you, RFK Jr, and all the senators who approved his nomination.
April 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM