a gen z's political notebook
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i'm myles! i'm a 20-something year old who happens to be a lesbian and autistic, and this is my notebook to save articles, videos, commentary, data, etc. that i think is - to be a bit on the nose - noteworthy! no professional titles, just an eager learner!
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“We came to the United States for protection because of what we encountered in Russia,” he said. “It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.” -- Russian asylum seeker who was detained and, he says, beaten by ICE agents.
www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
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The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown
After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“We came to the United States for protection because of what we encountered in Russia,” he said. “It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.” -- Russian asylum seeker who was detained and, he says, beaten by ICE agents.
www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
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If you are National Guard or active duty military & you are ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of your fellow Americans, call the Gl Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
There is support, you don't have to go through with it.
There is support, you don't have to go through with it.
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you are National Guard or active duty military & you are ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of your fellow Americans, call the Gl Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
There is support, you don't have to go through with it.
There is support, you don't have to go through with it.
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Here's the script, folks. It's now or never.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
April 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Here's the script, folks. It's now or never.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find...
RTs appreciated.
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#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The right thing to do becomes glaringly obvious when you stop asking, "But what will he do next?" and switch to thinking:
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
March 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The right thing to do becomes glaringly obvious when you stop asking, "But what will he do next?" and switch to thinking:
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
"What can I do right now that will make his harms less damaging? What do people need to keep safe?"
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HOW DEM VOTERS HAVE SHIFTED SINCE 2017
“Do you think the Democrats should mainly work with the Republicans to try to get some Democratic ideas into legislation or should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda?”
2017: work with GOP +51%
2025: work to stop GOP + 15%
66% swing
“Do you think the Democrats should mainly work with the Republicans to try to get some Democratic ideas into legislation or should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda?”
2017: work with GOP +51%
2025: work to stop GOP + 15%
66% swing
March 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
HOW DEM VOTERS HAVE SHIFTED SINCE 2017
“Do you think the Democrats should mainly work with the Republicans to try to get some Democratic ideas into legislation or should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda?”
2017: work with GOP +51%
2025: work to stop GOP + 15%
66% swing
“Do you think the Democrats should mainly work with the Republicans to try to get some Democratic ideas into legislation or should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda?”
2017: work with GOP +51%
2025: work to stop GOP + 15%
66% swing
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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Please join me in chipping in for the bail fund.
Imagine all the money you're saving not giving to the DSCC!
Imagine all the money you're saving not giving to the DSCC!
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Please join me in chipping in for the bail fund.
Imagine all the money you're saving not giving to the DSCC!
Imagine all the money you're saving not giving to the DSCC!
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Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Alright doomscroll friends, here's a thread to 📌 on safeguarding yourself.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
First, a guide to protecting yourself from government surveillance as Donald Trump vows to go after his enemies and exploit America’s digital surveillance machine to do so.
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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My question to House Republicans: Do you support giving seniors the dental, vision, and hearing care they deserve? Today, I helped introduce a bill to ensure Medicare covers all essential care. Our seniors can’t wait—bring it to a vote.
March 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My question to House Republicans: Do you support giving seniors the dental, vision, and hearing care they deserve? Today, I helped introduce a bill to ensure Medicare covers all essential care. Our seniors can’t wait—bring it to a vote.
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Good question. @joshtpm.bsky.social may have better info. But the Dems to push on the funding fight to rein in Musk include the following:
Bennett (CO)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kelly (AZ)
Osoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Call Fetterman too but he is so useless.
Bennett (CO)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kelly (AZ)
Osoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Call Fetterman too but he is so useless.
Which democratic senators are at risk of voting in favor of the CR? We should be calling their offices.
March 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Good question. @joshtpm.bsky.social may have better info. But the Dems to push on the funding fight to rein in Musk include the following:
Bennett (CO)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kelly (AZ)
Osoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Call Fetterman too but he is so useless.
Bennett (CO)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kelly (AZ)
Osoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Call Fetterman too but he is so useless.
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"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters
The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.
www.advocate.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
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Mr. Bondi is running against me. Please share this information and vote for me during the election period of April 15 through June 4, 2025 - ballots will be sent out to eligible DC Bar members by email. My candidate statement is here:
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Diane Seltzer on LinkedIn: The Seltzer Law Firm – Attentive. Practical. Strategic. | 46 comments
I am delighted to announce that I have been nominated to be the President of the DC Bar! I hope my friends and colleagues who are members of the DC Bar will… | 46 comments on LinkedIn
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March 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Mr. Bondi is running against me. Please share this information and vote for me during the election period of April 15 through June 4, 2025 - ballots will be sent out to eligible DC Bar members by email. My candidate statement is here:
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This is the news we deserve.
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio
Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.
www.cbc.ca
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is the news we deserve.
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
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I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
March 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
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BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation...
apnews.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.
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NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
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SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
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americans need to realize how extraordinary a feat it is to make doug ford look good
March 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
americans need to realize how extraordinary a feat it is to make doug ford look good