Randi.Doeker
@randidoeker.bsky.social
Poly Sc major; never kicked the habit.
Silicon Valley & DC alum.
Denver/Boulder native.
Chicagoan at heart.
New Mexico Democrat.
Silicon Valley & DC alum.
Denver/Boulder native.
Chicagoan at heart.
New Mexico Democrat.
Per US Intelligence
The former Afghan fighter who killed one National Guard member and left a second critically injured may have been blackmailed into carrying out the shooting.
Feds Probe Stunning Twist in D.C. National Guard Murder
U.S. intelligence is pursuing leads in the shooter’s native country, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Per US Intelligence
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“.. A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds of the meeting Tuesday showed that during nine separate instances, Trump’s eyes were closed for extended periods or he appeared to struggle to keep them open, amounting cumulatively to nearly six minutes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“.. A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds of the meeting Tuesday showed that during nine separate instances, Trump’s eyes were closed for extended periods or he appeared to struggle to keep them open, amounting cumulatively to nearly six minutes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February.
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Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
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“.. Only 1 in 9 people (11%) changed residences last year — a record low in data going back to 1948.”
@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“.. Only 1 in 9 people (11%) changed residences last year — a record low in data going back to 1948.”
@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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“We only listen to judges who agree with us” gotta say I don’t think the judge will agree with that
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“We only listen to judges who agree with us” gotta say I don’t think the judge will agree with that
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Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap.
Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it ...
projects.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
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"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
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Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
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During the government shutdown, Republicans refused to negotiate with Democrats over the enhanced ACA subsidies. Though the subsidies expire at the end of 2025, Republicans insisted that the issue could wait until after the shutdown. Now the GOP’s health care homework is due, and they’re panicking.
Opinion | Republicans' health care homework is due -- and they're panicking
"In the crunch moment, the administration and its supporters are scrambling," Paul Waldman writes.
www.ms.now
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
During the government shutdown, Republicans refused to negotiate with Democrats over the enhanced ACA subsidies. Though the subsidies expire at the end of 2025, Republicans insisted that the issue could wait until after the shutdown. Now the GOP’s health care homework is due, and they’re panicking.
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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In 1939, my great-uncle biked through Europe.
I wrote abt his journal from it a few yrs ago. I keep coming back to this part, where a pro-Hitler German said Hitler wouldn't ACTUALLY be able to do everything he wanted to
2 months later he invaded Poland
www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-m...
I wrote abt his journal from it a few yrs ago. I keep coming back to this part, where a pro-Hitler German said Hitler wouldn't ACTUALLY be able to do everything he wanted to
2 months later he invaded Poland
www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-m...
February 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In 1939, my great-uncle biked through Europe.
I wrote abt his journal from it a few yrs ago. I keep coming back to this part, where a pro-Hitler German said Hitler wouldn't ACTUALLY be able to do everything he wanted to
2 months later he invaded Poland
www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-m...
I wrote abt his journal from it a few yrs ago. I keep coming back to this part, where a pro-Hitler German said Hitler wouldn't ACTUALLY be able to do everything he wanted to
2 months later he invaded Poland
www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-m...
Looking for a gift for someone who is interested in fashion (beyond just fashionable today):
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: A Hilarious Introspective of History’s Best Worst Fashion Trends by Karolina Żebrowska
(No relation to the author; just saw the book being discussed and it is a hoot.)
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: A Hilarious Introspective of History’s Best Worst Fashion Trends by Karolina Żebrowska
(No relation to the author; just saw the book being discussed and it is a hoot.)
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Looking for a gift for someone who is interested in fashion (beyond just fashionable today):
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: A Hilarious Introspective of History’s Best Worst Fashion Trends by Karolina Żebrowska
(No relation to the author; just saw the book being discussed and it is a hoot.)
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion: A Hilarious Introspective of History’s Best Worst Fashion Trends by Karolina Żebrowska
(No relation to the author; just saw the book being discussed and it is a hoot.)
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This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
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Hegseth “does not know” who the military is killing in strikes against “drug boats” off the coast of Venezuela.
Pentagon ‘Does Not Know’ Who Its Blowing Up in ‘Drug Boat’ Strikes
Critics say the risk of killing innocent people is not worth the reward of killing low-level cartel members.
trib.al
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hegseth “does not know” who the military is killing in strikes against “drug boats” off the coast of Venezuela.
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🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
