Braedon
@retroguy18.bsky.social
Nature lover, poet, and aspiring scientist.
I post haikus, amongst other things.
I post haikus, amongst other things.
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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
September 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
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NEWS: There is no evidence tying left leaning groups to Kirk's murder, the DOJ is deleting studies suggesting white supremacist violence leads domestic terrorism, FBI launches manhunt in Pennsylvania, and more.
The DOJ is trying to use Kirk's murder to rewrite history. I won't let it happen.
The DOJ is trying to use Kirk's murder to rewrite history. I won't let it happen.
NEWS: No Evidence Tying Left Leaning Groups to Kirk Murder Despite Trump Claim
There is no evidence tying left leaning groups to Kirk's murder, the DOJ is deleting studies suggesting white supremacist violence leads domestic terrorism, FBI launches manhunt in Pennsylvania
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NEWS: There is no evidence tying left leaning groups to Kirk's murder, the DOJ is deleting studies suggesting white supremacist violence leads domestic terrorism, FBI launches manhunt in Pennsylvania, and more.
The DOJ is trying to use Kirk's murder to rewrite history. I won't let it happen.
The DOJ is trying to use Kirk's murder to rewrite history. I won't let it happen.
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Violence is never the answer. There is no place in our democracy for political violence, and I condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk in the strongest terms. My prayers are with his family.
September 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Violence is never the answer. There is no place in our democracy for political violence, and I condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk in the strongest terms. My prayers are with his family.
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Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.
Our duty is to stand up to brutality.
Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
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This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
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August 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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How to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-trumps-lies-about
How to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave"
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
How to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-trumps-lies-about
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FEMA employees were just placed on leave after criticizing the Trump regime in open letter.
Their letter was meant to "sound the alarm" about inexperienced appointees and drastic cuts to agency programs.
Like all tyrants in history, Trump wants to squelch dissent.
Their letter was meant to "sound the alarm" about inexperienced appointees and drastic cuts to agency programs.
Like all tyrants in history, Trump wants to squelch dissent.
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
FEMA employees were just placed on leave after criticizing the Trump regime in open letter.
Their letter was meant to "sound the alarm" about inexperienced appointees and drastic cuts to agency programs.
Like all tyrants in history, Trump wants to squelch dissent.
Their letter was meant to "sound the alarm" about inexperienced appointees and drastic cuts to agency programs.
Like all tyrants in history, Trump wants to squelch dissent.
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What does AI mean for the jobs of the future — jobs you might be doing a decade from now or your children will almost certainly be doing in 20 years?
Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/how-your-k...
Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/how-your-k...
How your kids will make money
In a world of AI
robertreich.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What does AI mean for the jobs of the future — jobs you might be doing a decade from now or your children will almost certainly be doing in 20 years?
Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/how-your-k...
Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/how-your-k...
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Trump wants voters to believe America is ungovernable, and that the only solution is an authoritarian like him taking over.
The more chaos, lies, and misinformation he spreads, the more likely people are to tune out completely.
Do not.
The more chaos, lies, and misinformation he spreads, the more likely people are to tune out completely.
Do not.
August 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump wants voters to believe America is ungovernable, and that the only solution is an authoritarian like him taking over.
The more chaos, lies, and misinformation he spreads, the more likely people are to tune out completely.
Do not.
The more chaos, lies, and misinformation he spreads, the more likely people are to tune out completely.
Do not.
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Trump has entered into a new and wilder stage of authoritarian neofascism. No holds barred. Nothing out of bounds.
But tyrants cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to them.
And we must not submit.
But tyrants cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to them.
And we must not submit.
August 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump has entered into a new and wilder stage of authoritarian neofascism. No holds barred. Nothing out of bounds.
But tyrants cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to them.
And we must not submit.
But tyrants cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to them.
And we must not submit.
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Millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities.
How does Trump respond?
By creating fake emergencies to distract from his failures to address very real issues impacting everyday Americans.
They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities.
How does Trump respond?
By creating fake emergencies to distract from his failures to address very real issues impacting everyday Americans.
August 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Millions of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities.
How does Trump respond?
By creating fake emergencies to distract from his failures to address very real issues impacting everyday Americans.
They're struggling with the cost of food, housing, and other basic necessities.
How does Trump respond?
By creating fake emergencies to distract from his failures to address very real issues impacting everyday Americans.
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Some Democrats have shown real heroism. But as a party they are disunited, ineffective, seemingly afraid of their shadows.
What would an opposition party strategy look like if the Democrats were bold and united? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-democrats-got-off-their-asses
What would an opposition party strategy look like if the Democrats were bold and united? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-democrats-got-off-their-asses
August 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Some Democrats have shown real heroism. But as a party they are disunited, ineffective, seemingly afraid of their shadows.
What would an opposition party strategy look like if the Democrats were bold and united? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-democrats-got-off-their-asses
What would an opposition party strategy look like if the Democrats were bold and united? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/if-democrats-got-off-their-asses
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After his trial runs in LA and DC, Trump is now reportedly planning to permanently keep 600 National Guard troops on standby to deploy into any American city facing protests.
This is the stuff fascism is made of.
This is the stuff fascism is made of.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
After his trial runs in LA and DC, Trump is now reportedly planning to permanently keep 600 National Guard troops on standby to deploy into any American city facing protests.
This is the stuff fascism is made of.
This is the stuff fascism is made of.
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The Trump administration is reportedly planning to create a new task force of National Guard troops that it could quickly send to quell protests across the country.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
Documents reviewed by The Post detail a prospective National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock.
wapo.st
August 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to create a new task force of National Guard troops that it could quickly send to quell protests across the country.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
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Surveillance cameras are no longer just recording our comings and goings — they're using AI to decide whether we should be reported to law enforcement.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLU
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
www.aclu.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Surveillance cameras are no longer just recording our comings and goings — they're using AI to decide whether we should be reported to law enforcement.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
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In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
August 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
August 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Yes, the federal government removed two key sections of the Constitution, one dealing with Due Process and the second dealing with States rights, from a Congressional website.
I helped break this story this morning.
The government claims it's a coding error.
I helped break this story this morning.
The government claims it's a coding error.
NEWS: Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Quietly Removed From Government Website
This is a major story that more media sites need to cover.
aaronparnas.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yes, the federal government removed two key sections of the Constitution, one dealing with Due Process and the second dealing with States rights, from a Congressional website.
I helped break this story this morning.
The government claims it's a coding error.
I helped break this story this morning.
The government claims it's a coding error.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible.
He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn't want the public to know what's really happening.
robertreich.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information