Sharon Cruz
@sharoncruz.bsky.social
FilAm 🇵🇭, LA born but Hoosier raised
Data privacy attorney, former prosecutor, Indiana liberal, ex-techie 🤓
Data privacy attorney, former prosecutor, Indiana liberal, ex-techie 🤓
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The American story as it actually has unfolded - a nation slowly, imperfectly realizing its founding ideals - is only divisive to people who are racists. ICYMI @tlecaque.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-smit...
Trump Demands the Smithsonian Deliver Shiny, Happy History
His fascistic insistence that it eliminate “divisive or partisan narratives” reveals what he doesn’t understand about history and about America.
www.thebulwark.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The American story as it actually has unfolded - a nation slowly, imperfectly realizing its founding ideals - is only divisive to people who are racists. ICYMI @tlecaque.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-smit...
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I'm tellin ya. You may think I'm crazy for worrying about Trump stripping people of citizenship - and I hope I'm wrong - but there's a lot of things we couldn't imagine happening in the United States until they did.
"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
July 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I'm tellin ya. You may think I'm crazy for worrying about Trump stripping people of citizenship - and I hope I'm wrong - but there's a lot of things we couldn't imagine happening in the United States until they did.
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Kristi Noem must resign now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Kristi Noem must resign now.
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The GOP just passed a bill most of them vehemently disagree with — and that they know is going to harm their constituents — because they’re afraid of Trump.
Pretty pathetic stuff.
Pretty pathetic stuff.
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The GOP just passed a bill most of them vehemently disagree with — and that they know is going to harm their constituents — because they’re afraid of Trump.
Pretty pathetic stuff.
Pretty pathetic stuff.
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An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.
June 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
An addled president is shredding the Constitution to usher in white nationalism and fascism while destroying the economy and our health care, so if you’re going to write an alarmist op-ed because a mayoral candidate might open five (5) city-run grocery stores, you can kindly get bent.
When not even THAT guy can buy his freedom to publicly criticize #POTUS and his POS Bill, we should recognize the fascism in the room.
How bad is Trump’s Big Abominable Bill?
When the richest man alive, Elon Musk, criticized it, Trump’s allies threatened to have him deported from the United States.
*That’s* how bad they *know* the bill is. *That’s* how much it’s pork-laden fare for rich American elites *only*.
When the richest man alive, Elon Musk, criticized it, Trump’s allies threatened to have him deported from the United States.
*That’s* how bad they *know* the bill is. *That’s* how much it’s pork-laden fare for rich American elites *only*.
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When not even THAT guy can buy his freedom to publicly criticize #POTUS and his POS Bill, we should recognize the fascism in the room.
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Don't forget: Stephen Miller makes money off deportation.
Stephen Miller says “unchecked migration” got Mamdani the win. Adds that migration has ruined a once-great NYC, which is an interesting read on NYC’s history.
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Don't forget: Stephen Miller makes money off deportation.
What in the name of all that is holy is going on with #SCOTUS
#SCOTUS in unsigned, unexplained order allows Trump admin to deport individuals not to countries where they come from, but to any place in the world that will take them w/o notice or an option to be heard. www.npr.org/2025/06/23/g...
U.S. Supreme Court allows -- for now -- third-country deportations
A federal judge had previously said people must get at least 15 days to challenge their deportations to countries they're not originally from.
www.npr.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What in the name of all that is holy is going on with #SCOTUS
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This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
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Hard to argue with that.
June 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hard to argue with that.
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This is a real headline.
Are we even a country anymore? It feels like we're descending into a pit of nihilism and cruelty.
While after this last weekend I have much more hope that there will be pushback against this—and significant pushback—the threat to our way of life is profound and terrifying.
Are we even a country anymore? It feels like we're descending into a pit of nihilism and cruelty.
While after this last weekend I have much more hope that there will be pushback against this—and significant pushback—the threat to our way of life is profound and terrifying.
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is a real headline.
Are we even a country anymore? It feels like we're descending into a pit of nihilism and cruelty.
While after this last weekend I have much more hope that there will be pushback against this—and significant pushback—the threat to our way of life is profound and terrifying.
Are we even a country anymore? It feels like we're descending into a pit of nihilism and cruelty.
While after this last weekend I have much more hope that there will be pushback against this—and significant pushback—the threat to our way of life is profound and terrifying.
I'm shocked, I tell you.
Another reason to oppose Schedule F (now Schedule Policy/Career) is that we know it will be used ideologically rather than for the stated purpose of performance. @adambonica.bsky.social shows that 90% of recent DOGE layoffs have targeted people working in agencies that serve more liberal goals.
June 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm shocked, I tell you.
Things are going great
The first person arrested by the Marines is an Army veteran who was on his way to work at the Veterans Administration. It appears he was arrested for crossing a yellow line which the Marines did not realize was not designed to exclude federal employees from reporting to work.
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Things are going great
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*checking in on horse racing*
“Sovereignty outduels Journalism”
well that’s a little on the nose, guys
“Sovereignty outduels Journalism”
well that’s a little on the nose, guys
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
*checking in on horse racing*
“Sovereignty outduels Journalism”
well that’s a little on the nose, guys
“Sovereignty outduels Journalism”
well that’s a little on the nose, guys
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EXACTLY
“Some people have said, ‘I wish this author existed.’ Well, he doesn’t. We must understand that we build our own narratives. If we don’t, the far right will monopolize the narratives, create myths, and we will spend our lives fact-checking while they write history.”
A Philosopher Released an Acclaimed Book About Digital Manipulation. The Author Ended Up Being AI
Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED "Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality" was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not…
wrd.cm
May 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
EXACTLY
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Don’t obey in advance, he’s not even popular
Reuters poll: Trump approval
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
37% approve
57% disapprove
U.S. adults
April 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Don’t obey in advance, he’s not even popular
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Standing in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands marching across our country today to defend our freedoms & democratic values. These policies aren’t just political—they’re personal. We rise by leaning on each other. Stay loud. Stay safe. Stay strong. #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Standing in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands marching across our country today to defend our freedoms & democratic values. These policies aren’t just political—they’re personal. We rise by leaning on each other. Stay loud. Stay safe. Stay strong. #HandsOff
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There are not. But the administration’s general strategy appears to be to confuse the public by asserting that even the clearest black-letter law is hotly contested so long as they can scrounge up some hack willing to pretend up is down.
"There are actually questions about whether a verbal order carries the same weight as a written order" -- Leavitt on court orders and Trump's compliance (or lack thereof) with them
March 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
There are not. But the administration’s general strategy appears to be to confuse the public by asserting that even the clearest black-letter law is hotly contested so long as they can scrounge up some hack willing to pretend up is down.
COWARDS, the lot of them! This is why we don't win. Our party has failed us for years. They still think appeasement works. They work with an outdated playbook and refuse to listen to the voices who know better and loudly say so. #preemptiveobedience #AppeasementDemocrats
It’s awesome that Senate Democrats are voting to pass Trump’s budget while he’s at the DOJ calling them a bunch of criminals and saying newspapers and MSNBC should be illegal. That’s great, good job guys.
March 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
COWARDS, the lot of them! This is why we don't win. Our party has failed us for years. They still think appeasement works. They work with an outdated playbook and refuse to listen to the voices who know better and loudly say so. #preemptiveobedience #AppeasementDemocrats
Enabling the fascists. Way to go, @Senate Democrats.
NEW: Here are the 10 “democratic” senators that voted to sell out veterans, the American people, and their colleagues in the House.
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
March 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Enabling the fascists. Way to go, @Senate Democrats.
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Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears: