Sue Bartok Hyland
@shyland01.bsky.social
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Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning
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"Why should I care about U.S. Space Command being transferred to Alabama? I hate the military-industrial complex. We spend too much money on defense. Why does it matter which rich people get richer off it?"
There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one.
(thread)
There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one.
(thread)
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Why should I care about U.S. Space Command being transferred to Alabama? I hate the military-industrial complex. We spend too much money on defense. Why does it matter which rich people get richer off it?"
There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one.
(thread)
There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one.
(thread)
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Trump didn’t just bend the law—he bent the culture. Fairness, freedom, and honesty haven’t disappeared; they’ve been hollowed out and repurposed. What we’re witnessing isn’t just political decay—it’s a struggle over meaning, identity, and civic survival.
The Values We Say We Hold—And the Culture That’s Undermining Them
How Trumpism is not just attacking institutions, but rewiring the cultural meanings Americans claim to hold dear.
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump didn’t just bend the law—he bent the culture. Fairness, freedom, and honesty haven’t disappeared; they’ve been hollowed out and repurposed. What we’re witnessing isn’t just political decay—it’s a struggle over meaning, identity, and civic survival.
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“The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
June 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
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DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
June 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open.
DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open.
CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are.
DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
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But we did *not* have considerable influence there after Elon’s arrival.
The kind of tweet that used to get a thousand RTs within an hour would go days with just a dozen.
We were just shouting into the void there.
I get why *you* might want that for us, but we found actual community over here.
The kind of tweet that used to get a thousand RTs within an hour would go days with just a dozen.
We were just shouting into the void there.
I get why *you* might want that for us, but we found actual community over here.
I’m not upset. I’m bemused that activists thought they would be more effective by giving up a platform where they had considerable influence and self segregating on a site almost no one else reads.
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
But we did *not* have considerable influence there after Elon’s arrival.
The kind of tweet that used to get a thousand RTs within an hour would go days with just a dozen.
We were just shouting into the void there.
I get why *you* might want that for us, but we found actual community over here.
The kind of tweet that used to get a thousand RTs within an hour would go days with just a dozen.
We were just shouting into the void there.
I get why *you* might want that for us, but we found actual community over here.
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The most striking thing about the LA protests is how many people just dropped everything to show up and yell at federal agents. There are people in suits, and carrying dogs, and wearing flip flops or bike helmets.
These are not people who planned to do this today. But there they are.
These are not people who planned to do this today. But there they are.
June 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The most striking thing about the LA protests is how many people just dropped everything to show up and yell at federal agents. There are people in suits, and carrying dogs, and wearing flip flops or bike helmets.
These are not people who planned to do this today. But there they are.
These are not people who planned to do this today. But there they are.
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By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
By far my favorite part of South Korean elections: election night graphics. SBS television station kills it EVERY. TIME. They play these clips all night and they get more and more unhinged and creative as the night goes on.
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New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
What DOGE gets wrong about tech and government
Lessons learned by civic tech, forgotten by DOGE
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
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I gotta say getting out and marching in the street with a bunch of like minded people is a real nice antidote to a week immersed in the misery of the news (and writing about same)
April 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I gotta say getting out and marching in the street with a bunch of like minded people is a real nice antidote to a week immersed in the misery of the news (and writing about same)
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This is no longer left vs. right.
It’s democracy vs. autocracy.
Everyone must pick a side.
We choose democracy.
Join us on 4/19.
It’s democracy vs. autocracy.
Everyone must pick a side.
We choose democracy.
Join us on 4/19.
April 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is no longer left vs. right.
It’s democracy vs. autocracy.
Everyone must pick a side.
We choose democracy.
Join us on 4/19.
It’s democracy vs. autocracy.
Everyone must pick a side.
We choose democracy.
Join us on 4/19.
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
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Medicare Advantage (or DisAdvantage, as I call it) isn’t Medicare — it’s private insurance run by giant corporations that only care about profits.
I wrote to the Trump admin and told them if they’re looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with Medicare DisAdvantage.
I wrote to the Trump admin and told them if they’re looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with Medicare DisAdvantage.
April 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Medicare Advantage (or DisAdvantage, as I call it) isn’t Medicare — it’s private insurance run by giant corporations that only care about profits.
I wrote to the Trump admin and told them if they’re looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with Medicare DisAdvantage.
I wrote to the Trump admin and told them if they’re looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with Medicare DisAdvantage.
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We're witnessing the United States' demise as the most powerful force for innovation in science, health, and technology in the 21st century. China will usurp that position.
Opinion | America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We're witnessing the United States' demise as the most powerful force for innovation in science, health, and technology in the 21st century. China will usurp that position.
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One hell of a thread if you want picture after picture of Americans saying "fuck no" to Donald Trump's bullshit.
Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
April 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
One hell of a thread if you want picture after picture of Americans saying "fuck no" to Donald Trump's bullshit.
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💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
April 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.
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NEW — This AM former HHS staffers confronted Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) about slashing budgets and staff, per video shared with me by Mack Schroeder, a former Budget Analyst for the Office of the Secretary.
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
April 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW — This AM former HHS staffers confronted Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) about slashing budgets and staff, per video shared with me by Mack Schroeder, a former Budget Analyst for the Office of the Secretary.
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
Banks tells Schroeder he "probably deserved" to lose his job "because you seem like a clown."
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Kendall Brown, Oklahoma constituent fighting for her husband (active duty soldier currently in Yemen), fighting for herself and her country…
Great video showing how it’s done!
@kendallyb.bsky.social
Great video showing how it’s done!
@kendallyb.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Kendall Brown, Oklahoma constituent fighting for her husband (active duty soldier currently in Yemen), fighting for herself and her country…
Great video showing how it’s done!
@kendallyb.bsky.social
Great video showing how it’s done!
@kendallyb.bsky.social
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If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen?
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
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I wrote a short blog post about the tragedy currently unfolding in the evaluation industry. Trump is destroying vital research capacity and decades of instructional knowledge for pocket change. 1/x
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...
The Irreparable Damage Being Done to Federal Policy Research and Evaluation - Roosevelt Institute
Though their goals obviously differed, Republican and Democratic administrations have for decades relied on the work of social scientists both within and outside the government to conduct research on ...
rooseveltinstitute.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I wrote a short blog post about the tragedy currently unfolding in the evaluation industry. Trump is destroying vital research capacity and decades of instructional knowledge for pocket change. 1/x
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...
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Putin is running the U.S. government now:
gizmodo.com/trumps-defen...
gizmodo.com/trumps-defen...
Trump's Defense Secretary Hegseth Orders Cyber Command to 'Stand Down' on All Russia Operations
Russia is not a significant cyber threat to the U.S. anymore, Trump's new Defense Secretary says.
gizmodo.com
March 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Putin is running the U.S. government now:
gizmodo.com/trumps-defen...
gizmodo.com/trumps-defen...
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Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...