Simply_Skalsky
@simplyskalsky.bsky.social
Gen X | Educator | 🔵 Dot, red state resistor | Menopausal. Don’t try me.
Seems pretty plausible right now.
I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave).
Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.
Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Seems pretty plausible right now.
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I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
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The Charlie Kirk shooter is being sold as a radicalized leftist - but wait a minute - not so fast.
https://smpl.is/ac39y
https://smpl.is/ac39y
September 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Charlie Kirk shooter is being sold as a radicalized leftist - but wait a minute - not so fast.
https://smpl.is/ac39y
https://smpl.is/ac39y
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Make no mistake: federalizing the police and deploying the National Guard to DC isn't about a non-existent crime wave. It's an authoritarian move to crush dissent and strip Americans of their right to self-govern. This is a chilling precedent for every city in America.
August 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Make no mistake: federalizing the police and deploying the National Guard to DC isn't about a non-existent crime wave. It's an authoritarian move to crush dissent and strip Americans of their right to self-govern. This is a chilling precedent for every city in America.
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For the “deport the criminals” crowd…
Let’s get the facts straight:
📌 Being in the U.S. without papers is not a crime.
It’s a civil violation, like a parking ticket—not a misdemeanor, not a felony. That includes folks who overstayed a visa.
🧵
Let’s get the facts straight:
📌 Being in the U.S. without papers is not a crime.
It’s a civil violation, like a parking ticket—not a misdemeanor, not a felony. That includes folks who overstayed a visa.
🧵
July 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For the “deport the criminals” crowd…
Let’s get the facts straight:
📌 Being in the U.S. without papers is not a crime.
It’s a civil violation, like a parking ticket—not a misdemeanor, not a felony. That includes folks who overstayed a visa.
🧵
Let’s get the facts straight:
📌 Being in the U.S. without papers is not a crime.
It’s a civil violation, like a parking ticket—not a misdemeanor, not a felony. That includes folks who overstayed a visa.
🧵
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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🕊️🩵🌍▪️🪰🦤🍊▪️🚫👑🌮
June 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🕊️🩵🌍▪️🪰🦤🍊▪️🚫👑🌮
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
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The Obama administration deported over 3.16 million people. Biden’s passed 4.44 million. Not once did either need troops in the streets to do it. That’s all you need to know about what’s happening.
June 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Obama administration deported over 3.16 million people. Biden’s passed 4.44 million. Not once did either need troops in the streets to do it. That’s all you need to know about what’s happening.
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I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it.
Please share far, wide and often!
Please share far, wide and often!
June 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it.
Please share far, wide and often!
Please share far, wide and often!
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Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
May 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all
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I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
March 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
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Twice per day at various locations throughout this country (and the world), a meteorologist walks outside and let's go of a balloon with an instrument pack attached to it that radios back info it observed as it ascended. That info is mission critical to the success of our economy. 🧵
March 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Twice per day at various locations throughout this country (and the world), a meteorologist walks outside and let's go of a balloon with an instrument pack attached to it that radios back info it observed as it ascended. That info is mission critical to the success of our economy. 🧵
We already had people in place for this. 🧵⬇️
What we're seeing borne out of DOGE now is panic as the realization sets in that they can't suddenly 'fix' all the digital services the government relies on.
These things go slow because they're really really REALLY complex systems. They are not something you can fix overnight.
These things go slow because they're really really REALLY complex systems. They are not something you can fix overnight.
March 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We already had people in place for this. 🧵⬇️
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I caught Dr. Francis Collins playing his guitar on the National Mall and it gave me some hope. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
The Great American Pushback Has Begun
Patriotic citizens are only beginning to battle against Trump's extreme agenda.
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I caught Dr. Francis Collins playing his guitar on the National Mall and it gave me some hope. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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Trump is back at Mar-a-Fraudo this weekend playing golf games. It costs about $3M to transport a POTUS from DC to South Florida. That's enough money that USAID could feed around 250,000 kids for two weeks.
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Trump is back at Mar-a-Fraudo this weekend playing golf games. It costs about $3M to transport a POTUS from DC to South Florida. That's enough money that USAID could feed around 250,000 kids for two weeks.
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Want to know more about the federal workforce? Since DOGE doesn't give a shit about actual data (psst-they're just radical right wing ideologues, folks!) here is a helpful explainer from @theguardian.com with REAL data on federal workers!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do?
Trump, Musk and Doge are making cuts – here’s what we know about the current government size and demographics
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Want to know more about the federal workforce? Since DOGE doesn't give a shit about actual data (psst-they're just radical right wing ideologues, folks!) here is a helpful explainer from @theguardian.com with REAL data on federal workers!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Good morning and Happy International Women's Day! 💙
March 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Good morning and Happy International Women's Day! 💙
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Getting rid of the American workers who take care of American veterans is wrong.
Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.
Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency.
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Getting rid of the American workers who take care of American veterans is wrong.
Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.
Veterans will not take this sitting down - we can make this the newest example of Trump being forced to back down from a bad move.