Sproxton
@sproxton.bsky.social
Maternal-child public health nurse who believes in science. Vaccines save lives! Likes dogs, knitting, art, history, Sweden, and democracy. Hej!
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Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Insurrection Act, Explained
The vague and rarely used law gives the president broad power to deploy the military domestically — but it’s not a blank check.
www.brennancenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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In the eyes of Trump’s EPA, human health is now literally worthless [via @vox.com]
In the eyes of Trump’s EPA, human health is now literally worthless
How the agency’s new math favors polluters over people.
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In the eyes of Trump’s EPA, human health is now literally worthless [via @vox.com]
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Congress is moving to strip protections from 225,000 acres near the BWCA.
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Congress is moving to strip protections from 225,000 acres near the BWCA.
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
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Breaking: A congressional plan to overturn the 20-year mining ban near the BWCA emerges. This unprecedented step could trigger a fast-track congressional vote. We will keep you updated as we learn more:
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
New congressional plan to overturn Mining ban near Boundary Waters
www.savetheboundarywaters.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Breaking: A congressional plan to overturn the 20-year mining ban near the BWCA emerges. This unprecedented step could trigger a fast-track congressional vote. We will keep you updated as we learn more:
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
www.savetheboundarywaters.org/new-congress...
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A scene like that would ordinarily be taped off for more than a day.
However, it was cleaned up and abandoned all under two hours.
There could not have been any kind of accurate or even reasonable collection logging and recording of evidence.
Zero chance.
However, it was cleaned up and abandoned all under two hours.
There could not have been any kind of accurate or even reasonable collection logging and recording of evidence.
Zero chance.
January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A scene like that would ordinarily be taped off for more than a day.
However, it was cleaned up and abandoned all under two hours.
There could not have been any kind of accurate or even reasonable collection logging and recording of evidence.
Zero chance.
However, it was cleaned up and abandoned all under two hours.
There could not have been any kind of accurate or even reasonable collection logging and recording of evidence.
Zero chance.
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Local Fox9 interviews a witness in Minneapolis at the site of the murder
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Local Fox9 interviews a witness in Minneapolis at the site of the murder
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Hegseth in May: "These globalist ideas that you're gonna change an entire society through military intervention, which you saw us attempting — I lived it in Iraq and Afghanistan. And you saw the consequences. We've seen that movie before. We're not doing it again."
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Hegseth in May: "These globalist ideas that you're gonna change an entire society through military intervention, which you saw us attempting — I lived it in Iraq and Afghanistan. And you saw the consequences. We've seen that movie before. We're not doing it again."
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The President of the United States of America took over another country without so much as talking to a member of congress.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The President of the United States of America took over another country without so much as talking to a member of congress.
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This is the most extreme, irresponsible, and un-Constitutional sentence Trump has yet uttered in office.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is the most extreme, irresponsible, and un-Constitutional sentence Trump has yet uttered in office.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
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ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
ICE ramps up its tech contracting in a year when Trump has rolled back several government oversight measures.
dlvr.it
December 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
ICE taps new surveillance tech as Trump cuts down privacy protections
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Republicans voted to install a documented anti-science, anti-vaccine lawyer as head of HHS.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Republicans voted to install a documented anti-science, anti-vaccine lawyer as head of HHS.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
Republicans sit by as he destroys public health and makes decisions that are already killing infants and will only kill more.
All of what is about to happen is preventable. Remember who did this.
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RFK Jr. is going to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
December 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
RFK Jr. is going to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
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“It was violent. There’s blood all over the house. It’s insane,” the homeowner, who is a U.S. citizen, told me. “It’s complete lawlessness. How does the government have impunity to jump into my home without a warrant?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses. The Industry Stays Quiet.
Raids on work sites. Roofers under siege. But builders keep mum.
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“It was violent. There’s blood all over the house. It’s insane,” the homeowner, who is a U.S. citizen, told me. “It’s complete lawlessness. How does the government have impunity to jump into my home without a warrant?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-w...
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Let's make this very clear and simple: The Constitution bars anyone from being elected to the White House more than twice.
No wishful thinking or book by the president's former defense counsel changes that.
No wishful thinking or book by the president's former defense counsel changes that.
Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear
Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Let's make this very clear and simple: The Constitution bars anyone from being elected to the White House more than twice.
No wishful thinking or book by the president's former defense counsel changes that.
No wishful thinking or book by the president's former defense counsel changes that.
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Didn't think we'd be fighting fascism and measles at the same time.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Didn't think we'd be fighting fascism and measles at the same time.
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"This is the way a fascist talks: vilifying an ethnic minority, blaming them collectively for crimes, rallying crowds against them, and wielding state power against them.
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
He’s testing our country’s tolerance for ethnic persecution. And we’re failing the test.
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"This is the way a fascist talks: vilifying an ethnic minority, blaming them collectively for crimes, rallying crowds against them, and wielding state power against them.
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
And this is the way a fascist audience responds: applauding his slurs."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
as.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
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The development of the hepatitis B vaccine, and the universal early dose, is widely considered one of the great public health victories of the last few decades. Thanks to RFK Jr., we may be walking back on it.
@citizencohn.bsky.social in the latest edition of The Breakdown:
@citizencohn.bsky.social in the latest edition of The Breakdown:
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The development of the hepatitis B vaccine, and the universal early dose, is widely considered one of the great public health victories of the last few decades. Thanks to RFK Jr., we may be walking back on it.
@citizencohn.bsky.social in the latest edition of The Breakdown:
@citizencohn.bsky.social in the latest edition of The Breakdown:
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ICE detained an asylum seeker with no deportation order who had just had a C-section, has Type 1 diabetes, and whose newborn was in the NICU, without giving her any medical care, a breast pump, anything. What is the point of this
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
ICE detained an asylum seeker with no deportation order who had just had a C-section, has Type 1 diabetes, and whose newborn was in the NICU, without giving her any medical care, a breast pump, anything. What is the point of this
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This is so f’d up—people being singled out, essentially for their race, on what is supposed to be a joyous day of their citizenship ceremony and being told they can’t proceed
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This is so f’d up—people being singled out, essentially for their race, on what is supposed to be a joyous day of their citizenship ceremony and being told they can’t proceed
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NEW: ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
A Police Recording Reveals How a Minnesota Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Enabled an Abuser
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
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Every state needs to completely decouple their vaccination policy from ACIP if they haven’t already done so.
This is no longer a credible scientific body.
This is no longer a credible scientific body.
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every state needs to completely decouple their vaccination policy from ACIP if they haven’t already done so.
This is no longer a credible scientific body.
This is no longer a credible scientific body.