Sue Braga
@suebphx.bsky.social
Bleeding heart liberal/ Work on criminal justice reform, public policy, forensic psychology. Also preserve separation of church and state
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"We have elected a man who's just so sick that he can't have anybody around him who gives him sensible advice, and he has people around him who are as unwell as he is or...who are just so beholden to the grift."
@gtconway.bsky.social on Trump and his inner circle of grifters and sycophants.
@gtconway.bsky.social on Trump and his inner circle of grifters and sycophants.
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"We have elected a man who's just so sick that he can't have anybody around him who gives him sensible advice, and he has people around him who are as unwell as he is or...who are just so beholden to the grift."
@gtconway.bsky.social on Trump and his inner circle of grifters and sycophants.
@gtconway.bsky.social on Trump and his inner circle of grifters and sycophants.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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When Trump says he loves “America”, he means himself. When he says he loves “Americans”, he means American billionaires.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
When Trump says he loves “America”, he means himself. When he says he loves “Americans”, he means American billionaires.
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AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
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*For those not familiar with the Stanford Prison Experiment (not to be confused with the similar, but different, Milgram experiment), here is an article about it www.simplypsychology.org/zimbardo.html
Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment, led by psychologist Philip Zimbardo in 1971, explored how people behave when given power or placed in powerless roles. College students were randomly assigned as guards...
www.simplypsychology.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
*For those not familiar with the Stanford Prison Experiment (not to be confused with the similar, but different, Milgram experiment), here is an article about it www.simplypsychology.org/zimbardo.html
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A replication of the Stanford Prison Experiment* looked at the difference in applicants just when they included the word "prison" in the ads and when they just said they were looking for people to participate in a psych experiment. Those who responded to the former rather than the latter 1/
Last week, we published a story detailing ICE's strategy for recruiting new officers, including targeting "gun rights" supporters and geo-fencing ads around gun shows.
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
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Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
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January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
A replication of the Stanford Prison Experiment* looked at the difference in applicants just when they included the word "prison" in the ads and when they just said they were looking for people to participate in a psych experiment. Those who responded to the former rather than the latter 1/
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So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your draws worth it?
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Are your draws worth it?
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September 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So I'm wondering today how all the lawyers at firms that caved to Trump—and also Sullivan & Cromwell, which is representing him on his criminal appeal—are feeling about how things are going?
Are your draws worth it?
buff.ly/Ty0cnhZ

Are your draws worth it?
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On his podcast today, the Vice President of the US threatened to revoke the non-profit tax exemption from the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Foundation because they “funded” an article in the Nation. Ford last donated to the nation in 2019. OSF never did. (Gift link)
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JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing
Vice President JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk’s podcast as he mourns his friend and potentially cements his position as the heir to the political movement built by Kirk, a powerful GOP force.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
On his podcast today, the Vice President of the US threatened to revoke the non-profit tax exemption from the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Foundation because they “funded” an article in the Nation. Ford last donated to the nation in 2019. OSF never did. (Gift link)
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People should go without eating fish, and fisherman should go without work because what if the Trump admin thinks you might have drugs on board and obliterates your boat with a missile?
Trump: "We're seeing that there are no ships in the ocean anymore ... no there are no boats. I wonder why? Meaning, no drugs are coming across. Probably stopping some fishermen too. To be honest, if I were a fisherman, I wouldn't want to go fishing either. 'Maybe they think I have drugs downstairs'"
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
People should go without eating fish, and fisherman should go without work because what if the Trump admin thinks you might have drugs on board and obliterates your boat with a missile?
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In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.
September 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.
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He was the FBI Director falsely announcing the apprehension of a murder suspect while the real killer was fleeing the scene. Seems like more than just a little mistake. I’m just glad Trump didn’t put him in charge of Air Traffic Controllers.
September 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
He was the FBI Director falsely announcing the apprehension of a murder suspect while the real killer was fleeing the scene. Seems like more than just a little mistake. I’m just glad Trump didn’t put him in charge of Air Traffic Controllers.
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Excellent post by @jvl.bsky.social at his substack, arguing that modern "conservatism" isn't conservatism at all, it's a movement aiming at domination.
Also a repost of an @hcrichardson.bsky.social essay from 3 weeks ago discussing Movement Conservatism.
Both insightful, highly recommended.
Also a repost of an @hcrichardson.bsky.social essay from 3 weeks ago discussing Movement Conservatism.
Both insightful, highly recommended.
“Today’s conservatives are certainly radical—they are hostile to the rule of law, subsidiarity, and institutions—but what they want isn’t so much change as domination…This isn’t a program that’s concerned with changing policies; it’s a fetish for domination.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish
From states rights, a rules-based system, and limited government to a boot stamping on a human face—forever.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Excellent post by @jvl.bsky.social at his substack, arguing that modern "conservatism" isn't conservatism at all, it's a movement aiming at domination.
Also a repost of an @hcrichardson.bsky.social essay from 3 weeks ago discussing Movement Conservatism.
Both insightful, highly recommended.
Also a repost of an @hcrichardson.bsky.social essay from 3 weeks ago discussing Movement Conservatism.
Both insightful, highly recommended.
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Implementing bad policy in a shambolic manner makes the bad policy even worse. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-econ...
The Real Reason Trump Is a Threat to the Economy
It’s not just the agenda. It’s also the shambolic, vibes-based way he’s pursuing it.
www.thebulwark.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Implementing bad policy in a shambolic manner makes the bad policy even worse. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-econ...
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"Today’s conservatives are certainly radical in their disposition—in the sense that they are hostile to the rule of law, subsidiarity, and institutions—but what they want isn’t so much change as domination." www.thebulwark.com/p/conservati...
“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish
From states rights, a rules-based system, and limited government to a boot stamping on a human face—forever.
www.thebulwark.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Today’s conservatives are certainly radical in their disposition—in the sense that they are hostile to the rule of law, subsidiarity, and institutions—but what they want isn’t so much change as domination." www.thebulwark.com/p/conservati...
New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-t...
New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech | Common Dreams
Free speech advocates fear a new bill could let the Secretary of State strip passports from US citizens based on their speech. "Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters bas...
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September 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech www.commondreams.org/news/rubio-t...
Homeless Funding Was Limited to Groups Aligned With Trump Policies, Suit Says www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
Homeless Funding Was Limited to Groups Aligned With Trump Policies, Suit Says
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September 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Homeless Funding Was Limited to Groups Aligned With Trump Policies, Suit Says www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
