Wilder Angel
@wilderaclements.bsky.social
Queer, trans/nonbinary human in NorCal, lawyer, believer in liberation, taking refuge in trees, ocean, fungi, loved ones, sangha, dharma.
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Hey! First post. I’m a queer, trans/nonbinary parent, partner, lawyer and survivor of white Christian nationalism. I’m also a certified nature therapy guide in NorCal. Being in nature is a form of resistance. Here’s a giant reishi from a recent hike. #naturetherapy #resist #queernaturetherapy
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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“How unconscionable is it to even think about testing those weapons again, when we know the damage that they cause? We know there are real people who were harmed by those tests.
"And I hate to call them tests. They are actual detonations of nuclear weapons.”
"And I hate to call them tests. They are actual detonations of nuclear weapons.”
The Devastating Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Tests
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November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“How unconscionable is it to even think about testing those weapons again, when we know the damage that they cause? We know there are real people who were harmed by those tests.
"And I hate to call them tests. They are actual detonations of nuclear weapons.”
"And I hate to call them tests. They are actual detonations of nuclear weapons.”
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Ron DeSantis created a DOGE department and the biggest waste of taxpayer money it found was his own takeover project. New College spending is up 75%, graduation rates are tanking, and the only thing being “efficiently” removed is competence.
Florida college goes broke—but at least it’s not woke
Perhaps you recall that Florida has its own mini Department of Government Efficiency, because Gov. Ron DeSantis is the most juiceless man alive—so maladapted to actual governance that he does ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ron DeSantis created a DOGE department and the biggest waste of taxpayer money it found was his own takeover project. New College spending is up 75%, graduation rates are tanking, and the only thing being “efficiently” removed is competence.
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Everything Katelyn said about Schumer and the Dems eight months ago
applies even moreso today. #spineless
applies even moreso today. #spineless
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Everything Katelyn said about Schumer and the Dems eight months ago
applies even moreso today. #spineless
applies even moreso today. #spineless
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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#ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson lives in a $3.7 million D.C. townhouse with evangelical pastor Steve Berger, who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie."
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign
The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. It’s the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.
propub.li
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson lives in a $3.7 million D.C. townhouse with evangelical pastor Steve Berger, who has attacked the separation of church and state as “a delusional lie."
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
Berger's project: ministering to members of Congress so that what “they learn is then translated into policy.”
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Laura Loomer is a testament to how much further to the right Trump has moved since his first term, and how much further he may be open to going, writes @alibreland.bsky.social.
Laura Loomer Is a Warning
No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Laura Loomer is a testament to how much further to the right Trump has moved since his first term, and how much further he may be open to going, writes @alibreland.bsky.social.
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This is what happens when you have an entire cabinet full of folks who would NEVER pass a regular security clearance.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This is what happens when you have an entire cabinet full of folks who would NEVER pass a regular security clearance.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
Led by a president who would never be able to pass one either.
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Giving DOGE subpoena power over election records?👀
Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Giving DOGE subpoena power over election records?👀
Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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Trump's illegal executive order today is a big step in his attack on free and fair elections.
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"Of all of the American legal institutions now facing sustained attack, none would seem better positioned to push back against Mr. Trump’s strongman tactics than this class of wealthy and politically connected firms, known collectively as Big Law..."
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March 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Of all of the American legal institutions now facing sustained attack, none would seem better positioned to push back against Mr. Trump’s strongman tactics than this class of wealthy and politically connected firms, known collectively as Big Law..."
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A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
What to know about the future of special education without the Education Department
A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.
www.wbur.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
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You've got to wonder how many signal chats are going on in the Trump administration that they didn't accidentally include the Editor in Chief of The Atlantic in.
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You've got to wonder how many signal chats are going on in the Trump administration that they didn't accidentally include the Editor in Chief of The Atlantic in.
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Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
Former head of Social Security says Elon Musk and DOGE are wrong about the agency
Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.
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This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
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"If you’re the head of a huge law firm, capitulation isn’t just a regrettable necessity, it’s your duty. You’re acting in the best interests of your clients. It would be wrong and irresponsible to act otherwise" - things people tell themselves www.thebulwark.com/p/stop-makin...
Stop Making Excuses for Not Fighting Trump
The capitulations and acquiescence we’ve seen so far will only make opposition more difficult down the road.
www.thebulwark.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"If you’re the head of a huge law firm, capitulation isn’t just a regrettable necessity, it’s your duty. You’re acting in the best interests of your clients. It would be wrong and irresponsible to act otherwise" - things people tell themselves www.thebulwark.com/p/stop-makin...
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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
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for the trump administration even this few black people is a few too many
88% (!) of major U.S law firm partners are white and nearly 75% are men. And more than 50% of firms report having *zero* Black partners. These numbers are even worse when you look at equity partners.
This action by the EEOC is nothing short of disgusting.
www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeo...
This action by the EEOC is nothing short of disgusting.
www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeo...
EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas Sends Letters to 20 Law Firms Requesting Information About DEI-Related Employment Practices
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S.
www.eeoc.gov
March 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
for the trump administration even this few black people is a few too many
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When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.
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Senator Jeff Merkley on the backlash against Chuck Schumer for capitulating on the CR:
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley on the backlash against Chuck Schumer for capitulating on the CR:
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
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“Once the executive branch decides it doesn’t have to follow the law for one person, it has established that it doesn’t have to follow the law for anyone,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/A5gl8xWw
What Trump Means by ‘Impartial Justice’
The president’s definition of law and order is a narrow one.
theatln.tc
March 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Once the executive branch decides it doesn’t have to follow the law for one person, it has established that it doesn’t have to follow the law for anyone,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/A5gl8xWw