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Barb. Professor, multigenerational New Mexican, old school feminist, wife, first generation college graduate, ASL/English interpreter. Absolutely terrified American. Opinions are my own. DM for other SM accounts.

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Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST TRUMP'S GLOBAL TARIFFS ENACTED UNDER A FEDERAL LAW MEANT FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES

20.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1700    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 150
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NM Gov praises malpractice reform, free child care, lawmakers as her final regular session ends β€’ Source New Mexico As her last regular legislative session ended, NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham praised lawmakers for bipartisanship

Medical malpractice reform and universal child care? Yes. Gun bans? Not so much. The 30-day session has wrapped.

20.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
So, just to recap, we have two random DOGE bros with basically no knowledge or experience in the humanities (and at least one of whom is a college dropout), who just went around terminating grants that had gone through a full grant application process by feeding in a list of culture war grievance terms, selecting out the grant titles based on the appearance of seemingly β€œwoke” words, then asking ChatGPT β€œyo, tell me this is DEI” and then sending termination emails the next day from a private server and forging the director’s signature.

This is what β€œgovernment efficiency” looks like in practice: two guys with zero relevant experience, a keyword list built on culture war grievances, and a chatbot confidently spitting out 120-character verdicts on federal grants that went through actual review processes. The experts who might have explained what these grants actually do? Locked out. The director whose signature appeared on termination letters? Couldn’t tell you which grants got cut or w

So, just to recap, we have two random DOGE bros with basically no knowledge or experience in the humanities (and at least one of whom is a college dropout), who just went around terminating grants that had gone through a full grant application process by feeding in a list of culture war grievance terms, selecting out the grant titles based on the appearance of seemingly β€œwoke” words, then asking ChatGPT β€œyo, tell me this is DEI” and then sending termination emails the next day from a private server and forging the director’s signature. This is what β€œgovernment efficiency” looks like in practice: two guys with zero relevant experience, a keyword list built on culture war grievances, and a chatbot confidently spitting out 120-character verdicts on federal grants that went through actual review processes. The experts who might have explained what these grants actually do? Locked out. The director whose signature appeared on termination letters? Couldn’t tell you which grants got cut or w

Ever wondered how your grant got cancelled? No we know. Some college dropout asked ChatGPT "is it DEI/woke"?

www.techdirt.com/202...

20.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1341    πŸ” 525    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 35
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Unchecked wealth quietly erodes democracy.
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🎧 Listen to the full episode https://youtu.be/mStb9yJj1Ww

#DemocracyFirst #MediaPower #TechRegulation #DigitalEthics #WealthAndPower #CivicResponsibility #PodcastClips #CriticalMedia

20.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.

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Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

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Maybe now is a good time to remind folks that Elissa Slotkin was one of the 7 Senate Democrats who voted to confirm Kristi Noem.

Once you remember that, the fact that she’s making excuses for ICE and equating them with law enforcement makes a lot more sense.
@slotkin.senate.gov

11.01.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2811    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 235    πŸ“Œ 85
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Trump: "We're bringing down drug prices at a level that has never been thought of -- think of it, by 1,000% ... 1,400% in some cases"

22.12.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 764    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 395    πŸ“Œ 214
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Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...

Are you frigging kidding me? apnews.com/article/amer...

13.12.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's going to end up like Kissinger. He won't be able to leave the U.S. for fear of being arrested and put on the docket at the Hague.

Will love to see that 'flying palace', mothballed.

10.12.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Make it make sense. ALT: Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks. They are being replaced with Trump's birthday.

06.12.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣

05.12.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That trophy is the most terrifying dystopian monstrosity possible. It's like they told the designer, "We're going to give this to Satan himself. Work that vibe into the trophy."

05.12.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

@washingtonpost.com SERIOUSLY?

26.11.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths

2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them

22.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7535    πŸ” 1950    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 35
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Trump just ended Elise Stefanik. I’m dying!!! I so wish I could see her face right now! (First time I’ve ever said that).

21.11.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3902    πŸ” 739    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 39

Seriously, @harvard.edu ?

19.11.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.

The First Amendment protects our right to record.

18.11.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2063    πŸ” 566    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 19
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.

16.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6799    πŸ” 2152    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 111

Damn you @martinheinrich.bsky.social this was STUPID.

14.11.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn you @lujan.senate.gov

14.11.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.

14.11.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 405    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The supposed "small government" party.

14.11.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't wait until the trumps lose everything in bitcoin. Such hubris.

13.11.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eric is truly a man of the people.

13.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 356    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 6
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.

08.11.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 18278    πŸ” 4570    πŸ’¬ 1952    πŸ“Œ 543
Tenure track position flyer. ASL/English interpreting. Ph.D. required.

Tenure track position flyer. ASL/English interpreting. Ph.D. required.

07.11.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't read it. I don't use an ad blocker, but am getting an ad blocker message every time I try to look at snopes.

29.10.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fucking coward.

28.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0