@lgoldst3.bsky.social
An Atheist Yankee Cashew Dink dot fighting cancer and the oligarchy in the Bible belt.
Some of you thought I made a mathematical error in my PROOF report on the new international slave trade Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele have agreed upon.
I didn’t.
Both The Conversation and FT report that U.S. inmates—a majority with no criminal record—will have “less than two feet of living space.”
"The Republican party that McConnell is now shaking his head at is the one that he created. He has no one but himself to blame," writes Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan.
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The Denver public school system became the first US school district to sue the Trump administration over its policy of allowing Ice agents in schools.
14.02.2025 01:24 — 👍 304 🔁 66 💬 8 📌 7Kristi Noem: ‘We can't trust the government anymore.”
Dana: “You are the government.”
“Yes, that’s what I’m saying.” 🥴
This is the only answer.
11.02.2025 04:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Not his place...
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Ashley Hall in Charleston,SC had to cancel a girls in Engineering event because it was hosted by the Army Corps of Civil Engineers who were complying with executive orders to eliminate DEI initiatives. Is the ACE, Charleston Chapter cancelling all boys school events and funding?
10.02.2025 17:45 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Fantastic!
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Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?
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Hey @washingtonpost.com you say your new Kash Patel story has "not previously been reported."
Wrong, we at @motherjones.com scooped you and had this out earlier today.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Feel free to correct.
I'm a reporter at NBC News and I'm interested in speaking with people who are familiar with the specific technical details of onboarding DOGE staff at the federal agency level — USAID or CFPB or wherever. You can reach me on Signal at: davidingram.77. I can honor requests for anonymity.
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Reminder: this is completely lawless
08.02.2025 00:27 — 👍 28684 🔁 6239 💬 1553 📌 470They need to make the illusion of savings so they can get the votes to take all of our money during reconciliation.
07.02.2025 04:36 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1We're fucked. Get ready for the real pain.
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This Russel Vought vote to direct the OMB is SO critically important. It's at the heart of the Coup as this author of Project 2025 will be in control of actual funds directed by congress.
They vote at 7 ET, this is the lead up.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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@chrismurphyct.bsky.social Where can I find a video of your filibuster Russ Vought last night? You were so clear in explaining what is happening and why, EVERYONE needs to watch, but I'm not seeing it on C-Span.
06.02.2025 14:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Amazing, right? This better be all over the news today.
06.02.2025 09:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Everyone should be watching Senator Chris Murphy's filibuster speech happening now. He does an amazing job laying out what is happening.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Heather Cox Richardson takes it all the way back to WWII.
www.facebook.com/share/p/161S...
When is your February meeting? Is there somewhere I am missing that we can connect/see events?
06.02.2025 02:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Members of Congress with @beyer.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov now seeking entry at USAID
03.02.2025 18:44 — 👍 3974 🔁 816 💬 168 📌 161@repjasmine.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
Please fight against Elon's ongoing COUP against our government! Not just USAID, DOGE/ Musk is trampling Congress and the will of the people and Will Do What He Wants with everyone's CLASSIFIED INFO.
This isn't partisan, no one elected Musk!
"This is about whether or not we want the US government to be in the hands of a single billionaire who at this moment is on X [announcing cuts to] programs and policies that the US Congress established. We are in a constitutional crisis." Heather Cox Richardson 2/2/25.
fortune.com/2025/02/01/e...
Trump is out for Panama because of a personal vendetta. Look up his hotel nonsense down there.
"Narco-a-lago"
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
Should the richest man in the world be able to shut down a federal program because he wants to?
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Adam Kinzinger is right, Dems aren't doing enough.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
#BREAKING: Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court, arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American businesses.
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