Jodi Jacobson-Swartfager

I love how Black TikTok is giving me dissertation after dissertation about the layers of history and symbolism to unpack in Kendrick's halftime show while my Google News feed is like "The stage was inspired by a Play Station controller!"

It's science, okay?!

Update: I just spoke with a very helpful staffer. They have been inundated with phone calls and have been talking to people about this issue all morning. They are encouraging people to file their companies via email.

You can email the AG at attorneygeneral@doj.oregon.gov

If you are in Oregon, you can call the governor and leave a message urging her to use all of Oregon’s resources to protect trans, immigrant, and vulnerable Oregonians and to fight the coup of the federal government www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/in...

Here's a call script, use, modify, share if it's helpful.

open.substack.com/pub/jodiswar...

Here's what I plan to do today. I'm calling the Oregon AG and the governor and demanding that they file suite against Elon Musk and his hostile takeover of the federal treasury. You should do the same.

AG Dan Rayfield:
503-378-4400

Governor Kotek:
503-378-4582

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

Wired just published the names of the six 19-24 year old engineers that are aiding Musk's coup.

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

What to know about Elon Musk's reported phone calls with Putin and why it matters Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin f...

Let's not forget about Musk & Putin's long distance LTR. This story broke just before the election.

I think we probably need to assume that if Musk has the keys to the vault, Putin probably does too.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

I think everything* so far has been a planned distraction. "Shock and awe" got everyone's attention while Musk was maneuvering behind the scenes to get access to the checkbook.

Go read this whole thread. Keep your eyes on what's happening at the Treasury department. Follow the money.

Inspectors General are key public servants tasked with holding our government accountable. They’re independent, nonpartisan whose work is identifying fraud, waste, & importantly, abuse. Trump just fired them all. Make no mistake: he's purging those who will protect the rule of law.

"This is what the Nazis called Gleichschaltung"

Defined as the standardization of political, economic, and social institutions as carried out in authoritarian states.

Just read chapter two in On Tyranny: Defend Institutions and I can't help but think about TikTok

"Sometimes institutions are deprived of vitality and function, turned into a simulacrum of what they once were, so that they gird the new order rather than resisting it."

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The revolution will be ✨🍄🐱 adorable 🌈🫧🦊

Alright. I can have some basic bitch tendencies and I have been known to treat myself too a little Target run from time to time, but fuck this.

It's straight to the boycott list with you.

I will bring some in! Hopefully the rights that are listed on the card are still intact by the time they are delivered. 😞

Their employees being unionized is one more reason to continue supporting them over other big boxes. Just don't cross the picket line during the strike. #unionstrong

Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal Costco shareholders voted down an anti-DEI proposal just days after President Trump issued sweeping new rules for federal agencies.

@bmart-in-pdx.bsky.social we'll always have Costco❤️💚💙💜

Have you heard about the "contraception begins at erection" bill?

There are still some good things happening in politics.

The symbols, the rhetoric, the dog whistles are never an accident.

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I'm ordering a big stack of these in Spanish/English. The site says they are receiving a lot of orders and shipping is a little delayed (yay!) Let me know if you want a stack the next time I see you.