Thomas Anderson

"We must remember the story of Moses"

well I thought I was done crying for the night but I guess not.

#TrumpTrainWreck

Senator Thom Tillis • • Follow ... X 1d • O A sycophant is more than just a "yes-man." It refers to someone who acts excessively servile toward someone important in order to gain an advantage. They aren't just being nice, they are using excessive flattery, often insincerely, to get what they want, whether that's a promotion, social status or favor. Some characteristics: The motive is self-interest. They aren't praising you because they like you; they're doing it because you have something they want. The behavior is over the top fawning, or constant agreement (including when you're wrong). Common Synonyms: toady, flunky, bootlicker. Some parallels for movie buffs: Grima Wormtongue (the Stephen Miller of Lord of the Rings) is an advisor to King Theoden. He uses whispers and false flattery to control the King's decisions, all while secretly serving Saruman. He is a classic example of a sycophant who uses his position to poison a leader's standing for his own benefit. Dolores Umbridge (the Kristi Noem of Harry Potter) is an example of a bureaucratic sycophant. She is terrifyingly sweet while she is around those she considers her superiors and she sucks up to authority to gain the power she needs to bully those "beneath" her. • 14.3K • 3.7K 1.4K

Retiring GOP Senator Thom Tillis calls Noem and Miller sycophants. Note his avoidance of any criticisms of the person who hired and directs the actions of those two people.

Oh, look! The guy in charge of deporting people for being antisemitic is antisemitic himself. Is that where self-deportation kicks in?

So shocking that the tiny dude with the Nazi haircut and Nazi coat who likes to harass people in the streets is an actual Nazi.

When creating the #BreakfastCrew I wanted a place where we could start our day off with hope and encouragement and meet new friends. I believe it accomplished that! 💙

Now I need to take some time off. I will miss you all but hope to see you around the Bluesky 🦋 Community.

Continue to #Resist!💪

At the direction of Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Dr. Trisha Pasricha has been arrested for obstruction of justice

They're trying so hard to justify a murder. And every American should know: if they kill you, this is what they'll do to you.

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.

Exxon has a new plan to sell more fossil fuels: stick carbon capture on massive gas-fired power plants for AI and brand them as climate friendly.

Critics say that's a dangerous fiction.

Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one!

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Doesn’t surprise me..

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

Remember this gem? Oh brother, what a doozy! 👹

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.

@charlotteclymer.bsky.social is spot on:

“It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of a “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers.”

$500M Nebraska grain giant collapses, leaving farmers unpaid - NewsBreak The sudden failure of a $500M Nebraska grain giant has ripped a hole through the rural economy, leaving farmers, truckers, and local suppliers wondering if

$500M Nebraska grain giant collapses, leaving farmers unpaid
Source: The Daily Overview

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5 blue states sue Trump admin over $10 billion child care funding freeze The states say the administration cut off the money without evidence, without due process and without legal authority.

Democratic attorneys general from 5 states sued to block the Trump administration's freeze of child care and social services funding this evening.

Trump funding freeze could stretch child care to a breaking point The administration is seeking to freeze more than $10 billion for five blue states.

Even before the White House threatened to freeze funding, child care providers across the country were scrambling to deal with a pull back in federal funds -- wait lists in a lot of states are crazy long. Prices rising. www.axios.com/2026/01/12/t...

If the guy who writes my favorite Frey PAC email blasts was at the mic calling for a quorum check as the Frey campaign is texting supporters to leave the convention, am I obligated to play dumb about it?

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

Donate to Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home, organized by Jason Chavez-Cruz On January 22, 2026, Chloe who is 2 years of age, and Elvis who is h… Jason Chavez-Cruz needs your support for Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home

ICE took a TWO YEAR OLD in Minneapolis yesterday. Please help her Mom get her home.💜

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Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.

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Opinion | ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say.

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Note: Biery graduated from Texas Lutheran College and Southern Methodist University.

If he’s a mainliner (in keeping w/those schools), he’d likely use the NRSV translation, which reads “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs”

ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

They aren’t deescalating anything. They’re claiming new extra-constitutional powers.

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How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…

Minnesota is standing up together. We can try to protect each other. We can witness and alert you.

But this is the federal govt. This is a national issue.

We need YOU to stand up with us. Read @naomikritzer.bsky.social. Act with compassion & immense urgency.
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‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...

“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.