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Ann Keller

@annck.bsky.social

Professor of political science and expert on science in the public sector.

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Justice Dept. releases missing Epstein documents with Trump allegations The agency said the records, which include allegations made against President Donald Trump in 2019, were not previously released because they were β€œ incorrectly coded.”

Maybe this Administration thought that they could throw so much crap and murder at us that we wouldn't be able to pay attention to it all. But here's the thing. I'm learning to pay attention to a lot of really craven shit all at the same time.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

07.03.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept. releases missing Epstein documents with Trump allegations The agency said the records, which include allegations made against President Donald Trump in 2019, were not previously released because they were β€œ incorrectly coded.”

The story is they withheld the files with Trump allegations because they were mistakenly "miscoded."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

07.03.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It sucks living under minority rule, doesn't it.

07.03.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should be abundantly clear at this point that less science is the goal. And shame on anyone who dismissed Project 2025. It is the playbook. And it was published and telegraphing its aims well in advance.

07.03.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reversing Biden-era cost-of-living setbacks will take time, Vance says in interview Vice President JD Vance argues voters should have patience with the pace of economic improvements, saying there was β€œno way” to fix the economy overnight.

It's pretty easy to lie to voters. It's this admin's bread & butter. But here's the thing, voters overwhelming hold the party currently in office accountable for the economy.

Reversing Biden-era cost-of-living setbacks will take time, Vance says in interview

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They claim to have been planning this for months, to allegedly keep Americans safe, but had no plan to evacuate any Americans from the region because it happened too quickly.

Weird.

04.03.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8775    πŸ” 2247    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 111

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9465    πŸ” 4116    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 164

Reminds me of our our health care system. It's the American way!

05.03.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

Remember having an expert and functioning civil service? America, I'd like you to say hello to a friend we haven't seen since the 1880s... patrimonialism. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

05.03.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Considering how egregious the election fuckery was in Texas yesterdayβ€”and the fact that Republicans spent well more than double what Democrats spent on these racesβ€”it should be even more terrifying to Trump and the GOP that Democrats actually set voter turnout records in the state. Roughly 2.3 million Dems voted in the primary compared to 2.1 million Republicans, which is the first time since 2002 that they’ve outvoted the GOP in a midterm primary in Texas. In heavily Hispanic Zapata County, turnout was 143% the total number of votes Harris won in the 2024 general election

Considering how egregious the election fuckery was in Texas yesterdayβ€”and the fact that Republicans spent well more than double what Democrats spent on these racesβ€”it should be even more terrifying to Trump and the GOP that Democrats actually set voter turnout records in the state. Roughly 2.3 million Dems voted in the primary compared to 2.1 million Republicans, which is the first time since 2002 that they’ve outvoted the GOP in a midterm primary in Texas. In heavily Hispanic Zapata County, turnout was 143% the total number of votes Harris won in the 2024 general election

Even with the Texas GOP’s trademark election fuckery, the Democratic voter response should have Republicans more than a little nervous.

@lebassett.bsky.social’s latest is the must-read that explains last night better than anything else out there.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/a-politica...

05.03.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Hey that’s about the cost of the SSI Restoration Act, which would cut recipient poverty by 60%, eliminate marriage penalties, and modernize draconian asset limits.

04.03.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2174    πŸ” 688    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15

I'm amazed at how little this administration has to answer for its corruption. Pruitt was forced out of Trump 1 for far less

04.03.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clarence Thomas Has Lost the Plot The associate justice’s dissent in the tariffs case deserves some extra attention, because it is hopelessly uncoupled from law, history, and the Constitution.

β€œThe major questions doctrine, in its fully articulated form, has never been used against a Republican president. As a result, it often appears to be nothing more than a freewheeling veto on progressive policymaking that the conservative bloc can reach for whenever it suits them”

03.03.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The next paragraph gets worse because it explains that the melted ice gives way to darker land that absorbs more solar radiation, further heating the planet. Climate scientists predicted this in painstakingly prepared reports published for the public in the 1990s.

28.02.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness β€” or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

28.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21540    πŸ” 5718    πŸ’¬ 601    πŸ“Œ 240

Why, yes. I do.

27.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools

When I look at the White House, US Congress, & SCOTUS, I wonder if this supposed left-wing indoctrination is working.

β€˜Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges | US universities | The Guardian share.google/k1bsMyUDBkdn...

27.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am glad to see her laying this all out. But isn't she pulling her punches by saying they ignored protocol. Isn't what they did illegal? Also, working "behind the scenes" to support the campus against DHS/ICE sounds cowardly to me. Powerful people need to openly stand up to this lawless admin

27.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What has happened in Minnesota over the last several months underscores the institutional groundwork that must be laid to catalyze β€œpeople power” in the face of authoritarian oppression. State preemption is an important part of that groundwork. Read more in my piece w/ @thelssc.bsky.social πŸ‘‡πŸΎ

27.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I understand it. Owners of this outlet like the tax cuts and benefits to the ultra wealthy enough to overlook the lies, loss of global standing and influence, fascism, and utter incompetence.

25.02.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tell me how this isn't naked voter suppression, among a lot of other things that are very, very wrong here.

25.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This problem runs so deep. I wonder how many health services researchers are invested in the system they're supposed to be critically analyzing. That's not the level of grift we see from Means, but the defense of the US health care system by experts may rest on a massive conflict of interest.

25.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's second presidency begins: evaluating effects on the US health system The first hundred days of the second Trump administration was unprecedented, with the administration taking remarkably aggressive, often questionably legal actions across health policy. This article u...

If you’d like a more comprehensive and reality-based take on what Trump has done for health, we can help, free to read
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25.02.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

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STEWART: β€œSo just to be clear - Trump is on the brink of war with Iran to either obliterate the nuclear program he previously β€˜obliterated’, or to force them into signing a deal like the one HE PULLED OUT OF β€” it’s all in Chapter 9 of Art of the Deal: Eating Your Own Asshole.”

24.02.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3301    πŸ” 1119    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 42
Students that have a red or a blue color wash over them mingle around a campus plaza.

Students that have a red or a blue color wash over them mingle around a campus plaza.

Most Conservative Students Don’t Feel Persecuted on Campus

A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views. https://bit.ly/4styRX5

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky

24.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 61

Great scholarship here. I'm working on a book that provides the 20th Century context for what we are seeing now. This extreme form has very long roots.

21.02.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

From @lenasun.bsky.social article: "Three top voice medical experts and Dysphonia International said there is no scientific basis for the claim that the flu vaccine is behind Kennedy’s condition; there is evidence to suggest a potential association between dystonias and certain drug use."

21.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

I call this "replacement" and first learned about this tactic from Marissa Golden's amazing work about the Reagan Administration. People think it's easy for civil servants to fight back against appointees. But if they simply take over the work of civil servants, there are few levers to stop them.

21.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Documents Reveal a Controversial Vaccine Study's Unusual Path to CDC Approval A new investigation has found irregularities in the ethics review of a grant to study effects of a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

New from @katherineeban.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: CDC appointees bypassed the agency’s scientists to rush-fund a study questioning the hep B birth dose. The ethics committee president says his name was used on the approval without his knowledge.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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