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sawshy.bsky.social
Mother of boys, cats, and dragons. Grew up in a communist dictatorship. Law, democracy and anti corruption dork. Advocate for women's health care in Texas. Little and sensitive, but fight me. So it goes.(Views entirely my own.)
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Maybe America's space operations and national security shouldn't be entirely dependent on the mood swings of a single, weird rich guy. Just a thought.

Love to get emails like this from one of our teaware suppliers. Especially since I was assured that China would be paying for the tariffs.

Such a devastating story.

An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!

I can't think of all the different ways this could end poorly

Heavily-armed DHS paramilitary forces in military vehicles fired dozens of stun grenades at a crowd of onlookers today in Los Angeles.

13 House Republicans who voted for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" send a letter urging Senate GOP leaders to scale back some of its clean energy cuts, sparking pushback from conservative hardliners.

Fingers crossed!

This is a massive, massive win - for everyone who spoke up about this, for the rule of law, and for basic decency. Our system has big problems and needs big changes, but not in the directions Trump the gigantic liar and MAGA are trying to change it.

WOW. Breaking news from ABC that has the potential to cast serious doubts on today’s indictment of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

Erasing the humanity of those you deemed as the enemy is textbook authoritarian propaganda (whichever flavor you choose).

JUST IN: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's proclamation that suspended the entry of international students to attend Harvard University.

Trump travel-ban country list is based on BS data Driven by CBP report on which countries have most visa overstays—but CBP *does not know* who overstays visas. Can’t tell who legally extended or changed immigration status. And e.g. international students stay thru end of studies, not a fixed period

This is beyond very creative.

More "pro-life" in action.

The Supreme Court has issued a ruling that drastically limits the scope of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects. Federal agencies are no longer obligated to assess wide-ranging indirect impacts, including those related to climate change.

Senators object to Trump push to ax Education Department programs for low-income students kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/03/r...

I wrote about the 23-year-old crypto bro with effectively no relevant work experience, who @alondra.bsky.social revealed is sitting in meetings, not paying attention, and then giving the thumbs up/thumbs down on whether they can get their NSF grants...

“There are only two kinds of society in which armed agents of the government routinely conceal their identities: (1) Lawless failed states… (2) Authoritarian states… Stable democracies do not allow agents of the state to operate under cover of concealment.” www.thebulwark.com/p/the-secret...

A case for the horror of Trump’s military parade being far worse than we’re describing it. In retrospect, it could be called the ceremonial start of U.S. fascism. 🥺 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Of course not. He just realized it was becoming bad for PR, plus investors at Tesla were mad at him.

Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but. It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI

Every ICE employee could quit if they wanted to. I know people need paychecks and health insurance. But where is the line where people say, “this is too evil”? Arresting innocent people isn’t the line. Disappearing people isn’t the line. Extraordinary rendition isn’t the line. How bad must it get?

"Can the president read" is going to get buried under "the president believes his predecessor was killed before assuming office and was replaced by a clone." When people talk about authoritarianism with American characteristics, these are the American characteristics.

Trump just reposted on TruthSocial that Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and was replaced by "clones, doubles, and robotic engineered soulless mindless entities."

I don't know what it's gonna take for Democrats to start taking this fight seriously. This is video of regime agents literally arresting Democratic staffers in a congressional office.

Some of the worst punishments should be reserved for abusers of public service. Their crimes undermine the very fabric of society. If someone commits murder, it impacts tens or hundreds of people. If residents don't trust the cops, it can negatively impact millions.

If you'd rather get yelled on twitter it's probably because fascist morons accusing you of insane things like eating babies does less mental damage than normal people yelling true things at you

Sgt. Quandarius Stanley wanted to make the Army a lifelong career. The failed Gaza pier mission cut that short, and his mysterious death at VA sent his mother on a quest for answers. Free to read: wapo.st/3SlTnZy

Yes, tell us more about it...😱

Like there's definitely a need for nutrition support and ed, and cooking classes too. But does he realize how high the diabetes rate is in severely underserved neighborhoods and food deserts? These folks are completely out of touch.

Germany’s Merz says Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘can no longer be justified’ https://www.ft.com/content/d9bc5232-f7c7-47aa-9ef6-649b310c345b

A contested plan backed by the US and Israel to deliver food aid to Palestinians in Gaza is off to a rocky start, with the top organizer resigning and the scale and schedule of the handouts unclear

Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies https://www.ft.com/content/cc55d091-0b28-40bb-a11c-e32d4e121ca3

The AJC asserts its belief that "when (government) actions are overly broad, they imperil science and innovation, and ultimately detract from the necessary fight against antisemitism while threatening the global preeminence of (US colleges).” religionnews.com/2025/05/20/i...

A group of 16 Democrats voted with nearly every Republican to push the bill past a filibuster threat.

Head of US-backed Gaza aid foundation quits as further Israeli airstrikes kill dozens reut.rs/3SZg6e1

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

This reckless decision poses a direct threat to the safety of every American. Republicans claim it’s about freedom, but the truth is far more cynical because it’s about profits.

Memorial Day was started by freed Black slaves. Their wisdom in wanting to honor those who died for freedom was profound because they had the best comprehension of the actual value of freedom. Each of us must be dedicated to ensuring that

Like it or not, misguided or not, so many voted for Trump and his ilk because they found them “authentic” and “strong.” From a political PR standpoint, that would be all.

If we stop calling these “grants” and start calling them “contracts,” it’s clearer to people why this is such an abuse of power. This wasn’t a bunch of gifts. This was a bunch of binding contracts between researchers and the US govt for specific agreed upon projects.

More comfortable around Nazis than Democratic activists. Checks out.

Last month, the Justice Department canceled hundreds of grants for violence intervention, addiction recovery, juvenile justice reform, mental health treatment, and victim services. Now, five community groups are suing to get the funding back.

The numbers speak volumes: When you’re losing over 95% of the federal cases you’re involved in even though you’re the United States Government and get the benefit of the doubt, maybe you’re just not obeying the rule of law!

Posted this afternoon. Masked ICE agents arresting immigrants at their court hearings in Dallas.

People showing up for hearings at the Seattle Immigration Court this week are facing something new. Federal immigration agents wait in the courthouse hallways to arrest people if their deportation proceedings are dismissed by a judge.