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Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo […] [bridged from https://mas.to/@BruceMirken on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Topics in my latest "Cornerstone of democracy" include: -- Harvard to Trump: 'Hell, no' -- Yes, it is fascism -- Performative evil I curate to save you time. Please subscribe (free), & share. https://cornerstone.dangillmor.com/essentials-april-14-2025/

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I know that donating leads to a flood of asks. I know that Van Hollen might not succeed in getting Abrego Garcia out of Salvadoran prison. But I also know that the very least we can do today is make it clear that we expect every member of Congress to stand up […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Despite a court order, an AP reporter and photographer were barred from an Oval Office event today despite a federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the wire service for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico […]

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#HHS just ramped up the #TrumpAdministration war on #trans kids just trying to live and be themselves […]

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The latest from @TheProgressive's indispensable "Smart Ass Cripple," Mike Ervin: "...organizations representing people with #disabilities and some #disabled folks themselves, are engaging in the highly honorable activity of suing the hell out of the administration ... "The federal lawsuit that […]

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Another way the #Trump #TradeWar is screwing American businesses and, inevitably, the workers they employ. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-tesla-gm-and-rivian-will-be-hurt-most-by-chinas-critical-minerals-export-ban-162846793.html

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I just re-discovered this exchange in some old writing: “I don’t believe journalists should use the cloud.” — me “I agree with you, but if you have, this subpoena applies to anything you have in the cloud.” — Federal prosecutor who was subpoenaing me. Anyway, my fellow journalists or […]

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The US has never, in its history, significantly yielded to El Salvador's government. It is not doing so now. This is musk/45's choice. The health and well being of musk/45 over the long term is bound to the health and well being of Garcia. While he is intact, they will be intact […]

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The #CIA has confirmed that when it scanned Director #JohnRatcliffe's phone for #Signalgate messages, they were gone. That is in violation of public records laws. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25897157/ciasignalgate.pdf #Trump #law #NationalSecurity #Signal #OpSec

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"...it appears that the administration — likely led by Stephen Miller, with a pliant Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem helping him — has centered in on what now is clearly an approach to get out from under these pesky federal courts by shoehorning all manner of illegal and even […]

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This is bad. This is what we told you was coming And now its here: "Home growns are next. "The home-growns "You gotta build about five more [prisons] It's not big enough."

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I think I've already posted this but it's worth re-posting: "Trump admin's attacks on chronic disease research abandons long COVID and ME/CFS patients... Again" […] [Original post on disabled.social]

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#Trump had a man kidnapped and taken to a dungeon in #ElSalvador for no reason, with no due process. Now he and El Salvador's president pretend they're somehow powerless to right this wrong, regardless of what #SCOTUS says. It's an obvious lie. The #ConstitutionalCrisis is here […]

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#RFKJr & #autism: "No scientist can promise a definitive 'answer' to a complex biological question at the beginning of a study. Nor can anyone confidently declare they'll have that inquiry wrapped up in a few short months, as if they're writing a summer book report instead of conducting a […]

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Another day, another round of confusion from #Trump on #tariffs https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-possible-tech-auto-exemptions-in-focus-as-trump-team-sows-confusion-191201321.html

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DEAR GOD. 🤦‍♂️ #RFKJr IS NOT A DOCTOR. HE HAS NO FORMAL MEDICAL TRAINING. And he's pushing junk/quack "science", "miracle cures", AND PRAYER as cures for deadly contagions like #Measles... praising a doctor in #Texas who is seeing unvaxinated children WHILE HE HIMSELF HAS THE (incurable) […]

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"Much of the #IT and #cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US #health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED." 😬 […]

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#Trump really does want the #FCC to slience critics. https://newrepublic.com/post/193955/trump-threat-media-cbs-60-minutes?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

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#RFKJr & #autism: "No scientist can promise a definitive 'answer' to a complex biological question at the beginning of a study. Nor can anyone confidently declare they'll have that inquiry wrapped up in a few short months, as if they're writing a summer book report instead of conducting a […]

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Least shocking headline of the month: #MarcoRubio "is a stone-cold liar." https://www.commondreams.org/news/rumeysa-ozturk-memo

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Apparently #Israel thinks it hasn't killed enough kids in #Gaza https://journa.host/@fulelo/114334798426259120

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These guys are just comically corrupt —— Blue Cross Defrauded Breast Cancer Center, Must Pay $421M, Jury Finds — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/blue-cross-blue-shield-louisiana-insurance-lawsuit-breast-cancer-doctors

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Time to go nuclear and smoke these motherfuckers. Trump DOJ Says Courts Have ‘No Authority’ to Direct Admin on Bringing Home Maryland Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador […]

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This is not a serious government.

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Hey #Democrats, be more like #Maine Gov. #JanetMills! https://trans-express.lgbt/post/780601939729776640/maine-does-not-give-up-on-its-defense-of

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It was nice knowing you, America. #uspol

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#MAGA Jesus: "Long before #Jesus ever knew of the existence of America, as he wandered through different lands preaching the word of God, he proclaimed, 'America First!'” https://www.salon.com/2025/04/13/and-then-jesus-said-america-first/

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PROTESTS ARE HAPPENING EVERYWHERE IN THE USA APRIL 19, 2025

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Does anyone have a contact at Social Security Works? If they're on here, I can't find them. They sent out an alert about a protest they're doing Apr. 15, but they're "Find an action near you" tool seems to think that #Hawaii is in Africa. #SocialSecurity #activism

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#Genocide update: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/114331867600673070

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Opinion: America the Unstable > America under Donald Trump is an emerging market. That’s my takeaway from the last few days of tariff chaos and its fallout. > ..] emerging markets are often characterised by uncertain [#economics, corrupt politics […] [Original post on mastodon.cloud]

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Remember "#LiberationDay"? "People are concerned that maybe we're seeing a capital strike against the US, where large pools of capital are selling US assets and taking their money home." […]

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There's really no explanation for the latest #Trump move on #Immigration except deliberate cruelty. https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ends-tps-afghanistan-cameroon

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Budapest goes 'Gray Pride' as protesters in muted tones mock Pride ban law > On Monday, the parliament is set to vote on a constitutional amendment that would strengthen the legal foundations for the prohibition of the Pride march. > Waving gray flags, including rainbow flags turned […]

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I know many have an aversion to Substack, but Waleed Shahid asks an important question here,: How Do We Defeat #Musk if We Can’t Even Boycott X? https://open.substack.com/pub/waleedshahid/p/how-do-we-defeat-musk-if-we-cant?r=nunx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false #DOGE […]

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“Last month I was just worried about my classes. Now I’m worried that I’ll simply disappear.” - From email from a talented student whose visa was just summarily cancelled because she’s from the wrong country. God damn this.

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In #Hawaii, 1 in 10 households often go entire days without food. #TrumpAdministration cuts to #food programs will make that worse […]

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This part

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Julia Angwin’s reflections on a threat model for opposing authoritarianism: https://buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin/archive/a-threat-model-for-opposing-authoritarianism/ are an excellent preface for her New Yorker article. Both are worth your time. Their principles: Keep hope alive Clean-up digital […]

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It’s surreal how fast the United States has fallen into a dictatorial regime. Checks and balances are gone, the president disappears innocent people into foreign prison camps, words get banned, and the Overton window shifts at light speed. I honestly wonder these days when they will come for me.

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