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I find Trump as repulsive as most people here, but as a German, one thing I want to push back on is focusing on one man. Hitler's rise was possible because he was able to exploit the racial hatred and conspiratorial thinking that already existed. It's MAGA acolytes that see Trump as an […]

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18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.

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That is correct, Mr. AI Overview.

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Head's up Seattle area folks, if you're not already tracking this... KOMO: Confirmed measles case in King County infant prompts health warnings, parental concern The King County infant, diagnosed with measles after recent overseas travel, may have exposed others […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

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I feel as if we're capable of acknowledging that a one-day boycott is mostly symbolic without becoming contemptuous and dismissive of people finding a little meaning and comfort in such a symbol. The scorn seems petty.

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I've mostly been holding it together ok, but this one broke something in me: https://enddei.ed.gov/ I weep, thinking of my former students and how much this would have hurt them. Thinking about the current students who will suffer. Thinking of how much harder this will make it for society to […]

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Today's action: cancelled Prime. (I know, I should have done it ages ago.)

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Today Trump announced that he'll be hand-picking who has access to the press pool rather than respecting the White House Correspondents Association. I wrote the WHCA to suggest they take this as an opportunity to essentially boycott the White House and cover their policies from the perspective […]

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It seems like every time I'm linked to something on bsky describing the latest uspol horror the top comment is something like "yeah, get his [slur] ass!" or some other hierarchy enforcing bullshit. (Most recent example was someone suggesting the WH press secretary slept her way into the job.) […]

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Is there a legal reason that democratic members of Congress can't highlighting local organizations their constituents can support to push back against Trump's agenda? They all keep saying they can't do much in Congress right now because they don't have the majority, so why aren't they helping […]

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Decide where your line is, and what you will do. You can have different lines and responses for different things. But choose now. It's too easy to keep thinking "it's not that bad yet" all the way through. If this goes as badly as it looks like it will, what will need to be true about what you […]

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#redalder was a blast and I learned so much! Here are some pictures of playing with color in spinning with Jillian Moreno's class, learning stacked stitches with Xandy Peters and woven knitting with Nancy Marchant. Not pictured is the class on Roosamine and […] [Original post on clacks.link]

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The real constitutional crisis is the friends we made along the way. #uspol

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COLLINS: “AP says you banned them because they won’t call it ‘Gulf of America’ — does this mean Trump will retaliate against reporters who don’t use language you want them to, and how does this align with your first amendment commitment?” Beyond parody. Also, chilling.

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[Us pol: Elon Musk] Elon Musk is a whiny pathetic piss baby. He's a sad middle aged man whose daughter wanted nothing to do with him and instead of getting therapy or talking to her, he decided it's because she's trans and started going after trans people to make himself feel better. Nobody […]

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I think a malevolent fey heard the term "Roaring 20s" and said "hold my wine."

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NEW: 22 states and DC urge Judge McConnell to enforce his TRO against Trump's funding freeze: "There is no world in which these scattershot outages, which as of this writing impact billions of dollars in federal funding across the Plaintiff States, can constitute compliance with this Court’s Order"

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Do a bad job for the Fascists.

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On the docket for today is contacting the IOC and suggesting that if the US isn't safe for all athletes, we should be banned from competition until we are. Looks like the best way to contact them is by letter, guess my international stamps will get some use. (Obviously my goal isn't to punish […]

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[Us Pol, transphobia] I don't know if it will help, but I called my reps and senators about this yesterday: https://www.thestranger.com/queer/2025/02/04/79906101/seattle-childrens-postpones-trans-teens-surgery-indefinitely I figure they should be aware of the effects of this executive action […]

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OK, so I have an activism ask about a dear friend of mine. If you have the energy and are a WA resident, go here: https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ContactForm.aspx And write a letter urging the WA AG office to force Seattle Children's to resume providing gender-affirming surgeries […]

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[Us pol - daily actions] Yesterday's action: Commented in support of two bills 1) prevent WA employers from requiring a driver's license for jobs that don't involve driving https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5501&Year=2025 2) support building densely around transit […]

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"The ruling by the judge, Tanya M. Jones Bosier of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, effectively means that Proud Boys chapters across the country can no longer legally use their own name or the group’s traditional symbols without the permission of the church that was attacked […]

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[Us Politics: Daily actions] Yesterday my political action was: existing in public spaces as a disabled person. Today my action was setting up StoryGraph (username avhn, add me!) and deleting all my data from goodreads. Not sure when I'll delete the account, want to give anyone who wants to […]

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Fellow US cis people, now would be a great time to add your pronouns wherever you can. If we all do it, it provides cover for trans folks so they can do so more safely.

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[US/WA politics] Called and thanked Governor Ferguson for this: https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/executive-order-ice/4034851. Also urged him to do whatever he can to stop the raids in the first place.

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Called senators. Cantwell's voicemail is full (hopefully a good sign?) so I emailed her through her website. What fresh horrors does tomorrow hold...

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[US Politics] Dunno if this is useful to anyone else, but I'm trying to commit to doing one thing a day to push for the world being better now that I'm out of the initial shock and grief. It may not be enough, but it should be sustainable for me and each day I'm picking something within my […]

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Washington friends, please leave a comment telling your representatives not to pass a law preventing transition related medical care for minors. You can do so here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

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