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elizabethatrobaugh.bsky.social
English professor at Holyoke Community College. I teach college writing and literature. Currently teaching cli-fi (climate change fiction). Enthusiasms: my dogs, other people's dogs, mammals, gardening, cooking, knitting, crafting, reading.
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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

April 23, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... I really hope Zelensky declines this bum deal.

Two law firms were in court today fighting President Trump's executive orders targeting them because of their work challenging his policies. Trump's attacks are a threat to everyone's ability to hold the government accountable. We commend these firms for fighting back.

I guess he thought we would just keep buying his cars no matter what he did or said. He was wrong.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

The spread of measles in the Southwest now constitutes the largest single outbreak since the U.S. declared the disease eliminated in 2000, federal scientists told state officials in a meeting on Monday.

I'm attending MoveOn's event, “MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

Check out this story about an Ex-MAGA. Guess what broke the cult's spell over him? Education. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Julius Caesar reigned for 5 years before his political allies stabbed him in the back. Trump lasted 3 months.

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Great article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm attending MoveOn's event, “MoveOn: Volunteer Network Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

“Cleanup of orange vomit on Aisle 3.”

“See you in court.” - Maine Governor Janet Mills to you-know-who. Would make a good T-shirt!

⚠️The CDC reports that since January 20th 2025 there has been a horrifying outbreak of TPS (Tiny Penis Syndrome) in DC. Doctors say you can avoid infection by doing a few simple things: - Read books - Do not watch FOX News - Make fun of Trump several times daily - Stay away from Tesla vehicles

Add your name to the petition to demand the Office of Government Ethics investigate Trump, his family, the administration, and all members of Congress for any unethical recent market trades! sign.moveon.org/petitions/di...

THEY AREN’T EVEN COLLECTING THE TARIFFS. He broke customs, the federal government service functioning since 1790. Two hundred and thirty five years!! And now it doesn’t work, and no tariff collections are happening.

He literally tweeted: This is a great time to BUY! Just hours ago. And then he paused tariffs. He’s literally committing crimes in front of the entire world. 😳

Today's HCR is historical and relevant: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

-Trump bans the AP from the White House press pool -Judge orders AP be allowed back into the pool -Trump admin continues to block AP from the pool, and then censors the pool report noting the AP was turned away. Great reporting from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/white-hous...

Only a small man who knows how puny he is would order a birthday parade that burdens taxpayers. Pathetic but also dangerous. Stinks of the dictator's self-aggrandizement. The not-so-subtle subtext: a military parade on domestic soil is a show of force and a threat to anyone not cheering him on.

Sharing a new interview with @allisonjriggs.bsky.social who is fighting to ensure the Republicans do not steal her North Carolina Supreme Court seat. Do watch, share and you can find ways to support her in this critical early 2025 battle in my post 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/protecting...

Good. The First Amendment ensures freedom of the press for all news organizations, not just the president's preferred outlets.

Nothing to see here, folks! We’re just taking out the trash by helping him into his own grave.

Best endorsement ever.

If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens. Fascism is here.

To our former trade partners: Please don't cave, don't bend the knee, don't kiss the ring. The American electorate needs to experience the consequences of voting for Trump.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

New Morning Consult weekly Trump job approval track is out. Trump Week 1 - 52%-44% (+8) Trump Today - 46%-52% (-6) 14 point swing against him in 10 weeks. Why Dems keep overperforming. People ARE NOT HAPPY.

SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit. While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall. Hello?

"Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world" With this many active Signal chats, how could they be complying with records law?

What's your favorite protest sign? Mine is a picture of a penguin and the words: We waddle at dawn.

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The Democracy Index open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Will Trump Invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 Next? www.thebulwark.com/p/will-trump...

Tesla is down 10% for the day. I hope everyone in the Valley is aware that Elon played a major role in crashing NASDAQ and our economy. He should be seen now as a pariah and not a savant.

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

Almost half of the country’s health insurance now rests in the hands of a man who once sold miracle pills — with zero proof they worked — on daytime TV.

After crashing the stock market, Trump is now in FL for the rest of the week hosting the Saudi-owned LIV golf league at his course.