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wh00sh.bsky.social
Dual US/Australia citizen, vote in Maryland & Queensland. Post-capitalist, activist, organizer at Democrats Abroad, XR, among others. Overlanding on sabbatical. Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.
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In Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, public outrage erupted after a local hospital director ordered the closure of the neurology department and laid off staff. In response, furious residents staged a protest — and threw the official who signed the order into a dumpster. #3E

The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote. Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.

This is the point I keep making about Gen X and Boomers, especially those of color. The way Jim Crow, the War On Drugs & the AIDS crisis shaped the US needs to be studied

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

This is bullshit—of course the US could apply diplomatic pressure to have him returned—but if it is allowed to stand, the executive branch has the power to disappear people permanently without any sort of due process. That in turn will be the end of all other constitutionally guaranteed rights.

this is an unsurprisingly good piece because miles does reliably excellent work and a thing that does not escape my notice is that when @rollingstone.com has conversations about trans people & trans issues, they have them *with* trans people or have trans writers lead them.

This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.

"Finally, if you think this has nothing to do with you, good luck with that. The first use case of all new technology is to weaponise it against women. But Silicon Valley is itself a surveillance technology. Elon Musk knows that. And you should too: we are all prey now."

Aren't country lanes brilliant? tomcox.substack.com/p/once-upon-...

#TeslaTakedown in Owings Mills saw many courageous folks braving the chilly damp weather to denounce penguin tariffs and strike down a Cybertruck piñata filled with Airheads and Dum Dums. Love the creativity, y'all! See you next Saturday #Apr19! #3E #BoycottTesla #Maryland #Baltimore #Protest #DOGE

A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:

You know what, I'm just going to put out the piece tomorrow morning. Its still the weekend so will be before U.S. markets open on Monday. Let my editor actually get a chance to edit it lol. in the meantime, here's the banner.

Good morning #Maryland! Are you ready to tell Elon Musk where to go? See you at the Tesla dealer on Reisterstown Rd in Owings Mills today from 11-12:30! Looks like the rain might even miss us! #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #3E #ProtestMD #USProtests #USProtest #Baltimore

It is not hyperbole to stress that the Trump regime is on a diabolical mission to abduct all people they deem unwelcome in America — to continue sending them to hell-hole prisons in faraway lands. U.S. citizens very much included. Snatch and deport — as quickly and quietly as they can. No due…

Dems in Congress, universities, Big Law, corporations who keep trying appeasement hoping it will work: you fuckers had better think about how that will work out for you in the post-Tr*mp era, bc we will not forget who capitulated and who held the line.

Roses are red Daisies are plain

@casaforall.bsky.social is calling for funds to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia's family weather his disappearance and bring him home. Please donate if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/legal-aid-... #BringKilmarHome #3E

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem?

Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov for your attention to this grave injustice. #BringKilmarHome

Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov for your attention to this injustice. #BringKilmarHome

The conservative justices don't actually care about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. They just want the Trump administration to disappear him The Right Way next time ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court will soon issue a decision in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man whom the Trump admin admits it deported due to “administrative error.” The ruling will be a make-or-break moment, not just for Abrego Garcia, but for what kind of country we are going to be.

“President Trump’s erratic tariff policies have shaken investors’ faith in US policymaking and the economy, sparking an exodus from American assets. The 10-year yield rose almost 0.5 percentage points this week, the biggest rise since 2001, according to Bloomberg data” www.ft.com/content/5b43...

In March, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in New Mexico. Why is nothing known about who was arrested or their whereabouts?

Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.

Since the koala officially appeared on Australia’s threatened species in 2011 - a step which should offer it more protection - almost 2m hectares of its habitat has gone. Here’s the exclusive, as part of our Last Chance series.

"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions." apnews.com/article/ship...

Good reporting on NOAA's Dark Times. Remember when climate debates were about HOW to act instead of this..? Join me LIVE at 4pm ET with climate-hawk Congressman Sean Casten to explore how to withstand Trump's wrecking ball. Viewing links in post below. 1/2

My problem with AIPAC is that it is a fucking corrupting entity that is jacking up our democracy by turning elected officials away form their constituents. It’s buying their loyalty. I have the EXACT same problem with the NRA. But the NRA does not fuck with Dems. AIPAC does. In a BIG FUCKING

NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M. Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.

Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?

Quite wonderful find by this FT team. A Chinese small business that makes MAGA merch on.ft.com/4cAH6tE

New data point foe the Elon body count www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...

Exclusive: Military contractors are pitching the White House on an unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants. Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants to cut a deal to skirt immigration laws and transport detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador.

“This is the problem of this kind of autocratic regime — the people who stay there are kind of hostages.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...

Christ on a fucking goddamn crutch. Every senior citizen in the US needs to contact their MoC & express concern, consternation, & confusion on how they are going to get that information. Ask who is going to help them get a smart phone or computer. Ask them who is going to help them set up Twitter

An Australian man with a US work visa was detained upon reentry, called a “retard” and told, “Trump is back in town; we’re doing things the way we should have always been doing them.” He was held with 100 people including many Canadians. Posters celebrating equity had DEI scribbled out in marker.

this is so extremely bad. like, this is SO bad.

Immigrants from Iran, Venezuela, Hungary and Nicaragua said the first months of the Trump administration have given them a familiar sinking feeling.

Hey, Congress, please stop the people with no authority to do this from doing this.

Good news! The innocent Sackets Harbor NY mom and her three children who were handcuffed and flown to a detention unit in Texas, are being returned home. Syracuse NY news says they're on their way. Town of 1300. 1000+ took to the streets. GREAT story. Pushback works. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

“Millions of people read the story online. Powerful advocacy groups, including the AARP, blasted the proposal.” "On Tuesday night, in a series of posts on X, the SSA abandoned the plan entirely. No press release was issued.” Pushback works. popular.info/p/update-aft...

Reposting this thread of wins achieved through public pushback on the current regime's agenda.

'Am I waste?' He says Musk, 'with a very condescending smirk,' hit him with a line from the 1999 movie Office Space: 'What would you say you do here?'" #ElonMusk #DOGE #NPS www.instagram.com/reel/DGztzUg...

NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social: