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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · 1d
How Trump Is Making China Great
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How Trump Is Making China Great
Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · 3d
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · 24d
The Playbook to Defund U.S. Fascism
I am really intrigued by these ideas. "States and cities process billions in federal tax payments from their employees. These payments flow to Washington automatically, but automatic is not mandatory. "
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The Playbook to Defund U.S. Fascism
The Ultimate Donor State Financial Compact
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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 29d
Tell your Governors and AG’s that if they care, they'll fight. If they don’t, then they need to step aside.
The Democratic Governors' Resistance Scorecard
Who's fighting and who's bending the knee?
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · Aug 25
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
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It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · Jun 5
MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack theintercept.com/2025/06/04/a...
MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack
Jonathan Greenblatt accused commencement speakers of spreading antisemitic lies — and suggested they’re responsible for violent attacks.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · Jun 3
Needless to say, if Joe Biden posted anything close to that nuts, Sean Hannity and Jake Tapper would be roused from bed to anchor special coverage on their networks. But for Trump, this level of compete and utter batshittery is just another Saturday night.
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The real cover-up is of Trump's disordered mental state
Sanewashing didn't end with the 2024 campaign.
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Philip Mai @philipmai.com · Jun 2
True story: "A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle" www.techdirt.com/2025/06/02/a...
A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle
Picture this: You’re a researcher who has spent years developing a grant proposal, gone through layers of expert review, and received National Science Foundation (NSF) approval. Then some kid…
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · Jun 3
It just doesn't stop.
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Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Gaza Aid Site. Gaza Officials Say 27 Are Killed.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 17
5/ And the Democrats will themselves still be divided. Progressive Democrats may gain some influence and som seats in Congress, but the power of money in politics, and the ability of PACs to buy politicians won't go away.
Thoughts?
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 17
4/ But that might be the wrong way of thinking about it. What if a lot of the damage is irreparable - the damage to our public health system, our efforts to combat climate change, our economy, our progress on racial and social justice, , etc? America will be sicker, poorer and more divided.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 17
3/ There will be an election in 2026, and the Democrats will regain control of the House, and maybe even the Senate, and everything that got broken will get fixed - and maybe even built back better.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 17
2/ The binary way of thinking about this is to think that if Trump succeeds, that will be a catastrophe, but if he fails, and the guardrails of democracy hold up, then we are going to be okay.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 17
1/ This is an experiment. I am just thinking aloud here, but I wonder if any of my friends have any thoughts along similar lines, or want to have a conversation:
I have been thinking about what happens if Trump succeeds in consolidating power.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · May 14
The GOP "Big Beautiful" budget achieved its goal: tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. How did they afford it? By slashing benefits, gutting social programs, and raising taxes on the working class. Call (202) 224-3121 to tell your Rep this bill is bullshit.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 14
This is genocide.
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In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 14
Powerful.
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Opinion | We Study Fascism. And We’re Leaving the U.S.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · May 9
Meanwhile (ICYMI), the Strib *did* print a letter from a Frey supporter basically saying “thank you for all the fraud: bsky.app/profile/dbra...
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · Apr 30
Submitted a letter to Star Tribune Opinion criticizing their failure to name Mayor Frey in their story about repeated overpayments to violence interrupters. Today, the Strib printed a letter basically saying, “Thank you Mayor Frey for the fraud!” www.startribune.com/readers-writ... 1/
It is important to give historical context to the Star Tribune report about the inadequate oversight of violence prevention contracts ("Violence prevention faltering in Mpls.," April 27). The obvious reason for this poor accountability is that the city was compelled to put violence prevention groups on the street immediately to meet the public safety crisis caused by the simultaneous shocks of George Floyd's murder, pandemic disruptions and a one-third drop in Minneapolis police officers. The Star Tribune sounded this alert on Jan. 21, 2021: "Facing twin demands to curb police brutality and turn back a surge in violent crime, Minneapolis leaders have tripled the budget of a low profile city agency that treats violence as a public health crisis." Unfortunately, the system's infrastructure to handle this exploded budget did not exist within either that "low profile agency," or the groups that were awarded contracts. It takes a great deal of time, experienced staff and IT investment to create this infrastructure from scratch. As a downtown resident, I was happy that the city ignored this problem in order to put boots on the ground immediately on Nicollet Mall and other hot spots, and this paper has reported that murders, shootings and robberies did in fact begin to decline in 2021. It should be no surprise that the price for this urgent rollout was poor accountability and that there is still fallout from this. However, Community Safety Commissioner Todd Barnette assured us in Friday's article that the Neighborhood Safety Department is strengthening its invoicing and procurement processes and that "we're on the right path." We should take him at his word, while of course staying watchful as this new critical effort continues to roll out at a pace and on a scale unseen in our city's history. John Satorius, Minneapolis
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · May 7
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 8
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Embattled Voice of America to use newsfeed from hard-right network
One America News will now provide news and video to government-funded organization
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 6
This is genocide.
"Israel is now openly exploiting aid as a tool of war; senior Israeli officials have declared what effectively is the intent to use starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages — a clear violation of international law."
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Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 5
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Palestinian activist’s home ‘raided’ by Israeli soldiers for appearing in Louis Theroux documentary
Issa Amro shares videos of confrontations with balaclava-clad military who he claims ‘want revenge’ after the BBC film The Settlers
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · May 1
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All things considered, maybe this isn't entirely a bad thing...
We’ve never seen a more error-prone, incompetent presidency | Moustafa Bayoumi
In their rush to implement a barely concealed authoritarian agenda, this administration is producing a litany of blunders, gaffes and slip-ups
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · May 1
Just looked it up: The proposed Republican Medicare cuts would eliminate 21,000 people's health care who live in Tom Emmer's district. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Republican House Budget Resolution's Potential $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts by Congressional District
The Republican House budget resolution would cost congressional districts an average of $2 billion each and could eliminate coverage for 15.9 million people.
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jeremyigg.bsky.social @jeremyigg.bsky.social · Apr 25
Facebook isn't what it used to be. "The people we follow and the messages they post increasingly feel like needles in a digital haystack." But more than ever, we need a social media platform that connects us. Is Bluesky the answer? Can custom feeds connect us?.

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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.
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