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After decades working in public policy on sustainability, gaining advanced degrees in Poli Sci & Environmental Policy, blogging on Virginia politics at Blue Virginia and more, I’ve launched my own journal on Substack (https://kindler.substack.com)

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · Aug 21

"Trump’s 'Smash Sparrows' Campaigns: Because Dictatorships are Really, Really Stupid." My latest on Substack:

Trump’s “Smash Sparrows” Campaigns

Because Dictatorships are Really, Really Stupid

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 17m

That’s a good start to begin to rebuild some semblance of accountability to a federal security force that has gone completely rogue. Next, we need to ban those god***n masks.

Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 21m

This is so over-the-top, she should be wearing some ridiculous inflatable animal costume while delivering it. A jackal, maybe?

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

I know this ship has sailed so far it's halfway around the world at this point, but White House press secretary is not exempt from the Hatch Act. This is not within the legitimate scope of her taxpayer-funded job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Rod Green @thetheredundant.bsky.social · 25m

Dems get fired from their jobs simply mentioning C Kirk, at times indirectly, but Conservatives can go on TV and call us terrorists and violent criminals and nothing happens.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 18h

This is a very good paragraph.

From "The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps" in The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

By Nancy A. Youssef

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 18h

I love her clear, common sense communication of basic civics - we need to see and hear so much more like this.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 18h

With the state elections happening November 4th, Virginia’s Republican governor is sneakily hiding information about all the grants benefitting Virginians that the Trump administration is withholding or has cancelled. Help @vademocrats.bsky.social beat these snakes! vademocrats.org

Youngkin administration keeps details of paused federal grants under wraps

The governor's office has twice cited "working papers" in response to records requests.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 18h

Cherish the wins as we fight every day for more…

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 20h

"We plan to file a motion to dismiss, and have no plans to distribute Bibles or a Biblical character education curriculum in classrooms," Fields said in a statement.

New state superintendent says he's dropping Bible-teaching mandate issued by Ryan Walters

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New state superintendent says he's dropping Bible-teaching mandate issued by Ryan Walters

This comes the day after the Oklahoma Supreme Court gave him two weeks to decide on withdrawing the 2024 mandate on teaching the Bible in classrooms.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 18h

Speaking of which, have you updated your list of Trump appointees as Bond villains for the second go-round?

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

Justice JACKSON standing up for voting rights. 🔥

Louisiana: Plaintiffs said 'we want another majority-black district.'

Jackson: No. They said 'we aren't receiving equal electoral opportunity because our votes are being diluted.'

Louisiana: Same thing.

Jackson: No, it’s not.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 19h

Honestly, I’m listening to Dan Jones’ book “Henry V” right now and the arbitrary, capricious, violent, vengeful, lousy rule of tyrannical kings like Richard II does seem like the throwback that Trump is aiming for.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 19h

The quiet acceptance of all of these crimes, especially by America’s elites, is the biggest problem.

Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

This clown clearly has no idea what he’s bloviating about. You don’t need a “secure supply chain” for solar once the project is built, because the only supply you’ll need after that is sunshine. And solar and wind supplemented by batteries is baseload, you nimrod!

Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

Who Would Jesus Beat Up?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson, fake Christian, doesn't think a Republican congressman beating up his girlfriend is "really serious."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who talks about “American exceptionalism” at this point is just demonstrating how out of touch with reality they are. Rather, we need to talk about retooling our systems and attitudes so we can at least compete in the world and stop falling behind.

China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 1d

Wait - so there was a peace deal in place under Biden, but Netanyahu met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago (tinyurl.com/4fn64wah) and scuttled it to give them both a political win?

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘?

Nobel?? More like the Hague.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

Because corporate journalism is dead?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

This is a military invasion of peaceful neighborhoods - by our own government! Everyone needs to speak out and stand up, including all the cowardly Republicans and other elites who think they can just pretend like nothing’s happening and they aren’t complicit.

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Kindler @kindler.bsky.social · 1d

I can't wait 'til she discovers that "antifa" doesn't exist...