AuroraErratic
@auroraerratic.bsky.social
Potter, gardener, childless cat lady, Democrat. Guess what? WE'RE STILL NOT GOING BACK
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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
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oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
Two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting H-1B visas, soaring costs are roiling rural health care facilities that have long struggled to find staff.
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
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one of the underrated bad things about trump is that he's so insane people have forgotten that what a politician says actually does in fact matter, that it's also a speech act. you can't just go out and say shit. you're a public figure.
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
one of the underrated bad things about trump is that he's so insane people have forgotten that what a politician says actually does in fact matter, that it's also a speech act. you can't just go out and say shit. you're a public figure.
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I’m proud to be leading this fight. Thank you to @maddowblog.bsky.social for highlighting this critical issue.
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’m proud to be leading this fight. Thank you to @maddowblog.bsky.social for highlighting this critical issue.
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I mean, the same exact dude said "I am going to create a panic around CRT!" and then he did.
And then he said, "I am going to create a panic around DEI!" and then he did.
You all let this dude coordinate attacks against Black women in leadership and said nothing.
Some of y'all agreed with him!🤦🏿♂️
And then he said, "I am going to create a panic around DEI!" and then he did.
You all let this dude coordinate attacks against Black women in leadership and said nothing.
Some of y'all agreed with him!🤦🏿♂️
We let a dude literally broadcast our loud "I am going to create a panic around CRT, and use that to change what schools can teach about antisemitism and racism"
Where he was successful, holocaust knowledge dropped.
Then most of the US tried to blame the drop in holocaust knowledge on TikTok.🤦🏿♂️
Where he was successful, holocaust knowledge dropped.
Then most of the US tried to blame the drop in holocaust knowledge on TikTok.🤦🏿♂️
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Remember when we let one far-right dude make up the whole critical race theory panic, and then reactionaries passed "anti-CRT" laws that were really anti-diversity laws, so that te...
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February 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I mean, the same exact dude said "I am going to create a panic around CRT!" and then he did.
And then he said, "I am going to create a panic around DEI!" and then he did.
You all let this dude coordinate attacks against Black women in leadership and said nothing.
Some of y'all agreed with him!🤦🏿♂️
And then he said, "I am going to create a panic around DEI!" and then he did.
You all let this dude coordinate attacks against Black women in leadership and said nothing.
Some of y'all agreed with him!🤦🏿♂️
Holy crap ONE GALLON of paint is $70?? & not even the extra-fancy paint.
I was guessing like $28. Joke's on me.
I was guessing like $28. Joke's on me.
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Holy crap ONE GALLON of paint is $70?? & not even the extra-fancy paint.
I was guessing like $28. Joke's on me.
I was guessing like $28. Joke's on me.
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LOL
‘Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal’
It was only a matter of time before this was reported.
You can set your watch to the revelation of his hypocrisy.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
‘Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal’
It was only a matter of time before this was reported.
You can set your watch to the revelation of his hypocrisy.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
LOL
‘Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal’
It was only a matter of time before this was reported.
You can set your watch to the revelation of his hypocrisy.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
‘Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal’
It was only a matter of time before this was reported.
You can set your watch to the revelation of his hypocrisy.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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My first oncologist at Lafayette Cancer Treatment Center in Brewer was from Pakistan. Maine depends on foreign doctors and will be harmed by this Trump policy. #mepolitics www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My first oncologist at Lafayette Cancer Treatment Center in Brewer was from Pakistan. Maine depends on foreign doctors and will be harmed by this Trump policy. #mepolitics www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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No rule of law in the US. The King decides who deserves punishment.
Rolling Stone: “Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.”
Rolling Stone: “Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.”
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
No rule of law in the US. The King decides who deserves punishment.
Rolling Stone: “Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.”
Rolling Stone: “Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.”
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The EO isn't saying people aren't citizens. It is literally and explicitly creating a second-class of citizenship
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The EO isn't saying people aren't citizens. It is literally and explicitly creating a second-class of citizenship
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They’re clearly plugging this dude into an IV regularly and, if this were Biden, there would be demands for weekly hour long press conferences from his doctors on his health. But that’s not how authoritarianism works so stop asking questions already.
Trump last night had the complexion of a Thanksgiving turkey that was left in the oven too long and bandages were again visible on the back of his right hand
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
(photos via Getty and by Aaron Schwartz and Paul Morigi)
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
They’re clearly plugging this dude into an IV regularly and, if this were Biden, there would be demands for weekly hour long press conferences from his doctors on his health. But that’s not how authoritarianism works so stop asking questions already.
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OH THAT IS INTERESTING
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
OH THAT IS INTERESTING
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Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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He may not be a #caturdsy cat but his life matters and I desperately need a foster for this extremely loving pup on the East Coast where he can be transported 2u 4free- food/vet provided and training if needed!
Save a life this Christmas for fucks sake! REPOST !
Save a life this Christmas for fucks sake! REPOST !
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
He may not be a #caturdsy cat but his life matters and I desperately need a foster for this extremely loving pup on the East Coast where he can be transported 2u 4free- food/vet provided and training if needed!
Save a life this Christmas for fucks sake! REPOST !
Save a life this Christmas for fucks sake! REPOST !
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So this is the Dems new slogan - “Strong floor, no ceiling.” WTF who came up with that out of touch POS. What does it even mean - if you have to explain your slogan you probably does have a good slogan.
Opinion | The Democrats new slogan is political malpractice
Paul Waldman says that in addition to being inscrutable, the new slogan doesn't even describe what Democrats ought to want.
www.ms.now
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So this is the Dems new slogan - “Strong floor, no ceiling.” WTF who came up with that out of touch POS. What does it even mean - if you have to explain your slogan you probably does have a good slogan.
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New Mexico launched a state pilot program offering monthly $500 payments to teens who are homeless, to stay in school
“When you invest in people, they respond”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
“When you invest in people, they respond”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New Mexico launched a state pilot program offering monthly $500 payments to teens who are homeless, to stay in school
“When you invest in people, they respond”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
“When you invest in people, they respond”
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Nice to see. My great-grandfather Henry Negus (after whom I was named) was director of the Iowa City bus co., 100+ yrs ago.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Nice to see. My great-grandfather Henry Negus (after whom I was named) was director of the Iowa City bus co., 100+ yrs ago.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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6 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Biden, generally a lukewarm backer of trans rights as President, uses Intl International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference speech to slam Reps/Trump for turning trans rights into "political football...into something scary, something sinister."
Joe Biden slams Republicans for turning transgender rights into ‘political football’
The former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on Friday
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
6 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Biden, generally a lukewarm backer of trans rights as President, uses Intl International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference speech to slam Reps/Trump for turning trans rights into "political football...into something scary, something sinister."
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Assigned's mentions for this post are flooded with people who want to jeer at Biden so may I just say: When a Democratic former president makes a point of standing up for trans rights in a situation where he is absolutely not required to do so, for God's sake, just take the W.
6 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Biden, generally a lukewarm backer of trans rights as President, uses Intl International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference speech to slam Reps/Trump for turning trans rights into "political football...into something scary, something sinister."
Joe Biden slams Republicans for turning transgender rights into ‘political football’
The former president gave a speech expressing support for LGBTQ+ rights at an LGBTQ+ leaders conference on Friday
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Assigned's mentions for this post are flooded with people who want to jeer at Biden so may I just say: When a Democratic former president makes a point of standing up for trans rights in a situation where he is absolutely not required to do so, for God's sake, just take the W.