PA election wonk
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Free, fair and auditable election advocate.
Proud atheist - keep the god(s) out of governance.
Proud atheist - keep the god(s) out of governance.
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When you kill the DEI so you have no drums.
June 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When you kill the DEI so you have no drums.
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"Earlier this week Donald Trump called for a second civil war at a US military base. This scenario can be resisted and prevented, if we have the courage to listen, interpret, and act. And this Saturday we will have the occasion to act."
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...
Trump's civil war
And our new birth of freedom
snyder.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Earlier this week Donald Trump called for a second civil war at a US military base. This scenario can be resisted and prevented, if we have the courage to listen, interpret, and act. And this Saturday we will have the occasion to act."
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...
snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-civ...
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The Minnesota assassinations, the attempted arson at Governor Shapiro's home, and the violent arrest of Senator Padilla are all straight out of the Jim Crow terrorism playbook. Same goes with cops aiming for journalists covering the ICE protests.
None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
I have at least two people in my replies who are extremely upset that I suggested the two political assassinations of democratic politicians, yes even white ones, counts as an act of Jim Crow style terror and what is alarming is that these two accounts seem to be real people.
June 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Minnesota assassinations, the attempted arson at Governor Shapiro's home, and the violent arrest of Senator Padilla are all straight out of the Jim Crow terrorism playbook. Same goes with cops aiming for journalists covering the ICE protests.
None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
None of these are new tactics, just a new iteration.
June 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The House version of this bill had a loophole that might’ve let federal courts require $1 bond for civil rights plaintiffs. Senate Republicans not only closed it but beefed up the requirement to effectively outlaw preliminary injunctions for all but the richest litigants. Insanity.
The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
June 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The House version of this bill had a loophole that might’ve let federal courts require $1 bond for civil rights plaintiffs. Senate Republicans not only closed it but beefed up the requirement to effectively outlaw preliminary injunctions for all but the richest litigants. Insanity.
This is unhinged madness.
The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
June 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is unhinged madness.
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This is a very good story, and is significantly more disturbing when you realize that soon Mattel toys will also be OpenAI chatbots.
June 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is a very good story, and is significantly more disturbing when you realize that soon Mattel toys will also be OpenAI chatbots.
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The president of the United States in our time is not supposed to wield armed troops and even station marines on American soil because of political speech and assembly he doesn’t like, that is typically not allowed and no I don’t care if any of it is technically “legal”
June 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The president of the United States in our time is not supposed to wield armed troops and even station marines on American soil because of political speech and assembly he doesn’t like, that is typically not allowed and no I don’t care if any of it is technically “legal”
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you don't want to sit for hours through a fascist production and get paid in McDonald's and what amounts to a moth flying out of your digital wallet?
June 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
you don't want to sit for hours through a fascist production and get paid in McDonald's and what amounts to a moth flying out of your digital wallet?
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Look who's paying people to come to his birthday party
June 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Look who's paying people to come to his birthday party
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Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis
Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable
hub.jhu.edu
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
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Aside from the questionable conclusion of this answer, which is both stupid and dangerous, Mike Johnson was literally a constitutional lawyer before becoming a lawmaker.
Q: The president said that if he were Tom Homan he would arrest Gavin Newsom. Do you believe Newsom should face consequences in a legal way?
MIKE JOHNSON: Um, that's not my lane. I'm not gonna give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested. But he ought to be tar and feathered.
MIKE JOHNSON: Um, that's not my lane. I'm not gonna give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested. But he ought to be tar and feathered.
June 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Aside from the questionable conclusion of this answer, which is both stupid and dangerous, Mike Johnson was literally a constitutional lawyer before becoming a lawmaker.
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🚨 SOUTH PHILLY: ICE was spotted on 7th & Snyder at 9am this morning; their two unmarked Dodge SUVs (one gray, one black) are heading South on Broad as of 10am. Community members have eyes on them—alert your neighbors!
KKF 7661 gray Dodge SUV
LTM 932 black Dodge SUV
KKF 7661 gray Dodge SUV
LTM 932 black Dodge SUV
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨 SOUTH PHILLY: ICE was spotted on 7th & Snyder at 9am this morning; their two unmarked Dodge SUVs (one gray, one black) are heading South on Broad as of 10am. Community members have eyes on them—alert your neighbors!
KKF 7661 gray Dodge SUV
LTM 932 black Dodge SUV
KKF 7661 gray Dodge SUV
LTM 932 black Dodge SUV
I could only Cassandra so hard... Knew this was coming and it's going to get worse.
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I could only Cassandra so hard... Knew this was coming and it's going to get worse.
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If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)
docs.google.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If anyone is having trouble following my (increasingly long) thread tracking incidents where police assaulted journalists at protests in Los Angeles this weekend, it's also in spreadsheet form here. This is the more organized version I've been sending to lawyers, agency chiefs, electeds, etc.
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Dean: When did we have a trade surplus?
Lutnick: About 100 years ago
Dean: It was the Great Depression.
Lutnick: About 100 years ago
Dean: It was the Great Depression.
June 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Dean: When did we have a trade surplus?
Lutnick: About 100 years ago
Dean: It was the Great Depression.
Lutnick: About 100 years ago
Dean: It was the Great Depression.
That Kafkaesque feeling? It's not imaginary.
Even federal judges are noting the similarities.
The impact of the Trump kakistocracy is being felt all over the world.
Even federal judges are noting the similarities.
The impact of the Trump kakistocracy is being felt all over the world.
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That Kafkaesque feeling? It's not imaginary.
Even federal judges are noting the similarities.
The impact of the Trump kakistocracy is being felt all over the world.
Even federal judges are noting the similarities.
The impact of the Trump kakistocracy is being felt all over the world.
Defund cancer research but give this dude an $18 million dollar department?
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
www.propublica.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Defund cancer research but give this dude an $18 million dollar department?
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
www.propublica.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
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Here are the four essay questions all federal job applicants for GS-05 and above positions will be expected to answer. It is transparently obvious that these will be used to effectively screen for ideological and personal loyalty.
June 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Here are the four essay questions all federal job applicants for GS-05 and above positions will be expected to answer. It is transparently obvious that these will be used to effectively screen for ideological and personal loyalty.
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“meritocracy” www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-he...
Acting head of FEMA said he wasn't aware U.S. has a hurricane season, sources say
It was not clear to staff whether FEMA's David Richardson meant it literally or as a joke, but current and former employees who spoke with CBS News said the comment flustered many.
www.cbsnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“meritocracy” www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-he...