Julie Gilberg
@joolytron.bsky.social
Post-academic prone to wandering, pushing pixels, and making good trouble under the Pink Dome. Currently: @ginaforaustin.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Basically, you can get fired as a government employee for doing what Jerry Jones and Jaime Dimon did in 2020
September 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Basically, you can get fired as a government employee for doing what Jerry Jones and Jaime Dimon did in 2020
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I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
The fact that there's an ASL interpreter there.... Thank you @aoc.bsky.social 🥹😍🤟🏼
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
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This is the right thing to do, and it’s a profound shame that he had to do it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
April 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is the right thing to do, and it’s a profound shame that he had to do it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First and 14th Amendments. Counties cannot reject ballots from counting undated and wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First and 14th Amendments. Counties cannot reject ballots from counting undated and wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
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We should compare Social Security, which has never missed a payment since its inception, to Tesla's stock price.
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
We should compare Social Security, which has never missed a payment since its inception, to Tesla's stock price.
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"What if we combined the normal sociopathy of a GOP administration with the absolute destruction of your 401K?"
March 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"What if we combined the normal sociopathy of a GOP administration with the absolute destruction of your 401K?"
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New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
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Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
March 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
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There’s 1 test students in the US to show achievement year to year: NAEP.
NAEP shows TX students mostly peaked in 2015 & 2011.
NAEP shows TX students mostly peaked in 2015 & 2011.
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There’s 1 test students in the US to show achievement year to year: NAEP.
NAEP shows TX students mostly peaked in 2015 & 2011.
NAEP shows TX students mostly peaked in 2015 & 2011.
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Supporting Black-owned businesses in Austin isn’t just about shopping local—it’s about investing in culture, community, and economic empowerment. From food trucks to boutiques, let's uplift and celebrate the entrepreneurs shaping our city by highlighting a few from HD49.
February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Supporting Black-owned businesses in Austin isn’t just about shopping local—it’s about investing in culture, community, and economic empowerment. From food trucks to boutiques, let's uplift and celebrate the entrepreneurs shaping our city by highlighting a few from HD49.
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There's a deep denial of just how deep the hole was by the time Biden dropped out and how much Harris closed the gap. That's evidenced by how bad the party's margin's deteriorated outside of the swing states (and, by comparison, how well Harris did there).
a lot of Democrats seem deeply invested in the idea that Clinton and Harris lost their elections for similar reasons (electoral bigotry of some sort)
the best evidence suggests this is false -- Harris, unlike Clinton, was reasonably personally popular and lost for totally different reasons
the best evidence suggests this is false -- Harris, unlike Clinton, was reasonably personally popular and lost for totally different reasons
February 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There's a deep denial of just how deep the hole was by the time Biden dropped out and how much Harris closed the gap. That's evidenced by how bad the party's margin's deteriorated outside of the swing states (and, by comparison, how well Harris did there).
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
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🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
🚨 New Filing in Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
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Call me a liar to my face, Governor Abbott.
I stand with the millions of Texas moms with kids in our #txed neighborhood schools who see your con & know the harm you are doing to our students.
I’ll be in my office.
I stand with the millions of Texas moms with kids in our #txed neighborhood schools who see your con & know the harm you are doing to our students.
I’ll be in my office.
February 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Call me a liar to my face, Governor Abbott.
I stand with the millions of Texas moms with kids in our #txed neighborhood schools who see your con & know the harm you are doing to our students.
I’ll be in my office.
I stand with the millions of Texas moms with kids in our #txed neighborhood schools who see your con & know the harm you are doing to our students.
I’ll be in my office.
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Women in Austin are mobilizing.
More to come.
More to come.
February 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Women in Austin are mobilizing.
More to come.
More to come.
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Taxpayer-funded vouchers take money from your #txed neighborhood school to give to unaccountable private schools all so Abbott’s billionaire donors can turn a profit.
Find out how much your schools will lose:
https://buff.ly/4b07SuG
Find out how much your schools will lose:
https://buff.ly/4b07SuG
Don't Defund My School
Learn, organize, and defeat school vouchers in Texas.
DontDefundMySchool.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Taxpayer-funded vouchers take money from your #txed neighborhood school to give to unaccountable private schools all so Abbott’s billionaire donors can turn a profit.
Find out how much your schools will lose:
https://buff.ly/4b07SuG
Find out how much your schools will lose:
https://buff.ly/4b07SuG
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To put a finer point on it, the Trump administration is mass firing federal employees and telling them if they dispute their termination that they can take it up with a board that will (I just learned) lack a quorum to function as of March 1 when another of the current board member’s term expires.
It can’t be a coincidence that the CFPB email firing probationary employees included the language below.
As I reported earlier, 1 of 3 members of this board was fired last night. If they fire one more, they lack a quorum to actually hear any cases.
As I reported earlier, 1 of 3 members of this board was fired last night. If they fire one more, they lack a quorum to actually hear any cases.
February 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
To put a finer point on it, the Trump administration is mass firing federal employees and telling them if they dispute their termination that they can take it up with a board that will (I just learned) lack a quorum to function as of March 1 when another of the current board member’s term expires.
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Educators and school communities from all over TX are coming to ATX to tell their stories & fight for our kids & our neighborhood schools.
I was honored to join @menendez4texas.bsky.social to speak to Leadership SAISD before they hit the Capitol to hustle for the edu & schools our students deserve.
I was honored to join @menendez4texas.bsky.social to speak to Leadership SAISD before they hit the Capitol to hustle for the edu & schools our students deserve.
February 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Educators and school communities from all over TX are coming to ATX to tell their stories & fight for our kids & our neighborhood schools.
I was honored to join @menendez4texas.bsky.social to speak to Leadership SAISD before they hit the Capitol to hustle for the edu & schools our students deserve.
I was honored to join @menendez4texas.bsky.social to speak to Leadership SAISD before they hit the Capitol to hustle for the edu & schools our students deserve.
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Uh, this is a nuclear bomb on university budgets if I am reading it correctly. Mandating an indirect cost rate of 15% *overnight*?
February 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Uh, this is a nuclear bomb on university budgets if I am reading it correctly. Mandating an indirect cost rate of 15% *overnight*?