Nancy Brockway
@nbrockway.bsky.social
Rely on Science/Reason. Recovering lawyer. Fierce desire for social equity. Love all singing styles. Mordant & goofy sense of humor as the spirit moves. Love honest debate. Love to parse sentences. Still say “fewer than.” Feminist.
Sorry - don’t do DMs.
Sorry - don’t do DMs.
Vlad Vexler Chat says the Trump political theory is more than neoliberalism. It’s hyper-neoliberalism: market competition, as they see it, is dog-eat-dog, winner-take-all naked aggression. And it’s not too far a leap to apply the same concept to politics. youtu.be/krEGUTVkOPg?....
Does Kremlin actually have KOMPROMAT on Trump?
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat
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March 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Vlad Vexler Chat says the Trump political theory is more than neoliberalism. It’s hyper-neoliberalism: market competition, as they see it, is dog-eat-dog, winner-take-all naked aggression. And it’s not too far a leap to apply the same concept to politics. youtu.be/krEGUTVkOPg?....
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Re: Americans seemingly not as concerned as Blue Sky members (yet) over loss of democracy and freedom - I feel more hopeful remembering “you don’t miss your water til the well run dry.” Well is running dry fast! ‘Course, achingly bad that lots have to suffer to make it plain to enough ppl.
March 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Re: Americans seemingly not as concerned as Blue Sky members (yet) over loss of democracy and freedom - I feel more hopeful remembering “you don’t miss your water til the well run dry.” Well is running dry fast! ‘Course, achingly bad that lots have to suffer to make it plain to enough ppl.
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“Are we going to break something?” acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek asked, referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know.
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
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March 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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If you are still concerned about the survival of American democracy, it's time to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth:
It's gone, y'all.
We can't defeat fascism until we acknowledge its existence.
http://dlvr.it/TJYGNj
It's gone, y'all.
We can't defeat fascism until we acknowledge its existence.
http://dlvr.it/TJYGNj
The 'Threat to Democracy' Is Over
It's time to admit that the fascism we feared is already here.
dlvr.it
March 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If you are still concerned about the survival of American democracy, it's time to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth:
It's gone, y'all.
We can't defeat fascism until we acknowledge its existence.
http://dlvr.it/TJYGNj
It's gone, y'all.
We can't defeat fascism until we acknowledge its existence.
http://dlvr.it/TJYGNj
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They started with the undocumented, then they went after visa holders and permanent residents, now it's naturalized citizens.
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They started with the undocumented, then they went after visa holders and permanent residents, now it's naturalized citizens.
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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Free Mahmoud Khalil. It's important to protect speech, even, perhaps especially, when we don't agree what's being said. If we don't support other people's First Amendment rights, then who will protect ours? We have to all be in this together.
March 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Free Mahmoud Khalil. It's important to protect speech, even, perhaps especially, when we don't agree what's being said. If we don't support other people's First Amendment rights, then who will protect ours? We have to all be in this together.
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Free Mahmoud Khalil!
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Free Mahmoud Khalil!
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Free Mahmoud Khalil!
March 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Free Mahmoud Khalil!
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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🤔 Sometime in the last week, the DOJ removed this from its website. Wonder why?
March 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
🤔 Sometime in the last week, the DOJ removed this from its website. Wonder why?
Not to mention absence of farm workers due to deportation threats.
Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war
The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...
www.1011now.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Not to mention absence of farm workers due to deportation threats.
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The Trump-Musk Regime is reportedly planning to cut as much as 50% of the IRS workforce.
Make no mistake: this will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163 billion a year.
Hello?
Make no mistake: this will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163 billion a year.
Hello?
March 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Trump-Musk Regime is reportedly planning to cut as much as 50% of the IRS workforce.
Make no mistake: this will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163 billion a year.
Hello?
Make no mistake: this will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163 billion a year.
Hello?
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Bribes. They’re known as bribes.
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Bribes. They’re known as bribes.
Just finished a survey from a Democratic activist organization. Like 99% of such things, it tried to get me amped up w/increasingly urgent questions, up to the penultimate “Do you support [whatever the organization does]”? The tiresome last page - can only submit if donate! Bait & switch. Faithless.
March 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just finished a survey from a Democratic activist organization. Like 99% of such things, it tried to get me amped up w/increasingly urgent questions, up to the penultimate “Do you support [whatever the organization does]”? The tiresome last page - can only submit if donate! Bait & switch. Faithless.
Went over to X by mistake. Came across Chris Murphy defense of Zelenskyy (he didn’t start a fight w DJT/JDV) followed by screed after sometimes-vicious screed parroting Trumpian/Putinesque criticisms of Zelenskyy (disrespected them/USA, Murphy shld go back to CT, etc). BlueSky boringly reasonable.
March 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Went over to X by mistake. Came across Chris Murphy defense of Zelenskyy (he didn’t start a fight w DJT/JDV) followed by screed after sometimes-vicious screed parroting Trumpian/Putinesque criticisms of Zelenskyy (disrespected them/USA, Murphy shld go back to CT, etc). BlueSky boringly reasonable.
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It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
Yup. That’s precisely what Affirmative Action was. Not reverse discrimination. Just a fair shot.
What drives me crazy about the anti-DEI rhetoric is everyone wants to be judged on merit. But you can't be judged on merit if you can't even get in the door because you don't fit some prejudiced definition of who is capable and who isn't
February 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yup. That’s precisely what Affirmative Action was. Not reverse discrimination. Just a fair shot.
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Every act of resistance adds up no matter how small. #TogetherWeWin #Resist.
February 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Every act of resistance adds up no matter how small. #TogetherWeWin #Resist.
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Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.
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When my class was elected in 2010, we cut congress’ own budget and our personal ones by about 10 percent.
This one should cut theirs by about 20, and each office should lay off a couple employees.
Same DOGE is requiring.
Make every
@gop
answer
This one should cut theirs by about 20, and each office should lay off a couple employees.
Same DOGE is requiring.
Make every
@gop
answer
February 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When my class was elected in 2010, we cut congress’ own budget and our personal ones by about 10 percent.
This one should cut theirs by about 20, and each office should lay off a couple employees.
Same DOGE is requiring.
Make every
@gop
answer
This one should cut theirs by about 20, and each office should lay off a couple employees.
Same DOGE is requiring.
Make every
@gop
answer