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petra de asis

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concerned citizen bearing witness. seed, scion, and crop swapper. immigrant, ph.d. #khive Aoe: trauma, stress management, disaster preparedness/disaster mental health, adhd, gardening, carpentry

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · Jan 31

Choice A: imperfect Dems who try to pass less than perfect legislation for the good of Americans

Choice B: incompetent racist/sexist GOP who weaponize cruelty & chaos to the detriment of Americans, spreading suffering while lowering taxes for the rich

Hyperfocusing on A depresses votes. Oppose B.

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 2m

People do need to step up. But 60 is the new 40. In SF Bay Area, we had a park ranger working at Rosie the Riveter Historical Park who retired at 100.

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Defend Democracy - Emerge

Emerge America is the nation's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office. We inspire women to run. We hone their skills ...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23m

PEN America says that the Pentagon has committed a "staggering retreat" with its decision to shut out reporters, while it's "heartened by the solidarity of news organizations standing together in the face of government censorship, and their continued coverage of the Pentagon..."

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 29m

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 31m

1. Friends, I have a major career update. And it is bittersweet.

My time at Rolling Stone is coming to a close this week.

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Alleen Brown @alleenbrown.bsky.social · 53m

Devastating piece by the inimitable @ninalakhani.bsky.social about the rising climate crisis death toll

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

www.theguardian.com

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 24m

"Once populations become embedded in sealed info environments, the majority maintain faith through famine, economic collapse, & policies that kill millions. The propaganda apparatus attributes disaster to enemies rather than leadership... believers accept this framing even as conditions deteriorate.

suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 32m

open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

History Says Most Trump Supporters Will Never Turn On Him. No Matter What.

I remember the moment in a psychology course when my professor described the Soviet famine of the 1930s with a detail that has never left me.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 31m

America could be heading into an era without the Voting Rights Act. Hanna Rosin spoke with Stacey Abrams and Vann Newkirk to examine what this could mean for Black voters, democracy, and control of Congress.

Listen on "Radio Atlantic":

If the Voting Rights Act Falls

The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble the landmark civil-rights law. What does that mean for Black voters, democracy, and control of Congress?

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 31m

Candidates should be evaluated on qualifications and yes, cognitive fitness.

We'd all like to see younger people who were as accomplished as JFK (POTUS at 43) & Clinton (Governor at 33)

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 2d

If age is an issue, then the question should be: will she be able to meet the cognitive demands required of a legislator?

Same for Platner: would a person unable to finish college because of PTSD (which may affect concentration, attention, distractibility) be able to meet those cognitive demands?

petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 40m

I want Dem candidates to first understand the tradition of math. The party with more numbers get to set policy. No matter how iconoclastic the candidate is, if they are in the minority party, their voice still only counts as one vote.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 1h

Some of the best Democratic politicians are old; some of the worst are young. The establishment/center-left is addressing the youth argument by running blah young people. So time to move on from talking about age alone. newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Not All Old Candidates Are Joe Biden, and Not All Young Ones Are Great

All things being equal, sure, Democrats ought to lean toward younger candidates. But there are many times when all things aren’t equal.

newrepublic.com

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 51m

“The declining strength of the US passport... is more than just a reshuffle in rankings — it signals a fundamental shift in global mobility & soft power dynamics... Nations that embrace openness & cooperation are surging ahead, while those resting on past privilege are being left behind.”

Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 5h

U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 List of Most Powerful Passports for First Time

time.com/7325868/us-p...

U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 in Passport Power. Here’s Why

The U.S. passport is now tied with Malaysia for 12th place following Trump's crackdown on legal and illegal immigration.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 5h

U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 List of Most Powerful Passports for First Time

time.com/7325868/us-p...

U.S. Drops Out of Top 10 in Passport Power. Here’s Why

The U.S. passport is now tied with Malaysia for 12th place following Trump's crackdown on legal and illegal immigration.

time.com

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 57m

McConnell could have advocated for more funding in healthcare. He could have been more vocal about the importance of vaccines.

Instead, he assisted in the demise of the United States of America. He chose power over people. That's his legacy.

apnews.com/article/viru...

For McConnell, virus carries echo of his boyhood polio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell’s earliest childhood memory is the day he left the polio treatment center at Warm Springs, Georgia, for the last time.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1h

Starting January 1st, Californians will be able to buy five-packs of insulin pens via CalRx® for a maximum recommended price of $55 per pack.

Every Californian should be able to access life-saving medications without breaking the bank.

CalMatters @calmatters.org · 7h

Breaking: Starting next year, Californians with diabetes will be able to purchase state-branded insulin at steeply reduced prices, Gov. Newsom announced today. Long-acting insulin pens will be available at pharmacies for $11 per pen beginning Jan. 1. https://cal.news/3W7SDZW

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a partnership with Civica Rx to provide insulin to Californians for $30 for 10 milliliters, which he said was as little as one-tenth of the current cost. Photo by Ringo Chiu, Sipa USA via Reuters

Hed: Newsom unveils $11 state insulin for Californians: ‘We took matters into our own hands’

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 1h

Indivisible should have been protesting Johnson all along.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Here's how ProPublica categorizes the 170 US citizens ICE has kidnapped. 50 Kavanaugh stops and 120 cases where ICE claimed they were assaulted, usually (IMO) after assaulting the person in question.

Remember that 2 of the electeds--Ras Baraka and Brad Lander--were arrested DURING their election.

We reviewed more than 170 cases overall, which we sorted into two categories.

The first is Americans who were held because agents questioned their citizenship. We found more than 50 such cases. The second category is Americans arrested by immigration agents after being accused of assaulting or impeding officers at protests or during immigration arrests of others. In that category, we tallied about 130 Americans, including more than a dozen elected officials. In many of these cases, the government never charged these individuals or the cases were dismissed.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1h

News story two days ago in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social .

As far as I can tell, zero mention in NYT, WSJ, etc.

Though there was space for a front-page NYT story last week about Harvard students sometimes skipping class. (I am shocked, just shocked.)

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

A Majority of Frozen Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard has now received payments on the majority of funding that it lost since the Trump administration froze its access to federal grants this spring, the University notified faculty this month.

www.thecrimson.com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 2h

In two days, be a part of the largest peaceful protest in modern American history.

Join No Kings this Saturday at an event near you to push back on Trump's power grabs and make it clear—we don't do monarchs here. nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 1h

This wasn't the data I had in mind but similar findings.

www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/202...

Most of us, a whopping 80%, feel the nation's economy is poor or not so good. About as many, 85%, think the economy will get worse or stay about the same, and 78% think it will be worse for our children's generation.
That perception is remarkably polarized and confusing when compared with reality, even within the survey itself. The respondents also reported the following:
• 62% are either well satisfied or more-or-less satisfied with their present financial condition.
• 62% say their personal financial situation is either getting better or staying the same.
• 66% say their financial situation is better or about where they expected to be at this stage in life.
• 72% say the rising cost of living is of no concern, not a problem, or minor in
nature.

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 2h

There was one where people rated their own financial situation as fine but perceived others to be doing worse. Will have to look.

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 2h

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 2h

This figure (View That Effects of Global Warming Have Already Begun
By party ID) suggest how propaganda can work over time. Trust in science & experts have eroded with party differences. Media has consolidated & right-leaning info predominates while negative sentiments about Dems have increased.

View That Effects of Global Warming Have Already Begun
By party ID
- Republicans — Independents — Democrats
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h

Perception places the blame on information flows, rather than on each individual being in tune with their personal material circumstance and seeing objective declines in it.

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