Elizabeth
@spottedfawn.bsky.social
Not a dog or a fawn. Sorry to have confused anyone.
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If an H-1B visa applicant or one of their loved ones worked in content moderation, the State Department has said to consider the application ineligible. trib.al/kAoGXVk
Trump Says It’s OK to Deny Visas to People Who Worked in Fact-Checking
If an H-1B visa applicant or one of their loved ones worked in content moderation, the State Department has said to consider the application ineligible.
trib.al
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If an H-1B visa applicant or one of their loved ones worked in content moderation, the State Department has said to consider the application ineligible. trib.al/kAoGXVk
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Excellent piece: @msjpauly.bsky.social dug up docs that reveal the right-wing funders behind Riley Gaines' ascent and spoke to puzzled teammates who wonder what happened to her. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Excellent piece: @msjpauly.bsky.social dug up docs that reveal the right-wing funders behind Riley Gaines' ascent and spoke to puzzled teammates who wonder what happened to her. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“…if Condé can get away with this—and with President Donald Trump sabotaging the National Labor Relations Board, the company appears to be betting that it can—it will send a message to unions and employers across our industry that the foundations of labor law are collapsing.”
If Condé Nast Can Illegally Fire Me, No Union Worker Is Safe
The Trump administration is making employers think they can ignore their legal obligations and trample on the rights of workers.
www.thenation.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“…if Condé can get away with this—and with President Donald Trump sabotaging the National Labor Relations Board, the company appears to be betting that it can—it will send a message to unions and employers across our industry that the foundations of labor law are collapsing.”
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This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is spot-on.
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UVA "deal" might be the worst/most dangerous (so far). With the help of UVA's leadership, Trump coerced a leading U.S. university to foreswear all efforts (including 100% lawful measures) to achieve diversity.
A betrayal of our values.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
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NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
More Evidence Submitted to Dismiss the Charges Against Kilmar Abrego
Friday night, we learned that the DOJ lied about the door being closed to Costa Rica. Mr. Abrego's lawyers feel that's enough to immediately dismiss on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds.
www.muellershewrote.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW: Mr. Abrego's lawyers believe that the lies DOJ told in the civil case warrant immediate dismissal in his criminal case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/more-evide...
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Reminder: It’s really not normal for a senior DOJ official to publicly confirm that DOJ is getting ready to indict someone!
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Reminder: It’s really not normal for a senior DOJ official to publicly confirm that DOJ is getting ready to indict someone!
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
(Not to mention that Mizelle no longer works at DOJ — how exactly does he know “of what he speaks”?)
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Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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An endless amount of deranged details in this interview with Greg Bovino's sister, but most notably that his uncle produced the Jack Nicholson movie The Border and the depiction of the agent as corrupt radicalized him as a 12-yr-old.
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
How a family secret led Greg Bovino to lead Trump's border crackdown
Before he became the face of Trump's tough ICE policies, Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino endured a childhood marked by a family scandal that changed the trajectory of his life.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
An endless amount of deranged details in this interview with Greg Bovino's sister, but most notably that his uncle produced the Jack Nicholson movie The Border and the depiction of the agent as corrupt radicalized him as a 12-yr-old.
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
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In the US right’s factional struggle between “of course we should welcome open Nazis” and “we should be cool with a lot of Nazi stuff and people adjacent to Nazis but not welcoming to outright Nazis,” the most influential Republican, Donald J. Trump, has sided with the open Nazi faction. Yes, again.
Q: Tucker had a friendly interview w/ antisemite Nick Fuentes. What role do you think Carlson should play in the GOP?
TRUMP: I've found him to be good. He's said good things about me. Will you let me finish my statement? You're the worst. You're with Bloomberg, right? I don't know why they have you
TRUMP: I've found him to be good. He's said good things about me. Will you let me finish my statement? You're the worst. You're with Bloomberg, right? I don't know why they have you
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In the US right’s factional struggle between “of course we should welcome open Nazis” and “we should be cool with a lot of Nazi stuff and people adjacent to Nazis but not welcoming to outright Nazis,” the most influential Republican, Donald J. Trump, has sided with the open Nazi faction. Yes, again.
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Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan
Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
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As I wrote in September:
“The press will rarely defend their colleagues, no matter how often the White House gives them wedgies, shoves them into the janitor’s closet, or glues ‘KICK ME’ signs to their Spider-Man backpacks.”
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
“The press will rarely defend their colleagues, no matter how often the White House gives them wedgies, shoves them into the janitor’s closet, or glues ‘KICK ME’ signs to their Spider-Man backpacks.”
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
As I wrote in September:
“The press will rarely defend their colleagues, no matter how often the White House gives them wedgies, shoves them into the janitor’s closet, or glues ‘KICK ME’ signs to their Spider-Man backpacks.”
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
“The press will rarely defend their colleagues, no matter how often the White House gives them wedgies, shoves them into the janitor’s closet, or glues ‘KICK ME’ signs to their Spider-Man backpacks.”
www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
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…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
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The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
It rocks that all 20 people who genuinely think the Olivia Nuzzi stuff is interesting have editorial discretion at major media outlets. Just publish your group chats
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The only thing that's interesting about Nuzzi is the story of how an amoral careerist with no interest in policy and abysmal ethics became an acclaimed national political reporter. But rather than tell that story, the entire media seems desperate to play a part in it.
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in the actual real world secret police are disappearing americans on behalf of an openly white nationalist government but george packer’s latest is a novel about a world beset by woke totalitarianism
What Happens When an Empire Falls? This Novel Has Some Ideas.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
in the actual real world secret police are disappearing americans on behalf of an openly white nationalist government but george packer’s latest is a novel about a world beset by woke totalitarianism
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My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Donate to Help Zoey Beat Leukemia, organized by Julie Bendle
Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
Zoey is a precocious, funny, and determined 3-year-old who loves unicorn… Julie Bendle needs your support for Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
oklahomawatch.org/2025/11/14/t...
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It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's remarkable that the number of news analyses/pundit takes that the Democrats are too extreme--out of touch, too focused on divisive cultural issues, too beholden to progressive orthodoxy--far exceeds the articles on the Trump/GOP's connections to the far right. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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This is what guys like Yglesias, and everybody else making hay about Kamala supporting transition care in prisons, want to happen everywhere.
EXCLUSIVE: A forced detransition policy had disastrous effects in one Georgia prison, according to the manager of the medical unit there.
The policy is on hold due to a court order requiring prisons to re-start hormone treatments for incarcerated people in GA.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
The policy is on hold due to a court order requiring prisons to re-start hormone treatments for incarcerated people in GA.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
EXCLUSIVE: Forced Detransitions ‘Nearly Toppled’ Medical Unit in Georgia Prison During Care Ban — Assigned
In the midst of a lawsuit, a Georgia prison resumes gender affirming care for trans inmates.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is what guys like Yglesias, and everybody else making hay about Kamala supporting transition care in prisons, want to happen everywhere.
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro