ConnieRR
@connierr.bsky.social
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ConnieRR
@connierr.bsky.social
· May 7
Most important. @djrothkopf.bsky.social is the mist important read there is. And his Deep State Radio is a must listen.
Excellent analysis and understanding always.
Excellent analysis and understanding always.
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does someone have kompromat on Jeffries? Just fucking stop talking, man.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
does someone have kompromat on Jeffries? Just fucking stop talking, man.
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Why would you accept the premise of Donald Trump's lie and then lie FOR him to further advance his political project? None of this is true, why are you talking?
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Why would you accept the premise of Donald Trump's lie and then lie FOR him to further advance his political project? None of this is true, why are you talking?
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Helpful article re the importance of Hep B vaccine by
@tarahaelle.bsky.social but what stood out: (All CDC links in this article are either CDC-archived ones or from Internet Archive, dated prior to Jan. 20, 2025, to reduce the risk of non-evidence-based updates under the new administration.)
@tarahaelle.bsky.social but what stood out: (All CDC links in this article are either CDC-archived ones or from Internet Archive, dated prior to Jan. 20, 2025, to reduce the risk of non-evidence-based updates under the new administration.)
Why reporters should cover this week's CDC meeting on hepatitis B vaccine and more
The CDC will discuss its current policy of hepatitis B vaccination at birth and other recommendations from Dec. 4-5. Here's what to know.
healthjournalism.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Helpful article re the importance of Hep B vaccine by
@tarahaelle.bsky.social but what stood out: (All CDC links in this article are either CDC-archived ones or from Internet Archive, dated prior to Jan. 20, 2025, to reduce the risk of non-evidence-based updates under the new administration.)
@tarahaelle.bsky.social but what stood out: (All CDC links in this article are either CDC-archived ones or from Internet Archive, dated prior to Jan. 20, 2025, to reduce the risk of non-evidence-based updates under the new administration.)
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Carlos Trujillo “failed to mention…that his lobbying firm, Continental Strategy LLC, worked for at least four clients tied to Honduras this year, including…Honduras Próspera, a controversial private charter city in Honduras backed by Silicon Valley billionaires.” 11/21/25 … 1/
House Dem busts lobbyist on undeclared foreign contracts
During a hearing on Honduras' upcoming election, Rep. Joaquin Castro exposed a witness's lucrative deals with local business elites
responsiblestatecraft.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Carlos Trujillo “failed to mention…that his lobbying firm, Continental Strategy LLC, worked for at least four clients tied to Honduras this year, including…Honduras Próspera, a controversial private charter city in Honduras backed by Silicon Valley billionaires.” 11/21/25 … 1/
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House Oversight Democrats just released never-before-seen photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein's Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands — including one room in his home that contained a dentist's chair.
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
House Oversight Democrats just released never-before-seen photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein's Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands — including one room in his home that contained a dentist's chair.
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
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Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
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The administration is extorting universities for billions of dollars and attempting to destroy free speech, academic freedom, and independent thought but the Atlantic talked to a few professors at elite universities who think the problem is that some students need a little extra time on exams
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The administration is extorting universities for billions of dollars and attempting to destroy free speech, academic freedom, and independent thought but the Atlantic talked to a few professors at elite universities who think the problem is that some students need a little extra time on exams
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The labor market replied, "We know."
U.S. TREASURY'S BESSENT SAYS TRUMP HAS NORMALIZED THE IDEA OF A 15-20% TARIFF -NEW YORK TIMES DEALBOOK SUMMIT
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The labor market replied, "We know."
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I've already commented on this, but Jesus fucking christ. The more responses from disabled people I read on this thread, the more my burning hatred for "means-testing" liberals grows.
There is nothing to balance, it's a made up problem, disability fraud is 0 compared to the cost of denial.
There is nothing to balance, it's a made up problem, disability fraud is 0 compared to the cost of denial.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I've already commented on this, but Jesus fucking christ. The more responses from disabled people I read on this thread, the more my burning hatred for "means-testing" liberals grows.
There is nothing to balance, it's a made up problem, disability fraud is 0 compared to the cost of denial.
There is nothing to balance, it's a made up problem, disability fraud is 0 compared to the cost of denial.
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The idea that there's some sort of widespread abuse of processes for equitable accommodations and so we must do something about the equitable accommodations is just a right wing talking point that libs are now uncritically regurgitating. No different from worrying about Welfare Queens
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The idea that there's some sort of widespread abuse of processes for equitable accommodations and so we must do something about the equitable accommodations is just a right wing talking point that libs are now uncritically regurgitating. No different from worrying about Welfare Queens
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The BLS continues to produce high quality employment estimates. I understand where this comes from, but part of how Trump undermines institutions is by generating mistrust of legitimate institutions.
The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The BLS continues to produce high quality employment estimates. I understand where this comes from, but part of how Trump undermines institutions is by generating mistrust of legitimate institutions.
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State governance matters. Let's pay attention.
Each year the non-partisan Department of Legislative Services prepares Issue Papers to help set the stage for our 90 day legislative session. The 2026 Issue Papers are now available:
tinyurl.com/ufmjvjf7
tinyurl.com/ufmjvjf7
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
State governance matters. Let's pay attention.
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The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵
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Marshall should lose his medical license for these lies.
Sen. Roger Marshall on Trump's health: "I'll work 110 hours a week. He outworks me. He's the first person I've ever known that works harder than I do. He runs around that golf course. He's in incredible shape right now. And you talk about sharp! He's playing 4 dimensional chess"
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Marshall should lose his medical license for these lies.
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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Hard to understand this as anything but an attempt by a hostile foreign power to destroy the country.....
This is the new chair of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which meets this week to scrutinize the childhood immunization schedule and administering hepatitis B shots at birth www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hard to understand this as anything but an attempt by a hostile foreign power to destroy the country.....
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Wow. Mark Kelly’s Devastating Takedown of Trump.
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Wow. Mark Kelly’s Devastating Takedown of Trump.
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And another cover up begins….
Trump: Jack Smith classified documents report should remain secret
Trump: Jack Smith classified documents report should remain secret
Trump’s request is a break from the Justice Department’s handling of all special counsel reports in recent decades.
dlvr.it
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And another cover up begins….
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Ex-DEA agent who worked on the case against former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez calls his release "devastating":
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Former Honduras president, convicted of trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ex-DEA agent who worked on the case against former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez calls his release "devastating":
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
“It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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“Critics say” is the most pathetic and cowardly way to describe the obvious conclusion reached by any sentient being. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-immigration-afghan-daca.html
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“Critics say” is the most pathetic and cowardly way to describe the obvious conclusion reached by any sentient being. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-immigration-afghan-daca.html
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In belated recognition that the national guard are sitting ducks, the Trump regime now has D.C. police patrolling with guardsmen. So, who is getting protection? Surely, Americans would be safer if guardsmen stayed home and D.C. police were assigned to fight crime open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
The ‘buck stops’ nowhere
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In belated recognition that the national guard are sitting ducks, the Trump regime now has D.C. police patrolling with guardsmen. So, who is getting protection? Surely, Americans would be safer if guardsmen stayed home and D.C. police were assigned to fight crime open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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This is ridiculous. It was the first TRUMP admin which developed the cases against President Hernandez. His brother Tony Hernandez was indicted in 2018 and convicted in 2019, and key ally Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was indicted in 2020.
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Leavitt: "The people of Honduras have highlighted to him how the former President Hernandez was set up. This was a clear Biden over prosecution."
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is ridiculous. It was the first TRUMP admin which developed the cases against President Hernandez. His brother Tony Hernandez was indicted in 2018 and convicted in 2019, and key ally Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was indicted in 2020.
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
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Evaluating nominees is explicitly his job as a Senator. What "others" can give advice and consent of the senate?
Vote these spineless cowards out of their majorities so we can actually have some oversight on this serial criminality.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Evaluating nominees is explicitly his job as a Senator. What "others" can give advice and consent of the senate?