Janet Cathcart
@jfcath.bsky.social
Former political operative, Senate legislative aide in the olden days - more questions than answers; striving to pass on participatory curiosity and aspiration to next generation
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I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I can't repeat this enough.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” George Orwell, 1984
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Noem: ICE to stay in Minneapolis after fatal shooting of US citizen
Local officials accuse immigration agents of
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January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” George Orwell, 1984
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The impact of this theft is still rolling through and will only get worse as insurance costs rise, education funding and monitoring spins into chaos, and due process falls apart: www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
Out of spite, GOP lawmakers freeze a NC fund that supports legal help for the poor | Opinion
The move from Republican lawmakers, which involves money that are not state funds, may be illegal | Opinion
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December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The impact of this theft is still rolling through and will only get worse as insurance costs rise, education funding and monitoring spins into chaos, and due process falls apart: www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
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This is so deeply cruel and unjust.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is so deeply cruel and unjust.
Get ready to fight, BUT this is another dust storm of distraction to obscure the current travesties of the day.
@normeisen.bsky.social
@normeisen.bsky.social
Can Trump run for a third term?
Of course not! But that doesn’t mean he won’t consider
The great @katiephang.bsky.social & I break it down including how we can fight back in court👇
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Of course not! But that doesn’t mean he won’t consider
The great @katiephang.bsky.social & I break it down including how we can fight back in court👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RgO...
Trump’s Secret Plot for a THIRD TERM Gets EXPOSED
YouTube video by The Contrarian
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October 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Get ready to fight, BUT this is another dust storm of distraction to obscure the current travesties of the day.
@normeisen.bsky.social
@normeisen.bsky.social
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Stephen Manning, this guy’s lawyer, is one of the best in the country. It’s very good news that he’s taken this case.
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
August 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Stephen Manning, this guy’s lawyer, is one of the best in the country. It’s very good news that he’s taken this case.
Reposting from April 2025.
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposting from April 2025.
So what is your bet? Lots of discovery or settlement with big chunk of cash to DJT?
@petergleick.bsky.social
@petergleick.bsky.social
Discovery will be fun.
July 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So what is your bet? Lots of discovery or settlement with big chunk of cash to DJT?
@petergleick.bsky.social
@petergleick.bsky.social
ProPublica? They seem to have sources as to who works for DOGE
@propublica.org
@propublica.org
Someone needs to check with all the GOP lawyers and consultants who worked for Musk in 2024 to see if they are now working for his new political party.
July 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
ProPublica? They seem to have sources as to who works for DOGE
@propublica.org
@propublica.org
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Urgent need to pressure Congress to fund infant/early childhood mental health for another year. Deadline 7/9.
Urgent need to pressure Congress to fund infant/early childhood mental health for another year. Deadline 7/9.
National, State, & Local Org. Sign-on: Fund Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health in Fiscal Year 2026
DEADLINE: COB Wednesday, July 9
***Accepting national, state, and local organizations***
The foundation of lifelong mental health is laid in the first years of life. The mental health of babies and ...
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July 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Urgent need to pressure Congress to fund infant/early childhood mental health for another year. Deadline 7/9.
Urgent need to pressure Congress to fund infant/early childhood mental health for another year. Deadline 7/9.
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Today, a chamber that once filled me with wonderment made me feel disgust.
June 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today, a chamber that once filled me with wonderment made me feel disgust.
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Once again, Brendan Loper and The New Yorker cartoons nail it. Is this a chance for the global community to make real progress on international agreements that the US has long sabotaged?
June 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Once again, Brendan Loper and The New Yorker cartoons nail it. Is this a chance for the global community to make real progress on international agreements that the US has long sabotaged?
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Today RFK Jr. fired every member of ACIP, the CDC committee that makes vaccine recommendations. Children will die. This is not ok. Lindsey Graham enabled this.
June 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Today RFK Jr. fired every member of ACIP, the CDC committee that makes vaccine recommendations. Children will die. This is not ok. Lindsey Graham enabled this.
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Watch me scramble in real time as I try to find the economic angle on the Musk-Trump tiff.
(I think I found one, and the issues it highlights are terrifyingly important.)
(I think I found one, and the issues it highlights are terrifyingly important.)
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Watch me scramble in real time as I try to find the economic angle on the Musk-Trump tiff.
(I think I found one, and the issues it highlights are terrifyingly important.)
(I think I found one, and the issues it highlights are terrifyingly important.)
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Awkward way for Joni Ernst to find out she isn’t funny.
Let’s stop sending people like Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham to the Senate.
Let’s stop sending people like Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham to the Senate.
June 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Awkward way for Joni Ernst to find out she isn’t funny.
Let’s stop sending people like Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham to the Senate.
Let’s stop sending people like Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham to the Senate.
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$300,000 in 24 hours, with an average contribution of $33.
That’s a whole lot of people ready to stop the corruption and BS in Washington, and fight for a better South Carolina.
I’m beyond grateful. And we’re just getting started.
That’s a whole lot of people ready to stop the corruption and BS in Washington, and fight for a better South Carolina.
I’m beyond grateful. And we’re just getting started.
May 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
$300,000 in 24 hours, with an average contribution of $33.
That’s a whole lot of people ready to stop the corruption and BS in Washington, and fight for a better South Carolina.
I’m beyond grateful. And we’re just getting started.
That’s a whole lot of people ready to stop the corruption and BS in Washington, and fight for a better South Carolina.
I’m beyond grateful. And we’re just getting started.
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"If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered."
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social nails it.
Forget the inside-the-Beltway parlor games. What Musk did in these few months is going to end and ruin lives on a scale usually reserved for war criminals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Forget the inside-the-Beltway parlor games. What Musk did in these few months is going to end and ruin lives on a scale usually reserved for war criminals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered."
Yes. But, instead of going down a rabbit hole over this, we need to focus on what's happening in 2025 specifically and directly in the lives and well-being of many people and our future. That is the task for candidates seeking votes in 2026 and 2028.
May 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yes. But, instead of going down a rabbit hole over this, we need to focus on what's happening in 2025 specifically and directly in the lives and well-being of many people and our future. That is the task for candidates seeking votes in 2026 and 2028.
Must Read Article
“The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science,” @adamserwer.bsky.social writes. “If this assault is successful, it will undermine Americans’ ability to comprehend the world around us." https://theatln.tc/HxwwbaTF
May 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Wake up everybody! Here's the model presentation for EVERY candidate for public office - especially Democrats - need to emulate.
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
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Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
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May 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wake up everybody! Here's the model presentation for EVERY candidate for public office - especially Democrats - need to emulate.
Crime against humanity.
As Israel starves Gaza via blockade, food that could feed 3.5 million people for a month sits unused and rotting due to Trump slashing USAID funds and programs.
The food was intended for emergency distribution in famine-stricken areas including Gaza and Sudan.
www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...
The food was intended for emergency distribution in famine-stricken areas including Gaza and Sudan.
www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts
Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Crime against humanity.
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents.
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Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents.
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‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’ | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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May 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Hyg...
youtu.be/HQQtaWgIQmE?...
Students are already using A.I. to learn and write. The education policy expert Rebecca Winthrop explores the big questions emerging for educators and parents.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Hyg...
youtu.be/HQQtaWgIQmE?...
Beyond...
Just since I left town on Friday:
-Stephen Miller floats suspending habeas corpus
-ICE arrests a mayor under dubious pretext
-DHS threatens to arrest members of Congress
-Qatar gives Trump a $400 million plane he *gets to keep*
-Trump's emissary is negotiating with Russia using Putin's interpreters
-Stephen Miller floats suspending habeas corpus
-ICE arrests a mayor under dubious pretext
-DHS threatens to arrest members of Congress
-Qatar gives Trump a $400 million plane he *gets to keep*
-Trump's emissary is negotiating with Russia using Putin's interpreters
May 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Beyond...