Lindsay Nichols
@lindsaynichols.bsky.social
Proud mom, attorney fighting gun violence, immigrant, Marylander, gardener, dog lover. Rewilding my backyard. Once taught high school Latin. Opinions my own.
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No shortage of selective outrage
March 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
No shortage of selective outrage
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Over on the other site, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) burns Trump for his treatment of Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
March 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Over on the other site, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) burns Trump for his treatment of Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
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Federal grants make up significant shares of operating budgets for many domestic violence nonprofits, and losing that funding puts their continued existence at risk, @19thnews.org reports.
LGBTQ Domestic Violence Nonprofits Fight Back Amid Trump’s Attacks on Funding
But given the executive orders, “there’s no universe in which some of the work doesn’t take a hit,” says one leader.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Federal grants make up significant shares of operating budgets for many domestic violence nonprofits, and losing that funding puts their continued existence at risk, @19thnews.org reports.
Dear Trump, Fire Elon. Love, The American People.
February 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Dear Trump, Fire Elon. Love, The American People.
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So painful.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson has formally dismissed the case of Jan. 6 defendant DJ Rodriguez, who drove a taser into the neck of MPD officer Michael Fanone and had been sentenced to 12 years in prison
"Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says.
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"Michael Fanone's heroism will never be moot," she says.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So painful.
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the professor in my real estate law class had to use the wayback machine for HUD pages on disability accommodations in housing for this week's unit on fair housing. grim.
February 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
the professor in my real estate law class had to use the wayback machine for HUD pages on disability accommodations in housing for this week's unit on fair housing. grim.
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@raskin.house.gov: "Mexico said they were gonna put 10k troops on the border-- they already had 15k troops on the border! ... He just likes a lot of razzle dazzle and noise, but the leaders of the world are laughing at him. And we can recognize what a fraudulent pretense this whole thing was."
February 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
@raskin.house.gov: "Mexico said they were gonna put 10k troops on the border-- they already had 15k troops on the border! ... He just likes a lot of razzle dazzle and noise, but the leaders of the world are laughing at him. And we can recognize what a fraudulent pretense this whole thing was."
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The word for this is "coup."
Musk's new department, which just seized control over payments as broad as USAID, defense, and social security, is presently livetweeting screenshots as they gleefully stop payments related to DEI, accessibility, and immigration. The account claims $1B in payments have already been cut off.
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The word for this is "coup."
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An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
February 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
DOGE is not a real government agency.
DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions.
DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law.
DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.
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This is heartbreaking and that is the point. Create as much chaos and misery as possible while creating a huge purse of $ to try and plunder.
February 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is heartbreaking and that is the point. Create as much chaos and misery as possible while creating a huge purse of $ to try and plunder.
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There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
February 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
We should all keep an eye on Fox News so we can push back on their lies. Now it’s full government propaganda. Like it’s staterun
February 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We should all keep an eye on Fox News so we can push back on their lies. Now it’s full government propaganda. Like it’s staterun
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Kash Patel is a dangerous choice to lead FBI. My thoughts in @TIME.
What Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing Made Clear
"Patel is unlikely to stand up to the executive branch if abuses of power occur," writes Barbara McQuade.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Kash Patel is a dangerous choice to lead FBI. My thoughts in @TIME.
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Disgusting move to fire the 30 career prosecutors in the DC US Attorney’s Office who worked on the Jan 6 cases. These lawyers did their jobs to protect our Capitol from political violence.
Interim U.S. attorney fires more than 2 dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors in D.C.
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin is dismissing more than two dozen federal prosecutors in his D.C. office who worked on Capitol riot cases over the past four years.
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January 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Disgusting move to fire the 30 career prosecutors in the DC US Attorney’s Office who worked on the Jan 6 cases. These lawyers did their jobs to protect our Capitol from political violence.
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Funding for firefighters is now in danger thanks to Donald Trump.
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Funding for firefighters is now in danger thanks to Donald Trump.
It’s also the police. He just defunded the police
January 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It’s also the police. He just defunded the police
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I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
It’s not a surprise when toddlers like to break things
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s not a surprise when toddlers like to break things
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Trump³⁴ Friday Night Massacre
Fires Inspectors General: independent roles who investigate corruption & wrong-doing
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Fires Inspectors General: independent roles who investigate corruption & wrong-doing
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge (Gift Article)
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump³⁴ Friday Night Massacre
Fires Inspectors General: independent roles who investigate corruption & wrong-doing
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Fires Inspectors General: independent roles who investigate corruption & wrong-doing
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...