@paulatu.bsky.social
Bay Stater. Retired. Mom, aunt, partner. ☘️
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For most Americans, their 401(k) represents a lifeline to retirement security, not a playground for financial risk.
Trump’s executive order allowing crypto into American retirement accounts creates fertile ground for workers and families to lose big. I’m pushing for answers.
Trump’s executive order allowing crypto into American retirement accounts creates fertile ground for workers and families to lose big. I’m pushing for answers.
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
For most Americans, their 401(k) represents a lifeline to retirement security, not a playground for financial risk.
Trump’s executive order allowing crypto into American retirement accounts creates fertile ground for workers and families to lose big. I’m pushing for answers.
Trump’s executive order allowing crypto into American retirement accounts creates fertile ground for workers and families to lose big. I’m pushing for answers.
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Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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Trump thought he could intimidate Minnesotans and that we would react with riots. Instead, we showed up with compassion, resilience, and strength.
We showed the country what real resistance looks like.
We showed the country what real resistance looks like.
January 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Trump thought he could intimidate Minnesotans and that we would react with riots. Instead, we showed up with compassion, resilience, and strength.
We showed the country what real resistance looks like.
We showed the country what real resistance looks like.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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“I can’t believe he would do that to us,” said Shirley Adams, the Republican mayor of the tiny farming town of Manzanola, whose groundwater is tainted by naturally occurring uranium. She said she voted for Mr. Trump and still supported him, but felt stung by the veto.”
A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
“I can’t believe he would do that to us,” said Shirley Adams, the Republican mayor of the tiny farming town of Manzanola, whose groundwater is tainted by naturally occurring uranium. She said she voted for Mr. Trump and still supported him, but felt stung by the veto.”
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Happy birthday, Michelle Obama 💙
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Happy birthday, Michelle Obama 💙
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Today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill abolished literacy tests and enabled the federal government to oversee voter registration in counties with histories of discrimination.
August 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill abolished literacy tests and enabled the federal government to oversee voter registration in counties with histories of discrimination.
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Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
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All of this. We're being so incredibly stupid.
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
All of this. We're being so incredibly stupid.
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You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
CNN airs a compilation of escalating ICE aggression towards peaceful protesters.
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
You're paying for this.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs.
Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.
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Just a reminder that Trump is selling Venezuelan oil and depositing the proceeds into a bank account in Qatar that is NOT under any control by the US government or Congress.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Just a reminder that Trump is selling Venezuelan oil and depositing the proceeds into a bank account in Qatar that is NOT under any control by the US government or Congress.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
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Vanderbilt charting the course of the MAGA accomodationist university to increase revenue and prestige. They're the CBS news of higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/as-o...
As Other Campuses Cut Back, Vanderbilt U. Looks to Expand
The university’s announcements of new outposts reflect a desire to chase prestige and enrollment without watering down its brand.
www.chronicle.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Vanderbilt charting the course of the MAGA accomodationist university to increase revenue and prestige. They're the CBS news of higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/as-o...
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Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
This sounds insane, but given who we’re talking about, it tracks.
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
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None other than Fox News reports that "Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been 'evasive', 'not credible', and was 'outright lying' at times when questioned under oath about how agents used force against the public."
Border Patrol chief was 'outright lying' about previous ICE surge
As a central figure in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown efforts, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been “evasive", “not credible", and was “outrig...
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
None other than Fox News reports that "Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been 'evasive', 'not credible', and was 'outright lying' at times when questioned under oath about how agents used force against the public."
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More information from the guy whose car had smoke grenades and other stuff thrown in it. The baby's heart stopped and EMS was called to the scene. Yeah, ICE may have almost killed a 6 month old baby yesterday
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
More information from the guy whose car had smoke grenades and other stuff thrown in it. The baby's heart stopped and EMS was called to the scene. Yeah, ICE may have almost killed a 6 month old baby yesterday
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In which @rdeliason.bsky.social corrects the Washington Post editorial board:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Jack Smith is no anti-speech villain. And Trump is no victim.
Free speech, Jonathan Ross and cowboy hats, through readers’ eyes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
In which @rdeliason.bsky.social corrects the Washington Post editorial board:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
No funding for ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem now. Hold Trump and his lackeys accountable for the violence and terror being inflicted all across our country.
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ICE agents love to wave around paper that looks official. Most of it is a scam — administrative forms signed by ICE supervisors, not real judicial warrants signed by judges. Let's go through what that scam paper looks like versus a real judicial warrant.
How to Legally Protect People in Your Home from ICE | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
ICE agents love to wave around paper that looks official. Most of it is a scam — administrative forms signed by ICE supervisors, not real judicial warrants signed by judges. Let's go through what that scam paper looks like versus a real judicial warrant.
@trahan.house.gov why are you voting for this??
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 AM
@trahan.house.gov why are you voting for this??
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/10 The ICE “reformers“ want you to eat around the cockroach. I want you to send the plate back.
Stomp the cockroach.
Stomp the cockroach.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
/10 The ICE “reformers“ want you to eat around the cockroach. I want you to send the plate back.
Stomp the cockroach.
Stomp the cockroach.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
