Amy Hayes
@tangentsafari.bsky.social
I grow food on purpose and do politics by accident. Former party chair and so on.
The only person on the planet applying Albuquerque street smarts to South Carolina politics.
You have to be tough to do good.
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Amy Hayes
@tangentsafari.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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1. Ok I promised to post about what we can do to counter this terrible moment in US History and how to set about getting through the next 4+ years.
So permit me an extended turtle metaphor.
One day, near my house in Rock Hill, a “protected” forested green space was about to be razed to make…
1. Ok I promised to post about what we can do to counter this terrible moment in US History and how to set about getting through the next 4+ years.
So permit me an extended turtle metaphor.
One day, near my house in Rock Hill, a “protected” forested green space was about to be razed to make…
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On today's Tucker Carlson show, he makes clear that he believes that the US fought on the wrong side in World War II. In particular he says that the UK was mistaken to declare war on Germany just because it invaded Poland. And he has lots of sympathy for Herr Hitler throughout.
Tucker Puts Piers Morgan’s Views on Free Speech to the Ultimate Test
YouTube video by Tucker Carlson
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November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
On today's Tucker Carlson show, he makes clear that he believes that the US fought on the wrong side in World War II. In particular he says that the UK was mistaken to declare war on Germany just because it invaded Poland. And he has lots of sympathy for Herr Hitler throughout.
This is nothing but heartbreaking.
Sarah Beckstrom, 20, one of two National Guardsmen shot yesterday, has succumbed to her injuries. She has died.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
Sarah Beckstrom, RIP...and thank you for your service to this country.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is nothing but heartbreaking.
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This says a lot about him, always making something about him
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This says a lot about him, always making something about him
I cleverly married a man who does not like to watch football and our house is sooo serene today.
Like, sure, he plays D&D, listens to Rush, and talks at the supper table about statistical analyses, but life is all about trade offs.
Like, sure, he plays D&D, listens to Rush, and talks at the supper table about statistical analyses, but life is all about trade offs.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I cleverly married a man who does not like to watch football and our house is sooo serene today.
Like, sure, he plays D&D, listens to Rush, and talks at the supper table about statistical analyses, but life is all about trade offs.
Like, sure, he plays D&D, listens to Rush, and talks at the supper table about statistical analyses, but life is all about trade offs.
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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This is a man who presided over a govt currently kidnapping innocent immigrant + refugee children & families, putting them in horrific prisons, and then deporting them to dangerous places.
Sometimes the hypocrisy is too much to bear.
Sometimes the hypocrisy is too much to bear.
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is a man who presided over a govt currently kidnapping innocent immigrant + refugee children & families, putting them in horrific prisons, and then deporting them to dangerous places.
Sometimes the hypocrisy is too much to bear.
Sometimes the hypocrisy is too much to bear.
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Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
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To be clear (since NPR isn't), the "joke" is premised on the fact that Trump is kidnapping people w/o due process and shipping them to offshore concentration slave camps in defiance of court orders, human rights accordances, the U.S. constitution, all tenets of common decency, and international law.
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid. n.pr/48nUsYx
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
To be clear (since NPR isn't), the "joke" is premised on the fact that Trump is kidnapping people w/o due process and shipping them to offshore concentration slave camps in defiance of court orders, human rights accordances, the U.S. constitution, all tenets of common decency, and international law.
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Unfortunately @dwithersunofficial.bsky.social doesn’t post on BlueSky (his last post was months ago). THIS video deserves attention. I first saw it on @thedangerousones.com Substack and feel it is worth posting.
This is where we are now. This is the sick feedback loop that Trump has created.
This is where we are now. This is the sick feedback loop that Trump has created.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Unfortunately @dwithersunofficial.bsky.social doesn’t post on BlueSky (his last post was months ago). THIS video deserves attention. I first saw it on @thedangerousones.com Substack and feel it is worth posting.
This is where we are now. This is the sick feedback loop that Trump has created.
This is where we are now. This is the sick feedback loop that Trump has created.
Sorry for the long pause in posting, y’all. I was out sick.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sorry for the long pause in posting, y’all. I was out sick.
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1000%
How is it being ignored???
How is it being ignored???
Trump, Musk, and the GOP killed hundreds of thousands of kids around the world.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
That should be a major story and talking point.
They cut USAID to "save" from "waste," but gave 40 billion to Argentina and threw a Great Gatsby party and let Kash Patel burn our money for his honeypot GF.
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
1000%
How is it being ignored???
How is it being ignored???
First Thanksgiving post of 2025:
My greatest-generation Gran made an extra-cinnamon-y apple pie everyone loved. Her secret was stirring red hot candies into regular apple pie before baking.
Did you know that’s allowed? 😂
In America, tradition is what you make it.
My greatest-generation Gran made an extra-cinnamon-y apple pie everyone loved. Her secret was stirring red hot candies into regular apple pie before baking.
Did you know that’s allowed? 😂
In America, tradition is what you make it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
First Thanksgiving post of 2025:
My greatest-generation Gran made an extra-cinnamon-y apple pie everyone loved. Her secret was stirring red hot candies into regular apple pie before baking.
Did you know that’s allowed? 😂
In America, tradition is what you make it.
My greatest-generation Gran made an extra-cinnamon-y apple pie everyone loved. Her secret was stirring red hot candies into regular apple pie before baking.
Did you know that’s allowed? 😂
In America, tradition is what you make it.
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Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
If they had learned that, they wouldn’t have had the big banquet for him with allll the photos of Kate making goo goo eyes at him.
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If they had learned that, they wouldn’t have had the big banquet for him with allll the photos of Kate making goo goo eyes at him.
Yeah, I think about this a lot.
I think one of the things the US Catholic Bishops needs to recognize is that folks like Vance, Homan, Fuentes, etc. are trying to be an alternative magisterium to the Pope. The Catholic Church really needs to fight this before it fully takes hold.
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Yeah, I think about this a lot.
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if you’re a journalist who wants to talk about how embarrassing this week has been for our profession (the michael wolff, landon thomas jr, nuzzi/bernstein of it all) message me on signal
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
if you’re a journalist who wants to talk about how embarrassing this week has been for our profession (the michael wolff, landon thomas jr, nuzzi/bernstein of it all) message me on signal
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This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
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On the other hand, she says in the full clip that she heard this from the friend close to the investigation YEARS ago.
So it might be the case that there were pockets of society that were a lot worse than the broader public knew for a long time.
It’s almost like finding vampires among us.
So it might be the case that there were pockets of society that were a lot worse than the broader public knew for a long time.
It’s almost like finding vampires among us.
These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
On the other hand, she says in the full clip that she heard this from the friend close to the investigation YEARS ago.
So it might be the case that there were pockets of society that were a lot worse than the broader public knew for a long time.
It’s almost like finding vampires among us.
So it might be the case that there were pockets of society that were a lot worse than the broader public knew for a long time.
It’s almost like finding vampires among us.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Top energy and nuclear officials in the Trump administration are planning to meet with the White House and National Security Council in the coming days to dissuade President Donald Trump from resuming testing of the nation’s nuclear weapons, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/3LEdbaq
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Top energy and nuclear officials in the Trump administration are planning to meet with the White House and National Security Council in the coming days to dissuade President Donald Trump from resuming testing of the nation’s nuclear weapons, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/3LEdbaq
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When my hometown of Sumter, SC is mentioned, I need to set the record straight.
1. That plant was initiated under Biden, not Trump.
2. It's tied to EVs, which Trump calls a hoax.
3. Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will kill thousands of EV jobs.
Facts matter.
1. That plant was initiated under Biden, not Trump.
2. It's tied to EVs, which Trump calls a hoax.
3. Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will kill thousands of EV jobs.
Facts matter.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
When my hometown of Sumter, SC is mentioned, I need to set the record straight.
1. That plant was initiated under Biden, not Trump.
2. It's tied to EVs, which Trump calls a hoax.
3. Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will kill thousands of EV jobs.
Facts matter.
1. That plant was initiated under Biden, not Trump.
2. It's tied to EVs, which Trump calls a hoax.
3. Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will kill thousands of EV jobs.
Facts matter.
My current congressman and my current state senator. Climer was the county GOP chair when I was the county Democratic chair.
He holds all the same beliefs as Norman, but is much smarter.
He works in finance and can bring oodles of $ to the #SC05 race.
He holds all the same beliefs as Norman, but is much smarter.
He works in finance and can bring oodles of $ to the #SC05 race.
In Episode 70, Bill and Jumelle review how Congressman Ralph Norman's bid for SC Governor opened the door for SC State Senator Wes Climer.
Subscribe, download and listen today! linktr.ee/bwabits
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #WesClimer #RalphNorman #USCongress
Subscribe, download and listen today! linktr.ee/bwabits
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #WesClimer #RalphNorman #USCongress
US Rep. Ralph Norman endorses SC state Sen. Wes Climer to succeed him in Congress
As Rep. Ralph Norman continues his bid for South Carolina governor, he has endorsed a state lawmaker to succeed him in Washington.
www.wistv.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My current congressman and my current state senator. Climer was the county GOP chair when I was the county Democratic chair.
He holds all the same beliefs as Norman, but is much smarter.
He works in finance and can bring oodles of $ to the #SC05 race.
He holds all the same beliefs as Norman, but is much smarter.
He works in finance and can bring oodles of $ to the #SC05 race.
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“I am sure PIs, bounty hunters, process servers, and anyone with access to commercial databases can apply and will..."
“Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
This about to get so messy so fast.
Ethics are a thing of the past.
“Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
This about to get so messy so fast.
Ethics are a thing of the past.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“I am sure PIs, bounty hunters, process servers, and anyone with access to commercial databases can apply and will..."
“Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
This about to get so messy so fast.
Ethics are a thing of the past.
“Money is money and people will jump at the opportunity to embed their business as a government contractor.”
This about to get so messy so fast.
Ethics are a thing of the past.
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Just sharing this joyful moment from earlier in the week—right before we gaveled back in and our new sister, Rep. Grijalva, was finally, finally sworn in to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. We're so excited to have our newest congresswoman here representing in the House!
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just sharing this joyful moment from earlier in the week—right before we gaveled back in and our new sister, Rep. Grijalva, was finally, finally sworn in to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. We're so excited to have our newest congresswoman here representing in the House!