@nbcnews.com Do better!
When covering Sen Padilla being forcibly removed from the press conference, you did not air the part where Sen. Padilla *stated his name and title* at the very beginning... But you aired Noem's statement that no one knew who he was? That is slanted journalism.
Do. Better.
"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"
"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Science, research, and services aren't just a spigot you can turn on and off. It could take years, even decades to undo this damage depending on how long it continues for.
7/ But the private sector also plays a rule to protect democracy. Independent industry has power.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
This is ballgame on the First Amendment unless there is immediate action by news media, Congress, the courts & the public to condemn & prohibt this www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/m...
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
slate.com/news-and-pol...
A line prosecutor did this. Whats wrong with the GOP that they can’t? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Don't look away
uh, yeah.
A few more thoughts on Trump and the dollar. Probably this is sound and fury, signifying nothing except Trump's ignorance. But to the extent it matters, it's utterly counterproductive 1/
An excellent article... As always
So very happy to find one of my favorite cartoonists here on BlueSky! Hi @mluckovich.bsky.social!
Am I the only person who, every time I hear about Muskaswamy's dumb DOGE, imagines this guy trying to work on the federal budget?
I gotta give the people what they want.
Post-turkey dinner...
This platform has grown explosively since the election, but growth has slowed down the past few days. Should we be concerned?
No. A temporary plateau was inevitable given the heterogeneity of social media users. From my point of view Bluesky is already over the hump 1/
Very informative article on how China can respond to US tariffs — not with tariffs but with export controls that hit US supply chains. Adds to a point I've been thinking about: Trump and co have delusions of economic grandeur 1/ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
If we want to do this, people who believe in democracy need to start gearing up to run for school boards across the country ASAP.
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
In that gig, he would oversee anti human trafficking law enforcement efforts (while also presumably being wide open to blackmail/extortion by anyone with access to the buried report they're trying to suppress).
USA! USA!
"They essentially put the Venmo payments on the screen and asked about them. And my clients repeatedly testified, 'What was this payment for?' 'That was for sex.'" abcnews.go.com/US/lawyer-te...
"Democrats said Gabbard's visit with Assad, the Syrian dictator, helped legitimize a leader accused of war crimes who has served as a proxy and host for Russia and Iran..."
apnews.com/article/gabb...
VCFA WCYA peeps, help connect with the community!
No suggestions at the moment, but it sounds like fun and I'll be lurking for what everyone else suggests! 😉
