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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 16/04/2025

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Headline: ICE came for their neighbor so these Tennesseans formed a human chain to protect him

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

“I voted for him but I didn’t vote for this to happen” is sort of like saying “I ordered a hamburger, why the fuck have you brought me a ground beef patty in between two buns”

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I mean, it really does all trace back to Newt Gingrich.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

* HHS SPOX: SECOND CHILD WITH MEASLES HAS DIED IN TEXAS // HHS SECY KENNEDY EXPECTED TO ATTEND FUNERAL SUNDAY (via @nbcnews.com)

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/04/2025

“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?” “That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 03/04/2025

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The tariffs are catastrophic. But so too are the abuses of power, so is the corruption, so are the police state tactics, so is the destruction of our health care infrastructure, so are the ways our national security is being endangered, so are the attacks on our core freedoms.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Thank goodness there’s at least one adult left in the room.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

my favorite kind of lib are the guys who are like “DONT LET HIM DISTRACT YOU! he crashed the economy on purpose to draw attention away from covfefe”

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 03/04/2025

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy. Third time’s the charm, I guess.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Wow, ok, this put a huge lump in my throat this morning. You know the 4 US soldiers who died in Lithuania? (Video in linked post.) HUNDREDS of Lithuanians showed up to pay their respects. Rump played golf.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I read a lot of political thrillers. WEEKS ago, I said to my husband that what was happening in our country was just way, way, too much for one book. No editor would approve all of this.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Don’t be silly! They’re banning 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Going forward, I am hereby banning the word “calorie.”

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

“Lizard brain hate action”—this is indeeed a better descriptor of Trump’s actions than “4D chess.” The guy can’t even play regular chess.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Volunteering for my local Democratic Party is what helps me sleep! Obviously the little bit I do every day isn’t going to stop Elonald or save our democracy, but it does help me sleep at night, knowing at least I’ve done 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The administration is trying to destroy free speech and freedom of the press. The White House Correspondents Association does not want to offend them while they're doing it. Sad days when journalists are the ones greasing the slippery slope to fascism.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

What people want from Democrats is clear: They want elected Ds to acknowledge we’re in an emergency and 2. act like it. It’s not complicated.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Apparently not trusting me to make my 3rd cup of coffee & return to the couch without getting distracted with some adulting, James decided to supervise.

A cat is waiting on the counter next to a Nespresso machine.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Chuck Schumer right now:

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leeia @hey-leia.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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KindLivesMatter @bekindforthefuture.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Hypocritical Misogyny!! Pic From Way Back When. And The Fight Goes on.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

It’s borderline criminal.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Exactly this.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

@popl-pnw.bsky.social Who is organizing this protest? I’d love to share with the Neighborhood Leaders in my House District, but need to be able to tell them who is organizing (if it’s independent, that’s fine too).

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Noelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

BREAKING!!! TRANS AGENDA BRUTALLY EXPOSED. 1. Exist 2…. Thats’s it. That’s literally our agenda. 🩵🩷🤍

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

“I haven’t read Project 2025”—US Rep Harshbarger, R-TN Then DO YOUR JOB and get a briefing on it to find out what’s coming next and why.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

With economic inequality, “things turn nasty …. The losers seek scapegoats. The politics of interest group management turn into a zero-sum battle … The past also tells us to beware of the West at times of stark and growing inequality. It rarely ends well.” @edwardluce.bsky.social bit.ly/41tQN92

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Diane Swonk (@swonk.diane) on Threads

The top 10% of earners in the U.S.—households making about $250,000 a year or more—now account for 49.7% of all spending, a record in data going back to 1989, according to an analysis by Moody’s Analy...

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

Scatterplot titled “Empirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.”
• The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives.
• The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000.

Each point represents a federal agency:
• Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs.
• Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs.

Key Observations:
• Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates.
• Notable targeted agencies include:
• HHS (Health & Human Services)
• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
• NIH (National Institutes of Health)
• CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Dept. of Education
• USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development)
• The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies.
• A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size.

Takeaway:

The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology.

Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).

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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Political action works. Good reporting works. Laying out what Trump and Musk are actually doing works. Keep standing up. Keep fighting back.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“But it was assigned Gulf of Mexico at birth…”

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congressman Buddy (not making that up) introduced a bill to “acquire” Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.” This is like in Despicable Me when Gru decides to steal the moon. Just cartoon villain things.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

More of this look, please. (This is his CoS right when he announced his plans for Mar-a-Gaza.)

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“We’re in the middle of an authoritarian administrative coup.” — OR Senator Jeff Merkley on Threads today. It is not ENOUGH, but it is IMPORTANT that our elected officials name what is happening. If yours hasn’t yet, this would be a great subject for a phone call.

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Andrea J. Phillips @andreajphillips.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

You’re both right: they are both messy and normal for an academic.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

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