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ConnieRR

@connierr.bsky.social
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Lover of family, friends, travel, theater, the arts. Chicago native, DC dweller/fan. Small biz fan & former economist. Wellesley.

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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 4h
A question we’ve had to ask a lot lately
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h
"It certainly looks like the 'White House' executive order was drafted by the AI firms. Trump merely signed it."
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Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami
It doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12h
CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12h
This stupid attempt to rewrite history won't lower gas prices by a single cent.
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 15h
With science, truth and public health under siege, here's a group working to save us: "314 Action Fund has now endorsed over 500 Democratic scientists, doctors, and STEM professionals running for state and local office in 2026." 🙏 I'm a known fan of 314... 1/3 www.314action.org/news/press-r...
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314 Action Fund Surpasses 500 Downballot Endorsements As STEM Candidates Take Fight To The States - 3.14 Action
The Path to Democratic Majorities in AZ, MI and WI — and Holding Minnesota — Runs Through STEM Candidates 314 Action Fund has now endorsed over 500 Democratic scientists, doctors, and STEM professiona...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/10/2026
This is who owns this plane — Jordache Jeans founder Joe Nakash and his real estate partner Eli Gindi. Rich people lease their private jets to charter companies in exchange for a huge tax break, courtesy of Trump 1.0. gillianbrockell.com/more-maga-bi...
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More MAGA billionaires linked to private jet used for ICE flight to African prison
A Gulfstream jet that appears to be co-owned by Joe Nakash and Eli Gindi flew four migrants to a prison in Eswatini.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
Trump has so overwhelmed DC with air shows this year that he appears to have shut out some of the traditional “missing man” flyovers that honor veterans at Arlington Cemetery.
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From birthday celebrations to murderous dictators, Trump brings out the jets
The President's military flyovers are torturing DC-area residents.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Chicago mariachi band went viral after playing the Star-Spangled Banner at Bears’ Monday night game. buff.ly/s6Htb23
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Disruption of global research at NIH is endangering people in the United States and around the world. 27unihted.substack.com/p/disruption... Foreign collaborations have been interrupted and discouraged and foreign scientists in the United States are working in an increasingly hostile environment.
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Disruption of global research is endangering people in the United States and around the world
Concern 8 of the Bethesda Declaration: One Year Later
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 01/10/2026
O barbarous and bloody spectacle!
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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is a wrong that can't be made right. We are now seeing or hearing of its horrors. Usually we shield ourselves from them. Tonight, I pray for Christa Pike that she be spared any further violence inflicted in our name
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17/09/2026
Literal uterus surveillance
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cruel, sadistic, and predictable from the partisan hacks on the Roberts Court.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I blame the media in this country, and I blame my former Republican colleagues, and I blame his voters for allowing him to lie every time he opens his mouth.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As I welcome my first grandchild into the world, I’m reminded of why I’m running for this seat...
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So there is clearly a moral basis for Dems to become at least as uncompromising as the GOP. But there are practical and political bases as well. The demands they would make aren't crazy or selfish or extreme. And the public appears to be with them. www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-ra...
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A serious, forward leaning piece from a top 2028 contender on AI- EXCLUSIVE to @contrariannews.org
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March Us Toward the Summit, Not the Chasm
By Governor JB Pritzker
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here's a case study in how third-country deportations work. Trump has sent over $400M (!) to some of the most repressive countries in the world to put your former neighbors into the custody of torturers. www.justsecurity.org/157413/us-de...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've been counting on the officer corps to refuse orders if they are told to deploy in support of another Trump coup attempt. But is Hegseth purging the military of the officers who would say no? This is a hugely important question. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks
The defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The difference, it seems to me, is that the new term implies that AI is inherently superior to human brainpower. Something approaching the divine, rather than flawed software that doesn't know how many fingers we have.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...
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LIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Always remember, it's not just Trump. This is Public Enemy No. 2: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
Linda Greenhouse
By Linda Greenhouse

Ms. Greenhouse, the recipient of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, reported on the Supreme Court for The Times from 1978 to 2008.

Chief Justice John Roberts has accomplished so much of his agenda that it’s not easy, as he begins his 22nd Supreme Court term, to think of what unfinished business might remain.

Affirmative action is dead. Roe v. Wade is a fading memory. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is in shreds, rendered incapable of serving its original mission of preventing states from undermining the political power of minority citizens. The executive branch agencies known collectively as the administrative state have lost their independence, with the president now able to fire nearly all agency heads for any reason or no reason at all. Federal judges are no longer to defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own authority, instead being told to decide for themselves the validity of agency regulations. Historical claims that fly under the banner of “originalism” have frozen the government’s ability to regulate the ownership of lethal weapons.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social: How do you square this article, which stenographically recounts and amplifies DHS lies, with this policy statement? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Our reporting on this and other ICE shootings reflects what we can independently verify at the time of publication. We publish statements provided by government agencies and officials, but only report these details as facts once we’ve been able to independently verify the claims.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"We are losing our soul as a nation," warns Cardinal McElroy, as he urges us all to rise up against Trump’s "evil" immigration policies. www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-los... New on Heads Up News.
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‘We are losing our soul as a nation’
Catholic clergy call for action against Trump’s ‘evil’ immigration policies
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“For the last year and a half, the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.” www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-losing…
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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ConnieRR @connierr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This makes me sick.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EASILY the most gob smacking thing — and fail — I’ve witnessed in more than two decades of covering Congressional hearings youtu.be/akMKzlfoEac?...
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GOP Hearing with Jack Smith Goes OFF THE RAILS
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/09/2026
Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola. trib.al/an8St24
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Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going
Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola.
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI
Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake.  above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services.  the question matching this image is:  "How can I invest in my child's future?"
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 2028 election may create "an historic opportunity for Democrats to establish a 'New New Deal,'" writes @davidrlurie.com. The challenge: building "a broad and resilient" coalition to lead us out of our political and economic crises. Yes please. No infighting. 🙂 www.publicnotice.co/p/democratic...
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Will Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?
A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith says he won't 'be silenced' by Trump's threats of prosecution #AssociatedPress
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Jack Smith says he won't 'be silenced' by Trump's threats of prosecution
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"gas prices have risen more in red states"
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are also no independent scientists, engineers, researchers, or other AI experts present at the meeting. Total regulatory capture.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are NO Democratic Party leaders at the table for a meeting on an issue that is too important to be made partisan.
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Considering that the press covered as a top headline front page story for months the Hillary email bullshit as the most horrifying violation of ethics and/or laws, it's hard to even call it 'both sides'ing, as there are standards--including ridiculous fake harsh standards--for one & only one side.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We desperately need a truth and reconciliation commission. It’s not simply about accountability, which may be stymied by Trump pardons. It’s about fully understanding and processing how far we fell as a nation, accepting that we put our faith in the wrong people, and knowing to never do it again.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s Jack Smith hearing should be treated by the press as a civics lesson rather than a spectacle. “As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime.” His opening remarks: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The press wear “kick me” signs and wonder why Trump kicks them. If they had more self-respect, they’d get less disrespect. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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The press wear ‘kick me’ signs and wonder why Trump kicks them
The White House is emboldened to disrespect journalists because journalists disrespect themselves
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026
“When the Trump Administration converts taxpayer money to use for partisan hype-pieces, it not only affronts the law, but it inevitably leads to the diversion of taxpayer funds from important government programs that support the American public.” More on Trump’s corrupt propaganda campaign ⬇️
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Trump Goes Full-Orwell
The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
utterly gripping, horrifying... there were no right or even easy answers www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How Biden Averted a War With Iran
In April 2024, the U.S. military helped avoid a wider conflict in the Middle East by working with Israel to defeat an Iranian missile attack.
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ConnieRR @connierr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the US had such good intelligence on the RAF Fairford suspects, then why did it take a 999 call to arrest the guys? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot
US secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
some pilots are part of the furry community
An illustration of the Ralph Lauren Polo bear dressed up as a pilot and standing in front of a red airplane. The text says "Polo Aviator by Ralph Lauren."
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here are three cases Democrats could bring right away -- in federal court -- against Donald Trump. www.defiance.news/p/investigat...
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Investigations won’t be enough. The next Congress should sue Trump himself.
A Democratic majority could bring lawsuits on behalf of the whole House. They should start by going after his billion-dollar jet and ballroom.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The cost of going into business with a dictatorship for no other pretense than theft and graft will cost us more than any imaginable benefit for America. And as @sanho.bsky.social keeps saying, the more money that flows into the oil fields, the more an insurgency becomes likely.
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