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Strict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A bonus episode on what went down with SCOTUS's decision to leave the Trump administration's Postal Service regulation slash election interference slash mass disenfranchisement blocked. For now. crooked.com/podcast/brea... @profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social

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BREAKING: SCOTUS Blocks Trump's Mail-In Ballots BS | Crooked Media

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A funny, but on-point video. And a reminder that we once had some measures in place trying to rein stuff like this, but then the 2024 election happened. youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...

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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Always up for any opportunity to fuel my contempt for these guys. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Congressional Republicans: This. Is. Not. Normal. Oversight now!

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A funny yet pointed exploration of why we really do need the functions civil servants perform. Print it and leave a copy somewhere you think people need to see it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.

My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

So, for dinner I just ate two thin turkey burgers on wheat bread with vegan cheese (trying to cut back on dairy) and bok choi sauteed in the wok with grape seed oil (not beef tallow). Suck it, sewer boy. Your new food pyramid is garbage.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A full inventory of all that this president has done (none of which is a flex, by the way). Print it. Save it to your phone. Keep it handy to remind people as necessary, especially those who voted for this and don't yet have buyer's remorse. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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MAGA’s Foundational Lie

The movement claims to stand with the police. Trump’s decision to pardon the cop-beaters of January 6 exposed his movement for what it is.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

You never did get those cheaper eggs, and now your healthcare is skyrocketing. Nicely done.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

For the next episode of "Why I Think the Roberts Court Is Evil." "The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back

The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

A quick distillation of the fact John Roberts has always been trash to his very core. Share it with anyone who still believes that "he's a moderate" BS. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

If you accept every technology from Silicon Valley without a passing thought, maybe reconsider. No need to watch; just listen to it while doing other things. youtu.be/JzEUvh1r5-w?...

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We have become slaves to Silicon Valley | Cory Doctorow Interview

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I need the left to focus now. With no power, this was the least shitty deal the Dems were going to get. People of lesser means were really feeling pain and SCOTUS was not likely to help. We, the voters did our part to get us to this point. Fume, primary, whatever, but be at the polls on 11/3/26.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

As we head into another Veterans Day, consider these young people and these additional struggles they now face. Being in the military is hard enough. You sign up to defend your country, not whatever the hell this is. www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...

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In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments

As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

So, I think we're getting at a real reason why the felon in the Oval Office hates Lisa Cook (besides, of course, her being a smart, accomplished black woman). www.npr.org/2025/08/27/n...

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How Lisa Cook made her name in economics

We look back at the seminal economic research that helped Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook make her name in economics.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In this new climate of women's health being seriously compromised, here is a worthwhile cause to consider donating to. theclutchkit.com/pages/the-cl...

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The ClutchKit Project

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Just finished this book. Highly recommend. You need to get fully informed on what the Roberts Court is all about. @strictscrutiny.bsky.social

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Hi! I'm a volunteer with the NC Folk Festival since 2018. This year's festival is 9/12-14. I'd like to invite you to join me. There are many roles to choose from, and you get a free t-shirt! Check out the volunteer opportunities at the link below. Please repost. www.ncfolkfestival.com/volunteer

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Volunteer — NC Folk Festival

Sign up to be the first to hear about 2025 NC Folk Festival volunteer opportunities. Join our crew and help make the magic happen in downtown Greensboro!

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Meanwhile, the march to losing our vaccines goes on, thanks in large part to this guy. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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Bill Cassidy Blew It

The senator failed America on vaccines.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I encourage you to listen to this episode of this podcast. It's very informative in terms of how we got where we are (and how we can get out), specifically on SCOTUS, labor, and Silicon Valley. (Under an hour) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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There Is No Musk-Trump Feud Without The Roberts Court

Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 06/07/2025 · 44m

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

While the breakup of two childish billionaires may be fun to watch, and it is, don't lose sign of the fact that neither of them is on your side, and are in fact working overtime to help their rich buddies at the expense of all of us. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Musk and Trump Still Agree on One Thing

Whatever they may be fighting about, they are both committed to showering tax cuts on Americans who already have more than they need.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Just one of the many reasons I hate CNN.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The new head of FEMA warned staff, “Don’t get in my way,” and threatened to “run right over” anyone who tried to interfere with him.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Check your name, your friends, your family, and your neighbors: thegriffinlist.com And please spread the word across North Carolina.

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GreenStu @greenstu.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

By Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs. Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It's reverse Robin Hood.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I thought this rant was interesting— from a major Wall St desk this week. Autonomous vehicles “is a solution looking for a problem. Let's spend $500B and 10 years to recreate LYFT .. Like, man, you must really hate having a driver in the car to think this is a worthy investment .. Unsustainable.”

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"Meanwhile the difference between reducing and eliminating all the leased space seems more or less like the difference between a haircut and the guillotine." meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/maybe-you-sh...

Maybe You Should Shout Fire in a Crowded Theater (If It's On Fire): The Coup Continues
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Yesterday the Associated Press ran a story with this sentence in it: "Last week, regional managers for the General Services Administration, or GSA, received a message from the agency’s Washington headquarters to begin terminating leases on all of the roughly 7,500 federal offices nationwide, according to an email shared with The Associated Press by a GSA employee." That sentence came a little after after the opening sentence which declared that Musk and Trump were moving "to cut down on office space." So far as I can tell this means largely eliminating the federal government--for example the federal government has in my region (California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, some Pacific US territories) 170 government-owned buildings and leased space in 827 buildings. Meanwhile the difference between reducing and eliminating all the leased space seems more or less like the difference between a haircut and the guillotine. And the story, which seemed clear to me if not the AP, clarifies that Musk's apparent goal isn't to reduce the size of the federal government; it's to eliminate it. Especially if you relate it to all the other stories out there about what Musk is doing, though there's often a notion in mainstream journalism that connecting things to other things is editorializing, that the audience should be delivered facts stripped of context in the name of objectivity.

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