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Vanessa Tyson

@proftyson.bsky.social
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Jedi Knight/Dog Mom/Godmom; Politics Professor and Chair, Scripps College

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The five biggest defense contractors spent more than $100B on buybacks and dividends since 2020. I have a simple question for defense contractors: If taxpayers are giving you billions to build military equipment, why are you buying back your own stock? This needs to stop.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I gotta wonder about a chilling effect for members of Congress that support Ukraine… #LindseyGraham
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Goodbye and good riddance to Pam Bondi. You were exceptionally terrible at your job.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The entire tenor has changed overnight…
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
September 21, 2025
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September 21, 2025
On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures—a key report for understanding inflation—without explanation.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
You’ve GOT to be kidding me!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
"Jonathan Caravello...was reportedly “piled on by multiple agents all at once” as “he tried to help a man in a wheelchair” who was having difficulty moving after...[ICE] agents threw canisters of tear gas" our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
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Philosophy Professor Reportedly Assaulted & Abducted During ICE Raid on Farm - Daily Nous
Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in philosophy at California State University Channel Islands, was reportedly "piled on by multiple agents all at once" as "he tried to help a man in a wheelchair" who wa...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
We hear that immigrants are "freeloaders," yet they're being arrested at their workplaces and LA's economy is floundering without them. Hello?
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Hallelujah. Things have gone haywire over here… Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles www.npr.org/2025/07/11/n...
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Federal judge orders stop to indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles
Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's ample evidence what they're d...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The riot is your goons assaulting community and labor leaders unprovoked. The looter is you raiding the hardworking tax payers of our state - stealing their federal taxes and depriving them of the basic services they’ve paid for. You can’t arrest a movement or deport solidarity
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 08/06/2025
This moment is why we were so opposed to Pete Hegseth being confirmed.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
FFS!!! How did it possibly take this long?!?!? NO ONE, documented or not, should be sent to Salvadoran prisons. NO ONE!
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I’m a Black woman in the United States. I’m unclear which “we” you’re referring to. 😂 92%
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
PREACH!!!
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
@jjfreyd.bsky.social, FYI
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This is the kind of INSTITUTIONAL COURAGE I want to see in the US.
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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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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Really??? Damn.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Well done @wearehighered.bsky.social!
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Friends (especially those in academia): Follow We Are Higher Ed to get updates and information about ongoing threats to higher education in the United States. www.wearehighered.org/@wearehigher... #StandUpForHigherEd #WeAreHigherEd
wearehighered.org
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Two brilliant, amazing humans! ❤️
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Oh HELL NO!!!
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I think I’d go back to Bush v Gore on this one, just to highlight the earlier role that SCOTUS played in partisan politics. Thanks, Florida. 😒
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
What could go wrong??? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
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Ziva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
When @propublica.org reporters Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social found out that fired #USAID workers could go to the office one last time to clean out their desks, they pitched this crazy idea. What if we rented a billboard truck to advertise how to get in touch with @propublica.org? So we did.
A small box truck with an electronic billboard sign on the sides urging fired federal workers to contact ProPublica with tips.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
My initial reaction might get me into trouble…
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The US… watching the demise… are we a now a failed state?
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Worth some consideration…
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
After all that Marko Elez was the first taker on the resignation program.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Is this backlash, frontlash, or hyper destructive lash? 🤬
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Every response I can think of is laced with expletives…
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
If Trump hasn’t already fired them. 🤬
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
God is not without a sense of irony…
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Over 77 million people voted for this dumpster fire. The federal government is once again a horrifically awful reality tv show…
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
But they’ll just blame diversity rather than their own incompetence.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/01/2025
if you cared about morale and recruitment you would not alienate a group that disproportionately enlists into the military, but if you are a white nationalist…
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/01/2025
80% of funding from the IRA goes to GOP districts—this is just one example. Congress passed this funding. It’s not Trump’s to stop on a whim. This is a violation of the law and basic decency. He will put people out of work & stop programs that help pay their bills. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid
In a two-page memo, the Office of Management and Budget ordered all federal agencies to temporarily suspend payments.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Somewhere in northern Virginia, James Comey is scrolling the same news feed as you and saying "oops, my fault... yeah, that was me... hm, sorry about that one."
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Where we’re at:
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Is anyone else feeling disappointed in Merrick Garland? Is it just me? www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi... apple.news/AdQq2dNd0RHO...
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Judge blocks DOJ from sharing Jack Smith's classified docs report with Congress — ABC News
The judge ruled it would infringe on the rights of Trump's former co-defendants.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 21/01/2025
States like New York are stepping up with their own Voting Rights Acts — but will they survive the legal challenges? The outcome could determine the future of ballot access as federal protections are rolled back: boltsmag.org/voting-...
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On Voting Rights, Eight Legal Battles to Watch in 2025 
From the continued threats against the Voting Rights Act to new restrictions on mail ballots and voter registration, courts will have a lot of opportunities to shape democracy this year.
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 21/01/2025
I hate the asymmetry of how much shit he can sign in a day and how much time it'll take to unwind the potential impact of each individual one
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Tomorrow noon east-coast time, 9am Pacific: we'll be here to talk about beloved community, power, storytelling, and enter this next era of US history together, heads held high, friends held close. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_y...
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I know that numbers won’t change the election results, but the Harris/Walz ticket earned over 75 MILLION votes. Everyone has different takeaways from Nov 5, but don’t disrespect Madam VP.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Amidst the disturbing rush to normalize Trump and curry favor with him, it's worth remembering how wrong people were about what he would do when forced to choose between American democracy and his own interests.
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Vanessa Tyson @proftyson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I mean, I know about the UN Plastics Treaty, I’m just curious if you’ve found good coverage.
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