Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Patrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 07/05/2025nobody is talking about this but white smoke is also what you want to see when you’re doing a chicken just right in a classic weber over some nice mesquite 4464
rocknrose 🇺🇸 @roseann9.bsky.social · 07/05/2025This was so good. Any wonder why some MAGA numb nut’s would want to defund PBS. 010
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 06/05/2025(cont'd) Prasad is a "contributing author" at the Brownstone Institute, a non-profit think tank founded by anarcho-capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Jeffrey Tucker, who helped organize the Great Barrington Declaration in 2020 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey...). 0112
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/05/2025This is bad news. Vinay Prasad has consistently spread misinformation about COVID and vaccines. Dangerously he will now significant power to regulate vaccines and gene therapies. 991739728
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025BREAKING: Federal judge finds, in multistate lawsuit, that Trump's EO targeting three entities — Institute of Musuem and Library Services, Minority Business Development Agency, and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service — likely violates the APA, Take Care Clause, and separation of powers. 252076669
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Trump tariffs on an actual ship that just brought "fish, sneakers, forklifts, latex medical gloves, car windshields, pasta, wheelchairs and bras" are 74% of the cargo's value. It's okay. Nobody really needs a forklift or wheelchair. Lift from the knees. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... 1428598
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/05/2025"In elevating Trump, Republicans have committed themselves to corruption. Not just the sort of tawdry grift & money-shuffling DeSantis did here, but to a bone-deep debasement of democracy. All rules are out the window, save for one: show fealty, financial & otherwise, to Trump" — @snipy.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coThe Hope Florida scandal, explainedTrump's DOJ will look the other way. But there could still be consequences. 391484401
rocknrose 🇺🇸 @roseann9.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I think Alcatraz would be the perfect location for Trump’s presidential library. 000
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸The Times of Central Asia @timesca.com · 02/05/2025A Soviet Venus probe from 1972 is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere soon, and parts of it might survive the plunge timesca.com/soviet-space... #SovietSpace #VenusProbe #SpaceHistory #SpaceNews #Baikonur #Kazakhstantimesca.comSoviet Space Probe to Fall to Earth 50 Years After Baikonur Launch - The Times Of Central AsiaIn 1972, the Soviet Union launched a Venus-bound lander probe called Cosmos 482 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which was then a Soviet republic. 024
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸WIRED @wired.com · 02/05/2025AI is also eager to please, to the point that it will confidently make stuff up rather than decline to respond. If nothing else, it’s the shortest path to a maximalist gutting of a major agency’s authority, with the chance of scattered bullshit thrown in for good measure. @brbarrett.bsky.social:wired.comDOGE Is in Its AI EraIn its push for “efficiency,” DOGE has leaned increasingly on AI—regardless of whether it makes any sense. 314919
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Testifying now at Senate Democrats event, Officer Dan Hodges talks about impact of Jan 6 pardons He was beaten, bloodied & someone attempted to gouge out his eyes Hodges: "insurrectionists were proven guilty at trial beyond a reasonable doubt" Then he refers to some in Congress as "invertebrates" 191105254
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 28/04/2025“During the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler made it a staple of his regime to create the Hitler Youth organization for minors to learn combat and survivalism skills under the guise of self-improvement and nationalist pride.” 01611
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 28/04/2025New from me: there's a consensus among otherwise divergent legal scholars that Donald Trump and his appointees are breaking the law and overstepping the constitutional bounds of presidential power.walterolson.substack.comNYT assembles constitutional scholars on Trump's first-100-day recordHere's a gift link to the New York Times's new mini-symposium (which I liked) assembling 35 legal scholars' views on the legality of Trump's actions in his first three months. 15818
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 28/04/2025JUST IN: DC Circuit panel votes, 2-1, to halt for now revised Trump administration downsizing plan for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Majority Pillard (Obama), Katsas (Trump). Dissent Rao (Trump). Doc: media.cadc.uscourts.gov/orders/docs/...media.cadc.uscourts.gov 717156
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Trump Is Trying to Reinstate Columbus Day, Which Was Never Canceled "Trump does not have the power to unilaterally declare a national holiday. Nor did anyone 'destroy' the holiday; Biden issued proclamations acknowledging Columbus Day annually." time.com/7281083/dona...time.comTrump Tries to Save Columbus Day, Which Was Never CanceledTrump isn't reviving a canceled holiday; Biden issued annual Columbus Day proclamations. 1245
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 26/04/2025“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat, was easily accessible on the internet and public apps as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...nytimes.comHegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created VulnerabilitiesThe phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site. 1728181
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Ellen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The 21-year-old son of a senior CIA official and an Iraq war vetran was killed last year fighting with Russian army in Ukraine. The young man, passionate about saving the environment, struggled with mental illness. His family is devastated. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comCIA official’s son killed fighting with Russian army in UkraineMichael Gloss, 21, the son of a senior CIA official and an Iraq War veteran, suffered from mental illness. He died in April 2024 in eastern Ukraine. 263
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 26/04/20251. Chainsaw the government employees who protected us from food-related diseases. 2. Lie about it. DOGE: the Department of Getting E. coli. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/h... 6378103
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸The Independent @the-independent.com · 26/04/2025Virginia Giuffre, prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, dies by suicideindependent.co.ukVirginia Giuffre, survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse, dies by suicideVirginia Giuffre was one of the first survivors to call for Jeffrey Epstein to face criminal charges 3213270
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 23/04/2025Toss it into the list of offenses for the articles of impeachment. 0297
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 23/04/2025Judge blasts Justice Department for 'temper tantrum ... worthy of a 3-year-old' www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...nbcnews.comJudge blasts Justice Department for 'temper tantrum ... worthy of a 3-year-old'U.S. 827461
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Different countries have different ways of saying “papers please” and that’s okay 3032950371
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 23/04/2025Zelensky fires back at Trump amid rumors that the White House has offered to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, posts a screenshot of the first Trump admin’s July 2018 denunciation of Moscow’s annexation. A not-so-subtle accusation of hypocrisy leveled at the Donald. 515348
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Grok, the AI on Elon Musk’s platform, has raised the alarms, labeling Musk "dangerous" and warning his rhetoric is nearing "Third Reich territory." The AI links Musk's promotion of the “Great Replacement” conspiracy and his ties to far-right figures to the potential for real-world violence.globalextremism.orgElon Musk’s Own AI Thinks He’s “Dangerous” and Veering Into “Third Reich Territory”GPAHE ran a series of queries through Grok about Musk’s hateful online rhetoric, his links to extremists, and his far-right activism. The results were, to say the least, unflattering. Grok describes M... 0147
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Such a device would guarantee global thermonuclear war. That's nuclear deterrence 101. 143
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 23/04/2025They know very well what the T stands for. 1133
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Whelp... better start boiling your lettuce, folks. 2159
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Alexander Tin @alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Earlier Secy Kennedy said "by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic" Now NIH's Dr Jay Bhattacharya says that's when grants will be made "hard to guarantee when science will make an advance. It depends on, you know, nature has its say" www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-dir...cbsnews.comNIH director pushes back timeline for RFK Jr.'s autism answersNational Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance." 2206
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Picture scenes captured walking through the neighborhood. This one made me chuckle😅. 5958
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Policy professor here, so let me clarify this: -Presidents *sign* an executive order. -They *pass* gas. 681901305
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Nothing in my lifetime prepared me for this. Or for wanting to watching this over-and-over again 69616114
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 23/04/2025NEW: Federal scientists are now classifying the current measles crisis in the Southwest as the single largest outbreak since the U.S. declared the deadly disease eliminated in 2000. CDC officials now view the spread of measles in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico as a single… 18146491958
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Tesla’s brand is taking a hit. 47% of Americans now view the company negatively, per CNBC polling — just 27% are positive. And where the company polls most positively is among Republicans who don’t like EVs. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/a...cnbc.comAbout half of Americans have a negative view on Tesla and Elon Musk, CNBC survey findsThe broad public and investors have something in common these days: They don't have a lot of love for either Tesla or CEO Elon Musk. 5259297
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸SilverHairDontCare @silverhairdontcare.bsky.social · 22/04/2025The United States was established based, among other things, on the division of church and state. If they are only chasing anti-Christian sentiments while ignoring anti-Muslim/Jewish/Hindu/etc. it is seeking to undo that separation. 4363
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025NEW: The VA is establishing an "anti-Christian bias" task force and asking VA employees to submit any instances they witness of anti-Christian bias in the Dept to Christianbiasreporting at va dot gov. They are seeking the following examples. 4291720697
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Scoop: I obtained audio of Tuesday's stunning "60 Minutes" meeting where executive producer Bill Owens, fighting back tears, said he's become "the corporation's problem." All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...status.newsInside the '60 Minutes' StormStatus obtained the audio of the stunning “60 Minutes” meeting where Bill Owens, fighting back tears, said he’s become “the corporation’s problem”—and made it clear he wasn’t leaving by choice. 842635813
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Bot Traffic Surpasses Humans Online—Driven by AI and Criminal Innovation buff.ly/Xv78A7ybuff.lyBot Traffic Surpasses Humans Online—Driven by AI and Criminal InnovationWith 51% of internet traffic now bot-driven and a growing share of it malicious, organizations must prepare for an era of more evasive, AI-assisted automation. 011
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Had some marginal involvement in the State Department’s reaffirmation of the Welles Declaration in Trump 1.0 which included this regarding non-recognition of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. ge.usembassy.gov/message-on-t... 2105
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 09/04/2025Breaking into the U.S. Capitol should disqualify people from joining the City Hall workforce, a key City Council panel decided Wednesday.buff.lyCouncil panel advances measure to block Jan. 6 rioters from city jobsThe proposed resolution would direct officials to reject job applicants who took part in the 2021 insurrection because “you should not be allowed to work for the same government you are attempting to… 28720
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 09/04/2025Susman has previously represented Dominion Voting Systems in its blockbuster suit against Fox News.businessinsider.comTrump targets Susman Godfrey, a law firm representing Dominion and The New York TimesSusman has previously represented Dominion Voting Systems in its blockbuster suit against Fox News. 62517
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Scoop: The anti-vaccine actor Rob Schneider proposed an annual budget north of $14 million to Patrick Soon-Shiong to create a conservative alternative to "The View," which the Los Angeles Times owner balked at. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/rob-schnei...status.newsSoon-Shiong’s Studio ShenanigansRob Schneider’s pitch for a MAGA talk show at the Los Angeles Times never materialized—but what’s unfolding behind the scenes at the Patrick Soon-Shiong-owned newspaper's in-house studio may be even m... 1810922
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸HuffPost @huffpost.com · 09/04/2025It was the first such arrest in Georgia, but it likely won't be the last.huffpost.comA Woman Spent 2 Nights In Jail After She Miscarried. Advocates Say It's Only The Beginning.It was the first such arrest in Georgia, but it likely won't be the last. 45921
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 09/04/2025Kristi Noem preparing to break down the door of your local pet shelter: 7735253
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 09/04/2025🚨 SCOOP: Acting IRS chief Melanie Krause plans to quit after the agency agreed to share confidential tax info with immigration officials to aid in deportations. She also clashed with DOGE over plans for IRS's future & orders to cut staff. **Three IRS leaders have quit since Trump took office.**washingtonpost.comIRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration authoritiesMelanie Krause is the third leader of the tax agency since Trump took office. She clashed with Treasury officials over taxpayer privacy concerns. 672404909
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/04/2025"You want to see a market crash? If we lost this election, I think the market would go down the tubes" -- Donald Trump, 10/29/24 30970203
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Super curious what the Arizona attorney general thinks about this lawlessness… @krismayes.bsky.social ?! 0142
rocknrose 🇺🇸 @roseann9.bsky.social · 08/04/2025THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED!!! #handmaidstale 010
Reposted by rocknrose 🇺🇸Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 08/04/2025Finally saw a Cybertruck where the owner has clearly done an insane amount of work to re-craft it into an object that, while not remotely attractive, is less instantly recognizable as ugly… …which strikes me as a lot of money that could’ve been spent on, say, buying a different truck. 1342
![Accordingly, because IMLS, MBDA, and FMCS have not provided a rational connection between the sweeping actions they have taken and the vague, conclusory justifications they have provided, the Court finds that the States have established a strong likelihood of success on their arbitrary and capricious claims. Ohio, 603 U.S. at 292. Further, the Court finds that the States have illustrated a strong likelihood of success on their claims that IMLS, MBDA, and FMCS acted arbitrarily and
capriciously in failing to consider reliance interests. Regents, 591 U.S. at 30; see also Smiley v. Citibank (S. Dakota), N.A., 517 U.S. 735, 742 (1996) (citations omitted)
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