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Zee Roth

@zeeroth.bsky.social
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tyranny = zero stars, do not recommend. who knew the apocalypse would be so cringe?

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 12h
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 11h
Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill, an exemption: "The Trump administration explicitly bypassed numerous federal environmental laws, including provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)" for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
theguardian.com
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera @seanelorivera.bsky.social · 20h
San Diego is not expendable. Our lives are not bargaining chips. The President’s words were reckless, dangerous, and a betrayal of the people he swore to protect. I love this city, and I will never stay quiet when someone treats our families, neighbors, and communities like they are disposable.
Tonight, the President of the United States stood on a stage and told a cheering crowd, “Let them take out San Diego.” He went on to call the destruction of our city “a very small price to pay.”
 
San Diego is home to 1.4 million people. We are workers, families, children, veterans, immigrants, sailors, Marines, and people who love this city and call it home. We are not expendable. Los Angeles is not expendable. No American city is.
 
For a President to speak so casually about an attack on the people he is sworn to protect is reckless, dangerous, and treasonous. At a time when American servicemembers and their families are already bearing the consequences of his war with Iran, San Diegans deserve a President focused on keeping them safe, not talking about sacrificing them.
 
Every elected leader in San Diego, regardless of party, should condemn these comments without qualification. There should be nothing partisan about standing up for our city and the people who live here.
 
Our lives are not bargaining chips.
 
Donald, keep our name out of your mouth.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 19h
And MAGA *cheered* They heard their president calling for a nation we're at war with to destroy two American cities And they *cheered*
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h
This tells you everything about how Trump sees this country. The destruction, the fear and the innocent people who would pay the actual price are just collateral damage to him.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
what an asshole
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It WILL result in the purging of large numbers of valid voters (not quibbling with the reporting here, just expressing frustration at the likely outcome)
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I feel so defeated 😭 There may be mass purges of eligible voters now. I'm here writing postcards to swing states to try to boost turnout; meanwhile, Trump and SCOTUS are working to disenfranchise voters!
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 18/09/2026
“If you’re a US citizen you have no reason to fear” – Markwayne Mullin, responding to a video of a teenage US citizen being repeatedly punched in the face by ICE.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it. 2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment. 3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hegseth's AI push could have led to war between the US and China: "Armed members of the US military were preparing to board the ship. Military planes were in the air." But the AI report of nuclear weapons components on a Chinese vessel in the Middle East were false.
cnn.com
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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Karen by name not nature! 📎 🦋 @katzrule.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hi Jon, just hit $13.47 a gallon here in UK. The world is suffering because of the orange megalomaniac 😡
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Agreed! We can't be silent.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Dramatic photos of missile damage to US assets across the Middle East! I'm generally avoiding CBS News, but this is an exclusive and I can't imagine Hegseth is pleased about these photos leaking (by active duty soldiers).
cbsnews.com
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"I started wondering: is the polycrisis that we are facing so overwhelming that we don’t even have the capacity to talk about it with urgency any more?"
theguardian.com
We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney
There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So take them seriously, but not literally?
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I find the ideological hothouse around AI - rationalism, effective altrusim - super weird and alienating. I don't share the worldview of most of the people, and obviously almost everyone involved in the entire debate has enormous financial stakes in the outcomes.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 14/09/2026
Bear-hugging data centers remains the funniest part of his midterms strategy

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades! The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” - and we will continue to do so! We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS! We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP



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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's fascinating, to me, how many columns and articles were written after Biden's withdraw from Afghanistan about the looming humanitarian catastrophe that Biden caused and how many fewer were written about Trump slashing US humanitarian aid still being sent there from $3B/year to $0 in 2025.
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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Le super intelligence, c’est moi
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's illegal to offer or make an expenditure to any person to vote or withhold a vote, with a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a fine. I know "reporters can't just blurt that something is illegal," which is why I'm begging them to do basic research and provide context.
law.cornell.edu
18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Trump promised American adults $5000 if the GOP wins the midterms, in violation of federal laws against election bribery" WHY CAN'T THE MEDIA GET THIS RIGHT
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Trump promised American adults $5000 if the GOP wins the midterms, in violation of federal laws against election bribery" Fixed it.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
THIS IS ILLEGAL And. Nothing. Will. Happen.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aside from the blatant illegality here, you’ll get this right after your tariff dividend, your freedom dividend, Trump’s health care plan, and your $2 gas
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If only the media had as much interest in the world's richest person, the primary funder of the Republican Party, who spoke at Trump's Inauguration and gave a Sieg Heil, once again declaring his belief "white solidarity is the only way to survive" as they do some Twitch streamer.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Evergreen statement...
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One of the most respected historians in the United States and a giant in the museums world—but above all, an incredible kind man. He will be president of the AHA in 2027 (taking the gavel during the January conference), and I could not be happier to have him lead the association in these times.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Vote by mail is holding. Trump has taken it to SCOTUS 3 times and lost every time. Same arguments, new courtroom, same result We @democracydefendersfund.org are fighting to make sure your mail ballot is safe I'll get into it on @ms.now at 7:20 ET👇 -TN
nbcnews.com
Democrats mobilize an ‘unprecedented’ defense to combat potential election disruption
Tabletop exercises with Hillary Clinton, training for tens of thousands to act as “democracy protectors” and a new push for in-person voting are some of the things underway.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And Canadians sheltered THOUSANDS of stranded Americans that day, too! Airspace was closed and Canadians helped, as they always have. I'm so angry at this fool for destroying a treasured relationship.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
democracydocket.com
🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
tldr; there's no evidence for any of his claims (as usual)
cnn.com
Fact check: Trump’s story about being carried away by firefighters after the 9/11 attack | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has for years told false or unproven stories about what he supposedly saw and did on 9/11 and soon after. As the 25th anniversary of the terror attack approaches, Trump told ano...
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Huge statewide anti-ICE protest today in Colorado organized by high school kids!
denver7.com
Students at more than 200 schools plan to walk out against ICE Friday
Friday, students from over 200 schools plan to participate in a walkout against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Feminist Proper Gander @dappergander.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this. this right here. the media fails us over and over by ignoring what's plain on its face.
They hold Democrats to a high standard, and themselves to no standard at all. At a White House briefing just yesterday, JD Vance said, of the antisemitic Republican commentator Tucker Carlson, “Tucker is a friend, despite the fact that we disagree on a number of things. And I'm not going to play the game where I throw friends under the bus because I have political disagreements with them."

Out of one side of his mouth: it’s fine for Republicans to be friends with antisemites. Out of the other, Vance calls Abdul El-Sayed “very, very evil” and condemns his association with Piker.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
To succeed in higher education leadership in Florida that you have to be a part of the dominant political regime, which hands out well-paid positions to unqualified officials. Rodeo cowboy who impersonated a police office becomes college President! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/which-stor...
Fred Hawkins, the South Florida State College president who fired the English instructor for her short story, had no higher education background. And yet he was chosen two days after he submitted his application. The board of trustees changed the selection rules to allow someone without an advanced degree to serve as President. Hawkins has no advanced degree, but was a close ally of Governor DeSantis. A former rodeo cowboy, Mr. Hawkins was arrested for impersonating a police officer just three years before becoming university president. One of the trustees explained why he would not support more qualified candidates who had actual experience: “You have to understand that we are political appointees, and they were all Democrats, The governor doesn’t appoint all Republican trustees and expect us to select a Democrat.”
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Absolute insanity. I'm so glad I'm no longer working in higher ed. Florida's extreme, but it's getting harder everywhere. When I taught in a red-leaning state (or purple, or however you characterize Arizona these days), I was put on at least one "liberal professor" list for using inclusive pronouns.
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Jessica Kutz @jkutzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I spoke to three moms who lost all of the food in their fridge and freezer during the blackout in Gary Indiana. They all had their replacement SNAP benefits denied. Experts told me they are concerned about how the state is operating the program after the disaster. 19thnews.org/2026/09/gary...
19thnews.org
Families lost weeks of food they couldn't afford to replace. Then their SNAP claims were denied.
As the city of Gary recovers from a devastating power outage, advocates say Indiana has a simple fix at its fingertips that could get parents the help they need.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you, I am aware and I do appreciate the reminder! I suppose I'm unfairly venting my frustration at the reticence of US allies to take bolder action against us. Grassroots boycotts don't count; we need leaders to heed the warnings in your article and move beyond vaguely disapproving rhetoric.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"only the best people"
usatoday.com
Ex-Labor secretary drank at work, brought staff to strip club, watchdog says
Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned her Cabinet post the day before her interview with investigators at the Department of Labor.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A president continually at war with some of the very best parts of this country. The US before Trump had many (many!) flaws, but—like our national parks & museums, the CDC, etc—we could actually be proud of our massive and incredibly diverse university system. So of course he wants to destroy it.
politico.com
IRS unveils plan to cancel universities' tax-exempt status
The proposed regulations could affect up to 18,000 high schools, universities and trade schools, the agency said.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I agree with every word of this piece articulating the "Russification" of America under Trump, but the headline's thesis falls flat without prescriptive advice. Please world, treat us like a true pariah state! That's one concrete way to protect yourselves and save what's left of the US you knew.
independent.co.uk
Why we need to start treating Trump’s America like Russia
Expansionist desires, aggressive military actions, and the consolidation of power in its internal affairs used to attack political enemies, Keir Giles explains how, while writing his new book, he came...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026
the press has gotten completely habituated to the ugly and hateful behavior of the people in this government so i will be surprised if anyone ever asks hegseth why he thinks it is appropriate to mock children for wanting to learn, grow and maybe serve their country
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As perfect an encapsulation of the Right Wing mindset as I’ve seen in a minute. People who have enjoyed incredible privilege and coasted to unearned wealth and power in a system rigged for them and still convinced they are persecuted heroes battling a system that’s out to destroy them.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 27/08/2026
Americans have declared war on Flock cameras. They’ve protested them, damaged them, and destroyed them. Flock camera destruction isn’t just popular — in some cases, it has also proven highly effective at getting rid of them. Read more from @janus.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/tech/985155/...
Verge headline: Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras

Illustration of a Flock camera flanked at the sides by instruments of destruction and/or vandalism
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm deeply worried. A majority of Americans will no doubt vote blue, but can we overcome the sheer magnitude of efforts to disrupt fair elections by the federal government + SCOTUS + GOP operatives + right-wing media? Millions of us will fight for democracy, but it's certainly not a fair fight.
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The only sane action here is non-action!
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There's a whole reddit for such Americans: leopards ate my face. It's grimly satisfying to see MAGAs reap what they sowed I guess, though their ignorance and bigotry affects us all. As a Californian who's never supported the orange fascist I'm glad my Canadian friends are boycotting us—more, please!
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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
RFK told Congress his Samoan trip had nothing to do with vaccines but OF COURSE IT DID and new docs prove it. This was common knowledge *prior* to his confirmation. Republicans simply didn't care that his disinformation campaign led to dozens of children dying from a preventable illness!
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