Delanie

Delanie

@delrex.bsky.social

Terribly short and terribly rude. She/her. I bake, I knit, I write, I read, I rant.

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Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

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Crazy how this is reported as if he hasn't been selling pardons. And even if that's not the case, attaching a goal number to something that's supposed to be deliberative is reality show insanity.

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Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds. “The US military no longer has the people, tools or infrastructure needed” Trump admin accused of cutting military program in light of 🇺🇸strike on 🇮🇷girls school www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comPentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog findsTrump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran

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The same week top officials denied ICE/CBP was mistakenly arresting citizens, immigration agents were filmed doing that very thing. Twice. One Alabama man was detained for the 3rd time in a year, even though he's actively suing for his last arrest I spoke to him for my latest @propublica.org story

propublica.orgWhy Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he say...

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Trump is 'dropping' his bogus lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a slush fund, courtesy of your tax dollars, that he can use to pay off his political allies. While people drown in high prices & inflation — Trump’s lining his & his buddies’ pockets. We will fight this.

abcnews.comTrump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: SourcesPresident Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.

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The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to deport at least 50 green card holders through a new unit dedicated to revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency across the U.S., according to internal data. Read more: nyti.ms/4wuuQnZ

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In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

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The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

projects.propublica.orgWhere Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublicaThe FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.

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I saw this here on bluesky and forgot to save the pattern name. Does anyone know what it could be? I just bought some beautiful #Malabrigo yarn and can't wait to start a project! #knitsky #knitting

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This plan is absolute madness. Building a data center that is SIXTY SQUARE MILES in mountain west drought land which on paper will raise the temperature of the entire area by 5-12 DEGREES F is mental Unless the reality show is to create an American Aral Sea www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of ManhattanFacility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

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With trial nearing for the remaining members of the Broadview 6, a new filing tonight offers insight into how the feds view the case after dropping the conspiracy charge: "All the actions by all the members of the mob were clearly foreseeable to each of them. They are all therefore responsible …"

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Trump complains he can't brag about the Iran War because of the "little man with the $4 gasoline": "I don't want to say we're making a fortune ... because if I say it, they're going to say, 'He forgets about the little man with the $4 gasoline.'"

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WIC used to have bipartisan support because even Republicans said "Well of course we want to make sure pregnant women and babies have enough to eat, we're not monsters," but now they say "Screw those freeloading babies, we've got a gold-plated ballroom to build"

The Trump administration wants to decrease a mother's allotments for fruits and vegetables from $52 to $13 a month.

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Well, you can understand how The Anschutz Corporation that owns Coachella and funds various anti-woman/LGBTQ organizations wouldn't want to have their reputation confused with someone trying to promote humanity and kindness in the world. www.them.us/story/coache...

them.usCoachella’s Owner Is Still Making Political Donations to Republican CausesThe Anschutz Corporation has also come under fire for contributing to anti-LGBTQ+ causes.
Detroit Metro Times@metrotimes.com

A Dearborn animal shelter raising money for homeless dogs and cats has been forced to rename its upcoming “Pawchella” fundraiser after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the company behind Coachella, one of the world’s most famous music festivals.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is once again able to walk out of court and return to his family. Federal Judge Xinis’ protections remain in place for Kilmar. This victory is thanks to the power of community organizing and all of you who have stood up for justice. #Fight4Kilmar

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do you know how much pro-democracy media propaganda you can buy from $57 million? i guess i don't know exactly but i would guess a lot.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social

also per my last thread - jaime harrison and the democrats raised over $57 million so he could make consultants wealthier and lose to lindsey graham by 10. imagine if instead of wasting that money democrats invested in media and message.

Delanie reposted

Generally if someone disappears from the ICE detainee locator system it is because they are in the process of being deported. And yes, they move people to other facilities right before their hearings on purpose. There are a dozen “shuffle” flights between detention centers every day.

David Farrier@davidfarrier.com

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

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The Trump administration is opening 24 million acres of protected federal land to cattle grazing. This will ravage the natural habitats of at-risk wildlife like wolves, grizzly bears, and salmon.

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Sean Duffy’s reality series is getting slammed for all of the obvious reasons, but don’t look past the fact that his show is being sponsored by companies his department oversees and regulates. In other words, it’s not just a political mess, it’s also an ethical one. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowThe problem(s) with the transportation secretary’s tone-deaf reality seriesSean Duffy’s return to reality programming isn’t just a political mess; it also raises unavoidable ethical questions.

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If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum.

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Trump's billion-dollar ballroom is now so toxic that some vulnerable House Republicans don't want to vote on it. This is important, because to Trump/MAGA, the ballroom represents a potent symbol of his imperial/dictatorial presidency. 1/ (new piece from me) newrepublic.com/article/2101...

newrepublic.comTrump Ballroom Suddenly Faces GOP Opposition in Surprise Blow to MAGAMAGA hoped the correspondents’ dinner assassination plot would give the ballroom a big political lift. But Americans still hate the idea. Democrats must capitalize on that.

Delanie reposted

Replying to @gregsargent.bsky.social

Dems who dismissed the ballroom as a "distraction" were playing dumb about the deeper significance of the ballroom as a Trumpian assertion of imperial/dictatorial power. That's why it's heartening that a new Wapo poll shows huge majorities oppose it. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2101...

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ridiculous the resources we're wasting to cruelly move a few innocent people around the world

ICE Flight Monitor@iceflightmonitor.bsky.social

UPDATE: After landing in Cambodia, the ICE deportation flight (OAE2127) also landed in Vientiane, Laos and Hanoi, Vietnam. The journey lasted a grueling 37+ hrs.

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"I can't afford gas to get to work, but at least there's new black granite in D.C."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Right up here, you probably noticed the new black granite. It's been so well received. People can't even believe it, because the stones were all broken and really in bad disrepair."

Delanie reposted

"Musk pledged two years ago to build a state-of-the-art water recycling plant in Memphis to guarantee that his xAI servers wouldn’t deplete the city’s groundwater" "Now that Musk’s first data center is up and running, construction on the recycling facility has come to an abrupt halt"

politico.comMusk promised his data center would reuse water. That's now stalled.Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company abruptly stopped work on a water reuse facility meant to alleviate strain on the Memphis-area water supply. Nobody’s saying why.

Delanie reposted

insane every blue state in the country needs to pack their own state Supreme Court immediately if the unelected law wizards want to make donald trump a god-king with a 30% approval rating their power must be broken at every level

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

BREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.

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Replying to @democracydocket.com

The decision marks a significant and terrifying moment in our democracy as the court allowed an election to be cancelled after its completion.

Delanie reposted

BREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.

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Trump threatened to nuke Iran during the same press event where he called a woman reporter "baby" and a "bitch" and we'll all just supposed to continue on tomorrow as though any of this insanity is normal or acceptable

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Have you been briefed on the hantavirus? TRUMP: Yes I have Q: What have you learned? TRUMP: Ahhh -- it's very much we hope under control Q: Should Americans be concerned it's going to spread? TRUMP: I hope not. We'll do the best we can.