DianeLockhart

DianeLockhart

@torinew.bsky.social

Trying to survive in a Trump country

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theonion.comConservative Man Proudly Frightened Of EverythingFLOWER MOUND, TX—Condemning the “woke left” for what he called the “modern evisceration of masculinity,” local conservative man Hank Daniels confirmed Monday that he was never going to stop being prou...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Markwayne Mullin: "I'm not joking when I say this. I drive around Washington DC in my Jeep - yes, I drive myself - & I don't buckle up. The reason I don't buckle up - people can say whatever they want - is because of carjacking. I don't want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry."

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i entered last week very skeptical about Epstein conspiracy theories and now I'm wondering if Trump personally walked into the jail and killed him

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Jason Stanley, philosopher and expert on fascism said “You know you're living in a fascist society when you're constantly going over in your head the reasons why YOU are safe.”

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As of the day the Trump memecoin dinner winners were finalized, fifty winners owned other crypto assets named for white nationalist, racist and anti-semitic symbols, including Pepe the Frog and swastikas. One of assets was called "FUCK THE JEWS," while another was simply the n-word (with a hard r)

citizensforethics.org50 Trump crypto dinner invitees hold tokens linked to alt-right symbols and racist language - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonFifty of the $TRUMP memecoin dinner invitees hold crypto assets named for alt-right symbol Pepe the Frog as well as swastikas.

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Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

Can't wait for my visit to Stockholm in October. ❤️

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social

1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)

propublica.orgTexas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We DidSince Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…

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The last guy to show off his military access by sharing classified military intel with unauthorized people on a consumer chat app, Jack Teixeira, will be in prison until 2036

Nicholas Thompson@nxthompson.bsky.social

A friend of mine who worked in national security for decades had a great line about Hegseth: "He's like a child playing a video game who wants to show off his high scores." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

I am from Oklahoma and we are having the 30th anniversary remembrance ceremony. It is amazing to me how commonplace MCVeigh's opinions are now and in Oklahoma, but they do not see the connection. I actually wish Clinton had deftly connected the hatred today with the hatred on that day.

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Can district courts order the executive branch to engage in specific acts of diplomatic negotiation? If SCOTUS doesn’t think so now, why did it let Matthew Kacsmaryk force U.S. diplomats to negotiate the revival of a Trump border policy in 2021 after Biden tried to end it? slate.com/news-and-pol...

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A refresher on Donald Trump’s Rules for Governing: Step 1: Create crisis Step 2: Blame Democrats Step 3: Rant on Truth Social Step 4: Profit from crisis Step 5: Claim to resolve crisis Step 6: Declare victory Step 7: Golf Step 8: Repeat

Oklahoma City. I couldn’t get the whole crowd. I’ve been to plenty of rallies over the years, but this is one the most well attended ones I’ve seen. It’s cold and rainy here and I think 50% of the crowd was seniors

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🚨I converted the list of terminated #NIH grants (as of 3/22) into a google sheet. I added activity codes and award jurisdictions (see tabs for grant count and $ by each). Note this HHS list likely does not include all planned/completed terminations as of this date.🚨 Please use, share and distribute!

docs.google.comList of Terminated NIH Grants as of 3-22-2025 (Source: https://taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data/HHS_Grants_Terminated.pdf)
Jamie Daw@jamiedaw.bsky.social

The list of terminated NIH grants is growing. Now 14 pages (was 6 pages last week).

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Vivian Wilson is Teen Vogue’s special issue cover star. The 20-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk discusses her modeling and TV aspirations, unusual extended family, and what she describes as the “cartoonishly evil” Trump admin. Read the full interview here: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

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Replying to @epicureandealmaker.bsky.social

On any given day, less than 1% of the fire hydrants in my town are being used. Very inefficient! Should probably rip most of them out of the ground.

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Former judge Maryanne Trump Barry, the president's sister: "The issue ... is whether an alien who is in this country legally can ... be forcibly removed ... in the unfettered discretion of the Secretary of State and without any meaningful opportunity to be heard. The answer is a ringing 'no.'"

It’s Massieu v. Reno, 915 F.Supp. 681 (1996). New Jersey district court. Here’s the intro:

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one thing about this is that it shows how terminally online these people are

Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis.bsky.social

ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh. This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...

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Paul Waldman@paulwaldman.bsky.social

Veterans are 6% of the adult population but 30% of the federal workforce (they get preference in hiring). Which means Trump and Musk are already firing thousands of people who put their lives at risk for their country, many with disabilities they acquired in their service.

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The Bay Area weather radar (KMUX) has been out of service for more than 24 hours now. An expensive broken part needs to be replaced and specially ordered, but that may not be possible due to ongoing freeze on government credit card spending, I’ve been told.