Kainoa

Kainoa

@voltaicsky.bsky.social

Just figuring out this hellscape, one day at a time.

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Schumer looking at retirement housing. 🤣

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

RESULT: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a challenger backed by New York's left, has ousted Rep. Adriano Espaillat. An earthquake result, which means all 3 congressional candidates backed by Mamdani have won: Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez.

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Six state and local election results you should know about, before we call it quits for the night. Let's go. 🧵

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Democrats' most consistent line against Trump is "He isn't as murderous and psychotic as we would be."

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals.

Also known as political correctness. I thought that was a problem for a certain sector?

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com

"Senior officials at the US Department of Veterans Affairs have ordered that VA physicians and scientists not publish in medical journals or speak with the public without first seeking clearance from political appointees of Donald Trump, the Guardian has learned."

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Update: This happened last night—Senate Republicans went nuclear, overruling the parliamentarian and blowing up the filibuster to repeal California's vehicle emissions standards. Many Republicans will likely cite this precedent as reason to bypass the filibuster to pass the reconciliation bill too.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

Senate Republicans are set to go nuclear today, blowing up the filibuster to repeal California’s vehicle emissions standards—after spending YEARS promising to preserve the filibuster once they retook the chamber. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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let’s look back at what has happened so far Cory Booker giving a 25 hour speech: everyone loved it, raised his profile Van Hollen flies to El Salvador and meets Abrego Garcia: everyone loved it, raised his profile Schumer publicly caved: everyone hated that just a general note to Dems

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

i have no doubt that senator van hollen was genuinely concerned for the safety and welfare of abrego garcia BUT ALSO this is what i'm talking about when i say POLITICAL AMBITION. van hollen may well make himself a household name and nationally recognized political figure with this move

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Big "why are you treating me like a Black person?!" energy.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us." www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

The first movie is whatever, but Way of Water was good. I am on board with Big Jim showing and going after the filthy collaborators.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

James Cameron says the Ash People are the main adversaries of ‘AVATAR:: FIRE & ASH’ alongside the humans They are former Na’vi filled with rage.

I. AM. SCREAMING! 🤬 The most on brand shit imaginable.

Steven T. Dennis@steventdennis.bsky.social

Schumer tells me Republicans might try to jam Democrats again in September, but thinks Trump will be less popular then and Republican appropriators might be more willing to stand up to him. He said they refused to do so now.

And the only Rep./Senator in the video that did any form of push back to Trump got thrown under the bus by the party cuz he wasn't "civil..."

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It is abundantly clear that this administration will shutdown the entire federal government no matter how Congress votes. If @SenateDems stop them now and reject the false choice of this CR, the issue is focused and in the hands of Congress, not Musk. #NoBlankChecks #FightBack

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Columbia announced mass suspensions, expulsions, and degree revocations the same day it received a letter from the Trump administration telling them to do just that if they wanted to keep getting funding

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW letter to Columbia from Trump admin lists demands for “continued financial relationship” with the US government”: —Suspend or expel students for Hamilton Hall protest —“Time, place, and manner rules” —Mask ban —Address “anti-Zionist” discrimination —Reform admissions —MORE

All they're going to know is how full of shit Dems are with the whole "Democracy is at stake" line and by extension, whatever negative things they have to say about Republicans.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social

I cannot emphasize this enough: no one will remember the shutdown even happened when it’s time to vote next year. One way or the other!

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Chuck Schumer caving and saying he’ll vote for a blank check for Trump and Musk is demonstrative of why Democrats lose. Voters so often don’t believe what they say because they don’t believe what they say.

Thanks a lot Chuck! You absolutely worthless fuck 👍

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

SCHUMER just now: "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."

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utterly fucking astounding that any Dem would look at what’s happening and think that giving this administration sweeping new authority to prosecute speech on the internet is a good idea

Senator Dick Durbin@durbin.senate.gov

It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.

I will be seated. 🍿

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaption of ‘THE ODYSSEY’ • Described as a mythic action epic that follows the tale of Odysseus & his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War • Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson

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In addition to a weak federal response, which is the fault of the administration, local health authorities are afraid of pushing too hard on dairy farmers for fear of backlash like they saw with COVID. Backlash fueled by right-wing dark money groups. www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

scientificamerican.comBird Flu Has Spread Out of Control after Mistakes by U.S. Government and IndustryAs the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker safety put the country at risk

Jeff and Kamala Khan would be the most adorable shit ever. 🥹

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

Jeff the Land Shark may be coming to the MCU. “You know it's coming. I can't say when, I can't say where” (Source: youtu.be/-UDBbYpM3M4?si=KKZDhrlUNqSzayyT)

Legitimately excited for this one. Edgar Wright is Edgar Wright. And Glen Powell is fantastic. He reminds me of a classic movie star. Something that doesn't really exist anymore.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

Edgar Wright’s ‘RUNNING MAN’ remake has moved its release date up to November 7, 2025. Starring Glen Powell in the lead role.

Sonic 3 was a really fun time. A nice pallet cleanser from the world. I am really looking forward to where they go from here. The set up is great. Hopefully we can eventually get to a Sonic Heroes point with ALL the warriors. 😅

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Musk is so funny. He has no idea how any company makes money so he thinks the answer is "do everything" versus "build tech products on top of advertising monopolies built on trillions of data points"

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co

Elon Musk says they're working on a Gmail rival called Xmail 📩

Just calling them cowards, really doesn't do justice to how absolutely pathetic and awful this is. It's all par for the course with these bastards.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co

Pixar has removed a transgender character’s storyline from their new series #WinOrLose A Disney rep says, “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline”

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In addition to other sinister motives, attacks on USPS are because it’s a pillar of the black middle class and black labor. As of 2020 postal workers have the highest avg annual wage ($52K) and the highest hourly wage ($25) among the 10 occupations with the heaviest representation of Black workers.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump confirms our scoop over the weekend that he is looking at privatizing the United States Postal Service

I appreciate the optimism in these dark times. But, Dems consistently refuse to pass the baton, and continue to fail at meeting the moment. This is JUST doing this again with Biden lying and running for a second term! And we saw what happened there! I'm so tired of this shit.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social

We can do this. Tomorrow is the day. Do not give up early. Do not be discouraged! A close vote is what we needed here and that’s what we got. Stay POSITIVE and PRAYERFUL and I will be working.

All of this. The moderation team absolutely fumbled this shit so badly.

i can't get over how stupid this is on a business level. protocol aside, bluesky is a social media that has primarily gained users by actually moderating, a novelty these days, with users who have stated their intention to give bluesky money because of this. now they're declaring they won't moderate

Just disgustingly evil. They're both complete scum.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

What a huge loss for labor. Democrats had an opportunity to lock in a majority on the NLRB till 2026 ... and Manchin + Sinema just sabotaged them. Now Trump can immediately stack the board with union-loathing conservatives who'll undo four years of progress. www.axios.com/2024/12/11/s...

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Note Jay-Z's attorneys just filed a request today to deny anonymity to the woman he allegedly raped when she was 13

Moira Donegan@moiradonegan.bsky.social

Charlotte Bennett, a young employee who was found to have been harassed by Andrew Cuomo, has dropped her lawsuit against him after he used the legal proceedings to retaliate against her, including public smearing of her sexual history & court orders for her gynecological records.

I love this stuff. It's always a great reminder that it takes a lot of work, time and consistency. Great job! Keep on keeping on! 🫡

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Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has largely flown under the radar for her past vaccine advocacy. But the reporting has missed her promotion of hydroxychloroquine, vaccine skepticism, anti-mask narratives, and supplements. But we’ve got you covered.

importantcontext.newsFrom the Front Lines to the Fringes: What You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s Surgeon General PickDr. Janette Nesheiwat went from the mainstream to promoting hydroxychloroquine, encouraging vaccine hesitancy, and selling supplements.

Given the way things are moving (😒), like with the Tariffs, so many are going to have shocked Pikachu face when it's their time to get got by these demons.

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ah shit they’re returning fire

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries. It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration. www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...