Liz
@gingerlizard.bsky.social
Strategic communication grad student. Tolkien/Dragon Age fan. Jersey for life.
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America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says that new pro-Trump TV ads paid for with government funds don’t “merit any sort of FCC review.”
FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’
Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Hey you, Europe,
You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry.
You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry.
EXCLUSIVE: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say reut.rs/3U3eCng
EXCLUSIVE: US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say
The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, according to three people close to the discussions.
reut.rs
October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Hey you, Europe,
You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry.
You know how we started a war without telling you, failed badly, and hurt all our economies? No, after we tariffed you, lectured you that Russia isn’t a threat, and demanded territory. Okay. So. Weaken yourself to rescue us or we’ll hurt our own economy more and you’ll be sorry.
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Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet.
It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
Mike Johnson referring to it as "super intelligence" and to AI companies as "super intelligence providers"
September 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet.
It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
I admit I still have an active X account (locked, wiped, and only really used for verifying certain tweets), and it is alarming to see people with reputations to maintain — elected officials, commentators, etc. — casually retweeting AI-generated content without realizing it’s AI.
September 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I admit I still have an active X account (locked, wiped, and only really used for verifying certain tweets), and it is alarming to see people with reputations to maintain — elected officials, commentators, etc. — casually retweeting AI-generated content without realizing it’s AI.
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There are too many people in congress who would be happier doing this, and that's part of why our politics is so stupid bsky.app/profile/avit...
So Nancy Mace is now hosting a podcast called 'Get Maced' in a leather catsuit.
And no you did not hallucinate that sentence.
And no you did not hallucinate that sentence.
September 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
There are too many people in congress who would be happier doing this, and that's part of why our politics is so stupid bsky.app/profile/avit...
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Official Congressional E-newsletters mentioning "Trump" over time, by party in the 119th Congress:
September 24, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Official Congressional E-newsletters mentioning "Trump" over time, by party in the 119th Congress:
It will take the rest of my lifetime to rebuild the diplomatic relationships this guy has demolished over the past year and a half. If not longer.
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
September 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It will take the rest of my lifetime to rebuild the diplomatic relationships this guy has demolished over the past year and a half. If not longer.
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BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 21, 2026 at 1:11 PM
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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i cannot say i really understand the derisive commentary about the Kennedy center protests. much of the negative reaction is “why aren’t libs protesting ICE or detention centers?” when there’s been constant, ongoing protests from liberals on these issues in DC and elsewhere for two years
September 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
i cannot say i really understand the derisive commentary about the Kennedy center protests. much of the negative reaction is “why aren’t libs protesting ICE or detention centers?” when there’s been constant, ongoing protests from liberals on these issues in DC and elsewhere for two years
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i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome”
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome”
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip!
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
More importantly, what do you even say about the people who would believe this
September 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
More importantly, what do you even say about the people who would believe this
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Top notch messaging before the midterms: tell almost the entire voting public they're wrong.
Just flawless.
Just flawless.
Hassett downplays need for AI regulation: "You're gonna be much safer -- and you put up the share prices of security firms -- you're gonna be much safer having private sector companies doing the lion's share of the work to make these things safe than some bureaucrat in Washington."
September 16, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Top notch messaging before the midterms: tell almost the entire voting public they're wrong.
Just flawless.
Just flawless.
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The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Here’s how the New York Times describes this moment in their coverage:
September 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Here’s how the New York Times describes this moment in their coverage:
The Charlie Kirk martyrdom thinkpieces are somehow worse today than they were a year ago
September 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Charlie Kirk martyrdom thinkpieces are somehow worse today than they were a year ago
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Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
September 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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Stealing this from a discord with no shame
September 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Stealing this from a discord with no shame
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Today, the Heritage Foundation, the org behind Project2025, took credit for driving Lonnie Bunch out the Smithsonian Institution.
Bunch was the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.
But sure, tell me again how it’s not about racism.
Bunch was the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.
But sure, tell me again how it’s not about racism.
September 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Today, the Heritage Foundation, the org behind Project2025, took credit for driving Lonnie Bunch out the Smithsonian Institution.
Bunch was the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.
But sure, tell me again how it’s not about racism.
Bunch was the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.
But sure, tell me again how it’s not about racism.
So cool to have a president who faces zero consequences for lying about his role in one of the most tragic days in our country’s history 🙃
Trump on 9/11: "I just thank my people. I was building a big building in New York & I took the whole crew down there right after this happened & they had no hesitation. Everybody went down with me... we thought it was coming down on top of us... two fireman lifted me up and started running with me"
September 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
So cool to have a president who faces zero consequences for lying about his role in one of the most tragic days in our country’s history 🙃
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The state of play in the USPS mail ballots case:
District Court, as Expected, Issues Preliminary Injunction in Trump/USPS Mail-In Ballot Case: Why This Should Be an Easy Case for the Supreme Court to Deny a Stay electionlawblog.org/2026/distric...
District Court, as Expected, Issues Preliminary Injunction in Trump/USPS Mail-In Ballot Case: Why This Should Be an Easy Case for the Supreme Court to Deny a Stay #ELB
As expected, the federal district court in Massachusetts that had enjoined the Trump executive order directing USPS to limit mail in voting and then issued a temporary restraining order against the US...
electionlawblog.org
September 5, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The state of play in the USPS mail ballots case:
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Lo and behold, vaccines work!
In 2021 COVID deaths peaked at nearly 26,000 per week. In 2026 they peaked at 484 per week.
www.cdc.gov/respiratory-...
www.cdc.gov/respiratory-...
September 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Lo and behold, vaccines work!
That dialect quiz accurately clocked me as a New Jerseyan who used to spend summers in Maine 😳
September 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
That dialect quiz accurately clocked me as a New Jerseyan who used to spend summers in Maine 😳