@sdnixie.bsky.social
Former lobbyist: defense, research, education, health care.
Trying to live my best life despite the godawful current state of affairs.
Trying to live my best life despite the godawful current state of affairs.
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‘The Wire’ ranks No. 2 as the 21st century’s best TV show, says New York Times list
‘The Wire’ ranks No. 2 as the century’s best TV show, says New York Times list
More than 18 years after its conclusion, “The Wire” has earned a posthumous bouquet of flowers from its industry peers.
buff.ly
September 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
‘The Wire’ ranks No. 2 as the 21st century’s best TV show, says New York Times list
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NEW: ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says
And now ICE is set to open a new facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana — will be run by “nonprofit arm” of LaSalle Corrections, which runs other ICE facilities where detainees have died.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
And now ICE is set to open a new facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana — will be run by “nonprofit arm” of LaSalle Corrections, which runs other ICE facilities where detainees have died.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t have a comprehensive plan for its rapid expansion of detention facilities, resulting in the waste of over $20 million, according to a federal watchdog.
news.bloomberglaw.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
NEW: ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says
And now ICE is set to open a new facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana — will be run by “nonprofit arm” of LaSalle Corrections, which runs other ICE facilities where detainees have died.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
And now ICE is set to open a new facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana — will be run by “nonprofit arm” of LaSalle Corrections, which runs other ICE facilities where detainees have died.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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BREAKING NYT:
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules
The California Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County to return ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING NYT:
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
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By destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction, write @ariberman.bsky.social & @pemalevy.bsky.social.
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
By destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction, write @ariberman.bsky.social & @pemalevy.bsky.social.
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A woman was attending her dream school: Cornell.
Then, she was drugged and raped for hours by seven men.
She had to drop out.
They had to write essays.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Then, she was drugged and raped for hours by seven men.
She had to drop out.
They had to write essays.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Former Cornell University student sues school, 7 fraternity members over rape allegations
Cornell University and seven Chi Phi fraternity members are facing a lawsuit over rape allegations.
www.cbsnews.com
September 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A woman was attending her dream school: Cornell.
Then, she was drugged and raped for hours by seven men.
She had to drop out.
They had to write essays.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Then, she was drugged and raped for hours by seven men.
She had to drop out.
They had to write essays.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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It's already pretty obvious what Xi thinks of the Orange Chicken here
Sen. Mike Lee: "I won't be a bit surprised if President Trump decides at one point to say, 'You know, President Xi, let's go visit Panda Express and see what you think of their broccoli beef.' I'd love to see that happen. That's the kind of thing President Trump likes to do."
September 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM
It's already pretty obvious what Xi thinks of the Orange Chicken here
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The racist thing. The most racist thing he can think of is “the kind of thing Trump likes to do.”
Sen. Mike Lee: "I won't be a bit surprised if President Trump decides at one point to say, 'You know, President Xi, let's go visit Panda Express and see what you think of their broccoli beef.' I'd love to see that happen. That's the kind of thing President Trump likes to do."
September 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The racist thing. The most racist thing he can think of is “the kind of thing Trump likes to do.”
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No one wants to hear what this war criminal has to say. Netanyahu was forced to give his speech to a nearly empty room as the majority of the UN General Assembly walked out in protest and disgust.
September 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
No one wants to hear what this war criminal has to say. Netanyahu was forced to give his speech to a nearly empty room as the majority of the UN General Assembly walked out in protest and disgust.
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Excellent trailer inside
September 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Excellent trailer inside
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And where went the money for these lives in the balance? Money that our country once delivered to a world in great need?
Riding a missile into a girl's school somewhere else. Or nowadays, paying a corporation to build more missiles, faster.
We are the shithole nation. We are the global stain.
Riding a missile into a girl's school somewhere else. Or nowadays, paying a corporation to build more missiles, faster.
We are the shithole nation. We are the global stain.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
(Published Dec. 2025)
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
(Published Dec. 2025)
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And where went the money for these lives in the balance? Money that our country once delivered to a world in great need?
Riding a missile into a girl's school somewhere else. Or nowadays, paying a corporation to build more missiles, faster.
We are the shithole nation. We are the global stain.
Riding a missile into a girl's school somewhere else. Or nowadays, paying a corporation to build more missiles, faster.
We are the shithole nation. We are the global stain.
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Fuck "defies." That sounds almost heroic and ennobled, like some sort of none-shall-pass defense of the realm.
In a presumed nation of laws, when you ignore the order of a court, you VIOLATE that order and place yourself outside ot the law and in opposition to the premise of the republic itself.
In a presumed nation of laws, when you ignore the order of a court, you VIOLATE that order and place yourself outside ot the law and in opposition to the premise of the republic itself.
BREAKING: White House defies court order, doesn't reinstate access for banned reporters
White House defies court order, doesn't reinstate access for banned reporters
CNN is set to be the television pool for President Xi Jinping's visit to the White House on Thursday evening.
www.axios.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Fuck "defies." That sounds almost heroic and ennobled, like some sort of none-shall-pass defense of the realm.
In a presumed nation of laws, when you ignore the order of a court, you VIOLATE that order and place yourself outside ot the law and in opposition to the premise of the republic itself.
In a presumed nation of laws, when you ignore the order of a court, you VIOLATE that order and place yourself outside ot the law and in opposition to the premise of the republic itself.
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If you need any extra motivation to make sure you're registered & have a plan to vote (iwillvote.com), here's one:
ICE remains out of control, & has an endless list of horrible ideas
Like: Grabbing ppl & sticking them in 'snatch vans' for who knows how long. Food, water, etc? Eh, details, details
ICE remains out of control, & has an endless list of horrible ideas
Like: Grabbing ppl & sticking them in 'snatch vans' for who knows how long. Food, water, etc? Eh, details, details
ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'
Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."
www.npr.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
If you need any extra motivation to make sure you're registered & have a plan to vote (iwillvote.com), here's one:
ICE remains out of control, & has an endless list of horrible ideas
Like: Grabbing ppl & sticking them in 'snatch vans' for who knows how long. Food, water, etc? Eh, details, details
ICE remains out of control, & has an endless list of horrible ideas
Like: Grabbing ppl & sticking them in 'snatch vans' for who knows how long. Food, water, etc? Eh, details, details
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a bill which provided a strong footing for civil liability and punitive damages that attaches to Flock itself as well as the civil jurisdiction in question would do wonders for reining this kind of thing in.
Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said.
From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng
From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng
September 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
a bill which provided a strong footing for civil liability and punitive damages that attaches to Flock itself as well as the civil jurisdiction in question would do wonders for reining this kind of thing in.
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September 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Correction: 892 millibars, still the second strongest east Pacific hurricane on record
www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96822 [email protected]
www.nhc.noaa.gov
September 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Correction: 892 millibars, still the second strongest east Pacific hurricane on record
www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...
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there are 70 million people for whom this is the biggest song in the world. they watch comedies called like "Wives of Jim" that have run for nine seasons. they're usually pretty affable in person. in 2024 they severed the fate of humanity because of egg prices
“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley officially surpasses “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey as the longest-running #1 hit in history (23 weeks).
September 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
there are 70 million people for whom this is the biggest song in the world. they watch comedies called like "Wives of Jim" that have run for nine seasons. they're usually pretty affable in person. in 2024 they severed the fate of humanity because of egg prices
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Polo’s climb to 160 mph appears to be the fastest recorded in the eastern Pacific, threatening Mexico with dangerous rain and surf.
Hurricane Polo’s explosive rise to Category 5 appears to set Pacific record
Polo’s climb to 160 mph appears to be the fastest recorded in the eastern Pacific, threatening Mexico with dangerous rain and surf.
bit.ly
September 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Polo’s climb to 160 mph appears to be the fastest recorded in the eastern Pacific, threatening Mexico with dangerous rain and surf.
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boycotts don't work if they have an expiration date!
September 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
boycotts don't work if they have an expiration date!
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If there had been pushback from the very beginning of his term I truly believe we’d be in a way different place now.
#NeverStopResisting
#VOTE!
#DemandAccountability
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#NeverStopResisting
#VOTE!
#DemandAccountability
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban
Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he heads to New York for the UN summit.
share.google
September 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If there had been pushback from the very beginning of his term I truly believe we’d be in a way different place now.
#NeverStopResisting
#VOTE!
#DemandAccountability
share.google/oMKxhVd4yhUz...
#NeverStopResisting
#VOTE!
#DemandAccountability
share.google/oMKxhVd4yhUz...
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This is a genuinely terrible piece of journalism: Reporting, editing, writing, all of it. (Photos OK). Will appear alongside the word "credulous" in dictionaries.
I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But...
I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But...
Sad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.
In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE’s mission and the backlash that followed.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is a genuinely terrible piece of journalism: Reporting, editing, writing, all of it. (Photos OK). Will appear alongside the word "credulous" in dictionaries.
I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But...
I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But...
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Don't the AGs have concerns about the Saudi's and Qatar's investment into Paramount? @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
Stop the damn merger for multiple valid reasons
Stop the damn merger for multiple valid reasons
September 21, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Don't the AGs have concerns about the Saudi's and Qatar's investment into Paramount? @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov
Stop the damn merger for multiple valid reasons
Stop the damn merger for multiple valid reasons
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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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yes, that's Lara Trump at this Agriculture Department event for ... reasons
Brooke Rollins with RFK Jr standing next to her: "Today is a great day for animal welfare and a really bad day for anyone who wants to do animals harm"
September 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
yes, that's Lara Trump at this Agriculture Department event for ... reasons
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Every single Democrat voted against ICE funding.
Every Republican voted for
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
1/4 of a TRILLION DOLLARS
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
of your taxpayer dollars to be used to fund these ICE jackbooted thugs.
So #VoteBlue up & down the ballot! And please volunteer for candidates or consider donating!
Every Republican voted for
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
1/4 of a TRILLION DOLLARS
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
of your taxpayer dollars to be used to fund these ICE jackbooted thugs.
So #VoteBlue up & down the ballot! And please volunteer for candidates or consider donating!
September 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Every single Democrat voted against ICE funding.
Every Republican voted for
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
1/4 of a TRILLION DOLLARS
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
of your taxpayer dollars to be used to fund these ICE jackbooted thugs.
So #VoteBlue up & down the ballot! And please volunteer for candidates or consider donating!
Every Republican voted for
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
1/4 of a TRILLION DOLLARS
💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵💵
of your taxpayer dollars to be used to fund these ICE jackbooted thugs.
So #VoteBlue up & down the ballot! And please volunteer for candidates or consider donating!