Tdpopcorn
@tdpopcorn.bsky.social
One little star reporting for duty in a dark sky.
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We have entered the AI companies advertising 'Stop Hiring Humans' phase. #UnionsForAll
December 11, 2024 at 6:07 PM
We have entered the AI companies advertising 'Stop Hiring Humans' phase. #UnionsForAll
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I’m going to start writing Boiling Frog Skeets:
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
December 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM
I’m going to start writing Boiling Frog Skeets:
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
BFS #1: It is not normal for a President to fire an FBI Director who hasn’t done anything wrong
#BoilingFrogSkeets
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I've reached a dire conclusion: The commercial news industry is incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duties presswatchers.org/2024/12/the-...
December 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I've reached a dire conclusion: The commercial news industry is incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duties presswatchers.org/2024/12/the-...
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There are secret Justice Department documents covering rules related to presidential emergency powers, and presidents have relied on them for decades. Biden should make them public before leaving office.
Biden’s Last Moves
Here’s what the president can do to cement his legacy.
www.brennancenter.org
December 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM
There are secret Justice Department documents covering rules related to presidential emergency powers, and presidents have relied on them for decades. Biden should make them public before leaving office.
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NBC News: “Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools, hospitals.” www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
Armed Agents Storming Churches, Schools, and Hospitals: The Potential Devastation of Project 2025’s ICE Raids - America's Voice
Tucked into the immigration priorities of the Heritage Foundation’s radical Project 2025 plan is a provision that, despite its two-sentence brevity, would have devastating consequences by allowing Ste...
americasvoice.org
December 11, 2024 at 6:09 PM
NBC News: “Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools, hospitals.” www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
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Lisa Gilbert Sharing my new op-ed with my
@Public_Citizen co-president @Rob_Weissman: Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE—A Cocktail of Corruption, Illegality, and Harm | Opinion www.newsweek.com/musk-ramaswa...
Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE—A Cocktail of Corruption | Opinion
The ideas they are discussing would hamstring government agencies from protecting Americans against wrongdoing corporations, hurt regular people, and transfer massive amounts of wealth to the super ri...
www.newsweek.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Lisa Gilbert Sharing my new op-ed with my
@Public_Citizen co-president @Rob_Weissman: Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE—A Cocktail of Corruption, Illegality, and Harm | Opinion www.newsweek.com/musk-ramaswa...
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Not sure the public gets how dangerous the capricious deregulation of environmental & safety protections is gonna be…
The DOGE Caucus will be affiliated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Doge will SLASH Government Regulations. Revoking regulations or refusing to enforce them will endanger people’s lives, Air pollution & heat safety among potential regulatory cuts!
abcnews.go.com/Business/mus...
abcnews.go.com/Business/mus...
Musk's DOGE wants to slash regulations. Workers and patients may suffer, experts say.
Trump appointed Elon Musk as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Not sure the public gets how dangerous the capricious deregulation of environmental & safety protections is gonna be…
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JUST POSTED: The line dividing Trump family business interests & DJT's power is gone. Eric Trump in Abu Dhabi today celebrates his dad's move to unleash crypto, as the family helps launch (& profit) from a new crypto investment. With Ismaeel Naar/Yaffe-Bellany www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/u...
Eric Trump Promises the ‘Most Pro-Crypto President’ in History (Gift Article)
Speaking at a Middle East conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s son said his family had embraced cryptocurrency because some banks stopped doing business with them after Jan. 6.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:43 PM
JUST POSTED: The line dividing Trump family business interests & DJT's power is gone. Eric Trump in Abu Dhabi today celebrates his dad's move to unleash crypto, as the family helps launch (& profit) from a new crypto investment. With Ismaeel Naar/Yaffe-Bellany www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/u...
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Another REASON to contact your 3 members of Congress. For me and my disability community, Telehealth has been a LIFESAVER, improved quality of life, saving me time & energy from traveling to/from doctors appointment for follow-up results and other non-essential visits.
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Telehealth Will Die In 3 Weeks Without Congressional Action
Urgent action is needed to pass the Telehealth Modernization Act before it expires, ending telemedicine on Dec. 31. This would be devastating for disabled and rural patients.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Another REASON to contact your 3 members of Congress. For me and my disability community, Telehealth has been a LIFESAVER, improved quality of life, saving me time & energy from traveling to/from doctors appointment for follow-up results and other non-essential visits.
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
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On Friday, JD Vance asked the Supreme Court to overrule another precedent and make it even easier for the wealthy to dominate the political process
I explained the case in @ballsandstrikes.org
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I explained the case in @ballsandstrikes.org
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
JD Vance to Supreme Court: Please Make It Easier For Rich People to Buy Elections
A new cert petition asks the justices to further pare back what few limits remain on the influence of money in politics.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:34 PM
On Friday, JD Vance asked the Supreme Court to overrule another precedent and make it even easier for the wealthy to dominate the political process
I explained the case in @ballsandstrikes.org
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I explained the case in @ballsandstrikes.org
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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ANYONE IN VAL HOYLE'S DISTRICT SHOULD CALL! THIS WOULD BE A DISASTER! SHE IS A DEMOCRAT.
One last ditch effort to keep Democrat Val Hoyle from joining Republican Elon Musk’s Slash & Burn caucus. Your call right now is critical 202-225-6416
🚨 🚨 🚨 SSW Red Alert: Dem Val Hoyle could legitimize Elon Musk's Slash & Burn caucus. Call her office and tell her not to join! 202-225-6416
December 11, 2024 at 5:31 PM
ANYONE IN VAL HOYLE'S DISTRICT SHOULD CALL! THIS WOULD BE A DISASTER! SHE IS A DEMOCRAT.
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Making another push to get as many nurses/nursing allies to sign this statement explaining why Nurses for America opposes the nomination of RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary. #nursesky #medsky
Nurses/Nursing Allies: Sign on to the statement here: docs.google.com/forms/d/16oZ...
NFA is ALARMED by RFK Jr
Please Sign Below to Show Your Support
Health at Risk: Nurses for America Sounds the Alarm on RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Nomination to Lead HHS
Nurses for America is gravely concerned by the nomination of R...
docs.google.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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End pregnancy criminalization! Hospitals reported women for positive drug tests after giving them drugs for childbirth: medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. #lawsky www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
Hospitals Gave Them Meds During Childbirth. Why Did Patients Get In Trouble?
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
End pregnancy criminalization! Hospitals reported women for positive drug tests after giving them drugs for childbirth: medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. #lawsky www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/p...
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new republican day one priority: making it harder and more expensive to file your taxes
December 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
new republican day one priority: making it harder and more expensive to file your taxes
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ANYONE IN THESE DISTRICTS, YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANT TO JOIN THE DOGE CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO: CALL THEM AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT!!!!! 202-224-3121
We are communicating with every Dem office on the Hill every day about this. It has previously been reported she would join. I will note that Landsman personally told me he was not joining. Horsford hasn’t replied yet.
December 11, 2024 at 6:22 PM
ANYONE IN THESE DISTRICTS, YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANT TO JOIN THE DOGE CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO: CALL THEM AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT!!!!! 202-224-3121
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It looks like bullying works. A frenzy of activity from the most determined MAGA acolytes appears to have moved the dial for some Republican senators who voiced their concerns about confirming television host Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense.
newrepublic.com/post/189248/...
newrepublic.com/post/189248/...
Trump’s Garbage Defense Pick May Get Approved After All
Pete Hegseth appears to have turned his floundering nomination around.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:24 PM
It looks like bullying works. A frenzy of activity from the most determined MAGA acolytes appears to have moved the dial for some Republican senators who voiced their concerns about confirming television host Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense.
newrepublic.com/post/189248/...
newrepublic.com/post/189248/...
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Republicans are coming for your Social Security benefits
Bet the House on it
Utah Senator Mike Lee before the election:
“I am aware of NO REPUBLICAN..who has suggested any modification of Social Security”
Mike Lee now:
Social Security is “a Ponzi scheme”
So
Are you ready to fight?
Bet the House on it
Utah Senator Mike Lee before the election:
“I am aware of NO REPUBLICAN..who has suggested any modification of Social Security”
Mike Lee now:
Social Security is “a Ponzi scheme”
So
Are you ready to fight?
December 7, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Republicans are coming for your Social Security benefits
Bet the House on it
Utah Senator Mike Lee before the election:
“I am aware of NO REPUBLICAN..who has suggested any modification of Social Security”
Mike Lee now:
Social Security is “a Ponzi scheme”
So
Are you ready to fight?
Bet the House on it
Utah Senator Mike Lee before the election:
“I am aware of NO REPUBLICAN..who has suggested any modification of Social Security”
Mike Lee now:
Social Security is “a Ponzi scheme”
So
Are you ready to fight?
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Elon Musk makes billions from government contracts that taxpayers pay for, but wants to cut taxpayers’ Social Security and Medicare because it’s government waste.
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
December 7, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Elon Musk makes billions from government contracts that taxpayers pay for, but wants to cut taxpayers’ Social Security and Medicare because it’s government waste.
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
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In a series of secret offline memos and meetings, the justices toiled away over how they would formulate their code of ethics, and—crucially—whether it could actually be enforced.
newrepublic.com/post/188974/...
newrepublic.com/post/188974/...
Stunning Memo Exposes Which SCOTUS Justices Want to Keep Being Crooks
Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas weren’t alone in opposing an ethics code.
newrepublic.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM
In a series of secret offline memos and meetings, the justices toiled away over how they would formulate their code of ethics, and—crucially—whether it could actually be enforced.
newrepublic.com/post/188974/...
newrepublic.com/post/188974/...
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"I think a lot of people fear, you will lose quality of care, because now you’re switching over veteran care to the private sector, the private sector has an incentive to make money… health insurance makes money by denying care. Is that what we want?”
'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits
One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). But that plan is proving co...
www.rawstory.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:39 PM
"I think a lot of people fear, you will lose quality of care, because now you’re switching over veteran care to the private sector, the private sector has an incentive to make money… health insurance makes money by denying care. Is that what we want?”
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This should be making members of Congress really uncomfortable. Can Trump's followers invade the Capitol whenever they think there is insufficient loyalty to Trump? Do Senators & Reps really want to trade their personal safety for this? www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Judges push back as Trump’s return sparks defiance from Jan. 6 defendants
In multiple sentencings Friday, judges saw firsthand how attentively some Jan. 6 perpetrators heed their reprimands. (Which is to say, not at all.)
www.politico.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:10 AM
This should be making members of Congress really uncomfortable. Can Trump's followers invade the Capitol whenever they think there is insufficient loyalty to Trump? Do Senators & Reps really want to trade their personal safety for this? www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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In a clip uncovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, suggested women share the blame for HIV exposure when a sexually promiscuous partner hides his diagnosis.
Pete Hegseth Suggested Women Share Blame for HIV Exposure When Sexually Promisicous Partner Hides Diagnosis
Trump's Defense nominee: "Did these woman really think they were going to get a clean bill of health dealing with Charlie Sheen at this point?"
meidasnews.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:38 AM
In a clip uncovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, suggested women share the blame for HIV exposure when a sexually promiscuous partner hides his diagnosis.
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AI systems must be composed of interoperating agents that faithfully serve their users & negotiate a broader alignment at both individual & community levels. The question is “whom does it serve?” In @techpolicypress.bsky.social w/ @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
New Perspectives on AI Agentiality and Democracy: "Whom Does It Serve?" | TechPolicy.Press
Richard Reismand and Richard Whitt write that interoperability will enable agential relationships that serve individuals and communities faithfully.
www.techpolicy.press
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 PM
AI systems must be composed of interoperating agents that faithfully serve their users & negotiate a broader alignment at both individual & community levels. The question is “whom does it serve?” In @techpolicypress.bsky.social w/ @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...