@adfaustin.bsky.social
Retired. Lawyer. Psychotherapist. Sober. Persisting and resisting. Looking for ways to thrive in an insane world.
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If only Trump had mocked a disabled person during first campaign so we could have known more about his character.
September 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If only Trump had mocked a disabled person during first campaign so we could have known more about his character.
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Beaten in the street for being brown 🤬
September 15, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Beaten in the street for being brown 🤬
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A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them.
September 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them.
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NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
September 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards.
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
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People are just now waking up to the fact that Bo French is a virulent white supremacist? That's been his calling card for many years. The news here is Republicans suddenly saying they've had enough of it. bsky.app/profile/texa...
Several Texas Republicans condemned Bo French on Sunday after the GOP nominee for Railroad Commissioner made racist posts calling Asian students at UT a "problem."
bit.ly/4xgJuOF
bit.ly/4xgJuOF
Cornyn calls out Bo French over racist social media post
French, the Republican nominee for a statewide position regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry, posted a photo of University of Texas students, while decrying “foreigners” displacing Americans.
bit.ly
September 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
People are just now waking up to the fact that Bo French is a virulent white supremacist? That's been his calling card for many years. The news here is Republicans suddenly saying they've had enough of it. bsky.app/profile/texa...
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"One of the most severe energy supply situations in modern history."
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is shut after recent attacks, putting -4M barrels of daily oil exports at risk. Added to the straits of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz, nearly ~30M bpd of oil flows are offline or at risk. #EconSky
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is shut after recent attacks, putting -4M barrels of daily oil exports at risk. Added to the straits of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz, nearly ~30M bpd of oil flows are offline or at risk. #EconSky
September 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"One of the most severe energy supply situations in modern history."
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is shut after recent attacks, putting -4M barrels of daily oil exports at risk. Added to the straits of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz, nearly ~30M bpd of oil flows are offline or at risk. #EconSky
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is shut after recent attacks, putting -4M barrels of daily oil exports at risk. Added to the straits of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz, nearly ~30M bpd of oil flows are offline or at risk. #EconSky
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia shuts down key East-West oil pipeline as a precautionary measure
September 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia shuts down key East-West oil pipeline as a precautionary measure
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Okay we all know what to do with this. We promote the hell out of the interview.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” has decided against broadcasting an interview on Thursday with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, and will instead post it on YouTube. Kimmel said that the show made the decision because the FCC had “threatened” ABC over “traditional editorial decisions.”
Jimmy Kimmel Moves Talarico Interview to YouTube Because of F.C.C. ‘Threat’
In a monologue on Wednesday, Mr. Kimmel said that the show made the decision because the F.C.C. had “threatened” ABC over “traditional editorial decisions.”
nyti.ms
September 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Okay we all know what to do with this. We promote the hell out of the interview.
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Somebody in the room needs the institutional authority to say:
“Mr. President… what the fuck is wrong with you?”
Apparently that position wasn’t included in the staffing plan.
“Mr. President… what the fuck is wrong with you?”
Apparently that position wasn’t included in the staffing plan.
September 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Somebody in the room needs the institutional authority to say:
“Mr. President… what the fuck is wrong with you?”
Apparently that position wasn’t included in the staffing plan.
“Mr. President… what the fuck is wrong with you?”
Apparently that position wasn’t included in the staffing plan.
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We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth.
Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret.
One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret.
One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
www.propublica.org
September 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth.
Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret.
One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret.
One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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The Griffon girls learned about physics today 😂
IG: @the.griffon.girls
IG: @the.griffon.girls
September 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The Griffon girls learned about physics today 😂
IG: @the.griffon.girls
IG: @the.griffon.girls
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Lest anyone forget the Trump administration disappeared hundreds of people to torture and abuse in CECOT.
Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Lest anyone forget the Trump administration disappeared hundreds of people to torture and abuse in CECOT.
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A former Republican operative, previously charged with sex offenses, donated $10,000 to Ramaswamy. Amy Acton-called it out. So the operative’s brother, armed with guns and a taser, tried to attack Acton-hurting bystanders
Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims
Hero
Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims
Hero
September 7, 2026 at 3:52 AM
A former Republican operative, previously charged with sex offenses, donated $10,000 to Ramaswamy. Amy Acton-called it out. So the operative’s brother, armed with guns and a taser, tried to attack Acton-hurting bystanders
Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims
Hero
Rather than back down, Acton-a doctor-went to treat the injured victims
Hero
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“Restoring Van Gogh's Ear & Mending His Broken Heart” 🎨
#asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion
IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추)
#asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion
IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추)
September 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“Restoring Van Gogh's Ear & Mending His Broken Heart” 🎨
#asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion
IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추)
#asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion
IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추)
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This is how fast oil use can disappear
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.
carbonbrief.org
September 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is how fast oil use can disappear
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has poured millions of taxpayers’ money into pet projects around the nation’s capital.
Mother Jones’ Dan Friedman surveyed the damage, from Trump’s gilded ballroom to his so-called “Garden of Heroes.”
Mother Jones’ Dan Friedman surveyed the damage, from Trump’s gilded ballroom to his so-called “Garden of Heroes.”
Take a video tour of the president’s pet construction projects in Washington, DC
The Supreme Court said Donald Trump can build his ballroom. But many other efforts are stalled.
www.motherjones.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has poured millions of taxpayers’ money into pet projects around the nation’s capital.
Mother Jones’ Dan Friedman surveyed the damage, from Trump’s gilded ballroom to his so-called “Garden of Heroes.”
Mother Jones’ Dan Friedman surveyed the damage, from Trump’s gilded ballroom to his so-called “Garden of Heroes.”
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If there’s even a small issue with a single ballot-like a woman changed her name upon getting married-the USPS system could disenfranchise 10,000 voters
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
September 2, 2026 at 3:37 AM
If there’s even a small issue with a single ballot-like a woman changed her name upon getting married-the USPS system could disenfranchise 10,000 voters
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
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Thank you to the USPS whistleblower. May your courage be contagious.
September 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Thank you to the USPS whistleblower. May your courage be contagious.
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The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
September 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
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These whistleblower allegations are extraordinary.
If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security.
It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security.
It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
These whistleblower allegations are extraordinary.
If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security.
It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
If Trump Administration officials knowingly built a system designed to prevent Americans from receiving their ballots, that is not election security.
It is a betrayal of our Constitution and the American people.
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🚨BREAKING: A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
USPS whistleblower report bolsters challenges to Trump’s anti-mail voting order
Voting rights groups are pointing judges to the allegations as fresh support for their warnings that the administration’s rushed new system could disrupt the delivery of thousands of ballots before No...
www.democracydocket.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
🚨BREAKING: A newly disclosed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower report is quickly becoming evidence in multiple lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping mail voting restrictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed."
@propublica.org has the details 👇
@propublica.org has the details 👇
September 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed."
@propublica.org has the details 👇
@propublica.org has the details 👇