Sevilla Sweetie
@crmcnabb.bsky.social
RIGHT MATTERS. Everything librarian, mom, MomMom. Believer in finding the good in all (most!) people. Dreamer of dreams.
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Ineligible votes are exceedingly rare, yet treated as a grave threat to our elections.
But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye.
And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: https://demdock.com/4zfOYLe
But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye.
And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: https://demdock.com/4zfOYLe
October 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ineligible votes are exceedingly rare, yet treated as a grave threat to our elections.
But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye.
And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: https://demdock.com/4zfOYLe
But when far more ballots from eligible voters get rejected over technicalities, nobody bats an eye.
And the imbalance works to Trump's advantage: https://demdock.com/4zfOYLe
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The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
September 29, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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You can subscribe for $1 for 6 months. It is worth it to read this.
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
www.inquirer.com
September 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
You can subscribe for $1 for 6 months. It is worth it to read this.
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The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent"
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
www.theatlantic.com
September 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent"
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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How antivaxxers exploited and hijacked the Covid moment to advance their longstanding crankery.
Brilliant from @noupside.bsky.social
Brilliant from @noupside.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
How antivaxxers exploited and hijacked the Covid moment to advance their longstanding crankery.
Brilliant from @noupside.bsky.social
Brilliant from @noupside.bsky.social
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The facts you need to know to explain that what Trump is doing has nothing to do with supposed noncitizen voting and everything to do with preventing eligible Americans from casting their ballots. substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The facts you need to know to explain that what Trump is doing has nothing to do with supposed noncitizen voting and everything to do with preventing eligible Americans from casting their ballots. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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"The idea that this hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable.
"That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling."
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
"That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling."
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
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August 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"The idea that this hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable.
"That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling."
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
"That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling."
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
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This.
Was about to write this but @julieroginsky.bsky.social did it first: "Any television network with an ounce of integrity should refuse to carry Trump’s address live." They should delay, then fact-check the hell out of it, providing context, i.e. journalism saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-medias...
The Media's Most Important Responsibility
On Thursday night, Donald Trump will look into a teleprompter and lie to your face.
saltypolitics.substack.com
July 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This.
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We cannot accept the reckless use of deadly force by federal agents as normal.
There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.
There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.
July 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
We cannot accept the reckless use of deadly force by federal agents as normal.
There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.
There is a pattern of this administration misleading the public and withholding key facts after these killings.
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The Trump administration has been dramatically reducing the amount of federal data available to the public—and “this new reality risks clouding our understanding of the economy, public health, and the environment,” @willgottsegen.com argues:
The Trump Administration Is Punching Holes in the Public Record
Since last year, officials have been slowly reducing the amount of publicly available data.
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July 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The Trump administration has been dramatically reducing the amount of federal data available to the public—and “this new reality risks clouding our understanding of the economy, public health, and the environment,” @willgottsegen.com argues:
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It's tragically appropriate that we spent a whole generation telling students that the humanities were moribund, and they should all study STEM, only for the greatest innovations in STEM to prove why the humanities were so essential all along.
July 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It's tragically appropriate that we spent a whole generation telling students that the humanities were moribund, and they should all study STEM, only for the greatest innovations in STEM to prove why the humanities were so essential all along.
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This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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June 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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With Gen. Chris Donahue's early retirement from command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, @markhertling.bsky.social in his latest looks at the general's legacy and the necessity for someone with that experience and level of trust.
What Happens When the Country Loses a General
It takes a long time to build up a leader.
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June 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
With Gen. Chris Donahue's early retirement from command of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, @markhertling.bsky.social in his latest looks at the general's legacy and the necessity for someone with that experience and level of trust.
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I don’t know how I can still get mad about this after all this time, but it’s still mind-blowing to watch us repeatedly shoot our world-leading scientific establishment in the face
Scoop with @mercohn.bsky.social: Johns Hopkins University is laying off more than 100 employees in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School and central administration. Hopkins is suffering "debilitating" decreases in federal research funding
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research losses
The layoffs this week impact the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.
www.thebanner.com
June 25, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I don’t know how I can still get mad about this after all this time, but it’s still mind-blowing to watch us repeatedly shoot our world-leading scientific establishment in the face
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Exactly. In fact, Shapiro explicitly holds up Pennsylvania's 250 celebrations as a much better approach than Trump's. See here:
June 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Exactly. In fact, Shapiro explicitly holds up Pennsylvania's 250 celebrations as a much better approach than Trump's. See here:
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Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first. n.pr/4weVi49
How the U.S. is losing ground to China in university research
Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first.
n.pr
June 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first. n.pr/4weVi49
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Buttigieg: After Trump leaves office – & he will – there will be a temptation to turn the clock back. But going back is the wrong answer – the flaws in our economic, social, & political systems are what brought us to this moment
Going back to the status quo isn't possible – we can do much better
Going back to the status quo isn't possible – we can do much better
June 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Buttigieg: After Trump leaves office – & he will – there will be a temptation to turn the clock back. But going back is the wrong answer – the flaws in our economic, social, & political systems are what brought us to this moment
Going back to the status quo isn't possible – we can do much better
Going back to the status quo isn't possible – we can do much better
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Today’s moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Dept. of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable. This reckless decision will have real-world consequences for students with disabilities and children whose civil rights are violated. www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten on Education Department’s Move of Special Ed and Civil Rights Offices to Other Agencies
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the federal Department of Education announced it was moving two of its most crucial functions to the Department of Health...
www.aft.org
June 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Today’s moves are a dagger to the heart of what the Dept. of Education was always supposed to do: protect the most vulnerable. This reckless decision will have real-world consequences for students with disabilities and children whose civil rights are violated. www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Scrapping the cap is the most common-sense solution for the Social Security solvency crisis!
“That surplus, intentionally built up since 1982, is being depleted sooner than they thought back then because of income inequality. Because no person making more than $182,000 pays another penny in Social Security.”
Read the full article here: thehill.com/business/per...
Read the full article here: thehill.com/business/per...
Ex-Social Security administrator calls for raising cap
Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley argued that requiring higher-income Americans to pay more into Social Security is the solution to the program’s looming funding sh…
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June 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Scrapping the cap is the most common-sense solution for the Social Security solvency crisis!
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Trump did not reach a settlement with the government. There was no case to settle. He has not created a slush fund. He has colluded with Todd Blanche to steal money from the US Treasury. This is not a “deal.” This is a crime for which Trump & Blanche must be prosecuted. It ia a crime.
May 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Trump did not reach a settlement with the government. There was no case to settle. He has not created a slush fund. He has colluded with Todd Blanche to steal money from the US Treasury. This is not a “deal.” This is a crime for which Trump & Blanche must be prosecuted. It ia a crime.
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I posted this on TikTok today in response to the Jan 6 slush fund and it was almost immediately taken down. Almost like the platform is trying to help Trump…
May 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I posted this on TikTok today in response to the Jan 6 slush fund and it was almost immediately taken down. Almost like the platform is trying to help Trump…
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When a federal agency tasked with protecting all Americans decides to mandate a specific religious worldview, it ceases to protect democracy and begins to threaten it.
May 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
When a federal agency tasked with protecting all Americans decides to mandate a specific religious worldview, it ceases to protect democracy and begins to threaten it.
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When We Ban Nonfiction, We Erase Ourselves | According to @penamerica.bsky.social’s new report “Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans”, over 1,100 nonfiction titles were removed from public schools in the 2024-25 school year.
When We Ban Nonfiction, We Erase Ourselves - Bucks County Beacon
According to PEN America’s new report “Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans”, over 1,100 nonfiction titles were removed from public schools in the 2024-25 school year.
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May 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
When We Ban Nonfiction, We Erase Ourselves | According to @penamerica.bsky.social’s new report “Facts & Fiction: Stories Stripped Away By Book Bans”, over 1,100 nonfiction titles were removed from public schools in the 2024-25 school year.