Indy Auntie
@indyauntie.bsky.social
Aunt. Dog mom. Biz owner. News junkie. Interests: cities, culture, faith, centrist politics, travel, whimsy. I don't repost profanity or articles I haven't read.
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I’m pretty sure this billboard is just for the target audience of people who teach both AI law and trust & estates, which is to say me.
September 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I’m pretty sure this billboard is just for the target audience of people who teach both AI law and trust & estates, which is to say me.
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Do they put "Tantrum Time" on the president's daily calendar?
Trump: "The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History ... It is a Court that will go down as having rendered some of the most destructive, hurtful, and damaging decisions in our Country’s history."
September 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Do they put "Tantrum Time" on the president's daily calendar?
Struck by D+11 shift in the Midwest. Doesn't bode well for GOP Senate candidates in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio. 🤞
I had Claude look at the demographic swing in the NYT/Siena polls comparing October 2024 Harris/Trump to today's. Biggest swings are 18-29/30-44, Hispanic, Asian, non-college, smallest swings are Black, college white, northeast, 65+: @peark.es @wertwhile.bsky.social @michaelcaley.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Struck by D+11 shift in the Midwest. Doesn't bode well for GOP Senate candidates in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio. 🤞
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New York Times/Siena poll
Trump approval rating: 38%
Generic ballot: Dem 51%, GOP 43%
Issue breakdown 👇👀
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump approval rating: 38%
Generic ballot: Dem 51%, GOP 43%
Issue breakdown 👇👀
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
September 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
New York Times/Siena poll
Trump approval rating: 38%
Generic ballot: Dem 51%, GOP 43%
Issue breakdown 👇👀
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump approval rating: 38%
Generic ballot: Dem 51%, GOP 43%
Issue breakdown 👇👀
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I appreciate Carney’s message here, but I’d feel a bit dicey about investing in a country that borders such a volatile, predatory neighbor. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
Carney Pitches Canada as a Haven of Investment Stability in a Chaotic World
The prime minister brought together about 100 money managers in Toronto to promote Canada as the ideal place for their investments.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I appreciate Carney’s message here, but I’d feel a bit dicey about investing in a country that borders such a volatile, predatory neighbor. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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Sometimes, I honestly can’t believe the mega-lies delivered with a straight face.
You’d think they’d feel like idiots.
Then I wake up.
You’d think they’d feel like idiots.
Then I wake up.
Tim Scott: "Frankly, having the president for the first time in the history of this country abide and put himself and the VP under the federal laws of this country, that is a remarkable shift in the right direction. President Trump should actually be applauded."
September 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Sometimes, I honestly can’t believe the mega-lies delivered with a straight face.
You’d think they’d feel like idiots.
Then I wake up.
You’d think they’d feel like idiots.
Then I wake up.
"...emphasizing that he presents a clear and present danger to our country and to the world, it is our expert opinion that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the president of the United States and that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency."
September 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"...emphasizing that he presents a clear and present danger to our country and to the world, it is our expert opinion that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the president of the United States and that steps to remove him from office must be undertaken with the greatest urgency."
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Trump is both a terrible liar and poker player. And he has a lot of tells. A big one is trotting out “hoax”
It’s your confirmation that information is true and damaging in some way to him.
Which I think it’s important we recognize he went to it yesterday regarding the dangers of AI.
It’s your confirmation that information is true and damaging in some way to him.
Which I think it’s important we recognize he went to it yesterday regarding the dangers of AI.
September 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Trump is both a terrible liar and poker player. And he has a lot of tells. A big one is trotting out “hoax”
It’s your confirmation that information is true and damaging in some way to him.
Which I think it’s important we recognize he went to it yesterday regarding the dangers of AI.
It’s your confirmation that information is true and damaging in some way to him.
Which I think it’s important we recognize he went to it yesterday regarding the dangers of AI.
"Failing to follow through now risks eroding Mr. Warsh’s credibility and exacerbating a sell-off in U.S. government bonds that has already pushed yields on 10-year Treasuries this week to a multiyear high of 5 percent."
Warsh Set for Showdown With Trump as Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, putting Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman, at odds with the administration just before the midterms.
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, putting Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman, at odds with the administration just before the midterms.
Warsh Set for Showdown With Trump as Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates (Gift Article)
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, putting Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman, at odds with the administration just before the midterms.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
"Failing to follow through now risks eroding Mr. Warsh’s credibility and exacerbating a sell-off in U.S. government bonds that has already pushed yields on 10-year Treasuries this week to a multiyear high of 5 percent."
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People will say “oh you’re SHOCKED the trump administration LIES, where have you been?” Yes. Yes, I am still shocked a supposedly democratically accountable govt in the nominally free world has evolved into this in a ridiculously short period of time
September 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
People will say “oh you’re SHOCKED the trump administration LIES, where have you been?” Yes. Yes, I am still shocked a supposedly democratically accountable govt in the nominally free world has evolved into this in a ridiculously short period of time
This is very informative - and more than a little frightening.
"...the real challenge here is that you talk about the need for mature, nuanced, sophisticated governance, and that is the challenge that Washington faces right now on any number of fronts." 😱
"...the real challenge here is that you talk about the need for mature, nuanced, sophisticated governance, and that is the challenge that Washington faces right now on any number of fronts." 😱
September 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is very informative - and more than a little frightening.
"...the real challenge here is that you talk about the need for mature, nuanced, sophisticated governance, and that is the challenge that Washington faces right now on any number of fronts." 😱
"...the real challenge here is that you talk about the need for mature, nuanced, sophisticated governance, and that is the challenge that Washington faces right now on any number of fronts." 😱
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Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
projects.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
"For a figure who it was initially hoped would be the rare adult in Donald Trump’s second administration, Bessent’s behaviour has turned noticeably adolescent."
Good (free) read.
Good (free) read.
"Bessent is badly harming himself in his quest not to disappoint the president. As one Washington veteran quipped: “Bessent makes Steve Mnuchin look like Alexander Hamilton.”" My column. as.ft.com/r/1f88e3d7-1...
Scott Bessent’s wobbly house
Politics seems to be messing with the US Treasury secretary’s head
as.ft.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"For a figure who it was initially hoped would be the rare adult in Donald Trump’s second administration, Bessent’s behaviour has turned noticeably adolescent."
Good (free) read.
Good (free) read.
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September 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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NEW: As ice caps melt and new shipping lanes open in the north, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has arguably never been more important.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NEW: As ice caps melt and new shipping lanes open in the north, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has arguably never been more important.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Quite a kicker: “If Kushner wasn’t the son-in-law of the President, he would be under investigation by the F.B.I.,” Virginia Canter, the ethics lawyer, said. “No one else could get away with this.”
Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
www.newyorker.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Quite a kicker: “If Kushner wasn’t the son-in-law of the President, he would be under investigation by the F.B.I.,” Virginia Canter, the ethics lawyer, said. “No one else could get away with this.”
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BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicqn5lewxb2bkaazujt77bmsjfq4ultwu2alo3emhvgsnpkotnwoy)
September 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
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The economic policies of the world's largest economy dictated by the whims of an attention-seeking lunatic.
September 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The economic policies of the world's largest economy dictated by the whims of an attention-seeking lunatic.
"The shift by the [ EPA ] would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama."
The Trump administration hates Democrats more than they care about Americans. 🤬
🎁 Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
The Trump administration hates Democrats more than they care about Americans. 🤬
🎁 Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
September 14, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"The shift by the [ EPA ] would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama."
The Trump administration hates Democrats more than they care about Americans. 🤬
🎁 Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
The Trump administration hates Democrats more than they care about Americans. 🤬
🎁 Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
I did it!! Siren's Curse is not as terrifying as it looks. Very smooth with fun effects! 🎢 🏆
The weekend after Labor Day is referred to as "a dead weekend" by #CedarPoint employees with whom I spoke. Walked right onto most rides - including Gatekeeper. Longest wait was 10 minutes for Maverick! 😲
The weekend after Labor Day is referred to as "a dead weekend" by #CedarPoint employees with whom I spoke. Walked right onto most rides - including Gatekeeper. Longest wait was 10 minutes for Maverick! 😲
🎢 Cedar Point roller-coaster goal for Friday: Siren's Curse. 😱
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Siren's Curse - Official POV in 4K
YouTube video by Cedar Point
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September 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I did it!! Siren's Curse is not as terrifying as it looks. Very smooth with fun effects! 🎢 🏆
The weekend after Labor Day is referred to as "a dead weekend" by #CedarPoint employees with whom I spoke. Walked right onto most rides - including Gatekeeper. Longest wait was 10 minutes for Maverick! 😲
The weekend after Labor Day is referred to as "a dead weekend" by #CedarPoint employees with whom I spoke. Walked right onto most rides - including Gatekeeper. Longest wait was 10 minutes for Maverick! 😲
🎢 Cedar Point roller-coaster goal for Friday: Siren's Curse. 😱
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Siren's Curse - Official POV in 4K
YouTube video by Cedar Point
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
🎢 Cedar Point roller-coaster goal for Friday: Siren's Curse. 😱
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Everyone assures me it's awesome - after the tilt...
youtu.be/MkLgWGnroqI?...
Watched two hours of "Psych" reruns after a lovely evening at Cedar Point, and the Ohio gubernatorial and senatorial ads made me want to commit hara-kiri.
September 11, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Watched two hours of "Psych" reruns after a lovely evening at Cedar Point, and the Ohio gubernatorial and senatorial ads made me want to commit hara-kiri.
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Beyond awesome.
Though Times New Roman deserved more than just a passing mention!
Though Times New Roman deserved more than just a passing mention!
I am the very model of a modern day typographer
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan
#typography #fonts #graphicdesign
September 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Beyond awesome.
Though Times New Roman deserved more than just a passing mention!
Though Times New Roman deserved more than just a passing mention!
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Had a great conversation with @robertpjones.bsky.social ahead of the release of his new book on America's democratic and religious backslide, which he argues demands the attention of Christians, particularly white Christians, to prevent the worst
www.vox.com/politics/501...
www.vox.com/politics/501...
How Christians can fight back against Christian nationalism
A new book argues the future of democracy depends on a segment of American Christians. What should they do?
www.vox.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Had a great conversation with @robertpjones.bsky.social ahead of the release of his new book on America's democratic and religious backslide, which he argues demands the attention of Christians, particularly white Christians, to prevent the worst
www.vox.com/politics/501...
www.vox.com/politics/501...
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My new book, BACKSLIDE, is out today.
We are now living in a democratically backslidden nation, abetted by an apostate white Christianity. The question is, “How shall we live today to avoid painful future regret?”
www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/officially...
We are now living in a democratically backslidden nation, abetted by an apostate white Christianity. The question is, “How shall we live today to avoid painful future regret?”
www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/officially...
Why I Wrote My New Book, BACKSLIDE
An urgent call to reclaim a faith and a nation after the Christian turn against democracy.
www.redeemingdemocracy.net
September 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
My new book, BACKSLIDE, is out today.
We are now living in a democratically backslidden nation, abetted by an apostate white Christianity. The question is, “How shall we live today to avoid painful future regret?”
www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/officially...
We are now living in a democratically backslidden nation, abetted by an apostate white Christianity. The question is, “How shall we live today to avoid painful future regret?”
www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/officially...