@jill-t.bsky.social
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Corrupt corporations who payed Trump massive bribes are scrambling to see if they can bribe Democrats enough to call it even.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Corporate America Cut Big Checks to Trump. Now CEOs Fear Subpoenas Are Coming.
Tech firms are courting Democrats and hiring advisers to prepare for potential investigations if Republicans lose control of the House.
www.wsj.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Corrupt corporations who payed Trump massive bribes are scrambling to see if they can bribe Democrats enough to call it even.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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“.. Of every $1 the US federal government collects:
19.7¢ → interest on the debt
17.9¢ → national defense
.. Interest passed defense in late 2024 and hasn't looked back — 20 straight months.”
@bloomberg.com
19.7¢ → interest on the debt
17.9¢ → national defense
.. Interest passed defense in late 2024 and hasn't looked back — 20 straight months.”
@bloomberg.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“.. Of every $1 the US federal government collects:
19.7¢ → interest on the debt
17.9¢ → national defense
.. Interest passed defense in late 2024 and hasn't looked back — 20 straight months.”
@bloomberg.com
19.7¢ → interest on the debt
17.9¢ → national defense
.. Interest passed defense in late 2024 and hasn't looked back — 20 straight months.”
@bloomberg.com
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I Remember, Hope you do….
August 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I Remember, Hope you do….
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A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
July 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Make no mistake: the Trump administration is coming for abortion access every chance it gets.
July 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Make no mistake: the Trump administration is coming for abortion access every chance it gets.
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Very good point
I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave.
The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.
The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.
July 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Very good point
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Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
July 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Asking how people can partake in joyful acts during a period of immense suffering leads me to believe this is your first time at the suffering rodeo.
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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.
substack.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband
When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.
June 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband
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This is very dangerous: voter registration group being treated as criminal
www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization
Sources tell MS NOW that agents also fanned out across the state, showing up at staff members’ homes.
www.ms.now
June 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
This is very dangerous: voter registration group being treated as criminal
www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
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This moment requires a proportionate response and any timid centrist pushing this poll-focused, triangulating, bipartisan pablum needs to be put out to pasture.
Go big or go home.
Go big or go home.
OMG. The GOP's Project 2025 promised to radically remake government and they've destroyed almost every instituion and turned the Constitution on its head. The Dems are going to answer that with Project 2029. The agenda: "Utility Monopoly" "Child care" "Kids over clicks" and "The annoyance economy."
May 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This moment requires a proportionate response and any timid centrist pushing this poll-focused, triangulating, bipartisan pablum needs to be put out to pasture.
Go big or go home.
Go big or go home.
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Two days ago a sitting US Senator was pepper sprayed for protesting ICE and it didn’t even become national news.
May 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Two days ago a sitting US Senator was pepper sprayed for protesting ICE and it didn’t even become national news.
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"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV.
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump administration cuts CDC’s key role in global program to stop HIV
State Department would send PEPFAR money directly to countries, which could then pay fees to health agency for help
www.science.org
May 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV.
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
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It’s god-awful, but always be wary of predictions that we’ve seen the worst, most lethal from the likes of Trump and his admin — what with threats to wipe out entire civilization and with RFK Jr still running loose
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Despite what the Trump administration says, the president’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71% cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025, our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes of U.S.A.I.D. “The world’s richest men are crushing the world’s poorest children.”
Despite what the Trump administration says, the president’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71% cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025, our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes of U.S.A.I.D. “The world’s richest men are crushing the world’s poorest children.”
Opinion | This Is What Happened After We Gutted U.S.A.I.D.
Trump’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71 percent cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025.
nyti.ms
May 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s god-awful, but always be wary of predictions that we’ve seen the worst, most lethal from the likes of Trump and his admin — what with threats to wipe out entire civilization and with RFK Jr still running loose
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USAID provided aid to non-profit organisations that worked on public-health issues such as family planning, HIV, and tuberculosis. China’s long-held principle, in contrast, has been that aid must bring “mutual benefits” to both the donor and recipient
The gutting of USAID has left a void China will not fill
China lends $35 for every dollar it donates. That is not a substitute for American aid
econ.st
May 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
USAID provided aid to non-profit organisations that worked on public-health issues such as family planning, HIV, and tuberculosis. China’s long-held principle, in contrast, has been that aid must bring “mutual benefits” to both the donor and recipient
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The Democrats still have an acute gerontocracy problem that urgently needs to be addressed
May 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The Democrats still have an acute gerontocracy problem that urgently needs to be addressed
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It's been pointed out before, but worth repeating - USAid cuts were about the same figure.
*US HAS SPENT $25 BILLION ON IRAN WAR SO FAR, PENTAGON SAYS
April 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It's been pointed out before, but worth repeating - USAid cuts were about the same figure.
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We must fix our broken politics. Here are my 7 guiding principles for how we can do this.
April 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
We must fix our broken politics. Here are my 7 guiding principles for how we can do this.
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Boundary Waters Vote Happening in 1 Hour—Call Your Senators Now and Say You Oppose House Joint Resolution 140
202-224-3121
youtube.com/live/BZile4_...
202-224-3121
youtube.com/live/BZile4_...
Boundary Waters Vote
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtube.com
April 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Boundary Waters Vote Happening in 1 Hour—Call Your Senators Now and Say You Oppose House Joint Resolution 140
202-224-3121
youtube.com/live/BZile4_...
202-224-3121
youtube.com/live/BZile4_...
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6/ Secretary Marco Rubio has repeatedly said no one has died as a result of cuts to foreign aid. Our reporting proves that isn’t true.
Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...
Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...
The End of Aid Archives
The U.S. Agency for International Development saved lives and promoted American interests around the globe. As the Trump administration abandons the decades-long approach to soft power, ProPublica inv...
www.propublica.org
March 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
6/ Secretary Marco Rubio has repeatedly said no one has died as a result of cuts to foreign aid. Our reporting proves that isn’t true.
Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...
Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...
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Quietly, the Trump administration is now ending even the life-saving aid that they had promised would be preserved
Reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives
The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Quietly, the Trump administration is now ending even the life-saving aid that they had promised would be preserved
Reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
Reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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