coreek.bsky.social

coreek.bsky.social

@coreek.bsky.social

Avid reader who finds economics, politics, government policy, history, science, psychology, human behavior, statistics, and nuance (among others) fascinating and who simultaneously expects both the best and worst of my fellow humans. Looking for the good.

945 followers998 following551 posts

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Q: There's a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr & Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

coreek.bsky.social reposted

coreek.bsky.social reposted

BREAKING NYT: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.

nytimes.comFederal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE ConfrontationsSenior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

NEW: Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount’s historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.

propublica.orgFCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar DealsAccepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...

coreek.bsky.social reposted

It's a sign of how shockingly corrupt this country has become that a nominee for Attorney General is given a hearing by the Senate *the very same week* he has been referred by a judge for possible disbarment for unethical behavior. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

coreek.bsky.social reposted

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. spent 4 months away from Congress on full taxpayer pay. As a NJ state senator he voted against paid sick leave for workers. He got the time off he denied to everyone else. NJ07 deserves better. #NJ07 #PaidSickLeave

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Of course, no educated individual would ever suggest that the U.S. is a functioning democracy any longer. You’d have to look at North Korea to see a nation as indescribably corrupt as America.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Pete Buttigieg explains why the private sector does not have the capacity to replace government funding. Shareholders prioritize profits from a short term (years) investment. Science is a marathon, requiring long term (decades) investment. Govt funding was designed to support this marathon. 🧪

coreek.bsky.social reposted

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

propublica.org“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and AmericaPaul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Surveillance pricing means big corporations buy up your location and income data and know exactly how likely you are to drive to a cheaper store when you’re desperate for kids cough syrup at 2am and they charge you as much money as they can wring out of you. I’m fighting to stop these practices.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Convicted Felon Donald Trump is a grifter. Scammer. Con man. Narcissistic sociopath. All thanks to the John Robert's Supreme Court who decided The Felon can do no wrong. And spineless Congressional Republicans who are too afraid to do ANYTHING. 🎁 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks wapo.st/42jTDNx

wapo.stTrump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it.The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

Meanwhile, in America, the Supreme Court says it’s perfectly legal to lie as a candidate, even if you’re defrauding people as part of a coup, as long as it’s an official act.

Barry Howard 🔶h@barryhow2c.bsky.social

The only party in Wales to vote against making it illegal to lie on elections was Reform. Reform thinks it ok to lie. 🤥🤔

coreek.bsky.social reposted

"It’s not acceptable for one side of Congress to resemble a Klan cookout, and it’s also not acceptable for journalists to treat it as non-news. Because it’s getting worse all the time." Good roundup of Republican racism in this piece:

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Rep. Andy Ogles tweeted recently: “Muslims don’t belong in American society.” House Speaker Mike Johnson defended it. In my free Stop the Presses newsletter, I cite more than a dozen examples of racist Republicans turning Congress into a bastion of bigotry.

coreek.bsky.social reposted

They told MAGA that immigrants made their lives worse. But last year, they arrested 400k immigrants & we got: - 0% Net Job Creation - OECD Forecasts Inflation @ 4.2% - Gas Prices: $4 - National Debt: Increased by 2.8 Trillion - Home Prices: $460k So now you know!! You have all the same problems!!