Nancy

Nancy

@nmvest.bsky.social

I work in a bookstore. I don’t post much, and I'm mystified when anybody follows me. My profile pic is pretty old, and so am I.

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"Perhaps the bleakest factoid is that the US is even less popular as a tourist destination than Nazi Germany in the 1930s." This is a really big deal on so many levels. It's also so damn depressing. Trump really does ruin everything.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? "Data shows the US on its way to being as unpopular a tourist destination as Russia, & for roughly the same reasons. In both countries, a tourist who runs afoul of the govt might spend months in a freezing warehouse without no legal counsel."

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Dems need to flip 4 Senate seats while holding Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire. 5 seats if Fetterman flips. Let’s start with North Carolina. Roy Cooper is arguably the strongest Democratic recruit in the country for an open Republican seat. #BlueWaveIn50Days 🧵

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Lots of folks are comparing McConnell’s vote today to Feinstein’s finals days in the senate. The main difference is that Feinstein was co-sponsoring legislation to expand voting rights, while McConnell voted to cut SNAP and end environmental protections.

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These gloves don't cause neuromuscular incapacitation the way that a taser does. In fact, they only work when applied directly to bare skin. These aren't made for apprehending anyone. These have one and only one use: causing extreme pain to already-restrained captives. In plain language: torture.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com

Zero surprise that these are explicitly designed to cause pain without leaving a mark, not to incapacitate. Yes, we're spending $20M to buy ICE agents torture devices.

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Despite being shown boxes of evidence by his own appointee, Trump would rather punish innocent American citizens to cover his mistakes. The man is a monster and everyone that supports him should be voted out of office Sometimes it’s that simple.

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ICE is a manifestation of Trump’s disdain for the rule of law. They are an ugly stain on our national consciousness. Every American should demand they be held accountable for their murder spree.

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JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy." It's crazy that corruption isn't a problem for Republicans anymore. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

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It speaks so badly of our attention economy that John Fetterman is the topic of endless conversation for being an unhinged jerk, while Andy Kim from right next door gets such little hype for being a decent human being

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The absolutely *best* outcome possible for Trump’s war on Iran is that Iran doesn’t build a nuke, which they weren’t doing, and doesn’t build an ICBM, which they weren’t doing, and doesn’t block the Strait of Hormuz, which they weren’t doing. And all it cost was $200 billion and hundreds of lives.

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Like a sonic weapon that destroyed the resale value of every house in the area. Sound ON!

union person@junlper.beer

this is why there’s been mass revolt and opposition to data centers being built in communities. it is genuinely a health hazard to live this close to something emitting this much sound. these need to stop being built

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He still needs to be removed from office. A war powers resolution will not suffice. He circumvented Congress to start the war. He circumvented them on tariffs and appropriations. Why anyone thinks he'd adhere to a Congressional war powers resolution is beyond me.

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An aged and compromised Commander-in-Chief is losing his grip on reality, increasing dangers at home and for our brave troops overseas. Threatening to inflict massive civilian casualties is un-American; the stuff of cruel dictators. Republicans should no longer stand idly by.

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The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

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The President is threatening genocide and possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran. It’s clear the President has continued to decline and is not fit to lead. The members of his Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment immediately.

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If I was a member of the cabinet or Congress. I would be asking myself what I would say to my grandchildren when they asked, “what did you do when the president of the United States threatened to destroy a whole civilization?”

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During this incredible, unifying moment of inspiring international cooperation and spectacular technological achievement, I would really appreciate it if the US president would stop threatening to murder an entire country with bombs.

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Kim: Three weeks of the war in Iran could have funded vision, hearing, and dental coverage for every senior in America on Medicare. I mean, it just gives you a sense of the trade-off.

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It's sad for all Americans that we have to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our great nation with the most corrupt, evil president in our history.

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A year later, I'll say: we will never know— we will never have the faintest idea— how much money is getting made in insider trading windfalls from people in Trump's circles who have an hour of notice about the chaotic swings in stuff Trump just *says* about the war with Iran.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

We will never know— we will never have the faintest idea— how much money is getting made in insider trading windfalls from people in Trump's and Musk's circles who have an hour of notice about the daily swings in tariff policy or the occasional announced *expectations* of such swings.

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No birth certificate? No passport? No problem—you’re registered for the DRAFT. But to register to VOTE? The SAVE Act says show your papers first. They’ll send you to war without ID but won’t let you vote without one. WTH! Tell your MoC: NO to this! 202-224-3121 democracy.io/#!/ #NoPayToVoteSaveAct

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The US bombing of schoolchildren in Iran is the biggest single US massacre of civilians since My Lai. The Israeli bombing of Tehran’s oil storage constitutes the biggest single act of chemical warfare against a civilian population in history. Grotesque new depths of barbarism.