Justin VanDeVelde

Justin VanDeVelde

@vanderduff.bsky.social

Geochemist, University of Michigan

282 followers389 following306 posts

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if this happens, the democratic president should ignore the stay and keep tearing down the buildling

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Regardless of how it turns out NO HE DIDN’T. It’s like saying I have more fingers on my left hand after counting 8 digits from left to right with a ring finger and a pinky still to report.

Slotkin has been such a disappointment and Stevens is looking to top her before she's even elected.

Brandy Zadrozny@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social

Get in, there’s a new secret political influence campaign paying people to post. This time, a network targeting people in Michigan. First paid to post about how hard it is to afford groceries and gas, the accounts have gone hard in recent days, supporting Haley Stevens. www.ms.now/news/haley-s...

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I bet they'll have a good laugh about this at the White House Stenographers Dinner.

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

"The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

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A 51-49 Dem Senate is one in which, for example, many Trump nominees never even make it out of committee, making it irrelevant which way Fetterman or Platner or whomever would vote on the floor.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social

Nah sorry guys, it’s not a close call. Platner is 100 times better than Collins. The reason why is that any Democrat will vote for a million little things that no Republican will vote for. Plus, control of the committees, etc., hinge on who controls the chamber.

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Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

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To any Hungarians annoyed that Americans are placing the credit for your momentous victory on the shoulders of our stunningly repellent little weasel of a VP: you are correct to feel that way, I'm sorry, we just want to seize any available oppurtunity to humiliate him specificially

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sorry, if you want social media to be less toxic, you are obligated to be all in favor of food posts, which are objectively way less toxic than the vast majority of other topics

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Replying to @goldwagnathan.bsky.social

If you're over here it is probably because you earnestly and sincerely offended by stuff over on Twitter, and what unites the actually relevant and important cliques of journalists, activists, pundits, etc on the Left, Right, and Center is that they would never, ever admit to that.

A lot of people collaborated with the OG Nazis as well. Mr. Klion should reflect upon how such people were remembered by history.

David Klion@davidklion.bsky.social

Literally Zohran and AOC and Bernie all still use “the Nazi site” which makes the tarring of everyone who does as essentially Nazis seem increasingly farcical. It is, unfortunately, still the commons. I’m not happy a Nazi owns the commons either but Bluesky has singularly failed to be an alternative

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Counterpoint: Democrats want ICE razed more thoroughly than Carthage in 146 BC, the ideological territory in which it operates salted so thoroughly it never grows again, and every single one of these goons in front of a judge to face justice for their crimes.

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE: End the roving patrols and racial profiling. Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police. Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.

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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video. The Trump administration is lying.

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lol, just got an email from BlueSky that a post was taken down for “violating our community guidelines related to Respectful Discourse” but I have no idea what the hell post it was or what I said, so great job Safety team, you’re continuing to nail it

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if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.

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trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism

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Replying to @annabower.bsky.social

Breyer: But wouldn't that then always be the case? If the civilian law enforcement tells you we want military force just in case something happens? Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that. Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question

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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

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There have been more articles about Bluesky being a liberal echo chamber in the past week than there were about Nazis being reinstated and boosted for the 2 years Musk has owned Twitter.

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Due to the server issues some of your recent posts may have gotten fewer likes than they deserved Please accept this coupon to rectify this, which allows you to imagine you got 10 more likes on your post than you did

The billionaire owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times blocked their papers from endorsing Kamala Harris this week, afraid of what Donald Trump could do to them if he wins. Which in itself is the biggest Harris endorsement they could make.

Justin VanDeVelde reposted

the polls and the forecasts are not the election. at most they are representations of potential outcomes. the election is being fought out right now, on the ground, and the only way we’ll be able to impose a narrative on it is after the fact

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