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Dominic Kennett 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her)

@chaotictuba.bsky.social

Just a transformer doing my best to survive. Of course, that's off the record. It feels weird telling you that. Support one of the dolls: https://cash.app/$ChaoticTuba

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Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2h ago

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

chicago.suntimes.com

Dominic Kennett 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her)@chaotictuba.bsky.social · 60m ago

These people have 0 spine. And the people who vote to confirm them are just as spineless. Not to mention absolute monsters for being okay with the erosion of law and fact and objective reality.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!

Bolts@boltsmag.org · 1h ago

NEW in Bolts: Voters in Missouri yesterday overwhelmingly sided against a measure to restrict direct democracy, as state officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.

Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives - Bolts

Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly sided against a measure to restrict direct democracy, as Missouri officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.

boltsmag.org

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 10h ago

This is, to put it bluntly, not good at all: · the new owner publicly put his name forward to be Trump's transportation secretary last year · 54 of 128 employees were laid off the moment the sale went through, including the editor and director of content, news editor, and assistant news editor.

WEHCO sells Chattanooga Times Free Press to Craig and Max Fuller | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Freight media executive and entrepreneur Craig Fuller and his father, Max Fuller, have purchased the Chattanooga Times Free Press from Arkansas-based WEHCO Media Inc. in a deal announced to newspaper ...

timesfreepress.com

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d ago

I know that the norms are to invite Cabinet members to speak. But this is not a normal time, and very few people can counter a Gish Gallop—even experienced journalists. You simply can’t win against bad faith arguments, delivered with confidence, from lying shitbird with unearned authority.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie)@maddie-says.bsky.social · 5d ago

After years of being told that undocumented immigrants and small community healthcare providers were the source of rampant healthcare fraud, the report says the overwhelming majority of alleged fraud came from, corporations. 😡 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks theintercept.com/2026/07/31/i...

Corporations, Not Immigrants, Are Responsible for Vast Majority of Healthcare Fraud, OIG Report Shows

Trump officials are focused on immigrants, but the Department of Health and Human Services report on healthcare fraud doesn’t even mention them.

theintercept.com

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 7d ago

This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols?

FEMA said yes to Democratic disaster requests. Trump killed them anyway.

President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.

eenews.net

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 7d ago

There are only three possible futures: a) everyone in the Trump admin goes to jail, rule of law partially restored; b) Dems retaliate in full, and maybe that's a deterrent; c) neither (a) nor (b), so lawless authoritarianism wins again, and when Republicans regain power they ramp it up even more.

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states A graph showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last wk.

The Democratic Party literally put pause on impeachment proceedings after an armed insurrection to enjoy a long holiday, why do you think voters would believe authoritarianism is a big deal or that Democratic elites take wannabe dictators seriously?

The report relies on the results from the Class Gaps Poll, a survey of more than 5,000 Americans conducted earlier this year. It finds there's a disconnect between the priorities of college-educated liberals and those of working-class voters on issues like LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access, climate change, immigration and income redistribution. The greatest divide is on the issue of "resisting authoritarianism." "Resisting authoritarianism is the second highest priority for liberal college grads but for workers, it's like 19 out of 20," said Williams.
Jack Scrambo@scrambojambo.bsky.social · last wk.

Imagine spending the last 10 years of your career and life burning what little integrity you may have had in the service of some corrupt, venal asshole. And then at your funeral, this is how he talks about you. What a pathetic, humiliating life. Rest in piss Lindsey, you earned it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · last wk.

In new filings, former FBI Director James Comey seeks disclosure of grand jury transcripts in the "8647" seashells case. Among other things, the motion cites Kash Patel's gaffe at a public press conference, where he said the grand jury was told that Comey apologized for the "8647" post.

a press release announcing the indictment, FBI Director Kash Patel stated "James Comey disgracefully encouraged a threat on President Trump's life and posted it on Instagram for the world to see," DOJ, Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former FBI Director James Comey for Threats to Harm President Trump (Apr. 28, 2026), https://perma.cc/T7PE-KSUM (emphasis added), a theory that is legally distinct from and inconsistent with the "true threat" charges alleged in the indictment. See infra at 12-14; 17-18. The following day, Director Patel appeared alongside Acting Attorney General Blanche and U.S. Attorney Boyle at a press conference announcing the indictment. DOJ, Acting AG Blanche Announces Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former FBI Director for Threats to Harm POTUS (YouTube, Apr. 29, 2026), https://bit.ly/3TdL85D. Director Patel stated that after making the seashells post, Mr. Comey issued an "apology" and that the grand jury was told that "James Comey allegedly threatened the life of the President of the United States, and as you all now know, shortly after posting that threat he deleted that threat and then issued an apology." Id. at 05:33-05:48. The word "apology" wrongdoing? and thus the grand jury appears to have been led to believe that Mr. Comey made an admission of wrongdoing. Mr. Comey did not. He withdrew his earlier post in an abundance of caution and clarified that it was not intended to call for violence.
Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In this clip, Kash Patel says the grand jury heard evidence that Comey deleted the '8647' post and apologized. Neither fact appears in the indictment. Hmm. Did the FBI director just disclose evidence presented before a grand jury?

Dominic Kennett 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her)@chaotictuba.bsky.social · last wk.

Re-posting to read more-thoroughly later. But THIS. I've been thinking about this a lot after getting turned down for job after job that I'm qualified for.

Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · last wk.

"Trans Americans are increasingly being forced, by economic, legal and social factors, into a shrinking pool of cities that combine reasonable cost of living with strong legal protections—cities that are struggling to provide for this unprecedented internal displacement."

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last wk.

“It is one thing if higher education is facing a lack of public confidence but other American institutions remain popular. It is quite another thing if all American institutions are facing a crisis of confidence, and higher education is just one among many.”

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Tom Pepinsky@tompepinsky.com · last wk.

My thoughts on the crisis of confidence in higher education, and the foolish belief that embracing technology is the solution to that crisis. tompepinsky.com/2026/07/27/t...