Pax Linson
@paxll.bsky.social
retired educational consultant, early childhood education nerd, and child development nerd. (the last two are probably the same thing...)
"The National Guard is planning to stick around D.C. through January 2029 at a cost of $1.4 billion, per Pentagon budget estimates."
Pentagon budgets $1.4 billion for National Guard in D.C.
It's the clearest accounting yet of what it'd take to keep thousands of troops on city streets.
axios.com
In 2018, The Atlantic found that Trump's attacks on the FBI and DOJ centered on the money laundering/organized crime specialists, so: "...the story of Trump wanting immunity from IRS audits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of money launderers might well be the same story."
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15h agoAugust 4, 2026
Hope you're wrong, @charlotteclymer.bsky.social...sigh...
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23h agoSusan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
NEW: Jake Taylor from MSNOW says Jeanine Pirro just arrived at the West Wing. Uh oh! Methinks her days are numbered!
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
muellershewrote.com
Everyone should know who Borlaug is. This is the legacy Musk and Trump destroyed.
KC@kcwinters.bsky.social · 2d agoTom Vilsack, former Secy of Agriculture & former gov of Iowa, profiles Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born scientist whose Green Revolution transformed global agriculture, saving more than a billion lives from famine in this 250 to 250 from @hcrichardson.bsky.social& team. youtu.be/JF46O8BgTq0?...
Yaaas! Good news on a Sunday! The senate moves to temporarily ban the OMB proposal that would allow political appointees in charge of approving federal grants, especially #NIH grants. Recall that the OMB rule yielded 500k comments, 95% of them against it. 🧪 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
politico.com
The [draft White House budget] document said the program is “riddled with social-emotional learning”. If you stare at this post for a second, you may actually be able to see my thoughts on this awesomely telling statement, along with the helpful comments floating around up in there.
Mike Levin@mikelevin.org · 3d agoHead Start has helped over 30 million kids since 1965. It was built to give poor children a fair shot before kindergarten. Now the Trump administration wants to gut the standards that make it work, while calling it “cutting red tape.”
Fear is fear, dude...and fear begets obsequiousness in those who lack power in their own homes; who know they're not safe in their own homes. Fear also begets denial. Most domestic violence victims use both tactics to try to cope.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
"Hassle is regressive." I see this almost daily...
Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 4d agoMeans-tested programs like SNAP are shaped not just by benefit levels, but by hassle. And hassle is regressive: it hits hardest when you lack a car, flexibility, cash, or time. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-snaps-new-rules-make-eligible
Seriously resonant history in this one minute video from @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's @250to250.bsky.social project!
250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · 2w agoRabbi Robert Haas is the 14th spiritual leader of Congregation Mickve Israel in Savannah, Georgia. Here, he tells the story of the Jewish refugees who arrived in 1733 and founded Mickve Israel—the oldest Jewish congregation in the American South. #WeAreAmerica250
Trump's attacks on suspected drug boats are arguably crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court likely has jurisdiction -- if they take place within the territory of a member set (Venezuela or Colombia) OR on a boat registered in it. warontherocks.com/internationa...
International Criminal Liability and U.S. Boat Attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean
Even after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured, U.S. nationals may still be prosecuted under international law for the country’s previous
warontherocks.com
Interesting...but I have questions!
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
tinyurl.com
Following the 'Iranian' (unproven) cyberattacks? Here's a credible write-up....thanks to @jmsdnns.bsky.social!
Jms Dnns@jmsdnns.bsky.social · 3d agofound an excellent write up of what's known so far no official attribution has been made yet www.tenable.com/blog/coordin...
Why recap the reflecting pool saga? Because it's a pattern: Mn. Governor Tim Walz: “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.”
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d agoAugust 1, 2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936
I love this. Every blue state should be doing everything in its power to max out the vote.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4d agoVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"One of the things we know is that once kids buy into reading, they fly." A fine conversation about the real 'science of reading' & how the 'Science of Reading' falls short. Mostly about K-3, so I've linked Bank Street College's Early Literacy Guide below; practical info for teachers & parents!
Alfie Kohn@alfiekohn.bsky.social · 4d agoAn overemphasis on phonics (mechanical decoding) is not just unhelpful for teaching kids to read; it's actively harmful. New on Kohn's Zone: Literacy expert Catherine Compton-Lilly calls this a kind of "educational malpractice" and explains what the REAL science of reading says: is.gd/JiaK2w
Rhymes with what @hcrichardson.bsky.social's been saying for awhile, now!
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 6d ago"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
