Susan Taylor

@suechitown.bsky.social

I loved Twitter, but X is a shit show. Happy, grateful. Anti-Orange. Lives in the Blue city of Chicago, in the Blue state of IL. No DMs, please. I’m not buying what you’re selling. #Resisters #Democracy #Roe #BLM #CatMom #Climate #Ukraine #NATO

The Trump Justice Department just lost a *23rd case* to obtain state voter rolls. A federal judge in Minnesota rejected the Trump admin's crusade for state voter rolls — giving the DOJ its 23rd trial court loss out of the 31 lawsuits the department has filed against states for voter roll access.

In 23rd loss for DOJ, federal judge rejects its demand for Minnesota voter rolls

"The government suggests it is permitted to use a civil action as a ‘fishing expedition,’” the judge wrote.

democracydocket.com

the official reason for cutting the south korea drills is cost. per reuters it's that seoul wouldn't help hit iran. so decades of deterrence on a nuclear peninsula becomes a loyalty test: you don't get shielded from one nuclear neighbor unless you help bomb a different country.

measles was declared eliminated here in 2000. it's now the worst measles year since 1991, and 70% of counties don't have enough vaccinated kindergartners to stop an outbreak. we might be the first people to take a solved problem and un-solve it on purpose, then call it freedom.

Trump's Treasury just made it legal for the wealthy to hide their money in anonymous shell companies. They gutted an anti-corruption law meant to stop money laundering and fraud.  Working people deserve a government that works for them, not just the ultra-wealthy.

Trump Administration Ends Anti-Corruption Rule Requiring Shell Companies to Report Ownership

The law establishing the disclosure requirements was originally introduced by Marco Rubio in the Senate.

truthout.org

Van Erem left DOJ in May 2025 "she was "unwilling to be made vulnerable to further participation in politically motivated investigations unsupported by facts and contrary to law" acc to the complaint...also accuses the task force of having targeted Muslim professors." www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to...

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Nothing says “strong president” quite like a full-blown meltdown because a woman reporter will not flatter you. Nothing says “leader of the free world” quite like screaming “BE QUIET” when asked whether an American foreign-policy decision was made at the request of a murderous dictator.

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place ‌nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was open, while Iran ⁠said the shipping route would remain closed until the U.S. fulfilled the terms of an interim deal.