Beth Quinn
@zuqu.bsky.social
Human being. Feminist. Retired professor. Grandmother. American.
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This is who the Republicans are. They want all the power of office with none of the responsibility.
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
It is amazing that anyone can still doubt that Trump is a Putin asset. Trump's diesel deal will: - Finance Putin's murderous war on Ukrainian civilians - Fracture the US-Europe alliance - Allow Russia to provide even more support to Iran Trump's true goal is Russia first, America last.
I’ll say it again: he’s a Russian asset. The Republicans elected and continue to support a man who acts in the best interests of an enemy nation. There’s a word for that….
Trump just announced that he is importing 400,000 tons of Russian diesel right away and up to 4,000,000 tons over the coming months. Every US$ going to Putin will be used to buy more missiles and drones to kill Ukrainian civilians. Trump's largess will lead to thousands of deaths. 1/2
Companies linked with Trump's two eldest sons have received over $6 billion in government contracts. Some are established companies that invited the sons to join their Boards, but more are new start-ups with zero experience that are *magically* receiving massive contracts. Corruption gone wild.
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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The President of the United States just offered to sacrifice American lives.
The President of the United States just said he is okay with a foreign nation killing tens of millions of Americans. So when do we declare the last straw? When does Congress (controlled by Republicans, if you haven’t noticed) act? Never. VOTE BLUE. And then push like hell for prosecution.
Not my president. Clearly, not a president for all Americans. “Let them (Iran) take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” Then Trump called it a “small price to pay.” Millions of us dead. And his audience laughed. Reporting from my local news…
This tells you everything about how Trump sees this country. The destruction, the fear and the innocent people who would pay the actual price are just collateral damage to him.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Electing Beth Macy is crucial for Virginia! Get your asses to the polls! Early voting is open, Virginians. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for Congress
Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, is drawing on her reporting experience to win Virginia voters in a longtime Republican district
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A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.
The 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would be difficult for future administrations to end. So not just no to the NDAA, but fuck no. It would allow them to bypass traditional yearly funding debates, as well as integrate U.S. supply chains with Israeli military priorities.
FFS, all of this is so on brand for these morally bankrupt morons. What the fuck did you expect?
Take note Southwest Virginia. The economic development argument is a lie.
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.