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Caitlin Strom-Martin

@crstromante.bsky.social

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Nature enthusiast, and knowledge monger.

I subscribe to the Tao of I Think You Should Leave.

Always down to eat a sheet cake.

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  1. "Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

    Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

    It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”

    Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

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  2. And to be clear this has been going on for some time. There are many segments of the party doing serious, strategic work.

    "Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

    Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

    It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”

    Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

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  3. À better measure of the US economy would be how the bottom 33% are making do on their income, rather than how the top 10% are making do in the stock market.

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  4. “I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

    Listen to the survivors.

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  5. “A Manhattan Institute Manifesto Would Give this President Sweeping Power to Force University Compliance with Right-Wing Demands *** The statement is selling a naked ideological agenda as a defense of campus free speech.” 7/22/25 … 1/ manhattan.institute/article/the-...

    America’s colleges and universities have long been the bright lights of our civilization. For nearly four centuries, they have pioneered new fields of knowledge, brought the arts and sciences to new h...

    The Manhattan Statement on Higher Education

    America’s colleges and universities have long been the bright lights of our civilization. For nearly four centuries, they have pioneered new fields of knowledge, brought the arts and sciences to new h...

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  6. "We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’." @politifact.bsky.social gives Trump a "pants on fire" rating for posting the museums (which he praised in 2017) focus only on slavery and US failures. Evidence-based takedown.🙂 www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

    President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian Institution for being “woke” and giving no attention to “success,” “brightness” and the “future.” Visiting several of the most popular museums, we found...

    Trump is wrong: Smithsonian does feature success, brightness

    President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian Institution for being “woke” and giving no attention to “success,” “brightness” and the “future.” Visiting several of the most popular museums, we found...

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  7. A judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

    A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

    Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies

    A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

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