Sstraughn
@ajrooney.bsky.social
Retired and moved to the beach. Can’t wrap my head around four more years of insanity. This is the most chaotic government I have ever experienced.
created November 13, 2024
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Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
When the GOP loses control of the presidency, there needs to be a concerted play to break up these huge mergers and companies. We can NO LONGER allow business interests to decimate our constitutional rights. Also Epstein files could be released today if Trump said yes
Colleen Paige (@colleenpaige.bsky.social) reposted
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
A man very recently called for “involuntary lethal injection” for the mentally ill and the unhoused. Literally talking about murdering other humans—and he still kept his job. Brian Killmeade, Fox & Friends.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
But they were fiction. Now we are dealing in a crazy reality of everything imagined that could go wrong.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the billionaires behind all of this that are driving the show. They will rule the world and definitely the United States.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
This is what we have come to. It’s now officially a dictatorship!
John Collins (@logicallyjc.bsky.social) reposted
This is so messed up.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Pritzker: What's at stake here is free speech. It's our constitution and our way of life. Do we really want the president intimidating people, organizations to get others fired? People ought to be standing up and speaking out.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social) reposted
Exactly this
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Free speech for me but not for thee. Amazing how only rightists have freedom of speech but we on the left do not have that same right.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
this doesn't look like a normal distribution
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Kroger will lay off ~1,000 employees. In December, it announced $7.5B in stock buybacks – which juice stock prices, enriching shareholders and boosting CEO pay. Just so happens that Kroger's last CEO was paid 457x its typical employee in 2024. Textbook corporate greed.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
Political violence and threats are not the answer. This is a watershed moment — we can choose to stay silent and live in fear, or we can choose to be loud for peace and compassion. We must work together to stop this crisis, and it should start from the top with the President.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Love this! We aren’t going back.
Trish Owen (@trish0116.bsky.social) reposted
rusty54.bsky.social (@rusty54.bsky.social) reposted
M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
Agree Mr. Letterman, Chump is Disgraceful and Disgusting.......
Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 (@pumpkin061.bsky.social) reposted
👇😡👇
Biggie (@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social) reposted
This RIGHT HERE!👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
💙Christine Slemmer💙 (@slem63.bsky.social) reposted
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
You are living the good life!
whattheactualf.bsky.social (@whattheactualf.bsky.social) reposted
🦋💙🦋
whattheactualf.bsky.social (@whattheactualf.bsky.social) reposted
👏👏👏👏👏🎬
Dmitry Grozoubinski (@explaintrade.com) reposted
US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.
Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted
This exchange says it all.
Proud Veteran (@roghair.bsky.social) reposted
No kidding
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
This story feels like it’s going to have huge repercussions
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
So Kilmeade issues a weak apology about giving homeless people lethal injections and Fox just moves on with zero consequences. As usual.
Jamie Schler (@lifesafeast.bsky.social) reposted
Freedom of speech for me but not for thee. Unbelievable. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Every word…
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
She and Trump hang out together regularly and the R’s got hysterical when Clinton stopped to say hi to Loretta Lynch on the tarmac in Phoenix one day for a few minutes. Why don’t the same rules ever apply to them too?
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Every time I read an editorial in the Washington Post in which the geniuses over there predict how someone will act in office, I remember this.
butterflygirl24 (@butterflygirl24.bsky.social) reposted
Or to deflect from Epstein Files! Most of the posts I’ve been seeing have been about the shooter. #arresttrumpp
Gatekeeper (@retiredwanttobe.bsky.social) reposted
substack.com/@thelastmile...
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
So after days of Republicans blaming and vilifying Democrats and trans people for Kirk’s murder despite having no clue who the person was, we find out it’s a white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loved guns.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
And they spew all this hatred in the name of Jesus. Disgusting.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Must be nice to not have oligarchs on your Supreme Court.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like there is more outrage from the right over the shooting of this one man than there was when those 20 innocent babies were killed.
butterflygirl24 (@butterflygirl24.bsky.social) reposted
20 children died in the Sandy hook shooting. Gun reform was voted down by Republicans repeatedly. Taco n Republicans r blaming Democrats for Kirk’s assassination. There have been over 1600 school shootings since Sandy Hook. Let that sink in. #gunreform
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Their actions put the whole country in danger from threats of every kind.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
#BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 (@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social) reposted
Good morning and happy Thursday friends 👋 Let’s meet more #NeverTrump friends by showing your 👋 I have a busy day but want to make a starter pack this evening so comment starter if interested. Have a great day ❤️☮️ Repost
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Starter
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social)
Getting tired already of them trying to make Kirk into a selfless saint. He was venomous to many sectors of our population. If this is the view of a very religious leader you can keep your religion. He was in it for the money.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Under this administration there is too much going on constantly that we are completely overwhelmed. The most chaotic government EVER!
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Or morals, or empathy, or dignity, or compassion, or humanity! He’s a complete narcissist.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
This is true irony. Little did he know one day he would be one of the victims of the gun violence he supported.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social)
So now no one will be talking about The Epstein Files. Mission accomplished?
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s so bad it’s hard to comprehend.
AnarchoTerran (@anarchoterran.bsky.social) reposted
Let's all stop voting for businessmen, lawyers, the wealthy, and career politicians. It's time to vote for workers. Never put your trust in anyone that does not understand what it is like to be you!
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks delicious
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
I’m sorry but this is so pathetic
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
We hear a lot of “they say” from this Trump regime but no one ever tells us who “they” are. I would like to know.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
It warms my heart to hear that this is bringing you peace. After 60 years of carrying your silent burden I wish you true happiness.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Happy Birthday and smooth sailing through the procedure.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people. Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it. We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Moskowitz: Speaker Johnson, in the spirit of bipartisanship, I think you should really consider putting James Comer in charge of this committee so that he can continue with his service of committees that have wasted countless dollars…
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
😂😂😂😂😂. Love it!
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Completely agree. It’s absolutely outrageous that nobody stood up for @yamiche.bsky.social — media spinelessness has played a major role in how we got here.
Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) reposted
The opposite of originalism. The Founders assumed Congress would jealously guard its prerogatives, not abdicate its constitutional responsibilities
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
What country is this again? 🇺🇸
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
t.co/5fVoRbFS2e
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Our country would never tolerate this kind of reckless rhetoric from any other world leader. If such a statement were made abroad, the United States would respond swiftly to show exactly what it means to attempt to declare war on our soil. A foreign leader posting an image like this, depicting an
dbnewtondoors.bsky.social (@dbnewtondoors.bsky.social) reposted
. Maybe, just maybe, for once Mitch should not have acted based solely on partisan politician power and obeyed his oath to the Constitution and voted to remove the man that instituted a coup to stay in power. .
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
Pettiest man alive.
Slippy The Toad (@slippytoad14.bsky.social) reposted
Every day his people look and sound dumber and dumber. They are the biggest bunch of mumblefuck idiots alive.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
😕 👩🌾
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
I can only imagine how much these tariffs are going to cost us taxpayers to bail out the farmers. Trump will do it to maintain their silence. Things were ticking along fine before this stupid ass took over again.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed. Makes my head hurt. Just one or two of the truly egregious things this buffoon has done would have stopped another president in his tracks. Why do the Republicans give him a pass?
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean).
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Emperor Nero rolls out the entertainment.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
So he’s pretty dumb.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why we need to get big money out of politics. From the time you announce you are running and the time of the election should be maybe 4 months. This would cut way down on the cost of running and the irritation we all experience listening to political ads.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
YES! Our lives are on the line.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Bingo!
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
What I heard is they hired an assistant for good old boy Dan because he had to be in the office too much and he didn’t like that. Trump doesn’t want to fire him because people would talk so instead we pay two people to do one job.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024. Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay. The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year. Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M See the problem?
Nick Kapur (@nickkapur.bsky.social) reposted
Gonna be grim when herd immunity collapses and babies, the elderly, the immune compromised, and even some previously vaccinated people start dying of horrible diseases no one even remembers anymore.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
This is so disgusting. And that AH supports it.Unamerican to his core.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
In a metaphor that was too on-the-nose, there was a military flyover in Washington, D.C. that drowned out Epstein survivors who were speaking out. I'm happy to report they persisted.
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
Love to hear stories like this. Good for your dad!
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"That is why I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it." Yes, there is a difference.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
I believe churches should pay taxes! But what really ticks me off is that the ultra rich and corporations don’t. The mega churches should be taxed for sure the only reason they exist is to make money.
Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger.bsky.social) reposted
I'm going on record. You don't cover up dead. He's not dead. However, he's sick as shit. That you can cover up for a bit. But just a bit. Mostly I hope he feels like absolute shit and is very scared of death. That I can work with.
Sandieglo (@sandieglo.bsky.social) reposted
Old School Gentleman (@oldschoolgentl1.bsky.social) reposted
Science is real
Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social) reposted
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
Sstraughn (@ajrooney.bsky.social) reply parent
You are so right but you are preaching to the choir. If only middle class republicans understood this phenomenon.