Birds of a feather...
Solar and EV advocate, retired RN, citizen, family member, friend...not necessarily in that order. Upstate NY is my location, Earth is my home.
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Birds of a feather...
This week, I spoke at a forum about how to address poverty. I talked about my report showing 80% of benefits applications in Monroe County are denied. One way to address poverty is getting people help for which they are qualified. rachbarnhart.com/wp-content/u...
Yesterday there was an attempted mass murder of CDC staff and yet RFK the Lesser has not directly spoken to the head of the CDC. Not a single word condemning the violence from him or the President. Turns out T injections and methylene blue can’t fill the empty space where a heart would.
Well folks, cross your fingers. Russian nationalists have long demanded the return of Alaska. Now Trump has invited ICC-indicted Putin to the state | The Independent share.google/tIrD996lZCxd...
The Kass'aqs are returning. What do you think Putin will rename JBER?
Can I introduce you to our lord and savior Quentin Tarantino?
I've had them twice. I'm an RN and the first time I thought I might be dying. The symptoms are quite variable but never pleasant. I'm glad you made that choice and hope you have a comfortable outcome.
Condoms don't always guarantee safe sex. A buddy of mine was wearing one when he was shot by the woman's husband...
MAGA Influencers Rage After Trump Rebuffs Them on Epstein: ‘The EPSTEIN AFFAIR is Not Going Away’ Trump is treating his base like crap. Never saw him do this. But The reason is clear: The Epstein file incriminates Trump! www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
John Sipher is an old Cortland guy. A smart guy. He's worth a follow.
In the classic choice between a dead girl and a live boy, the odds favor a live boy. They are trying to slide it under the cover of the Epstein news.
Very good work. Read it and act. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-secret...
Meanwhile in Russia: military expert Igor Korotchenko thanked Donald Trump for lifting sanctions and urged him to protect Elbridge Colby. Foreign expert Alexander Bobrov surmised that Trump is losing to Russia with a devastating score. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecBU...
WATCH: “Let’s do roll call. Let’s call them out.” @mizzwelch.bsky.social calls out AIPAC-backed NY DEMS who won’t endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social — with the @roguednc.bsky.social @trackaipac.bsky.social numbers. (their influence is over both parties)
Can you believe this shit?
Prof Skocpol making a crucial point here. The centralized police. And then the lawless quasipolice who guard the camps. Trump’s death bill moves the US towards those two thresholds, well known from Germany in the 1930s. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Y’all — Trump thinks the Declaration of Independence was signed after 600,000 died in the Civil War 🤦🏼
Governor @GavinNewsom’s social media team is ready for @JDVance
Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
Felon 47 is the Grinch.
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
Could you imagine if the head of the United States healthcare system didn’t believe that HIV caused AIDS? …And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people? Oh wait…🥴
That is utterly heartless.
The human injustice and strategic idiocy of Trump’s "plan" is obvious to all, including those who have gone to some trouble to support him. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
We don't know how they are defining unacceptable speech and we don't know what previous legal violations they are flagging (like are traffic tickets included?). They do it to these students - they'll eventually do it to all of us.
Every person on US soil has their inalienable rights, as defined in our Constitution, protected by the US Government. Not just citizens.
Hot damn. I really like this!!
They do make a cute couple. Joe and Tulsi. For some reason, she seems to be delegating a lot of authority to him.
UPDATE: There will be a protest in Cortland! It will be 11-12, Saturday April 5th on the corner of Port Watson and Main.
If you are available, there are rallies in Binghamton and Syracuse, NY this coming Sunday the 23rd. Felon 47 is trying to privatize our essential government services. The Post Office is a service, not a profit-making business.
@indivisiblecortcty.bsky.social
Violating the law and the Constitution, Trump purports to have closed Radio Free/Radio Liberty, a medium which is the source of much of what we known about Russia and the post-communist world. Stanislav Aseyev was arrested in Russian-occupied Ukraine and tortured for his reporting for Radio Liberty.
Clueless. The world moves ahead, not backwards.
Weird how it’s always Republican dudes and not the drag queens…
There is a reason that federal employees - you know, the affected people in question, the experts on this - wanted a NO vote on the CR!
"The AO said that exemption will permit activities to support the resolution of cases and related services. Each court "would determine the staff necessary to support its mission critical work," the agency said."
Read the whole article. "At least" 2 weeks. Then: "Should the judiciary run out of court fees and other available balances before Congress passes a continuing resolution or spending bill, the judiciary could under the Anti-Deficiency Act continue limited "excepted activities."
@schumer.senate.gov IS FAILING AMERICA and we will not forget it.
Grow a spine, Chuck.
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Shut it down without the ability for new tax cuts for billionaires to pass. Trump is going to dismantle the federal government anyway. He should get nothing given to him and his billionaire buddies!
Slava Ukraini!!
WTF?
I read this morning that 1 in 5 men suffer erectile dysfunction after Covid infection. They may be over-represented in House Democratic leadership.
This is honestly just deeply embarrassing for House leadership. They didn't proactively coordinate an effective response, and instead of doing any reflection on their own role, they're getting mad at the people who at least tried to do something.
Have fun??? So, Felon 47 thinks that wrecking farm export markets is fun??? Is he going to have fun at the foreclosure auctions too??? What a truly horrible POTUS he is!!! statuskuo.substack.com/p/trumps-tra...
Well, if that isn't the Freudian slip to beat all Freudian slips!
Translated: "If you make us fuck ourselves, we are going to fuck ourselves harder."
DO IT
"President Trump is doing damage to America that could take a generation or more to repair. The next election cannot fix what Trump is breaking. Neither can the one after that." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/o...
We will no longer have that intelligence to share with Ukraine, not to mention the threats to our government and businesses. #FuckPutin therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable
We had friends & allies around the world based on alliances & relationships that were built over many decades. In one month, Trump has torched them all. Now our friends are Putin, Orban, the crypto scammer in Argentina, and the guy in El Salvador offering us mercenary prisons.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social why are you not posting on here first ? You have some great things to say. You are trying some great things. Yet you post on X where 100pct of the replies are meaningless and hateful. It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen
GOP legislators fall into (at least) one of two categories: f*cking idiots and quislings. There used to be the occasional exception. Not anymore.
Rep. Mannion says Congress needs to rein in Pres. Trump's power grabs www.waer.org/news/2025-02...
the richest man in the world is currently using his control of twitter to hide the desperate pleas of the mother of his son
They don't want to spend cell time with him.
Hey @govkathyhochul.bsky.social did you see this? Please remove Eric Adams from the Mayor's chair and let him be property prosecuted.
If I was a young European, I'd be enlisting in the military right now. There are times to relax and times to fight. Unfortunately, this is going to be a time to fight so we can relax again. Putin is evil and Trump is his puppet.
I know this is going to sound strange but I highly recommend you apply now and find a community college RN program to join as a student. I had classmates with PhD, MS, JD and others. Having an underlying RN profession both increases your resilience and deepens your knowledge with clinical skills.
Cue the Beatles' "I'm a Loser".
CORRUPTION is having the DOJ drop CORRUPTION CHARGES in return for Adam’s going full maga. NOT OK!!! Prosecutors file motion to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
Peace in our time
Actual auditors need not apply. May also be available at incels.gov. "I acknowledge that this role is an in-office, full-time opportunity located in Washington, DC. US Citizens only." They forgot to include the words "never married, white, and male" but it otherwise seems accurate. join.doge.gov
We had a full house (60+) at our Community Gathering yesterday, and what a gathering it was! Great ideas, incredible energy and, most important, much laughter! He doesn’t stand a chance! Join us!
“Vice President JD Vance criticized the U.S. Catholic Church’s efforts to help immigrants and refugees, suggesting the Church is motivated by money…” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”
Hold the fuck on a minute — Assistant President Poopy Pants spent $15 million taxpayer dollars to attend a single football game, but Phony Stark’s Division of DOGEbags can’t find the money to fund childhood cancer research? Are you fucking kidding me?!?
TY @ltwlauren.bsky.social @beansbeth.bsky.social @epennysworth.bsky.social @lindapatch.bsky.social @elseeishere2.bsky.social @coko.bsky.social @wisewonders.bsky.social @elseeishere2.bsky.social @jfordemocracy.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @srosnato.bsky.social @juliindica.bsky.social
Usually one queries the people who actually know what’s happening before taking big decisions. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
We had a ton of energy at our meeting today!! We are fired up and committed to protecting our freedoms and democracy!
#ConcentrationCamps Only 10,000 illegal immigrants were actually considered dangerous to the public. Who are the other 20,000 Trump is sending to #GITMO ? Trump administration is also going after immigrants who live here legally. It has them terrified www.yahoo.com/news/migrant...
Here is the 2025 US House of Representatives calendar. Everyone's Member of Congress is off from the 14th through the 23rd this month (February). They should be having Town Halls with us. Share the message. Ask YOUR Member of Congress what they have scheduled for you!
Reminder— here was Russ Vought, Trump’s budget guy just confirmed 53-47 by the senate, caught on a hidden camera saying Trump’s Project 2025 disavowal was a lie, they’re keeping their real plans secret, they want to only let in Christian immigrants, etc.. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFwhPcE...
Possibly. What is the ultimate purpose?
Our national security has been compromised with Felon 47 attacking the FBI and CIA. No other nation will share intelligence with us. Avoid venues which could be attractive targets. We are more vulnerable than in 2001. Bush was lazy. F47 is crazy.
Thanks to Felon 47, the US has no security or safety anymore.
Precisely!
Friends don't let friends buy Teslas. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02...
It's done. God help us all.
Watching this on repeat how is your day going?
Diversity is our strength. Nazis are our weakness.
some america first beers spotted in denmark:
How much instability can our financial system take? Looks like we will find out soon.
Me either. Hey Democratic lawmakers: What exactly are you doing to counter trump’s attack on everything???? WE CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!!!
Damage already done
I emailed Senator Whitehouse my opposition to RFK Jr. and recommend you do the same.
No risk for Marc Molinaro here. He has no history of liking women.
I used to live in Alaska. It's nearly impossible to understand Alaskan politics from the outside. Murkowski is an outsider to the GOP there. Her support is very broad. Alaska is on the frontline with Russia. She understands how vulnerable Hegseth makes the US and Alaska in particular. This is real.
Andrew is very smart. He doesn't take sides. He is just himself. As are those on his show. He pisses people off. So what? If that causes you to disengage, that's on you. Bottom line. What is the mission ?