boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t believe this was a drug boat. Hasn’t the felon been angry about Lopez? This was an excuse to attack them.
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I don’t believe this was a drug boat. Hasn’t the felon been angry about Lopez? This was an excuse to attack them.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s what I’m seeing
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Does he have a black eye?
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
BIG DUMB DONALD TRUMP (OLD LOSER!) "DETERIORATES" BEFORE OUR VERY EYES AND THEN DISAPPEARS FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK — AND OUR WORTHLESS SHITHOLE PRESS CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO ASK ONE QUESTION ABOUT IT. FORTUNATELY, YOUR FAVORITE WRITER JEFF TIEDRICH DOES ASK THE QUESTIONS, IN TODAY'S POST: bit.ly/4g47SfF
Dr. Tom Frieden (@drtomfrieden.bsky.social) reposted
Public health protects us all—often quietly, behind the scenes. Now, it needs our voices. Eight former CDC directors and I, spanning Carter to Trump, warn that recent actions put America’s health security at risk.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
They know climate change is bad, but want that shipping route near the Arctic Circle to open up.
Anthony Michael Kreis (@anthonymkreis.bsky.social) reposted
Interesting. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Social Security Works (@socialsecurityworks.org) reposted
🚨UPDATE: Last week, a whistleblower revealed a DOGE operative copied the private Social Security data of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud. The whistleblower was Charles Borges, and he resigned due to a “culture of fear” at the Social Security Administration.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s encouraging schools to waste taxpayer money fighting unwinnable court battles?
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I spotted 8 of your signs on Rte 35 between Lavallette and Bay Head yesterday. I hope this is a good sign!
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
Microplastics in the brain could affect how it functions. A new study found high amounts could trigger Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice with a genetic predisposition to the disease.
Paul 🦉🌙 (@zenzi10zi.bsky.social) reposted
47 escapes Walter Reed
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Melania cleaning out the few things she had in a closet.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
And in other news, water is wet.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
They like their FCC license. That’s what happened.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
2/ forced him out of the race in the final stretch. totally unprecedented in American history. meanwhile you've got Trump showing up in public events with parts of his body looking like morgue photos and talking like he's playing mad libs and yet ... I guess the elite press ran out of reckoning ...
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
ive got no idea what's going on with Trump's health. But the 'biden precedent' is just so glaring and hilarious. half of 2025 has been taken up with elite press shaming of how no one ever talked abt Biden's age which was actually their main topic in 2024. Ok. Set aside that his party literally ...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
*they’re
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Will these people be subject to arrest once their evicted and are homeless? Sounds like there’s a problem filling all of the beds in those private prisons.
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted reply parent
Her it is: abc11.com/post/hurrica...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Says the guy who does recreational ketamine
Larry Levitt (@larrylevitt.bsky.social) reposted
There’s a good chance we’re going to spending the next year talking about health care: the CDC and vaccines, Medicaid cuts, and the impending expiration of enhanced ACA premium tax credits.
Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver.bsky.social) reposted
Happy Labor Day! As a proud public health professor and member of USW, some articles showing the public health benefits of labor unions. Unions promote safer working conditions and better contract-protected benefits, along with a sense of community. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
haidawarcanoe.bsky.social (@haidawarcanoe.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Worth repeating: Tariff's are a consumer tax on goods. They apply to everyone who buys anything. They are meant to offset Trump's lowering of income tax on the rich and super rich. Himself and his bros. Rob from the poor (and the middle class), give to the rich. The art of the steal.
David Gorski, MD, PhD (@gorskon.bsky.social) reposted
The chaos at the CDC in the wake of last week’s firing of its Director and the resignations of four senior officials is fallout from the latest skirmish in RFK Jr.’s war against vaccines. Make no mistake, RFK Jr. is working hard to take away your vaccines, if he can. Here’s a progress report.
Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) reposted
The mental fitness of elderly Presidents has been such an important issue for the media lately, so I expect wall-to-wall coverage of how President Trump has once again thrown a fit about one of his own signature policies, showing no awareness of how it arose or who executed it.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
*Someone was firing off posts. Anyone could do that on his behalf.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Democracy Action Network (@democracyactionnet.bsky.social) reposted
The neofascist takeover of America — of our cities, universities, media, law firms, museums, civil service, and public prosecutors who tried to hold Trump and Trump’s vigilantes accountable to the ...
Action Together New Jersey (@atnj.org) reposted
Cities Unite: No Kings. No Trump Takeover. Virtual Community Event Sept 9 www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
You could try to be more cartoonishly evil than this but it’d be difficult.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I already avoid cable news due to how the election was handled. Should the MSM start singing his praises, I won’t even allow the local news on in my home.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
Larry Levitt (@larrylevitt.bsky.social) reposted
One thing still missing from the Make America Healthy Again agenda: Affordable access to health coverage and care.
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
📣 As the Musk/Trump Regime Nazifies America, a reminder that FLIPPING THE SENATE is critical to reining them in. Both ROY COOPER and SHERROD BROWN are now officially IN! Donate today: #Blue26 secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I have waited decades to be free of Prior Authorization. Of course they start this now.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I think I need to purchase a flag. Or what else can I display to note that I’m celebrating, not in mourning?
Dolores Niccolai (@nativgrdngirl.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
A 12 year old girl that is forced to carry her rapists baby is a GIRL, not a woman.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
He is also clearly going after disabled people.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Steven Miller has said that the population of the US should be 100 million young, healthy, straight people who look just like him. So, yes, the plan is to kill anyone who doesn’t fit that description.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why I never wish anything bad happens to the felon.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
These 21 countries will no longer ship packages to the United States
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
As of August 26, the national postal services of these countries have announced the suspension of shipments to the U.S. of goods valued under $800
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Which countries are left that will ship packages to the U.S.?
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait until they see their health insurance premiums for next year!
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, that’s not a problem. European countries aren’t accepting any packages bound for the United States.
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
📣 #NEWJERSEY may seem like a blue state, but we can't take it for granted, especially for Governor. Massive protest turnout won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT. Donate today! #Blue25 secure.actblue.com/donate/njblu...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this separate from the people who have someone else as their Representative Payee for their finances? I know I’m my son’s Representative Payee and there’s no way he’d ever be able to purchase any kind of weapon.
Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I would simply not have voted to confirm the guy who hauled a bear carcass down from upstate New York and left it in Central Park.
Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) reposted
There's not really a good solution once Senate Republicans abdicate their responsibility to vote down Trump's most lunatic nominees.
Democracy Action Network (@democracyactionnet.bsky.social) reposted
Larry Levitt (@larrylevitt.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA stopped trusting scientific agencies like the CDC during the pandemic. Pushing out experts erodes trust among everyone else.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Curious what the reasoning for this could possibly be. My first thought it that it was a Putin request
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 The CDC as we know it is being severely altered tonight. In addition to the CDC director being ousted, the Post is reporting that several senior leaders are leaving as well. Here are from two of the resignations:
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
The nonexistent mandates?
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
📣 As the Musk/Trump Regime tries to Nazify America, a reminder that FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is critical to reining them in, and donations are part of achieving that. #Blue26 UPDATED GIVEN NEW TEXAS DISTRICTS. secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
They have. Still pretty easy to qualify for a shot.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
*And disabled students in EVERY state.
Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) reposted
"ICE thugs...may be less cavalier about abusing their power if they are on notice that they face the risk of being held accountable under state criminal laws." Good thoughts from @davidrlurie.bsky.social here:
Dr. Tom Frieden (@drtomfrieden.bsky.social) reposted
Covid vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. This change to the vaccine label, which has been driven by falsehoods, may put vaccines out of reach of many Americans who want to protect themselves and their loved ones from illness. People deserve facts, not fear and confusion.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
So the list of qualifying conditions hasn’t been released yet?
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
But the well regulated militia that the NRA is protecting might have to wait for a background check before they can get a weapon. Meanwhile, where is this well regulated militia while the government is trampling all over their rights? I guess the NG hasn’t got there yet.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought I heard this was happening in LA as well.
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
📣 #NEWJERSEY may seem like a blue state, but we can't take it for granted, especially for Governor. Massive protest turnout won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT. Donate today! #Blue25 secure.actblue.com/donate/njblu...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Please tell me the sub has ham on it.
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boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you!! ❤️ 🥪
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
🥇
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Can’t read the article, but the headline makes my day!
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve said from the beginning that DOGE was nothing more than a data gathering tool
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Thankfully I have LifeLock
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t hold your breath. We’re not getting out of this that easy. JD Couch is worse btw
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
OBBBA is and will forever be the name. They are dismantling the ACA piece by piece (next up is pulling Covid mRNA vaccines from distribution). They broke it. They bought it.
CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism.bsky.social) reposted
Can it be more than one?
Rachel Bitecofer (@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social) reposted
American hero
Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) reposted
We need a lot more Dr. Jessica Steiers to pull a body of evidence together like this @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social 👏 theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/how-a-gove... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, it’s finally happened to them? So now it matters to them?
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
Fighting Republican attacks on democracy can feel like an uphill battle, but one way to make a difference is by campaigning for Democratic governors who have the power to veto unfair congressional maps, Meghan Meehan-Draper writes.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve got one just like this around the corner. Where does this family want to move when the child is 21? Florida. You can’t fix stupid.
Mull (@ssgtmullitard.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Neutrality helps the oppressor. Not voting helps the winner. Seems pretty cut and dry.
Sailor Michael (@sailormichael.bsky.social) reposted
A nonvoter shouldn't say a damn thing. Your opinion is literally garbage. If you don't participate, you are part of the problem, and any excuse is pure horseshit.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
My husband and I got passports after RFK Jr was confirmed in anticipation of this. I’m quite worried. My only hope is that the Novavax vaccine will still be available. These morons seem to be targeting mRNA vaccines. Novavax was FDA approved on 5/19/2025.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Please don’t tease
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I blocked that bitch
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
We don’t get empty nests.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, so sorry. Autism moms are busy.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Hardly. I’ve helped to pass a law for mental health parity in my state back in 1998. Some people think they know more than they do.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t call me lazy. You don’t know me.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I didn’t threaten your country, I didn’t vote for the felon, and I don’t approve of his actions towards your country.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope some entrepreneurs are quick enough to get this done. It’s a huge need.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why my husband and I got our passports. In anticipation of this.
singerindy.bsky.social (@singerindy.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Can we go to Canada to get the covid vaccine? #Canada should start a tourism campaign. Visit Niagra Falls and get the jab!
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
How does this affect Novavax?
Social Security Works (@socialsecurityworks.org) reposted
We make contributions with EVERY paycheck. Without a doubt, we EARN Social Security!
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
And McConnell
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope Canada is ready for the number of medical refugees that will be descending on them looking for a Covid vaccine. My husband and I got our passports for this very reason.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
We’ll have nothing besides state run media by the time this shitshow is over.
Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) reposted
President Trump's attack on mail-in ballots is part of a broader "power grab" -- a coordinated effort "to undermine confidence in the 2026 elections," @mawaldman.bsky.social told @npr.org.
boatmatears.bsky.social (@boatmatears.bsky.social) reply parent
Welcome to the beginning of the school year in the USA.