Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminds me of when he had COVID and heavy steroids propped him up.
Not on here for dating. Proud Grandma. Voted for her.đ đ«¶đżđ«¶đŸđ«¶đœđ«¶đ«¶đ» When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.
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Reminds me of when he had COVID and heavy steroids propped him up.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two. Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
States rights. No dictators.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
It is wild that the Washington Post -- which claims "Democracy Dies in Darkness" -- has remained completely silent for more than a day about Trump's latest attack on free and fair elections. Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
JFC. They are ridiculous and predictable.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Barbara Neuhoff (@barbaraneuhoff.bsky.social) reposted
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
đšBREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
She may be able to fill in her wrinkles⊠but thereâs nothing to fill the void of soul. Truly evil.
Democracy USA (@oilgaschemicals.bsky.social) reposted
SEPT. 3RD PRESS CONFERENCE 10:30 AM TRUMPSTEIN VICTIMS SPEAK OUT
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Democratic Governors, what more do you need to see? WAKE UP. FIGHT. www.axios.com/2025/08/20/n...
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Revealed: Hospitals already facing cuts and closures due to Trump's megabill
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Governor Newsom will be holding a press conference and rally at 11:30 AM PT tomorrow in Los Angeles regarding redistricting. The announcement is chef's kiss.
Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called âpresence patrolsâ in Iraq. âIf you donât have a specific task & purpose, your âpresenceâ doesnât do anything.â National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldierâs time & effort.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
WHAT A MESS â WSMV now says the contract with ICE for a detention center was approved by MASON, TN along with the core civic contract, and votes were miscountedđ€ âmayor admitted he did not know the final decisionsâ His email: enoeman@townofmasontn.org www.actionnews5.com/2025/08/13/p...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Koh: If he were serious about cutting crime he wouldn't be proposing cutting $400 million from the ATF or cutting $500 million from the FBI, 700 agents or the DEA with with drug enforcement or the office of violence against women, 100 million from there
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Rep. Adam Smith: "Look, it's pretty clear the president wants his own domestic police force and step by step he's trying to create it. We should be deeply alarmed by that regardless of how you feel about crime in DC or any other city ... it's a huge step toward an autocratic government."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
1. Get bad jobs numbers 2. Fire person who counted 3. Stop counting â1984â is upon us đșđž
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
"Weâre creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
#ReleaseTheCuomoList
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
A temporary win! A federal judge in California has sided with a group of states, issuing an order that temporarily stops the Department of Health and Human Services from providing Medicaid recipient data to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, theyâve failed â in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
PHILLY DA @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social : âLet's not get lost in his silly distraction from the fact that he doesn't want to give up information on his own involvement in a pedophile ring. Did we all forget about that? Trump is the public safety emergency.â
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
They truly are the đGestapo.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Theyâre really out here about to debunk the âimmigrants steal our jobsâ trope for us. Meanwhile, prices will skyrocket, businesses will close, and people will die.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This morning, ICE rolled into a Home Depot parking lot using a moving truck loaded w/agents, like a Trojan horse, to snatch up Latino workers. Whoever they could find. No idea if they were undocumented or not. Thatâs not enforcement. Thatâs racial profiling, and violates a standing court order.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Vance just out here having the time of his life on the taxpayer dime. Ski trips in VT, Greenland excursion, Disneyland, special boat outing, now heâs off to the Cotswolds. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
How nice of Knox county mayor Glenn Jacobs to serve as Marshaâs campaign treasurer â at one point he was rumored to be considering running for governor himself⊠does this mean he worked out a deal to be appointed to her senate seat if she wins? (Spoiler: yes)
Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com) reposted
Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points: âąSection 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus âąSection 10 forbids ex post facto laws This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
NEW VIDEO: As the DOJ is collecting sensitive voter data around the country and the GOP ups the stakes with their gerrymandering efforts in Texas, I am concerned what is going on is being overlooked. I lay out my concern and what we need to do now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2E3...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Dems. Wanna get your polling out of the gutter? Stop talking about redrawing house maps in blue states and do it. Go big. Don't match them seat for seat. Blow them out of the water. Then endorse Mamdani. You're welcome. Love, Allison
Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) reposted
Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes. Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jessica: Before this deal, we essentially were paying 1% on imports with the EU. 15% is more than 1%. I wish Gasparino was sitting here to explain to Jesse how tariffs work because it is a tax on the consumer.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Kilmeade getting a reality check from Foxâs own expert on tariffs.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Massie: "The pressure is going to build over August recess. I don't think it's going to dissipate like the speaker hopes it will."
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
Lindsey Graham tried to drag Obama into a debunked conspiracy to dodge Epstein questionsâKristen Welker shut him down live on air. âAre you trying to rewrite history to distract from Epstein?â she asked. He folded with a bitter âWhatever.â
George Conway đđșđžđ„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: âIâve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. Sheâs a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, sheâs a victimizer.â via @msnbc.com (ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US. Antidepressants save women's livesâ& they're safe. So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
17 million people might lose their healthcare but at least your tax dollars will be going to good use in other very, very important ways.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
âSheâs worse than Epstein. Sheâs a monster⊠Epstein was Pinocchio, she was Geppetto.â
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "He's caught red handed. He's in the files. We know it. Period. He's part of this cover up... You reap what you sow. He created this. He weaponized it. He's done it from the birth certificate on down... Too cute by half, and now he's caught."
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr. plans to fire all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calling them too âwokeâ. The panel sets free coverage rules for cancer screenings & more. A key meeting was quietly canceled.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
My favorite signs from today as Scotland turned out to protest Trump. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Elizabeth Warren (@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social) reposted
The Big Beautiful Bill gives Meta a $15 billion check. Thatâs more than our federal government spends on child care in an entire year. If we invested that much in child care & early childhood education, weâd create stronger futures for everyone, not just Mark Zuckerberg.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This is what you voted forâïž Detainees treated like violent criminals. Moved from cage to cage at 3 a.m. and sleep-deprived. Only 3 minutes to eat. Bathrooms three times a week. No towel to dry off after a shower and growing fungus on their bodies. Listen to this once. Then listen to it again.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Weâre spending a lot of time talking about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But donât forget their victims. The survivors. Not all of them made it. At least two women connected to Epsteinâs abuse have died by suicide. The real number may be higher. Jeffrey Epstein accuser, Maria Farmer, speaks out.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
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MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
July 18: If we have a smart president, you're never going to let the dollar slide. If you have a dummy, that could happen. July 25: A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money. It doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar than with a strong dollar
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Kristi Noem lied about this multiple times in press conferences & TV appearances. This confirms the 3 day delay was solely caused by her. Itâs an absurdity that the person who leaves govt is this man & not her stupid, incompetent cosplaying ass traveling with her (alleged) lover.
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
Humanity for others is a super power.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
Republicans stay screaming about law & orderâŠBut wonât release the Epstein files. They sit up here posting conspiracy theories all dayâŠBut wonât release the Epstein files. Theyâre quick to call a hearing or launch an investigation on some BSâŠBut (say it with me) wonât release the Epstein files.
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
đ Gestapo
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
They scared little kids in summer camp. On purpose.
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like a NotSee. Sounds like a NotSee. Acts like a NotSee. đ€š
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
Finally. Been waiting for someone to point this out.
Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) reposted
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/a...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
At a doctorâs office â with no warrants, masked, no ID đł What are we doing? đșđž
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
Nothing but lies 24/7.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
every time there is a disaster ted cruz's response is basically to say "tough shit" www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-267...
Bill Leibenguth (@bill-leibenguth.bsky.social) reposted
Ted Cruzâs Claim That He Returned as âFast as Possibleâ Crumbles Cruz says he returned to Texas as quickly as he could after news of devastating floods broke. Flight data tells a different story. www.thedailybeast.com/vacationing-...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
So LM get this straight⊠Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison for trafficking girls to⊠nobody? No client list, even though AG Pam Bondi literally said it was sitting on her desk. 2,000 names in the little black book, but the court sealed it and the media shut up.
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a âscience fairâ in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Bass: We have to stop this mess. The idea of having troops go through the park and disrupt a childrenâs summer camp, or drive through the streets and just pick people off⊠So our city attorney is leading the way. We are filing a lawsuit and calling for an injunction to stop this.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad: "I am convinced that the staff cuts that we saw were a contributing factor to the inability of the emergency managers to respond."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
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Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Congress abdicated its role as a separate and independent branch of government on January 20 while also relinquishing all oversight responsibility, so itâs entirely appropriate for Johnson to show that he has surrendered his gavel to the executive.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This is bullshit. Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they wonât say where theyâre taking the people theyâre kidnapping. Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families canât find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel. (Anaheim, CA)
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Court papers filed Wednesday state that Mr. Abrego Garcia was beaten, deprived of sleep, and subjected to psychological torture during the nearly three months he spent in Salvadoran custody. It is unacceptable to send people to other countries to be tortured!
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Imagine this is you. Youâre locked in a cell thousands of miles from home. No one knows where you are. No charges. No trial. No end in sight.
Paul Crider (@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com) reposted
I haven't really seen this brought up much, but it's worth noting that mass deportation *is* ethnic cleansing, and it is at the very least adjacent to genocide. Mass deportation has long been a tool in the genocidaire's toolkit. See this charming letter from a French marquise to her daughter.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
If someone doesnât ask Karoline Leavitt why she posted on social media that this bill includes no taxes on Social Security when she knows it is a lie and she intentionally lied to the American people, everyone in the room should lose their jobs.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted
I donât think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make whatâs happening now look like childâs play. And people are disappearing.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you. The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit. They just lie.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Read Mr Abrego's account of unthinkable torture inside CECOT prison in El Salvador. My latest: content warning: www.muellershewrote.com/p/mr-abregos...
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final yearsâand an admonition to his country and the world.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Riley: Donât tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you are doing is shitting on the middle class
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Crockett: How is it that you can explain that we still are running up the credit card and we have nothing to show for it except for the fact that we won't have food on the tables and we wonât have health care.
Fred Wellman (@fpwellman.bsky.social) reposted
What a disgusting person. Crooked and evil. ProPublica finds that Noem hid $80,000 in income she diverted from her own PAC. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Tonight isnât about âtough choices.â Itâs about whether you choose voters or donors. Weâre watching. #VoteNo
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Thereâs something deeply wrong with a society that watches people get snatched by masked men in unmarked cars & looks the other way. Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov, describes an alarming system of relocating detainees, making it nearly impossible for their families to find them or get legal counsel.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Josh Hawley acted like he was going to fight the Medicaid cuts that will hurt many thousands in his state - most his voters in rural areas. Then he ran away.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
In todayâs episode of What Are They Thinking: âIf you donât see a hurricane coming⊠does it really exist?â đš The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scramblingâand weâre heading into peak storm season. Brilliant timing.
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
For $$$$$
Tuck The Frumpers (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) reposted
Bernie Sanders Calls For Every Republican Who Votes For BBB To Lose Their Seat https://twp.ai/4intHq
Retired HCW (@hcw6.bsky.social)
Every damn day.
Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein.bsky.social) reposted
FEMA did not answer ProPublicaâs questions about its missed application deadline or the impact of funding cuts and delays, instead responding with a statement that Secretary Noem is focused on bringing accountability to FEMAâs spending