jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social
@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social
Retired economist. Continuing environmental activist. Everything Democratic
created November 13, 2024
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Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
If we will never be a Socialist [sic] or Communist [sic] Country [sic], then why are you giving billions of dollars to farmers to make up for losses from your stupid tariffs (SOCIALISM) and having the US government own part of Intel (COMMUNISM)?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
Exactly.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
How about putting warning labels on Tesla vehicles that stop without warning & people cannot escape, Teslas that crash and kill people, etc.?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
What? Such a liar or she's in insane
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
You are correct. Remember tho saying a home will be your principal residence means you will not rent it out. That means you are not an "investor owner" that pays a higher interest rate. People do have homes they live in part of the year and both are their residence.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Wouldn't we all agree if the Epstein files, videos, etc. showed Democratic elites raping children, drinking babies' blood, those would have been released already? What's the holdup?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
But Biden walking slowly like an old man was daily report in media. Why not daily report on the orange one?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I came here to ask that. Thanks
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
You fixed it!
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
We must do something about both guns and unstable people. Heartache and trauma are worse than political fights.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Know what a MAGAt's big gun collection makes him? A target. As soon as rebellion starts his fellow MAGA will invade his house and take all those weapons.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Not having covid vaccines for children means teachers will get covid from students. Kennedy is going to limit vaccines for under 65 not just for kids so teachers will die.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Howdy fabricated evidence. He is so dishonest I don't know why anyone needs him on anything.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I hate him. You don't give up your country when invaded.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Rittenhouse is poor. He cannot do favors for Trump or other Republicans.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Shreveport could use help protecting its people from shootings and robberies. Tho I live in Texas our local tv comes from there. I quit watching local news because I couldn't sleep after seeing mayhem every night.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember 2008 presidential primary. Obama won on expanding healthcare coverage for more people. He didn't have to enact it before he was elected. He kept his promise & got it done by 2010. Mamdani is running on what New Yorkers want. He has to get elected so he can work to get as much as he can .
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
Alaskans showed Putin they support Ukraine
Public Citizen (@publiccitizen.bsky.social) reposted
Trump will federalize D.C. police, deploy the National Guard, & send the FBI after homeless people to combat a made-up crisis in D.C. But on Jan. 6th when violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol he couldn't be bothered to call the National Guard. Make it make sense.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
Remember the farmworkers who bring your Holiday food and so much more.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump is creating Putin's dream of making USA a third world country with no strong allies and breaking it into pieces
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes I meant NOT.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Protected class in civil rights public accomodations does not include rich white attorney.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I am glad victims and families are retelling public about their abusers. But I fear MAGA will not care they are looking for accusations against Hillary Clinton and other Democrats were not involved.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Bernie Sanders wrote a bill to tax corporations like Walmart the amount of public benefits like food stamps & Medicaid that are paid to their employees.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Biden did stop Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Why do you think Harris would?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
That is not accurate. The one girl mentioned was 16 or 17, legal working age in most states including Florida. No one provided evidence or alleged that illegal activity was happening in the spa at Maralago. I hate Trump but creating lies does not help the public discourse on the Epstein files. .
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Surely Maxwell is smart enough to stay silent if she values her life.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I pay monthly donation to Arkansas PBS and get Passport. It's great to watch PBS shows like Nova and Ken Burns when I want to. I am so sorry you did know about it. There is so much available on PBS that I do not need or want a steaming service.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
Thank you farm workers.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
If Democrats push and push to get the Epstein files. Republicans lied for months, had witnessed who lied, and manufactured evidence about Benghazi. Dems, don't stop.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
No it is not. It is a skill that can be learned. Women are much better learners than men .
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do you have no sense of direction? Can you study up on how to read maps or directories in a mall? Can you drive around the mall & determine the direction each side faces? When you are inside you can always refer to the direction those stores face so you can re-orient yourself as you move around.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Norm is a liar
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I learned the hard way the algorithm (at least FB/Meta) will just get you involved with more of the haters. Block. Report the really vile.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Fossil fuel burning has changed the atmosphere. Believe the science on the cause of larger storms not some minor chem actions.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump also stated he lost friends killed in 9/11 but he attended NO funerals.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
So pretty
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Mortgage holders require flood insurance on properties in flood plain. No mortgage no flood insurance required. FEMA does not require flood insurance it administers the program for those who need/want to buy flood insurance. Local govts like counties administer flood plain regulation not FEMA.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Tell me how someone got strawberries to grow like that! They creep with shoots along the ground. They do not climb trellis!
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember the state attorneys stating they used party to draw the lines, and that the voting rights act allowed using partisan identity because it was NOT race. Thank you @marcelias.bsky.social. Go get them!
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Surely the corner could find if the cause of death was injuries from hanging. How could the examiner determine if it was suicide or an act of another person?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Local officials wanted someone to give them money for a warning system. They have had over 20 years to implement a system but will not spend local money especially as they viewed the warnings are needed for "outsiders" not residents. When they had federal funds they could have used, they did not.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I hate Ted Cruz but this was put into budget for future years. It is false to say Cruz cut current funding for flood warning this year and try to link that to Texas flash flood July 4.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Rshm Emanuel covered up for almost one year video of Chicago police shooting kid. He should never show his face in public again. Shame on Democrats who have anything to do with him.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
They vote red. The only meat processing plant raided in Nebraska was the smallest and the Republican congressman voted against Trump on one of two things.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Correct. And the river authority wrote a report after 1987 flood, which happened in daylight, saying deaths would be much greater if s flood happened at night like this year.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Cruz has already figured out he cannot be president so he will not run again.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
That is Cruz claim but it is false. He has no other documentation to prove US citizenship. There is no law making him a citizen thru his mother. He has no naturalization papers. As a naturalized citizens he would not be eligible for presidency. As a foreign born person he could be deported by ICE.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes! And SNAP, too. I remember 2012 Republican voters told Mitt Romney govt programs for extra help Democrats passed in the Great Recession helped them & of course they took the money but they still believed govt should not have those programs.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I fear you are correct. How about that Republican legislator who had trouble getting care for an ectopic pregnancy due to her state's abortion ban and blamed Democrats?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Many safety net cuts will not occur until after 2026 so voters will not hold them against Republicans.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
National Cathedral - Space stained glass window with Moon rock.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I grew up with farmers co-op stores in Oklahoma. Co-ops are widespread in Canada. Like credit unions they are member owned and do not pay profits to non-members. Good idea for NYC to have nonprofit groceries.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Who would put out a press release on that? Media need the work done for them.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Why say "not who we are" instead of "un-American?' You think MAGA, indeed most people understand what "not who we are" means?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Not hard to replace the arrested immigrants. Raise the pay and attract citizens workers.
Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social) reposted
if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
So it is in no way mental illness it is religious bigotry. Lock him up for life.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
The solution is fix the immigration system so agricultural workers enter legally & have work permission. I picked peaches 60 years ago helping relatives with small orchards. Also baled hay, drove wheat trucks, detasseled corn, toted watermelons. All us cousins went to college & got indoor jobs.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
ICE in athletic shoes? Surely these are imposters.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
MSNBC had special coverage of No Kings all day and across the nation.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Retired DAC here. I am sure the Army did what it was told. No competence at the Pentagon, DOD, or WH to direct the outcome desired.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
We would often have picnics and bring our families the day of June 14. Ball in the evening.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyway to confirm these are authentic and not just fake items posted by opponents? I hate Trump but someone like media reporter ought to be able to confirm.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Good point
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
No need for national guard in Paramount, Los Angeles County.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I wish. But that ghoul is a hero to white bigots thru out the land. They mainly live in nearly all white areas and hate the rest of us in multicultural, multiracial USA.n
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you Scott for telling us
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I am glad you were interested. DNC never gave a penny to Sanders. What is to this point of this discussion is HRC (I voted for her) was a neoliberal who supported offshoring jobs and we still have not turned the Democratic party around on that
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Fine. How many college degrees do you have? I have three.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes the Clintons for example figured out how to raise money by obeying rich donors to counter Republican advantage with more rich friends. Bernie showed how to raise money from small donors but not enough Democrats want to rely on regular folks so they don't embrace the New Deal and go all out
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Those voters will still not vote for Democrats and they will support Trump again even if they lose Medicaid.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Relying on StarLink threatens national security. Musk has shown he can and will cancel service with one switch as he did for Ukraine. Redundancy, backups, multiple sources are crucial for defense systems.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
BS Texas allows in state tuition to all resident students in Texas so our undocumented students are treated the same as everyone else. It's not a benefit denied to others so it is not unequal treatment. This is not a matter of law it is bigotry by current Republican office holders.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Great taste. No nutrition. Empty calories. Eat real food instead
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
For sure this shutin will watch the video feed from the Pope event in Chicago.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Chicago has bicycles all over that can be rented and dropped off at your destination.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks to Rachel Maddow I know about Ron Varo
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course not. Read the constitution. The oath prescribed for the president does NOT have the word "god" in it. John Adams, 2nd president, used a law book not a Bible for his inauguration. Where did you go to school? Why don't you know these things?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Who is going to stop AI from lying? Lists of books that don't exist. Cites of court decisions made up. Champions Nazism when told to.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
People in Louisiana suffering spread of new strain of covid need treatment - and vaccine for those yet to be affected - not old conspiracy imaginations.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Out and out corruption no doubt about it
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
So where is the apology from Chicago Sun Times and who got fired for telling some employee to do this?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
City pays the police.DOJ pays us Marshalls that is why Marshalls will obey DOJ not judges.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Founding fathers gave us electoral college so only s good and moral man could be elected president. That stopped working decades ago.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
So the only federal judges who might be safe are in blue states with Democratic governors who might act to protect federal courts? We might end up losing the conservative judges in the 5th circuit, for example?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
How will the courts pay them?
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes but violent clash with volunteers or whoever to protect judges/enforce their orders will give excuse for trump to declare martial law against us all. Our democracy depends on having a moral person as president and we do not.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I was going to say that. Thx.
Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) reposted
“Six years ago, I found myself face to face with a white farmer preparing for the government to take his land. This did not happen in South Africa. It was in South Texas, and it was because of Trump…” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
I have been to Three Mile Island. The radiation poisoning spread farther and impacted thousands of people all of which was hidden from the public. The industry has been waiting for a corrupt government to allow it to threaten of us again..
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
USDA cut the programs that let schools buy from local farmers. Also the program that paid local farmers to get produce to food banks. When the produce was due in my town the lines to get it started at dawn.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Low wage jobs and low income number one cause of illness and all other misery.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
And Obama and his attorney general did not prosecute one bankster. The crooks got to keep the money and the houses they stole from middle class.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
Many poor people don't vote. They don't have a stable address so can't register. They work two or more jobs and don't have time to keep up with news or info on where and how to vote. Rich and the well off vote and donate to politicians. We have to increase democracy.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
More revenue would help fix many problems. The increased debt is from the $trillions in Trump tax cuts. Reverse those cuts and revenue will increase plus the economy will expand.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social) reply parent
This did not end well when Texas forced a Fort Worth hospital to do this to a brain dead 9 weeks pregnant woman. The smell in her room grew strong enough to sicken healthcare workers and in caring for her someone had to endure the horror of her fingers breaking off.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
It is obvious.
jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social (@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social)
Hypocrisy is Republican