MS Kohut (@mskohut.bsky.social) reposted
The ONLY thing that lawmakers should be discussing is how to prepare their constituents for losing their health insurance and the GRAVE impacts it will have on the ENTIRE population.
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view profile on Bluesky MS Kohut (@mskohut.bsky.social) reposted
The ONLY thing that lawmakers should be discussing is how to prepare their constituents for losing their health insurance and the GRAVE impacts it will have on the ENTIRE population.
American Opposition (@americanopposition.org) reposted
You’re not allowed to believe that Donald Trump was an FBI informant. That’s not a mental leap anyone is allowed to take. Stop this insanity now.
Marko Kloos (@markokloos.bsky.social) reposted
There's another guy who once said he has the absolute right to kill suspected drug dealers, and he's locked up in The Hague right now, waiting for his tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.
Jake (@my2bits4u.bsky.social) reposted
So this week we had a group of raped and trafficked women speaking at the capitol and our president flew military planes over them on purpose to drown them out because it's all a hoax.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
4.3% unemployment 4.3% inflation ------------------ Stagflation
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Men with small penises destroy civilizations
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Boy is this ever the case!
Ted Leo 🍉 (@tedleo.bsky.social) reposted
Waiting for that one military or police person to disobey an illegal order is like waiting for that one centrist R to vote D
Punish the Villains (@internethippo.bsky.social) reposted
All of this was basically said during COVID but what they're asserting is the right to kill other people, not just themselves. They want the freedom to get sick AND the freedom to participate in society without limitations, where they can make other people sick. If you don't like it *you* get out
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
say the plastic women
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
20% of Americans are functionally illiterate. 56% read at or below sixth grade level. 90% do not read regularly.
Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape (@breakify.bsky.social) reposted
There's a great argument against Vote Blue No Matter Who: Eric Adams. Oh, and Joe Manchin. And Kyrsten Sinema. And Joe Lieberman. And John Fetterman. And Debbie Wasserman Schultz. And Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. And Elissa Slotkin. And Henry Cuellar. And Josh Gottheimer. And...
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Obama's failure was to campaign on hope and change and then offer none. Clinton's failure was to offer that status quo (no hope, no change) as ideal. Biden's failure was to not prosecute any high crimes. Can Dems not see? They must be radical!!!!!
Climate Dad (@climatedad.bsky.social) reposted
1 in 2,500 year extreme temperatures now occur once every 13 years. This is our world approaching 1.5C. 2C is inevitable within years. 4C in our kid’s lifetimes. Not terrified? Then you don’t understand what’s happening to the planet you live on & what it means for the people you love.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Happy birthday
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
PULTE: Public officials shouldn't be exempt from scrutiny SORKIN: Speaking of that, Ken Paxton has at least 3 examples of alleged mortgage fraud. Are you looking at that? PULTE: Unless it's been made public, I'm not going to comment on any specific situation S: Why wouldn't you make it public?
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
NPR playing stupid again. "Gee, do RFK Jr's ideas represent a new cutting edge in science?" "Or is he a charlatan? We don't know, we just report both sides!"
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
The President is a convicted felon DHS Secretary is puppy killer HHS Secretary is an ex-heroin addict and antivaxxer Education Secretary can't read Defense Secretary is a drunk DNI is a Russian asset WTF happened for us to end up here?????
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Tom, go straight to voicemail and do not pass go
Nazi free zone (@normalton.bsky.social) reposted
So...we're just moving on from trump murdering 11 Venezuelan nationals in international waters without any evidence of the claims he's making? The same claims they made about Kilmar that were completely bogus? Venezuela is Trump's Poland.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
You cannot defame someone with the truth
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Mainstream media? I think Jim Acosta and Don Lemon and Katie Phang are pretty mainstream dudes 😆😆😆
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
That all the physical evidence indicates that Epstein was strangled but the ME said it was suicide, should really be front page news, shouldn't it, at some point?
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice, now leave AIPAC
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
A thing of beauty
BIRDCHASER (@birdchaser49.bsky.social) reposted
Ukraine News TV Ukrainian drone came into Crimea dozens traveling at different speeds and different altitudes to make it harder for Russian radar to track them. One Russian blogger said that Ukraine had a dozen drones sitting in the Black Sea in stand by mode waiting for target instructions. 🔥🔥
Matt Aytch Taylor (@matthtaylor.com) reposted
I'm so fuckign tired of watching middle aged white people throw marginalized folks to the wolves you are cowards you will live your remaining days as cowards you will die as coward your death will be celebrated as the death of a coward.
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?
Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted
About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Yeah. They do not want these files revealed because THEIR guy is in them. And they think Dems would be the same way about Clinton. So they don't understand why Dems want these released. Dems: you need to ride this train, forsake Bill and Andrew and whom the fuck ever...
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-1) will not sign the discharge petition. He is protecting pedophiles! Shame!!! (202) 225-4735.
Katie Mack (@astrokatie.com) reposted
The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Something is seriously wrong. MTG and I are in agreement 😲
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Prove him wrong, ladies!
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Punishment
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
It is too late, unless Democrats win and ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING. Do not hold your breaths.
Derrick ♎ 🟧 🟦#BLM 🏳️🌈 (@spawn03.bsky.social) reposted
So after the Epstein survivors themselves said this matter wasn't a hoax and told their stories, the President told them they were lying. That's the headline every reputable media outlet should be running.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
I thought Massie said he had ten Republicans. He got three. WTF?
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
Man, they REALLY don’t want to hang that plaque honoring the police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan 6. @acyn.bsky.social
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
So, what happened? What was so explosive? I didn't hear anything new....
Jay (@pescado70.bsky.social) reposted
Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️🌈 🌱 (@jasondogwood.bsky.social) reposted
Florida’s ending all vaccine mandates. Because nothing says “personal freedom” like spreading preventable diseases. They say it’s about “choice.” But the kids can’t choose. Cancer patients can’t fight. This isn’t freedom. It’s a death cult. Let the weak die, as long as the base stays angry and dumb.
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
“Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?” Epstein survivor
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
AOC: Millionaires are very overrepresented in congress… If we want a congress that reflects the actual country we seek to represent and fight for, we need to have working class people who work here
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
There is no moral justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth. It is distorting politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of our economy and our democracy.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
No way. @muellershewrote.com, you actually think this Supreme Court is going to do anything other than what trump wants? Have you learned nothing?
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Good question. Fear?
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained. As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”
Rogue SSA (@alt-ssa.altgov.info) reposted
It doesn't feel good to live in a country run by fucking sociopaths.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Texas sending troops to Illinois sure sounds like an act of war to me. Pritzker won't resist. Come on, he's a coward, don't fall in love with this guy, he's going to fold to Texas and then whine about it, to no avail!
muscular baby jeb lund (@mobute.bsky.social) reposted
you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Sarah Spain ✨ (@sarahspain.com) reposted
Chicago, like any major city, is not without crime or flaws. But unless the Nat’l Guard has a plan to understand & combat gang violence, create economic & social investment in historically underserved neighborhoods, address poverty, housing costs & the long arm of redlining, they’re not the answer.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Leave AIPAC
The Fifth Dentist (@fifthdentist.bsky.social) reposted
He seems to be back to "somewhat alive" from "barely alive". So my guess is covid, which he recovered from by being bombarded with medications RFK wants to keep from the rest of us.
Rebecca Solnit (@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social) reposted
Abuse like Epstein's proceeds w/ the premise that the victims are voiceless or can be shamed, intimidated, threatened, or discredited so iif they do try to speak up. Today they spoke up and were heard on national media. May their power continue, may accountability come for all the perpetrators.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Beyond Idiocracy. It's so hard to believe that our greatest enemy is stupidity.
Miss Aja (@brat2381.bsky.social) reposted
The orange demon is in the Oval Office saying the Epstein survivors are part of a Dem Hoax. This is what happens when you’re allowed to lie & sweep awful shit under the rug for years. Folks should have held him accountable in 2016, 2020, & damn sure shouldn’t have gave him more power in 2024.
Ally to Democracy (@allyhartwell.bsky.social) reposted
🦋 Trump responds to questions on Epstein abuse survivors & failure to release the Epstein Files REPORTER: Is the Justice Department protecting any friends or donors Sir? TRUMP: It's really a Democrat hoax - because they're trying to get people to talk about something that's totally irrelevant 🦋
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
So the US military is now at war with a vaguely defined enemy (drug cartels) across a vast area (the Caribbean) with no specific goal (“winning” and “defeating them”) and accusing a regional government (Venezuela) of sponsoring that vague enemy without showing proof? Sounds pretty forever warish.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Fox refuses to cover what the Epstein victims are saying publicly for the first time, but they are covering military jets flying over them during their press conference.
The Editorial Board (@editorialboard.bsky.social) reposted
"Vaccine skeptics" is propaganda. The press needs to stop using the phrase. Kennedy is hiring liars and scammers, not skeptics. All scientists are skeptics. That's what science is. And we should be skeptical of vaccines until they are proven to be effective. Again, that's science.
JustmeAnybody (@justmeanybody.bsky.social) reposted
Alex Acosta is the one who released Epstein when he was caught and arrested in Florida. Trump rewarded him with a Cabinet Position his first term www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Send those lying ass motherfuckers South!
MadGreek 🧿 (@madgreek2024.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein victims' lawyer: While we have seen the documents, you haven't. When you see the documents, you're going to be appalled. The American people deserve to see everything. Evil flourishes in the darkness. Ask yourself - why won’t this White House release the Epstein files? What are they hiding?
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Certainly intentional, but they will not be silenced
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Holy shit‼️ Epstein’s survivors are compiling their own list, because they know exactly who the predators are.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
Kennedy must be removed from office. He has already caused a catastrophe at HHS and the CDC. I strongly suspect that he is about to use data manipulated by unscrupulous and unqualified individuals to attempt to falsely show that vaccines are in some way a net harm. He simply must be stopped.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Elect these women to government leadership positions
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Leave AIPAC
Eileen In (@eileennjflns.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom is right. Elections will be rigged by Trump. He’ll continue the manufacture of fake crises and suspend elections …the GOP won’t stop him. He wont be a wanna-be dictator, he’ll be the real deal. The press will report after it is too late. #WakeUpAmerica #ProudBlue #Pinks
Tea Pain (@teapainusa.bsky.social) reposted
Digest this. The White House deems bringing justice against pedophiles a "hostile act."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“Several of us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list of names. We know the names. Many of us were abused by them.”
Pam Keith (@pamkeithdc.bsky.social) reposted
Today’s presser with survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s gruesome debauchery just reinforces that the Epstein files are being covered up to protect RICH and POWERFUL MEN from shame and to keep them above the law. It’s disgusting.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Massie: I'm calling on my colleagues: be one of the next two who sponsors this discharge petition. I think it's shameful that this has been called a hoax. Hopefully today we can clear that up. This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
We'll have to fly to the West Coast to get our vaccines
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
We're going to have to fly to the West Coast to get our vaccines
Amy Siskind (@amysiskind.com) reposted
Nearly 600 economists signed an open letter warning that firing Fed governor Lisa Cook threatens the Fed’s independence and erodes trust in a key pillar of the U.S. financial system.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
Here we go....
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social)
We were on the cusp of getting a vaccine for CANCER, for fuck's sake, but now we have RFK Jr.
Dave Levitan (@davelevitan.bsky.social) reposted
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
dbnewtondoors.bsky.social (@dbnewtondoors.bsky.social) reposted
. This is a President! Not a reality TV show jackass . . . .
New York Attorney General Letitia James (@newyorkstateag.bsky.social) reposted
I'm leading a group of AGs opposing a new DHS policy that erases due process protections for undocumented immigrants and denies people their most basic constitutional rights. The federal government cannot ignore the law and threaten our nation’s families and values.
FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) reposted
Host: There are new calls this morning for RFK Jr.'s resignation, and those calls coming from inside HHS itself. More than 1,000 current and former HHS workers are making this demand in a letter released this morning. They say his leadership has "put the health of all Americans at risk"
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I’d like to believe Rudy’s story about the car crash, but I remember Shop Rite 2022.
The Mark Side (@markbeard.bsky.social) reply parent
Leave AIPAC