Left-leaning Dem from suburban Detroit. News junkie/media consultant/NPR. Democrat Precinct Delegate. Committed to saving democracy.
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We’ve already got Thom Tillis and Joni Ernst out. Susan Collins is next. Republican politicians know they’re in deep trouble and they’re torn between representing their constituents or kneeling to Trump. The constituents will win every time if they pay attention, get off the couch, and get involved
The Epstein survivors hold their press conference Tuesday morning. So get ready for the mother of all distractions Tuesday morning as well Invasion of Chicago? Trump’s health? End of elections? Something worse? Get ready
A special thank-you to Ali Velshi for his passionate rant this morning: “Where’s the party?” Dem leadership has to stop writing letters and making statements and get off their asses to actually fight for our country. If not, they should be replaced
The only thing Trump respects is leverage. Governor Pritzker, you gave a great speech but do you want real leverage? How about a State takeover of that awful Trump Hotel in downtown Chicago if he sends the troops in? That’s the Chicago way!
Speech of the year! All Dems, take note. This is what your base has been waiting for. Protect your state Protect your citizens Protect our Democracy
The only way we restore our country is one seat at a time - local, state, and national. We need to call out every Republican for their destructive votes. There should be no such thing as a low turnout election with the stakes so high
The Feds taking over DC is actually like a TV show production- - block the streets, coordinate the wardrobe, and follow the script. And a lot of standing around. Remember, everything Trump does is a made for TV production
How about a moose charging right at you?
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In every Congressional race, Dems should show this photo with the Republican candidate next to them in all TV ads. No Republican should escape the stench of their alignment with Trump and Epstein
Do tell. Or hit me at my work email
I’ve consulted public radio stations for 20+ years. Currently, 10% of listeners are members. If that number rose to 20% they’d be financially independent It’s up to us to save and support local public radio stations -it’s not hard and it’s worth it Please support them - your community needs NPR
I love how some public radio and television stations are fighting back . . . . And with a little attitude!
As traditional local media fades it’s replaced by independent outlets. We’ve decided to help them grow and have developed a very inexpensive mobile app. If you have a fave (like Distill Social) contact me - we need to help these efforts grow and increase their impact. @jacapps
1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
The old guy with dementia and physical issues didn’t pay his respects to the Hortmans. Joe Biden did instead
You wonder how/why Mamdani won? Compare this action taken with Chuck Schumer writing angry letters to Trump. Democrats need energetic, generational change (and I’m 70). And if Ken Martin and Democratic leadership can't bring it like this every day, please kindly step aside.
Turmp is an awful human, but I have to wonder how Alice Cooper feels about this? x.com/atrupar/stat...
I sleep better when I know Trump is on the golf rather than the Situation Room
I’m a media consultant and own a mobile app company. As local news shrinks and news deserts grow, it’s imperative progressive independent news outlets fill the gap. To help, we are now developing low cost apps to help expand their impact and reach Spread the word apps.apple.com/us/app/disti...
Great minds! ☺️
One thing I’m confident of - should Trump ever receive a similar diagnosis, those of us who hate him with a passion will respond with much more class and sympathy than this total asshole
At a time when being cruel is en vogue at the top leadership in our country, we all need to be more like Joe Biden. One of the hallmarks of Trump’s impact on our country is how cruel we’ve become. Let us emulate Joe Biden and not Donald Trump.
Someone at MSNBC has got a wonderful sense of humor 💩
Trump wants to pardon Derek Chauvin because he wants an uprising so he call out the military and invoke martial law. So why not do a national worker’s strike - smarter, bigger impact, and what’s Trump going to do, arrest us for not going to work? It’s time to be smart.
Sharing my favorite cartoon this morning to make sure you know you aren’t alone with your feelings
If you buy something on Amazon, post a copy of the receipt on social media to showcase the impact of the tariffs - they are itemizing the tariff tax This is how you take a complex issue and make it easy to understand. Of course, you should shop local whenever possible and show those receipts
We are all Piglet. Every freaking day.
If you’re wondering why Trump is backpeddling so fast on tariffs and firing Fed Chair Powell, he knows how to read polls and he’s sinking fast
Oops, Trump screwed Americans again www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...
"Egg Prices Hit Record High — Days After Trump’s Claim They Were ‘Down 79%" Trump is such a genius! Keeping his campaign promises so quickly! Ummm . . . I mean he is a consummate, full-time LIAR. Is America really that dumb to embrace this corrupt moron? www.mediaite.com/food/egg-pri...
My friend, Rima Dael, the CEO of the National Fed. of Community Broadcasters, makes a powerful case for supporting public media, but also all investments for the public good. A very important read. www.radioworld.com/columns-and-...
Our President is “unwell”
I bet not many Republican congresspeople will be hosting town halls this weekend.
I really hope Trump has an enjoyable golf game today 😖
How y’all feeling about those Trump Tariffs? Between the measles, social security, our nation’s security etc I’m kinda thinking there’s a pretty huge march on Washington in our future
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Life in Michigan just got better- Mallory McMorrow for US Senate.
During the November campaign, Cory Booker came to Detroit to campaign for Elissa Slotkin. He was smart, energetic, funny, and someone who truly loves America. We need much more of what he did for the past 24 hours!!!
This is the Festivus presidency - everything Trump does is driven from him airing his grievances and going after everyone and everything he thinks wronged him at some point in his miserable life. And we are paying the price
Another empty Trump scam: BMW made in So Carolina Mercedes made in Alabama Subaru made in Indiana Honda made in Ohio VW made in Tennessee Who is going to pay the tariffs? It’s all performative bullshit designed for TV and social media hits
I’m not qualified to be in the political prediction business but if Trump and Musk fuck around with Social Security their presidency will be over in a week.
Glue???? Tesla is using freaking glue to attach panels to their cyber trucks? Kinda makes you wonder what other parts of their cars they cheaped out on. Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks because a glued-on panel can fly off www.freep.com/story/money/...
Mallory McMorrow is my state Senator. I’ve met her and was at the town hall she references. She represents the future of our party. A terrific communicator yet very empathetic. She connects, but also works her butt off. We need her in the US Senate. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
Please tank all the way down to <$114. Elon was never a genius. Like Trump he was lucky. Like all billionaires, just lucky. Why did anyone ever believe their ridiculous PR????
Trump killed another vital US institution - the Voice of America. As they target the media (remember Maddow got called out last week) this could be the first act in a horrific play that will include NPR, PBS, and more. Here are our thoughts in this morning’s post jacobsmedia.com/voa-rifed/
Every week is a shit show. And there’s around 180 more of them to go 😞
But if Democrat local leaders don’t pound this story locally, engage in local media (if it exists) and on social media most MAGA won’t connect the dots between these hardships and who caused them - many will continue to blame Biden. Or Obama. Or Hillary
Bernie, Walz, And AOC aren’t professorial. They relate to all people. They speak clearly and know how to make an argument. They don’t sound like they’ve spent their lives in the Senate (even Bernie!) but instead populate the same world with the same issues and opportunities the rest of us do
Instead of selling your Tesla at a low price, why not donate it to your local public radio station? You get a great tax credit and help save great local journalism in your community. And you make a strong political statement while you feel better about yourself
Imagine what would happen if instead of flimsy aluminum panels they had armor? This whole administration is a grift and a scam
Schumer did one good thing today - he hastened the exits of many careers of the old guard (which I am one of) and opened the door for smarter, sharper, and more aggressive next gen leaders like @aoc @RepJasmine @davidhogg111 and Malcolm Frost
The entire Trump admin is set up like a TV show. Send migrants to Guantanamo, tape it, send them home. Elon with the chainsaw. Kristi Noem has a fashion consultant. No substance, just great video
This is the definition of Schadenfreude
I’m a big fan of independent media and we need to help them expand their reach and impact. My mobile app company has created a multimedia app to help. Articles, video, podcasts, donations and more - and it’s low cost. Not pitching, just trying to help. If interested - paul@jacapps.com
It’s always comforting to watch the news while you are at 35,000 feet since Trump took over the FAA
It’s a full-time job, but I love to see it
It is for me. I thought I finally got kicked out. Or maybe Elon is tired of reading how crappy Tesla stock is doing
They are reeling, but starting to figure it out. I work with a Dem group in Michigan and we are planning precinct-level gatherings. We need to show how real people are being affected. You can’t do that in “Meet The Press.” You can do it at a town hall
The lesson for Dems from the crowds showing up to see Bernie is obvious: 1- get out of DC and do rallies in red and purple districts 2- stop doing the Sunday shows 3- use specific examples how the people in the district have been directly harmed by Trump/Musk 4- do it again the following weekend
Paging Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham - are you paying attention or don’t you care?
Last week my wife paid $.99 for an avocado Today she paid $1.99 Who gives a shit what they call Fort Bragg?
Looks like it was designed by the same people who design Teslas x.com/seeclickflas...
Have you listened to conservative talk radio lately? Pay attention. Trump’s MAGA core is pissed, begging hosts like Hannity to call Trump on their behalf to reverse course on the cuts. These Trump voters put their faith in him and they are beginning to realize they’ve been played.
You know the economy is in trouble when Trump’s daily market manipulation by pausing the tariffs isn’t working
Don’t you get the feeling that Trump and Musk meet each morning and try to answer the question, “Who can we fuck with today?”
This is what happens when you have a petulant toddler running the country
I wonder what Joe Biden is thinking right now
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Cancelled last week. Love some of their columnists but their neutering of the Op-Ed page was the final straw
The Democrats need to become the party of America again, not just the working class. This isn’t about identity politics. It’s about our national identity The Democrats need to get their act together. Quickly.
Measles must not be testing well in Trumps focus groups. Only reason he’d make RFk Jr do this They don’t care about us. They just care about image and power www.axios.com/2025/03/03/k...
Trumps goal to autocracy is to wear Americans down by making us poorer, sicker, and less safe. Frankly, the Dems should turn this around and it should be their platform
Where’s the price of eggs?
Thank you for including me. Let’s keep spreading the word!
It’s Saturday at 8am. Suburban Detroit. Wind chill = 0 degrees I asked him why he’s doing this. His answer? “Because I’m an American” We need more of this.
This is Trump’s “get off my lawn” moment
What’s FEMA?
He probably spent the night in the Lincoln Bedroom
Just in time for tornado season! Attn MAGA in Oklahoma, Kansas, etc - you voted for this
He should be replaced
Democracy at work - a standing room crowd packs a town hall with Michigan state Sen Malloy McMorrow and Rep Natalie Price. Civil, informative and relevant. Hard to believe Republicans are afraid of engaging with their constituents.
This is so great. Dems made an inspired choice having my Senator @slotkin.senate.gov speak to the American people. She is smart, hard-working, a great communicator, & most important: She is for DEMOCRACY & the American PEOPLE. She is NOT working for oligarchs, billionaires, corp fat-cats, etc.
Plane mishaps, kids dying of measles, unemployment up, consumer confidence down, and a bull market is turning to shit. How is it possible for one person to screw things up this badly, this quickly?
Does Trump get to pocket the money, or does he collect a tariff on it for himself?
Does anyone besides me miss the good old days (5 weeks ago) when @PeteButtigieg was Sec of Transportation? It’s amazing how fast things fall apart when you get rid of competent leadership and fire 1000 employees www.foxnews.com/us/united-ai...
Wait until the tariffs kick in with Canada and Mexico. Then the poop will really hit the fan
Saw this just now at a diner in a middle class part of suburban Detroit. It’s about more than the cost/dozen eggs - Trumps policies are raising prices across the board. At least the price of soup hasn’t gone up - yet!
Yeah, but this is so sad. We’ve gone from a shining city on a hill to the most reviled country in the world - AMONG OUR ALLIES - in a month. And there’s 47 months to go. Shit.
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Seriously? I don’t belong on that august list
Thanks for sharing, Sheryl!
We don’t just need a 50-state strategy - we need a messaging and engagement strategy for all districts Republican and Democrat, urban and rural. We lost in 24 with a huge ground game and TV budget. We need a more aggressive, focused strategy
Now you know why Teslas catch fire
Wow, even DeJoy can’t stand working for Elon and Trump
Not just a “clear” messenger, the “primary” messenger. We need a strong, singular voice that isn’t in Congress, based in DC, or sounds like a doctoral dissertation
This morning, I am so happy I fly 2 to 3 times a month
Check out @cherijacobus.bsky.social She has the perfect idea - put @petebuttigieg.bsky.social out front with daily, multi-media briefings Concurrently local Dems need daily media communication calling out how Repub congresspeople’s votes are negatively impacting locals, including local MAGAs