OnTheCouch
@10000talkers.bsky.social
Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, TV enthusiast, music fan, mom of River and Julia, resident of the CLE
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Yes my district is in play. Ann Wagner barely pulled 12 points with Trump on the ballot. We’re building a race that will close that gap and take the energy of the moment to flip this seat. People are sick of being ignored. No town halls. No money brought home. @wellmanformo.bsky.social #TeamWellman
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Yes my district is in play. Ann Wagner barely pulled 12 points with Trump on the ballot. We’re building a race that will close that gap and take the energy of the moment to flip this seat. People are sick of being ignored. No town halls. No money brought home. @wellmanformo.bsky.social #TeamWellman
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The war on woke becomes the war on being awake.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The war on woke becomes the war on being awake.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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Asked about Trump calling Gov. Tim Walz “seriously retarded,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy responded: “I didn’t hear that, so I’d rather not comment on things that I’m not aware of.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Asked about Trump calling Gov. Tim Walz “seriously retarded,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy responded: “I didn’t hear that, so I’d rather not comment on things that I’m not aware of.”
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The average generic ballot for 2026 is D+4, which isn't consistent with the November elections, other recent special elections, or this election which has turnout on par with 2022 fiftyplusone.news/polls/generi...
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The average generic ballot for 2026 is D+4, which isn't consistent with the November elections, other recent special elections, or this election which has turnout on par with 2022 fiftyplusone.news/polls/generi...
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
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i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i'd say the midterm-level turnout for a special election is even more ominous than the swing
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Peter Theil, one of the most important people in the White House has said,
"I no longer believe that Freedom and Democracy are compatible."
He also owns Palantir. Palantir is paid and shares information with the Tech Broligarchy, the US Military, AI, and engages in Domestic Surveillance.
Great.
"I no longer believe that Freedom and Democracy are compatible."
He also owns Palantir. Palantir is paid and shares information with the Tech Broligarchy, the US Military, AI, and engages in Domestic Surveillance.
Great.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Peter Theil, one of the most important people in the White House has said,
"I no longer believe that Freedom and Democracy are compatible."
He also owns Palantir. Palantir is paid and shares information with the Tech Broligarchy, the US Military, AI, and engages in Domestic Surveillance.
Great.
"I no longer believe that Freedom and Democracy are compatible."
He also owns Palantir. Palantir is paid and shares information with the Tech Broligarchy, the US Military, AI, and engages in Domestic Surveillance.
Great.
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Commander in Zzzzzzzzzzzzzs
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Commander in Zzzzzzzzzzzzzs
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Paramount is in talks to buy Warner Bros. to create a mega-studio, using funds from Trump confidante Larry Ellison and the Saudi government, raising new concerns about the influence of PBS.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Paramount is in talks to buy Warner Bros. to create a mega-studio, using funds from Trump confidante Larry Ellison and the Saudi government, raising new concerns about the influence of PBS.
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Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Has a single reporter asked anyone on Team Trump about why it's OK to bomb little boats that "might" have drugs on them while pardoning one of the biggest drug dealers we've managed to convict?
Maybe I missed it, but has even one Republican in Congress spoken out against Trump’s corrupt pardon of a guy convicted of helping funnel more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S.?
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Has a single reporter asked anyone on Team Trump about why it's OK to bomb little boats that "might" have drugs on them while pardoning one of the biggest drug dealers we've managed to convict?
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Republican senator pretends he doesn’t know any senators
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Republican senator pretends he doesn’t know any senators
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One of the worst things about the Trump shitshow is the blatant disingenuous gaslighting. Fox News an MAGA bootlickers justifying murder because drugs meanwhile pardoning the biggest drug traffickers and bringing in drug cartel family members. They don’t give a shit about the drugs.
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
One of the worst things about the Trump shitshow is the blatant disingenuous gaslighting. Fox News an MAGA bootlickers justifying murder because drugs meanwhile pardoning the biggest drug traffickers and bringing in drug cartel family members. They don’t give a shit about the drugs.
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Boom.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Boom.
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"The Order Was to Kill Everybody."
You can be shocked by Trump’s penchant for extra-judicial murders, but you can’t be surprised, because he’s been talking about them for years.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
You can be shocked by Trump’s penchant for extra-judicial murders, but you can’t be surprised, because he’s been talking about them for years.
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"The Order Was to Kill Everybody."
Pete Hegseth's murders. And our War Crimes President.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"The Order Was to Kill Everybody."
You can be shocked by Trump’s penchant for extra-judicial murders, but you can’t be surprised, because he’s been talking about them for years.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
You can be shocked by Trump’s penchant for extra-judicial murders, but you can’t be surprised, because he’s been talking about them for years.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
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Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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Release the MRI results
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Release the MRI results
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The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration's position that the operations are lawful — and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration's position that the operations are lawful — and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.