Aimee
@asbergquist.bsky.social
Wife to Kevin & Mom to Harmon, Simon & Liga kitty; U-M grad; Detroit Tigers & Springsteen are old loves & soccer is a new love; I share way too much about sports and politics
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How many people will die because of this shit?
I am so damn tired of all of this death.
I am so damn tired of all of this death.
June 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
How many people will die because of this shit?
I am so damn tired of all of this death.
I am so damn tired of all of this death.
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Increasingly fed up with the Democrats
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
Hakeem Jeffries says “the risk of war has now dramatically increased”
How is this not already war???
How is this not already war???
June 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Increasingly fed up with the Democrats
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
AOC and a couple others aside, I am not sure you could construct a single human spine using pieces from all the rest of them
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ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
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For those thinking this was going to split MAGA — the falling in line is already done:
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
For those thinking this was going to split MAGA — the falling in line is already done:
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this is as good as turning the Constitution off. If this is what congressional leaders are going to do when an executive just seizes power from the legislative branch, we do not have one.
Trump’s military attack on Iran gets quick support from the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader 👇
June 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
this is as good as turning the Constitution off. If this is what congressional leaders are going to do when an executive just seizes power from the legislative branch, we do not have one.
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The power to declare war resides solely with Congress. Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to attack Iran is unauthorized and unconstitutional.
In doing so, the President has exposed our military and diplomatic personnel in the region to the risk of further escalation. 1/2
In doing so, the President has exposed our military and diplomatic personnel in the region to the risk of further escalation. 1/2
June 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The power to declare war resides solely with Congress. Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to attack Iran is unauthorized and unconstitutional.
In doing so, the President has exposed our military and diplomatic personnel in the region to the risk of further escalation. 1/2
In doing so, the President has exposed our military and diplomatic personnel in the region to the risk of further escalation. 1/2
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And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.
June 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.
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Really remarkable how despite all the claims that Trump has changed the GOP, when they govern it’s still tax cuts for the rich, gutting the safety net for others, blowing up the deficit, and launching new wars in the Middle East.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
June 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Really remarkable how despite all the claims that Trump has changed the GOP, when they govern it’s still tax cuts for the rich, gutting the safety net for others, blowing up the deficit, and launching new wars in the Middle East.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
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I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was thinking that maybe, more than 20 years after the start of the Iraq war, media coverage would be more skeptical and less sycophantic
No such luck
No such luck
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I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
January 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Feels like an acknowledgment that none of this had anything to do with the national interests of AMERICA
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
President Trump, who announced the "very successful attacks" on Truth Social, told Axios in a brief phone call that “Israel is much safer now”
Trump tells Axios after U.S. strike on Iran: "Israel is much safer now"
Trump's direct intervention marks a historic escalation in the Middle East.
www.axios.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Feels like an acknowledgment that none of this had anything to do with the national interests of AMERICA
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
I am sure he will sharpen up the messaging in time to lie to the nation for 20 minutes or so at 10PM ET
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🧑🌾 Farms are shuttering without workers thanks to Trump’s Gestapo raids.
www.valleycentral.com/news/local-n...
www.valleycentral.com/news/local-n...
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🧑🌾 Farms are shuttering without workers thanks to Trump’s Gestapo raids.
www.valleycentral.com/news/local-n...
www.valleycentral.com/news/local-n...
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The enriched uranium was not present at the sites that were hit. That had been moved.
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The enriched uranium was not present at the sites that were hit. That had been moved.
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Some things never change.
June 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Some things never change.
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AFAIK this is the first public statement from Trump that's consistent with how tariffs actually work.
Tariffs are charged on the importer of course, but the exporter can "eat" some of the cost by lowering their own price. (They won't.)
Happy we're all trapped on this learning journey with Donald.
Tariffs are charged on the importer of course, but the exporter can "eat" some of the cost by lowering their own price. (They won't.)
Happy we're all trapped on this learning journey with Donald.
May 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AFAIK this is the first public statement from Trump that's consistent with how tariffs actually work.
Tariffs are charged on the importer of course, but the exporter can "eat" some of the cost by lowering their own price. (They won't.)
Happy we're all trapped on this learning journey with Donald.
Tariffs are charged on the importer of course, but the exporter can "eat" some of the cost by lowering their own price. (They won't.)
Happy we're all trapped on this learning journey with Donald.
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Real Capitalism™ is the President telling an individual corporation how to set its prices.
May 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Real Capitalism™ is the President telling an individual corporation how to set its prices.
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That means empty shelves, an economic slowdown, and layoffs, actually.
May 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
That means empty shelves, an economic slowdown, and layoffs, actually.
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Pope Leo XIV stepped onto a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday — his first appearance as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
May 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Pope Leo XIV stepped onto a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Thursday — his first appearance as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
American-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost is elected pope
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru’s poorest enclave and even became a naturalized citizen there.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
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MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
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“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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May 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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The top producer of CBS's "60 Minutes" resigned amid pressure from the Trump administration, citing an inability "to make independent decisions"
‘60 Minutes’ Top Producer Resigns, Citing Inability 'To Make Independent Decisions'
Top producer Bill Owens told staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it."
www.huffpost.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The top producer of CBS's "60 Minutes" resigned amid pressure from the Trump administration, citing an inability "to make independent decisions"