DrPumpkin
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I dunno. I’m here, working it out. Trying to stay sane. Looking for precedented times.
In another attempt to skirt the law and remake Washington DC to his liking, the president wants to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, destroying its historic appearance and causing irreversible damage. Please sign the petition to stop this.
www.change.org/p/require-th...
www.change.org/p/require-th...
Sign the Petition
Require the Trump administration to follow preservation laws
www.change.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In another attempt to skirt the law and remake Washington DC to his liking, the president wants to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white, destroying its historic appearance and causing irreversible damage. Please sign the petition to stop this.
www.change.org/p/require-th...
www.change.org/p/require-th...
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Trump's latest idea to leave a lasting mark on DC is to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. Greg Werkheiser, of the Cultural Heritage Partners law firm, is filing suit. Trump said last week that he was “getting bids right now”
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E&E News: Preservationists sue to stop Trump from painting Eisenhower building
Challengers say they were inspired to move quickly after the sudden demolition of the White House’s East Wing.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Trump's latest idea to leave a lasting mark on DC is to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. Greg Werkheiser, of the Cultural Heritage Partners law firm, is filing suit. Trump said last week that he was “getting bids right now”
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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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 4, 2025 at 7:30 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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Trump and Republicans in Congress are willing to let 16 million kids in America go hungry to make a political point.
Disgusting.
Mr. President: Release the SNAP emergency funds that Congress appropriated.
Disgusting.
Mr. President: Release the SNAP emergency funds that Congress appropriated.
Bernie to Trump: Obey the Law, Release SNAP Emergency Funds
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trump and Republicans in Congress are willing to let 16 million kids in America go hungry to make a political point.
Disgusting.
Mr. President: Release the SNAP emergency funds that Congress appropriated.
Disgusting.
Mr. President: Release the SNAP emergency funds that Congress appropriated.
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The Capitol switchboard can connect you to your Senators’ offices
Call 202-224-3121
Call 202-224-3121
URGENT: Trump is about to attack Venezuela.
Most Americans oppose overthrowing Venezuela’s leaders by force—and an even larger majority oppose invading.
Call your Senators and tell them to vote for S.J.Res.90 to block Trump’s unauthorized use of military force.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Most Americans oppose overthrowing Venezuela’s leaders by force—and an even larger majority oppose invading.
Call your Senators and tell them to vote for S.J.Res.90 to block Trump’s unauthorized use of military force.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
www.miamiherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Capitol switchboard can connect you to your Senators’ offices
Call 202-224-3121
Call 202-224-3121
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Any media outlets that don’t address this video of Trump wearing a crown dumping shit on Americans is normalizing it.
As with everything else this authoritarian regime does, you’re either calling it out or normalizing it. There is no third option.
As with everything else this authoritarian regime does, you’re either calling it out or normalizing it. There is no third option.
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Any media outlets that don’t address this video of Trump wearing a crown dumping shit on Americans is normalizing it.
As with everything else this authoritarian regime does, you’re either calling it out or normalizing it. There is no third option.
As with everything else this authoritarian regime does, you’re either calling it out or normalizing it. There is no third option.
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Nothing that any elected Democrat has ever said about Republican voters is ever as crass or as cruel as what Trump says about Democratic constituencies every single day, and the media just treats it as background noise.
October 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Nothing that any elected Democrat has ever said about Republican voters is ever as crass or as cruel as what Trump says about Democratic constituencies every single day, and the media just treats it as background noise.
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President Trump is meeting with the President of Argentina instead of meeting with Congressional leaders to end the shutdown and prevent health care premiums from skyrocketing.
$20 billion for Argentina, but no $ for Americans' health care?
$20 billion for Argentina, but no $ for Americans' health care?
October 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
President Trump is meeting with the President of Argentina instead of meeting with Congressional leaders to end the shutdown and prevent health care premiums from skyrocketing.
$20 billion for Argentina, but no $ for Americans' health care?
$20 billion for Argentina, but no $ for Americans' health care?
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JD Vance straight-up lied about Dems wanting health care for illegals. They are barred from the medical assistance orgs.
October 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JD Vance straight-up lied about Dems wanting health care for illegals. They are barred from the medical assistance orgs.
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A chief executive publicly cheering for the firing of a critical media personality is a common feature of authoritarian states.
I hate to break it to everyone, especially since it’s been evident for a couple of months, but…
America is an authoritarian state.
I hate to break it to everyone, especially since it’s been evident for a couple of months, but…
America is an authoritarian state.
'I love that Colbert got fired:' Trump cheers show cancellation amid CBS 'bribe'
'I love that Colbert got fired:' Trump cheers show cancellation amid CBS 'bribe'
President Donald Trump took to social media Friday to celebrate the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a move critics allege was retaliation for Colbert's accusation that parent company Paramount paid Trump in a settlement to secure support for a merger.“I absolutely love that Col...
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July 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A chief executive publicly cheering for the firing of a critical media personality is a common feature of authoritarian states.
I hate to break it to everyone, especially since it’s been evident for a couple of months, but…
America is an authoritarian state.
I hate to break it to everyone, especially since it’s been evident for a couple of months, but…
America is an authoritarian state.
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The right wing and Fox launched a smear campaign against Newsom. In the past, he might’ve ignored it—but he’s seen how right-wing trolls work with Fox to create false narratives. So this time, Newsom responded immediately. No hesitation.
June 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The right wing and Fox launched a smear campaign against Newsom. In the past, he might’ve ignored it—but he’s seen how right-wing trolls work with Fox to create false narratives. So this time, Newsom responded immediately. No hesitation.
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Why aren't the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com running lots of coverage about how Trump can't even stay awake at international functions? Can you imagine if these photos were of Biden?
June 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why aren't the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com running lots of coverage about how Trump can't even stay awake at international functions? Can you imagine if these photos were of Biden?
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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
![Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 16 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below:
"1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither [Partial]
4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
13. [Partial], abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
14. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
15. [Partial], and destroyed the lives of our people.
16. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us [Partial]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/bafkreifschk5h5rhi7ezooza77xgc5hzxi62up3eoqqift5btkt7kui4li@jpeg)
June 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
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New measles case in Boulder may have exposed passengers on the Flatiron Flyer bus
New measles case in Boulder may have exposed passengers on the Flatiron Flyer bus
A new measles case in Boulder — Colorado's 15th so far in 2025 — may have exposed passengers on the Flatiron Flyer bus.
coloradosun.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New measles case in Boulder may have exposed passengers on the Flatiron Flyer bus
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👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.
June 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.
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Today is the last day for New Yorkers to register to vote in order to be able to participate in the mayoral election. I updated my own voter registration to be able to participate, because I believe in a better future for my neighbors—and because Andrew Cuomo is not fit for office.
This election is in your hands. But only if you’re registered to vote in New York City.
The deadline is Saturday. zohranfornyc.com/vote
The deadline is Saturday. zohranfornyc.com/vote
June 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today is the last day for New Yorkers to register to vote in order to be able to participate in the mayoral election. I updated my own voter registration to be able to participate, because I believe in a better future for my neighbors—and because Andrew Cuomo is not fit for office.
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Another story in the Guardian that should have been in an American paper ….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’
Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Another story in the Guardian that should have been in an American paper ….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
June 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
June 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
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Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard — over the objections of the state’s governor — in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT
June 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard — over the objections of the state’s governor — in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT
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Major media are afraid to tell us that Trump is in the process of setting up a dictatorship. They know it — everyone closely following the news knows it — but they fear that telling such a stark truth would seem “partisan” and make them a target. Their failure to sound the alarm endangers us all.
June 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Major media are afraid to tell us that Trump is in the process of setting up a dictatorship. They know it — everyone closely following the news knows it — but they fear that telling such a stark truth would seem “partisan” and make them a target. Their failure to sound the alarm endangers us all.
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The sheriff of Chesapeake, Virginia's second largest city, just signed a new detention contract with ICE, and he is calling himself “Detain ‘Em Dave” in the run-up to a heated GOP primary. No Democrat or independent has filed to run. boltsmag.org/sheriff...
“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged
In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” is in a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democrat or independent has filed to run.
boltsmag.org
June 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The sheriff of Chesapeake, Virginia's second largest city, just signed a new detention contract with ICE, and he is calling himself “Detain ‘Em Dave” in the run-up to a heated GOP primary. No Democrat or independent has filed to run. boltsmag.org/sheriff...