@dsbyrd.bsky.social
Liberal, retired litigator for Fortune 500 airline, studied history in undergrad. Pro labor, supporter of LGBTQ rights.
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“[M]ankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776.
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776.
I just watched Cadet Bone Spurs speaking at Arlington national Cemetery on a windy Veterans Day. (A speech dripping with unintended irony.)
But it was hard to pay attention because I was certain that object that lives on top of his head was about to reach Vr and become airborne.
But it was hard to pay attention because I was certain that object that lives on top of his head was about to reach Vr and become airborne.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I just watched Cadet Bone Spurs speaking at Arlington national Cemetery on a windy Veterans Day. (A speech dripping with unintended irony.)
But it was hard to pay attention because I was certain that object that lives on top of his head was about to reach Vr and become airborne.
But it was hard to pay attention because I was certain that object that lives on top of his head was about to reach Vr and become airborne.
This is me. I’m afraid to check the enrollment site. With subsidies I’m currently paying appx. $700/mo. If this triples, I may be uninsured for 10 months until I reach Medicare age.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is me. I’m afraid to check the enrollment site. With subsidies I’m currently paying appx. $700/mo. If this triples, I may be uninsured for 10 months until I reach Medicare age.
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Semper Fi
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Semper Fi
I’m a lifelong Democrat. But as a student of history, I have to say the term “Vichy Dems” seems very appropriate today.
Why These Vichy Dems and Their Spineless Boss Need to Go Now
We need courage and clarity from our leaders. Schumer and these eight in the Senate have shown they have failed that test. Time to turn the page.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I’m a lifelong Democrat. But as a student of history, I have to say the term “Vichy Dems” seems very appropriate today.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Waffles this morning with maple syrup.
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Waffles this morning with maple syrup.
If you choose to eat hotdogs and cannot grill them, please use an air fryer. In fact, they are just about as good as any hotdog I’ve ever grilled.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you choose to eat hotdogs and cannot grill them, please use an air fryer. In fact, they are just about as good as any hotdog I’ve ever grilled.
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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You’re damned fucking right, we will— you sniveling, seditious bastard.
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You’re damned fucking right, we will— you sniveling, seditious bastard.
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I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
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Starbucks refuses to listen or obey labor laws — and that’s why 92% of union baristas voted to authorize a strike.
Stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers who may soon strike: find your coffee alternative and don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas strike.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers who may soon strike: find your coffee alternative and don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas strike.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Starbucks refuses to listen or obey labor laws — and that’s why 92% of union baristas voted to authorize a strike.
Stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers who may soon strike: find your coffee alternative and don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas strike.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers who may soon strike: find your coffee alternative and don’t shop at Starbucks if baristas strike.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Can this screen get any busier? We have a ”text chain,” a shut down timer, a big chyron across the bottom, a news ticker, and a financial market ticker. Oh— and the dude I’m trying to listen to. It’s distracting and stilly.
@cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social
@cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Can this screen get any busier? We have a ”text chain,” a shut down timer, a big chyron across the bottom, a news ticker, and a financial market ticker. Oh— and the dude I’m trying to listen to. It’s distracting and stilly.
@cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social
@cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social
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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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🧵 The UAW has officially endorsed @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social for US Senate, and is committed to sending a working class fighter back to DC to represent the nearly 100,000 active and retired UAW members who live and vote in Ohio.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🧵 The UAW has officially endorsed @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social for US Senate, and is committed to sending a working class fighter back to DC to represent the nearly 100,000 active and retired UAW members who live and vote in Ohio.
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It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I’ve been in DC nearly all week. Haven’t seen a single one of my Republican colleagues.
The GOP shut down the government to protect tax cuts for billionaires—and now Speaker Johnson’s literally locked the doors so we can't even vote to feed families on SNAP, or pay our troops and federal workers.
The GOP shut down the government to protect tax cuts for billionaires—and now Speaker Johnson’s literally locked the doors so we can't even vote to feed families on SNAP, or pay our troops and federal workers.
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’ve been in DC nearly all week. Haven’t seen a single one of my Republican colleagues.
The GOP shut down the government to protect tax cuts for billionaires—and now Speaker Johnson’s literally locked the doors so we can't even vote to feed families on SNAP, or pay our troops and federal workers.
The GOP shut down the government to protect tax cuts for billionaires—and now Speaker Johnson’s literally locked the doors so we can't even vote to feed families on SNAP, or pay our troops and federal workers.
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An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
What’s up with Tr**p’s random use of capital letters in his posts on that propaganda site? I’m not talking about the words in which he is screaming at us in all caps. I’m talking about his decision to randomly capitalize the first letter of words that are not proper nouns.
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What’s up with Tr**p’s random use of capital letters in his posts on that propaganda site? I’m not talking about the words in which he is screaming at us in all caps. I’m talking about his decision to randomly capitalize the first letter of words that are not proper nouns.
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Found on Instagram.
Truth 💙
Truth 💙
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Found on Instagram.
Truth 💙
Truth 💙
4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta with salmon.
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta with salmon.