@elcerritodave.bsky.social
Husband, step-dad, "grandpa Dave" to 6 and retired public defender. First vote was for McGovern in '72. Dem forever. Progressive politics poster and reposter. Music too. Repost me and I'll repost you. NO MAGA and NO DM's.
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I'm getting so tired of hearing from politicians how good the people of the U.S. are. A lot of good people here to be sure. But, when so many were/are willing to vote for a moral degenerate like Trump or sat on their hands and let such an atrocity happen, how "good" as a country can we really be?
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
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Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Federal Economic Analysis for Detention Site Riddled With Errors on Taxes, Jobs, Geography
Document incorrectly references Oklahoma economy and inflates job numbers with theoretical positions
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
"The Europeans in that audience may have told themselves that they were applauding a return to stability and even friendship with the United States," Hasan added. "In reality, they were offering a standing ovation for the return of something much uglier, bloodier, and more dangerous. Empire."
'Have they lost their minds?' Standing ovation for 'ugly' Rubio speech shocks analyst
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered an unsettling speech to European leaders at the Munich security conference Monday, receiving a standing ovation that left an analyst stunned. In an opinion pie...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"The Europeans in that audience may have told themselves that they were applauding a return to stability and even friendship with the United States," Hasan added. "In reality, they were offering a standing ovation for the return of something much uglier, bloodier, and more dangerous. Empire."
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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
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Happy President’s Day!
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Happy President’s Day!
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
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"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
B. For B.B.
YouTube video by Hank Mobley - Topic
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February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
#GenreRoulette
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
Look At Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings -BBC4 Sessions
YouTube video by fw22901
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February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#GenreRoulette
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
The Tornados ~ Telstar (1962)
YouTube video by TheOldrecordclub
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb
February 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Everywhere this man goes he should be treated as if he murdered millions of children, because he did.
#JazzSky #Jazz
It's a rainy, chilly and generally dreary day here by the Bay. Brubeck and Desmond fit the mood perfectly with "Georgia On My Mind".
youtu.be/WVLKN-Zp13E?...
It's a rainy, chilly and generally dreary day here by the Bay. Brubeck and Desmond fit the mood perfectly with "Georgia On My Mind".
youtu.be/WVLKN-Zp13E?...
Georgia on My Mind (Remastered)
YouTube video by Dave Brubeck - Topic
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
#JazzSky #Jazz
It's a rainy, chilly and generally dreary day here by the Bay. Brubeck and Desmond fit the mood perfectly with "Georgia On My Mind".
youtu.be/WVLKN-Zp13E?...
It's a rainy, chilly and generally dreary day here by the Bay. Brubeck and Desmond fit the mood perfectly with "Georgia On My Mind".
youtu.be/WVLKN-Zp13E?...
"As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto 'Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the fed. gov. has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not."
Judge hits Trump with severe rebuke as admin ordered to return slavery exhibit to museum
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to return an exhibit on slavery to Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park.In a 40-page ruling on Monday, U.S. District...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
"As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto 'Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the fed. gov. has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not."
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Big corporations are planning another round of price increases thanks to Donald Trump’s tariffs, which is weird because he told us he defeated inflation. He couldn’t have lied… right?
February 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Big corporations are planning another round of price increases thanks to Donald Trump’s tariffs, which is weird because he told us he defeated inflation. He couldn’t have lied… right?
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
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The U.S. Secretary of State Canceled a Meeting With European Leaders on the War in Ukraine at the Last Minute. In Europe, It Was Seen as a Signal of Washington’s Cooling Toward Joint Cooperation
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The U.S. Secretary of State Canceled a Meeting With European Leaders on the War in Ukraine at the Last Minute
In Europe, It Was Seen as a Signal of Washington’s Cooling Toward Joint Cooperation
sfg.media
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The U.S. Secretary of State Canceled a Meeting With European Leaders on the War in Ukraine at the Last Minute. In Europe, It Was Seen as a Signal of Washington’s Cooling Toward Joint Cooperation
sfg.media/en/a/us-secr...
sfg.media/en/a/us-secr...
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🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Florida Republicans may ban system used in Palm Beach County to speed early voting and improve accuracy.
Wake up, every body. This is voter suppression and cheating.
#StayWoke #Pinks
Wake up, every body. This is voter suppression and cheating.
#StayWoke #Pinks
Florida Republicans may ban system used in Palm Beach County to speed early voting and improve accuracy
Senator says conspiracy theories may lead Florida to end widespread use of an early voting system. Palm Beach County elections supervisor warns of longer lines.
www.sun-sentinel.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.