Frank Jackalone
@frankal1.bsky.social
Retired civil rights, consumer, & enviro. organizer; grandson of immigrants; FL diaspora, fled to NC; democrat; not allegiant to any flag or religion.
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Frank Jackalone
@frankal1.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’
Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’
User growth is ‘stagnant’ on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
buff.ly
Yes! Let’s keep encouraging our friends to leave X and join us on Bluesky!
June 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We are all Angelenos.
June 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We are all Angelenos.
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Op-ed: 15 years after BP oil spill disaster, President Convicted Felon has us headed in the direction of another one. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... h/t @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social
Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia
Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years ago
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Op-ed: 15 years after BP oil spill disaster, President Convicted Felon has us headed in the direction of another one. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... h/t @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social
"There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others." - Pope Francis, April 20, 2025
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263499/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263499/...
Full text of Pope Francis’ blessing ‘urbi et orbi’ for Easter 2025
“Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"There can be no peace without freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expression and respect for the views of others." - Pope Francis, April 20, 2025
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263499/...
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263499/...
Hands Off! Protest - Pittsboro, North Carolina 4/5/2025
April 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hands Off! Protest - Pittsboro, North Carolina 4/5/2025
"Don’t self-censoring people know that they are helping the Trumpian dread, threat and fear machine get worse? Study Germany and Italy in the nineteen thirties."
New column: Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny
Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader March 14, 2025 There are reasons why influential or knowledgeable Americans are staying silent as the worsening fascist dictatorship of the Trumpsters and Musketeers gets more entrenche...
nader.org
March 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Don’t self-censoring people know that they are helping the Trumpian dread, threat and fear machine get worse? Study Germany and Italy in the nineteen thirties."
Has @joshsteinnc.bsky.social publicly condemned this immoral action by Trump and Musk that will bring devastating harm to North Carolina families? Please speak out, Governor, and lead the resistance in our state.
Absolutely despicable! Taking the very food from our mouths!
@thegcdp.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org @carolinaforward.bsky.social
#northcarolina #ncpol
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
@thegcdp.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org @carolinaforward.bsky.social
#northcarolina #ncpol
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Has @joshsteinnc.bsky.social publicly condemned this immoral action by Trump and Musk that will bring devastating harm to North Carolina families? Please speak out, Governor, and lead the resistance in our state.
I don't need to drive a Tesla. Nobody needs to tweet on X. NASA doesn't need SpaceX rockets. And North Carolina doesn't need Starlink satellite services. -- Very disappointed with the Stein Administration for making a deal with the devil. #NCPOL #BOYCOTTMUSK
North Carolina inks contract with Musk's SpaceX • NC Newsline
The new contract allows North Carolina "to purchase Starlink satellite connectivity products and services for state agencies."
ncnewsline.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I don't need to drive a Tesla. Nobody needs to tweet on X. NASA doesn't need SpaceX rockets. And North Carolina doesn't need Starlink satellite services. -- Very disappointed with the Stein Administration for making a deal with the devil. #NCPOL #BOYCOTTMUSK
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Tesla's sales and stock price are collapsing as outrage over Musk grows. The Tesla Board of Directors has fiduciary duties to protect shareholder value, which a Delaware Court already found that they violated by approving a $55.8 B pay package for Musk. 1/ www.axios.com/2025/03/06/m...
Tesla sales and stock price slump as Musk leads DOGE cuts
Analysts say the company is at risk of going free-cash-flow negative, McNally noted.
www.axios.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Tesla's sales and stock price are collapsing as outrage over Musk grows. The Tesla Board of Directors has fiduciary duties to protect shareholder value, which a Delaware Court already found that they violated by approving a $55.8 B pay package for Musk. 1/ www.axios.com/2025/03/06/m...
Trump and Vance smeared America in shame today.
Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader
US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trump and Vance smeared America in shame today.
Reposted by Frank Jackalone
“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT
Zelensky Walked Into a Trap
Donald Trump and J. D. Vance appear to have entered today’s Oval Office meeting with the goal of generating a pretext for a diplomatic break with Ukraine.
theatln.tc
February 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Trump and Vance appear to have entered the meeting with the intention of berating Zelensky and drawing him into an argument as a pretext for the diplomatic break,” Jonathan Chait writes: theatln.tc/ejdvMpQT
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Gary Kasparov's warning to America is frightening and compelling.
"We may never know why Trump is so perversely loyal to Putin," and "we don't know exactly why Musk went all in for Trump and Russia," Garry Kasparov writes. "But the urgency of their actions I do understand, and it's a dire warning":
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Gary Kasparov's warning to America is frightening and compelling.
Where are the statements of support from Democratic Governors for Maine Governor Janet Mills' resistance to Trump's threats? NC Governor Josh Stein, what do you say as the newly appointed co-chair of the Council of Governors?
@joshsteinnc.bsky.social #DemGovs #NCPOL
@joshsteinnc.bsky.social #DemGovs #NCPOL
February 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Where are the statements of support from Democratic Governors for Maine Governor Janet Mills' resistance to Trump's threats? NC Governor Josh Stein, what do you say as the newly appointed co-chair of the Council of Governors?
@joshsteinnc.bsky.social #DemGovs #NCPOL
@joshsteinnc.bsky.social #DemGovs #NCPOL
An eloquent call to resistance:
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
An eloquent call to resistance:
"The defining attribute of a dictatorship, as well as of kingship in its ancient and absolute form, is the assertion that law—its making, interpretation, adjudication, and enforcement—is an emanation of the will of one man."
- Frank Bowman in @slate.bsky.social
- Frank Bowman in @slate.bsky.social
I write about Trump's EO re: independent agencies:
"Having already subdued Congress, Trump has now openly announced that the Führerprinzip governs the executive branch and that he will crush any honest public servant who dissents."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
"Having already subdued Congress, Trump has now openly announced that the Führerprinzip governs the executive branch and that he will crush any honest public servant who dissents."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Issued Perhaps His Most Terrifying Executive Order on Tuesday
Having already subdued Congress, Trump has now openly announced that the Führerprinzip governs the executive branch.
slate.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"The defining attribute of a dictatorship, as well as of kingship in its ancient and absolute form, is the assertion that law—its making, interpretation, adjudication, and enforcement—is an emanation of the will of one man."
- Frank Bowman in @slate.bsky.social
- Frank Bowman in @slate.bsky.social
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Filling the FBI and DOJ with Trump loyalists is the next step on the path to a fascist dictatorship. Any student of history knows that the DOD and US Armed Forces will be the next target. Americans must resist now.
"The newly created vacancies in the DOJ and at the FBI will be quickly filed by people who...will be eager to help Musk accomplish his goals. The threat to those trying to resist these efforts or hold them accountable will grow over time."
Elon Musk Hollows Government So Trump Can Refill It
From Marc | In more than 30 lawsuits filed against the new administration, the government has not won one on the merits.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Filling the FBI and DOJ with Trump loyalists is the next step on the path to a fascist dictatorship. Any student of history knows that the DOD and US Armed Forces will be the next target. Americans must resist now.
Governor @joshsteinnc.bsky.social energized attendees at a @ppvsat.bsky.social breakfast in Chapel Hill this a.m. assuring us he would veto any bill restricting reproductive rights. Melissa @asylum4assilem.bsky.social and I are pictured below with State Senator @woodsonbradley.bsky.social. #NCPOL
February 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Governor @joshsteinnc.bsky.social energized attendees at a @ppvsat.bsky.social breakfast in Chapel Hill this a.m. assuring us he would veto any bill restricting reproductive rights. Melissa @asylum4assilem.bsky.social and I are pictured below with State Senator @woodsonbradley.bsky.social. #NCPOL
The Florida Diaspora is inevitable. www.barrons.com/articles/flo...
Florida Loses Appeal for Retirees as Climate Change Raises Costs
Extreme weather and soaring insurance costs have many retirees rethinking where to live. What to know if you’re in a climate danger zone.
www.barrons.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Florida Diaspora is inevitable. www.barrons.com/articles/flo...
I became a Bluesky follower of Sean Casten, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, after reading his latest post. It's good to see a member of Congress condemning Mike Johnson forcefully and unequivocally.
This sniveling sycophant claims to be a constitutional scholar. He will let our Republic die before he’ll summon the courage to lift a single finger in its defense. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Johnson ‘Wholeheartedly’ Agrees With Trump’s Spending Cuts, Undermining Congress
The comments by the speaker were his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch, and in keeping with his move to define himself as a junior partner to President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I became a Bluesky follower of Sean Casten, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, after reading his latest post. It's good to see a member of Congress condemning Mike Johnson forcefully and unequivocally.
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Shadow President Elon Musk. How long do we think Trump will put up with this humiliation?
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Shadow President Elon Musk. How long do we think Trump will put up with this humiliation?
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🚨BREAKING: Judge rules AGAINST Jefferson Griffin's attempt to throw out 65,000 votes and overturn the NC Supreme Court election! This is great news – but the fight is NOT yet over since Griffin is likely to appeal the decision. We must continue calling out Griffin's shameful ploy: bit.ly/40SGwBM
Wake judge rules against Republican in hotly contested Supreme Court race
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, who is trying to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in the race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme C...
bit.ly
February 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: Judge rules AGAINST Jefferson Griffin's attempt to throw out 65,000 votes and overturn the NC Supreme Court election! This is great news – but the fight is NOT yet over since Griffin is likely to appeal the decision. We must continue calling out Griffin's shameful ploy: bit.ly/40SGwBM
Trump's plan for Gaza is a combination of fascism, corporate greed, imperialism and genocide. Pure evil.
President Trump says the US "will take over" the Gaza Strip, after earlier saying he doesn't think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza permanently and US will ‘take over’ strip | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US “will take over” the Gaza Strip, after saying earlier that he doesn’t think there is a permanent future for Palestinians in Gaza.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump's plan for Gaza is a combination of fascism, corporate greed, imperialism and genocide. Pure evil.