Howard Pulchin-Ramos
@howardpulchinramos.bsky.social
Committed LGBTQ+ activist; Board Chair of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, Chair of my small town Connecticut's Democratic Town Cmte, husband, dog parent, reader, board member and advisory council member.
Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom
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October 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Imagine if those corporate sponsors who helped foot the $250,000,000 bill used those funds to actually help people in need instead. That could be something to applaud. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Demolishing the Presidency
A White House teardown ordered by a reckless child is the perfect metaphor
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October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Imagine if those corporate sponsors who helped foot the $250,000,000 bill used those funds to actually help people in need instead. That could be something to applaud. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Yup, our traditional media has truly failed us, as have our CEOs...
When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up.
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Yup, our traditional media has truly failed us, as have our CEOs...
In Donald Trump's America, what's criminal is now lawful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Fraud Sentence
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October 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
In Donald Trump's America, what's criminal is now lawful.
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This is not the role of a VP, but it just demonstrates the problems we face.
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is not the role of a VP, but it just demonstrates the problems we face.
I often wonder how people/institutions can be so cruel. But I also wonder how those who supported LGBTQ+ people once can be silent. Are we just going to let them be cruel and silent? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal
The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I often wonder how people/institutions can be so cruel. But I also wonder how those who supported LGBTQ+ people once can be silent. Are we just going to let them be cruel and silent? open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
"The very best people" or "teach your children well"?
Is there anyone in the inner circle with an ounce of moral character?
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Is there anyone in the inner circle with an ounce of moral character?
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‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F--king Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival
The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
www.politico.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
"The very best people" or "teach your children well"?
Is there anyone in the inner circle with an ounce of moral character?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Is there anyone in the inner circle with an ounce of moral character?
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Baghdad Bessent
Here’s what happens when your treasury secretary chooses to serve an audience of one.
www.thebulwark.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Since when did these republican senators and congressmen get their Signature Verification Expertise? I thought the only qualifications needed for their roles were being cruel, mastering obedience and being a sycophant?
September 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Since when did these republican senators and congressmen get their Signature Verification Expertise? I thought the only qualifications needed for their roles were being cruel, mastering obedience and being a sycophant?
Does anyone really think that any of these participants have the best interest of New Yorkers front of mind?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
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Wealthy N.Y. Developers Call Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat
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September 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Does anyone really think that any of these participants have the best interest of New Yorkers front of mind?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
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Rand, being gay is not a lifestyle and it's certainly not something we choose. Yet, being a homophobe is a choice you made, something truly disturbing for a US Senator.
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GOP senator rages at outgoing gay CDC vaccine leader for talking about "his lifestyle" - LGBTQ Nation
"He brags about that stuff, but he's got no business being in government," Sen. Rand Paul said.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rand, being gay is not a lifestyle and it's certainly not something we choose. Yet, being a homophobe is a choice you made, something truly disturbing for a US Senator.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gop-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gop-...
This headline from Axios Vitals says it all: "Trump's widening war on trans care."
Have we lost the ability to care for our citizens in America?
Do we read these and then continue to look away?
Are we too afraid to speak up on behalf of our fellow citizens?
Does money trump humanity?
Have we lost the ability to care for our citizens in America?
Do we read these and then continue to look away?
Are we too afraid to speak up on behalf of our fellow citizens?
Does money trump humanity?
August 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This headline from Axios Vitals says it all: "Trump's widening war on trans care."
Have we lost the ability to care for our citizens in America?
Do we read these and then continue to look away?
Are we too afraid to speak up on behalf of our fellow citizens?
Does money trump humanity?
Have we lost the ability to care for our citizens in America?
Do we read these and then continue to look away?
Are we too afraid to speak up on behalf of our fellow citizens?
Does money trump humanity?
I have no idea about what is "woke" programming. Oh, I get it Donald, if it's about LGBTQ+ people, then it becomes "woke".
There can be a lot of fill in the blanks above. Shameful.
There can be a lot of fill in the blanks above. Shameful.
August 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I have no idea about what is "woke" programming. Oh, I get it Donald, if it's about LGBTQ+ people, then it becomes "woke".
There can be a lot of fill in the blanks above. Shameful.
There can be a lot of fill in the blanks above. Shameful.
Really Meta? Or should I say really Mark Zuckerberg? www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
Meta appoints anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
Robby Starbuck has been appointed as an AI bias advisor at Meta with the goal of making the company's chat bot less "woke."
www.advocate.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Really Meta? Or should I say really Mark Zuckerberg? www.advocate.com/news/meta-ro...
Hearing Andrew Cuomo use the term "abuse" against the NYC Mayoral leading contender makes me only think about all of the abuses he is accused of his from his days as NY's Governor.
August 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Hearing Andrew Cuomo use the term "abuse" against the NYC Mayoral leading contender makes me only think about all of the abuses he is accused of his from his days as NY's Governor.
A sham, a horrible use of taxpayer money and yet another example of the decline of America.
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Left State
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August 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A sham, a horrible use of taxpayer money and yet another example of the decline of America.
'The lesson of Hungary is: We can't claim to care about democracy only when it costs nothing. President Trump, like Mr. Orban, no doubt believes that everyone can be bought. America’s elites are proving him right. There is a Hungarian phrase I heard often: “Van az a penz” “There’s always a price.”'
Opinion | I Was Ambassador to Hungary. The America I Returned to Alarms Me.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
'The lesson of Hungary is: We can't claim to care about democracy only when it costs nothing. President Trump, like Mr. Orban, no doubt believes that everyone can be bought. America’s elites are proving him right. There is a Hungarian phrase I heard often: “Van az a penz” “There’s always a price.”'
The fact that Cuomo announces on X is another reason that shows he's out of touch with many of the citizens of New York.
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Cuomo staying in New York mayoral race, bashes Mamdani's "slick slogans"
Cuomo's decision after conceding to Mamdani sets up a more competitive general election.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The fact that Cuomo announces on X is another reason that shows he's out of touch with many of the citizens of New York.
www.axios.com/2025/07/14/c...
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I don't know what's more despicable: 1. Appointing Linda McMahon to be Sec'y of Education. 2. The Senate confirming her. 3. The dismantling of the department. 4. SCOTUS allowing it to happen.
Supreme Court gives Trump green light to fire Education Department workers
The 6-3 decision reverses a lower court that had blocked the firings.
www.axios.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I don't know what's more despicable: 1. Appointing Linda McMahon to be Sec'y of Education. 2. The Senate confirming her. 3. The dismantling of the department. 4. SCOTUS allowing it to happen.
The entitlement of some like Andrew Cuomo...the smear campaign of others. Democratic voters spoke loudly at the polls. I guess it only matters when democracy works according to your plan.
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Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor’s Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani
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July 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The entitlement of some like Andrew Cuomo...the smear campaign of others. Democratic voters spoke loudly at the polls. I guess it only matters when democracy works according to your plan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/n...
DJT thinks the U.S. Presidency is an episode of "The Apprentice." Yet this is no joke. But this is what he focuses on. @rosie.com thanks for being you, thanks for your opinions, thanks for standing up against the danger we all face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...
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Trump threatens to strip Rosie O’Donnell of U.S. citizenship.
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
DJT thinks the U.S. Presidency is an episode of "The Apprentice." Yet this is no joke. But this is what he focuses on. @rosie.com thanks for being you, thanks for your opinions, thanks for standing up against the danger we all face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...
I wasn't allowed to opt out of classes with Straight Storybooks when I was in school (which was just about every book).
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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Justices Let Parents Opt Children Out of Classes With L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I wasn't allowed to opt out of classes with Straight Storybooks when I was in school (which was just about every book).
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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@axios.com do you exist in the same world that I do? Have you seen and felt the energy? Yet, your headline is so biased over a meltdown. If anything, it is a wake-up. www.axios.com/2025/06/26/d...
Democratic establishment melts down over Mamdani's win in New York
Establishment Democrats looking to recover from 2024's losses fear Mamdani could hurt the party's brand nationally — while young progressives believe his formula could spread beyond New York.
www.axios.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@axios.com do you exist in the same world that I do? Have you seen and felt the energy? Yet, your headline is so biased over a meltdown. If anything, it is a wake-up. www.axios.com/2025/06/26/d...
Perhaps once of the most beautiful stories I've read in a long while. Like his latest book was. But in these times we exist in, Ocean Vuong is showing us what it means to be alive, to remember and to care for others.
Opinion | Ocean Vuong on Becoming a Father to His Brother
Three weeks after my mother died, my brother moved in with me. In our grief I emerged as a kind of father.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Perhaps once of the most beautiful stories I've read in a long while. Like his latest book was. But in these times we exist in, Ocean Vuong is showing us what it means to be alive, to remember and to care for others.