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Former public broadcasting professional. Enjoying retirement by focusing on my first love--music
We can now agree that #CBSNews is no longer reliable & trustworthy. And that #TonyDokoupil is no journalist. He's merely a mouthpiece for the Ellisons, Trump’s cheerleaders.
#news
#journalism
#news
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January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We can now agree that #CBSNews is no longer reliable & trustworthy. And that #TonyDokoupil is no journalist. He's merely a mouthpiece for the Ellisons, Trump’s cheerleaders.
#news
#journalism
#news
#journalism
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Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
August 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
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Trump just froze $6 billion in education grants days before school starts.
24 states are suing to stop it.
Starve schools, sabotage teachers, then sell “solutions” to the mess he created. Cruelty isn’t a side effect - it’s the point.
24 states are suing to stop it.
Starve schools, sabotage teachers, then sell “solutions” to the mess he created. Cruelty isn’t a side effect - it’s the point.
July 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump just froze $6 billion in education grants days before school starts.
24 states are suing to stop it.
Starve schools, sabotage teachers, then sell “solutions” to the mess he created. Cruelty isn’t a side effect - it’s the point.
24 states are suing to stop it.
Starve schools, sabotage teachers, then sell “solutions” to the mess he created. Cruelty isn’t a side effect - it’s the point.
Lots can change in 3 days. It's a sure sign there's something to hide when a 72 hour wait period is required.
#immigration #ICE #DHS
#immigration #ICE #DHS
DHS is now requesting 72 hours’ notice before members of Congress tour ICE facilities, despite federal law permitting unannounced visits. The change follows claims of inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers and Democrats' vows to investigate.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ICE Limiting Lawmaker Access to Facilities Amid Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Lots can change in 3 days. It's a sure sign there's something to hide when a 72 hour wait period is required.
#immigration #ICE #DHS
#immigration #ICE #DHS
Star Wars has many lessons for us.
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Star Wars has many lessons for us.
Just a reminder that Trump campaigned on ending "forever wars".
#Iran
#Iran
Trump pledged to “measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.” Trump also regularly claims to have opposed the Iraq War from its outset. (He actually supported it.)
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
theintercept.com/2025/06/21/i...
June 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just a reminder that Trump campaigned on ending "forever wars".
#Iran
#Iran
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The Daily Show reminded us in the montage below how Netanyahu has LIED about the "imminent" threat of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons since 1995. Netanyahu has for years wanted US to bomb Iran. In Trump, Netanyahu simply found a moron who believed him:
June 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Daily Show reminded us in the montage below how Netanyahu has LIED about the "imminent" threat of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons since 1995. Netanyahu has for years wanted US to bomb Iran. In Trump, Netanyahu simply found a moron who believed him:
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The President of the US has one job: execute the laws passed by Congress. But #Trump thinks his job is to make law and, in so doing, he has been breaking laws.
June 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The President of the US has one job: execute the laws passed by Congress. But #Trump thinks his job is to make law and, in so doing, he has been breaking laws.
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That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.
June 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.
Joni Ernst is a smarmy, self-righteous, tone deaf, insensitive, fake-Christian jerk.
Absolutely bonkers — Joni Ernst doubles down on her “we are all gonna die” defense of Medicaid cuts while walking through a cemetery
June 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Joni Ernst is a smarmy, self-righteous, tone deaf, insensitive, fake-Christian jerk.
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What's in the Trump/GOP big, beautiful bill?
-Tax cuts skewed to the rich
-Medicaid & SNAP cuts
-Ends IRS Direct File
-New powers for Trump over the courts
-Blocks state/local regulation against AI, including rent-gouging software like RealPage
It's a big, ugly nightmare.
-Tax cuts skewed to the rich
-Medicaid & SNAP cuts
-Ends IRS Direct File
-New powers for Trump over the courts
-Blocks state/local regulation against AI, including rent-gouging software like RealPage
It's a big, ugly nightmare.
May 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What's in the Trump/GOP big, beautiful bill?
-Tax cuts skewed to the rich
-Medicaid & SNAP cuts
-Ends IRS Direct File
-New powers for Trump over the courts
-Blocks state/local regulation against AI, including rent-gouging software like RealPage
It's a big, ugly nightmare.
-Tax cuts skewed to the rich
-Medicaid & SNAP cuts
-Ends IRS Direct File
-New powers for Trump over the courts
-Blocks state/local regulation against AI, including rent-gouging software like RealPage
It's a big, ugly nightmare.
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Uh, oh...there goes Trump's budget. Of course, there will be a stay until SCOTUS rules.
The court’s ruling means the government may have to pay back duties it has already collected. “Anybody that has had to pay tariffs so far will be able to get them refunded,” said Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University who argued a case against the tariffs brought by small businesses.
Federal court strikes down Trump's tariffs on countries around the world
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled unanimously that the president overstepped his powers in imposing the tariffs on dozens of trading partners, most of which he's since paused.
www.politico.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Uh, oh...there goes Trump's budget. Of course, there will be a stay until SCOTUS rules.
Trump is NOT a tough guy, he only plays one on TV.
Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
May 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Trump is NOT a tough guy, he only plays one on TV.
In other words, "We'll stick with our own math, it's truthier."
FOX: This bill adds trillions to our debt. How is that acceptable to the administration?
BESSENT: You're referring to the CBO scoring I believe, which is DC-style scoring
BESSENT: You're referring to the CBO scoring I believe, which is DC-style scoring
May 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In other words, "We'll stick with our own math, it's truthier."
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Even for atheists, this message from Pope Leo XIV is understandable and deserving of repetition:
You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God. He is sent to test you. And many are failing.
You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God. He is sent to test you. And many are failing.
May 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Even for atheists, this message from Pope Leo XIV is understandable and deserving of repetition:
You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God. He is sent to test you. And many are failing.
You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God. He is sent to test you. And many are failing.
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Trump's big beautiful bill expands the estate tax exemption yet again.
While millions will get kicked off healthcare and lose crucial food assistance, Republicans are enabling the super-rich to pass down their obscene wealth virtually tax free.
We must stop this bill.
While millions will get kicked off healthcare and lose crucial food assistance, Republicans are enabling the super-rich to pass down their obscene wealth virtually tax free.
We must stop this bill.
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump's big beautiful bill expands the estate tax exemption yet again.
While millions will get kicked off healthcare and lose crucial food assistance, Republicans are enabling the super-rich to pass down their obscene wealth virtually tax free.
We must stop this bill.
While millions will get kicked off healthcare and lose crucial food assistance, Republicans are enabling the super-rich to pass down their obscene wealth virtually tax free.
We must stop this bill.
The effect of Trump’s and Musk's efforts to make government more "efficient"...but less effective.
As Donald Trump leads America down the path to becoming a failed state, we have lost 24/7 weather services in parts of the country. Along with massive deterioration in Social Security services caused by Musk, American decline at the hands of billionaires couldn't be more stark.
May 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The effect of Trump’s and Musk's efforts to make government more "efficient"...but less effective.
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Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
May 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...