Paul Barrett ❌👑
@paulthedogman.bsky.social
@FilmmakerJulie's lesser half
Rescue dog dad to Toby & Zoe
Volunteer dog and cat adoption counselor
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Rescue dog dad to Toby & Zoe
Volunteer dog and cat adoption counselor
Volunteer immigrant mentor
Resister
Little Kash Patel, zoomin' around on his govt jet, is totally out of control and threatening to crash the FBI. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation and squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Little Kash Patel, zoomin' around on his govt jet, is totally out of control and threatening to crash the FBI. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
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The GOP really really wants us to not have good health care.
No surprise.
But fuck that.
Will there even be a subsidies Senate vote in early December? I wouldn't count on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
No surprise.
But fuck that.
Will there even be a subsidies Senate vote in early December? I wouldn't count on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The GOP really really wants us to not have good health care.
No surprise.
But fuck that.
Will there even be a subsidies Senate vote in early December? I wouldn't count on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
No surprise.
But fuck that.
Will there even be a subsidies Senate vote in early December? I wouldn't count on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Pay close attention: the GOP and Trump are going to go hard against abortion rights. This maneuver on ACA subsidies is just the beginning.
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
Senate Republicans tie healthcare subsidies to abortion limits
The government shutdown is on track to end with no resolution for expiring healthcare subsidies, and Democrats say Republicans want an abortion ban.
www.upi.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Pay close attention: the GOP and Trump are going to go hard against abortion rights. This maneuver on ACA subsidies is just the beginning.
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
www.upi.com/amp/Top_News...
Weakling NJ Rep. Thomas Kean is bought and paid for by Elon Musk. Kean has used his govt office to serve Musk's business interests. Want to resist MAGA and its rank corruption? Work to defeat Kean in 2026! I know I will. oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/what-192-m...
What $19.2 million bought Musk in Congress
During the 2024 election cycle, Elon Musk funneled $19.2 million into congressional elections using America PAC, a political action committee he created to back Republican candidates.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Weakling NJ Rep. Thomas Kean is bought and paid for by Elon Musk. Kean has used his govt office to serve Musk's business interests. Want to resist MAGA and its rank corruption? Work to defeat Kean in 2026! I know I will. oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/what-192-m...
The Bozo Fascist gets some weird thrill out of pardoning convicted felons and flagrant psychopaths. Here's one...
www.thedailybeast.com/serial-felon...
www.thedailybeast.com/serial-felon...
Serial Felon Freed by Trump Back Behind Bars
Jonathan Braun, who was granted a pardon by Trump in 2021 thanks to a family connection to Jared Kushner, is headed back to prison.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The Bozo Fascist gets some weird thrill out of pardoning convicted felons and flagrant psychopaths. Here's one...
www.thedailybeast.com/serial-felon...
www.thedailybeast.com/serial-felon...
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NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
This piece on why the head of Palantir, the surveillance and data mining company, went from pseudo-progressive to Trumper complicates a simple story. Powerful, rich people fold to fascists because they believe that's the easiest way to keep what they have. Cowards. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Alex Karp Went From Biden Donor to Trump Enabler. Why?
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This piece on why the head of Palantir, the surveillance and data mining company, went from pseudo-progressive to Trumper complicates a simple story. Powerful, rich people fold to fascists because they believe that's the easiest way to keep what they have. Cowards. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
Little Kash Patel is ruining the credibility of the FBI in the eyes of its foreign partners. No surprise. The FBI's credibility at home is totally shot as a result of Patel's manic partisanship and boundless incompetence. He helps put the Bozo in Bozo Fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Little Kash Patel is ruining the credibility of the FBI in the eyes of its foreign partners. No surprise. The FBI's credibility at home is totally shot as a result of Patel's manic partisanship and boundless incompetence. He helps put the Bozo in Bozo Fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Look up "Sucker" in the dictionary, and you will find photos of Sen. Shaheen and her fellow Dem capitulators. A stinking blend of cowardice and stupidity.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look up "Sucker" in the dictionary, and you will find photos of Sen. Shaheen and her fellow Dem capitulators. A stinking blend of cowardice and stupidity.
The ADL has lost its way, hysterically spewing accusations of antisemitism and enabling Trump's attacks on universities. Having defamed Mamdani as an antisemite, the ADL now continues to incite bigotry with its anti-Mamdani "tip line." As a Jew, I'm ashamed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
Anti-Defamation League Creates Antisemitism Tip Line Focused on Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The ADL has lost its way, hysterically spewing accusations of antisemitism and enabling Trump's attacks on universities. Having defamed Mamdani as an antisemite, the ADL now continues to incite bigotry with its anti-Mamdani "tip line." As a Jew, I'm ashamed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/n...
Meta admits that 10% of its revenue comes from fraud. What if a big bank conceded that 10% of its revenue came from embezzling customers' accounts? Or a supermarket let slip that 10% of its frozen chicken was spoiled. You'd dump those companies. So, w/ Meta you'll...?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Meta admits that 10% of its revenue comes from fraud. What if a big bank conceded that 10% of its revenue came from embezzling customers' accounts? Or a supermarket let slip that 10% of its frozen chicken was spoiled. You'd dump those companies. So, w/ Meta you'll...?
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Dept. of Glimmers of Hope: Roberts and at least some of the Trump justices don't have the stomach for a bruising revisit of the Court's gay marriage precedent. That leaves constitutional protection in place, for now. An interim defeat for the MAGA hatred squad. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Dept. of Glimmers of Hope: Roberts and at least some of the Trump justices don't have the stomach for a bruising revisit of the Court's gay marriage precedent. That leaves constitutional protection in place, for now. An interim defeat for the MAGA hatred squad. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump's gaggle of can't-shoot-straight election conspiracy fraudsters -- newly pardoned -- really put the Bozo in Bozo Fascism. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
Trump Pardons Giuliani And Others Allegedly Involved In Bid To Overturn 2020 Elections
The pardon covers 77 people, including members of the president’s former legal team, including John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Trump's gaggle of can't-shoot-straight election conspiracy fraudsters -- newly pardoned -- really put the Bozo in Bozo Fascism. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
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The DOJ, stripped of credibility by the Bozo Fascist and his flying monkey Bondi, is seeing an exodus of self-respecting prosecutors. Sadly, the department has become a joke. It will have to be rebuilt from the foundation up, once we get rid of the MAGA horde. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
The Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and backfilled a fraction of the open jobs, in part because of a lack of qualified candidates.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The DOJ, stripped of credibility by the Bozo Fascist and his flying monkey Bondi, is seeing an exodus of self-respecting prosecutors. Sadly, the department has become a joke. It will have to be rebuilt from the foundation up, once we get rid of the MAGA horde. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FIFA (the World Cup org) capitulates to the Bozo Fascist. Shame, shame, shame. They're going to give him a "peace prize"?
My suggestion: put his face on the ball, so players can kick it all around the world. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My suggestion: put his face on the ball, so players can kick it all around the world. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
FIFA (the World Cup org) capitulates to the Bozo Fascist. Shame, shame, shame. They're going to give him a "peace prize"?
My suggestion: put his face on the ball, so players can kick it all around the world. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My suggestion: put his face on the ball, so players can kick it all around the world. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
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Thank you for this strong, clear statement Gov-Elect Sherrill.
This is exactly what we voted for.
This is why we volunteered for your campaign.
Keep standing up.
This is exactly what we voted for.
This is why we volunteered for your campaign.
Keep standing up.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Thank you for this strong, clear statement Gov-Elect Sherrill.
This is exactly what we voted for.
This is why we volunteered for your campaign.
Keep standing up.
This is exactly what we voted for.
This is why we volunteered for your campaign.
Keep standing up.
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Mark Kelly a strong NO:
"Donald Trump has proven he doesn't care about rising costs, skyrocketing health care premiums, or working families trying to put food on the table. He has spent more time working on his ballroom than working to re-open the government." 💯
"Donald Trump has proven he doesn't care about rising costs, skyrocketing health care premiums, or working families trying to put food on the table. He has spent more time working on his ballroom than working to re-open the government." 💯
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Mark Kelly a strong NO:
"Donald Trump has proven he doesn't care about rising costs, skyrocketing health care premiums, or working families trying to put food on the table. He has spent more time working on his ballroom than working to re-open the government." 💯
"Donald Trump has proven he doesn't care about rising costs, skyrocketing health care premiums, or working families trying to put food on the table. He has spent more time working on his ballroom than working to re-open the government." 💯
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Hey look @mikiesherrill.bsky.social: the real @markhamillofficial.bsky.social likes your strong stance against caving on health care, too.
The Force is with us.
And we’re going to need it.
The Force is with us.
And we’re going to need it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Hey look @mikiesherrill.bsky.social: the real @markhamillofficial.bsky.social likes your strong stance against caving on health care, too.
The Force is with us.
And we’re going to need it.
The Force is with us.
And we’re going to need it.
Reagan-appointed federal judge in Massachusetts, already semi-retired, announces that he will leave the bench altogether to speak out against Trump's assault on the rule of law. Bravo. More Republicans need to follow this example. It's not enough to retire. Resist! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Reagan-appointed federal judge in Massachusetts, already semi-retired, announces that he will leave the bench altogether to speak out against Trump's assault on the rule of law. Bravo. More Republicans need to follow this example. It's not enough to retire. Resist! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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I refuse to support a funding bill that fails to address the Republican health care crisis.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I refuse to support a funding bill that fails to address the Republican health care crisis.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.
And make health insurance affordable.
The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.
I'm voting no.