Pgeturner
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Believer in public education, books, science, and bi-partisan lawmaking. Grew up in a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion were GOOD THINGS!
Music is the universal language.
Music is the universal language.
The next president can turn it into an outreach center for.Feeding America or Big Brothers and Sisters. Make it reaaaaaaal woke.
Even the architect Trump hired to build his massive addition to the White House objects to the president's vision. The two have argued about the size of the 90,000-sq-foot project that would dwarf the mansion. @jonathanreports.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The next president can turn it into an outreach center for.Feeding America or Big Brothers and Sisters. Make it reaaaaaaal woke.
#inconvenientfacts.
If you don't like the data, bury it and fire the messenger.
If you don't like the data, bury it and fire the messenger.
Donald Trump’s firing of US stats chief doesn’t add up on.ft.com/416bgjN | opinion
Donald Trump’s firing of US stats chief doesn’t add up
Political attacks on independent data threaten public trust
on.ft.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#inconvenientfacts.
If you don't like the data, bury it and fire the messenger.
If you don't like the data, bury it and fire the messenger.
Well, he has already commandeered CBS, so why wouldn't he feel entitled to call the shots?
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Well, he has already commandeered CBS, so why wouldn't he feel entitled to call the shots?
The instant that Mr. Trump put himself on the Kennedy Center Board of Directors, the .Kennedy family should have initiated proceedings to remove their name until he leaves. And I don't just mean the opera house.
Republicans on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to rename the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for first lady Melania Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/23/r...
US House spending panel votes to rename Kennedy Center Opera House for Melania Trump • Ohio Capital Journal
Republicans on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to rename the Opera House at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for first lady Melania Trump.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The instant that Mr. Trump put himself on the Kennedy Center Board of Directors, the .Kennedy family should have initiated proceedings to remove their name until he leaves. And I don't just mean the opera house.
Is it a coincidence that Donald Trump needs to suddenly take control of "failed California" shortly after the state has slid into the slot of the 4th largest economy in the WORLD?
The California economy surpasses many of the wealthier small countries. Guess who might want a piece of that?
The California economy surpasses many of the wealthier small countries. Guess who might want a piece of that?
What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.
LA protests went from small to substantial over three days. Here's what unfolded
What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Is it a coincidence that Donald Trump needs to suddenly take control of "failed California" shortly after the state has slid into the slot of the 4th largest economy in the WORLD?
The California economy surpasses many of the wealthier small countries. Guess who might want a piece of that?
The California economy surpasses many of the wealthier small countries. Guess who might want a piece of that?
When news agencies begin caving and settling these lawsuits, journalistic protections are stripped away.
It isn't news if the subject of the story gets to decide whether or not it is reported.
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It isn't news if the subject of the story gets to decide whether or not it is reported.
Repeat.
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CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon announced Monday she is stepping down, the latest twist in a growing battle of wills between the company’s news division and Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone.
Paramount ousts CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon amid divide with leadership
There has been tension between McMahon and Shari Redstone in recent months, including over a potential "60 Minutes" settlement with the Trump administration.
cnb.cx
May 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When news agencies begin caving and settling these lawsuits, journalistic protections are stripped away.
It isn't news if the subject of the story gets to decide whether or not it is reported.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
It isn't news if the subject of the story gets to decide whether or not it is reported.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Or, they could do their actual jobs and work across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation for Americans. No voter cast their ballot for a candidate and said, "I sure hope he spends his entire career and my tax dollars to investigate other people."
jeez louise -- Sen. Ron Johnson and Benny Johnson suggest 9/11 was an inside job and Johnson says he wants to hold hearings
April 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Or, they could do their actual jobs and work across the aisle to pass meaningful legislation for Americans. No voter cast their ballot for a candidate and said, "I sure hope he spends his entire career and my tax dollars to investigate other people."
What are the statistics on presidents bringing cases to the Supreme Court? I don't recall it happening so much in the past. Almost like he is using as a personal clearing house for his directives and bypassing the justice system.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court will hear arguments on President Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship. The case will be heard in May.
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
The Trump administration had asked the justices to lift a nationwide pause on the policy as lower court challenges continue.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What are the statistics on presidents bringing cases to the Supreme Court? I don't recall it happening so much in the past. Almost like he is using as a personal clearing house for his directives and bypassing the justice system.
Mr. Trump is a classic case of the schoolyard bully who thumps the other kid on the head and then gloats until the other kid turns around and clobbers him back. The he whines in the corner that he has been picked on.
April 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Mr. Trump is a classic case of the schoolyard bully who thumps the other kid on the head and then gloats until the other kid turns around and clobbers him back. The he whines in the corner that he has been picked on.
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NEW: An AP journalist was denied access to an Oval Office event with Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, despite a ruling by a federal judge last week ordering the WH to restore The Associated Press’s full access to cover presidential events on First Amendment grounds.
April 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
NEW: An AP journalist was denied access to an Oval Office event with Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, despite a ruling by a federal judge last week ordering the WH to restore The Associated Press’s full access to cover presidential events on First Amendment grounds.
Bad for Nasa.
Bad for the Houston and Texas economy.
Great for Elin Musk, who is, ironically, now a Texan.
Bad for the Houston and Texas economy.
Great for Elin Musk, who is, ironically, now a Texan.
Absolutely unacceptable. This will cut so many good jobs in Houston and beyond.
We all know that NASA, and the contractors that support it, fuels new innovation.
We must have *bipartisan* outrage against this to quickly remove these bad cuts from Trump’s disastrous budget!
We all know that NASA, and the contractors that support it, fuels new innovation.
We must have *bipartisan* outrage against this to quickly remove these bad cuts from Trump’s disastrous budget!
April 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Bad for Nasa.
Bad for the Houston and Texas economy.
Great for Elin Musk, who is, ironically, now a Texan.
Bad for the Houston and Texas economy.
Great for Elin Musk, who is, ironically, now a Texan.
Opposing members of Congress who get into shouting matches where they taunt each other and engage in name-calling should be subject to a new protocol.
They should be required to sit down together and research and co-author legislation on an issue upon which they agree.
They should be required to sit down together and research and co-author legislation on an issue upon which they agree.
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Opposing members of Congress who get into shouting matches where they taunt each other and engage in name-calling should be subject to a new protocol.
They should be required to sit down together and research and co-author legislation on an issue upon which they agree.
They should be required to sit down together and research and co-author legislation on an issue upon which they agree.
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What could go wrong?
April 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What could go wrong?
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My MAGA Uncle Timmy in Virginia is batshit angry because a gay interracial couple bought a house down his street that the previous owner, who he liked, had to sell after being imprisoned for distributing child pornography.
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My MAGA Uncle Timmy in Virginia is batshit angry because a gay interracial couple bought a house down his street that the previous owner, who he liked, had to sell after being imprisoned for distributing child pornography.
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The Dept of Education supplements state resources for the 7.5 million students in this country with disabilities.
Do all the Trump-voting parents of special needs kids understand what he’s doing to them?
Do they understand what he is doing to their kids?
Do they??
Do all the Trump-voting parents of special needs kids understand what he’s doing to them?
Do they understand what he is doing to their kids?
Do they??
March 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Dept of Education supplements state resources for the 7.5 million students in this country with disabilities.
Do all the Trump-voting parents of special needs kids understand what he’s doing to them?
Do they understand what he is doing to their kids?
Do they??
Do all the Trump-voting parents of special needs kids understand what he’s doing to them?
Do they understand what he is doing to their kids?
Do they??
I keep reading that we need to fight back, yet the average citizen doesn't know how to fight government beyond calling and writing their elected reps.
Hers an easy one. Each of us needs to become a historian, preserving history as we know it. There are many ways to do that, many with just a click.
Hers an easy one. Each of us needs to become a historian, preserving history as we know it. There are many ways to do that, many with just a click.
March 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I keep reading that we need to fight back, yet the average citizen doesn't know how to fight government beyond calling and writing their elected reps.
Hers an easy one. Each of us needs to become a historian, preserving history as we know it. There are many ways to do that, many with just a click.
Hers an easy one. Each of us needs to become a historian, preserving history as we know it. There are many ways to do that, many with just a click.
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The Constitution is built on checks and balances, and it’s unacceptable for the president to defy court orders simply because he doesn’t like them.
A Showdown over Court Authority
Under the Constitution, presidents can’t simply defy court orders they don’t like.
www.brennancenter.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Constitution is built on checks and balances, and it’s unacceptable for the president to defy court orders simply because he doesn’t like them.
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Leavitt: This judge is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama
Reporter: He was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.
Reporter: He was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.
March 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Leavitt: This judge is a Democrat activist. He was appointed by Barack Obama
Reporter: He was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.
Reporter: He was originally appointed by George W. Bush and elevated by Obama. Feel I should clear that up.
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
March 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
It's the implicit message in "Make America Great Again." It means bring back the 50's, where women stayed home and raised children, white men ruled the work force and black people were treated as second class citizens. They couch it in terms like "old fashioned values" and "glory days of America."
That seems a very intentional and targeted piece of legislation. Almost as if they miss the good old days of white supremacy.
March 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's the implicit message in "Make America Great Again." It means bring back the 50's, where women stayed home and raised children, white men ruled the work force and black people were treated as second class citizens. They couch it in terms like "old fashioned values" and "glory days of America."
Do you have to apply for a permit or purchase booth space to sell on the White House lawn, or can anyone just show up on Saturday morning with their shell art and homemade jam?
Critics said the spectacle stretched the bounds of what is ethical in the White House, with President Donald Trump openly seeking to boost the financial fortunes of Elon Musk.
A new role for the South Lawn of Trump’s White House: Tesla car lot
Critics said the spectacle stretched the bounds of what is ethical in the White House, with Trump openly seeking to boost the financial fortunes of Elon Musk.
wapo.st
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Do you have to apply for a permit or purchase booth space to sell on the White House lawn, or can anyone just show up on Saturday morning with their shell art and homemade jam?
Plans????
What are Trump's plans?
Surely you jest.
What are Trump's plans?
Surely you jest.
The U.S. Department of Education is moving to reduce its staff by nearly 50% through layoffs, buyouts and terminations. So, what exactly are Trump’s plans and how might they affect local education in Illinois?
Here are some answers:
Here are some answers:
How chaos at the Education Department impacts Illinois schools
Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and funding for research.
trib.al
March 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Plans????
What are Trump's plans?
Surely you jest.
What are Trump's plans?
Surely you jest.
Isn't the deal generally presented to the aggressor and not toe victim of the invasion?
Bass-ackwards we are.
Bass-ackwards we are.
March 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Isn't the deal generally presented to the aggressor and not toe victim of the invasion?
Bass-ackwards we are.
Bass-ackwards we are.
The dog owner considered pressing charges but said he will show leniency because the pup is a first-ime offender with no previous criminal record.
Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed
Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed
A bullet grazed the Memphis man’s thigh after his one-year-old pit bull got his paw stuck in a gun’s trigger guard
Dog bites man is hardly news, but in Tennessee, a dog recently shot a man.
In what is only the latest instance of a kind of accidental…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The dog owner considered pressing charges but said he will show leniency because the pup is a first-ime offender with no previous criminal record.
If the standard for "decorum" is set and adhered to by all parties at all speeches, I am okay with censuring when someone breaks the rules. However, arbitrarily applying a standard doesn't do much for the integrity of the body as a whole.
Not a bad time to donate to Al Green.
I think Green knew exactly what he was doing, what was going to happen as a result, and couldn’t care less about this. The last House Dem they censured went on to get elected to the Senate.
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If the standard for "decorum" is set and adhered to by all parties at all speeches, I am okay with censuring when someone breaks the rules. However, arbitrarily applying a standard doesn't do much for the integrity of the body as a whole.