@reesielj.bsky.social
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Lawmakers are calling on the Social Security Administration chief to resign after internal emails revealed that the administration shut Maine off from the late-age insurance program in retaliation for publicly defying the MAGA agenda.
Leaked Emails Expose Trump’s Devastating Revenge Plot on Dem. Governor
Maine Governor Janet Mills stood up to Donald Trump, and he can’t get over it.
newrepublic.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Lawmakers are calling on the Social Security Administration chief to resign after internal emails revealed that the administration shut Maine off from the late-age insurance program in retaliation for publicly defying the MAGA agenda.
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NEW: The Trump Admin has been "covertly" withholding FEMA funds from Democratic states, seemingly as retaliation for sanctuary laws, a judge ruled.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Trump slammed for ‘covertly’ withholding FEMA funds from blue states
The Trump administration had claimed FEMA was just launching a new manual review process for allocations — a process the states showed is covertly based on Trump's funding freeze.
www.courthousenews.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
NEW: The Trump Admin has been "covertly" withholding FEMA funds from Democratic states, seemingly as retaliation for sanctuary laws, a judge ruled.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
Hawaii is missing $6 million for widlfire aid. Oregon is waiting on $129 million for disaster prevention.
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Our founders wrote a constitution that does not begin with 'we the dictators' or 'we the corporations'.
The preamble says we the people! - @raskin.house.gov
The preamble says we the people! - @raskin.house.gov
April 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our founders wrote a constitution that does not begin with 'we the dictators' or 'we the corporations'.
The preamble says we the people! - @raskin.house.gov
The preamble says we the people! - @raskin.house.gov
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A few thoughts about today's protests:
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
April 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A few thoughts about today's protests:
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
1) The April 5 Hands Off day of action clearly ranks as one of the very largest mobilizations in U.S. history, by two different measures:
-- total national turnout (~ 3 million)
-- number of local protests (~ 1400)
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My talk yesterday, interspersed with images of those more than 1200 protests nationwide. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-sto...
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My talk yesterday, interspersed with images of those more than 1200 protests nationwide. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/millions-sto...
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If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
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Pundits hate simplicity. If something is simple you don’t have to have pundit expertise to explain it.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Reading the entrails and the tea leaves is a profession and vocation for a lot of people who can't say stupid about a president.
i am fascinated by the outright refusal of people in the professional political commentary class to just consider the possibility that there is no plan and that trump really is a braying idiot with the more acute case of narcissistic personality disorder on record
April 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reading the entrails and the tea leaves is a profession and vocation for a lot of people who can't say stupid about a president.
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Grand Theft America continues…
We’re being stripped for parts and personal data.
We’re being stripped for parts and personal data.
SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Grand Theft America continues…
We’re being stripped for parts and personal data.
We’re being stripped for parts and personal data.
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Too good not to share
OK, let’s see the best signs that you saw today.
April 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Too good not to share
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April 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I yield for a (constituent) question while retaining the floor.
April 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I yield for a (constituent) question while retaining the floor.
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salem, oregon 4.5.25
April 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
salem, oregon 4.5.25
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We’re hungry for some hope. We’re looking for some guidance. We’re casting about for role models. We’re listening for someone to say: This is not the America we’ve been working toward. This is not normal.
In Booker’s speech, we heard it.
My column.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...
In Booker’s speech, we heard it.
My column.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...
Heidi Stevens: For those of us hungry for hope, Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech offered a glimpse
Segregationist Strom Thurmond’s senate-speech record was broken by Booker, a man whose rights he fought to deny.
www.chicagotribune.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We’re hungry for some hope. We’re looking for some guidance. We’re casting about for role models. We’re listening for someone to say: This is not the America we’ve been working toward. This is not normal.
In Booker’s speech, we heard it.
My column.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...
In Booker’s speech, we heard it.
My column.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...
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You gave proof through the night that our flag is still there! Thank you Senator Cory Booker!
April 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
You gave proof through the night that our flag is still there! Thank you Senator Cory Booker!
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Takeover of Panama Canal? Really?
March 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Takeover of Panama Canal? Really?
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If he’s so great…if these plans and all the fraud and abuse that he’s found is so eminent…why isn’t he here explaining it? YOU know why!
Rep. John Larsen (D-CT)
Rep. John Larsen (D-CT)
This is Congressman John Larson during a DOGE hearing calling out corrupt billionaire Nazi Musk for trying to cut Social Security and privatize it for dark profits.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
We need much more of this fight from our Democratic leaders.
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If he’s so great…if these plans and all the fraud and abuse that he’s found is so eminent…why isn’t he here explaining it? YOU know why!
Rep. John Larsen (D-CT)
Rep. John Larsen (D-CT)
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LOVE this energy from Connecticut Rep John Larsen!!! 💪💙💪
Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!
March 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LOVE this energy from Connecticut Rep John Larsen!!! 💪💙💪
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See Rep John Larsen (CT) response in committee yesterday. He plainly laid it out.
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
See Rep John Larsen (CT) response in committee yesterday. He plainly laid it out.
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Rep John Larsen lays it down, picks it up, lays it down again, and drops the mic on his peers over and over again. Yes! 👏🏻
March 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Rep John Larsen lays it down, picks it up, lays it down again, and drops the mic on his peers over and over again. Yes! 👏🏻
Bankrupt Elon Musk!
March 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Bankrupt Elon Musk!