Roatti the Roy Ayers Stan 🦋🗝🗽🧷🌊 ⚖️🍎⛓
@roatti.bsky.social
coalition progressive activist, lawyer #keynesian🗝#BarackObamaDemocrat AKA Roatti the White Tiger 🏀 Allying dems with leftists, anti-GOP above all else. Into politics, basketball, chess, urbanism and kink. He/him
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Meanwhile the President just yesterday said an assassinated journalist deserved it and celebrated his killer
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Meanwhile the President just yesterday said an assassinated journalist deserved it and celebrated his killer
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Reparations to Black people for slavery, Jim Crow, or Red Lining?
•USA: Nope, Nope, & Nope!
Meanwhile:
•Ahslee Babbit for Insurrection: $20M
•Michael Flynn for Lying to FBI: To get $50M
•Donald Trump for Overthrowing Govt: To Get $240M
America—where white felons get more rights than Black victims
•USA: Nope, Nope, & Nope!
Meanwhile:
•Ahslee Babbit for Insurrection: $20M
•Michael Flynn for Lying to FBI: To get $50M
•Donald Trump for Overthrowing Govt: To Get $240M
America—where white felons get more rights than Black victims
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reparations to Black people for slavery, Jim Crow, or Red Lining?
•USA: Nope, Nope, & Nope!
Meanwhile:
•Ahslee Babbit for Insurrection: $20M
•Michael Flynn for Lying to FBI: To get $50M
•Donald Trump for Overthrowing Govt: To Get $240M
America—where white felons get more rights than Black victims
•USA: Nope, Nope, & Nope!
Meanwhile:
•Ahslee Babbit for Insurrection: $20M
•Michael Flynn for Lying to FBI: To get $50M
•Donald Trump for Overthrowing Govt: To Get $240M
America—where white felons get more rights than Black victims
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it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
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Matt Gaetz's OAN producer Vish Burra deleted wildly antisemitic tweets and videos he shared earlier today, which showed a "Scheming Room" with a Star of David that depicted Jews as cockroaches who burned and ran when exposed to light.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Matt Gaetz's OAN producer Vish Burra deleted wildly antisemitic tweets and videos he shared earlier today, which showed a "Scheming Room" with a Star of David that depicted Jews as cockroaches who burned and ran when exposed to light.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
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I've been really frustrated with the solipsism of Jewish institutions that try to stoke panic over Mamdani while remaining largely silent on the actual fascist threat in the US. IMO a much better use of their religious authority would be joining clerics from other faiths at anti-ICE protests.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've been really frustrated with the solipsism of Jewish institutions that try to stoke panic over Mamdani while remaining largely silent on the actual fascist threat in the US. IMO a much better use of their religious authority would be joining clerics from other faiths at anti-ICE protests.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
in online corners like these I think people largely recognize how credulous, unprincipled opposition to "wokeness" functioned as lightly papered over defenses of impunity, but it's one of those drums people should probably start beating for normies
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Impeach
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Impeach
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Sometimes I go to the grocery store, look at the prices, and think thank goodness they’re protecting some pedos instead
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sometimes I go to the grocery store, look at the prices, and think thank goodness they’re protecting some pedos instead
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
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Hahahah man I can’t believe the Dems’ “win” was negotiating a way to have Trump declare victory and send people another big check
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hahahah man I can’t believe the Dems’ “win” was negotiating a way to have Trump declare victory and send people another big check
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Now is the time to fight, not surrender. 🗣️
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Now is the time to fight, not surrender. 🗣️
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
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bull shit like this is why dems lose on “masculinity” by the way
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
bull shit like this is why dems lose on “masculinity” by the way
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Dick Durbin suffers from a terminal case of Senate Brain, in which the big prize is a handshake deal with your distinguished colleagues where they'll allow you to hold a meaningless vote that you can then point to with pride to your constituents as they go broke from crushing medical bills.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dick Durbin suffers from a terminal case of Senate Brain, in which the big prize is a handshake deal with your distinguished colleagues where they'll allow you to hold a meaningless vote that you can then point to with pride to your constituents as they go broke from crushing medical bills.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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One underappreciated thing about Zohran Mamdani, he never says "I respect my opponent and we just have different ideas blah blah", he straight up hates Andrew Cuomo and everything Cuomo stands for, and he put in the extra legwork during the campaign to make sure that guy lost twice.
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
One underappreciated thing about Zohran Mamdani, he never says "I respect my opponent and we just have different ideas blah blah", he straight up hates Andrew Cuomo and everything Cuomo stands for, and he put in the extra legwork during the campaign to make sure that guy lost twice.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
Paging all the “leftists” who couldn’t bring themselves to vote against this a year ago.
(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
@miamiherald.com
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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
www.miamiherald.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Paging all the “leftists” who couldn’t bring themselves to vote against this a year ago.
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You can't holiday in the South of France - is the "New Genocide"?
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
You can't holiday in the South of France - is the "New Genocide"?
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Ah, looks like Stefaniks Russian friends left a little something out about their problem, comparing their chosen position of living in 21st c Europe to being slaves in Colonial America. They qualify to run for "Whiners of the Year":
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ah, looks like Stefaniks Russian friends left a little something out about their problem, comparing their chosen position of living in 21st c Europe to being slaves in Colonial America. They qualify to run for "Whiners of the Year":
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Does anyone understand why Jay Jacobs still has that job? I feel like I should and I don’t.
Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.
Has New York Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs resigned over Mamdani yet? I hope he hasn't, so that he can instead resign over *improving Republican margins over Trump 2024 in an anti-Republican wave election*. Trump won Nassau by just 4%—now look at this bloodbath
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Does anyone understand why Jay Jacobs still has that job? I feel like I should and I don’t.