Dave Wenning
@rxdavid.bsky.social
Retired hospital pharmacist, rescue German Shepherd dad, enjoying nature, history, current affairs, gardening, music, movies, watching the weather and exploring in the Pacific Northwest. Promoter of good healthcare and consumer advocate.
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If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzc5...
What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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“The relationships among the organizations matter because many top national security officials view trust and reliability as paramount to sharing critical information with allies — vital for communication between agency directors, and hard to restore once lost.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“The relationships among the organizations matter because many top national security officials view trust and reliability as paramount to sharing critical information with allies — vital for communication between agency directors, and hard to restore once lost.”
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials. They had long forged personal ties with their U.S. counterparts, as well as with three other close allies, in an intelligence partnership known as the Five Eyes.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“It was a jarring introduction to Mr. Patel’s leadership style for British officials. They had long forged personal ties with their U.S. counterparts, as well as with three other close allies, in an intelligence partnership known as the Five Eyes.”
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A gift read for you: 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 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A gift read for you: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.
Native American children significantly more likely to be arrested, detained in Washington
For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.
www.kuow.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.
“The sentencing of the man, Jonathan Braun, who had a long history of violence and in 2011 pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“The sentencing of the man, Jonathan Braun, who had a long history of violence and in 2011 pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
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A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
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Even if the Senate voted to extend ACA subsidies, the GOP-controlled House is unlikely to allow a vote on them.
And there's of course no guarantee that Trump would even go along with a deal.
The cruel irony is that this will end up hurting Republican states the most.
And there's of course no guarantee that Trump would even go along with a deal.
The cruel irony is that this will end up hurting Republican states the most.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Even if the Senate voted to extend ACA subsidies, the GOP-controlled House is unlikely to allow a vote on them.
And there's of course no guarantee that Trump would even go along with a deal.
The cruel irony is that this will end up hurting Republican states the most.
And there's of course no guarantee that Trump would even go along with a deal.
The cruel irony is that this will end up hurting Republican states the most.
Meanwhile…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States, as Ukraine desperately tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across Ukraine on the brink of winter. https://to.pbs.org/4nLGbdu
Zelenskyy says he wants to order Patriot systems from U.S. to counter Russia's power grid attacks
International peace efforts appear to have dissipated, nearly four years after Russia invaded its neighbor.
www.pbs.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Meanwhile…
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Talking about you, @schumer.senate.gov. You are a very unpopular senator today, more than you usually are. You disappointed us, and it won't be forgotten.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Talking about you, @schumer.senate.gov. You are a very unpopular senator today, more than you usually are. You disappointed us, and it won't be forgotten.
Unless they are shoved out of the way, the cowardly capitulations will continue.
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Unless they are shoved out of the way, the cowardly capitulations will continue.
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Unless they are shoved out of the way, the cowardly capitulations will continue.
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
Until there is nothing left to fight for.
6/6
The establishment democrats have repeatedly shown they do not have the wherewithal to repel the fascist onslaught of Trump and the oligarchs.
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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The establishment democrats have repeatedly shown they do not have the wherewithal to repel the fascist onslaught of Trump and the oligarchs.
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The establishment democrats have repeatedly shown they do not have the wherewithal to repel the fascist onslaught of Trump and the oligarchs.
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
They helped get us into this mess, one cowardly capitulation at a time.
They are not the ones to lead us out of it.
5/6
In short, democrats got nothing for their betrayal. Zilch. All they did was send working class Americans into a rage-filled tailspin.
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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In short, democrats got nothing for their betrayal. Zilch. All they did was send working class Americans into a rage-filled tailspin.
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In short, democrats got nothing for their betrayal. Zilch. All they did was send working class Americans into a rage-filled tailspin.
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
And now, even when republicans hold firm and millions lose their healthcare, people will be hard pressed to rally behind a feckless democratic leadership.
4/6
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For what?
Extending SNAP? The courts were already pushing for it.
Rehiring federal workers? Congress cannot force Trump to do it. He’ll fight it all the way.
A “promise” to vote on ACA subsidies? Republicans are under less pressure now than they were last week to keep the subsidies alive.
3/6
Extending SNAP? The courts were already pushing for it.
Rehiring federal workers? Congress cannot force Trump to do it. He’ll fight it all the way.
A “promise” to vote on ACA subsidies? Republicans are under less pressure now than they were last week to keep the subsidies alive.
3/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For what?
Extending SNAP? The courts were already pushing for it.
Rehiring federal workers? Congress cannot force Trump to do it. He’ll fight it all the way.
A “promise” to vote on ACA subsidies? Republicans are under less pressure now than they were last week to keep the subsidies alive.
3/6
Extending SNAP? The courts were already pushing for it.
Rehiring federal workers? Congress cannot force Trump to do it. He’ll fight it all the way.
A “promise” to vote on ACA subsidies? Republicans are under less pressure now than they were last week to keep the subsidies alive.
3/6
They watched Trump fight the courts to withhold SNAP.
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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They watched Trump fight the courts to withhold SNAP.
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
They watched Trump fight the courts to withhold SNAP.
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
His reckless cruelty was becoming apparent to members of his own cult.
So what did Democrats do with this newfound momentum?
Yesterday, they doused it in gasoline and lit it on fire.
2/6
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Momentum is a real thing.
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Momentum is a real thing.
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
Democrats finally had some, after massive turnouts for #NoKings and resounding wins in both red and blue states last week.
The majority of the country, rightfully so, held Trump and the GOP accountable for the government shutdown.
1/6
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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.
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Over 50,000 lives could be lost when the Big One hits WA, with a massive tsunami arriving in just 10–15 min. Communities ARE building tsunami vertical evacuation structures to save lives -- and we support more being built.
🌊 Learn more about tsunami risk, loss estimates & VES: mil.wa.gov/tsunami
🌊 Learn more about tsunami risk, loss estimates & VES: mil.wa.gov/tsunami
Why tsunami vertical evacuation structures are important
YouTube video by EMDPrepare
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November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Over 50,000 lives could be lost when the Big One hits WA, with a massive tsunami arriving in just 10–15 min. Communities ARE building tsunami vertical evacuation structures to save lives -- and we support more being built.
🌊 Learn more about tsunami risk, loss estimates & VES: mil.wa.gov/tsunami
🌊 Learn more about tsunami risk, loss estimates & VES: mil.wa.gov/tsunami
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Absolutely foolish, nonsensical, and weak line of “attack” against the Affordable Care Acts.
It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance.
It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.
It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance.
It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Absolutely foolish, nonsensical, and weak line of “attack” against the Affordable Care Acts.
It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance.
It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.
It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance.
It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.