@tomgirl33.bsky.social
Proudly support democracy! Love my family and friends, reading, chess, pickleball, travel, wine and a good charcuterie, and am a political news junkie. NCian.
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The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
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"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First and 14th Amendments. Counties cannot reject ballots from counting undated and wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First and 14th Amendments. Counties cannot reject ballots from counting undated and wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
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America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall.
Wall
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall.
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
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In this morning's headlines, the #MurdochJournal is shocked--shocked, I tell you--that Trump is doing what he said he would and it is devastating the(ir) economy. You asked for it, assholes.
March 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
In this morning's headlines, the #MurdochJournal is shocked--shocked, I tell you--that Trump is doing what he said he would and it is devastating the(ir) economy. You asked for it, assholes.
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New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New from me.👇
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
March 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
March 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
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New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
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Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
March 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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It's not just that new FBI Director Kash Patel is monumentally unqualified for his role—it’s that he has precisely no qualifications *other* than his craven loyalty and willingness to corrupt the bureau’s mission to serve Donald Trump’s personal vendettas. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/an-obituar...
An Obituary for the FBI
America's dream of a politically independent bureau is officially dead
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's not just that new FBI Director Kash Patel is monumentally unqualified for his role—it’s that he has precisely no qualifications *other* than his craven loyalty and willingness to corrupt the bureau’s mission to serve Donald Trump’s personal vendettas. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/an-obituar...
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GOV. MILLS: “.. Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. ..
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
Read Gov. Mills’ full statement on Trump investigation
Maine's Democratic governor released a statement Friday night saying 'the rule of law' is at stake after President Trump directed the Education Department to investigate alleged Title IX violations.
www.pressherald.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
GOV. MILLS: “.. Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. ..
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
“.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?”
www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
PETE: “What we have to do now is make clear we do want government to work differently and better than it has, but burning it to the ground won’t do that for anyone.”
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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“But while Musk’s rampage has been covered, the scope of its impact remains largely underappreciated. Experts say it can’t be measured in weeks or months or even in government services affected. Rather, it will be felt over the span of decades and defined in metrics like intellectual talent lost.”
The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun
It’s not just jobs cut and agencies gutted. It’s the talent that will be lost for generations to come.
www.thebulwark.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“But while Musk’s rampage has been covered, the scope of its impact remains largely underappreciated. Experts say it can’t be measured in weeks or months or even in government services affected. Rather, it will be felt over the span of decades and defined in metrics like intellectual talent lost.”
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
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This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is probably the most accurate take.