Bill Baum
@williambaum.bsky.social
Reader, listener, overthinker, dog person, 55 years of T1 diabetes.
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
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The guy who literally survived a stroke because of accessible healthcare now parrots GOP talking points that healthcare is extreme. Fuck off, Fetterman.
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The guy who literally survived a stroke because of accessible healthcare now parrots GOP talking points that healthcare is extreme. Fuck off, Fetterman.
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Newsom's latest troll 😆
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Newsom's latest troll 😆
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
As Bukka White would say, "Shake Em On Down."
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As Bukka White would say, "Shake Em On Down."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Just finished this - highly recommended. Macy describes her tough upbringing and her climb to a better place, intertwined with the demise of her hometown and the spread of MAGA through a majority of her lifelong people. I can relate. I gotta interact better with them.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Just finished this - highly recommended. Macy describes her tough upbringing and her climb to a better place, intertwined with the demise of her hometown and the spread of MAGA through a majority of her lifelong people. I can relate. I gotta interact better with them.
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Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
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Thank you @genzforchange.org and @votersoftomorrow.org , who both do incredible work to engage young people in politics and civics. I’m beyond honored to have their support!
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you @genzforchange.org and @votersoftomorrow.org , who both do incredible work to engage young people in politics and civics. I’m beyond honored to have their support!
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
I understand wanting to feed people. But this capitulation will only feed them until the next GOP all or nothing threat, and the loss of healthcare will be devastating for many. Bad move.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Who are the Democrats voting for the government shutdown deal? | CNN Politics
A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent have helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, saying they had secured a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the c...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I understand wanting to feed people. But this capitulation will only feed them until the next GOP all or nothing threat, and the loss of healthcare will be devastating for many. Bad move.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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If you have to accept that greed is human nature and we should organise around it, you also have to accept that people begging for food wanting to set fire to trillionaires is also human nature.
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you have to accept that greed is human nature and we should organise around it, you also have to accept that people begging for food wanting to set fire to trillionaires is also human nature.
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Politicians complicate things. But this whole issue of why the House has closed down for the past 5 months and why Adelita Grijalva isn’t sworn in yet likely isn’t complicated at all. The answer is likely pretty damn simple: Trump is most likely a pedophile, and Speaker Johnson knows it. That’s all.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Politicians complicate things. But this whole issue of why the House has closed down for the past 5 months and why Adelita Grijalva isn’t sworn in yet likely isn’t complicated at all. The answer is likely pretty damn simple: Trump is most likely a pedophile, and Speaker Johnson knows it. That’s all.
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
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Worth reposting.
Because it’s true.
Because it’s true.
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Worth reposting.
Because it’s true.
Because it’s true.
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Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
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BREAKING: Gavin Newsom just went into Houston, Texas of all places and brought the house down.
This part of his speech gives me chills.
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY!!
This part of his speech gives me chills.
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY!!
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BREAKING: Gavin Newsom just went into Houston, Texas of all places and brought the house down.
This part of his speech gives me chills.
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY!!
This part of his speech gives me chills.
STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY!!
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And our completely complicit, asshole journalists SAY NOTHING. A special fuck you goes out to @jaketapper.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
And our completely complicit, asshole journalists SAY NOTHING. A special fuck you goes out to @jaketapper.bsky.social
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
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Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.