Andy Backlund
@andybacklund.bsky.social
This feed is 99% political commentary. Labels… mmmmmk. Regular guy, dad, attorney, politics major, progressive, not facist…. and I follow the news… a lot.
Preach Bernie! youtube.com/shorts/_2cdD...
Bernie Sanders BLASTS SHUTDOWN 'COMPROMISE' BILL in Late-Night Speech
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Preach Bernie! youtube.com/shorts/_2cdD...
This isn’t too far off from what actually happened. lol. youtube.com/post/UgkxLVm...
Post from The Onion - YouTube
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans https://theonion.com/china-agrees-to-purchase-11-u-s-soybeans/
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November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This isn’t too far off from what actually happened. lol. youtube.com/post/UgkxLVm...
Reposted by Andy Backlund
Standing ovation please
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Standing ovation please
Why don’t a few democratic congresspeople get together and propose a stand alone bill to pay federal workers now? Yes, the government is shutdown… but optics… and congress could do it if they wanted.
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Why don’t a few democratic congresspeople get together and propose a stand alone bill to pay federal workers now? Yes, the government is shutdown… but optics… and congress could do it if they wanted.
Of course he did.
October 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Of course he did.
Republican lies are so brazen! Please share this with everyone you can!! kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
GOP Falsely Ties Shutdown to Democrats’ Alleged Drive To Give All Immigrants Health Care - KFF Health News
Immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status are generally ineligible for federally funded health care programs. Democrats’ funding proposal would restore access to Medicaid and the Affordable C...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Republican lies are so brazen! Please share this with everyone you can!! kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Glad Kristi Noem is there in Portland to take care of all those terrorists. They look super scary!😱 Thanks for saving Portland from that super chill guy in a chicken costume.
Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Glad Kristi Noem is there in Portland to take care of all those terrorists. They look super scary!😱 Thanks for saving Portland from that super chill guy in a chicken costume.
The hypocrisy of Mike Johnson knows no bounds. No porn… but covering for pedophiles is totally cool. Republicans, you know your party is hiding the Epstein Files right?
The complete and total bullshit about this is that it should have been the FIRST question asked of Johnson. It is a disgrace that he was not asked about this before he ended his press conference. Unbelievable that he continues to get away with this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he'll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away
October 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The hypocrisy of Mike Johnson knows no bounds. No porn… but covering for pedophiles is totally cool. Republicans, you know your party is hiding the Epstein Files right?
Jimmy Kimmel and staff put together an amazing reel of Trump using the exact phrases he used when he wrote the birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein. A card Trump denies he wrote. Trump supporters… you know he is hiding the files right? youtube.com/watch?v=iy5o...
Trump Has NOTHING to Do with Epstein Bday Letter, Pam Bondi Grilled & Federal Workers Go Without Pay
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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October 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Jimmy Kimmel and staff put together an amazing reel of Trump using the exact phrases he used when he wrote the birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein. A card Trump denies he wrote. Trump supporters… you know he is hiding the files right? youtube.com/watch?v=iy5o...
Are we really going to go to war with Venezuela for the oil? Where/when have I seen this movie before. Are you f-ing kidding me? Disaster from our “anti-war” president Trump!
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Are we really going to go to war with Venezuela for the oil? Where/when have I seen this movie before. Are you f-ing kidding me? Disaster from our “anti-war” president Trump!
I can’t verify this whole quote, but I can verify that a 1-2% tax on billionaires would help and wouldn’t hurt billionaires. Remember this would be a tax on only the income over 100 million or so. The first 100 million or so would be taxed the same. Easy. #democraticsocialist #belikebernie!
October 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I can’t verify this whole quote, but I can verify that a 1-2% tax on billionaires would help and wouldn’t hurt billionaires. Remember this would be a tax on only the income over 100 million or so. The first 100 million or so would be taxed the same. Easy. #democraticsocialist #belikebernie!
Fantastic message. Worth a listen!
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Fantastic message. Worth a listen!
A new flotilla! Keep them coming! I am not a healthcare worker and I doubt a non-rich, non-famous lawyer would be much help on these boats… but I’ll go and help in any way I can. youtube.com/shorts/IEGEg...
A new wave of flotillas heads to Gaza
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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October 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A new flotilla! Keep them coming! I am not a healthcare worker and I doubt a non-rich, non-famous lawyer would be much help on these boats… but I’ll go and help in any way I can. youtube.com/shorts/IEGEg...
This is illegal. Republican supporters, please read the Hatch Act. 5 U.S.C. §§ 7321–7326.
October 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is illegal. Republican supporters, please read the Hatch Act. 5 U.S.C. §§ 7321–7326.
Thank you Zateo! Can we please see more of this? youtube.com/post/UgkxmnD...
Post from Zeteo - YouTube
Zeteo demands Israel release the activists kidnapped from the Gaza humanitarian flotilla, including Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thank you Zateo! Can we please see more of this? youtube.com/post/UgkxmnD...
I am disappointed but not at all surprised. #FreePalestine! www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for stop to bombing
The attacks came after Hamas said it has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and expressed willingness to negotiate through mediators on Trump’s peace plan.
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October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am disappointed but not at all surprised. #FreePalestine! www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Wow, what a tough guy. Way to fight the war on Portland. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The anti-ICE protester, 19, was hurling insults but standing still when she was sprayed.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wow, what a tough guy. Way to fight the war on Portland. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
This is gross and most people don’t know about it. Arrest everyone and sort it out later? Kids? This isnt how America is suppsed to work. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is gross and most people don’t know about it. Arrest everyone and sort it out later? Kids? This isnt how America is suppsed to work. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...
Here is Netanyahu’s latest plan to convince us that genocide is cool and that we should keep funding it. responsiblestatecraft.org/tiktok-larry...
Israel wins TikTok
Larry Ellison and a constellation of billionaires will finally get their way, buying the very app they wanted to kill a year ago for being too 'pro-Palestinian'
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Here is Netanyahu’s latest plan to convince us that genocide is cool and that we should keep funding it. responsiblestatecraft.org/tiktok-larry...
Israel’s government murdered the Iranian negotiators. Israel’s government tried to murder the Palestinian negotiators. We fund that. What type of government murder’s their opponent’s negotiators? What does that say about Israel’s government? You hear me Netanyahu? Free Palestine! Defund the IDF!
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Israel’s government murdered the Iranian negotiators. Israel’s government tried to murder the Palestinian negotiators. We fund that. What type of government murder’s their opponent’s negotiators? What does that say about Israel’s government? You hear me Netanyahu? Free Palestine! Defund the IDF!
Please tell me we aren’t about to bomb Iran again. Trump is “anti-war” though right? www.newsweek.com/us-deploys-m...
US deploys military assets to Middle East: What we know
U.S. KC-135 tankers move to Qatar as tensions rise and Iran signals readiness to retaliate.
www.newsweek.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Please tell me we aren’t about to bomb Iran again. Trump is “anti-war” though right? www.newsweek.com/us-deploys-m...
Trump has no actual principles. It is whatever suits him at the time. www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic...
Trump's Resurfaced Comments Over Government Shutdown Are Going Viral
"If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States." —Trump, 2011.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Trump has no actual principles. It is whatever suits him at the time. www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic...
UK is slightly ahead of US but still horrible. Owen Jones is amazing. Fantastic reporting - recently reporting from the West Bank. Everyone should follow him!
This means that it is now Labour’s official position that Israel is committing genocide.
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide
Absolutely extraordinary!
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
UK is slightly ahead of US but still horrible. Owen Jones is amazing. Fantastic reporting - recently reporting from the West Bank. Everyone should follow him!