Bill in the PNW
@billpnwprogressive.bsky.social
People leader at a large media company. Progressive, social justice, accessibility ally. Science/Tech/AI nerd. Musical omnivore. Ex-Michigander in the PNW. Trying to stay thoughtful and kind in a crazy world.
Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly have more courage, character, and patriotism than Pete Hegseth will ever know.
SEN. GALLEGO: "This is fucking insane... Secretary Hegseth, all these guys, fuck you, you're not going to be able to scare us. You say you’re not acting like fascists… you won’t intimidate us.”
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
on the “investigation” announcement for telling the military their oath is to the constitution
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly have more courage, character, and patriotism than Pete Hegseth will ever know.
Bill Maher is insufferable. I knew guys like him in college 45 years ago and hated them then. Cynical, above-it-all take on everything. If something is too popular, he dislikes it because people are stupid. Claims his pure liberal Boomer bonafides even as he yells at you to get off his lawn. Ugh.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bill Maher is insufferable. I knew guys like him in college 45 years ago and hated them then. Cynical, above-it-all take on everything. If something is too popular, he dislikes it because people are stupid. Claims his pure liberal Boomer bonafides even as he yells at you to get off his lawn. Ugh.
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One reason the public doesn’t seem sold on the idea of attacking Venezuela is that it is a really bad idea.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
One reason the public doesn’t seem sold on the idea of attacking Venezuela is that it is a really bad idea.
Oops.
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oops.
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
“Quiet, Piggy” tells you everything you need to know about what Donald Trump thinks of women.
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“Quiet, Piggy” tells you everything you need to know about what Donald Trump thinks of women.
Scott Bessent actually said that migrants are crossing the border and bringing diseased cattle with them, and that's why beef prices are up.
www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
Trump admin says beef prices could hit $10 per pound because of migrants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed rising beef prices are tied to cattle disease spreading through “mass immigration.”
www.newsweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Scott Bessent actually said that migrants are crossing the border and bringing diseased cattle with them, and that's why beef prices are up.
www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
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At least one woman has accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was 14, refusing to wear a condom, slapping her, and when she cried about being worried she would get pregnant, he threw some cash at her and told her to get an abortion.
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
At least one woman has accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was 14, refusing to wear a condom, slapping her, and when she cried about being worried she would get pregnant, he threw some cash at her and told her to get an abortion.
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
Jeffrey Epstein said Trump is the worst person he ever met:
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They are all criminals
No crypto! Just old-fashioned corruption
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
They are all criminals
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Ok, Comcast, time to see how strong your spine is. And that knee.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Ok, Comcast, time to see how strong your spine is. And that knee.
We have billionaires and poverty because our policies have created the conditions that make them.
Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We have billionaires and poverty because our policies have created the conditions that make them.
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Release the Epstein files — expose the untouchables and their elite enablers
thehill.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Release the Epstein files — expose the untouchables and their elite enablers
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Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.
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I'm on Sunday duty at @defector.com today! First up, my newser on the airport crisis. Spoiler: Trump is fucking you. defector.com/if-youre-stu...
If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You | Defector
You picked a bad weekend to fly. Over 1,500 flights in the US were cancelled yesterday, and over 1,200 over them have already been cancelled this morning. One of those may have been yours. You’re stuc...
defector.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm on Sunday duty at @defector.com today! First up, my newser on the airport crisis. Spoiler: Trump is fucking you. defector.com/if-youre-stu...
With zero self-awareness of what he’s said, Trump just advocated for socialized health care. Democrats, make this deal before he realizes it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
With zero self-awareness of what he’s said, Trump just advocated for socialized health care. Democrats, make this deal before he realizes it.
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Friends, Trump is gone. Listen to this. It's incredible that there is no national discourse about whether he can continue to do the job.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Friends, Trump is gone. Listen to this. It's incredible that there is no national discourse about whether he can continue to do the job.
Chuck Schumer’s relevance went the way of his strongly worded letter. And Hakim Jeffries isn’t far behind. We need tomorrow people, not yesterday people.
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Chuck Schumer’s relevance went the way of his strongly worded letter. And Hakim Jeffries isn’t far behind. We need tomorrow people, not yesterday people.
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Imagine that.🤷♀️
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Imagine that.🤷♀️
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AOC: I think what this night is starting and shaping up to represent is that Americans everywhere are not going to be scared. We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating the rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country.
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
AOC: I think what this night is starting and shaping up to represent is that Americans everywhere are not going to be scared. We will not be intimidated by an administration that is violating the rights and making life hard and unaffordable for every single American in this country.
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Love this.
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Love this.