BitzaMerth
@bitzamerth.bsky.social
Knitter, quilter, gardener, lover of cats and spoiler of grandchildren
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If the big announcement is that he's been dead the whole time and he rapidly decomposes into a pile of bugs at the podium that proceed to swarm everyone in the room, I will reluctantly have to admit that that's pretty cool
September 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If the big announcement is that he's been dead the whole time and he rapidly decomposes into a pile of bugs at the podium that proceed to swarm everyone in the room, I will reluctantly have to admit that that's pretty cool
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A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
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Elon Musk's war on Social Security unmasks the GOP's true disdain for retirees
Elon Musk's war on Social Security unmasks the GOP's true disdain for retirees
Terms like "vampires," "fraud," "scam" and "definitely dead" are how the DOGE leader demonizes elderly people
www.salon.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Elon Musk's war on Social Security unmasks the GOP's true disdain for retirees
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Democratic Whip Katharine Clark got it exactly right: “Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price.” She’s got it!
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Democratic Whip Katharine Clark got it exactly right: “Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price.” She’s got it!
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With no evidence, Trump blames DEI for midair collision of passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter. Trump criticizing diversity as 67 people died and search and recovery efforts continue in the Potomac River.
January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
With no evidence, Trump blames DEI for midair collision of passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter. Trump criticizing diversity as 67 people died and search and recovery efforts continue in the Potomac River.
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Here's your lede: With bodies still being fished out of the Potomac River, Donald Trump went on a partisan, racist and entirely unsubstantiated rant today, blaming diversity hiring and Democrats for Monday’s calamitous collision between a passenger jet and a military aircraft..
January 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here's your lede: With bodies still being fished out of the Potomac River, Donald Trump went on a partisan, racist and entirely unsubstantiated rant today, blaming diversity hiring and Democrats for Monday’s calamitous collision between a passenger jet and a military aircraft..
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I hate everything that's happening right now, so I wrote this
109 Ways To Fight Back Against What's Happening In The U.S. Right Now
We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I hate everything that's happening right now, so I wrote this
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans
The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB. Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
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Costco has 157 stores across these 19 states. Costco has 140 stores in California alone.
"The 19 Republican officials, co-led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird have demanded Costco notify the states within 30 days whether it will repeal its DEI policies or provide an explanation for maintaining them."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Republican state attorneys pressure Costco to drop diversity policies
Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Costco has 157 stores across these 19 states. Costco has 140 stores in California alone.
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"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
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He orchestrated a coup. It failed.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
He orchestrated a coup. It failed.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
He was a convicted felon.
He rose to power on a wave of divisive propaganda and hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric.
He promised to make things great again.
He threatened to annex his neighbors.
I'm referring, of course, to Adolf Hitler.
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Ope! The bill would make it “unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.” www.wlbt.com/2025/01/22/m...
Mississippi politician files ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’
"People can get up in arms and call it absurd but I can’t say that bothers me.”
www.wlbt.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Ope! The bill would make it “unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.” www.wlbt.com/2025/01/22/m...
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Flood the zone with explainer videos showing why he can't do the job. Tell people to call their senator and tell them we need the most qualified Sec of Defense. Don't settle. Our country is at risk when we do t get the best
January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Flood the zone with explainer videos showing why he can't do the job. Tell people to call their senator and tell them we need the most qualified Sec of Defense. Don't settle. Our country is at risk when we do t get the best
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“When women are free to make their own decisions about their lives and to follow our dreams, we are unstoppable.”
Cecile was a force of nature. May her memory be a blessing.
19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...
Cecile was a force of nature. May her memory be a blessing.
19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died
Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.
19thnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“When women are free to make their own decisions about their lives and to follow our dreams, we are unstoppable.”
Cecile was a force of nature. May her memory be a blessing.
19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...
Cecile was a force of nature. May her memory be a blessing.
19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...
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Donald Trump just took an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" on the same day he will try to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right
January 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Donald Trump just took an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" on the same day he will try to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right
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Thanks a LOT, Merrick... Thanks to you, now we have a Top Criminal as President and a Top Hooker as First Lady.
Congrats America no other country will go that low...
Congrats America no other country will go that low...
January 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thanks a LOT, Merrick... Thanks to you, now we have a Top Criminal as President and a Top Hooker as First Lady.
Congrats America no other country will go that low...
Congrats America no other country will go that low...
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Last time, quitting the Paris Agreement was largely symbolic. Not this time.
Trump Is Once Again Quitting The Paris Climate Accords
Last time, quitting the Paris Agreement was largely symbolic. Not this time.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Last time, quitting the Paris Agreement was largely symbolic. Not this time.
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"He confirmed that the next four years will require vigilance in defense of liberty, activism in defense of democratic values, and organizing in defense of an alternative vision for our country," E.J. Dionne Jr. writes. wapo.st/4ar1A6W
January 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"He confirmed that the next four years will require vigilance in defense of liberty, activism in defense of democratic values, and organizing in defense of an alternative vision for our country," E.J. Dionne Jr. writes. wapo.st/4ar1A6W
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That Biden should have to issue preemptive pardons for men and women who defended the Constitution is a sad comment on Trump's vengeful nature.
January 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
That Biden should have to issue preemptive pardons for men and women who defended the Constitution is a sad comment on Trump's vengeful nature.