David Madeja
@captaindavem.bsky.social
Grandfather. Retired Alaska Airlines pilot. Prior US Air Force C-141 pilot. Current North Pacific 52 Yacht skipper. Washington state & Arizona resident.
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The stock market has now lost over $9 trillion in value since Trump took office this year.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
April 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The stock market has now lost over $9 trillion in value since Trump took office this year.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
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Trump & Musk are "running the government like a business" – like the worst business, the kind that abuses employees, lies to the public and produces an inferior product.
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Trump & Musk are "running the government like a business" – like the worst business, the kind that abuses employees, lies to the public and produces an inferior product.
This oligarch is taking a chainsaw to our government. Article 2 Section 2 of our Constitution requires all officers of the United States shall be subject to advice and consent of the Congress. It also states only Congress can create departments. DOGE itself is unconstitutional.
February 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This oligarch is taking a chainsaw to our government. Article 2 Section 2 of our Constitution requires all officers of the United States shall be subject to advice and consent of the Congress. It also states only Congress can create departments. DOGE itself is unconstitutional.
flip.it/RUdYJI
Why does DJT never criticize Putin, actually praises him, while calling Zelenskyy a dictator and claiming Ukraine started the war or should have been able to make a “deal” with Putin to avoid war. Putin is a war criminal, who can’t be trusted, and has invaded Ukraine twice.
Why does DJT never criticize Putin, actually praises him, while calling Zelenskyy a dictator and claiming Ukraine started the war or should have been able to make a “deal” with Putin to avoid war. Putin is a war criminal, who can’t be trusted, and has invaded Ukraine twice.
flip.it
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
flip.it/RUdYJI
Why does DJT never criticize Putin, actually praises him, while calling Zelenskyy a dictator and claiming Ukraine started the war or should have been able to make a “deal” with Putin to avoid war. Putin is a war criminal, who can’t be trusted, and has invaded Ukraine twice.
Why does DJT never criticize Putin, actually praises him, while calling Zelenskyy a dictator and claiming Ukraine started the war or should have been able to make a “deal” with Putin to avoid war. Putin is a war criminal, who can’t be trusted, and has invaded Ukraine twice.
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It will always be surreal to see Russian assets in our government.
February 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It will always be surreal to see Russian assets in our government.
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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
February 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
We now have a mad King ignoring Congress and Federal Courts using a Nazi sympathizer as his unaccountable henchman. Welcome to America’s Fascistic Oligarchic Monarchy!
February 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We now have a mad King ignoring Congress and Federal Courts using a Nazi sympathizer as his unaccountable henchman. Welcome to America’s Fascistic Oligarchic Monarchy!
Elon Musk Reportedly Has a Huge Conflict of Interest Motivating Him to Gut USAID
Musk has a self serving reason to dismantle USAID; and it is not financial accountability. Muskrats are an invasive species!
Musk has a self serving reason to dismantle USAID; and it is not financial accountability. Muskrats are an invasive species!
February 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Elon Musk Reportedly Has a Huge Conflict of Interest Motivating Him to Gut USAID
Musk has a self serving reason to dismantle USAID; and it is not financial accountability. Muskrats are an invasive species!
Musk has a self serving reason to dismantle USAID; and it is not financial accountability. Muskrats are an invasive species!
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
So DJT and the Muskrat say USAID is run by “radical lunatics.” There he goes projecting again. We know who the real radical lunatics are. They are the radical criminal regime taking a sledgehammer to our government.
February 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
So DJT and the Muskrat say USAID is run by “radical lunatics.” There he goes projecting again. We know who the real radical lunatics are. They are the radical criminal regime taking a sledgehammer to our government.
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I think we are all searching in vain for evidence that Donald Trump or Elon Musk are serving America rather than other interests.
Their anger at USAID sounds like ventriloquism from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who actually loves this country and its values.
Their anger at USAID sounds like ventriloquism from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who actually loves this country and its values.
February 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I think we are all searching in vain for evidence that Donald Trump or Elon Musk are serving America rather than other interests.
Their anger at USAID sounds like ventriloquism from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who actually loves this country and its values.
Their anger at USAID sounds like ventriloquism from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who actually loves this country and its values.
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(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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BREAKING NEWS:
It is much worse than previously reported:
Not only were at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases fired, but all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices have been escorted out.
This is terrifying.
It is much worse than previously reported:
Not only were at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases fired, but all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices have been escorted out.
This is terrifying.
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
BREAKING NEWS:
It is much worse than previously reported:
Not only were at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases fired, but all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices have been escorted out.
This is terrifying.
It is much worse than previously reported:
Not only were at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases fired, but all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices have been escorted out.
This is terrifying.
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"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous
Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…
www.techdirt.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
The sky is literally falling under the Trump administration!🛩️😢
February 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The sky is literally falling under the Trump administration!🛩️😢
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After this week, I want House Democrats to do something like this.
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
After this week, I want House Democrats to do something like this.
It was despicable & irresponsible for Trump to politicize the aviation tragedy by claiming DEI policies may have been responsible for the accident while they were still pulling bodies out of the river. It is like we have Archie Bunker as our president. Sad and disgraceful.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It was despicable & irresponsible for Trump to politicize the aviation tragedy by claiming DEI policies may have been responsible for the accident while they were still pulling bodies out of the river. It is like we have Archie Bunker as our president. Sad and disgraceful.
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We have a lawless criminal presidency! He constantly disparaged courts that charged him. He pardoned 1500 J6 insurrectionists.
The latest he fired 17 Inspectors General, who were created by Congress to investigate fraud, waste & abuse in government. He desires “absolute” power with no checks on him
The latest he fired 17 Inspectors General, who were created by Congress to investigate fraud, waste & abuse in government. He desires “absolute” power with no checks on him
January 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We have a lawless criminal presidency! He constantly disparaged courts that charged him. He pardoned 1500 J6 insurrectionists.
The latest he fired 17 Inspectors General, who were created by Congress to investigate fraud, waste & abuse in government. He desires “absolute” power with no checks on him
The latest he fired 17 Inspectors General, who were created by Congress to investigate fraud, waste & abuse in government. He desires “absolute” power with no checks on him
The approx.
30% MAGA voter base must be thrilled with Trump firing inspector generals & at the same time installing unqualified yes men agency heads. Let’s make the federal government totally incompetent like their dear leader. RepubliCons are great at mismanage-ment. Toxic
“Leadership.”
30% MAGA voter base must be thrilled with Trump firing inspector generals & at the same time installing unqualified yes men agency heads. Let’s make the federal government totally incompetent like their dear leader. RepubliCons are great at mismanage-ment. Toxic
“Leadership.”
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The approx.
30% MAGA voter base must be thrilled with Trump firing inspector generals & at the same time installing unqualified yes men agency heads. Let’s make the federal government totally incompetent like their dear leader. RepubliCons are great at mismanage-ment. Toxic
“Leadership.”
30% MAGA voter base must be thrilled with Trump firing inspector generals & at the same time installing unqualified yes men agency heads. Let’s make the federal government totally incompetent like their dear leader. RepubliCons are great at mismanage-ment. Toxic
“Leadership.”
Trump now suggests getting rid of FEMA? Why do RepubliCons run for office if they don’t actually want to govern or help common folks even after natural disasters? Oh yeah to cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations. That is their primary motivation. As Gordon Gekko said “greed is good.” So shallow.
January 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trump now suggests getting rid of FEMA? Why do RepubliCons run for office if they don’t actually want to govern or help common folks even after natural disasters? Oh yeah to cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations. That is their primary motivation. As Gordon Gekko said “greed is good.” So shallow.
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Pete Hegseth’s confirmation will make our nation less safe.
It is a sad and dangerous day when Republican Senators put loyalty to President Trump ahead of our national security.
It is a sad and dangerous day when Republican Senators put loyalty to President Trump ahead of our national security.
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation will make our nation less safe.
It is a sad and dangerous day when Republican Senators put loyalty to President Trump ahead of our national security.
It is a sad and dangerous day when Republican Senators put loyalty to President Trump ahead of our national security.
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Steve Bannon goes berserk on Elon Musk, vows to drive him away from White House: ‘He is a truly evil guy’
Nice-internal MAGA warfare. Devour each other! This is 1 thing I agree with Steve Bannon on.
Nice-internal MAGA warfare. Devour each other! This is 1 thing I agree with Steve Bannon on.
January 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Steve Bannon goes berserk on Elon Musk, vows to drive him away from White House: ‘He is a truly evil guy’
Nice-internal MAGA warfare. Devour each other! This is 1 thing I agree with Steve Bannon on.
Nice-internal MAGA warfare. Devour each other! This is 1 thing I agree with Steve Bannon on.