David Grubb
@dcg63.bsky.social
Just looking to make sense of it all.
A good read. Criticism, facts and truth are absolutely key to speaking truth to power. This is press freedom and First Amendment stuff.
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner
An article about Donald Trump Jr. has sent MAGA world into a tizzy.
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A good read. Criticism, facts and truth are absolutely key to speaking truth to power. This is press freedom and First Amendment stuff.
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump White House Sharpens Its Knives for Politico’s Owner open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Reposted by David Grubb
🚨This is deeply disturbing.
The Trump regime just had the FBI arrest a Wisconsin Judge. Kash Patel posted on social media about it, then deleted it. Why?
That’s a big tell right there…What do you think?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
The Trump regime just had the FBI arrest a Wisconsin Judge. Kash Patel posted on social media about it, then deleted it. Why?
That’s a big tell right there…What do you think?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Wisconsin Judge Arrested, Accused of Shielding Immigrant From Federal Agents (Gift Article)
Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said in a social media pos...
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨This is deeply disturbing.
The Trump regime just had the FBI arrest a Wisconsin Judge. Kash Patel posted on social media about it, then deleted it. Why?
That’s a big tell right there…What do you think?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
The Trump regime just had the FBI arrest a Wisconsin Judge. Kash Patel posted on social media about it, then deleted it. Why?
That’s a big tell right there…What do you think?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Nothing to add. Strong headline. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-trans...
Trump’s Transport Officials Now Begging Staff Who Resigned to Stay: ‘It’s a S*** Show’
The Department of Transport is panicking after experiencing a much higher amount of voluntary resignations than expected.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Nothing to add. Strong headline. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-trans...
A wild 100 days inventory of reckless, dangerous and bone-headed moves by an administration that cares more about clicks, likes and "owning the libs" than governing for the American people.
There are still an astonishing 1,360 days left of his term. Buckle up.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
There are still an astonishing 1,360 days left of his term. Buckle up.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Oops!: Trump's first 100 days marked by incompetent screw-ups and frantic walk backs
Rachel Maddow reviews the main lesson of the first 100 Days of the second Trump administration and highlights how the administration's overall incompetence has made screw-ups and reversals the hallmar...
www.msnbc.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A wild 100 days inventory of reckless, dangerous and bone-headed moves by an administration that cares more about clicks, likes and "owning the libs" than governing for the American people.
There are still an astonishing 1,360 days left of his term. Buckle up.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
There are still an astonishing 1,360 days left of his term. Buckle up.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
This is the way.
David Brooks @nytimes.com is a conservative and he offers a smart, viable and URGENT path forward. Embrace the'National Civic Uprising'
www.mediaite.com/trump/conser...
David Brooks @nytimes.com is a conservative and he offers a smart, viable and URGENT path forward. Embrace the'National Civic Uprising'
www.mediaite.com/trump/conser...
Conservative NYT Columnist David Brooks Calls for ‘National Civic Uprising’ to Defeat Trumpism – Complete With ‘Mass Rallies, Strikes’
Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks has called for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The Communist Manifesto.
www.mediaite.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the way.
David Brooks @nytimes.com is a conservative and he offers a smart, viable and URGENT path forward. Embrace the'National Civic Uprising'
www.mediaite.com/trump/conser...
David Brooks @nytimes.com is a conservative and he offers a smart, viable and URGENT path forward. Embrace the'National Civic Uprising'
www.mediaite.com/trump/conser...
All- please engage / share / share again. This is a great resource for people to get involved in demonstrations/ protests that are scheduled for this Saturday April 5th.
We need to send a message to our reps in DC- Take action!
@indivisible.org is terrific!!
handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
We need to send a message to our reps in DC- Take action!
@indivisible.org is terrific!!
handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
handsoff2025.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
All- please engage / share / share again. This is a great resource for people to get involved in demonstrations/ protests that are scheduled for this Saturday April 5th.
We need to send a message to our reps in DC- Take action!
@indivisible.org is terrific!!
handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
We need to send a message to our reps in DC- Take action!
@indivisible.org is terrific!!
handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Good context here.
There is a concerted effort to normalize things... use of Signal for Gov business as example. Best to be informed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
There is a concerted effort to normalize things... use of Signal for Gov business as example. Best to be informed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Previous administrations were wary of Signal. Trumpworld has embraced it
Amid the furor over the use of a commercial messaging app to discuss a military strike, the Trump administration has insisted that using Signal is routine and authorized. But former and current offici...
www.independent.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Good context here.
There is a concerted effort to normalize things... use of Signal for Gov business as example. Best to be informed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
There is a concerted effort to normalize things... use of Signal for Gov business as example. Best to be informed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Really excellent piece by @briankarem.bsky.social ..bonus points for Hunter S. Thompson references! Good Read. (Follow Brian- strong consistent journalism.
www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
Signalgate: The latest Trump team screw up grabs big attention
Trump is stuck in his team's Signal trap
www.salon.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Really excellent piece by @briankarem.bsky.social ..bonus points for Hunter S. Thompson references! Good Read. (Follow Brian- strong consistent journalism.
www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
www.salon.com/2025/03/27/s...
There is A LOT going on right now... but this story from @npr.org is an alarming report about unfettered access to American's private data.
www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why
DOGE staffers have skirted privacy laws, training and security protocols to gain virtually unfettered access to financial and personal information stored in siloed government databases.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There is A LOT going on right now... but this story from @npr.org is an alarming report about unfettered access to American's private data.
www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
WOW.
Stunning incompetence.
Clowns do clown stuff.
Thank you @theatlantic.com
MUST READ-
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Stunning incompetence.
Clowns do clown stuff.
Thank you @theatlantic.com
MUST READ-
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
WOW.
Stunning incompetence.
Clowns do clown stuff.
Thank you @theatlantic.com
MUST READ-
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Stunning incompetence.
Clowns do clown stuff.
Thank you @theatlantic.com
MUST READ-
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Reposted by David Grubb
Holy wow. So much for "100% OPSEC"
Without a doubt, one of the wildest stories ever. A little over a week ago, the national-security adviser inadvertently added @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social to a group chat with the VP and others to plan an attack on the Houthis.
You have to read this now:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
You have to read this now:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Holy wow. So much for "100% OPSEC"
@radiofreetom.bsky.social again sounding the alarm bells. He's been in the rooms and knows the players involved.
A responsible, knowledgeable and trustworthy source in turbulent waters.
Highly recommended read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A responsible, knowledgeable and trustworthy source in turbulent waters.
Highly recommended read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Judiciary’s Last Stand
Trump’s campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social again sounding the alarm bells. He's been in the rooms and knows the players involved.
A responsible, knowledgeable and trustworthy source in turbulent waters.
Highly recommended read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A responsible, knowledgeable and trustworthy source in turbulent waters.
Highly recommended read:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
But, at what point does "unnerved" turn into:
OUTRAGE
EXASPERATION
ANGER
or even better.....
ACTION TO RESTRAIN
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
BILLS TO RETURN POWER TO CONGRESS
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
newrepublic.com/article/1930... via @newrepublic.com
OUTRAGE
EXASPERATION
ANGER
or even better.....
ACTION TO RESTRAIN
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
BILLS TO RETURN POWER TO CONGRESS
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
newrepublic.com/article/1930... via @newrepublic.com
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
As Trump begins defying a judge blocking deportations and Republicans balk at his demands for the judge’s impeachment, a legal expert explains why this is headed for a major crisis.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
But, at what point does "unnerved" turn into:
OUTRAGE
EXASPERATION
ANGER
or even better.....
ACTION TO RESTRAIN
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
BILLS TO RETURN POWER TO CONGRESS
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
newrepublic.com/article/1930... via @newrepublic.com
OUTRAGE
EXASPERATION
ANGER
or even better.....
ACTION TO RESTRAIN
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
BILLS TO RETURN POWER TO CONGRESS
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
newrepublic.com/article/1930... via @newrepublic.com
We all need to wake up and voice our outrage for the barbaric treatment of human beings by Trump and his henchmen. This does not reflect our values as a country and there MUST be justice.
Thank you @timmiller.bsky.social !
Pile on. Call your representative. RESIST!
youtu.be/fZXS-BerWz0?...
Thank you @timmiller.bsky.social !
Pile on. Call your representative. RESIST!
youtu.be/fZXS-BerWz0?...
BREAKING: Trump Admin Sent INNOCENT People to El Salvador Prison
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
March 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We all need to wake up and voice our outrage for the barbaric treatment of human beings by Trump and his henchmen. This does not reflect our values as a country and there MUST be justice.
Thank you @timmiller.bsky.social !
Pile on. Call your representative. RESIST!
youtu.be/fZXS-BerWz0?...
Thank you @timmiller.bsky.social !
Pile on. Call your representative. RESIST!
youtu.be/fZXS-BerWz0?...
Actions & consequences.
abcnews.go.com/Business/tes...
abcnews.go.com/Business/tes...
Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks
As Tesla stock has fallen in recent weeks, members of the board and an executive at Elon Musk's company have sold off millions of dollars in stock, according to filings.
abcnews.go.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Actions & consequences.
abcnews.go.com/Business/tes...
abcnews.go.com/Business/tes...
"An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.'
Musk's world view is that empathy is weakness. He should not be making decisions for the rest of us. We did not elect him.
READ THE PIECE.
Musk's world view is that empathy is weakness. He should not be making decisions for the rest of us. We did not elect him.
READ THE PIECE.
Unbelievably striking use of multimedia elements in this piece to communicate the scale of human tragedy here
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"An estimated 1,650,000 people could die within a year without American foreign aid for H.I.V. prevention and treatment.'
Musk's world view is that empathy is weakness. He should not be making decisions for the rest of us. We did not elect him.
READ THE PIECE.
Musk's world view is that empathy is weakness. He should not be making decisions for the rest of us. We did not elect him.
READ THE PIECE.
This is illegal. Thrice failed candidate Kari Lake lacking position or authority. Headed to court. www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is illegal. Thrice failed candidate Kari Lake lacking position or authority. Headed to court. www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Genius from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Bravo Indeed.
The Plot Against Elon www.thebulwark.com/p/plot-again...
The Plot Against Elon www.thebulwark.com/p/plot-again...
The Plot Against Elon
Someone in the White House has to realize by now that Musk is a liability.
www.thebulwark.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Genius from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Bravo Indeed.
The Plot Against Elon www.thebulwark.com/p/plot-again...
The Plot Against Elon www.thebulwark.com/p/plot-again...
Reposted by David Grubb
Musk and Trump got together today to illustrate all the meanings of "backfire."
Your wallet shrinks, your 401(k) tanks, but Trump's first thought is to help Elon.
March 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Musk and Trump got together today to illustrate all the meanings of "backfire."
