@debmyers.bsky.social
Trump is building a monument to himself. The White House is 55,000 sq ft. And he’s going to build a 90,000 sq ft space to dwarf it (and make it bawdy…er, I mean gaudy!)
Trump announces that he’s having a 90,000 sq ft event space added to the White House
August 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trump is building a monument to himself. The White House is 55,000 sq ft. And he’s going to build a 90,000 sq ft space to dwarf it (and make it bawdy…er, I mean gaudy!)
Maybe the same amount as the BILLIONS that were scammed from the Covid PPE loans.
how much of the money from the ICE/tax cuts bill is just going to go to scammers, do you think? www.richmonder.org/this-tuckaho...
This Tuckahoe home won a $1.26 billion contract for an ICE detention center. The owner isn't talking.
The company’s website is dated and largely accessible only via login.
www.richmonder.org
July 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Maybe the same amount as the BILLIONS that were scammed from the Covid PPE loans.
I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Adore these replies because they go straight past the cut of the trousers to the cut of Gene Kelly’s ass….
we've lost the art of cutting high-waisted, full legged trousers that will show off a man's buttocks
July 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Adore these replies because they go straight past the cut of the trousers to the cut of Gene Kelly’s ass….
Maybe they could use some of that energy to scrutinize why it takes so damn long to get an appointment for a vet to get care???
Shocker. 👀
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Internal Veterans Affairs memo shows plan to scrutinize disability work from home accommodations
A department press secretary said the new policy is to ensure reasonable accommodations remain "necessary, reasonable and effective," while the American Federation of Government Employees contended it...
www.govexec.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Maybe they could use some of that energy to scrutinize why it takes so damn long to get an appointment for a vet to get care???
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I told you before and I will do it again. They are real dogs. 🥰
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky
July 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I told you before and I will do it again. They are real dogs. 🥰
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky
#AllDogs #Dogs #DogsofBluesky #DogsofBSky
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“The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” one of the two Guard officials said. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.”
Read this (should be a gift link though that seems to break alot lately) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Read this (should be a gift link though that seems to break alot lately) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Trump’s National Guard Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in L.A.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
“The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” one of the two Guard officials said. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.”
Read this (should be a gift link though that seems to break alot lately) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Read this (should be a gift link though that seems to break alot lately) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
“Appalling” is an accurate description of this memo.
From the DOJ sentencing memorandum that recommends time served — a one-day sentence — in the case over the officer who was convicted for his role in the 2020 raid that led to Breonna Taylor's killing — firing 10 shots, although not one that killed Taylor. This is an appalling memo:
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“Appalling” is an accurate description of this memo.
Interesting choice of photo. Please not that NO Democratic Senators voted for this. It was Republicans.
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television — a major step toward winding down nearly six decades of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. https://n.pr/44QnXjT
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
n.pr
July 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Interesting choice of photo. Please not that NO Democratic Senators voted for this. It was Republicans.
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Man, this new music video from @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social is really furious and beautiful—and Leonard Peltier’s appearance really brings it home m.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOV...
Tom Morello - Pretend You Remember Me (Official Video)
YouTube video by Tom Morello
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July 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Man, this new music video from @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social is really furious and beautiful—and Leonard Peltier’s appearance really brings it home m.youtube.com/watch?v=WrOV...
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Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
JIANG: What is the NEC's estimate for how many people could lose healthcare coverage?
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holy shit. 👀
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
he just argued that “5 million of whose who lose Medicaid have two types of insurance so if they lose one they’ll still have the other.”
I haven’t looked into the 5M figure but I’m guessing a big chunk are Medicare/Medicaid dual eligibles.
Medicaid pays for NURSING HOME CARE.
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The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Lieu: Trump then ordered the Army Corps of Engineers release over 2 billion gallons of water that almost flooded farmland.. this water was saved for the farmers for summer when they need it. So Trump wasted all this water that isn’t even reaching Southern California for a PR stunt
February 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Lieu: Trump then ordered the Army Corps of Engineers release over 2 billion gallons of water that almost flooded farmland.. this water was saved for the farmers for summer when they need it. So Trump wasted all this water that isn’t even reaching Southern California for a PR stunt
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Trump wasted 2B+ gallons of California’s water for a photo op, draining reservoirs in a drought. Farmers won’t have it for irrigation, LA didn’t get it, and it won’t help fires. A reckless stunt for political theater that hurt the very people who actually need the water. (LA Times)
February 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump wasted 2B+ gallons of California’s water for a photo op, draining reservoirs in a drought. Farmers won’t have it for irrigation, LA didn’t get it, and it won’t help fires. A reckless stunt for political theater that hurt the very people who actually need the water. (LA Times)
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News accounts of this (not @atrupar.com, w his chronicling service) need to point out that Trump's claim is LIKE HORSE MEDICINE FOR COVID.
-The water he "opened up" goes NOWHERE NEAR LA.
-Rain has brought LA fires under control.
-This water is stored for dry summertime and IS NOW WASTED.
-The water he "opened up" goes NOWHERE NEAR LA.
-Rain has brought LA fires under control.
-This water is stored for dry summertime and IS NOW WASTED.
Trump: "I opened up the water for California. It's a great thing. It's too bad they didn't do it themselves. I had to do it and it was not easy. We did it a very rough way. And I didn't like to do it a rough way, we shouldn't have to do it a rough way."
February 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
News accounts of this (not @atrupar.com, w his chronicling service) need to point out that Trump's claim is LIKE HORSE MEDICINE FOR COVID.
-The water he "opened up" goes NOWHERE NEAR LA.
-Rain has brought LA fires under control.
-This water is stored for dry summertime and IS NOW WASTED.
-The water he "opened up" goes NOWHERE NEAR LA.
-Rain has brought LA fires under control.
-This water is stored for dry summertime and IS NOW WASTED.
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CBS NEWS: “.. the water released from dams at Lake Kaweah and Lake Success is rushing into a dry lakebed in the Central Valley, where experts say it can't flow to Southern California and will likely go to waste.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
Why the water Trump ordered released in California won't help Los Angeles firefighting
The water released from two California reservoirs will likely go to waste, not help Los Angeles with firefighting, experts say.
www.cbsnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
CBS NEWS: “.. the water released from dams at Lake Kaweah and Lake Success is rushing into a dry lakebed in the Central Valley, where experts say it can't flow to Southern California and will likely go to waste.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
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Mark Kelly blasts Trump after Trump backs off tariffs, saying "President Trump is dangling the Arizona economy off a cliff just so he can take credit for something Canada was already doing and something Mexico has done in the past."
February 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Mark Kelly blasts Trump after Trump backs off tariffs, saying "President Trump is dangling the Arizona economy off a cliff just so he can take credit for something Canada was already doing and something Mexico has done in the past."
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As long as we're going back more than 30 years for analogies...
"In 1989, John Tower was President George H. W. Bush's choice to become Secretary of Defense. In a stunning move...the Senate rejected his nomination....allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_To...
"In 1989, John Tower was President George H. W. Bush's choice to become Secretary of Defense. In a stunning move...the Senate rejected his nomination....allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_To...
John Tower - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
As long as we're going back more than 30 years for analogies...
"In 1989, John Tower was President George H. W. Bush's choice to become Secretary of Defense. In a stunning move...the Senate rejected his nomination....allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_To...
"In 1989, John Tower was President George H. W. Bush's choice to become Secretary of Defense. In a stunning move...the Senate rejected his nomination....allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_To...
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Again, the black line is how much a 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr has to pay for the benchmark Silver ACA plan *THIS* year in various states.
the blue bars are how much they'll have to pay NEXT year if the Trump/GOP/MAGA trifecta allows the IRA subsidies to expire.
the blue bars are how much they'll have to pay NEXT year if the Trump/GOP/MAGA trifecta allows the IRA subsidies to expire.
January 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Again, the black line is how much a 64-yr old couple earning $90K/yr has to pay for the benchmark Silver ACA plan *THIS* year in various states.
the blue bars are how much they'll have to pay NEXT year if the Trump/GOP/MAGA trifecta allows the IRA subsidies to expire.
the blue bars are how much they'll have to pay NEXT year if the Trump/GOP/MAGA trifecta allows the IRA subsidies to expire.
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In 2021, under the guise of preserving life, Texas politicians enacted the country’s most radical abortion ban. Since then, mothers and infants have died at alarming rates, and infertility, STDs, and complications have increased. @thebarbedwire.bsky.social
thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/10/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/10/t...
The True Cost of Texas’ Abortion Ban: Rising Deaths, Abandoned Babies, Fewer Doctors - The Barbed Wire
What have the country’s most restrictive abortion laws meant for the women and babies living under them? That’s the million-dollar question posed over the last three years by reporters, health care pr...
thebarbedwire.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2021, under the guise of preserving life, Texas politicians enacted the country’s most radical abortion ban. Since then, mothers and infants have died at alarming rates, and infertility, STDs, and complications have increased. @thebarbedwire.bsky.social
thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/10/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/10/t...
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DO NOT FLY YOUR DRONES OVER ACTIVE FIRES YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS WE ONLY HAVE TWO OF THESE AIRCRAFT AND YOU JUST GROUNDED ONE OF THEM
January 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
DO NOT FLY YOUR DRONES OVER ACTIVE FIRES YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKERS WE ONLY HAVE TWO OF THESE AIRCRAFT AND YOU JUST GROUNDED ONE OF THEM
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For SoCal friends,
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
For SoCal friends,
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
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Gift post.
January 6 was a blot upon our history. I will never forget. Here, in his own words, is one of the Capitol police who protected lawmakers.
For Many of Us, Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
January 6 was a blot upon our history. I will never forget. Here, in his own words, is one of the Capitol police who protected lawmakers.
For Many of Us, Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
Opinion | What I Saw on Jan. 6 Still Haunts Me (Gift Article)
Donald Trump is promising to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. But we can’t let him rewrite history.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Gift post.
January 6 was a blot upon our history. I will never forget. Here, in his own words, is one of the Capitol police who protected lawmakers.
For Many of Us, Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
January 6 was a blot upon our history. I will never forget. Here, in his own words, is one of the Capitol police who protected lawmakers.
For Many of Us, Jan. 6 Never Ended www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...
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On this January 6th.
Dear alleged Americans. If the only elections you think are valid are the elections your candidate wins, then you are not an American, you’re a dictator’s tool.
Dear alleged Americans. If the only elections you think are valid are the elections your candidate wins, then you are not an American, you’re a dictator’s tool.
January 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On this January 6th.
Dear alleged Americans. If the only elections you think are valid are the elections your candidate wins, then you are not an American, you’re a dictator’s tool.
Dear alleged Americans. If the only elections you think are valid are the elections your candidate wins, then you are not an American, you’re a dictator’s tool.