Desert Dog
@desertpup.bsky.social
Liberal because everyone deserves rights. Even brindle colored pups with two dudes for parents!
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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
![Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 16 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below:
"1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither [Partial]
4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
13. [Partial], abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
14. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
15. [Partial], and destroyed the lives of our people.
16. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us [Partial]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b3psimnw5xxta2n4h5qzxu55/bafkreifschk5h5rhi7ezooza77xgc5hzxi62up3eoqqift5btkt7kui4li@jpeg)
June 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses.
#NoKings
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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487
June 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social
![Talking Points Memo: IRS Predicts DOGE [and Elon Musk] Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
By Josh Marshall, March 23 2025
The Washington Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the DOGE-driven disruptions to the IRS since the inauguration are on track to have reduced tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. This, to be clear, is not a final tally. It’s not April 15th yet. It’s a projection based on historical data, the number of people who’ve filed, paid owed amounts of tax, etc.
It’s worth taking a moment to put this number into some context in case half a trillion dollars doesn’t do it for you. Non-defense discretionary spending is the cost to fund the U.S. government once you take out mandatory spending (mostly Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) and the cost of the U.S. military.
For 2023 that number was $917 billion. So that’s most of the stuff we think of as the government, apart from those payment programs and the military. In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:um3dlpu4s64lwq4lmqyo3dni/bafkreigjof3im6tjcrrja5cwq5t636d5bm7i2vnz5b2ugzxmb5ioz5arii@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars… Not billion. Half a trillion, $500 billion… In other words, in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending.” @joshtpm.bsky.social
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George HW Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Clinton (D) got us out.
George W Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Obama (D) got us out.
Trump (R) got us mired in a recession. Biden (D) got us out.
Trump (R) is yet again ushering us into a recession.
Starting to notice a trend?
George W Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Obama (D) got us out.
Trump (R) got us mired in a recession. Biden (D) got us out.
Trump (R) is yet again ushering us into a recession.
Starting to notice a trend?
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
George HW Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Clinton (D) got us out.
George W Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Obama (D) got us out.
Trump (R) got us mired in a recession. Biden (D) got us out.
Trump (R) is yet again ushering us into a recession.
Starting to notice a trend?
George W Bush (R) got us mired in a recession. Obama (D) got us out.
Trump (R) got us mired in a recession. Biden (D) got us out.
Trump (R) is yet again ushering us into a recession.
Starting to notice a trend?
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Rubio: “I don’t think it’s fair to say economies are crashing. Markets are crashing.”
Oh ok what a relief
Oh ok what a relief
April 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Rubio: “I don’t think it’s fair to say economies are crashing. Markets are crashing.”
Oh ok what a relief
Oh ok what a relief
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Excellent analogy
April 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Excellent analogy
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I feel like we need to run that "who do you trust more with the economy" poll again
April 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I feel like we need to run that "who do you trust more with the economy" poll again
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😲
Worth sitting with this chart for a minute or so
Worth sitting with this chart for a minute or so
April 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Worth sitting with this chart for a minute or so
Worth sitting with this chart for a minute or so
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Narrator: "It did not make them rich."
April 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Narrator: "It did not make them rich."
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You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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 4:31 PM
You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.
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AND SO IT BEGINS!
A man abruptly stopped receiving his SS check w/o notice!
He also got a Medicare bill; due in 30 days! Normally it would be taken care of by what he paid into SS for Medicare.
ELON MUSK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SOCIAL SECURITY!
Speak out & Stop this!
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fox59.com/news/nationa...
A man abruptly stopped receiving his SS check w/o notice!
He also got a Medicare bill; due in 30 days! Normally it would be taken care of by what he paid into SS for Medicare.
ELON MUSK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SOCIAL SECURITY!
Speak out & Stop this!
🚫🗣
fox59.com/news/nationa...
Oklahoma man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation
A local retiree says his Social Security benefits were suddenly suspended without warning — and with no explanation given when he reached out. He worries it may have to do with the place he was bor…
fox59.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
AND SO IT BEGINS!
A man abruptly stopped receiving his SS check w/o notice!
He also got a Medicare bill; due in 30 days! Normally it would be taken care of by what he paid into SS for Medicare.
ELON MUSK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SOCIAL SECURITY!
Speak out & Stop this!
🚫🗣
fox59.com/news/nationa...
A man abruptly stopped receiving his SS check w/o notice!
He also got a Medicare bill; due in 30 days! Normally it would be taken care of by what he paid into SS for Medicare.
ELON MUSK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SOCIAL SECURITY!
Speak out & Stop this!
🚫🗣
fox59.com/news/nationa...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
March 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
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holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
March 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
holy shit -- Trump was reading from a literal Tesla sales pitch, complete with pricing, during his White House event with Elon Musk. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
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One of these things is not like the other.
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One of these things is not like the other.
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An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
She got her dream job at CDC back. But she's already moving on
An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
www.npr.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
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If the Biden administration had done this, it would be deemed proof of the Democrats' hostility to religion. But Trump is doing it, so his Christian allies turn against Christian ministries and gut their ability to serve the poorest of the poor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s foreign aid demolition hits major Christian charities
In a closed-door meeting, U.S. officials touted their success in “zeroing out” foreign assistance, but the downsizing has clipped religious allies, too.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If the Biden administration had done this, it would be deemed proof of the Democrats' hostility to religion. But Trump is doing it, so his Christian allies turn against Christian ministries and gut their ability to serve the poorest of the poor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster.
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔
Stop destroying unsold Tesla's sitting on Tesla lots. They need to sit there unsold. The older they get, the more value they lose and Tesla incurs higher storage and financial carrying. The cars may also be covered by insurance and you may be helping Tesla as they will get paid for destroyed cars.
March 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Stop destroying unsold Tesla's sitting on Tesla lots. They need to sit there unsold. The older they get, the more value they lose and Tesla incurs higher storage and financial carrying. The cars may also be covered by insurance and you may be helping Tesla as they will get paid for destroyed cars.
Last I checked, working for the DOJ currently comes with the threat of being ordered to break the law by your boss or be fired. I don't think this letter is the power play he thinks it is.
This Ed Martin guy is on one helluva power trip…
Martin demanded that the dean of Georgetown Law School end all DEI efforts at the school, “asserting in a letter that his office will not consider hiring anyone affiliated with a university that utilizes DEI.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Martin demanded that the dean of Georgetown Law School end all DEI efforts at the school, “asserting in a letter that his office will not consider hiring anyone affiliated with a university that utilizes DEI.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. U.S. attorney tells Georgetown he won’t hire from any school with ‘DEI’
Trump appointee Ed Martin made the claim in a letter to the Georgetown University law school dean. Martin has called the school a “locus” of anti-Trump activity.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last I checked, working for the DOJ currently comes with the threat of being ordered to break the law by your boss or be fired. I don't think this letter is the power play he thinks it is.
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BREAKING - Trump team met with Ukraine’s top 2 opposition leaders to try to topple Zelenskyy
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
BREAKING - Trump team met with Ukraine’s top 2 opposition leaders to try to topple Zelenskyy
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
The plan has FAILED - both opposition leaders have officially said they do NOT support calling an election to replace Zelenskyy while the war is going on
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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Swalwell: The stock market is crashing, and prices are rising. This guy has gone to the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and a UFC fight. He should go to the fucking supermarket and see what people are spending to feed themselves
March 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Swalwell: The stock market is crashing, and prices are rising. This guy has gone to the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and a UFC fight. He should go to the fucking supermarket and see what people are spending to feed themselves