Ed Trenn
@edwardtrenn.bsky.social
Car nut. Old movie fan. Lucky to have a spouse who's put up with forty years of my music and quirks.
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Republicans control every branch in Washington.
Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on.
His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.
Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on.
His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Republicans control every branch in Washington.
Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on.
His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.
Now, Trump is openly giddy about using the shutdown to slash and burn federal resources that working Americans count on.
His shutdown, and firings, will hurt people in every part of this country.
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The latest government shutdown centers on health care. Democrats want Obamacare subsidies extended and GOP Medicaid cuts reversed. Trump and the GOP shut the government and spread false claims about undocumented immigrants. Here’s what’s at stake in a showdown that impacts millions of Americans.
The Truth Behind Republicans' Government Shutdown Lies
Democrats have the policy, the politics, and the truth on their side in the shutdown fight
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The latest government shutdown centers on health care. Democrats want Obamacare subsidies extended and GOP Medicaid cuts reversed. Trump and the GOP shut the government and spread false claims about undocumented immigrants. Here’s what’s at stake in a showdown that impacts millions of Americans.
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The best news! ❤️
'Reading Rainbow' Is Coming Back After Nearly 20 Years With Beloved Librarian As Host—And Fans Are Pumped
www.comicsands.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The best news! ❤️
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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
blockclubchicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.
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Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes:
Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes:
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Thank you for standing up for what's right, Jerry 🍦
Jerry Resigns From Ben & Jerry's After Claiming Brand Is Being 'Silenced' For Their Activism
www.comicsands.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thank you for standing up for what's right, Jerry 🍦
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When J. D. Vance hosted “The Charlie Kirk Show,” it became clear that the Vice-President was not interested in soothing the nation after Kirk’s horrific, polarizing murder.
J. D. Vance, Charlie Kirk, and the Politics-as-Talk-Show Singularity
Broadcasting from the White House, the Vice-President seemed to complete the merger of politics and red-meat live streams—and to threaten more ominous crackdowns ahead.
www.newyorker.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When J. D. Vance hosted “The Charlie Kirk Show,” it became clear that the Vice-President was not interested in soothing the nation after Kirk’s horrific, polarizing murder.
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What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
September 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
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A national embarrassment.
Ted Cruz Dragged Over Cringey Video Of Him Painting Over Charlie Kirk Graffiti In Houston
www.comicsands.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A national embarrassment.
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Pam Bondi has a lot to say about hate speech and the First Amendment after Charlie Kirk’s murder. The problem is, everything she says is flat-out wrong under controlling Supreme Court law. Why she needs to go back to law school is in today’s write-up, in the replies.
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Pam Bondi has a lot to say about hate speech and the First Amendment after Charlie Kirk’s murder. The problem is, everything she says is flat-out wrong under controlling Supreme Court law. Why she needs to go back to law school is in today’s write-up, in the replies.
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We are living in the stupidest of stupid times.
literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’
Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We are living in the stupidest of stupid times.
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@colbertlateshow.bsky.social,
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
August 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social,
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
I named my new kitten Colbert, not because you’ve had me on your show. Truth is, you should’ve had me on more. I named him after you because you ARE a goddamned American hero. Thank you.
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I remember the worst day for crime in Washington D.C.'s history and whose fault it was.
August 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I remember the worst day for crime in Washington D.C.'s history and whose fault it was.
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Indivisible.org has an online training for fighting facism. It seems like a good idea.
Homepage
Indivisible.org
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Indivisible.org has an online training for fighting facism. It seems like a good idea.
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The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
nbcnews.to
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
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My brain is breaking a little. The Cato Institute us saying ICE is going too far
65 Percent of People Taken by ICE Had No Convictions, 93 Percent No Violent Convictions
ICE’s deportation agenda is not what is being advertised to the American public. ICE is not interested in prioritizing public safety, yet it constantly pretends that anyone who objects to its tactics ...
www.cato.org
June 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My brain is breaking a little. The Cato Institute us saying ICE is going too far
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Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.
The Senator Who Failed America on Vaccines
Bill Cassidy blew it.
bit.ly
June 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Senator Bill Cassidy cast a pivotal vote to confirm RFK Jr. while vowing to constrain him. Cassidy has clearly failed to do so, writes Nicholas Florko.
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We must never give up hope, never let up on this regime, never shrug and sigh in fateful resignation. Keep fighting!
June 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We must never give up hope, never let up on this regime, never shrug and sigh in fateful resignation. Keep fighting!
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He’s moving us toward what’s called a “police state.” Random abductions and detentions. Disappeared people. Federal troops on our streets. We won’t stand for it.
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
He’s moving us toward what’s called a “police state.” Random abductions and detentions. Disappeared people. Federal troops on our streets. We won’t stand for it.
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We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
June 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵
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He has to pay $2.3M.
BREAKING: Jury finds MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company.
Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company
A federal jury in Colorado has found MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
He has to pay $2.3M.