@elcerritodave.bsky.social
Husband, step-dad, "grandpa Dave" to 6 and retired public defender. First vote was for McGovern in '72. Dem forever. Progressive politics poster and reposter. Music too. Repost me and I'll repost you. NO MAGA and NO DM's.
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I'm getting so tired of hearing from politicians how good the people of the U.S. are. A lot of good people here to be sure. But, when so many were/are willing to vote for a moral degenerate like Trump or sat on their hands and let such an atrocity happen, how "good" as a country can we really be?
Republican health care plan - just buy cheap insurance.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Republican health care plan - just buy cheap insurance.
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
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A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by Trump to revive a "meritless" lawsuit against CNN for the network’s use of the term 'big lie' to describe his 2020 election lies.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by Trump to revive a "meritless" lawsuit against CNN for the network’s use of the term 'big lie' to describe his 2020 election lies.
"According to a report from Politico’s Dasha Burns and Diana Nerozzi, Trump is already making plans to vent his wrath on Democrats and attempt to tie them more closely to the sexual abuser who died in jail under mysterious circumstances."
'You think we're not going to make a scene': Trump reportedly plotting new wave of revenge
Donald Trump’s fury at watching Congress vote almost unanimously to open the Jeffrey Epstein files to the public within 30 days by the DOJ — presuming he doesn’t veto the bill — has set the stage for ...
www.rawstory.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"According to a report from Politico’s Dasha Burns and Diana Nerozzi, Trump is already making plans to vent his wrath on Democrats and attempt to tie them more closely to the sexual abuser who died in jail under mysterious circumstances."
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"Someone To Watch Over Me", Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
youtu.be/gftxSd4SN5A?...
#MusicChallenge
#JazzSky
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"Someone To Watch Over Me", Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
youtu.be/gftxSd4SN5A?...
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
#LookandSee
#MusicChallenge
#JazzSky
#Jazz
"Someone To Watch Over Me", Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
youtu.be/gftxSd4SN5A?...
#MusicChallenge
#JazzSky
#Jazz
"Someone To Watch Over Me", Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
youtu.be/gftxSd4SN5A?...
Abbott seems hell bent on becoming the next King of MAGA.
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group A Terrorist Organization
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Abbott seems hell bent on becoming the next King of MAGA.
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It’s amazing that the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But even though the bill bans redactions for embarrassment or political reasons, it still includes several exceptions that could allow key names to be withheld:
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s amazing that the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But even though the bill bans redactions for embarrassment or political reasons, it still includes several exceptions that could allow key names to be withheld:
Lone vote against releasing Epstein files claims he did so because of privacy concerns that innocent people who might appear in the files might have.
'Principled no!' GOP rep defiant after becoming lone vote against releasing Epstein files
The House voted on an overwhelming bipartisan basis to compel the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files — and in the end, even most heavily pro-Trump lawmakers backed the bill, as ...
www.rawstory.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Lone vote against releasing Epstein files claims he did so because of privacy concerns that innocent people who might appear in the files might have.
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A masterclass of failure
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A masterclass of failure
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Absolute insanity putting on a massive welcome ceremony including a flyover for the guy that’s responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the government responsible for 9/11
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Absolute insanity putting on a massive welcome ceremony including a flyover for the guy that’s responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the government responsible for 9/11
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This seems to be the most popular version of what's going to happen regarding the release of the files after the House votes.
MAGA Republicans will do whatever it takes to protect their twisted orange overlord.
Americans deserve to know who’s in the TRUMP-EPSTEIN files, but will we find out?
MAGA Republicans will do whatever it takes to protect their twisted orange overlord.
Americans deserve to know who’s in the TRUMP-EPSTEIN files, but will we find out?
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This seems to be the most popular version of what's going to happen regarding the release of the files after the House votes.
MAGA Republicans will do whatever it takes to protect their twisted orange overlord.
Americans deserve to know who’s in the TRUMP-EPSTEIN files, but will we find out?
MAGA Republicans will do whatever it takes to protect their twisted orange overlord.
Americans deserve to know who’s in the TRUMP-EPSTEIN files, but will we find out?
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"Apparently Clay Higgins is the sole no vote for releasing the Epstein Files. Imagine wanting protecting pedophiles to be your legacy. What a scumbag," a user named Tony wrote on X."
'What a scumbag': House Republican under fire for being lone 'no' vote on Epstein files
The Republican who was the lone "no" vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files to prompt the Department of Justice to release the files was brutally mocked online Tuesday after the vote. The House o...
www.rawstory.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Apparently Clay Higgins is the sole no vote for releasing the Epstein Files. Imagine wanting protecting pedophiles to be your legacy. What a scumbag," a user named Tony wrote on X."
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1. Trump is in the process of sending millions in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
Grand theft government
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
popular.info
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
1. Trump is in the process of sending millions in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
The money purportedly is to settle legal claims.
But these claims are extraordinarily weak and have little to no chance of success.
In reality, it is a brazen theft.
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Kash ordered a team of FBI agents to go through the Epstein files many months ago to redact Trump’s name based on FOIA exemptions 6 and 7. It is highly unlikely they are going to be unredacted before they are released. ONLY victim info should be redacted, but much more will be.
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Kash ordered a team of FBI agents to go through the Epstein files many months ago to redact Trump’s name based on FOIA exemptions 6 and 7. It is highly unlikely they are going to be unredacted before they are released. ONLY victim info should be redacted, but much more will be.
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Listen… Mike Johnson can claim he never tried to stop this, but the timeline tells the truth. If he wasn’t trying to bury this petition, we wouldn’t have spent weeks begging him to do the bare minimum.
Release the files.
Release the files.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Listen… Mike Johnson can claim he never tried to stop this, but the timeline tells the truth. If he wasn’t trying to bury this petition, we wouldn’t have spent weeks begging him to do the bare minimum.
Release the files.
Release the files.
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
“I want to relay this message to you: I am traumatized, I am not stupid. I am traumatized, not stupid.”
“You have put us through so much stress, the lockdown, the halt of these procedures that were supposed to have happened 50 days ago. That Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who waited to get sworn in."
“You have put us through so much stress, the lockdown, the halt of these procedures that were supposed to have happened 50 days ago. That Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who waited to get sworn in."
'I am traumatized, not stupid': Trump shamed in direct message from angry Epstein survivor
Prior to the House of Representatives voting on a bill to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, one survivor of the sexual predator took a moment to address Donald Trump — and warn him that he needs to m...
www.rawstory.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“I want to relay this message to you: I am traumatized, I am not stupid. I am traumatized, not stupid.”
“You have put us through so much stress, the lockdown, the halt of these procedures that were supposed to have happened 50 days ago. That Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who waited to get sworn in."
“You have put us through so much stress, the lockdown, the halt of these procedures that were supposed to have happened 50 days ago. That Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who waited to get sworn in."
“There are three categories of massive problems that this judge identifies in his decision,” Rubin reported. “And one of them is, according to this judge, based on the recordings of the grand jury proceedings. Lindsey Halligan, not once but twice made fundamental misstatements about the law..."
Trump's hapless Comey prosecutor now hit with '3 categories of massive problems': analyst
Donald Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan was given a losing hand when she was assigned to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey — and things have gone from bad to worse for her, according to legal ...
www.rawstory.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“There are three categories of massive problems that this judge identifies in his decision,” Rubin reported. “And one of them is, according to this judge, based on the recordings of the grand jury proceedings. Lindsey Halligan, not once but twice made fundamental misstatements about the law..."
“I’m afraid they’re going to try to use a provision of the law that allows you not to release these materials if they’re subject of an ongoing investigation and would harm, the release of which would harm the ongoing investigation.”
'I'm afraid': Republican leading Epstein push warns Trump has last gasp plan
On the eve of a landmark vote in the House on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the Republican lawmaker spearheading the effort is sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump may still ma...
www.rawstory.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“I’m afraid they’re going to try to use a provision of the law that allows you not to release these materials if they’re subject of an ongoing investigation and would harm, the release of which would harm the ongoing investigation.”
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And he’s back to talking about the Filet O Fish
Trump: "No matter who you are, everybody loves something at McDonald's. I like the fish. Khhhhh. I like it. You could do a little bit more tartar sauce though please. Seriously."
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
And he’s back to talking about the Filet O Fish
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I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
"Bove reportedly shocked attendees when he said the new policy should be to "just sink the boats."
"He said that we're not going to worry so much about interdictions, we're just going to sink the boats," one person who attended the conference confirmed."
"He said that we're not going to worry so much about interdictions, we're just going to sink the boats," one person who attended the conference confirmed."
'Just Sink The Boats': Trump Judge Implicated In Plot To Murder Alleged Drug Traffickers
New reporting suggests that Judge Emil Bove, a former member of President Donald Trump's legal team, spoke in favor of murdering people aboard alleged drug boats without proving they had done anything...
crooksandliars.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Bove reportedly shocked attendees when he said the new policy should be to "just sink the boats."
"He said that we're not going to worry so much about interdictions, we're just going to sink the boats," one person who attended the conference confirmed."
"He said that we're not going to worry so much about interdictions, we're just going to sink the boats," one person who attended the conference confirmed."