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· Nov 25
My 1st Post on Bluesky. I wanted to say hello and thanks for following my Bluesky account. I started engaging online during the Obama campaign. I moved to DKos, because it offered the community that the 1st Obama campaign website offered. I hope to be in community with some of you here on Bluesky.
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You can’t talk about cleaning up crime in D.C. while a 34-count convicted felon is running the country.
September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
You can’t talk about cleaning up crime in D.C. while a 34-count convicted felon is running the country.
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Federal government halts disbursement of $401 million to Puerto Rico Department of Education.
The impact on Education is now the biggest blow reported in recent weeks in terms of cuts driven by Donald Trump’s administration
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
The impact on Education is now the biggest blow reported in recent weeks in terms of cuts driven by Donald Trump’s administration
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
Federal government halts disbursement of $401 million to Puerto Rico Department of Education
Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés asked for a reconsideration from the agency, although he acknowledged that he is looking for a way to fill the gap by looking into the state budget
www.elnuevodia.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Federal government halts disbursement of $401 million to Puerto Rico Department of Education.
The impact on Education is now the biggest blow reported in recent weeks in terms of cuts driven by Donald Trump’s administration
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
The impact on Education is now the biggest blow reported in recent weeks in terms of cuts driven by Donald Trump’s administration
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
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Continually fascinated by the stories that get almost no TV or YouTube coverage that portend massive crises like...
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk — even as they promise no benefit reductions.
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April 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Continually fascinated by the stories that get almost no TV or YouTube coverage that portend massive crises like...
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin
The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk
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On this day in 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he goes on to win Rookie of the Year. His breaking of the color line and the courage it took to endure the abuse from fans, players, coaches and managers, allowed generations of players with a different color skin to play MLB.
April 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
On this day in 1947 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he goes on to win Rookie of the Year. His breaking of the color line and the courage it took to endure the abuse from fans, players, coaches and managers, allowed generations of players with a different color skin to play MLB.
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CBC Roundup: Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-2) - "The Voice of the People"
by @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
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CBC Roundup: Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-2) - "The Voice of the People"
Congressman Troy Carter �is one of� 2�Black Members of Congress�currently serving�from Louisiana (and one of 4 elected since Reconstruction),�the other being Congressman Cleo Fields of LA-6.� Rep. ...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
CBC Roundup: Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-2) - "The Voice of the People"
by @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social
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Now they see it. Trump isn’t fixing the system—he’s breaking it. So many Americans are saying ‘enough is enough,’ and my Democratic colleagues and I are united in not only pushing back, but putting forth people-centered policy that actually makes a difference.
April 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Now they see it. Trump isn’t fixing the system—he’s breaking it. So many Americans are saying ‘enough is enough,’ and my Democratic colleagues and I are united in not only pushing back, but putting forth people-centered policy that actually makes a difference.
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The Texas House on Thursday is set to take up its $337 billion budget plan, giving the full chamber its last chance to weigh in on how the state will spend taxpayer dollars over the next two years.
Budget day in the House: Texas lawmakers take up $337 billion spending plan
Among hundreds of amendments are ones that focus on school vouchers, the attorney general’s office and the lottery commission.
www.texastribune.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Texas House on Thursday is set to take up its $337 billion budget plan, giving the full chamber its last chance to weigh in on how the state will spend taxpayer dollars over the next two years.
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This headline from the Clean Technica folks is what I would like to see in the NYT and WaPo:
Trump’s Fraud & Efficiency Lies Bring Out Mass Protests
cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/t...
Trump’s Fraud & Efficiency Lies Bring Out Mass Protests
cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/t...
April 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This headline from the Clean Technica folks is what I would like to see in the NYT and WaPo:
Trump’s Fraud & Efficiency Lies Bring Out Mass Protests
cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/t...
Trump’s Fraud & Efficiency Lies Bring Out Mass Protests
cleantechnica.com/2025/04/06/t...
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You know who has a chokehold on American’s ideas of who best manages money, financial institutions, and the economy?
White republican men. That’s a top reason Trump is in office…
White republican men. That’s a top reason Trump is in office…
April 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You know who has a chokehold on American’s ideas of who best manages money, financial institutions, and the economy?
White republican men. That’s a top reason Trump is in office…
White republican men. That’s a top reason Trump is in office…
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I was hoping that my twilight years would see the fading of terms like "unprecedented," "unimaginable," "unhinged" and "unconscionable" to describe our political circumstances. Turns out, we're going to buried in even more of that stuff.
April 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I was hoping that my twilight years would see the fading of terms like "unprecedented," "unimaginable," "unhinged" and "unconscionable" to describe our political circumstances. Turns out, we're going to buried in even more of that stuff.
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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Thank you for your service!
Photo below from Hands Off! in Redwood City, California.
Photo below from Hands Off! in Redwood City, California.
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thank you for your service!
Photo below from Hands Off! in Redwood City, California.
Photo below from Hands Off! in Redwood City, California.
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“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty… What do we do now? We know exactly what to do, because we have done it before… We organize, we mobilize, we educate, and we advocate… This chapter will be written…by WE, the PEOPLE.”
Kamala Harris 2/22/25
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Kamala Harris warned the American people that this would happen . . .
April 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty… What do we do now? We know exactly what to do, because we have done it before… We organize, we mobilize, we educate, and we advocate… This chapter will be written…by WE, the PEOPLE.”
Kamala Harris 2/22/25
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In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
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www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/p...
Elon’s DOGE is expected to come for Homeland Security next — with cuts to critical agencies like the Secret Service and FEMA. Our national security is NOT a game, and Elon sure as hell shouldn’t be the one playing it.
Elon’s DOGE is expected to come for Homeland Security next — with cuts to critical agencies like the Secret Service and FEMA. Our national security is NOT a game, and Elon sure as hell shouldn’t be the one playing it.
DOGE expected to take aim at DHS with staffing cuts, including at US Secret Service | CNN Politics
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is expected to take aim at the Department of Homeland Security in the coming days, seeking potentially major cuts to personnel across its agencies, incl...
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April 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/p...
Elon’s DOGE is expected to come for Homeland Security next — with cuts to critical agencies like the Secret Service and FEMA. Our national security is NOT a game, and Elon sure as hell shouldn’t be the one playing it.
Elon’s DOGE is expected to come for Homeland Security next — with cuts to critical agencies like the Secret Service and FEMA. Our national security is NOT a game, and Elon sure as hell shouldn’t be the one playing it.
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April is #JazzAppreciationMonth. Billie Holiday was born April 7, 1915, Carmen McRae was born April 8, 1920, and Ella Fitzgerald was born April 25, 1917. Each had a unique sound. Reposting: Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday to 3 great ladies of jazz!
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Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday to 3 great ladies of jazz!
Since April is� Jazz Appreciation Month, and� because so many of the finest practitioners of the genre were born this month, let’s pay a special birthday tribute to three of the all-time top jazz ...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
April is #JazzAppreciationMonth. Billie Holiday was born April 7, 1915, Carmen McRae was born April 8, 1920, and Ella Fitzgerald was born April 25, 1917. Each had a unique sound. Reposting: Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday to 3 great ladies of jazz!
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This ain’t The Apprentice—Trump can’t just fire Dems from federal labor boards like it’s reality TV. This is a huge win for democracy and workers’ rights.
US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards, setting aside its earlier ruling.
www.reuters.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This ain’t The Apprentice—Trump can’t just fire Dems from federal labor boards like it’s reality TV. This is a huge win for democracy and workers’ rights.
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🤣 Gotta laugh especially at the daschaund!
“I thought it was jail break, but it turns out it was a burglary” 🤭
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April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🤣 Gotta laugh especially at the daschaund!
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Republican legislators are entertaining proposals to sap hundreds of millions of dollars from Dallas Area Rapid Transit and thwart the voter-approved expansion of public transportation in Austin known as Project Connect.
Texas Republicans take aim at public transit in two major cities
The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions.
www.texastribune.org
April 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Republican legislators are entertaining proposals to sap hundreds of millions of dollars from Dallas Area Rapid Transit and thwart the voter-approved expansion of public transportation in Austin known as Project Connect.
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Best thing about the protests wasn’t the expected big numbers in Boston, NYC, DC, SF, Chicago, or Phoenix. It was the turnout in so many smaller places: St. George, Utah (400), Ketchum (700) and militia-heavy Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (1,000), and Amarillo, Texas (100). The list of such places is long.
April 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Best thing about the protests wasn’t the expected big numbers in Boston, NYC, DC, SF, Chicago, or Phoenix. It was the turnout in so many smaller places: St. George, Utah (400), Ketchum (700) and militia-heavy Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (1,000), and Amarillo, Texas (100). The list of such places is long.
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Speaking truth to power.
Since time immemorial wealthy men rule with hatred & greed
Betraying the PEOPLE & planting oppression’s seed
They masterfully lie & create enchanting distractions
To keep the MASSES divided & to prevent MASS ACTIONS
In this critical moment WE MUST UNITE
ALL humane hearts around the GLOBE must FIGHT
Betraying the PEOPLE & planting oppression’s seed
They masterfully lie & create enchanting distractions
To keep the MASSES divided & to prevent MASS ACTIONS
In this critical moment WE MUST UNITE
ALL humane hearts around the GLOBE must FIGHT
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Speaking truth to power.